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Zenah Cheptoo followed her record-setting performance in her debut with a Washington State women's track and fieldprogram record in the 3,000-meter run at 9:12.18, finishing third overall in the event on the first night of the two-day UW Invitational at Dempsey Indoor.
Micaela De Mello led the day off for Washington State on the track with a first-place finish in the women's 60-meter hurdles, her second win of the indoor season, after posting times of 8.36 and 8.32 in prelims and finals, respectively.
On the men's side, Brian Barsaiya (8:09.47) and Kelvin Limo (8:16.55) each reached lifetime-bests in the men's 3,000-meter run, as Barsaiya's time proved enough to win the penultimate heat in the men's 3,000m field.
On the Dempsey Indoor infield, Gavin Dimick reached a new PR (4.87M) in the men's pole vault while fellow freshman Antoni Smith also reached a lifetime-best after clearing 1.90m in the men's high jump. His high jump teammate A.J. McGloflin followed up his first-career win last week with a runner-up finish Friday after clearing 2.00m on only one attempt.
Washington State will return to action in the second day of the UW Invitational Saturday, while a separate group of athletes also get set to compete in Saturday's Inland NW Invitational from The Podium in Spokane, Wash.
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WSU Results UW Invitational
Day 1 Track
Women's 60m Hurdles Prelim
- Micaela De Mello: 8.36q, 1
st
overall
- Tatum Moku: 8.91q, 8
th
overall
Men's 60m Hurdles Prelim
- Parker Duskin: 8.35, 11
th
overall
Women's 60m Hurdles Final
- Micaela De Mello:
8.32, 1
st
Women's
3,000m Run
- Zenah Cheptoo:
9:12.18, 3
rd
[PR] [WSU School Record] [No. 21 in NCAA DI]
- Neema Kimtai:
9:34.37, 15
th
- Alaina Stone Boggs: 9:35.41, 17th
- Nicole Bissell: 9:52.07, 43
rd
[PR]
Men's
3,000m Run
- Brian
Barsaiya: 8:09.47, 17
th
[PR]
- Kelvin Limo:
8:16.55, 34
th
[PR]
- Leif Swanson:
8:19.28, 41st
Day 1 Field
Men's Pole Vault
-
Gavin Dimick: 4.87m
/ 15' 11.75", 10
th
[PR]
Women's Triple Jump
- Daj Williams:
F
Men's High Jump
- A.J.
McGloflin: 2.00m/ 6' 6.75", 2nd
- Antoni Smith:
1.90m/ 6' 2.75", 11
th
[PR]