Friday, February 14
Seattle, WA
3:15 p.m.
Gonzaga University
at
Husky Classic
Piercy Breaks Indoor 3,000-Meter Record
2/14/2020 9:02:00 PM | Track and Field
Mwaura runs second-fastest men’s 3K time
SEATTLE – Gonzaga's Aimee Piercy set the women's indoor 3,000-meter program record on the first day of the Husky Classic inside the Demspey Center Friday.
Piercy crossed the line at 9:34.86, breaking Shelby Mills' previous record of 9:35.31. Piercy's previous personal best was 9:42.32, which ranked third on the GU all-time list. She placed fifth in her heat Friday.
James Mwaura ran the second-fastest indoor 3,000-meter time in men's program history at 7:57.74. He nearly broke Troy Fraley's school record of 7:57.16. Mwaura placed fourth in his heat and 16th overall.
"James ran a near perfect race," Director of GU Track Pat Tyson said. "The pace went out fast coming through the first mile in 4:13, and James was in the hunt! Eight guys were feeding off sub-8:00 pace with 500 meters to go. Coming down the final turn, James would swing wide and chase the finish line in a four-man photo finish."
Peter Hogan moved from eighth to seventh on the program's all-time list with an 8:12.69 finish. Cullen McEachern crossed the line at 8:18.25, while Luke Mason's time was 8:30.36.
In the men's 5,000 meters, Dominic Arce and Myles Bach had 14:30.38 and 14:37.78 finishes. Riley Moore (14:49.20) and Phillip Fishburn (14:52.98) rounded out the GU times.
The Zags open the second day with the women's mile at 11:35 a.m. Live coverage will be available on GoZags.com.
Piercy crossed the line at 9:34.86, breaking Shelby Mills' previous record of 9:35.31. Piercy's previous personal best was 9:42.32, which ranked third on the GU all-time list. She placed fifth in her heat Friday.
James Mwaura ran the second-fastest indoor 3,000-meter time in men's program history at 7:57.74. He nearly broke Troy Fraley's school record of 7:57.16. Mwaura placed fourth in his heat and 16th overall.
"James ran a near perfect race," Director of GU Track Pat Tyson said. "The pace went out fast coming through the first mile in 4:13, and James was in the hunt! Eight guys were feeding off sub-8:00 pace with 500 meters to go. Coming down the final turn, James would swing wide and chase the finish line in a four-man photo finish."
Peter Hogan moved from eighth to seventh on the program's all-time list with an 8:12.69 finish. Cullen McEachern crossed the line at 8:18.25, while Luke Mason's time was 8:30.36.
In the men's 5,000 meters, Dominic Arce and Myles Bach had 14:30.38 and 14:37.78 finishes. Riley Moore (14:49.20) and Phillip Fishburn (14:52.98) rounded out the GU times.
The Zags open the second day with the women's mile at 11:35 a.m. Live coverage will be available on GoZags.com.
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