AZUSA, Calif. – Northwestern returned to the outdoor track in Southern California, split between the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Mt. Sac Relays, and posted a number of personal bests during the weekend.
The Wildcats were looking forward to getting back to warmer temperatures, because with that comes good competition. Last year was the team's first going to AZUSA and it yielded some of the squad's best marks on the season. The Bryan Clay relays were spread over two days in Azusa, with the steeplechase and 5K conducted on Thursday and the 1500M on Friday.
Thursday night, Isabel Seidel got things started with a 10:57.17 in the 3K Steeplechase, chopping more than 17-seconds off her 2018 outdoor debut at the San Francisco Distance Carnival.
The 5000M competition was spread out over eight heats, with four Wildcats competing during the evening. Sarah Nicholson led the way with a blazing fast 16:53.01 in her outdoor track debut in the event.
Saturday morning saw Mary Orders run a personal best 4:58.99 in the opening heat of the 1500M, taking almost seven seconds off her time from last week's Benedictine Invitational. On Saturday night the remainder of the 1500M group to capitalize on its training and run to a fast time. Kelly O'Brien led the way with a 4:33.69 result, while Sara Coffey sliced almost 17-seconds off her Benedictine time and Mandy Davis dropped her finish by nearly seven seconds.
In addition to the group running at the Bryan Clay, the 'Cats had two competitors at the Mt. Sac Relays on Saturday night. Aubrey Roberts and Haley Albers competed in the 10K, with the former making her season debut in the event and Albers running her second of the campaign. Roberts finished in 34:17:48 in the elite heat, while Alberts cut seven seconds off her previous effort.
10000M:
Aubrey Roberts – 34:17.48
Haley Albers – 37:27.49
5000M:
Sarah Nicholson – 16:53.01
Brooke Pigneri – 17:24.12
Andrea Ostenso – 17:27.56
Hannah Tobin – 17:38.21
3000M Steeplechase:
Isabel Seidel – 10:57.17
1500M:
Kelly O'Brien – 4:33.69
Sara Coffey – 4:41.93
Mandy Davis – 4:47.24
Mary Orders – 4:58.99
The Wildcats were looking forward to getting back to warmer temperatures, because with that comes good competition. Last year was the team's first going to AZUSA and it yielded some of the squad's best marks on the season. The Bryan Clay relays were spread over two days in Azusa, with the steeplechase and 5K conducted on Thursday and the 1500M on Friday.
Thursday night, Isabel Seidel got things started with a 10:57.17 in the 3K Steeplechase, chopping more than 17-seconds off her 2018 outdoor debut at the San Francisco Distance Carnival.
The 5000M competition was spread out over eight heats, with four Wildcats competing during the evening. Sarah Nicholson led the way with a blazing fast 16:53.01 in her outdoor track debut in the event.
Saturday morning saw Mary Orders run a personal best 4:58.99 in the opening heat of the 1500M, taking almost seven seconds off her time from last week's Benedictine Invitational. On Saturday night the remainder of the 1500M group to capitalize on its training and run to a fast time. Kelly O'Brien led the way with a 4:33.69 result, while Sara Coffey sliced almost 17-seconds off her Benedictine time and Mandy Davis dropped her finish by nearly seven seconds.
In addition to the group running at the Bryan Clay, the 'Cats had two competitors at the Mt. Sac Relays on Saturday night. Aubrey Roberts and Haley Albers competed in the 10K, with the former making her season debut in the event and Albers running her second of the campaign. Roberts finished in 34:17:48 in the elite heat, while Alberts cut seven seconds off her previous effort.
10000M:
Aubrey Roberts – 34:17.48
Haley Albers – 37:27.49
5000M:
Sarah Nicholson – 16:53.01
Brooke Pigneri – 17:24.12
Andrea Ostenso – 17:27.56
Hannah Tobin – 17:38.21
3000M Steeplechase:
Isabel Seidel – 10:57.17
1500M:
Kelly O'Brien – 4:33.69
Sara Coffey – 4:41.93
Mandy Davis – 4:47.24
Mary Orders – 4:58.99