First day at the Stanford Invitational

STANFORD, California Stanford Charles Hicksin the midst of a 100+ mile training week, ran to victory in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational in record time.

It was the second meet record by a Cardinal athlete Friday at Cobb Track and Angell Field. Udido Onwuzurike won the 100 in the season in 10.07, tying his yearling to meet the standard. Onwuzurike made his outdoor debut of the season and still has his best 200 event on Saturday.

Hicks, the reigning NCAA cross-country champion, made his outdoor season debut by finishing with a killer kick that gave him the win in the final meters in 27:57.47. Leonard Korir’s 2016 mark dropped to 27:58.65.

Charles Hicks. Photo by David Hicks.

Stanford teammate Ky Robinsonwho shared the pace with Hicks for most of the last half of the race, was third in 27:58.74. Devin Hart was eighth with a time of 28.07.64 and jumped to number 6 on Stanford’s all-time list of performers. Hicks and Robinson are already 2nd and 4th with even faster times. With Cole Sproutwho didn’t run, four current Stanford runners are now among the school’s top six all-time in the 10,000.

The goal was just to run times that would comfortably qualify them for the NCAA West Prelims. But with the pace so strong, even with Alabama’s Victor Kiprop taking the lead late in the race, Hicks still found himself within striking distance and couldn’t resist the smell of victory. Hicks pushed hard out of the final turn and caught Kiprop just before the line.

The race was one of Stanford’s great long-distance performances. In the women’s 10,000 series Grace Connolly was 29th in a very fast leg and still moved up to No. 8 in school history by running 33:19.28 for a huge personal best by 50 seconds.

A moment later, Audrey DaDamio made her debut at this distance and ran 33:21.12 to rank 10th on the same list. In all, a remarkable 21 women broke 33 minutes between the two sections. Before Friday, only four college women had done so this year.

Laurel Wong. Photo: John P. Lozano/ISIphotos.com.

in 5000 Lucy Jenks rose from the pack in the final lap to finish third in 15:33.13, an eight-second lifetime improvement. And Robert DiDonato set a PB of 13:44.89 in the second leg of the men’s 5,000.

Juliette Whittaker, the NCAA indoor runner-up in the 800 and anchor of the winning medley relay, made his collegiate outdoor debut. Whittaker was second in the women’s 400 in 53.74, a PB of 0.81. Cydney Wright behind 53.78.

John Kroeger also had a big day, earning a lifetime best in the long jump of 24-1 (7.36 meters) while finishing second in the college division.

In the women’s 100 series Alexa Rossumthe first Pac-12 women’s track athlete this season, was second in 11:45.

The activity continues on Saturday from 9 am

Cydney Wright. Photo: John P. Lozano/ISIphotos.com.

Stanford Invitational
at Cobb Track and Angell Field
Friday’s results
The winners and all the Stanfords

gentlemen
100 final: 1, Udido Onwuzurike (Stanford) 10:07 (tie meets record). Preliminaries: 1, Udido Onwuzurike (Stanford) 10.15; 23, Doreen Simon (Stanford) 10.90.
400 1, Rikuya Ito (stretch) 46.45; 7, Cole’s breathing (Stanford) 47.88 (PB); 9, Karson Lippert (Stanford) 48.44; 25, Miles Zoltak (Stanford) 49.09; 30, Gabriel Navarro (Stanford) 49.65.
1500 sec. 1-1, Sam Ellis (Washington) 3:40.81. Sec. 2:7, Zane Bergen (Stanford) 3:43.03.
5K 1-1, Anthony Camieri (Ole Miss) 13:26.58; 15, Evan Burke (Stanford) 13:44.72. Sec. 2:5, Robert DiDonato (Stanford) 13:44.89 (PB); 15, To Caleb Boute (Stanford) 14:03.83; 20, 14:31.86.
10,000 sec. 1:1, Charles Hicks (Stanford) 27:57.47 (record); 3, Ky Robinson (Stanford) 27:58.74; 8, Devin Hart (Stanford) 28:07.64 (PB; No. 6 Stanford AT).
110 hurdles final: 1, Jerome Campbell (Northern Colorado) 13.90.
400 Hurdles 1, Reyte Rash (Cal State Fullerton) 51.82.
3000 steeplechase sec. 1-1, Kenneth Rooks (BYU) 8:33.60.
High jump Invitational: 1, Justin Lewis (unt.) 7-0 (2.14). College: 6, James Stevens (Stanford) 6-2 (7.36).
Long jump Invitational: 1, Jason Smith (Unt.) 25-3 (7.70); 11, Allan Hunter (Stanford) 22-1 (6.75). College: 2, John Kroeger (Stanford) 24-1 (7.36) (PB).
Puck call: 1, Ralford Mullings (Arkansas) 200-5 (61.09).
Javelin: 1, Joe Nizich (Air Force) 213-0 (64.92).

Ladies

100, final: 1, Marie-Eloise Leclair (Simon Fraser) 11.45; 2, Alexa Rossum (Stanford) 11.45; 6, Olivia Okoli (Stanford) 11.75. Preliminaries: 1, Alexa Rossum (Stanford) 11.42; 9, Olivia Okoli (Stanford) 11.81; 21, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 12.17 (PB); 33, Megan Olomu (Stanford) 12.28.
400 1, Josefine Eriksen (Utah) 53.41; 2, Juliette Whittaker (Stanford) 53.74 (PB); 3, Cydney Wright (Stanford) 53.78; 7, Trinity price (Stanford) 55.61; 14, Taylor James (Stanford) 56.41; 18, Camille Peisner (Stanford) 56.81.
1500 sec. 1-1, Billah Jepkirui (Oklahoma State) 4:14.00; 11, Ellie Deligianni (Stanford) 4:21.74. Sec. 2: Juliette Whittaker (Stanford) DNF. Sec. 3:9, Riley Stewart (Stanford) 4:27.15; 10, Audrey Suarez (Stanford) 4:28.52. Sec. 5:11, Ava Parekh (Stanford) 4:34.02; 13, Lily Flynn (Stanford) 4:39.92.
5,000 sec. 1:1, WuGa He (China AA) 15:26.58; 3, Lucy Jenks (Stanford) 15:33.13 (PB). Sec. 4:19, Carolyn Wells (Stanford) 17:11.94.
10,000 sec. 1-1, Emily Venters (Utah) 31:48.35; 29, Grace Connolly (Stanford) 33:19.28 (PB; No. 8 Stanford AT). Sec. 2:8, Audrey DaDamio (Stanford) 33:21.12 (PB; No. 10 Stanford AT).
100 hurdles Final: 1, Astrid Nyame (unt.) 13.12. Preliminaries: 16, Elise Miller (Stanford) 2:30 p.m.
400 Hurdles 1, Chloe Taylor (Chico State) 1:00.21; 6, Samantha Thomas (Stanford) 1:01.67.
3000 steeplechase sec. 1-1, Kayley Delay (Washington) 9:48.44.
High jump 1, Lilian Turban (Hawai’i) 5-11 (1.82); 2, Alyssa Jones (Stanford) 5-9 (1.76).
Pole vault Invite: 1, Nastassja Campbell (Washington) 13-8 (4.17); 5, Laurel Wong (Stanford) 12-10 (3.92); 9, Kelly Kern (Stanford) 12-10 (3.92); 13, Lianne Kistler (Stanford) 11-10 (3.62).
Long Jump Invitation: 1, Alyssa Jones (Stanford) 21-0 (6.41) (No. 6 Stanford AT); Teagan Zwaanstra (Stanford) F. Undergraduate: 1, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 19-6 (5.96); 3, Tess Stapleton (Stanford) 18-8 (5.69).
Shot put Invitational: 1, Jaida Ross (Oregon) 56-8 (17:29). College: 8, Brandy Atuatas (Stanford) 42-4 (12.90).
Hammer Invitational: 1, Chloe Lindeman (Wisconsin) 208-6 (63.56).
Javelin Invitational: 1, Valerie Clark (Utah State) 152-10 (46.60).