EDMONTON, Alta. – UBCO Heat middle distance runner Kyle Porter set a pair of UBCO records in the 3000m and 1500m at the Pandas Open this past weekend.
 
The fourth-year won the men's 3000m race in a time of eight minutes, 39.93 seconds before finishing second in the 1500m in 4:00.29. Both marks were the fastest a Heat runner has run in the distances.
 
Fellow fourth-year Ella Wigmore also nabbed a top three result at the meet, finishing third in the women's 3000m in 10:18.27.
 
The Heat also sent runners to the Gary Reed Invitational in Kamloops, competing in the men's and women's 1000m.
 
Consisting of all UBCO athletes, rookie Maraid Johnson won the women's race in 3:08.22 while fourth-year Basil Parkins won the men's race in 2:39.19.
 
UBCO's teams will now turn their attention to the Canada West Championships set for February 20 and 21 in Saskatoon, Sask.
 
HEAT INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Pandas Open
Men's 3000m
1. Kyle Porter – 8:39.93
 
Men's 1500m
2. Kyle Porter – 4:00.29
 
Women's 3000m
3. Ella Wigmore – 10:18.27
 
Women's 1500m
9. Ella Wigmore – 4:54.35
12. Anna-Veronika Titova – 5:09.59
 
Women's 1000m
17. Anna-Veronika Titova – 3:02.47
 
Gary Reed Invitational
Women's 1000m
1. Maraid Johnson – 3:08.32
2. Sharanya Vijayaragahaven – 3:12.41
3. Anna Lynn – 3:20.04
4. Nora Prince – 3:24.27
5. Catriona MacMillan – 3:30.85
 
Men's 1000m
1. Basil Parkins – 2:39.19
2. Trevor Robertson – 2:39.21
3. Brody Cormier – 2:46.54
4. John Kwon – 2:46.75