WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Brooks Beasts' Marta Pen Freitas second in 1500 in Boston, plus college results...

Here's some items we missed over the weekend:

--In Boston on Saturday, Marta Pen Freitas (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Brooks Beasts finished second in the invitational women's 1500 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White meet hosted by Boston University.

Pen Freitas ran 4:09.04, as Cory McGee won in 4:04.75.

Washington alum Baylee Mires, who has relocated to Flagstaff, Arizona & now competes for Under Armour, finished ninth in 4:18.92.

Complete results of the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White meet are available here.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Washington State women finished in a tie for first with the University of Nevada at the University of New Mexico Team Invitational Saturday, while the men were third behind Texas Christian & host New Mexico.

The Cougar women scored 31 points to tie Nevada, and the men's squad scored 20, half of what team champion TCU (40) scored.

Some of the top marks included Leonie Reuter winning the women's high jump at 5-10 (1.78m), while Stephanie Cho ran 54.83 in the 400 to finish second. Kreete Verlin was third in the long jump at 20-3.5 (6.18m).

Mitch Jacobson notched a second place finish in the high jump at 7-feet 1/2-inch (2.15m),  Sam Brixey posted a second place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.84, and Nick Johnson came in fourth overall at 8.01 Emmanuel Wells Jr. and Ja'Maun Charles went three and four in the 60-meter dash finals with Wells running a 6.72, and Charles finishing at 6.77 overall.

Complete results of the New Mexico Team Invitational are available here.

In Fayetteville, Arkansas, Lexi Ellis of the University of Oregon moved to number 2 on the 2020 collegiate list in the triple jump on Friday at the Razorback Invitational.

Ellis, a product of Curtis HS, jumped 44-6 (13.56m) to finish second behind Georgia's Jasmine Moore, who bounded 45-7.25 (13.90m).

Results of the Razorback Invitational are available here.

NOTE:  The sports information offices at Washington State University, University of New Mexico, University of Oregon and Boston University contributed to this report. 

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