Laura Pellicoro is second Portland Pilot to join Seattle's Brooks Beasts...

The Brooks Beasts announced that University of Portland alum Laura Pellicoro (photo courtesy Brooks Running) has signed a pro contract with Brooks and will join the Seattle based squad.

The middle distance runner began her athletic journey in Italy, where she quickly rose through youth ranks, winning a national U-16 title in the 1000m.

She moved from Italy to attend school at the University of Portland, where she made seven appearances at the NCAA indoor and outdoor track and field championships, placing seventh in the 2025 outdoor championships in a personal best 2:00.84 over 800 meters to earn her only All-America certificate on the track.

In cross country, she was a two-time All American, with her best finish a 25th place finish in the 2022 championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

On the international stage, Pellicoro was the 2023 World University Games 800 and 1500 meter champion for Italy, taking the double in Chengdu, China.

In addition to her 800 PR set at the NCAA finals, she holds personal bests of 2:37.04 at 1000 meters, 4:25.60 in the mile, and 8:53.32 in the 3000.

She joins fellow Portland alum Matt Strangio as the newest member of the Brooks Beasts squad.

Pellicoro's TFRRS profile is available here, while her World Athletics profile is available here.

NOTE: Brooks Running contributed to this report.

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