Saturday, March 16
Spokane, WA
10:15 A.M.
Gonzaga University
at
Buc Scoring Invitational
Track Opens Outdoor Season in Spokane Saturday
3/15/2019 1:36:00 PM | Track and Field
Zags return to season-opening Buc Scoring at Whitworth
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga women's and men's track and field teams begin their 2019 outdoor schedules at the annual Buc Scoring Invite hosted by Whitworth University Saturday.
Buc Scoring Invite
Spokane | Pine Bowl
Saturday, March 16
First GU event – Women's 5000m at 11:30 a.m.
Live Video
Buc Scoring Invite: For the 11th straight season, the Gonzaga women's and men's track and field programs will open their outdoor schedule at the Buc Scoring Invitational … This will be the first of three meets for the Bulldogs in Spokane … Gonzaga is at the Sam Adams Invite at Whitworth next week … Saturday's meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. with the women's discus … Running events start at 11:30 a.m. with the women's 5-kilometer run … Along with Gonzaga, Whitworth, Eastern Washington and Lewis-Clark State round out the field of entries.
Last season at the meet: Gonzaga swept the top six spots of the men's 5,000 meters led by Sumner Goodwin … He crossed the line at 14:54.07, edging out teammate Bennett Gagnon's time of 14:54.32. Peter Hogan (14:56.43), Scott Kopczynski (14:57.12) and Phillip Fishburn (14:57.36) were third, fourth and fifth … Kellen Manley paced a top-three sweep in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. He began his junior season with a 9:11.12 first place finish … Alex Heffelfinger (9:14.00) and Sammy Truax (9:19.04) were close behind in second and third … In the men's 1,500 meters, Brandon Pollard's time of 3:55.19 beat out the rest of the 16-runner field … Jordan Thurston placed second in the women's 5,000 meters. She opened her senior season with a time of 17:37.03 … Claren Fraher and Sarah Hawley were fourth and fifth in the women's 800 meters.
Last Time Out: The GU women closed out their indoor schedule at the Bronco Challenge … Jordan McPhee's 5:06.82 fifth-place finish in the mile, moved her from No. 6 to No. 5 all-time at GU … Ally Legard climbed to seventh in program history with her 5:07.78 seventh place finish … Morgan Greene ran the second-fastest 400-meter time in program history. She crossed the line at 1:01.08 … Brianna Vasquez was close behind at 1:02.80 … Monica Ripple won the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:42.39. She finished well ahead of the field, as the second-place finisher crossed the line at 19:16.93 … Scott Kopczynski improved his third-best time in program history in the men's mile at the Husky Classic … The senior placed 19th with a time of 4:06.19 … Brandon Pollard was close behind in 24th at 4:06.91 … Mason Villarma finished at 4:14.11 … In the men's 3,000 meters, Yacine Guermali crossed the line in 21st place with a time of 8:06.38. Peter Hogan's time was 8:13.72 … Jake Perrin capped off the day with a 14:16.47 finish in the men's 5,000 meters. He placed 43rd in the event.
Gonzaga's Saturday Schedule
Buc Scoring Invite
Spokane | Pine Bowl
Saturday, March 16
First GU event – Women's 5000m at 11:30 a.m.
Live Video
Zags Open their Outdoor Schedule Saturday at Whitworth
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Buc Scoring Invite: For the 11th straight season, the Gonzaga women's and men's track and field programs will open their outdoor schedule at the Buc Scoring Invitational … This will be the first of three meets for the Bulldogs in Spokane … Gonzaga is at the Sam Adams Invite at Whitworth next week … Saturday's meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. with the women's discus … Running events start at 11:30 a.m. with the women's 5-kilometer run … Along with Gonzaga, Whitworth, Eastern Washington and Lewis-Clark State round out the field of entries.
Last season at the meet: Gonzaga swept the top six spots of the men's 5,000 meters led by Sumner Goodwin … He crossed the line at 14:54.07, edging out teammate Bennett Gagnon's time of 14:54.32. Peter Hogan (14:56.43), Scott Kopczynski (14:57.12) and Phillip Fishburn (14:57.36) were third, fourth and fifth … Kellen Manley paced a top-three sweep in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. He began his junior season with a 9:11.12 first place finish … Alex Heffelfinger (9:14.00) and Sammy Truax (9:19.04) were close behind in second and third … In the men's 1,500 meters, Brandon Pollard's time of 3:55.19 beat out the rest of the 16-runner field … Jordan Thurston placed second in the women's 5,000 meters. She opened her senior season with a time of 17:37.03 … Claren Fraher and Sarah Hawley were fourth and fifth in the women's 800 meters.
Last Time Out: The GU women closed out their indoor schedule at the Bronco Challenge … Jordan McPhee's 5:06.82 fifth-place finish in the mile, moved her from No. 6 to No. 5 all-time at GU … Ally Legard climbed to seventh in program history with her 5:07.78 seventh place finish … Morgan Greene ran the second-fastest 400-meter time in program history. She crossed the line at 1:01.08 … Brianna Vasquez was close behind at 1:02.80 … Monica Ripple won the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:42.39. She finished well ahead of the field, as the second-place finisher crossed the line at 19:16.93 … Scott Kopczynski improved his third-best time in program history in the men's mile at the Husky Classic … The senior placed 19th with a time of 4:06.19 … Brandon Pollard was close behind in 24th at 4:06.91 … Mason Villarma finished at 4:14.11 … In the men's 3,000 meters, Yacine Guermali crossed the line in 21st place with a time of 8:06.38. Peter Hogan's time was 8:13.72 … Jake Perrin capped off the day with a 14:16.47 finish in the men's 5,000 meters. He placed 43rd in the event.
Gonzaga's Saturday Schedule
| 11:30 a.m. | Women's 5000m | Caroline McCarthy, Aimee Piercy, Monica Ripple, Jenna Rogers, Claire Manley, Lauren Haas | |
| 12 p.m. | Men's 5000m | Jake Perrin, Dominic Arce, Scott Kopczynski, Peter Hogan, Kellen Manley, Bennett Gagnon, Ciaran O'Leary, Luke Mason, Brandon Pollard, Andrew Clusserath, Cullen McEachern, William Thompson, Sammy Truax, Daniel Thompson, Bradley Rzewnicki, Sam McCloughan | |
| 1:10 p.m. | Men's 1500m | Stefan Bradley, Javier Munoz-Maines, Alex Walde, Graham Wendle | |
| Women's 1500m | Ally Legard, Aimee Piercy, Claire Gillett, Molly Foster, Erin Boyle, Ariel Evans, Emma Morris, Claire Manley | ||
| 1:55 p.m. | Women's 400m | Brianna Vasquez, Samantha Vowles, Gianna Bacher | |
| 2:10 p.m. | Women's 100m | Felecia Bazie | |
| 2:25 p.m. | Women's 800m | Jordan McPhee. Morgan Greene, Claire Gillett, Emma Flood, Marissa Bailey, Molly Foster, Brazee Smith, Michaela Bruns | |
| 3:05 p.m. | Women's 200m | Felecia Bazie, Samantha Vowles, Gianna Bacher | |
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