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Stanford, Calif. – Oregon State split its squad across three California meets this weekend, competing at the Stanford Invitational, Mike Fanelli Distance Carnival, and Brutus Hamilton Invitational. The Beavers delivered a strong set of performances highlighted by 24 personal bests. At the Stanford Invitational, the Beavers opened the day in the field with Claire Lee placing fifth in the pole vault and Carley Strand seventh. In the javelin invite, Maryann Ackerman led the group with a third-place finish, while Anna Raimondi added a personal best. Dede Norman continued her consistency in the high jump with a runner-up finish, and Lexi Hunt and Callie Brandes added depth across both pits, with Kyra Bakke recording a personal best. On the track, Ainsley Herron delivered one of the top performances of the day, winning her 1,500-meter section in a personal-best 4:17.67 to improve to No. 3 all-time at Oregon State. Ruby Broadbent added a strong showing in the same section, while Cadence Kasprick recorded a personal best in her race. Noemi Lundgren and Maya Baechler also posted personal bests while competing unattached. At the Mike Fanelli Distance Carnival, the distance group saw a wave of personal bests in the 5,000 meters from Paige Wiley, Reese Morkert, and Payton Smith. Delaney Ulrich added a solid effort in the steeplechase before Kate Laurent highlighted the evening in the 1,500 meters, placing second out of a large field with a personal best of 4:22.06 to move into the OSU all-time top 10. Jenna O'Beirne and Ellie Quintana also recorded personal bests in the event. Saturday's competition at the Stanford Invitational was led by the middle-distance group, where Jillian Brown and Maya Baechler each placed fourth in their respective 800-meter sections. In the field, Katie Gelston added a third-place finish in the discus, while Havana Alonso captured the collegiate javelin title with a personal-best 49.30m/161-9 meters to move to No. 7 all-time at Oregon State. The Mike Fanelli Distance Carnival featured a dominant showing in the 800 meters, with Oregon State athletes recording a string of personal bests. Ainsley Herron led the group with a 2:07.74 to move to No. 5 all-time at OSU, followed by Ruby Broadbent, who also moved into the program top 10. Cadence Kasprick, Kate Laurent, Jenna O'Beirne, Delaney Ulrich, Ellie Quintana, and Avery Marr all added personal best performances in a deep field. At the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, Mia Fowler led the Beavers in the pole vault with a second-place finish, while Claire Lee added another top-10 finish. The sprint group saw Megan Hatcher record a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles before returning to place fourth in the 200 meters with a time that moved her into the OSU all-time top 10. The 4x100-meter relay added a sixth-place finish, and Ruby Lorenz led the 400-meter group. In the field, Kyra Bakke recorded a personal best in the high jump, while Anna Raimondi closed out the weekend with a win in the javelin. Alicia Khunou added her second top-10 program performance of the weekend with a lifetime-best toss of 16.37m/53-8.5 in the elite flight of the shot put. She finished third overall and moved to No. 7 on the UO all-time list. Khunou became the No. 6 discus performer in Oregon history during Friday's discus. Also at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla, Calif., senior Emily Fitzsimmons had a season's best 4.31m/14-1.75 clearance to win the pole vault. Her final make came on a third attempt, and with the win in hand, she took an attempt at a would-be school record of 4.48m/14-8.245. Past UO standout Becky Holliday still owns the school record of 4.47 meters from 2003. In a pair of personal-best efforts, Fuad Omer and Lakely Doht-Barron were first and second, respectively, in the men's and women's 400 meters. Omer collected the win in a new best of 46.80 while Doht-Barron was second overall and the top collegian in 53.98, her first time under 54 seconds. Cassandra Atkins sat in third place entering the final round of jumps at the Stanford Invitational but she responded with a day's best of 13.39m/43-11.25 on her last attempt. The measure equals her personal best which she first posted at last season's Big Ten Outdoor Championships, also on the last jump of the competition. Up Next: Bryan Clay Multis (April 9-10) in Azusa, Calif.; Oregon Team Invitational (April 17-18) in Eugene.

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Oregon State softball dropped two-out-of-three WCC games at Santa Clara. The Broncos won Thursday, 6-5, Friday, 11-1, but Saturday was OSU’s turn, 4-0. The Beavers (3-3, 15-25) host Pacific, Friday, April 10, 6p, Kelly Field, Corvallis.

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Oregon State baseball took all three games from Lamar, at Beaumont, TX. On Thursday, the Beavers won 2-0, Friday, 8-0 and Sunday, 10-3. OSU plays Washington State, at Pullman, WA, Monday, April 6, 4:05p, televised on the Mountain West Network.