SPOKANE, Wash. – Laura Pellicoro set a new University of Portland program record in the 800-meter run and the Pilot men were dominant in the Indoor Mile and 3,000-meter events as the MPSF Championships concluded Monday at The Podium.
Pellicoro cruised to a first-place finish with a time of 2:05.01, eclipsing the previous program record of 2:05.41 set by Cori Moore in 2010. Teresa Perez ran a season-best time of 2:10.92 in the same event to finish third.
Marlee Cavitt, who broke the school's 60-meter (7.44) and 200-meter (24.06) records on Sunday, placed third in the 60-meter finals on Monday with a time of 7.46.
The Pilot men took the top two spots in the Indoor Mile courtesy of race winner Ahmed Sado (4:13.81) and runner-up finisher Nate Lantz (4:15.45). The 3,000-meter run had Portland take the top four spots. Daniel Abdala (8:25.68) crossed first followed by Jona Bodirsky (8:25.90), Jonas Gertsen (8:25.90) and Daniel Racle (8:25.95).
Aidan Fitzgerald placed second in the 800-meters with a time of 1:51.54, while Yutaka Roberts (1:52.54) came in fourth place.
The indoor track season concludes at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships scheduled for March 8-9 in Boston, Mass. at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center. The official participant list will be announced on Tuesday night, but the Pilots are expected to be represented in the men's 3,000-meter run by Matt Strangio.
MPSF Championships
Spokane, Wash. (The Podium)
February 25-26, 2024
Sunday, Feb. 25
Women's 60m Prelims
4. Marlee Cavitt, 7.44q (PR, 1st All-Time)
29. Ly'le Pullom, 8.07
Women's 5,000m
5. Mie Nielsen, 16:49.59
6. Maebh Richardson, 16:50.84
12. Tait Rowley, 17:51.56 (PR)
Men's 5,000m
1. Jonas Gertsen, 14:23.68
2. Daniel Abdala, 14:23.78
3. Jona Bodirsky, 14:24.88
4. Daniel Racle, 14:25.84
6. Chris Anderson, 14:37.21
8. Nolan Hosbein, 14:49.56
11. Teddy Buckley, 15:19.83
Women's 200m
3. Marlee Cavitt, 24:06 (PR, 1st All-Time)
30. Ly'le Pullom, 26.29 (PR)
31. Isabella Dreiling, 26.50 (PR)
33. Lola Richardson, 26.60 (PR)
Men's Distance Medley
5. Andrews, Roberts, George, Kennedy, 10:39.08
Women's Distance Medley
Prusse, Pettersson, Perez, Templier, DQ'd
Women's 60m Finals
3. Marlee Cavitt, 7.46
Women's 400m
20. Isabella Dreiling, 1:01.51
21. Lola Richardson, 1:02.43 (PR)
Women's 800m
1. Laura Pellicoro, 2:05.01 (PR, 1st All-Time)
3. Teresa Perez, 2:10.92
5. Stina Pettersson, 2:13.96
Men's 800m
2. Aidan Fitzgerald, 1:51.54
4. Yutaka Roberts, 1:52.54
9. Sully Nordheim, 1:56.26
11. Austin George, 1:58.09
13. Will Bush, 2:02.88
DNF Moe Ombougno
DNF Ahmed Sato
Women's Indoor Mile
5. Tiahna Woodger, 4:55.65
9. Samantha Prusse, 5:00.63
12. Brionna Holso, 5:08.29
Men's Indoor Mile
1. Ahmed Sado, 4:13.81
2. Nate Lantz, 4:15.45
6. Thomas Chaston, 4:18.19
7. Tommy Paltzer, 4:18.98 (PR)
Women's 3,000m
6. Mie Nielsen, 9:50.72
10. Fleur Templier, 9:57.05
11. Maebh Richardson, 9:57.57
16. Tait Rowley, 10:11.41
22. Izzy Lochtefeld, 10:18.48
26. Brionna Holso, 10:32.52
32. Katie Newton, 10:47.71
Men's 3,000m
1. Daniel Abdala, 8:25.68
2. Jona Bodirsky, 8:25.90
3. Jonas Gertsen, 8:25.90
4. Daniel Racle, 8:25.95
7. Chris Anderson, 8:29.47
9. Nolan Hosbein, 8:32.02
12. Thomas Chaston, 8:34.44
13. Nate Lantz, 8:36.19
14. Connor Kennedy, 8:40.32
16. Teddy Buckley, 8:49.05
Men's 4x400m Relay
4. Roberts, Fitzgerald, Nordheim, George, 3:20.71
Women's 4x400m Relay
9. Dreiling, Pettersson, Woodger, Perez, 4:00.42
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