Pac-10 Champs Day 1 Races in Review - University of Oregon Athletics

EUGENE - Included are detailed races in review from Saturday's opening day races, compiled by Tom Heinonen, Kevin Sully and Jacob Swinn, while the live results link to the right in the ARTICLE LINKS box for field events will include entire field series.

Recaps will be posted frequently during the day. The most current recap will be at the bottom, and be sure to hit the refresh button frequently.

Saturday, May 13

Men’s 4x100 Meter Relay (Prelims) ? 1:50 p.m.

No prelim, straight to final.

Women’s 4x100 Meter Relay (Prelims) ? 2 p.m.

Heat 1

All 9 teams declared. There will be 2 sections to eliminate the 1 slowest team. Oregon has by far the slowest time coming in, but this race makes every sprinter run an extra race. Powell of USC with big lead at first handoff, Arizona messes up first exchange, USC dominating into the third exchange, Rodriguez and USC with a huge win. AZ gets second thirty meters back, Ducks finish last behind Washington and Cal. USC wins in 44.16, 1.5 seconds ahead of Arizona. Oregon is on the bubble at 46.64. Officials at the first exchange are conferring with a yellow flag raised. Arizona may be disqualified. Arizona’s pass ruled out of the zone and they are disqualified.

Heat2

Stanford and UCLA even after first exchange. Still even after second exchange, ASU drops the baton. Stanford with easy win over UCLA and WSU is third, ASU does not finish. Stanford wins in 44.63, so only 7 teams will go to the final with ASU DNF and Arizona DQ.

Men’s 1,500 Meters (Prelims) ? 2:10 p.m.

23 runners total, 2 heats.

Heat 1.

Babiszkiewiecz out in front early. Haddan takes the lead around the first curve. Followed by Brown and Babiszkiewiecz. Abbott in fourth. 400 in 60.1 with Haddan in front. Brown in second then Babiszkiewiecz and Abbott. Pack is surprisingly long for 60 second first lap. As they approach 2 laps to go the pack starts to bunch up as Haddan still leads. 800 in 2:03.7 and now they are all together and slowing down. Brown eases into the lead with Steier on his shoulder. 2:50 at his bell. Mann from ASU in the lead pack. 8 people in contention in 3:04.8. Steier and Brown with Babs with 200 meters to go. 9 now in contention with 150 to go. 4 clear down the home straight. Brown holds on for the win in 3:47.41. Abbott up for second, Matusak for third and Babiszkiewiecz in fourth. Moe of UW sprinted up for 5^th in 3:47.87.

Heat 2.

Flanders takes the lead on the first curve followed by Cheseret. Flanders, Cheseret and Radejovic and Barnes of UCLA in fourth. 400 in 63.2 for Flanders. The pace is easy everybody is there. Cheseret directly behind Flanders, Maiyo jogging in back of pack. McGrath on the poll mid pack. 800 in 2:05.8 for Flanders. Barnes takes over the lead. Cheseret falls with more than 600 meters to go and now is running hard. 2:52 at the bell with Barnes as Cheseret closes on the pack with 3:06.4 as Cheseret passes the field down the pack straight. Maiyo McGrath and Cheseret with 150 to go. The crowd roars as McGrath wins, both Arizona runners jog across in second and third looking at each other. Radejovic is fourth in 3:50.60. Most of the time qualifiers will come out of heat one. The crowd is buzzing, probably not about McGrath’s win, but about Cheseret’s comeback.

Women’s 1,500 Meters (Prelims) ? 2:25 p.m.

Heat 1

McLaughlin and Ellison float to the lead. Lambie and Amanda Trotter in 3^rd and 4^th. The pace looks slow. 400 meters in 71.7. 900 meters to go, nothing has change. Pack stays the same. Lambie moves into second as they approach 800. 800 in 2:27.6. McLaughlin in front, Lambie, Ellison. It is slowing down even more with 600 to go. The pack bunches up. Chapa is buried on the inside. Lambie to the front at the bell with Timinsky and Trotter. 3:22 at the bell. Lia in fourth at 1200 in 3:39.6 for the leaders. 6 left in contention, including Chapa. 4 will make it for sure. Lia swings wide off curve as does Ellison. Lia, Trotter, Lambie and Ellison float across the finish in 4:29 ahead of Timinsky, 4:30.84 and Chapa 4:31.11.

Heat 2

Edwards of Arizona takes the lead and McGowan is on her shoulder at 200 meters. Noble floats on the poll in midpack. 400 in 70.9 for Edwards. McGowan in second still. Cabrera in third and Kingma of ASU in fourth. 2 laps to go, McGowan is ready to move and she takes the lead before 800 meters. 800 in 2:24.7 for McGowan, Noble floating in the pack. 6 in the main pack at the bell. McGowan in front with 3:20 at the bell. Noble on the outside in the back of the pack. 3:37.3 at 1200. All 6 look comfortable. 200 meters to go in 3:55. Urban of Arizona falls back. McGowan, Edwards, Cabrera and Noble at the finish. Kingma gets 5^th in 4:29.22 and gets a spot in final. Urban might sneak in at 4:33.39. Noble looked easy on her way to a double.

Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles (Prelims) ? 2:40 p.m.

Heat 1

Gallimore gets out well, but Mitchum dominates from the 3^rd hurdle and wins. Ikwuakor storms up for second ahead of Cook, who appears to strain his left quad at the finish, and Gallimore who was fourth. Mitchum runs a 13.71 and the wind is +2.9.

Heat 2

Frazier and Craddock jump to the early lead. Craddock leads over the 9^th hurdle and wins in 14.05. Profit closes strongly for third in 14.38. Wind is +3.4.

Heat 3

Hunter of Arizona has scratched. Thurmond of Oregon with the early lead, but hits the third hurdle and falls back to last. Kelley wins in 14.12. Wind is 2.4 . Arnold is second in 14.52. Williams is third in 14.56 but probably will not qualify.

Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles (Prelims) ? 3 p.m.

Heat 1

Lodree out to a fast start. By mid race it is clearly Davis and Lodree who blitz the field in 13.15 and 13.21. The wind is +1.3. Whitlock finishes in 13.43 and is on the bubble. Omwanghe in 13.65 for fourth.

Heat 2

Harper flinched at the start and Powell, next to her, got out last probably anticipating a false start. Powell blew by at mid race and wins easily at 13.19. The wind was +1.0. Harper is second in 13.38 Jackie Johnson a strong third in 13.46 and Diana Pickler fourth in 13.69. Pickler’s jammed ankle, which held her out of the heptathlon, must be much improved.

Men’s 400 Meters (Prelims) ? 3:15 p.m.

Heat 1

Garrison in the lead with 200 meters to go, as Everhart floats down the back straight, then starts running hard with 150 to go. Everhart takes control down the stretch with Garrison in tow. Everhart wins in 46.72, Garrison second in 46.94. Solis in third in a season best 47.23.

Heat 2

This heat has a full 8 lanes. Larry, Scherer, and Jones running strongly through 200. Larry leads with 130 to go. It is Scherer with 100 to go. Scherer powers through the line in a season best 45.80. Larry relaxes in a 46.30 for second. Jones is third in 47.16. Jackson in 47.47 gets fourth and will advance to the final. Harcourt is fifth in 48.05 and will round out the field for tomorrow’s final.

Women’s 400 Meters (Prelims) ? 3:30 p.m.

Heat 1

Johnson down the back straight in front. Bayne on the outside is running easily with a huge wrap on her right thigh. Bayne edges by Johnson down the straightaway and wins. Williams of ASU gets third in 55.06. Bayne runs 54.41 and Johnson runs 54.55. Bayne did not appear to run hard, but after the race seems to be favoring her right leg which is heavily wrapped.

Heat 2

Leach jumps to the lead in the first 100 meters and storms down the back straight. She is 15 meters ahead with 200 meters to go. She continues to press off the Bowerman curve. Dignam is second, far ahead of the field. Canda-Probasco edges past Worthen for third in 55.70. Leach wins in 52.52. Dignam second in 54.38.

Heat 3

Hardeman is in the lead at 200 as Gaines from Stanford fades a little and Wallace of ASU moves up. Off the final curve it is Hardeman and now Wallace storms by to win in 53.95. Hardeman second in 54.43. Turner third in 54.76. Gaines up for fourth in 55.06 perhaps a tie for the last spot in the finals with Williams of ASU from heat 1; if so officials will read the photos to .001 to determine the final eight.

Men’s 100 Meters (Prelims) ? 3:45 p.m.

Heat 1

Del Rincon upsets Francis in 10.34. The wind is +1.2. Robertson is third in 10.38 Love is fourth in 10.51.

Heat 2

Great start for Jones of USC. Peterson almost catches him at the tape. Jones wins in 10.40. Peterson, 10.43. Stanback a Washington footballer surprises in 10.48 in third. Wind is +1.9. They will join 5 runners from heat one in the final tomorrow.

Women’s 100 Meters (Prelims) ? 4 p.m.

Heat 1

Janice Davis of Stanford jumps to an early lead and holds it for 60 meters before Powell of USC edges by to win in 11.26. Davis second in 11.34. The wind is +1.6. Diego of UCLA is third in 11.57. Onyepunuka of USC is fourth in 11.61.

Heat 2

Carter of Cal on the inside and Martin of Arizona on the outside get out well. Rodriguez far behind early, but blows through the field to win in 11.39 with a +2.7 wind. Bailey of Stanford is second in 11.39. Martin third in 11.51 and Carter fourth in 11.53. Lodree was far back and appeared to be shaking out her left hamstring after the race. The final appears to be the top four out of each heat.

Men’s 800 Meters (Prelims) ? 4:15 p.m.

Heat 1

Chambers of WSU to the early lead. At 200 McClary of Cal takes the lead in 27.5. Asafo-Agyei of USC in second. Asafo-Agyei and McClary lead in a slow 56.5. Only 2 qualifiers likely out of this heat with the slow pace. Asafo-Agyei takes the lead with 250 to go, followed by Brown of Stanford. Off the curve Asafo-Agyei moves away and McClary drives hard for second as Brown is shunted to third in 1:51.48. Asafo-Agyei runs 1:51.06 and McClary goes 1:51.18.

Heat 2

Only 4 runners in this race, Chapa of Stanford is a scratch. Solomon of USC in the front, off the curve followed by Cunningham of USC and Munguia of UCLA. 53.68 at the bell for the group of three. Nothing changes down the back straight, 3 runners for 2 spots. 1:21.3 at 600, Munguia tries for the lead but Solomon holds him off. Solomon wins in 1:49.77. Cunningham runs Munguia out to lane four, but Munguia edges to get the second spot in 1:50.00. Cunningham runs 1:50.87 for third.

Heat 3

Garcia of Stanford to the front. Lee of Cal leading at 200 at 27.7. McGrath of Oregon in 3^rd with Brown of UWon his shoulder. Lee forces the pace through the bell with Garcia in tow in 54.41 at 400. Garcia takes the lead down the back straight and there are 5 runners together. 600 1:23.4, Garcia in lead off the Bowerman curve, Brown challenges on the outside and so does Abbott. Brown and Abbott ease across the line and McGrah outleans Garcia for third in 1:51.16. Brown runs 1:50.85, Abbott in 1:50.87. It appears that McGrath got the last spot.

Women’s 800 Meters (Prelims) ? 4:25 p.m.

Heat 1

Freeman of Stanford to the lead. Offor of Stanford joins her at 200 in 30.1. 400 at 60.8. Freemon in the lead, 2 Stanford runners(Follmar and Offor) collide after the bell and it knocks Offor out of the race. At 600 it is Freeman, Johnson of Cal, Follmar of Stanford and Miller of UW. Johnson looks over both shoulders down the home straight cruising in second as Freeman wins and Follmar finishes third. Freeman runs 2:08.24, Johnson 2:09.49 for second.

Heat 2

At the break it is Pierce of Cal in the lead. Schaaf of Oregon in second and Pennington of Stanford shoots through the middle to take the lead after 250 meters. Schaaf takes the lead at the bell in 63.74, Noble floats in fourth on the outside. Schaaf presses down the back straight with Pierce in second, Noble in third, Caldwell of UCLA in fourth. 1:36.5 at 600 meters as the crowd gathers behind Schaaf. Schaaf leads down the home straight but Noble floats to the lead. The Ducks go 1-2, Pierce passes Schuster of UW for third in 2:09.25 to 2:09.42. Noble 2:08.89 and Schaaf was 2:08.98.

Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (FINAL) ? 4:40 p.m.

Aguayo of ASU takes the early lead off the first curve followed by Emillson of UCLA and Pierce of Stanford in third. First lap in 65.5 for Aguayo. Warrenburg of ASU moves into fourth followed by Winter of Oregon over the first water jump. Aguayo has a 5 meter lead on the pack of four. 2 laps for Aguayo in 2:14.8. Emillson, Pierce, Warrenburg and Winter are all in the chase pack a pack of 4 behind them. Agauyo still 5 meters clear of the pack as he reaches 3 laps in 3:24.5. Warrenburg moves toward Aguayo. Emillson starts to fall back into 5^th. Pierce and Winter in 3^rd and 4^th respectively. Aguayo and Warrenburg together now. 4 laps in 4:33.6. Pierce 5 meters back of the ASU runners and then 10 meters to Winter. Emillson in 5^th 5 meters behind Winter and then a 30 meters to UW’s Liber. Aguayo, Warrenburg and Pierce in a line. 5 laps in 5:42.2 Aguayo continues to push the pace. Emillson is stalking Winter 30 meters back of the lead pack of three. Pierce is running strongly with 2 laps to go in 3^rd. Aguayo still has 5 meters with 6 laps in 6:50.9. Aguayo starts to open up his lead on Warrenburg, Pierce is on Warrenburg’s shoulder and seems ready to pass. Bell in 7:29.5. Aguayo is pulling away. 7 laps in 7:57.3 for Aguayo and is powering away from Pierce and Warrenburg. Aguayo alone on the home straight and wins in 8:35.04, Warrenburg of ASU in second in 8:39.01, Pierce in third in 8:40.88. Winter gets a season best of 8:52.09 and places fourth. Emillson of UCLA holds on for fourth.

Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (FINAL) ? 5 p.m.

ASU’s Masinelli takes the early lead followed by Bennett of ASU. Buchanan of Oregon in 3^rd. Allen of Stanford is in fourth as the pack approaches one lap. One lap split is 1:24.7 for Masinelli, a really slow first lap. ASU runners are shoulder to shoulder with Buchanan and Allen in 3^rd and 4^th. Randall of ASU is in 5^th in her first steeple of the year. 2 laps in 2:46.5 the pace has picked up and the pack has lengthened. With 5 laps to go the two Sun Devils have a 4 meter lead on Buchanan, Randall and Allen. Fitz-Gustafson of Oregon is 6^th. At 3 laps the Devils are 1-2-3. Split is 4:07.9. Randall has joined the lead pair. Masinelli and Bennett are side by side with Randall behind. Buchanan continues to hang on Allen for fourth in spite of weak hurdle technique. 5:30.2 for 4 laps as Bennett breaks to the lead. With 3 laps to go, after the 3 ASUers it is Buchanan, Allen, UCLA’s Viehweg and Fitz-Gustafson. Bennett is widening her lead on Masinelli. Mathis of Oregon leads a group of six racing for 8^th. 6:50.8 at 5 laps for Bennett as she opens up at 20 meter lead on Masinelli, who has 15 meters on Randall, who looks vulnerable. 6 laps for Bennett 8:10.5, Randall has just a 15 meter lead on Buchanan and Allen, Viehweg gets passed by Fitz-Gustafson for 6^th. Bell lap in 8:57.5 for Bennett. Buchanan passes Randall at the bell for 3^rd and begins to pull away. 9:32.2 for Bennett, Allen passes Randall with 300 to go and is stalking Buchanan. Bennett over the final water jump with a 60 meter lead. Buchanan falls on last water jump and is passed by Allen. Bennett wins by 50 meters in 10:20.11, Masinelli second, Allen third and Buchanan holds off Randall for fourth. Fitz-Gustafson finishes 6^th.

Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles (Prelims) ? 5:20 p.m.

Heat 1

McCary of UW out really hard down the back straight. Ikwaukor of Oregon in second but has a bad fifth hurdle. McCary leads over the 7^th and 8^th hurdles. McCary fading over 10^th hurdle and USC’s Kelley goes past to win in 51.84. Ikwaukor edges McCary 52.23 to 52.27.

Heat 2

Hansen from Cal and Cassleman of WSU lead down the back straight. Huske of Oregon charges to the lead over 7^th hurdle. Huske, Mitchum and Cassleman together over the 8^th hurdle. Mitchum of Oregon takes the lead over 9. Cassleman makes a big rush to get Mitchum at the line. Hansen gets back up for 3^rd in 52.43. Cassleman runs 51.98, Mitchum 52.13.

Heat 3

Charles of UW goes immediately to the lead and has complete control down the back straight. Session of UCLA is in second around the curve. Charles all alone and ASU’s Profit moves into second. Charles wins easily in 51.15, Profit gets second in 52.41 and Session gets a non-qualifying third in 53.54.

Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles (Prelims) ? 5:40 p.m.

Heat 1

Harris running strong for UCLA in the middle of the track and is leading at 200. Then, Wallace of ASU takes the lead. Santana running strong through the 7^th hurdle. Wallace all alone in the lead over the ninth and tenth hurdles. Harris hangs on over Santana for 2^nd. Wallace in 58.62, Harris in 61.94 and Santana gets 3^rd in 62.20.

Heat 2

Hill of UCLA leads over the second hurdle. Omwanghe of Cal is in second at 200, but Harwood of UO moves hard around the curve. Hill leads over the 8^th hurdle, but here comes Harwood, at the finish it is Hill, Harwood and Omwanghe. Hill wins in 59.76, Harwood a PR 59.84 and Omwanghe third in 60.34, a lock for one of the time qualifiers.

Heat 3

Leach of UCLA gets the immediate lead and Stewart of USC is second. Leach with a giant sized lead with 150 to go and Stewart is clear in second. Trane of WSU rushes up to pass Stewart over the 10^th hurdle and gets second in 61.07. Leach runs 58.04, Stewart is relegated to 3^rd in 61.85, a non-qualifier.

Men’s 200 Meters (Prelims) ? 5:55 p.m.

Heat 1

Robertson from WSU gets a great start and is in the early lead. Off the curve Francis of USC moves into the lead. Scherer of Oregon makes a late run and crosses the finish line second and looking over both shoulders. Francis runs 20.74, Scherer 20.89 and WSU’s Woods runs a 21.15.

Heat2

Del Rincon of Oregon blasts to the lead on the curve and is still leading with 130 meters to go. Peterson of ASU cruises by to win in 20.78 and Del Rincon holds off a nonchalant McCoy of Arizona 20.92 to 20.97. Oregon’s Kent runs a 21.23 and gets 5^th, and the last qualifying spot in tomorrow’s final. The 6-foot-5 football/basketballer will run in lane one in the final.

Women’s 200 Meters (Prelims) ? 6:05 p.m.

Heat 1

Davis of Stanford leads every step and cruises to a win in 23.31, a season best. Diego of UCLA runs a great straightaway to get a comfortable second in 23.53. Stanford’s Bailey is third in 24.01.

Heat 2

Rodriguez of USC gets the lead off the curve and doesn’t relinquish to win in 23.10. The wind is +1.5. Johnson of Cal and Onyepunuka of USC battle for second and Onyepunuka gets the nod, both in 23.82

Heat 3

Taylor of Arizona gets a fast start, Carter of Cal challenges down the straightaway, but Taylor wins in 23.89. Carter is second in 23.86. Hardeman of ASU gets 3^rd in a non-qualifying 24.18. Time qualifiers appear to be Bailey of Stanford from heat 1 and Johnson of Cal in heat 2.

Men’s 10,000 Meters (FINAL) ? 6:20 p.m.

Mile 1

The track is 20% in the shade as the runners begin. UCLA’s Ramos takes the early and is looking over his shoulder. They jog through 200 in 39 seconds. Cheseret ran an astonishing 1500 meter prelim today, falling and getting up, standing, jogging reluctantly then making up 40 meters on the field to qualify easily. 79 seconds for the first lap. Sayenko of UW leads through 800 in 2:38. Cheseret in second at 1k in 3:16.6. The pack is all together. 1200 in a remarkably slow 3:57 as Sayenko continues to lead with all runners together. 2/3 of the home straight is in shade. Everyone together at 1600 in 5:18.3.

Mile 2

42 second 200 to start the second mile. 2000 meters with Sayenko ahead in 6:44 an 86 second lap. Sayenko and Cheseret the first to spots with the entire pack together. Rupp goes to the front 50 meters before the end of lap 6 in 8:07.7. His first 200 is 32.5 The pack strings out and the race is on. 2800 in 9:16.1, a 68.6 lap for Rupp with the entire pack with him. 3k in 9:52. Cheseret is immediately behind Rupp. Mandi of UW takes the lead at 8 laps in 10:28 when Rupp abruptly puts on the breaks.

Mile 3

Mandi, Cheseret and Rupp lead the field. 9 laps (3600) in 11:40.4 a 71.5 second lap. Gotcher and Araia of Stanford are in 4^th and 5^th. 10 laps in 12:51 a 69.6 last lap, some runners are out the back, but Mandi jogs down the back straight and the pack closes up. Cheseret looks back at Rupp and looks as if he had been stepped on accidentally. 11 laps 14:10, a 79.1 with Mandi ahead still. A third of the field is jogging in lane two around the curve. Peters of UW takes the lead now. At the end of the third mile everyone is together with Peters leading in 15:29.7. 79.6 on that lap.

Mile 4

Pack goes through 5000 in 16:08.8. Sayenko moves alongside Peters goes by 13 laps in 16:46 a 77.9 lap. Everyone seems content to let the pace lag even though more than a third of the field was about to be dropped after Rupp made his break. Araia is now in second. 75.9 for the 14^th lap, 18:03. Heidt of WSU has dropped out. Sayenko, Araia, Gotcher and Mix (Stanford) are in the first 4. Down the home straight with 10 to go, Araia and Gotcher and the race is in earnest now. 6 runners in the lead pack. 72 flat last lap and now they are hammering down the back straight. 19:15 for 15 laps. 16 laps in 20:17.5 a 62.1 for the last lap.

Mile 5

Araia, Gotcher, Cheseret and Rupp followed by Mix and Burchill of ASU 20 meters back as they approach 8 laps to go. Rupp takes the lead 21:23, 67.6. Gotcher has been dropped and will be picked up by Burchill and Nix. Rupp, Cheseret and Araia. Cheseret is on the pole for the first time this race. 70.1 for the 18^th lap, the three runners continue together. Rupp eases off the pace down the back straight but nobody else wants to lead, they are 40 meters up on Burchill, Mix and Gotcher. 6 laps to Rupp is leading, the pace is slacking a 73.1 last lap. 23:48 for 19 laps. Werhane of Oregon leads a pack of 4 battling for 7^th and 8^th. 5 laps to go for the leaders, Rupp in front in 24:57, a 69.3. Still three man pack in front.

Last 5 Laps

Burchill gets dropped by the chase pack (Gotcher and Mix). 4 laps to go a 72.5 last lap, 26:08 with 1 mile to go. Rupp surges down the back straight. Araia and Cheseret don’t seem fazed. With 3 laps to go the group of three is in still intact. 68.6 last lap. Rupp starts to jog around the curve. Burchill looks vulnerable to the group of six. Mix and Gotcher alone in 4^th and 5^th, 100 meters back of Rupp, Cheseret and Araia. Araia to the front with 2 laps to go, Cheseret gives chase, a 71.7 to finish that lap. Araia and Cheseret break away from Rupp easily, but here comes Rupp again. Cheseret makes a big move with 600 to go and the race for first looks like it is over. Rupp passes Araia with 500 to go. Cheseret passes the bell with a 60.6 last lap. 29:29. First, second and third seem to be decided. With 200 to go Cheseret has a 40 meter lead on Rupp who has a 30 meter lead on Araia in third. Cheseret eases down the home straight, waving to the crowd, to finish in 62.1. Rupp eases in as well and waves and smiles at the crowd. Araia thrashes the last few meters for third. Gotcher and Mix finish 4^th and 5^th. Werhane finishes with a wild sprint to get 9^th. Cheseret runs a 30:32, Rupp, 30:42, Araia, 30:47, Gotcher 31:03, Mix 31:05, Sayenko 31:11. Ramos 31:11 and Burchill 31:19.

Women’s 10,000 Meters (FINAL) ? 6:55 p.m.

Mile 1

Tyler of UW breaks to the lead after a 91.1 second first lap and nobody goes with her. Tyler has a 30 meter lead on the field after running a 80.5 second lap. Hastings of ASU, Trotter of Stanford and Jackson of ASU lead the chase pack. 1200 in 4:15 a 83.4 for Tyler. Jackson leads the next trio. The rest of the pack is 8 meters back. Tyler still leads going into the mile mark. 1600 in 5:39, 84 flat.

Mile 2

The shade has almost reached the back straight. 5 laps in 7:04, an 85.1 for Tyler. Jackson closes the gap with two Trotter and Hastings behind her. 8 runners behind the trio, forty meters back. Tyler gets caught by the group at the end of 6 laps. 85.5, 8:29.8 . Hastings takes the lead. Three groups have formed. 4 in the lead pack, 8 in the chase pack with 3 others in a group. Hastings and three others run an 86 second lap. The leaders hit 3k in 10:38.3. Tyler is still hanging on in fourth. Jackson gestures and takes the lead at 3200 meters, 85.5 second lap, 11:21.1.

Mile 3

Nelson of Oregon and Rios of ASU lead the chase pack with Youce of OSU tucked in behind. The leaders have dropped Tyler with 16 laps to go. 80.2 for Jackson followed by Hastings and Trotter. The leaders have 40 meters on Tyler now. The chase pack lead by Rios is closing on Tyler. 10 laps in 14:00.5 a 79 flat. Hastings takes the lead now. Rios, Nelson, Youce, Pearson of Oregon, Yau of Cal and McGregor comprise the chase pack that is closing on Tyler. Hastings leads the group through 4400 in 15:21, an 81.3. Rios and Youce catch Tyler with 14 laps to go. Yau has been dropped by the chase pack which has 5 runners in it. 4800 in 16:43, a 81.4 with Hastings followed by Jackson and Trotter.

Mile 4

5k split for the leaders is 17:24. Rios and Younce break away and have a 7 meter lead on the rest of the chase pack. 5200 in 18:05, an 82.4 for Hastings. Younce is running next to Rios on the outside of lane one. Jackson takes the lead in the front as they finish 14 laps in 19:25, a 79.9 second lap. The Sundevils might be ready to break Trotter. Hastings goes back to the lead over Jackson. With 10 laps to go Hastings has a 2 meter lead on Jackson and 30 meters on Trotter. 76.3 last lap, by far the fastest of the entire race. Jackson repasses Hastings on the back straight. Younce is tucking in behind Rios in 4^th and 5^th. McGregor passes Pearson and Nelson in the race for 6^th. Jackson runs a 79.6 with 9 laps to go. 22:01.

Mile 5

Rios breaks away from Younce and Nelson tries to go with McGregor. With 8 laps to go, the ASU runners have 50 meter lead over Trotter. 23:20 at 6800, a 79.2 second last lap. Nelson and McGregor have been trading places. 7 laps to go for Jackson and Hastings, 24:41 an 80.5 lap. Hastings with the lead in 26:02 as they cross 6 laps to go. 81.3 for that lap. Hastings and Jackson will score big score points for ASU tomorrow in their drive for the title, but they still are running 80 second laps with Trotter 120 meters behind. 80.7 for Hastings 27:22, the two are still together.

Last 5 Laps

McGregor has finally dropped Nelson, who has been passed by Pearson as the two leaders lap them. 4 laps to go, 28:43, an 80.8 lap. Pearson is closing the gap on McGregor and is looking strong. Rios is in 4^th by herself with Younce 60 meters back. McGregor and Pearson follow. 3 laps to go for the leaders. Jackson in front with an 80.6 lap, 30:04. 800 meters to go for Hastings and Jackson, 81.4 last lap. 31:25. 3 laps to go for Pearson and McGregor in the race for 6^th. The leaders come to the bell now, 82.7 for Hastings and Jackson follows. Pearson is 2 meters down with 2 to go. Hastings takes a lead down the stretch and wins in 34:03, closing in a 75.4. Jackson runs 34:07. Trotter finishes 3^rd in 34:53. Rios comes in fourth with a 35:17, Younce scores OSU points in 35:31. Pearson races McGregor for sixth, but comes up short in 36:01 to McGregor’s 36:00. Nelson holds off Yau for 8^th in 36:15.

End of Day 1