Evergreens Pineda paces 1500 meters at Oregon Invite
Contact: Erik Snyder (360) 867-6537
snydere@evergreen.edu
Sports Information Director
The Evergreen State College
April 22, 2006
EUGENE, Oregon In windy conditions, Evergreen's Miguel Pineda was thrust to the front of the pack to lead the first lap of the 1500 meters at the Oregon Invitational this weekend.
With runners sitting back unwilling to fight the wind, Pineda found himself in the unenviable position of leading the group at the hallowed Hayward Field in Eugene . Times for the races were on the slow side as runners spent the early part of the race jockeying for position.
After leading early, Pineda fell back to the middle of the pack where he got boxed in for the final lap. Pineda, fought through the runners to finish strong down the final straightaway.
Pineda finished seventh in the third of three heats. He was 32nd overall with a time of 4:13.50 against a field that featured primarily NCAA Division I athletes.
Men 1500 Meter Run B Section
1, Carlos Trujillo, Oregon , 3:55.17. 2, Sean Williams, Eastside Track C, 3:55.65. 3, Eric Palmquist , North Dakota Sta, 3:57.27. 4, Dylan Gant, Simon Fraser, 3:57.58. 5, Scott Knackstedt, Portland , 3:58.10. 6, Bryan Rodie, Boise State , 3:58.20. 7, Cody Eaton, Boise State , 3:58.49. 8, Caleb Knox, Washington, 3:59.00. 9, Dan Bingham, Montana , 3:59.20. 10, Rick Bogatay, Spokane CC, 3:59.33. 11, Cameron Kreuz, Southern Oregon , 3:59.54. 12, Tom Wyatt, Washington, 4:00.23. 13, Chad Fraser, Simon Fraser, 4:00.33. 14, Martin Romero-Clark, Concordia, 4:01.48. 15, Greg Smith, Montana State , 4:01.51. 16, Russ Neff, Virginia Intermo, 4:02.06. 17, James Wilson, Washington, 4:02.31. 18, Medi Ahrari, Simon Fraser, 4:02.97. 19, Ross Dexter, Southern Oregon , 4:03.80. 20, Justin Samudio, UO Running Club, 4:05.15. 21, Jon Kawamoto, Unattached, 4:05.39. 22, Derek Mandell, Portland , 4:05.68. 23, Joel Sauvain, Oregon , 4:05.70. 24, Esteban Trujillo , Oregon , 4:06.39. 25, Josh Cobb, Clackamas CC, 4:06.84. 26, Ian Terpin, Unattached, 4:08.38. 27, Gabe Molinaro, Northwest U. , 4:11.32. 28, Bryan Dibos, Western Oregon , 4:11.75. 29, Larry McLoughlin, Clark, 4:12.35. 30, Dustin Moore, UO Running Club, 4:12.54. 31, Vertin Alvarez , Oregon , 4:13.10. 32, Miguel Pineda, Evergreen State , 4:13.50 . 33, Keith Laverty, Oregon , 4:14.14. 34, Zach Done, Unattached, 4:15.86. 35, Kevin Sully, UO Running Club, 4:16.28. 36, David Reid, UO Running Club, 4:17.62. 37, Johnathan Graves, Clark, 4:20.26. 38, Charlie Goman, Portland State , 4:28.62. --, Blake Flanders, Oregon , DNF.