Meet: UW Invitational
Dates: Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Stadium: Dempsey Indoor
Live Results: portlandpilots.com
Live Video: Runnerspace+
THIS WEEKEND: UW INVITATIONAL
• The Pilot will be traveling to Seattle again for the UW Invitational this Saturday, Jan. 28.
• The meet will begin with the Women's 3000 Meter run (Heats 1-3) at 9:30 a.m. in the Dempsey.
• General admission is $10 per person, while children under 12 are free.
• Live results from the meet will be available at portlandpilots.com.
LAST MEET: PORTLAND INDOOR ONE
• 13 Pilots recorded personal record marks between the men and women.
• Junior Avery Gill won the women's 200 meter dash in a personal best of 26.06.
• Kai Vickers earned a heat win in the men's mile, winning heat 5 in a time of 4:32.33.
• Will Bush, Steven Durr, Zach Elam, Mason Jekogian and Xander Penaflor all made their Pilot track debut in their respective events.
• For the women, Milan Hague, Alexia Lipscomb and Katie Newton made their Pilot debut. This was their first time competing under the Pilot moniker under any discipline.
• The Pilots men and women both captured the win in the 4x400 meter relays, winning by 10 seconds each.
2022 LOOK AHEAD
• The Pilots will host one more home meet during the 2023 indoor season, set for Sunday, Feb. 5 in the Chiles Center.
• Portland will travel to Seattle for one more indoor meet, the Husky Classic, set for 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 and Strangio 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 #2, #3 and #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 #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 #7 time in school history running 4:02.02.
• In the 3000 meter event, Jacob Klemz (7:51.95), Stan Niesten (7:55.92) and Riley Osen (7:57.82) ran the #2, #6 and #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 #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 #4, #6 and #7 marks in school history.
• Laura Pellicoro ran the #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 #1 and #3 times in school history for the mile. Pellicoro's mark also qualified her for the NCAA Indoor National Championships.
• In the women's 3000 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 #3 time in school history for the 5000 meter discipline with a time of 15:55.65. It was also a Hungarian national record. Claire Fagan ran the #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.
UW Invitational Schedule of Events
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023
Starting at 9:30 a.m.:
9:30 a.m.: Women's 3000 Meter Run (Heats 1-3)
10:05 a.m.: Men's 3000 Meter Run (Heats 1-4)
12:30 p.m.: Women's Mile Meter Run (All heats SLOW to FAST)
1:00 p.m. Men's Mile Meter Run (All heats SLOW to FAST)
1:50 p.m.: Women's 800 Meter Dash
2:10 p.m.: Men's 800 Meter Dash
2:25 p.m.: Women's Invite 3000 Meter Run
3:00 p.m.: Men's Invite 3000 Meter Run
4:00 p.m.: Women's Invite Mile
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