SEATTLE, Wash. – The University of San Francisco women's indoor track & field team, competing in its second meet in the Pacific Northwest this season, took part in the Husky Classic, a two-day event at the University of Washington on Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10.
The meet was highlighted by multiple athletes earning personal bests.
Olivia Alexandre shined in the 800-meter run, placing 12th out of 66 competitors while setting the top mark this season with a time of 2:08.09. Alexandre, surpassing her previous best in the event at the Portland Twilight, beat that time by 90 seconds.
Natalie Hlusi set a personal best in the 3,000 meters as she grabbed 33rd place with a time of 9:26.73, beating her previous best of 9:34.52 from the UW Invite/Mile City indoor meet two weeks ago.
In the one-mile run, Petra Helebrantová, competing in her first event as a member of the team earned a new time of 4:54.42 in 66th place.
Grace Copeland led the team in the event with a 55th-place finish at 4:51.96.
In the preliminaries for the 60-meter dash,
Sophia Priester-Veasley set a new best at 7.87 seconds while earning a 16th-place finish.
Noa Grochowski set a school record in the high jump while finishing in a tie for seventh place with a mark of 1.55 meters.
RESULTS:
Friday 60-meter hurdles preliminaries
20. Noa Grochowski – 9.41
Friday High Jump
7.
Noa Grochowski – 1.55 meters
Friday 3,000-meter run
33. Natalie Hlusi – 9:26.73
85.
Hannah Kehoe – 9:48.88
89.
Mathilde Valadier – 9:51.12
Friday 200-meter dash
15.
Tatumn LaChapelle – 25.78
Saturday 60-meter dash preliminaries
16.
Sophia Priester-Veasley – 7.87
29.
Tatumn LaChapelle – 8.13
31.
Imani Wyatt – 8.17
Saturday 400-meter dash
15. Imani Wyatt – 1:00.05
Saturday one-mile run
55. Grace Copeland – 4:51.96
66. Petra Helebrantová – 4:54.42
77.
Kamilla Vanadzina – 4:57.60
78.
Julia Morales – 4:58.51
Saturday 800-meter run
12.
Olivia Alexandre – 2:08.09
UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, Feb. 25 when it competes in the MPSF Championships.
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