Track Wraps Up Buc Scoring Invite

Thursday, March 24

Spokane, Wash.

Gonzaga University

Buc Scoring Invitational

Photo by: Keenan Gray

3/25/2022 9:43:00 PM | Track and Field

SPOKANE, Wash. – Heading back to Whitworth after opening the season at the Sam Adams Classic last Friday, Gonzaga men's and women's track combined for 19 Top-Five finishes and three event wins to wrap up the Buc Scoring Invitational March 24-25, with the GU men getting 17 personal bests and the GU women notching 3 more All-Time Top 10 finishes.

Elisabeth Danis ran the sixth-fastest 1500m in program history en route to a third-place overall finish, just ahead of Brittney Hansen's ninth-fastest finish (4:35.52) for fourth. Ireland Robertson (4:39.49) and Emily Phelps (4:40.03) took ninth and tenth place to make it four GU runners in the top 10.

Ellie Armbruster continued her record-setting ways in the sprints, running the fastest outdoor 200m in program history with a 26.1-second time to nab a top-five finish and following that up with another program best in the 400m for fourth place. Morgan Greene (2:14.80) and Alyssa Bienfang (2:15.32) also took second and third in the 800m, respectively.

Dominic Arce (3:49.43) and Riley Moore (3:49.94) both ran personal bests in the 1500m, finishing second and third overall ahead of Kyle Radosevich (3:52.00, fifth-place). Arce's finish barely edged out Moore for tenth-fastest in program history, and all five Zag runners finished with personal bests.

The Zag men dominated the 5000m, going 1-2-3-4-5 with all five notching personal bests. Cooper Laird (14:31.58) took first for his first collegiate win, closing the final 400 with a 61.92 time. Jackson Lyne (14:34.63) came next, followed by Ben Hogan (14:35.18), Jeremiah Mackie (14:44.44) and Jaxon Mackie (14:45.95) to round out the Zags' sweep. Nicola DiMartino () and Sam McCloughan () made it seven Zags in the top 10 with seventh- and eighth-place finishes.

Last season the GU distance squad had 13 athletes run sub-15-minute times for the 5K — 10 were sub-14:30. After just two races this season, 14 have run sub-15 times, with three in the sub-14:30 category.

Quentin Rickey took home first place in the 3000m steeplechase with a 9:50.27 time, and the women's 4x400m set another school record with a first-place 49.88-second finish to round out the Zags' event wins.

BUC SCORING INVITATIONAL | SPOKANE, WASH.
GONZAGA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Women's 100m
10. Ava Prunier-Herman - 12.92
12. Alexis Knight - 13.09

Women's 100m Hurdles
7. Emilee Groth - 17.03

Women's 200m Dash
5. Ellie Armbruster - 26.18
11. Alexis Knight - 27.71
15. Leighton Joy - 28.39
17. Taylor Biondi - 29.38

Women's 400m Dash
4. Ellie Armbruster - 57.82
7. Leighton Joy - 1:02.15
8. Taylor Biondi - 1:02.53
9. Emma Flood - 1:02.70

Women's 400m Hurdles
3. Emilee Groth - 1:06.89

Men's 800m
6. Evan Bates - 1:55.44

Women's 800m
2. Morgan Greene - 2:14.80
3. Alyssa Bienfang - 2:15.32
11. Elizabeth Brands - 2:25.19
12. Karina Smith - 2:26.53

Men's 1500m
2. Dominic Arce - 3:49.43
3. Riley Moore - 3:49.94
5. Kyle Radosevich - 3:52.00
13. Aidan Baughan - 4:00.63

Women's 1500m
3. Elisabeth Danis - 4:33.20
4. Brittney Hansen - 4:35.52
9. Ireland Robertson - 4:39.49
10. Emily Phelps - 4:40.03
12. Sadie Tuckwood - 4:41.04
13. Kate Donaldson - 4:43.29
14. Alexi Fogo - 4:45.25
17. Liz Hogan - 4:49.53
18. Jasmine Nguyen - 4:49.55
20. Georgi Brady - 4:51.88
21. Elizabeth Brands - 4:52.09
28. Kate Ferrell - 5:03.17
30. Sophia Atin - 5:14.03

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
1. Quentin Rickey - 9:50.27

Men's 5000m
1. Cooper Laird - 14:31.58
2. Jackson Lyne - 14:34.63
3. Ben Hogan - 14:35.18
4. Jeremiah Mackie - 14:44.44
5. Jaxon Mackie - 14:45.95
7. Nicola DiMartino - 14:56.06
8. Sam McCloughan - 14:59.14
11. Matthew Roberts - 15:23.66

Women's 4x100m Relay
3. Ellie Armbruster, Grace Dalton, Alexis Knight, Ava Prunier-Herman - 49.88

Women's 4x400m Relay
1. Morgan Greene, Alyssa Bienfang, Leighton Joy, Emma Flood - 4:05.36
3. Taylor Biondi, Karina Smith, Emilee Groth, Sophia Atin - 4:22.71