Casillas posted a personal best at WWU Twilite
Casillas' Second Place Finish Leads ESC Performances at WWU Twilite
Full Results
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Leading the race for 11 1/2 laps of the 12 1/2 lap 5000 meter race, Ana Casillas pushed the pace before being passed in the final lap by Everett CC's Megan Hall. Casillas earned a personal best in the race held at the annual Western Washington University Twilite Invitational.
Casillas was hoping for a NAIA qualifying mark for the National Championships in May, but with nobody else runnning with her the race became a solo effort after the first lap. Her time of 18:31.59 was just 7 seconds off of the "B" qualifying mark. Casillas will attempt the mark at the CCC Championships on May 9th. She placed 7th at last years championships in the event.
Diann Leo and Emily Baker were also in the 5k, finishing in season's bests of 21:24 and 21:27 respectively.
Eric Jones hit a CCC Champs qualifying mark in the men's 5000 meters with a 15:55 effort, a season's best for the senior. Jones placed 11th in the 20 man field.
In the women's 800 meters Lindsey Farah is starting to show her indoor season form, running a CCC qualifying mark of 2:27.38 and placing 10th overall.
Ryan Lara placed 14th in the men's 800 meters with a 2:03.48.
Evergreen graduate Emily Uhlig lost her meet record of 11:38 in the women's 3000 meter steeplechase by 7 seconds. Uhlig has passed the torch on to ESC freshman Britta Peterson, who posted a personal best by 13 seconds in the grueling hurdle event with a time of 12:20.58.
The Geoducks have a week off before the Cascade Conference Championships held May 7-9 at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon.
Other ESC results
Women
100 meters - Evelyn Coleman - 16.13 (personal best)
200 meters - Lindsey Farah - 29.10; Evelyn Coleman - 34.95
1500 meters - Karissa Carlson - 5:10.70
Men
100 meters - Jason Shoemaker - 12.19 (season best); Alex Combs-Bachmann - 12.57
200 meters - Ryan Lara - 24.34; Jason Shoemaker - 25.03; Alex Combs-Bachmann - 26.00
800 meters - Liam Rockwell - 2:08.8
1500 meters - Liam Rockwell - 4:17.66 (season best); Nick Pace - 4:38.55 (personal best)
Shotput - Zach Licht - 29" 07.25" (9.02 m) Discus - Zach Licht - 87'.01" (26.54 m)