SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's and women's track competed in the Buc Scoring Invitational on Thursday and Friday, with Ellie Armbruster taking home her second individual win in the 400m race and improving her program record in the process to lead six Top-Five event finishes between the two programs.

The Zag women opened up competition on Thursday with Emily Phelps taking fifth in the 5K race, finishing in a time of 18:02.15.

On Friday, GU began with the 1500m race as Rosina Machu took second place with a time a 4:29.37 – the fifth best time in program history in the 1500m. Sadie Tuckwood finished fourth with a time of 4:34.19. Anna Lanigan (eighth, 4:41.70) and Lucy Klebeck (ninth, 4:45.36) each cracked the top ten in the event as well. On the men's side, Wil Smith and Cullen McEachern took second and third with times 3:49.78 and 3:50.87, respectively. Jaxon Mackie finished his race in 3:54.74, the ninth best time in the event.

Armbruster won the 400m race in 56.90 seconds, breaking the program record in the event – a record she set almost one year ago. She finished ahead of Leighton Joy (seventh, 1:02.55) and Ashlinn Aguayo (11th, 1:05.88).

Alexis Knight and Grace Dalton finished back-to-back in the 100m with Knight finishing in seventh (13.11) and Dalton finishing in eighth (13.56).
The Zags loaded the top ten in the men's 800m race, taking fourth (McEachern, 1:56.87), sixth (Mackie, 1:57.76), seventh (Cooper Laird, 1:58.53), eighth, (Carp Mukai, 1:58.61), ninth (Paul Talens, 1:59.53), and tying for tenth (Jackson Lyne and Aidan Baughan, 1:59.60).

FULL GONZAGA RESULTS

Women's 5K
· Emily Phelps 5th 18:02.15

Women's 1500m
· Rosina Machu 2nd 4:29.37 
· Sadie Tuckwood 4th 4:34.19 
· Anna Lanigan 8th 4:41.70
· Lucy Klebeck 9th 4:45.36
· Elizabeth Brands 16th 4:50.20
· Georgi Brady 19th 4:55.43
· Tate Beasley 22nd 4:59.35
· Kate Ferrell 25th 5:05.20

Men's 1500m
· Wil Smith 2nd 3:49.78
· Cullen McEachern 3rd 3:50.87
· Jaxon Mackie 9th 3:54.74
· Cooper Laird 12th 3:56.21
· Ansel Tucker 13th 3:57.00
· Jackson Lyne 16th 3:58.43
· Aidan Baughan 17th 3:58.73
· Carp Mukai 20th 3:59.67
· Bryce Cerkowniak 21st 3:59.86
· Nicola DiMartino 23rd 4:00.43
· Paul Talens 28th 4:01.21
· Evan Bates 28th 4:01.21
· Will Thorsett 34th 4:02.93
· Riley Moore 35th 4:03.03
· Quentin Rickey 44th 4:08.36
· James Powers 54th 4:18.48

Women's 400m
· Ellie Armbruster 1st 56.90
· Leighton Joy 7th 1:02.55
· Ashlinn Aguayo 11th 1:05.88

Women's 100m
· Alexis Knight 7th 13.11
· Grace Dalton 8th 13.56

Women's 800m
· Karina Smith 12th 2:26.21
· Taylor Biondi 14th 2:30.07

Men's 800m
· Cullen McEachern 4th 1:56.87
· Jaxon Mackie 6th 1:57.76
· Cooper Laird 7th 1:58.53
· Carp Mukai 8th 1:58.61
· Paul Talens 9th 1:59.53
· Jackson Lyne 10th 1:59.60
· Aidan Baughan 10th 1:59.60
· Will Thorsett 13th 2:00.15
· James Powers 17th 2:01.48
· Quentin Rickey 18th 2:02.74
· Ansel Tucker 21st 2:03.82
· Nicola DiMartino 25th 2:04.88

Women's 200m
· Leighton Joy 11th 28.18
· Ashlinn Aguayo 13th 29.35