Bates Highlights Idaho Open for Gonzaga

Thursday, January 23

Moscow, ID

11 a.m.

Gonzaga University

Idaho Open

Results

1/23/2020 8:40:00 PM | Track and Field

Results

Zag freshman has a pair of Top-10 finishes

MOSCOW, Idaho – Gonzaga's Evan Bates led a successful day for the Bulldog men and women at the Idaho Open inside the Kibbie Dome Thursday.

Evan Bates took the men's indoor mile title with a time of 4:14.09. Myles Bach was closely behind in third at 4:17.39, while Riley Moore was fifth (4:18.57). Sammy Truax (4:19.64) and Kyle Radosevich (4:20.10) were eighth and ninth.

In the women's mile, Liz Hogan placed fifth with a time of 5:13.74. Lauren Krause was ninth in the women's 400 meters at 62.40. Felecia Bazie had the top GU finish in the women's 60 meters, placing 22^nd, at 8.25.

Sam McCloughan placed second in the men's 3,000 meters. He ran a seven second personal record with a time of 8:41.99. Amanda Kiefer (10:53.81) was seventh in the women's 3,000 meters, while Lauren Bourgeois (10:58.62) placed ninth.

A trio of Zags placed in the top five of the men's 5,000 meters. Alex Walde (15:36.09) led the pack in third, followed by Hunter Simpson (15:47.42) and Bradley Rzewnicki (15:52.97) were fourth and fifth.

In the men's 800 meters, Bates came in seventh place with a time of 1:57.14. He placed third in his heat, and his time ranks 10^th all-time in program history.

The Bulldogs return to the Dempsey Center on the University of Washington campus for the UW Invitational Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Live coverage will be available on GoZags.com.