The Portland Pilots began their participation at the Husky Classic in Seattle on Friday with several athletes achieving personal records and notable performances at Dempsey Indoor.
In the women’s 200-meter preliminary, Aria Cain finished fifth overall with a time of 24.80 seconds, marking a personal best and moving her to second place all-time in program history. Malia Harvey also set a personal record, finishing 14th in 25.09 seconds, which now ranks as the third-fastest time in school history.
On the men’s side, Jonas Price stood out in the 3000 meters by placing seventh with a personal best of 7:45.65, making it the second-fastest mark ever recorded for the program. Anthony Giesch ran a personal best of 8:20.25, while teammates Nathan Stein (8:15.73), Giuliano Scasso (8:26.44), Jacob Hupke (8:30.64), Eliason Kabasenche (8:32.12), and Aaron Rovnak (8:42.72) contributed to a strong showing for the team.
Lindsey Kaines achieved a personal best of 9:56.14 in the women’s 3000 meters.
The men’s distance medley relay team—Boston Potts, Yutaka Roberts, Elliot Hawley, and Bodie Alderson—finished fourth overall with a time of 10:05.26.
Competition continues Saturday with Cain competing in the women’s 60-meter preliminaries and Harvey running in the women’s 400 meters. The schedule also includes middle-distance events for both men and women.
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