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Oregon Relays
Barringer Sets CU School Record
April 24, 2009 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. ? University of Colorado senior Jenny Barringer set a CU record in the 1,500-meter run at the Oregon Relays on Friday night at the historic Hayward Field in the 1,500-meter run.
The Oviedo, Fla. native clocked a time of 4 minutes, 8.38 seconds in her outdoor season debut, which is the fastest time recorded during the 2009 outdoor season. She surpassed the previous CU record in the 1500 of 4:10.81 which was set by Shayne Wille at the NCAA Championships in 1997. The NCAA record in the event is 4:06.19.
Barringer was not the only Buff to compete in the top section of the 1500. Emma Coburn finished fifth overall in the section and was fifth overall. Coburn finished in 4:27.69, just under the regional qualifying time of 4:27.80. Katie Cumming was 10th overall with a time of 4:33:58.
Brianne Beemer took third overall in the 800. She finished with a PR of 2:14.96 and even led after the first 600. Beemer finished less than a second behind the first-place finisher, Janelle Everetts, who recorded a time of 2:14.13. According to head coach Mark Wetmore, Beemer ran a very good and tactical race.
On the men's side; Steve Kasica was third overall in the 800. He also finished with a PR at 1:52.21, improving from a mark of 1:53.05 which he set one week ago at the Mt. SAC Relays. In the 1500, Andy Wacker was second, finishing in 3:52.21. Matt Tebo was ninth in 3:56.36.
Barringer will compete on Saturday in the 800-meter run while part of the team will compete at the Jack Christiansen Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo.
OREGON RELAYS
Eugene, Ore. (Historic Hayward Field)
Men's Track Events
800 Meters (B Section): 3. Steve Kasica, 1:52.21 PR (1. Wil Buchanan, Colorado State, 1:50.96)
1500 Meters (B Section): 2. Christian Thompson, 3:58.46 PR (1. Jessie Brown, Concordia, 3:57.65)
1500 Meters (Top Section): 2. Andy Wacker, 3:52.21; 9. Matt Tebo, 3:56.36 (1. Andrew Wheating, Oregon, 3:40.92)
Steeplechase: 7. Dan Edwards, 9:23.24 (1. Stephen Lisgo, Butler, 8:53.40)
Women's Track Events
800 Meters (B Section): 3. Brianne Beemer, 2:14.96 PR (1. Janelle Everetts, Unattached, 2:14.13)
1,500 Meters (Top Section): 1. Jenny Barringer, 4:08.38 SR/PR/RQ; 5. Emma Coburn, 4:27.69 PR/RQ; 10. Katie Cumming, 4:33.58
1,500 Meter (Section 2) 13. Emily Hanenburg, 4:42.60 (1. Cori Moore, unattached, 4:35.38)
Steeplechase: 9. Allison Sawyer, 11:00.93 (1. Claire Michel, Oregon, 10:28.92)
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