McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Willamette University runner Yonny Castillo (So., Parkdale, OR/Hood River Valley) set a personal record and took second place in the men's 1,500-meter run at the Linfield Open on Saturday, May 10 at Maxwell Field. A select group of Bearcats competed in the meet.

Castillo registered a time of 3:59.25, as he moved beneath the 4-minute mark. He improved his career-best time from 4:00.67, which he set nearly a month ago at the John Knight Twilight, hosted by Western Oregon University on April 11.

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Up Next for the Bearcats:

Willamette will compete in the West Coast Invitational on Thursday, May 15 at the Charles Bowles Track. The meet will feature primarily athletes from Willamette and the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference.