Friday, March 8
Fullerton, Calif.
California State University at Northridge
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Ben Brown Invitational
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Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season with Multitude of Standout Performances
3/10/2024 12:32:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
FULLERTON, Calif.--CSUN Track & Field opened the outdoor season this weekend at Cal State Fullerton's Ben Brown Invitational from March 8-9. The two-day meet saw a multitude of personal records achieved along with 13 top-10 finishes in different events.
FRIDAY
On the men's side, Joey Nations had one of the best showings over the weekend in the long jump where he finished in second place and established a personal record a leap of 7.24m (23-9). Joseph Alipranti had a third-place finish in the hammer throw, tossing 59.63 (195-7), a new personal record and good enough for 10th all-time in school history. In the steeplechase, CSUN had another top-five finish as Ramiro Mateos was fourth with a time of 9:42.68. In distance, Ja'Patrick Smith was 23rd in the 1500 run (4:04.75) while Luis Silva was 30th (4:08.49).
The women would be highlighted by Danielle Irvin who finished in ninth place in the long jump with a leap of 5.39m (17-8.25). Emily Hutchinson would lead the women in the hammer throw with a PR toss of 46.04m (151-0) to finish 14th while she was followed by Marina McNeil-Vivano in 20th place with a toss of 42.09m (138-1). In distance, Elin Markarian posted a 35th-place finish with a time of 5:09.63 and Mariah Chango came in 36th place at 5:13.53.
SATURDAY
In men's 200m, Wyatt Wiggins, Jr. posted a PR time of 21.23 to finish in third place. Jabari Vaughn cracked the top-25 in the same event, finishing 24th with a time of 22.06. Wiggins also led the men in the 100m and was 17th with a new PR time of 10.69. In the 110m-hurdles, Zavion Harper had a strong showing by finishing fourth with a PR of 14.34. The men's 4x100 relay team came in third as the quartet of Shamil Youngblood, Christopher Allen, Wiggins and Vaughn ran a 40.79. Xavier Bradford also finished in 12th place in the 400m with a time of 49.52 followed by Ehinome Inegbenoise in 14th place at 49.55.
In field events, Elijah Ignacio was in ninth place in the shot put with a toss of 15.53m (50-11.50) while Guillermo Lopez was 10th with a heave of 15.27m (50-1.25). Ignacio and Lopez paced the team in the discus as well with Ignacio finishing 13th (49.86m, 163-7) and Lopez coming in 15th (46.77m, 153-5).
CSUN's women had a number of strong performances as Emily Hutchinson was third in the shot put with a PR of 14.13m (46-4.25) while Amani Britton finished in ninth at 13.28m (43-7), a new personal record as well. Katherine Shipp-Davis was fourth in the discus with a throw of 46.89m (153-10) while Britton finished ninth in that event too with a toss of 42.14m (138-3). In the high jump, Alba Moreno Paredes was sixth with a leap of 1.61m (5-3.75). In running events, Genesis Washington finished 14th in the 400m-hurdles with a time of 1:08.83 while she posted a 24th-place finish in the 100m-hurdles with a time of 15.08.
ACCORDING TO ASSISTANT COACH JACOB YOWELL
"A majority of the group who competed today didn't travel to the MPSF Championships or traveled sparingly during the indoor season. This meet provided a chance for them to shake the rust off and kick off the outdoor season right. For the most part, I believe our group took advantage of the great weather and the opportunity to compete. We walked away with quite a few personal records and established marks to go beat over the next few meets. More importantly, I felt we built some confidence today, which will be key going into the rest of the outdoors. Excited to get the whole team in action together in two weeks at USC."
UP NEXT
CSUN has two meets on tap in two weeks as the Matadors head to the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic from March 21-22 while the team also sends student-athletes to USC's Ron & Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational on March 23.
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FRIDAY
On the men's side, Joey Nations had one of the best showings over the weekend in the long jump where he finished in second place and established a personal record a leap of 7.24m (23-9). Joseph Alipranti had a third-place finish in the hammer throw, tossing 59.63 (195-7), a new personal record and good enough for 10th all-time in school history. In the steeplechase, CSUN had another top-five finish as Ramiro Mateos was fourth with a time of 9:42.68. In distance, Ja'Patrick Smith was 23rd in the 1500 run (4:04.75) while Luis Silva was 30th (4:08.49).
The women would be highlighted by Danielle Irvin who finished in ninth place in the long jump with a leap of 5.39m (17-8.25). Emily Hutchinson would lead the women in the hammer throw with a PR toss of 46.04m (151-0) to finish 14th while she was followed by Marina McNeil-Vivano in 20th place with a toss of 42.09m (138-1). In distance, Elin Markarian posted a 35th-place finish with a time of 5:09.63 and Mariah Chango came in 36th place at 5:13.53.
SATURDAY
In men's 200m, Wyatt Wiggins, Jr. posted a PR time of 21.23 to finish in third place. Jabari Vaughn cracked the top-25 in the same event, finishing 24th with a time of 22.06. Wiggins also led the men in the 100m and was 17th with a new PR time of 10.69. In the 110m-hurdles, Zavion Harper had a strong showing by finishing fourth with a PR of 14.34. The men's 4x100 relay team came in third as the quartet of Shamil Youngblood, Christopher Allen, Wiggins and Vaughn ran a 40.79. Xavier Bradford also finished in 12th place in the 400m with a time of 49.52 followed by Ehinome Inegbenoise in 14th place at 49.55.
In field events, Elijah Ignacio was in ninth place in the shot put with a toss of 15.53m (50-11.50) while Guillermo Lopez was 10th with a heave of 15.27m (50-1.25). Ignacio and Lopez paced the team in the discus as well with Ignacio finishing 13th (49.86m, 163-7) and Lopez coming in 15th (46.77m, 153-5).
CSUN's women had a number of strong performances as Emily Hutchinson was third in the shot put with a PR of 14.13m (46-4.25) while Amani Britton finished in ninth at 13.28m (43-7), a new personal record as well. Katherine Shipp-Davis was fourth in the discus with a throw of 46.89m (153-10) while Britton finished ninth in that event too with a toss of 42.14m (138-3). In the high jump, Alba Moreno Paredes was sixth with a leap of 1.61m (5-3.75). In running events, Genesis Washington finished 14th in the 400m-hurdles with a time of 1:08.83 while she posted a 24th-place finish in the 100m-hurdles with a time of 15.08.
ACCORDING TO ASSISTANT COACH JACOB YOWELL
"A majority of the group who competed today didn't travel to the MPSF Championships or traveled sparingly during the indoor season. This meet provided a chance for them to shake the rust off and kick off the outdoor season right. For the most part, I believe our group took advantage of the great weather and the opportunity to compete. We walked away with quite a few personal records and established marks to go beat over the next few meets. More importantly, I felt we built some confidence today, which will be key going into the rest of the outdoors. Excited to get the whole team in action together in two weeks at USC."
UP NEXT
CSUN has two meets on tap in two weeks as the Matadors head to the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic from March 21-22 while the team also sends student-athletes to USC's Ron & Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational on March 23.
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