SALEM, Ore. -- Pilot men were victorious, while the Pilot women finished fourth at the 47th Annual Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational. Chris Anderson was the Pilot's top finisher (sixth, 24:34.3), leading the No. 28 Pilots' men to victory, as well as five new individual PRs. Teresa Perez was the Pilot womens' top finisher coming in fourth (18:02.8).

On the men's side, Cohen Williams finished second for the Pilots in seventh (24:36.0), followed by Eliason Kabasenche in eighth (24:38.8), Leo Donlea in 14th (24:55.6) and Justin Hazell in 19th (25:05.4) to round out the scorers for the Pilot men. AJ Reyes in 27th (25:22.7), Kai Vickers in 30th (25:25.0), Brady Martisus in 31st (25:26.8), Evan Delacruz in 32nd (25:29.6), Kevin Andrews in 33rd (25:33.3) and Nico Grillo in 45th (25:51.3) also competed for the Pilots.

For the women, Phoebe McKnight (18:28.7) finished in 12th for the Pilot women, followed by Tiahna Woodger in 31st (18:59.6), Lauren Block in 32nd (19:06.2) and Tait Rowley in 52nd (19:38.8) to close out the Pilots' scoring five. Alexa Hague in 60th (19:48.6) and Tait Vigeland in 71st (20:11.7) also competed for the Pilots.

The men kept their spread (time between their first runner and their fifth runner) down to 31.1 seconds, while the women kept theirs to 1 minute and 36 seconds.

The Pilot men and women will take some time off from racing to prepare for their next meet, The Nuttycomb Wisconsin Invitational on Oct. 14th. For more information, visit PortlandPilots.com.

47th Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational
Salem, Ore.
October 1, 2022

 Men's Team Results—8K
1. Portland (29) 
2. Eastern Oregon (49) 
3. Oregon Tech (118) 
4. Cal Poly Humboldt (130) 
5. Seattle U (141) 
6. Northwest U. (194) 
7. Lane CC (204) 
8. UO Running Club (227) 
9. Portland State (235) 
10. Seattle Pacific (254) 
11. Willamette (303) 
12. Linfield (348) 
13. Bushnell (355) 
14. Corban (368) 
15. OSU Running Club (377) 
16. Treasure Valley CC (463) 
17. Clark College (466)

 Portland Individual Men
6. Chris Anderson 24:34.3 
7. Cohen Williams 24:36.0 PR 
8. Eliason Kabasenche 24:38.8 
14. Leo Donlea 24:55.6 
19. Justin Hazell 25:05.4 
27. AJ Reyes 25:22.7 
30. Kai Vickers 25:25.0 
31. Brady Martisus 25:26.8 PR
32. Evan Delacruz 25:29.6 PR
33. Kevin Andrews 25:33.3 PR 
45. Nico Grillo 25:51.3 PR

Women's Team Results—5K
1. Seattle U 70 
2. Hawaii 78 
3. Oregon State 94 
4. Portland 109 
5. Portland State 117 
6. Point Loma 171 
7. Seattle Pacific 185 
8. Cal Poly Humboldt 208 
9. Lane CC 249 
10. UO Running Club 280 
11. Eastern Oregon 306 
12. Linfield 307 
13. Willamette 323 
14. Bushnell 374 
15. Redwoods 421 
16. Corban 427 
17. Clark College 463

Portland Individual Women
4. Teresa Perez 18:02.8
12. Phoebe McKnight 18:28.7  
31. Tiahna Woodger 18:59.6 
32. Lauren Block 19:06.2 
52. Tait Rowley 19:38.8 
60. Alexa Hague in 60th 19:48.6 
71. Tait Vigeland 20:11.7

PR* denotes first time competing in the event as a Pilot