California State University Northridge Athletics
California State University at Northridge
Triton Invitational
4/9/2021 9:50:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Meet Information
https://registration.finishedresults.com/meets/2891
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—The CSUN track and field teams head to La Jolla Saturday when the Matadors compete in the UC San Diego Triton Invitational. Scheduled to enter the meet are CSUN, San Diego State (women only), UC Riverside, and UC San Diego.
The field events begin at 1 p.m. with the running events set for 2 p.m. Per current COVID-19 protocols, fans are not permitted inside the Triton Track & Field Stadium. GoMatadors.com will have all of the links for results as well as Twitter @CSUNTFXC.
CSUN freshman jumper Sameerah Evans was named Big West Field Athlete of the Week Apr. 6.
Evans was the triple jump winner at the Apr. 2 CSUN Red & Black Invitational as she posted a leap of 41-3 1/4. Her performance is the second-longest by a CSUN freshman in school history and tied her with Sydney Berry (2018) for the eighth-longest in school history. Evans' mark is currently the 28th best in the West Region. She also jumped 17-1 1/4 in the long jump which was good for fifth place.
The CSUN men's and women's track and field teams combined for seven individual victories as the Matadors hosted the Red & Black Invitational Apr. 2.
The CSUN men would tally three individual victories. Mathieu Tshani was the winner in the triple jump as he charted a leap of 49-8 1/4. Tshani's performance is currently the 30th best in the West Region. Tshani was second in the long jump as well (22-6 1/4).
Freshmen Quinn Garity and Jaime Gonzalez won events for the Matadors. Garity was the winner in the 1500m (4:07.27). Gonzalez was victorious in the 3000m (9:03.15). Ahmed Mohamed finished second during the Red & Black Invitational in the triple jump with the 40th best performance in the West Region, 48-10 1/4.
The Matador women won four times. In addition to Evans, Sonsoles Barba won her second consecutive long jump as she went 18-7 1/4. Barba was the runner-up in the 400m as she ran :59.01. Brisa Guzman-Sanchez took top honors in the 100m hurdles in a time of :14:23. Guzman-Sanchez returned later in the meet for a seventh-place finish in the 200m (:26.41).
Brianna Kelpis won the javelin with a toss of 114-8. Her javelin throw was the eighth longest by a freshman at CSUN. Kelpis later finished third in the 100m hurdles (:15.57). She competed in a third event, the high jump, where she was third after going 4-10 1/4.
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