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Piercy Breaks Indoor 3,000-Meter Record

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.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dominic Arce

Dominic Arce

Junior
Phillip Fishburn

Phillip Fishburn

Senior
Peter Hogan

Peter Hogan

Senior
Luke Mason

Luke Mason

Junior
Cullen McEachern

Cullen McEachern

Junior
James Mwaura

James Mwaura

Redshirt Freshman
Myles Bach

Myles Bach

Freshman
Riley Moore

Riley Moore

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dominic Arce

Dominic Arce

Junior
Phillip Fishburn

Phillip Fishburn

Senior
Peter Hogan

Peter Hogan

Senior
Luke Mason

Luke Mason

Junior
Cullen McEachern

Cullen McEachern

Junior
James Mwaura

James Mwaura

Redshirt Freshman
Myles Bach

Myles Bach

Freshman
Riley Moore

Riley Moore

Freshman