CSUN Track Teams Win 18 Times During Northridge Invitational

Complete Results

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.— The CSUN men's and women's track and field teams combined to win 18 times during Saturday's Northridge Invitational Saturday

MEN'S RECAP
The Matadors enjoyed a successful day, winning 12 times. Here is a breakdown of the CSUN individual champions;

Joshua Turner (110m hurdles, :14.85).
T'Jari Packard (100m, :11.15)
Mario Ramirez (800m, 1:52.86)
Manuel Vargas (3000m, 8:52.89)
Matthew Arnold (long jump, 23-11 3/4/triple jump 48-11)
Mark Nicolas and Logan Cantrell tied for first in the pole vault. (15-5 1/2)
Daniel Swarbrick (discus, 172-3)
Clint Meyer (shot put, 57-5)
Daniel Swarbrick (Discus, 172-3)
Erick Loomis (hammer, 211-4). Loomis reset the school record in the event with his toss. He broke the old record of 207-10 that was set by Tim Selby in 2005.
The 4x400m relay of Packard, Ben Hibbert, Ramirez, and Parker Caston Jr. won the race in a time of 3:24.87.

Micahel Merchan (3:49.68) finished second in the 1500m. Merchan's time was the 10th fastest in school history. James Siva (3:56.25), James Atwell (4:02.69), and Julian Silva (4:12.80) placed fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively in the race.

Caston turned in a second place showing in the 400m (:48.36) while Brenden Scott (:50.97) was eighth. Hibbert finished second in the 400m hurdles (:58.86.) and fifth in the 200m (:22.26).

Armon Hunter placed second in the discus (165-0) and was followed by Erick Loomis (160-5). Daniel Fendrich was third in the 800 (1:57.03). Turner later came home third in the long jump by posting a leap of 23-0 3/4. Packard was sixth in the 200m (:22.29).

WOMEN'S RECAP
The CSUN women enjoyed a successful Saturday as the Matadors won six times. Here is a breakdown of the Matador wins;

Katie Alvarenga (800, 2:21.41)
Sydney Berry (Triple Jump (41-1 1/2). Berry's performance was the seventh best in school history.
Gardenia Centanaro (Pole Vault, 12-8 3/4)
Brandy Williams(Shot Put, 52-6). Williams' performance was the sixth best in school history.
Elena Lopez (Discus, 131-8)
The 4x400m relay of Samantha Michell, De'Andreah Young, Sonsoles Barba and Kayla Pickens won the race in a time of 3:52.86.

Jasmine Vasquez and Alvarenga went 2-3 in the 1500m. Vasquez ran 4:45.20 while Alvarenga posted a time of 4:47.39. Vasquez would place second in the 800 (2:21.72). Beth Rossi (12-4) was second in the pole vault followed by Kelsi Dunne (10-10 1/4). Kelly McGiffney came in second in the javelin (118-4).

Jasmine Pharms (49-9) finished second in the shot put. She was followed by Lopez (43-5 3/4) in the event. Berry later placed seventh in the 100m (:12.67). Ty Wallace finished second in the triple jump (38-10 1/4). Sydney Mosley came in second in the 100m hurdles in a time of :13.85.

Taranique Alexander finished second in the long jump (18-9 3/4) and was fourth in the 100m hurdles (:15.45). Taren Hayward earned third place in the triple jump (36-10 1/4).

Kimberly Newton turned in a fourth-place finish in the 3000m (10:59.33). Freshman Heidi Eligio was fourth in the 800m (2:29.77) and fifth in the 1500m (5:00.46).

"Today was a fantastic start to our competitive outdoor season," said CSUN interim head coach Lawrence Johnson. "I thought our student-athletes competed well and I feeel encouraged for the future by the way we competed this weekend."

The Matadors will compete at both the Stanford Invitational (Mar. 30-31) and the California Collegiate Invitational (Mar. 31 at UC San Diego) next weekend.

~www.GoMatadors.com~

CSUN Track Teams Win 18 Times During Northridge Invitational

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Katie Alvarenga

Matthew Arnold

James Atwell

Sonsoles Barba

Sydney Berry

Logan Cantrell

Parker Caston Jr.

Gardenia Centanaro

Kelsi Dunne

Heidi Eligio

Daniel Fendrich

Taren Hayward

Ben Hibbert

Armon Hunter

Erick Loomis

Elena Lopez

Kelly McGiffney

Clint Meyer

Samantha Michell

Sydney Mosley

Kimberly Newton

Mark Nicolas

T'Jari Packard

Jasmine Pharms

Kayla Pickens

Mario Ramirez

Beth Rossi

Brenden Scott

Julian Silva

Daniel Swarbrick

Joshua Turner

Manuel Vargas

Jasmine Vasquez

Ty Wallace

Brandy Williams

De'Andreah Young