THE RUNDOWN
Stanford, Calif. - The University of San Francisco track and field team capped their evening at the Cardinal Classic with the top time in the country, a school record and six personal bests all in the 5,000m.
 
On the women's side, it was another impressive performance from Marie Bouchard. The school record holder in three events took to the track in the 5,000-meter, the last event for the USF women's team, and put up a time of 15:32.95, which is now tops in the country in that event. Lizzie Bird, competing unattached, set a personal best with her time of 16:20.74.
 
Following up Bouchard's race was another solid 5,000m performance, but this time on the men's side. Jacob Allen, competing in heat 1, would go out and best a two-year-old record in that event held by Alex Short. Allen's time of 13:43.75 eclipses the previous school record by nearly four seconds and is a personal best for the senior.
 
Jack Rowe, Mohamed Aziz and Caleb McClain would join Allen in the 5,000m and set personal bests of their own. Rowe, competing in the same heat as Allen, posted a mark of 13:58.04 to finish 13th in their heat. Aziz and McClain, competing in heat two, would put up times of 14:26.38 and 14:37.70, respectively.
 
The Dons will be at the Cardinal Classic for day two of competition tomorrow, with their first event, men's 3,000m steeple chase, slated to begin at 4:59 p.m.
 
COACHES QUOTES
Head coach Helen Lehman-Winters
On the performance from Jacob
"Jacob executed perfectly and ran smoothly through the entire race. He took a huge step forward this evening and it was nice for him to be rewarded with a new school record and personal best."
 
On the performance from Marie:
"Marie was impressive in her first ever 5000-meters on the track.  She was extremely patient in the early stages of the race, hanging back of the front pack and then put the hammer down in the last kilometer and was not giving up on the homestretch. We knew she was capable of running very fast, but nice to see her do it with such patience and ease."
 
USF Results
800m (M) – heats beginning at 6:28 p.m.
Cristian Monsalud –  1:56.20 (3rd in Sec. 4)
 
800m (W) – heats beginning at 6:32 p.m.
Alena Ulrichova – 2:11.21 (5th in Sec. 2)
Emma Stahr – 2:13.27 (7th in Sec. 2)
 
5,000 (W)
Marie Bouchard – 15:32.95 (1st in Sec. 1)
 
5,000 (M)
Jacob Allen – 13:43.75 (9th in Sec. 1)
Jack Rowe – 13:58.04 (13th in Sec. 1)
Mohamed Aziz – 14:26.38 (8th in Sec. 2)
Ben Alcock – 14:36.28 (18th in Sec. 1)
Caleb McClain – 14:37.70 (14th in Sec. 2)
Leo Donlea – 15:20.88 (19th in Sec. 2)
 
USF Schedule
Saturday:
3,000m Steeple chase (M) – heats beginning at 4:59 p.m.
Isaias DeLeon
Alex Howard
 
400m (W) – heats beginning at 5:36 p.m.
Samantha Lind
Emma Stahr
Alena Ulrichova
 
400m (M) – heats beginning at 5:44 p.m.
Chandler Mathews
 
1,500m (W) – heats beginning at 6:36 p.m.
Lea Meyer – Sec. 3
 
1,500m (M)
Daniel Maneloveg (Sec. 3) – 6:43 p.m.
Scott Halsted (Sec. 2) – 6:56 p.m.
Henry Mong (Sec. 2) – 6:56 p.m.
Hugh Nicklason (Sec. 1) – 7:09 p.m.
 
10,000m (W) – heats beginning at 7:32 p.m.
Kelsey Nielsen