CORVALLIS, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots men's and women's track and field teams completed their first day of competition this evening at the OSU High Performance meet at the Whyte Track & Field Center, with the majority of Pilots posting personal records.
 
Almost every Pilot in the men's 1500m set a personal best in their race. Sophomore Trent Mazelli led the Pilots with his ninth place overall finish in 3:46.73. Fellow sophomore Noah Schutte and redshirt freshman Caleb Webb followed close behind with times of 3:48.59 and 3:48.73, respectively. Redshirt freshman Michael Murphy then also set a personal best to close the night in the 5000m with a time of 15:15.56.
 
"Awesome night for the Pilots! Big prs for us in the 1500 with Trent, Noah, Logan, Caleb, and Dillard," said men's head coach Rob Conner. "Trent's mark is right on the normal regional qualifier for the 1500."
 
On the women's side, all three Pilots in the 1500m produced personal records.  Sophomore Courtney Cox finished in 4:39.96, and freshmen Natalie Smith and Maddy Lyons crossed the line in 4:39.96 and 4:40.67. Seniors Anne Luijten and Anna Farello each ran an impressive race in the 5000m to move up on the UP all-time records list to fifth and sixth all time, respectively. Luijten finished second overall in 16:10.46, while Farello completed the race in 16:19.32.

"Our younger runners did a nice job in the 1500," said women's head coach Ian Solof. "They raced well, finished hard, and all four ran prs. Anne Luijten and Anna Farello both really impressed me. They are so tough and I'm proud of how they took advantage of this racing opportunity." 

The Pilots will compete again tomorrow on Day 2 of the OSU High Performance meet. 
 
OSU High Performance
Results April 28
 
Women's 1500m
38. Courtney Cox (4:39.96)
39. Natalie Smith (4:39.96)
43. Maddy Lyons (4:40.67)
 
Men's 1500m
9. Trent Mazelli (3:46.73)
12. Noah Schutte (3:48.59)
13. Caleb Webb (3:48.73)
14. Alex Dillard (3:51.62)
34. Carter Aebi (4:00.55)
38. Conor Johnston (4:04.51)
41. Brent Knutzen (4:17.38)
 
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
18. Dylan Hite (11:16.34)
 
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
7. Joe Horen (9:21.36)
12. Jakob Hiett (9:32.52)
 
Women's 5000m
2. Anne Luijten (16:10.46)
6. Anna Farello (16:19.32)
8. Parkes Kendrick (16:28.51)
10. Grace McConnochie (16:50.16)
25. Lindsay Tompkins (17:55.92)
26. Sophia Noto (17:57.20)
 
Men's 5000m
9. Gabriel Haughey (14:30.56)
13. Sam Lomax (14:44.26)
20. Keegan Symmes (14:50.56)
36. Michael Murphy (15:15.06)