Riley Chamberlain finished in 15:23.88 for BYU's No. 5 all-time mark in the 5000m. The junior from Loomis, California placed ninth overall in the invitational field.
Vanessa Alder ran a personal best of 16:20.42 and Destiny Everett finished closely behind with a 16:21.92.
In the 800 meters, two-time First Team All-American Meghan Hunter opened her outdoor season with a 2:02.62 performance to place seventh in the elite section. Freshman Tessa Buswell followed with a 2:04.69 in her collegiate outdoor debut, finishing 12th. Kylie Olsen (2:06.39) and Elyse Jessen (2:08.07) recorded personal bests in the event.
Pacific Coast Invitational
Full Results
Maren Garnett led the way for the Cougars at Long Beach State. The senior from Spearman, Texas won the pole vault competition with a clearance of 4.19m/13-9. Garnett will vault at Long Beach State again on Saturday for the Beach Invitational.
School record-holder Gretchen Hoekstre placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 53.48m/175-5 and 11th in the shot put with a distance of 14.71m/48-3.25.
Other top performances from the Pacific Coast Invitational include freshman Cortnie Barker's eighth place finish in the high jump with a 1.67m/5-5.75 clearance and Zoey Bonds' 12th-place finish in the hurdles with a time of 13.82.
