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Strong Showings in New Mexico and Washington Lead to Broken Records
1/27/2019 3:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
ALBEQUERQUE, NM -This weekend saw continued competition for the 2019 men's and women's track and field teams as CSUN traveled to New Mexico for the New Mexico Collegiate Team Invitational and Washington for the UW Invitational. The Matadors had strong showings in both competitions with first place finishes and broken school records with the Men's Weight Throw as well as in the Women's 60m Hurdles and the Women's 800m.
HIGHLIGHTS:
60 Meters
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH LAWRENCE JOHNSON
"This weekend was a solid opening weekend for the teams. We haven't competed since December and our preparation has been negatively impacted with the rainy weather we have encountered over the last two weeks. However, we still managed to perform well and many of the athletes achieved personal bests in their events and a few records were broken as well."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return to action in New Mexico for the Don Kirby Collegiate Invitational in Albuquerque Feb. 8.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
- Lena Kandissounon, a freshman, cracked the top three in the school record books for the Women's 800m with a time of 2:09.38, grabbing first place in the New Mexico Collegiate Invitational.
- Sydney Mosley, a senior, tied the school record in the Women's 60m Hurdles with a time of 8.36.
- Erick Loomis, a senior, scored a fourth place finish in the Men's Weight Throw at the UW Invitational, but his distance of 20.58m broke a school record, cementing his spot in the record books.
- Bashiru Abdullahi, a freshman, broke a school record and tallied a second place finish in the Men's 60m Hurdles with a time of 7.89. Antonio Garcia followed him with a third place finish, and a time good enough for sixth in the school records (8.05).
60 Meters
- Women -- New Mexico: Immanuela Aliu, 3rd (7.64)
- Women -- New Mexico: De'Andreah Young, 3rd (1:36.47)
- Men -- New Mexico: Mario Ramirez, 5th (1:54.61)
- Women -- New Mexico: Lena Kandissounon, 1st (2:09.38)
- Women -- New Mexico: Sydney Mosley, 1st (8.36)
- Men -- New Mexico: Bashiru Abdullahi, 2nd (7.89), Antonio Garcia, 3rd (8.05)
- Women -- New Mexico: : Taranique Alexander, 3rd (5.69m)
- Men -- Washington: Erick Loomis, 4th (20.58m)
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH LAWRENCE JOHNSON
"This weekend was a solid opening weekend for the teams. We haven't competed since December and our preparation has been negatively impacted with the rainy weather we have encountered over the last two weeks. However, we still managed to perform well and many of the athletes achieved personal bests in their events and a few records were broken as well."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return to action in New Mexico for the Don Kirby Collegiate Invitational in Albuquerque Feb. 8.
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