Conlon places 13th at UW meet

Katie Conlon placed 13th in the 3,000-meter run at a large meet at the University of Washington on Saturday.

Conlon, a senior on the University of Oregon track team, ran in the first heat and easily won in a time of 9:27.27, beating her previous best by nearly 15 seconds, 9:42.25.

The meet featured many of the top Division I runners in the country.