Record-setting meet for UW at Indoor Invitational
January 30, 2006
[img1]Washington showed they are one of the top Dawgs in the Pac-10 this weekend with its record-setting performances at the UW Indoor Invitational. Pac-10 schools UCLA, Stanford, Cal and Oregon -- as well as some professional athletes -- competed in the meet.
The Huskies had great performances across the board, with Ashley Lodree leading the way. The junior walked away from the meet with the seventh fastest 60-meter hurdle time in the world and second fastest in the NCAA. Her time of 8.16 seconds made her the easy winner of the event.
"I was really surprised to see I ran 8.16," Lodree said of her finals' performance. "The race felt really smooth and relaxed."
In the first meet of the season, Lodree was only one one-hundredth of a second off her best time. Without UCLA rival Dawn Harper or Olympic gold medalist Joanna Hayes in the race, Lodree said she felt pretty good knowing she could run that time on her own.
Other top Husky performances on the women's side came from senior Lauren Dignam who finished third in the 400 meters with a time good enough for ninth on the UW all-time record board. Sophomore Jennifer Nash also had a successful day with a fifth place finish in the 60-meter dash and a third place finish in the 200-meter dash. Freshmen Daria Pavlov and Liz Fuller also finished third and fifth, respectively, in the women's Pentathlon.
The UW men were equally successful at the meet. Senior Blake Bidleman set a school record in the men's heptathlon. Sophomores Jordan Boase and Austin Abbott both earned a fourth place spot on the UW all-time record list. Boase finished second in the 200 meters and Abbott placed second in the 800 meters.
Senior Will Conwell also put his name on the UW record board, placing third in the weight throw. His 58-foot-1/4-inch throw ranked sixth on Washington's all-time record list.
The team will get to showcase its talents again at the Husky Classic on Feb.11 at Dempsey Indoor.
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