Pilots Ready for John Knight Twilight
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PORTLAND PILOTS at
- John Knight Twilight
Meet: John Knight Twilight
Date: Friday, April 13
Location: Monmouth, Ore.
Facility: McArthur Field
Quick Hits...
• Portland continues its outdoor season on Friday at the John Knight Twilight at Western Oregon University.
• Six Pilots posted personal bests last weekend at the prestigious Stanford Invitational.
• Laura Hottenrott-Freitag (16:51.58) topped her previous best in the 5000m race, placing fourth.
• All five male racers recorded new personal bests in the 5000m run as well, paced by David Perry’s 13:58.01. Jared Bassett (14:05.98), Scott Fauble (14:00.35), Cody Wells (14:21.64), and Woody Kincaid (14:22.96) also recorded new PRs.
• Julia Fonk clocked a new personal record in the 1500m race, finishing first with a time of 4:36.15.
For the Record...
• Emma Fredere shattered her previous school record in the Hammer Throw at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open with a mark of 39.70m.
• Portland had a busy indoor season as well, reordering the program’s top ten results.
• The women have set 13 new marks spanning the 800m, 3000m, 5000m, and mile events.
• This year’s women’s roster features seven of the top 10 marks in the 5000m, with two athletes appearing twice on the list.
• Jarred Basset ran a 8:05.36 for the second fastest 3000m indoor time in school history.
• The women’s side saw four athletes post new top ten times in the 5000m run at the UW Final Qualifier, led by Merel Van Steenbergen’s 17:04.87 (fourth best).
