Longisa roars to 2:00.27 Friday night at Stanford to set new WSU school record...
STANFORD-- Washington State's Rosemary Longisa (Paul Merca file photo), competing in her outdoor season debut over 800 meters, ran away to victory to highlight competition at the Payton Jordan Invitational at Cobb Track and Angell Field, hosted by Stanford University Friday night. With Stanford's Hillary Studdert as the pacesetter, Longisa and Great Britain's Ellie Baker, who spends part of her overseas training stints in Seattle, went with Studdert, going through 400 in 59.36, with Longisa and Baker a few steps behind. Longisa, who competed at the world indoor championships in March at 800 meters for Kenya the week after the NCAA championships, ran away with the win, clocking 2:00.27, currently the fifth fastest collegiate time so far this season, pending the outcome of other meets around the country this weekend. Baker finished fifth in 2:03.30, while Washington alum Claire Yerby was fifth in 2:05.96. Longisa's mark is a new school record for the sophomore, eclipsi...
