PORTLAND, Ore. – It was a milestone evening at the Lewis & Clark Distance Carnival, with several Pilots setting personal bests, Ella Parker putting up an all-time great 200-meter dash time and Estanis Ruiz breaking school record in the 800-meter run.

16 different Pilots set personal records on Saturday, highlighted by Parker and Ruiz. Parker posted a time of 25.06 in the 200-meter dash, breaking her previous record by just under three-tenths of a second and moving up to fifth on the all-time list in the 200-meter. Parker also took third in the race.

On the women's side, several runners set PRs on the day, with Alenzia Frendrick posting times of 13.00 and 26.39 in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes respectively. Ly'le Pullon and Hannah Bonsack each posted personal bests in the 100-meter dash and Lola Richardson ran a personal best in the 200-meter. Marlee Cavitt did not set any personal records, but finished first in both of her races, finishing the 100-meter dash in 12.13 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 24.65 seconds.

In the distance events, even more Pilots flourished, starting with Katie Newton, who ran a personal-best 4:46.49 in the collegiate level 1,500-meter run. In the elite-level 1,500-meter run, five different Pilots set PRs, led by Courtney Klatt with a time of 4:27.79. Samantha Prusse followed close behind with a time of 4:28.02. Mie Nielsen, Tait Rowley and Brionna Holso make up the rest of the PRs on the women's side, running times of 4:38.10, 4:38.17 and 4:42.99 respectively. Klatt and Prusse also finished third and fourth in the race.

On the men's side, Ruiz broke the 800-meter record by almost half a second, finishing with a time of 1:47.75 to take first in his race as well. It's the first record on the men's side to fall this year in the outdoor season. Aidan Fitzgerald posted a stellar time in the 800-meter as well at 1:49.80, finishing third. Daniel Racle and Nolan Hosbein also had PRs in the elite-level 5,000-meter run with times of 14:09.58 and 14:27.25 respectively and Trey Gannon took fourth in the elite-level 1,500-meter, posting a time of 3:48.18. Bradley Peloquin and Jonas Gertsen took second and third respectively as well in the 5,000-meter.

Next, the Pilots will wait to see who will run at the 2024 NCAA West Preliminary Regionals, which take place in Fayetteville, Arkansas from May 22-25. Check PortlandPilots.com for more information.
 
Women's 100-meter
1 – Marlee Cavitt, 12.13
2 – Ella Parker, 12.29
5 – Ly'le Pullon, 12.76 (PR)
8 – Alenzia Frederick, 13.00 (PR)
10 – Hannah Bonsack, 13.71 (PR)
 
Women's 400-meter
2 – Isabella Dreiling, 1:00.89
 
Men's 800-meter
13 – Austin George, 1:59.29
20 – Will Bush, 2:03.25
 
Women's 200-meter
1 – Marlee Cavitt, 24.65
3 – Ella Parker, 25.06 (PR, 5^th all-time)
5 – Alenzia Frederick, 26.39 (PR)
6 – Lola Richardson, 26.42 (PR)
8 – Ly'le Pullom, 27.17
9 – Hannah Bonsack, 28.46
 
Women's 1,500-meter
8 – Katie Newton, 4:46.49 (PR)
17 – Madison Griffith, 5:09.86
19 – Milan Hague, 5:19.19
20 – Avery Owen, 5:43.17
 
Men's 1,500-meter
8 – Tommy Paltzer, 3:59.36
 
Women's 800-meter (Elite)
8 – Teresa Perez, 2:17.87
 
Men's 800-meter (Elite)
1 – Estanis Ruiz, 1:47.75 (PR, 1^st all-time)
3 – Aidan Fitzgerald, 1:49.80
6 – Yutaka Roberts, 1:51.05
8 – Ahmed Sado, 1:52.83
9 – Sully Nordheim, 1:53.23
 
Men's 5,000-meter (Collegiate)
4 – Nico Grillo, 16:06.96
7 – Jack Klines, 16:34.23
 
Women's 1,500-meter (Elite)
3 – Courtney Klatt, 4:27.79 (PR)
4 – Samantha Prusse, 4:28.02 (PR)
5 – Stina Pettersson, 4:28.73
7 – Tiahna Woodger, 4:37.06
8 – Izzy Lochtefeld, 4:37.51
9 – Mie Nielsen, 4:38.10 (PR)
10 – Tait Rowley, 4:38.17 (PR)
11 – Maebh Richardson, 4:38.79
13 – Brionna Holso, 4:42.99 (PR)
 
Men's 5,000-meter (Elite)
2 – Bradley Peloquin – 13:50.27
3 – Jonas Gertsen – 14:09.58
7 – Daniel Racle – 14:09.58 (PR)
13 – Nolan Hosbein, 14:27.25 (PR)
30 – Cohen Williams, 15:00.46
31 – Evan Delacruz, 15:06.34
35 – Lakelin Conrad, 15:19.82
 
Men's 1,500-meter (Elite)
4 – Trey Gannon, 3:48.18 (PR)
11 – Jona Bodirsky, 3:55.00

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