Cheptoo and Longisa both break WSU school records on final day of Husky Classic...
SEATTLE-- Washington State's Rosemary Longisa and Zenah Cheptoo (Paul Merca photo) both broke school records on the final day of competition at the Husky Classic at the Dempsey Indoor as the University of Washington closed out its home indoor season. In perhaps one of the most exciting races of the entire afternoon, Longisa tried to steal the women's 800 meter invitational race with 250 meters remaining, by going to the front and daring anyone else to go after her. Penn State's Hayley Kitching went past her before they came off the final turn to win in 1:59.22, with Longisa second in 1:59;71. Paris Olympic 800 meter finalist Juliette Whittaker of Stanford finished third in 1:59.76, just ahead of Washington's Chloe Foerster, who broke the school record in a time of 1:59.91. The race alone produced four of the top six times on the NCAA D1 descending order list. In a very competitive women's invitational 5000, Cheptoo tucked behind a group of four runners--eventual win...
