SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga track split squads on Friday, racing at both the Whitworth Peace Meet and Stanford Invitational. A handful of Bulldogs raced late Friday afternoon at Whitworth while others competed late into the night on Stanford's Cobb Track.
 
At Whitworth, the 3000-meter Steeplechase led off the day for GU, with a pair of Zag women competing in the lone heat. Kate Donaldson placed second in 11:24.55 and Camille Broadbent placed third in 11:28.95, setting a PR and entering the program Top Ten at number eight all time.
 
Anna Lanigan won the 1500m with a time of 4:33.29, while Nina Yeats placed fifth in 4:35.50. Tate Beasley just missed the top ten, placing 11th in 4:38.51.
 
On the men's side, Tommy O'Neil placed ninth in the 1500m with a time of 3:57.48. Brenden Charbeneau placed 19th in 4:01.01 and James Powers placed 57th in 4:25.11.
 
Greta Dani made her collegiate outdoor 400m debut, dipping below one minute with a time of 59.37 to notch the fifth-fastest time in program history. Ashlinn Aguayo placed 13th in 59.52 and Presley Smith placed 16th in 1:00.40.
 
Anika Jones led the charge for GU in the 5000m, placing second with a 35-second PR, a time of 17:42.21. Jasmine Nguyen cracked the top five, placing fifth in 17:49.04.
 
Samy Anderson was one of three athletes to break the previous Boppell Track record in the men's 5000m, placing third overall in 14:11.07. The Bulldogs placed third through seventh in total: Aidan Baughan (Fourth, 14:25.97), Will Thorsett (Fifth, 14:27.11), Joshua Augustine (Sixth, 14:27.71), and Ansel Tucker (Seventh, 14:28.02).
 
The Zag women closed out the evening in the 4x400m relay, placing eighth overall in 4:08.05.
 
UP NEXT
GU will be back at Boppell Track on Whitworth's campus next week for the Jeff Rahn Classic on April 11.
 
Full results from the Whitworth Peace Meet can be found HERE.