CSUN Track Has Best Finish at MPSF Championships Since 2014

SEATTLE— The CSUN men's and women's track and field teams completed indoor action at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday afternoon, setting a pair of school records in the process.
The Matador men scored 28 points, placing 13th which was CSUN's best team finish since 2014. The women scored six points which was good enough to tie for 16th.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Freshman Lena Kandissounon posted a fourth -place finish in the Women's 800m with a time of 2:06.67. Her time was good enough to break the school record initially set by Frances Santin in 2001. (2:06.92)
Freshman Bashiru Abdullahi finished second in the Men's 60m Hurdles, with a time of 7.90. His time nearly bettered his own school record, which sits at 7.75 (Feb. 8). He ranks third in MPSF in the event.
Clint Meyer broke a school record by grabbing sixth-place in the Men's Shot Put. He achieved a new personal and new CSUN best of 18.97m. Billy Bush previously had the record initially set in 2000.
Matthew Arnold achieved a second-place finish in the Men's Triple Jump with a leap of 15.63m. His performance placed him in the top-five in CSUN Indoor history. Mathieu Tshani finished eighth in the event with a distance of 14.87m.
Senior Erick Loomis, scored a fifth-place finish in the Men's Weight Throw Friday. His distance of 19.69m was just behind USC's Nathan Bultman who finished fourth at 19.77m.
Junior Ty Wallace reached 8th-place with a 11.74m jump at the Women's Triple Jump
Justin Alexander placed in the Top-15 in the Men's 400m Dash in a time of 48.19
Mario Ramirez earned a 14th Place finish in the Men's 800m with a time of 1:53.19

SIGNIFICANT FINISHES:

400 Meters
Men: Justin Alexander 15th, (48.19)

800 Meters
Women: Lena Kandissounon, 4th (2:06.67)
Men: Mario Ramirez, 14th (1:53.19)

60 Meter Hurdles
Men: Bashiru Abdullahi, 2nd (7.90),

Shot Put
Men: Clint Meyer, 6th (18.97m)

Triple Jump
Men: Matthew Arnold, 2nd (15.63m)

Weight Throw
Men: Erick Loomis, 5th (19.69m)

ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH LAWRENCE JOHNSON

"I think the keys to performing well was to have a plan going into the championships. We had some good energy and we scored more points at the MPSF Championships than we've had in a long time. We are hoping this momentum carries us into a long outdoor season. We have to prepare our relays to do a lot better once outdoor season starts. We also have some runners that are banged up right now and need to get healthy."

UP NEXT

The Matadors have now completed the indoor season and will open the outdoor season at the San Diego Collegiate Classic, hosted by UCSD on March 9.

CSUN Track Has Best Finish at MPSF Championships Since 2014

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Players Mentioned

Bashiru Abdullahi

Justin Alexander

Matthew Arnold

Lena Kandissounon

Erick Loomis

Clint Meyer

Mario Ramirez

Ty Wallace