SEATTLE, Wash. - Stanford track & field delivered a strong showing at the UW Preview, highlighted by five event victories, a meet record, and several "Stanford Top 10" performances inside Dempsey Indoor Facility.
Alyssa Jones delivered the marquee moment of the weekend in the women's high jump, as The Bowerman Watch List honoree set a new meet record with a 1.91m, setting a new career best and improving on her previous Stanford Top 10 mark. Jones remains the second-best indoor high jumper in program history.
On the track, Juliette Whittaker earned a statement win in the women's 1000m, battling down the stretch with Washington's Chloe Foerster before ultimately crossing the line at 2:37.54. Shattering the program record in the event, Whittaker's time was good for the second-ranked all-conditions performance in the NCAA.
Zane Bergen also produced a historic result in the men's 1000m, resetting his previous program record with a 2:18.98 time to remain Stanford's all-time indoor leader in the event. Sophia Kennedy placed fifth in the women's mile, running a 4:32.13 to move into fifth in Stanford history in the event.
The Cardinal saw a trio of middle distance runners set new Stanford Indoor Top 10 marks in the women's 600m. Madison Shults lead the field with a race-winning time of 1:29.37 to rank third all-time, while performances from Olivia Cieslak (1:30.76) and Amelia Everett (1:31.77) moved them into sixth and tenth on the list, respectively.
Stanford also saw some notable results from a pair of sprinter-jumpers, including Xavier Drumgoole, who posted the seventh-best Stanford indoor time in the men's 60m with a 6.85-second sprint. Drumgoole also added a runner-up finish in the men's long jump at 7.31 meters.
Alaysia Oakes also finished third in the women's 60m, before doubling back to win the women's long jump at 6.01 meters. Elena Cooper finished second in the long jump with a 5.77m mark.
The men's 3000m saw a strong effort from a trio of Cardinal, led by Leo Young’s third-place finish in 7:52.46, followed by James Dargan (7:55.87) and Evan Noonan (7:57.09). The women's 3000m saw two new personal bests from Hanne Thomsen (9:12.02) and Julia Flynn (9:13.05), who each placed in the top five.
Stanford will look to build on the momentum next weekend, as the season resumes at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational, hosted by the University of New Mexico on Jan. 23-24.
UW Preview
Dempsey Indoor Facility (307-meter flat track)
Friday Results
Men’s Weight Throw: 3. Mason McKhann - 17.26m, 12. Jack D’Amico - 13.73m, 14. Jason Liu - 12.69m
Women’s Weight Throw: 11. Jamie Deines - 14.59m
Men’s High Jump: 7. Laolu Oguneye - 1.85m
Women’s 3000m B Section: 4. Ava Parekh - 9:49.82
Women’s One Mile B Section: 1. Amelia Everett - 4:44.62, 2. Olivia Cieslak - 4:52.02, 7. Madison Shults - 4:57.79
Saturday Results
Women’s High Jump: 1. Alyssa Jones - 1.91m
Women’s Pole Vault Invite: 6. Sky Schuller - 3.73m
Men’s Long Jump: 2. Xavier Drumgoole - 7.31m
Women’s Long Jump: 1. Alaysia Oakes - 6.01m, 2. Elena Cooper - 5.77m
Women’s Shot Put: 28. Catherine Littlewood - 9.47m
Women’s 60m Hurdles Prelims: 22. Sara Rivas - 9.41, 25. Catherine Littlewood - 9.43
Women’s 60m Prelims: 2. Alaysia Oakes - 7.49, 6. Sariah Doresca - 7.63, 12. Samantha Ennin - 7.75, 21. Elena Cooper - 7.86, 22. Sage Hinton - 7.87
Men’s 60m Prelims: 3. Xavier Drumgoole - 6.89, 20. Gabriel Ajaegbu - 7.08
Women’s 60m Finals: 3. Alaysia Oakes - 7.54
Men’s 60m Finals: 3. Xavier Drumgoole - 6.85
Women’s 1 Mile: 5. Sophia Kennedy - 4:32.13
Women’s 400m: 4. Hannah Rutherford - 55.78, 6. Cate Peters - 56.41, 7. Addie Pendergast - 56.85, 26. Sara Rivas - 1:02.03
Men’s 400m: 2. Zachary Ryan - 47.84, 5. Ryce Reynolds - 48.47. 16. Joseph Bailey - 50.74
Women’s 600m: 1. Madison Shults - 1:29.47, 4. Olivia Cieslak - 1:30.76, 7. Amelia Everett - 1:31.77
Women’s 200m: 7. Hannah Rutherford - 24.84, 9. Cate Peters - 25.04, 10. Sage Hinton - 25.07
Men’s 200m: 6. Zachary Ryan - 22.11, 7. Gabriel Ajaegbu - 22.19, 8. Ryce Reynolds - 22.23
Women’s 1000m: 1. Juliette Whittaker - 2:37.54
Men’s 1000m: 4. Zane Bergen - 2:18.98. 9. Colin Abrams - 2:27.05. 10. Toby Chippendale - 2:29.21
Women’s 3000m: 3. Hanne Thomsen - 9:12.02, 4. Julia Flynn - 9:13.15. 15. Hillary Studdert - 9:28.76. 21. Maya de Brouwer - 9:38.81
Men’s 3000m: 3. Leo Young - 7:52.46, 4. James Dargan - 7:55.87. 5. Evan Noonan - 7:57.09
Women’s 4x400m Relay: 2. Hannah Rutherford, Juliette Whittaker, Cate Peters, Madison Shults - 3:46.99