Truax and Bates Highlight Gonzaga Finishes in Idaho

Friday, February 7

Moscow, ID

11:30 a.m.

Gonzaga University

D1 Team Invitational Challenge

Results

Truax and Bates Highlight Gonzaga Finishes in Idaho

2/7/2020 7:10:00 PM | Track and Field

Results

Zags run at penultimate meet of indoor season

MOSCOW, Idaho – Gonzaga's Sammy Truax and Evan Bates won their respective events at the D1 Team Invitational Challenge hosted by the University of Idaho Friday.

Inside the Kibbie Dome, Truax won the men's mile with a time of 4:17.13. Montana's Quincy Fast placed second at 4:17.97. Riley Moore (4:19.64) and Jonah Sandoval (4:19.73) crossed the line in sixth and seventh, while Myles Bach (4:22.32) was ninth.

Brittney Hansen was ninth in the women's mile at 5:15.37. Liz Hogan was 10^th at 5:17.78. Lauren Krause was sixth in the women's 400 meters with a time of 62.19.

In the women's 800 meters, Morgan Greene placed fifth crossing the line at 2:18.53. She moved from eighth to fourth on the program's all-time list.

Bates climbed from 10^th to sixth on GU's men's 800-meter all-time list. The freshman placed fifth with a time of 1:55.35. Ben Hogan was ninth at 1:56.19, which ranks 10^th in program history.

Bates also won the 3,000-meter title with a time of 8:24.70. Tim Stevens of Idaho was second at 8:26.15. Stefan Bradley (8:36.80) and Matthew Roberts (8:39.03) were fifth and seventh. Sam McCloughan was 10^th at 8:44.20.

In the women's 3,000 meters, Emily Phelps and Lilly Visser were seventh and 10^th at 10:24.03 and 10:33.08.

The Zags close their regular season indoor schedule in Seattle next weekend at the Husky Classic. Live coverage will be available on GoZags.com.