West Coast Invitational - Saturday at Willamette U @ noon
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West Coast Invitational - Saturday at Willamette U @ noon
West Coast Invitational: The West Coast Conference doesn't have a conference championship meet, so the WCC coaches improvised.
That explains Saturday's West Coast Invitational, which begins at noon Saturday at Willamette University.
It's distance-oriented, which fits the WCC profile, although the meet is administered by Willamette and open to athletes and schools outside the WCC. It will include some field events.
"It's more of a Stanford-style meet," said University of Portland men's coach Rob Conner, which means the distance races will be paced and geared toward getting entries the fastest times possible.
BYU is a member of the WCC now, which should help the depth and quality of the distance fields.
UP steepler Jared Bassett, meanwhile, has a developing national profile. Bassett finished second to post-collegian Max King at last week's Oregon Twilight in 8 minutes, 47.09 seconds, fourth on the UP career list and 13th on the college level this season.
"I'm super excited about Bassett, and he has a lot more room to go," Conner said. "He's not been a great hurdler. So we've been working on some faster stuff over the hurdles, and it's paying off."
That explains Saturday's West Coast Invitational, which begins at noon Saturday at Willamette University.
It's distance-oriented, which fits the WCC profile, although the meet is administered by Willamette and open to athletes and schools outside the WCC. It will include some field events.
"It's more of a Stanford-style meet," said University of Portland men's coach Rob Conner, which means the distance races will be paced and geared toward getting entries the fastest times possible.
BYU is a member of the WCC now, which should help the depth and quality of the distance fields.
UP steepler Jared Bassett, meanwhile, has a developing national profile. Bassett finished second to post-collegian Max King at last week's Oregon Twilight in 8 minutes, 47.09 seconds, fourth on the UP career list and 13th on the college level this season.
"I'm super excited about Bassett, and he has a lot more room to go," Conner said. "He's not been a great hurdler. So we've been working on some faster stuff over the hurdles, and it's paying off."
DoubleDipper- Pilot Nation Legend
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Re: West Coast Invitational - Saturday at Willamette U @ noon
We should have a conference championship. That would be cool.
pilotram- Playmaker
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Re: West Coast Invitational - Saturday at Willamette U @ noon
Should be a pretty good meet if the temps stay relatively low. The 10k starts around 9:30 so that will be helpful. I'm heading down! Go Pilots
Woodless!- Bench Warmer
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Re: West Coast Invitational - Saturday at Willamette U @ noon
Jared Bassett (Sr.) and Scott Fauble (Fr.) both ran 3:45 1500s. That is like a 4:03 or 4:04 mile.
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