Meet: Portland Indoor One
Dates: Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023
Location: Portland, Ore.
Stadium: Chiles Center
Live Results: Portlandpilots.com
Live Video: N/A
THIS WEEKEND: PORTLAND INDOOR ONE
• The Pilot will host their first home meet of the 2023 Indoor Track season this Sunday, Jan. 22.
• The meet will begin at 12 p.m. in the Chiles center, showcasing both sprints and long distance running events.
• Spectators are welcome and entry is free near the ticket office.
• Live results from the meet will be available at portlandpilots.com.
LAST MEET: UW INDOOR PREVIEW
• A combined 15 Pilots recorded personal record marks, including five program top-10 performances.
• Sophomore Laura Pellicoro highlighted the meet by running a program record in the 3,000 meter event, clocking in with a time of 9:05.91. Pellicoro broke the record of Veerle Bakker that had stood since Feb. 12, 2022.
• In his Pilot debut, freshman Yutaka Roberts ran the No. 2 All-Time mark in program history in the 800 meter event, running 1:51.54. His mark is second only to Parker Wilkerson's 1:49.85 from the 2022 season.
• Sully Nordheim ran the fifth fastest performance in program history in the 1,000 meter event (2:33.33).
• Courtney Klatt also cracked the top-10 All-Time performances in the 3,000 meter event, positioning herself at No. 8 with a time of 9:22.53.
• Henry Mong ran the No. 9 All-Time mark in the mile running 4:02.62.
• A total of 4 women and two men secured heat wins, including Zak Kirk and Jonas Gertsen in the men's 3,000 meter, Laura Pellicoro and Courtney Klatt in the women's 3,000 meter, Teresa Perez in the women's mile, and Avery Gill in the women's 400 meter and the women's 200 meter events.
2022 LOOK AHEAD
• The Pilots will host two home meets during the 2023 indoor season, set for Sunday, Jan. 22 and Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Chiles Center.
• Portland will compete in Seattle for two more indoor meets at Dempsey Indoor later this winter: the UW Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29 and the Husky Classic on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11.
• The MPSF Championships are scheduled to take place Feb. 17 -18 in Spokane, Wash., with the NCAA Indoor Championships to follow on Mar. 10-11 in Albuquerque, N.M.
• Pilot school record holders Pellicoro, Strangio, and Wilkerson are returning to the oval this season ready to compete, as well as many others who cracked top-10 lists last season.
LAST SEASON
• The Pilots competed in eight indoor meets during the 2021-22 track season. A strong combination of both returning athletes and newcomers made it one of the most successful years in history for the Pilots.
• Dozens of athletes recorded personal best marks, while both records and top-10 All-time positions were rewritten in multiple events.
• Laura Pellicoro also represented the Pilots at the NCAA Indoor Track National Championships in Birmingham, Ala. where she placed 11th overall in the mile.
• Parker Wilkerson (1:21.72), Konnor Hathaway (1:21.93) and Sully Nordheim (1:22.19) ran the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 marks all-time in the 600-meter event.
• In the 800-meter event, Parker Wilkerson (1:49.85) and Konnor Hathaway (1:52.33) both broke the existing school record to take the top two spots on the all-time list. Wilkerson broke the record on two separate occasions, the UW Preview and the UW Invitational. Chris Morzenti also recorded the No. 7 time in school history with a time of 1:53.83.
• In the mile, Matt Strangio broke the school record running a time of 3:59.19 at the UW Invitational. Chris Morzenti also recorded the No. 7 time in school history running 4:02.02.
• In the 3,000-meter event, Jacob Klemz (7:51.95), Stan Niesten (7:55.92) and Riley Osen (7:57.82) ran the No. 2, No. 6 and No. 8 times in school history.
• The women had equal amounts of success, with many records and top-10 marks falling throughout the season.
• In the women's 200-meter, Ella Parker ran the No. 3 mark in school history with a time of 25.78 seconds.
• In the women's 400-meter, Ella Parker (58.11), Avery Gill (58.63) and Laura Pellicoro (58.74) ran the No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7 marks in school history.
• Laura Pellicoro ran the No. 3 time in school history for the women's 800-meter with a time of 2:07.48.
• Laura Pellicoro (4:34.45) and Veerle Bakker (4:43.38) ran the No. 1 and No. 3 times in school history for the mile. Pellicoro's mark also qualified her for the NCAA Indoor National Championships.
• In the women's 3,000-meter event, Veerle Bakker broke the school record with a time of 9:11.90, while Laura Pellicoro recorded the #9 mark all-time with 9:24.54.
• Anna Pataki ran the No. 3 time in school history for the 5,000-meter discipline with a time of 15:55.65. It was also a Hungarian national record. Claire Fagan ran the No. 8 time in school history with a mark of 16:32.08.
• The women's 4x400 meter relay record was broken with a time of 3:51.19. The team was composed of Parker, Fuiten, Gill and Pellicoro.
Portland Indoor One Schedule of Events
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023
Starting at 12 p.m.:
Women's 200 Meter Dash
Men's 200 Meter Dash
Women's 400 Meter Dash
Men's 400 Meter Dash
Distance Events (Starting at 2:30 p.m.)
Women's Mile
Men's Mile
Women's 800 Meter
Men's 800 Meter
Women's 4x400 Relay
Men's 4x400 Relay
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