PORTLAND, January 28, 2024
Pacific Track & Field Teams Post Strong Performances at University of Portland Meet
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Freshman Zaccarius Barnett-Grizzell’s extraordinary debut highlighted a day of personal bests and top-ten program rankings for the Pacific track and field teams at the University of Portland Indoor #1 meet on Sunday.
- the Pacific track and field teams competed in the University of Portland Indoor #1 meet, featuring the 200-meter, 600, 800, and mile races.
- Zaccarius Barnett-Grizzell achieved the sixth-fastest indoor 200m time in Pacific history.
- Courtney Tiernan,Lauren Ortega,Ananda O’Neill,and Morgan Boddy all landed in the program’s all-time top ten lists.
- Head coach Ryan Huntersimms praised the team’s performance as a accomplished “rust buster.”
The Pacific track and field teams kicked off their indoor season with a series of strong showings at the University of Portland Indoor #1 meet on Sunday,with several athletes achieving personal bests and climbing the program’s all-time performance lists.The meet included competition in the 200-meter, 600, 800, and mile races.
Barnett-Grizzell Shines in Debut
Freshman Zaccarius Barnett-Grizzell made an immediate impact, finishing third overall in the men’s 200-meter race with a time of 23.33 seconds. This marked his frist competition as a Boxer and secured him the sixth-best time in the program’s indoor men’s 200m history.
Tiernan, Ortega, O’Neill, and Boddy Achieve Top-Ten Rankings
Senior Courtney Tiernan delivered a solid performance in the 600-meter race, clocking in at 1:52.24. This time ranks as the fourth-best all-time for Pacific in the event.Sophomores Lauren Ortega and Ananda O’neill also earned spots on the program’s all-time top ten lists in the women’s and men’s 800-meter races, respectively, both securing the seventh position with times of 2:29.93 and 2:05.55. Junior Morgan Boddy rounded out the impressive day, finishing ninth in the mile with a time of 5:27.82, which is the seventh-fastest mile time in Pacific history.
“We had a lot of solid performances today,” said head coach Ryan Huntersimms. “We are very pleased with this rust buster as a coaching staff. We’re excited to have some fun next weekend in Spokane and carry this success forward.”
All-Time Top 10 List
Men’s 200m
Zaccarius Barnett-Grizzell #6 All-Time,23.33
Women’s 600m
courtney Tiernan #4 All-Time, 1:52.24
Women’s 800m
Lauren Ortega #7 All-Time,2:29.93
Men’s 800m
ananda O’Neill #7 All-Time,2:05.55
Women’s mile
Morgan Boddy #7 All-Time, 5:27.82
Up Next
The team will travel to Spokane, Washington, to compete at the Inland northwest Invitational hosted by Whitworth University at The Podium on Saturday, January 31st.