Friday, March 29
Irvine, Calif.
California State University at Northridge
at
Vince O'Boyle Track & Field Classic
Photo by: Patrick Urgino
CSUN Track & Field Wins Eight Events at Vince O'Boyle Classic
3/29/2024 11:21:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
IRVINE, Calif.---CSUN claimed eight event wins on Friday at UC Irvine's Vince O'Boyle Track & Field Classic. The Matador men's team won six events and registered four all-time top-10 marks while the CSUN women posted a pair first-place finishes at the invite.
MEN
CSUN's 4x100 relay team of Tosh Black, David Phillips, Jr., James Crawford and Chase Mars set a school and meet record with a first-place finish time of 39.29.
Phillips would add an individual event win in the 100m as he posted the second-best time in school history with a time of 10.28. Mars finished second in the event with the third-best mark in CSUN history at 10.30 while Crawford was third with the sixth-best all-time school mark of 10.35. Black finished fourth in the event with a personal record time of 10.60.
Mars won the 200m dash, registering the third-best time in school history at 20.73, which also was a meet record. Phillips finished in a close second place at 20.75 while Black was third (21.71), Chris Pitts was fourth (21.73) and Christopher Allen was fifth (21.86).
The Matadors also claimed a first-place finish in the 400m dash with Pitts winning the event with a meet record time of 47.29. De Marq Jaque was second with a time of 47.94 while Gabe Martinez was third at 48.76 and Ehinome Inegbenoise was fifth with a PR of 49.20.
Atticus Hall took home first place in the 800m, posting a time of 1:54.34 followed by Ja'Patrick Smith in fifth place with a PR of 1:57.57 and Balmore Montes was sixth at 1:57.59.
CSUN also had the top three marks in the 3000m steeplechase with Camilo Torres finishing in first with a time of 9:41.39. Ramiro Mateos finished second (9:44.73) and Cesar Cuevas was third (10:04.88).
Other standouts included Dillon Peters who finished second in the long jump at 7.25m (23-9.5) while Joey Nations was third in the event at 7.23m (23-8.75). In the triple jump, Tzu-Ting Chan came in second place with a leap of 14.18m (46-6.25). Joseph Alipranti posted a third-place finish in the hammer throw with a toss of 58.34m (191-5). Zavion Harper was third in both the 110m-hurdles (14.61) and the 400m-hurdles (57.32) while Tui Edwin topped the CSUN field in the shot put with a fifth-place finish and a PR of 14.69m (48-2.50).
WOMEN
CSUN's 4x100 relay team of Kaliyah Poston, Ciella Seals, Jada Reese and Arianna Alexander claimed first place with a meet record time of 45.63.
Katherine Shipp-Davis would also set a meet record and take first place in the discus with a toss of 46.92m (153-11). Treasure Brown finished fourth in the discus with a PR of 43.98m (144-3) followed by Amani Britton in fifth place at 43.56m (142-11).
Poston finished in second place in the 200m, posting a time of 24.79 and Alexander finished in fifth place with a time of 25.27.
CSUN had strong showings in the 3000m steeplechase with Mariah Changco finishing in second place with a time of 12:06.03 and Elin Markarian finishing in third with a time of 12:18.12.
In the shot put, Emily Hutchinson took second place with a PR toss of 14.78m (48-6). Alba Moreno Paredes posted a second-place finish as well in the high jump with a leap of 1.61m (5-3.25) followed by Naomi Sachs in third with a new PR of 1.56m (5-1.25). Anastasia Bampali claimed second place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.58m (38-0).
Other standouts on the day include Leann Hamilton who was third in the 1500 run at 4:43.56. Poston was fourth in the 100m dash with a time of 11.94 while Genesis Washington posted a PR in the 400m-hurdles with a time of 1:04.91 to finish fourth. Washington would also finish in fifth in the 100m-hurdles with another PR of 14.44. Danielle Irvin was sixth in the long jump (5.58m, 18-3.75) and Jayden Lopes finished sixth in the 400m dash (58.69).
ACCORDING TO COACH JUSTIN JOHNSON
"In less than ideal conditions we were able to accomplish some great things today. Every event group put out some great performance today. This season has felt different all year. We continue to break school records and earn top-10 marks in our school history. This team is special and we are just scratching the surface. The coaching staff did an amazing job shifting our training to fit this meet in and the athletes responded and showed up today ready to go."
UP NEXT
CSUN returns to competition on Saturday, April 6 at the UC San Diego Triton Invitational.
#GoMatadors
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MEN
CSUN's 4x100 relay team of Tosh Black, David Phillips, Jr., James Crawford and Chase Mars set a school and meet record with a first-place finish time of 39.29.
Phillips would add an individual event win in the 100m as he posted the second-best time in school history with a time of 10.28. Mars finished second in the event with the third-best mark in CSUN history at 10.30 while Crawford was third with the sixth-best all-time school mark of 10.35. Black finished fourth in the event with a personal record time of 10.60.
Mars won the 200m dash, registering the third-best time in school history at 20.73, which also was a meet record. Phillips finished in a close second place at 20.75 while Black was third (21.71), Chris Pitts was fourth (21.73) and Christopher Allen was fifth (21.86).
The Matadors also claimed a first-place finish in the 400m dash with Pitts winning the event with a meet record time of 47.29. De Marq Jaque was second with a time of 47.94 while Gabe Martinez was third at 48.76 and Ehinome Inegbenoise was fifth with a PR of 49.20.
Atticus Hall took home first place in the 800m, posting a time of 1:54.34 followed by Ja'Patrick Smith in fifth place with a PR of 1:57.57 and Balmore Montes was sixth at 1:57.59.
CSUN also had the top three marks in the 3000m steeplechase with Camilo Torres finishing in first with a time of 9:41.39. Ramiro Mateos finished second (9:44.73) and Cesar Cuevas was third (10:04.88).
Other standouts included Dillon Peters who finished second in the long jump at 7.25m (23-9.5) while Joey Nations was third in the event at 7.23m (23-8.75). In the triple jump, Tzu-Ting Chan came in second place with a leap of 14.18m (46-6.25). Joseph Alipranti posted a third-place finish in the hammer throw with a toss of 58.34m (191-5). Zavion Harper was third in both the 110m-hurdles (14.61) and the 400m-hurdles (57.32) while Tui Edwin topped the CSUN field in the shot put with a fifth-place finish and a PR of 14.69m (48-2.50).
WOMEN
CSUN's 4x100 relay team of Kaliyah Poston, Ciella Seals, Jada Reese and Arianna Alexander claimed first place with a meet record time of 45.63.
Katherine Shipp-Davis would also set a meet record and take first place in the discus with a toss of 46.92m (153-11). Treasure Brown finished fourth in the discus with a PR of 43.98m (144-3) followed by Amani Britton in fifth place at 43.56m (142-11).
Poston finished in second place in the 200m, posting a time of 24.79 and Alexander finished in fifth place with a time of 25.27.
CSUN had strong showings in the 3000m steeplechase with Mariah Changco finishing in second place with a time of 12:06.03 and Elin Markarian finishing in third with a time of 12:18.12.
In the shot put, Emily Hutchinson took second place with a PR toss of 14.78m (48-6). Alba Moreno Paredes posted a second-place finish as well in the high jump with a leap of 1.61m (5-3.25) followed by Naomi Sachs in third with a new PR of 1.56m (5-1.25). Anastasia Bampali claimed second place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.58m (38-0).
Other standouts on the day include Leann Hamilton who was third in the 1500 run at 4:43.56. Poston was fourth in the 100m dash with a time of 11.94 while Genesis Washington posted a PR in the 400m-hurdles with a time of 1:04.91 to finish fourth. Washington would also finish in fifth in the 100m-hurdles with another PR of 14.44. Danielle Irvin was sixth in the long jump (5.58m, 18-3.75) and Jayden Lopes finished sixth in the 400m dash (58.69).
ACCORDING TO COACH JUSTIN JOHNSON
"In less than ideal conditions we were able to accomplish some great things today. Every event group put out some great performance today. This season has felt different all year. We continue to break school records and earn top-10 marks in our school history. This team is special and we are just scratching the surface. The coaching staff did an amazing job shifting our training to fit this meet in and the athletes responded and showed up today ready to go."
UP NEXT
CSUN returns to competition on Saturday, April 6 at the UC San Diego Triton Invitational.
#GoMatadors
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