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Michael Johnson Invitational
Slattery Wins At Oregon, Pincock Second At MJ Classic
April 24, 2005 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. and Waco, Texas ?In late races in both cities Saturday, University of Colorado senior distance runner Sara Slattery won the women's 5,000-m run in a regional qualifying time at the Oregon Invitational while two time zones away sophomoresprinter George Pincock took runner-up finishes as the anchor leg of the CU's 400-m relay team, as the lead off leg of the mile relay, in the prelims of the 400-m dash and fourth in the finals at the Michael Johnson Classic.
In her first race on the track this year, Slattery returned to form by winning the women's seeded 5,000-m run. Her time of 16 minutes 4.91 seconds was nearly seven seconds ahead of
That afternoon, freshman Micah Mosley ran a pr 3:57.58 in the unseeded 1,500-m run and finished 18th. In the unseeded men's 5k, junior Austin Baillie ran his first outdoor 5k and finished third in a pr 14:23.38. His first race on the track since the 2004 Big 12 Championships, 2004 Oregon transfer Erik Heinonen also established a pr in the event on his old track, running 14:36.41 to finish ninth. In his first 5k, freshman Chris Pannone finished 19th in a pr 14:58.81.
While the distance runners were in
In the 100 and 200-m dashes, Sam Napp and Eric Lee-O'Brien turned in a pair of back-to-back finishes in both races. Both ran to 11.08 100-m finishes with Napp crossing the line in 14th and Lee-O'Brien 15th while Napp (22.17) finished ninth in the 200-m and Lee-O'Brien (22.22) 10th in the 200-m. In the 400-m, Pincock led a
Middle distance runner Derek Winton won his morning 800-m heat in 1:55.84 giving him the option to run the evening's invitational race in the same event, which he did, and capitalized on in a pr 1:53.26 to finish eighth.
Both
On the women's side, sophomore Jackie Sturm finished 17th in the 100-m dash in 12.59 before a pr 25.85 in the 200-m where she came in 20th. In the field events, horizontal jumper Amberly Casey finished fifth in the long jump (19-00.00) and triple (38-1.50) while high jumper Anna Magle turned in a runner-up finish of her own with a 5-7.00 effort.
The only meet remaining on the calendar prior to this year's Big 12 Championships, May 13-15 in
Women's 5,000-m Run: 1. Sara Slattery, 16:04.91
Men's 1,500-m Run: 18. Micah Mosley, 3:57.58
Men's 5,000-m Run: 3. Austin Baillie, 14:23.38; 9. Erik Heinonen, 14:36.41; 19. Chris Pannone, 14:58.81
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Women's 100-m Dash: 17. Jackie Sturm, 12.59
Women's 200-m Dash: 20. Jackie Sturm, 25.85
Women's Long Jump: 4. Amberly Casey, 19-00.00
Women's Triple Jump: 5. Amberly Casey, 38-1.50
Women's High Jump: 2. Anna Magle, 5-7.00
Men's 100-m Dash: 14. Sam Napp, 11.08; 15. Eric Lee-O'Brien, 11.08
Men's 200-m Dash: 9. Sam Napp, 22.17; 10. Eric Lee-O'Brien, 22.22
Men's 400-m Dash (Prelims): 2. George Pincock, 48.20; 7. Chris Abuan, 48.87; 8. Nate Terry, 49.32
Men's 400-m Dash (Finals): 4. George Pincock, 48.06; 5. Nate Terry, 49.13; 6. Chris Abuan, 49.15
Men's 800-m Run (Invitational): 8. Derek Winton, 1:53.26
Men's 800-m Run (College): 1. Derek Winton, 1:55.84
Men's 400-m Relay: 2.
Men's Mile Relay: 2.
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