Cavalluzzo Sets School Record on Day One of MPSF Championships

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Cavalluzzo Sets School Record on Day One of MPSF Championships

February 23, 2018 | Women's Track & Field

Day 1 Results Heptathlon Grid Day One

By: Athletic Communications

SEATTLE – Holly Cavalluzzo's record-setting performance on Friday led the Oregon State track & field team on day one of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation indoor championships at the Dempsey Indoor Center in Seattle.

Cavalluzzo finished the 5,000-meter run in 10th out of the 21-woman field with a time of 16:53.07. Her time was over a minute faster than the previous mark set in 2015. Collette Richter recorded the second-best time in OSU history crossing the line in 16:59.87.

The Beavers set four all-time top-10 marks at the meet on Friday, which resumes on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with the women's shot put and high jump.

Day one of competition included the women's pentathalon; an event comprised of the 60-meter hurdles, the 800 meters, shot put, long jump and high jump. Both Saskia McNairy and Claire Corbitt improved their all-time marks. McNairy finished in 12th with 3,424 points, the third-best point total. Corbitt totaled 3,011 points, the fourth-most all-time in Oregon State history.

Between the pair, McNairy and Corbitt recorded five season-best times or marks in the heptathlon events.

All totaled the Beavers have set 34 all-time top-10 marks this winter season.

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Friday's Results

60 METERS: 6. Marin Zaccheo, 8.04
200 METERS: 3. Marin Zaccheo, 26.38
5,000 METERS: 10. Holly Cavalluzzo, 16:53. 07. 13. Colette Richter, 16:59.87
DISTANCE MEDLEY: 11. Oregon State (Nicole Goecke, Dakota Steen, Kala Kopecek, Kristiane Width), 11:55.20
POLE VAULT: 10. Gillette Field, 12-9.5. 14. Annie Sidor, 11-3.75. 15. Tory Edwards, 11-3.75
WEIGHT THROW: 4. Lindsay McShane, 52-4.75. 8. Sydney Guthrie-Baker, 47-11.25
PENTATHALON: 12. Saskia McNairy, 3,424 points (800, 2:35.68, 623 pts; 60H, 9.19, 871 pts; HJ, 5-0.25, 655 pts; LJ, 17-11.5, 691; SP, 33-10.25, 550 pts). 15. Claire Corbitt, 3,011 points (800, 2:51.62, 447 pts; 60H, 9.40, 828 pts; HJ, 5-0.25, 655 pts; LJ, 17-0.75, 614 pts; SP, 29-8.0, 467 pts)

Saturday's Entries (season PR in parenthesis)
SHOT PUT: Sydney Guthrie-Baker (41-8.75)
HIGH JUMP: Amy Hilger (5-3), Alexa Harris (5-2.5)
400 METERS: Dakota Steen (58.64)
800 METERS: Gwyneth McMorris (2:16.16), Kala Kopecek (2:13.96), Nicole Goecke (2:11.55), Tarisa Olinski (2:37.12), Kim Solberg (2:25.00)
3,000 METERS: Brigette Takeuchi (9:45.33), Collette Richter (9:52.31), Holly Cavalluzzo (9:44.94), Kristiane Width (N/A)
4x400 METER RELAY: Gwyneth, McMorris, Dakota Steen, Tarisa Olinski, Kim Solberg