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Samuel Pawluk and Ben Thistlewood opened up their track seasons at the Oregon Relays on a warm, sunny day in Eugene, OR, today.
Pawluk, who hadn't raced on the track since July 2010, was in the McChesney Jr 5,000 m. He ran 14:41.72, placing eighth in the field. The University of Oregon's Parker Stinson was paced through 4,000 m by fellow Duck Luke Puskedra, before running the final km to win the race in 14:02.93. See results below. Note: there is a mistake in the results - Kerry Kazuta appears in the results, but didn't race. Video of the race, courtesy of Runnerspace, is here.
Thistlewood ran in Section 1 of the men's 1,500 m, clocking 3:54.42. The pace early on was hot, thanks to a pacer from UO, but the main pack chose not to go with him, and stayed bunched together until about 500 m to go, when it spread out. Chris Brewer, running unattached, won the race in 3:50.75. See results below. A video of the race is available here, courtesy of Runnerspace.
Next weekend will see Pawluk back on the roads running the Times Colonist 10K in Victoria, BC. Thistlewood hopes to be running a 5,000 m at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
University of Oregon OREGON RELAYS - 4/20/2012 to 4/21/2012 Hayward Field Event 19 Men 5000 Meter Run McChesney Jr =============================================================== Waterfall start. Athlete with hip #1 placed on inside. If more than 16 athletes, run 2 alleys with one-turn stagger Meet Record: * 13:25.81 Name Year School Finals =============================================================== Finals 1 Parker Stinson SO Oregon 14:02.93 2 Kyle Van Santen SR St. Martin's 14:28.95 3 Mitchell Hunt SO Oregon 14:29.13 4 Jordan Welling Bowerman AC 14:30.48 5 Greg Montgomery JR College of Idaho 14:31.53 6 Eric Avila FR Southern Oregon 14:37.79 7 Erik Barkhaus JR Seattle U. 14:40.88 8 Samuel Pawluk Point Grey TFC 14:41.72 9 John Carley Unattached 14:42.53 10 Kerry Kazuta SR Point Grey TFC 14:43.08 11 Jeff Howard JR Unattached 14:43.37 12 David Elliott FR Unattached 14:43.38 13 Brian Shrader SO Oregon 14:47.02 14 Barak Watson JR Northwest Nazarene 14:47.38 15 Brian Bragg SR Eastern Oregon 14:57.87 16 Ben DeJarnette SO Oregon 15:02.50 17 Jorge Gil-Juarez FR Clackamas CC 15:07.84 18 Elliott Farris SR Unattached 15:41.63 -- Luke Puskedra SR Unattached DNF -- Jeramy Elkaim FR Unattached DNS -- Kevin Castille John's Run/W DNS -- Robert Walgren SO Gonzaga DNS More news |