Payton Jordan Invitational
Friday-Saturday, Apr. 21-22 | Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – One of the oldest records in Washington Track & Field history, Dan Bell’s 1987 steeplechase mark, was taken down tonight by senior Ed Trippas, who won the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford’s Cobb Track. Trippas, a 2020 Olympian for Australia who is in his first season as a Husky, broke the 36-year-old mark by less than one second.
A grad transfer from Princeton, Trippas ran his signature steeplechase event for the second time this outdoor season. Back at the end of March, on the same track, Trippas ran 8:40.43 at the Stanford Invitational. Tonight he cut nine seconds off that time, going 8:31.40 and winning the race by a tenth of a second over Oklahoma State’s Victor Shitsama.
That time broke Bell’s record time of 8:32.27, and it is the second-fastest time in the NCAA so far this season. With the steeplechase record falling, every men’s distance record indoors and outdoors from 1,500-meters up to the 10,000-meters has been broke in the past two seasons.
Also held tonight at Stanford were the 5,000-meter runs, featuring several distance Dawgs.
Kayley DeLay, who ranks third nationally in the women’s steeplechase, had the best time tonight at 15:58.15. All-American Haley Herberg ran unattached tonight in her first race since cross country in the fall, and she finished in 16:21.20. Freshmen Sophia Nordenholz and Ella Borsheim ran 16:24.02 and 16:31.09, respectively. Andrea Markezich went 16:41.73 and Naomi Smith ran 16:44.00.
Wrapping things up tonight in the men’s 5k, Aidan Ryan ran 14:10.83 and Leo Daschbach clocked 14:15.41.
Saturday afternoon at Stanford will see a few more Dawgs racing in the 800-meters and 1,500-meters.
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