EUGENE, Ore. — James Mwaura and Cooper Laird both earned victory laps in Gonzaga men's track's opener at the prestigious Hayward Premiere Friday evening, with Mwaura putting down a time that will likely qualify him for NCAA"s for the second season in a row while leading a 1-2-3 Zags finish ahead of Kyle Radosevich and Riley Moore in the Men's 10K.
Radosevich's 29:27.06 finish and Moore's 29:36.75 time rank as the third- and fourth-fastest in program history — Moore PR'd by over a minute. Dominic Arce made it four Zags in the top 10 with a 30:21.17 time that yielded eighth place. Entering the 2019 season, the 10K school record was 29:45.50 and only two Zags had run sub-30 minute times. Since then, five GU runners have gone sub-30 and four of them have eclipsed the old record.
Laird led wire-to-wire in his first-ever distance hurdle race for the 3000m steeplechase, getting the overall event win with a 9:10.85 time. Jaxon Mackie notched a personal best of 9:15.56 to take fifth. For the invite races, Ben Hogan took ninth place in the 3K Steeplechase with a time of 8:58.31, and Evan Bates was just short of a PR with a 14:03.09 mark that earned him seventh in the 5K.
HAYWARD PREMIERE | EUGENE, ORE.
GONZAGA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
1. Cooper Laird - 9:10.85
5. Jaxon Mackie - 9:15.56
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Invite
9. Ben Hogan - 8:58.31
Men's 5000m
12. Jeremiah Mackie - 14:40.14
13. Jackson Lyne - 14:44.28
Men's 5000m Invite
7. Evan Bates - 14:03.09
Men's 10000m Invite
1. James Mwaura - 28:29.01
2. Kyle Radosevich - 29:27.06
3. Riley Moore - 29:36.75
8. Dominic Arce - 30:21.17
