SHERWOOD, Ore. – In their last chances to qualify for regionals, the Gonzaga women's and men's track teams had stellar nights at the Portland Distance Carnival. The Bulldogs' Yacine Guermali set a new men's 1,500-meter program record, and five other Top-10 marks were also set.
 
Guermali broke Andy Phillips' six-year-old program record, crossing the line at 3:43.59. Phillips' previous best time was 3:43.90, set at the same meet in 2015. Ben Hogan was close behind Guermali Sunday, finishing in fifth at 3:45.31. Hogan's mark ranks fourth all-time at GU.
 
In the women's 1,500 meters, the Zags' Kristen Garcia ran the second-fastest time in program history. She continued her tremendous junior season with a 4:23.65 finish Sunday. She was second in the event. Claire Gillett (4:36.66) and Sadie Tuckwood (4:37.16) were eighth and ninth.
 
Morgan Greene and Ally Legard ran the fourth and sixth best women's 800-meter times all-time at GU. Greene placed second in the event, while Legard was fourth. Erin Ripple (2:18.53) and Emma Flood (2:22.20) were seventh and ninth.
 
Greene and Ripple were first and second in the 400 meters. Greene crossed the line at 1:00.94, and Ripple's 1:01.75 finish is tied with for 10^th all-time at GU.
 
Four Zags placed inside the Top-5 in the women's 5,000 meters led by Alicia Anderson's first place finish. The sophomore had a time of 16:51.34. Liz Hogan was third at 17:39.72, Brittney Hansen was fourth at 17:53.39, and Makenna Edwards finished in fifth at 18:04.82.
 
In the men's 5,000 meters, Cullen McEachern (14:26.54) and Evan Bates (14:49.47) were eighth and ninth.
 
Jake Perrin capped the night off for Gonzaga with a second-place finish in the 10,000 meters at 30:21.82. Riley Moore was closed behind in third at 30:41.22, while Kyle Radosevich was third with a 30:56.96 finish. Dominic Arce placed fifth at 31:04.82.
 
The NCAA West Preliminary Round is May 26-29 in College Station, Texas. For each individual event contested at each of the Preliminary Round sites, the top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. Individual event student-athletes and relay teams accepted into the NCAA Preliminary Round of competition will be announced May 20. For those that qualify during preliminary rounds, the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held June 9-12 in Eugene, Ore.
 
At the time of the release, James Mwaura currently ranks 17^th in the men's 5,000 meters in the highly competitive West Region, and Guermali is 51^st. Garcia is 45^th in the women's 5,000 meters. Peter Hogan is 32^nd in the men's 10,000 meters. In the men's steeplechase, Ben Hogan sits in 37^th, while Alex Walde and McEachern are 58^th and 91^st.