The Cardinal Invitational is known for fast races, and the Ducks took full advantage of ideal conditions Sunday night.
Twelve Ducks set season-bests, including six who set personal bests. The biggest performances were Andrew Wheating moving to eighth all-time in the 800m and A.J. Acosta’s two-second improvement in the 1,500m.
Wheating’s time of one minute, 47.82 seconds was the fastest of the evening and was the fastest by a Duck in six years. Acosta finished in 3:40.52, less than a second off of 10th all-time, a list that hasn’t been cracked since 1984. He finished third in his heat and was the top collegian overall.
Michael McGrath was fifth in his heat of the 800m in a season-best 1:49.97.
Three other Duck men ran the 1,500m, two of whom also set seasonal bests. Joaquin Chapa finished in 3:47.11, A.J. Casteel in 3:49.82 and Scott Wall in 3:50.09.
Both Isaac Stoutenburgh (8:52.66) and Chris Winter (8:56.24) broke nine minutes in the 3,000m steeplechase, with Stoutenburgh cutting almost 10 seconds off his personal best.
Kenny Klotz was sixth in his section of the 5,000m in 13:58.15, while Chad Hall met the regional qualifying standard in 14:11.12. In his first race of the season, Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott finished in 14:26.29.
In the 10,000m, Diego Mercado was 19th in 29:28.95.
Marcus Dillon ran the 400m in 47.31.
For the women, Alex Kosinski chopped .4 seconds off her previous best 1,500m time, finishing second in her heat in 4:19.48.
Zoe Buckman was ninth in her heat of the 800m in 2:13.01.
The Ducks return home next Friday for the Oregon Twilight, the last home meet of the year.
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Several personal records set at Cardinal Invitational
Daily Emerald
May 4, 2008
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