SEATTLE, Wash. – No. 19-ranked junior Cori Moore blazed to a record-setting time in the 800-meters as the Portland Pilots competed at the UW Invitational track meet at Dempsey Indoor last weekend. Moore was joined by several other Pilots who had unprecedented performances as Portland combined to break seven program or personal records.
Moore set a UP school record at 2:08.43, earning an NCAA provisional qualification. The performance lands her a place among the top runners in the nation early in the indoor season with a 19th-place ranking.
Newcomer Molly Mitchell broke into the UP all-time top-10 in the 5,000-meters with her time of 18:04.39. She now holds the ninth fastest time ever in the program’s history. Junior Paige Pattillo crossed the line at 18:12.39.
Sophomore Lyndy Davis raced to a personal record in the 3,000-meters with a 9:48.03, improving her previous record by 14 seconds.
Senior Natalie Hemphill broke her personal record clocking a time of 4:52.93 in the one-mile. Hemphill’s result is second only to former Pilot Nicole Karr who ran a 4:46.69 in 1995.
Junior Theresa Hailey nearly broke the five-minute mark posting her fastest performance ever in the one-mile run with a time of 5:00.78, good enough for a 10th-best all-time at UP.
Senior Dana Morgan enjoyed success in the 3,000-meters with a personal record time of 9:41.03. She now possesses the program’s fourth-fastest time ever. On Morgan’s heels was senior teammate Sifrash Ademe who posted a 9:44.39.
Another UP school record was broken in the distance medley relay where the squad of Moore, Hemphill, Morgan and Kiyah Williams posted a time of 11:41.51. The DMR time is good enough for the No. 13 spot in the nation right now.
“This was one of the best indoor meets we have had as a group,” said head coach Ian Solof. “I was really happy for Cori. She ran a perfect race and was absolutely flying the last 200 meters. Breaking the DMR record was really exciting and I thought Lyndy had a breakthrough race in the 3,000.”
UW Invitational (Pilot results only)
Dempsey Indoor
Seattle, Wash.
Jan. 30-31, 2010
60-meter hurdles
Williams, Kiyah 9.30
800-meters
Moore, Cori 2:08.43 (UP school record, NCAA provisional qualification)
1-mile
Hemphill, Natalie 4:52.93 (PR)
Hailey, Theresa 5:00.78 (PR)
Knettles, Hailey 5:05.56
3,000-meters
Morgan, Dana 9:41.03 (PR)
Ademe, Sifrash 9:44.39
Davis, Lyndy 9:48.03 (PR)
5,000-meters
Mitchell, Molly 18:04.39 (PR)
Pattillo, Paige 18:12.39
Distance Medley
4. Portland 'A' 11:41.51 (UP school record)
1) Hemphill, Natalie 2) Williams, Kiyah
3) Moore, Cori 4) Morgan, Dana
9. Portland 'B' 12:31.92
1) Hailey, Theresa 2) Borsch, Carolyn
3) Knettles, Hailey 4) Mitchell, Molly
11. Portland 'C' 13:04.15
1) King, Abigail 2) Spaulding, Tiffany
3) Smith, Megan 4) Auer, Sarah