Meet: Portland Distance Carnival
Dates: May 13, 2023
Location: Portland, Ore.
Stadium: Griswold Stadium
Live Results: portlandpilots.com
Live Video: FloTrack Subscription

THIS WEEKEND: PORTLAND DISTANCE CARNIVAL
 • Portland Distance Carnival will begin at 4:35 P.M. with the Women's 400 Meter Dash.
• Tickets will be available at the main entrance of the meet.
 • Live results from the meet will be available at PortlandPilots.com.

LAST MEET: OREGON TWILIGHT/PORTLAND TWILIGHT
 • Jonas Gertsen (13:46.36) and Zak Kirk (13:47.79) run the sixth and eighth fastest 5,000 meter races in school history.
 • Laura Pellicoro finished second in the 800 meter race at Oregon Twilight in 2:03.80.
 • Ahmed Sado ran 8:54.56 to finish second overall at the Oregon Twilight meet.
 • Mathilde Deswaef (2:10.94) and Stina Pettersson (2:11.13) recorded PRs in the 800 meter race at the Portland Twilight.
 • Deswaef also ran a PR of 4:24.71 in the 1500 meter at Oregon Twilight.
 • Sully Nordheim ran 1:53.22 in the 800 meter at Portland Twilight to establish a new PR.

2023 LOOK AHEAD
 • The NCAA West Regional Championships will take place between May 24-27th in Sacramento, Calif.
 • The NCAA Championships will be held in Austin, Texas between June 7-10th.

LAST SEASON
• The Pilots competed in fifteen different meets during the 2022 outdoor track season. The Pilots showcased a strong group of returners and newcomers, making it one of the best seasons to date.
• Personal bests, school records and all-time marks were written throughout the season in multiple events.
• In the women's 1500 meter, Laura Pellicoro ran the second fastest mark in school history in a time of 4:15.30. Veerle Baker ran the fifth fastest mark (4:21.58) and Emma Jenkins ran the ninth fastest mark (4:24.23).
• Laura Pellicoro broke the women's 800 meter school record in a time of 2:03.17. She also qualified for nationals in the same event.
• Veerle Bakker moved to No. 3 All-Time in the women's 5,000 meter event with a time of 15:54.19.  
• Bakker also set the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase school record with a mark of 10:01.04.
• Emma Jenkins ran 34:15.67 in her debut 10,000 meter event, good for No. 8 all time.
• 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.
• Ella Parker also ran the fifth fastest 200 meter dash in school history with a time of 25.40.
• In the men's 1500 meter, Cathal Doyle set the school record with a time of 3:38.05. Matt Strangio recorded the No. 2 mark in school history with a time of 3:39.11. George Duggan and Chris Morzenti set the No. 6 and No. 8 marks in school history, running 3:41.86 and 3:42.91, respectively.
• Cathal Doyle qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1500 meter, ultimately finishing 19th overall.
• In the 800 meter, Cathal Doyle continued his excellent season, running the fourth fastest mark in school history of 1:49.58.
• The men's 5,000 meter was also rewritten significantly as Cathal Doyle ran the second fastest mark in school history with a 13:46.12.
• Riley Osen broke the school record in the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase running 8:35.28.
• Finally, the men's 10,000 meter saw Jacob Klemz run the sixth fastest mark in school history with a time of 28:39.80.
• Bradley Peloquin also ran the fastest debut 10,000 meter race in Pilot history with 29:02.56.

PORTLAND DISTANCE CARNVIAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Women's 400 Meter Dash - 4:35 P.M.
Men's 800 Meter - 4:50 P.M.

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