Saturday, March 11
Santa Barbara, Calif.
All Day
California State University at Northridge
at
UC Santa Barbara Invitational
Photo by: © Will Navarro
CSUN Track & Field Opens Outdoor With 5 Wins & 10 Second-Place Finishes
3/11/2023 5:47:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Complete Results
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—The CSUN men's and women's track and field teams combined for five victories and 10 second-place finishes as the outdoor season opened on Saturday at the UCSB Gauchos Invitational.
MEN
CSUN won both relays and recorded four second-place showings.
The 4x100m relay of Wyatt Wiggins, Jr., Logan Davis, Ramir Smith, and David Phillips, Jr. won the event in a time of :41.44.
The 4x400m "A" relay of Davis, Phillips, Jr., Smith and Luke DaVanon took the top honors after running 3:12.60. The Matadors "B" squad of Chris Pitts, De Marq Jaque, Wiggins, Jr., and Xavier Bradford were the runner-up in a time of 3:13.48.
Noah Contreras placed second (1:50.30) in the 800m. Contreras' time is the fifth fastest in school history.
Joseph Alipranti finished second in the hammer throw with a personal best toss of 183-9.
Joey Nations placed second in the long jump (22-9) and fourth in the 100m (:11.07).
Guillermo Lopez was second in the shot (52-9 1/2) and sixth in the discus (152-9).
CSUN Top 10 Finishes
The Matadors won two individual races and recorded four second-place finishes.
Arianna Alexander was victorious in the 200m. Alexander's winning time was :24.85.
Charne-Lee Olkers won the 100m hurdles in a time of :14.13.
Jada Reese turned in a runner-up showing in the 100m as she went :12.37. She was also second in the 200m (:25.38).
Alba Moreno Paredes finished second in the high jump (5-1 1/4). She later came in fourth in the triple jump (34-5 1/2).
Emily Hutchinson earned second in the shot (44-9 1/2).
Katherine Shipp-Davis was second in the discus (155-2) and ninth in the Hammer Throw (127-6).
CSUN Top 10 Individual Finishes
CSUN Top 10 Relay Finish
4x400m (Austin, Alexander, Olkers, Kaliyah Poston), 3rd (4:00.31).
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—The CSUN men's and women's track and field teams combined for five victories and 10 second-place finishes as the outdoor season opened on Saturday at the UCSB Gauchos Invitational.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH JUSTIN JOHNSON
"This was a good opener for us. We competed well. The teams continue to make improvements every time we step on the track. We still have a lot of improvements to make as we move through the outdoor season."
MEN
CSUN won both relays and recorded four second-place showings.
The 4x100m relay of Wyatt Wiggins, Jr., Logan Davis, Ramir Smith, and David Phillips, Jr. won the event in a time of :41.44.
The 4x400m "A" relay of Davis, Phillips, Jr., Smith and Luke DaVanon took the top honors after running 3:12.60. The Matadors "B" squad of Chris Pitts, De Marq Jaque, Wiggins, Jr., and Xavier Bradford were the runner-up in a time of 3:13.48.
Noah Contreras placed second (1:50.30) in the 800m. Contreras' time is the fifth fastest in school history.
Joseph Alipranti finished second in the hammer throw with a personal best toss of 183-9.
Joey Nations placed second in the long jump (22-9) and fourth in the 100m (:11.07).
Guillermo Lopez was second in the shot (52-9 1/2) and sixth in the discus (152-9).
CSUN Top 10 Finishes
- Jack Sun, 100m, 3rd (:11.06)
- Tzu-Ting Chan, Long Jump, 3rd (22-7 1/4)
- DaVanon, 200m, 4th (:22.51)
- Bryson Williams, Long Jump, 4th (22-6 1/4)
- Zavion Harper, 110m Hurdles, 5th (:15.18).
- Atticus Hall, 1500m, 5th (4:03.73).
- Alec Froning, 400m, 5th (:50.86)
- Balmore Montes, 800m, 5th (1:53.77)
- Bradford, 200m, 6th (:22.57)
- James Crawford, 400m, 6th (:51.30)
- Dawoud Mishal, 400m, 7th (:53.78)
- Pitts, 800m, 7th (1:57.50)
- Elijah Ignacio, 6th Discus (152-9) • Hammer Throw, 7th (144-2).
- Jonrich Dela Cruz, Long Jump, 8th (21-1 1/4)
The Matadors won two individual races and recorded four second-place finishes.
Arianna Alexander was victorious in the 200m. Alexander's winning time was :24.85.
Charne-Lee Olkers won the 100m hurdles in a time of :14.13.
Jada Reese turned in a runner-up showing in the 100m as she went :12.37. She was also second in the 200m (:25.38).
Alba Moreno Paredes finished second in the high jump (5-1 1/4). She later came in fourth in the triple jump (34-5 1/2).
Emily Hutchinson earned second in the shot (44-9 1/2).
Katherine Shipp-Davis was second in the discus (155-2) and ninth in the Hammer Throw (127-6).
CSUN Top 10 Individual Finishes
- Genesis Washington, 100m Hurdles, 4th (:15.38) • 400m, 5th (1:01.31).
- Nicole Contreras, 1500m, 4th (4:34.49).
- Jewyl Newton, Shot Put, 3rd (41-8) • Hammer Throw, 5th (147-9).
- Hannah Urgino, 400m, 6th (1:01.61).
- Sonia Avila, 5000m, 7th (18:31.19).
- Raeshell Austin, 100m, 8th (12.85).
- Brooklyn Kennedy, 100m, 9th (12.85).
- Genna Maples, Long Jump, 9th (16-4 1/4).
- Zola Grey, Long Jump, 10th (14-7 3/4).
- Ada Murray, Hammer Throw, 10th (127-6).
CSUN Top 10 Relay Finish
4x400m (Austin, Alexander, Olkers, Kaliyah Poston), 3rd (4:00.31).
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