Kincaid Wins the 5,000 at the Hoosier Open

Published by Portland SID on December 11, 2015

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. --- Woody Kincaid started off the 2015 track & field season for the Portland Pilots with a win in the 5,000 meter race at the Hoosier Open on Friday night. The senior finished the race in a time of 13:44.34 at the Gladstein Fieldhouse on the Indiana University campus.

The sixteen man race featured competitors from across the nation. Kincaid finished just ahead of Northern Arizona's Futsum Zienasellassie who completed the distance in 13:44.89. Fellow Pilot Reid Buchanan was the third runner across the line with a time of 13:49.62.

Both Pilots set a personal record during the race, in addition, Kincaid's time is a new Portland school record and the fifth fastest 5,000 meter time in Hoosier Open history.

Last year Kincaid placed 5th at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in the 5,000 meter and has been training with Buchanan in the off season. Both runners are in their final year of track & field eligibility.

Four members of the Portland track & field team will be in action tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Jacksons Open in Nampa, Idaho.