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Stanford Invitational
Buffs Set Numerous PRs At Stanford invite
April 03, 2015 | Track and Field
STANFORD, Calif. – Personal records were set left and right by University of Colorado distance runners on Friday night at the Stanford Invitational.
Senior Blake Theroux got the meet started on the right note for the Buffs, clocking a PR of 8:43.77 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The time placed Theroux fifth in the top section of the meet and is currently the third fastest time by an NCAA Division I athlete this season. The PR also propelled Theroux into CU's top 10 performers list at ninth overall.
The PR's continued to follow from that point as a pair of women recorded personal bests in the 1,500-meter run. Senior Sara Sutherland placed sixth in the fastest section with a time of 4:20.30. She was the third fastest collegiate runner in the race and her time is currently the sixth best in the NCAA Division I. The time also put Sutherland ninth on CU's all-time performers list. Junior Maddie Alm won the sixth section of the 1,500 in 4:24.29.
On the men's side of the 1,500, senior Jake Hurysz recorded a time of 3:44.26 in the top section, placing fourth overall. His time was the third fastest by a collegiate runner in that section. Junior Connor Winter came away with a second place finish in the third section of the 1,500 in 3:43.34, another Buff PR.
Redshirt freshmen Erin Clark and Annie Kelly had huge PRs in the 5,000-meter run. Clark clocked in at 15:57.54 to take third in the second section, while Kelly was second in the third heat, finishing in 16:12.36.
Junior Pierce Murphy finished the night for the Buffs in the 10,000-meter run, clocking in with the final PR of the day at 28:52.70. Murphy placed 21st overall in the top section of the race.
2015 Stanford Invitational
Track EventsMen's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Section 1): (1. Tabor Stevens, Adams State, 8:32.50) 5. Blake Theroux, 8:43.77
Men's 1,500-Meters (Section 1): (1. German Fernandez, Nike, 3:43.72) 4. Jake Hurysz, 3:44.26
Men's 1,500-Meters (Section 3): (1. Shyan Vaziri, unattached, 3:43.07) 2. Connor Winter, 3:43.34
Women's 1,500-Meters (Section 1): (1. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota St., 4:17.10) 6. Sara Sutherland, 4:20.30
Women's 1,500-Meters (Section 6): 1. Maddie Alm, 4:24.29
Women's 5,000-Meters (Section 2): (1. Molly Seidel, Notre Dame, 15:52.41) 3. Erin Clark, 15:57.54
Women's 5,000-Meters (Section 3): (1. Allison Mendez, Adidas, 16:11.54) 2. Annie Kelly, 16:12.36
Men's 10,000-Meters (Section 1): (1. Juan Luis Barrios, Nike, 28:12.91) 21. Pierce Murphy, 28:52.70
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