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Gonzaga Track Heads to Pullman

Jan. 21, 2016

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GONZAGA BULLDOGS AT WSU INDOOR OPEN
MEET 3 | JAN. 23 | PULLMAN, WA | INDOOR FACILITY
FIRST GU RACES: Men- 10 a.m. (Mile), Women- 10:25 a.m. (Mile)
VIDEO: No live video available
RESULTS: No live results available
LAST TIME AT MEET: First time competing at the meet
TOP FINISHES: N/A
ABOUT THE MEET:
- The 14th annual meet begins with a few field events Friday and runs through Saturday afternoon
- All running events will start inside the WSU Indoor Practice Facility at 10 a.m. Saturday.
- WSU Indoor Facility's Mondo track features racing at a 60m straightaway, and a 200m oval
- Spectators are admitted free of charge to the meet.
- No live video or results will be available. Results will be posted on GoZags.com following the meet.
LAST WEEK'S GONZAGA FINISHES:
- UW Preview (Seattle / Dempsey Center)
Women's 600m: Fraher (23rd, 1:41.45); Stroosma (25th, 1:42.56); Anderson (27th, 1:43.21)
Women's 3000m: Mills (13th, 9:36.38)
Men's 800m: Smith (4th, 1:54.14); Truax (22nd, 1:58.50)
Men's mile: McCandless (14th, 4:11.03); Goodwin (15th, 4:12.93); Goldizen (21st, 4:14.75), Villarma (24th, 4:16.42)
Men's 3000m: Fraley (2nd, 8:04.37); Crichlow (10th, 8:18.80); Kopczynski (12th, 8:22.90); Hamilton (16th, 8:26.69); Quintana (20th, 8:29.10); Tarbath (29th, 8:35.55); Manley (30th, 8:36.63); Kaderabek (50th, 8:53.22); Lunder (51st, 8:54.54)
- Idaho Invitational (Moscow, Idaho / Kibbie Dome)
Women's 200m: Vasquez (12th, 27.64)
Women's 400m: Vasquez (12th, 62.90); Dillon (15th, 64.67)
Women's 800m: Foster (7th, 2:30.42); Murray (8th, 2:38.33)
Women's Mile: Jones (1st, 5:14.33); Culver (3rd, 5:20.52); Johnson (9th, 5:48.92); Coic (10th, 6:00.34)
Women's 3000m: Jones (2nd, 10:11.65); Thurston (3rd, 10:12.35); Gilbert (8th, 11:03.38); Henling (9th, 11:07.96); Kiefer (12th, 11:25.77); Winters (13th, 11:28.09); Slavoski (14th, 11:38.68); Ripple (15th, 12:11.76)
Men's mile: Sicalo (2nd, 4:25.19)
Men's 3000m: Pearce (1st, 8:50.30); Stout (2nd, 8:54.39); Gagnon (3rd, 8:54.71); Thompson (4th, 8:58.81); Thomas (5th, 9:07.12); O'Leary (7th, 9:14.64)
WHERE WE RANK NATIONALLY:
- Troy Fraley and Shelby Mills opened their seasons quite well at the UW Preview in Seattle.
- Nationally, Fraley ran the third-fastest 3,000-meter time (8:04.37) so far this season, while Mills currently ranks 14th (9:36.38).
- Matthew Crichlow (8:18.80, 31st) and Scott Kopczynski (8:22.90, 45th) also rank in the top 50.
RECORD-BREAKING OPENER:
- Participating in two season-opening meets as split squads, the Zags saw several new program top-10 times ran last week between Seattle and Moscow.
- The quartet of Conor McCandless, Mason Villarma, Ian Goldizen and Sumner Goodwin shattered the program's previous 4x800-meter best mark by seven seconds at 7:44.69.
- Troy Fraley broke the men's 3,000-meter record. He finished second with a time of 8:04.37. Fraley broke Willie Milam's previous record of 8:07.66, which was set at last year's UW Preview.
- Shelby Mills broke her personal record by nearly 15 seconds and moved from third to second on the program's all-time list. She was 0.27 seconds from Lindsay Drake's school record.
EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM:
- Gonzaga student-athletes not only continued a trend of great team grade-point averages in the 2015 Fall semester, but they set new records individually when it comes to Gonzaga's President's List, Dean's List and total number of perfect 4.0 GPAs.
- The women's cross country team finished with the second-best GPA of any GU program at 3.59.
- Every single one of the Zags' 18 programs turned in a combined GPA of higher than 3.0 for a school record fifth consecutive semester.
- A school-record 134 student-athletes earned inclusion on the either the President's List or the Dean's List.
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Players Mentioned

Sumner Goodwin

Sumner Goodwin

Redshirt Sophomore
Scott Kopczynski

Scott Kopczynski

Freshman
Mason Villarma

Mason Villarma

Freshman
Willie Milam

Willie Milam

Redshirt Senior
Troy Fraley

Troy Fraley

Senior
Ian Goldizen

Ian Goldizen

Fifth Year
Conor McCandless

Conor McCandless

Redshirt Senior
Shelby Mills

Shelby Mills

Redshirt Senior
Matthew Crichlow

Matthew Crichlow

Fifth Year

Players Mentioned

Sumner Goodwin

Sumner Goodwin

Redshirt Sophomore
Scott Kopczynski

Scott Kopczynski

Freshman
Mason Villarma

Mason Villarma

Freshman
Willie Milam

Willie Milam

Redshirt Senior
Troy Fraley

Troy Fraley

Senior
Ian Goldizen

Ian Goldizen

Fifth Year
Conor McCandless

Conor McCandless

Redshirt Senior
Shelby Mills

Shelby Mills

Redshirt Senior
Matthew Crichlow

Matthew Crichlow

Fifth Year