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Pacific Twilight
Track and Field Leaves Pacific Twilight With Two Wins
April 28, 2012 | Women's Track & Field
April 28, 2012
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – The Oregon State track and field team finished up the Pacific Twilight today, completing the meet with seven season best times and two section wins.
"This whole meet was a great meet for us," assistant coach Travis Floeck said. "We had a ton of personal records and it was a great effort from everyone. We are gaining momentum going into this last part of the season."
In her first track meet of the season, Kelsi Schaer ran unattached in section two of the 1,500 meters and won the section with a time of 4:42.45. Olivia Poblacion finished in third place in section two with a time of 4:46.20, while Haley Hunt and Shannon Mahoney both got season best times at the event.
"Kelsi is an incredible talent and redshirting her this year has been a good decision," Floeck said. "Coming out here and winning her section in her first race of the season was great. It was a great opening time in the 1,500 meters and it is just showing us what is to come in the future from her."
In section one of the 1,500 meters, Emily LaValley turned in an impressive performance, finishing in third place. She ran the race in a time of 4:34.26, beating her previous season best time of 4:40.74 by almost seven seconds.
"Emily ran a very, very smart and gutsy race," Floeck said. "She got a personal record and it was pretty exciting to watch what she was able to do out there."
Audrey Botti ran the 5,000 meter run for the first time this season, placing first overall in the race and notching the fastest time on the team with a time of 17:07.15. Kinsey Gomez finished close behind in second place, beating her previous season best time of 17:21.43 with her time of 17:11.68.
Sandra Martinez and Erin Jones finished in fourth and fifth place, both beating their previous season bests in the event. They finished with times of 17:16.92 and 17:18.79, respectively, while Sabrah de Voir also earned her season best time in the event with a time of 18:04.74.
"The 5,000 meters was a great event for us," Floeck said. "They had to do a lot of work because we had four finish in the top-five overall. The weather wasn't ideal, but Audrey looked really good and got a personal record. Erin, Sandra and Kinsey all got personal records as well. They all ran together and worked together and it was fun to watch."
The Beavers had three athletes compete in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, with Whitney Pitman turning in the team's best performance in the event with a fourth place finish and a time of 11:40.84. Hannah Soza-Hodgkinson finished in fifth place with a time of 11:49.69 and Latane Cox finished in ninth place with a time of 12:10.55.
Kristin Oenning turned in another high placing finish with her second place finish in the high jump, but was asked to stop by coaches at 5-01.00 after tweeking her ankle. Justine Bird finished in seventh place with a jump of 4-07.00.
Taylor Hunt and Sarah Olson competed in the 800 meter run section one race, finishing in seventh and eighth place with times of 2:18.26 and 2:18.56. In her first 800 meter run, Kylee Cook competed in section two of the 800 meters finishing in second place with a time of 2:21.03.
The Beavers will return to action tomorrow when Laura Carlyle and Casey Masterson will compete at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford, Calif.
Oregon State Results
1,500 Meter Run (Section 1)
3 Emily LaValley, 4:34.26
1,500 Meter Run (Section 2)
1 Kelsi Schaer, 4:42.45
3 Olivia Poblacion, 4:46.20
5 Haley Hunt, 4:48.71
8 Maureen Tremblay, 4:51.81
10 Shannon Mahoney, 4:52.74
11 Emily Wheeler, 4:57.98
12 Raelyn Robinson, 4:58.09
5,000 Meter Run
1 Audrey Botti, 17:07.15
2 Kinsey Gomez, 17:11.68
4 Sandra Martinez, 17:16.92
5 Erin Jones, 17:18.79
10 Sabrah de Voir, 18:04.74
11 Marsha Lampi, 18:08.46
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
4 Whitney Pitman, 11:40.84
5 Hannah Soza-Hodgkinson, 11:49.69
9 Latane Cox, 12:10.55
800 Meter Run (Section 1)
7 Taylor Hunt, 2:18.26
8 Sarah Olson, 2:18.56
800 Meter Run (Section 2)
2 Kylee Cook, 2:21.03
High Jump
2 Kristin Oenning, 5-01.00
7 Justine Bird, 4-07.00
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