PORTLAND, Ore.--- In her debut appearance for the Pilots women's track and field team at the Lewis & Clark Meet on Saturday, Laura Pellicoro landed on the women's outdoor 1500m all-time record list with a time of 4:22.52, good for eighth-place in program history and an individual win in the event. Sprinter Tara Fuiten also finished the day with a new all-time Portland record, earning 10th-place in program history in the women's outdoor 400m dash with a new personal best of 58.13.
 
Fuiten collected the first individual win of the day for the Pilots with her 400 meter performance, and every Portland women's sprinter in the event finished with a new personal record.
 
Maya Murphy-Cook claimed third place overall in the women's 100 meter dash in a time of 12.68, and Payton Kirtley finished in fifth at 13.13, while Ella Parker and Caitlin Kirk also picked up new personal bests in the race.
 
Murphy-Cook also garnered second place in the women's 200 meter dash in a time of 25:76, and Fuiten finished in fourth place overall.
 
Lauren Block nabbed another individual win for the Pilots in the women's 800 meter run, running the race in a time of 2:19.92.
 
"It was great to be back on an outdoor track and everyone ran well!" said women's head coach Ian Solof. "Avery Gill made a nice jump in the 400, Lauren Block looked great winning the 800, and Laura Pellicoro was amazing in the 1500. This was an excellent start to the track season."
 
On the men's side, the Pilots swept the top three spots in the men's 800 meter run, with George Duggan winning it in 1:54.10, Konnor Hathaway securing second place in 1:55.07, and Luke Wichmann taking third in 1:56.00.
 
Bradley Peloquin notched the last individual win for Portland in the men's 1500 meter run, producing the victory in a time of 3:53.51. Riley Osen also contributed a solid showing in the event, finishing in third place with a time of 3:56.48.
 
Several Pilots from both the women's and men's track and field teams were competing on the outdoor track for either the first time in a Portland uniform, or for the first time since the 2019 season, following the cancellation of all outdoor meets last spring.
 
Both the men's and women's teams will next head down to Eugene for the UO Hayward Premiere on April 2nd and 3rd.
 
Lewis & Clark Meet Results
March 20, 2021
Portland, Ore.
 
Women's 400 Meter Dash
1. Tara Fuiten (58.13) PR – 10th-place program history
2. Avery Gill (58.34) PR*
3. Michal Jones (59.89) PR
4. Audrey Lewis (1:00.40) PR*
5. Samantha Walsh (1:01.43) PR
 
Women's 100 Meter Dash
3. Maya Murphy-Cook (12.68)
5. Payton Kirtley (13.13)
6. Ella Parker (13.16) PR*
9. Caitlin Kirk (13.70) PR*
 
Women's 200 Meter Dash
2. Maya Murphy-Cook (25.76)
4. Tara Fuiten (26.43)
5. Audrey Lewis (26.44) PR*
6. Michal Jones (26.55)
7. Avery Gill (26.72) PR*
8. Ella Parker (27.02) PR*
10. Payton Kirtley (27.32)
11. Samantha Walsh (27.42) PR
13. Catlin Kirk (27.71) PR*
 
Women's 800 Meter Run
1. Lauren Block (2:19.92) PR*
 
Men's 800 Meter Run
1. George Duggan (1:54.10) PR*
2. Konnor Hathaway (1:55.07) PR*
3. Luke Wichmann (1:56.00) PR*
5. Trent Mazelli (1:57.76)
6. Sully Nordheim (1:57.92) PR*
8. Kris Braunberger (1:59.13)
 
Women's 1500 Meter Run
1. Laura Pellicoro (4:22.52) PR* -- Eighth-place program history
4. Ellee Becker (4:51.08) PR
5. Lacey Conner (4:52.49)
7. Makenna Cowan (4:56.17) PR*
9. Alexa Hague (4:59.24) PR*
10. Grace Perkins (5:00.25)
11. Grace Ritchie (5:02.66)
 
Men's 1500 Meter Run
1. Bradley Peloquin (3:53.51) PR*
3. Riley Osen (3:56.48) PR*
5. Michael Teran-Solano (3:58.77)
6. John Kavulich (3:59.44)
7. Sean Tan (3:59.45) PR
10. Jake Knoblich (4:01.00) PR
13. Leo Donlea (4:02.42) PR*
15. AJ Reyes (4:05.42) PR*
16. Paul Law (4:05.44) PR*
18. Luke Knoblich (4:06.42) PR*
20. Justin Hazell (4:07.04) PR*
21. Kai Vickers (4:07.55) PR*
 
PR* denotes the first time competing in the event as a Pilot