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Penn Relays (Men Only)
Zags Place Fifth at Penn Relays
4/27/2019 2:10:00 PM | Track and Field
Men’s 4xMile team has solid finish on big stage
PHILADELPHIA — Gonzaga's quartet of Mason Villarma, Yacine Guermali, Scott Kopczynski and Brandon Pollard came in fifth place at the Penn Relays at historic Franklin Field Saturday.
The Zag foursome exceeded expectations as they were seeded 11th in the 13-team race, and finished in fifth with a time of 16:45.89.
Villarma opened the race running the first leg at 4:11.7. Guermali followed with the fastest mile at 4:09.6. Kopczynski's time was 4:10.9, and Pollard's anchor leg was 4:13.7.
Wisconsin won the event at 16:39.82, followed by Indiana (16:39.86) and Georgetown (16:40.63).
The GU men will send a select group of runners to the Payton Jordan Invitational Thursday in Stanford, Calif. Live video via FloTrack, along with live results, will be available on GoZags.com.
