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Ron and Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational
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CSUN Posts Four First-Place Finishes at Trojan Invitational
3/22/2025 5:08:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
LOS ANGELES, Calif.---CSUN Track & Field boasted four first-place finishes over a two-day stay at the Ron and Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational from March 21-22.
CSUN had three event wins on the men's side highlighted by Trey Knight shattering his own school record in the hammer throw along with Tibayasa Matovu winning the 400m and Joey Nations claiming first in the long jump. Alba Moreno Paredes took first in the women's high jump as well at the meet while Summer Mosley produced one of the top performances in school history in a competitive hammer throw field.
MEN'S PERFORMANCES
Knight's outdoor debut would be another one for the record books as the senior thrower set a new school record in the hammer, throwing at 77.91m (255-7). He would win the event going away, posting a 51-foot edge on second place. His new program-best mark is the longest thus far in the nation this outdoor season.
In the 400m, Matovu made his outdoor season debut with CSUN by finishing in first place with a time of 46.55. That mark tied for the second-best outdoor time in school history. CSUN would earn the top three spots in the race with Logan Davis finishing second at 47.85 and Walter Pierce taking third at 47.91. Luke DaVanon also had a strong showing, finishing in sixth place at 48.66 followed by Jayden Smith who set a PR of 49.02 to take ninth.
Nations would set a PR in his first-place win in the long jump as he registered a mark of 7.53m (24-8.5). In second place was Jay Louison-Roe who had a mark of 6.90m (22-7.75). Jonrich Dela Cruz also took fourth place at 6.86m (22-6.25).
Louison-Roe also finished as the runner-up in the triple jump on Saturday, leaping at 15.10m (49-6.5).
In other field events, Elijah Ignacio led CSUN with a fifth-place finish in the discus with a toss of 50.87m (166-10) while Guillermo Lopez took seventh place at 47.88m (157-1), Tui Edwin finished in ninth at 43.26m (141-11) and Santiago Cerda was 10th at 41.77m (137-0). Lopez also was the top Matador in the shot put, finishing in sixth at 16.10m (52-10) followed by Ignacio in seventh at 15.99m (52-5.5), Cerda in eighth at 15.98m (52-5.25) and Francisco Isiordia in ninth at 15.44m (50-8).
In distance races, Ramiro Mateos was the top Matador in the 3000m-steeplechase with a time of 9:38.53 to finish fourth followed by Diego Rodriguez in sixth place with a time of 10:04.31. Camilo Torres paced CSUN in the 3000m with a time of 8:47.54 to finish fourth overall while Thomas Achten was fifth at 9:03.81, Mateos was eighth at 9:17.26, Alec Flores was ninth at 9:27.63 and Caden Bazo took 10th at 9:31.48. Two Matadors finished in the top-10 in the 1500m race with Elijah Stenberg finishing in sixth place at 3:56.70 and Torres placing seventh at 4:00.41. Darrick Jacob, Jr. was the top Matador in the 800m, running at 1:59.00 to finish 11th overall.
Chase Mars led the CSUN field in the 100m with a time of 10.63 to take sixth place while Nations set a PR of 10.64 to finish seventh. Caleb Harrell paced the Matadors in the 200m with a time of 21.84 to take 12th place.
WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES
CSUN picked up a pair of strong performances from Mosley on Friday at USC. Competing at her former school, Mosley took fourth place in the hammer throw with a toss of 61.71m (202-5). Her toss not only set a PR, but it was the second-best performance in the hammer in school history along with the best toss by a Matador since 2017.
Mosley went on to finish in fifth place in the discus as well with a mark of 48.77m (160-0) followed by Treasure Brown in seventh with a PR of 45.11m (148-0) and Amani Britton in ninth at 43.73m (143-5).
Brianna Kelpis would set a personal best as well in the 100m-hurdles, taking fourth place with a time of 14.19.
Moreno Paredes was first in the high jump in a four-athlete field with a mark of 1.66m (5-5.25) while Naomi Sachs was second place at 1.66m (5-5.25) and Ashleigh Porter took fourth place at 1.61m (5-3.25).
Other field events included Camryn Harris setting a PR in the triple jump with a mark of 12.26m (40-2.75) to finish fifth. Britton was the top Matador in the shot put, throwing at 13.71m (44-11.75) to finish sixth while Emily Hutchinson claimed seventh place at 13.53m (44-4.75), Kelpis finished in eighth place at 13.37m (43-10.5) and Brown was ninth at 12.97m (40-5). Finally, in the long jump, Simone Smith set a PR of 5.72m (18-9.25) to lead the Matadors with an 11th-place finish.
In distance races, Savannah Ganter was second in a three-athlete field in the 3000m-steeplechase, posting a time of 11:27.72. Elin Markarian was third overall in the 3000m, setting a PR of 10:35.85 with Ami Jacobson following in fourth place at 10:42.89. In the 800m, Leann Hamilton took eighth place with a time of 2:19.01.
Rounding out the performances, Ali Medina claimed third place in the 400m with a new PR of 1:00.01 while Chandler Smith was 14th overall in the 200m with a PR of 25.53.
ACCORDING TO COACH JUSTIN JOHNSON
"After a pretty heavy training week for the majority of the team, we competed very well. I was happy to see the team execute at a high level after a few weeks of intense training. I'm looking forward to see what we look like fresh. It's important for us to take a step forward every week. It's not always about the result. If we can continue to trust the process we will set ourselves up for success later in the season."
UP NEXT
CSUN will return to action next week at UC Irvine's VInce O'Boyle Track & Field Classic from March 28-29.
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CSUN had three event wins on the men's side highlighted by Trey Knight shattering his own school record in the hammer throw along with Tibayasa Matovu winning the 400m and Joey Nations claiming first in the long jump. Alba Moreno Paredes took first in the women's high jump as well at the meet while Summer Mosley produced one of the top performances in school history in a competitive hammer throw field.
MEN'S PERFORMANCES
Knight's outdoor debut would be another one for the record books as the senior thrower set a new school record in the hammer, throwing at 77.91m (255-7). He would win the event going away, posting a 51-foot edge on second place. His new program-best mark is the longest thus far in the nation this outdoor season.
In the 400m, Matovu made his outdoor season debut with CSUN by finishing in first place with a time of 46.55. That mark tied for the second-best outdoor time in school history. CSUN would earn the top three spots in the race with Logan Davis finishing second at 47.85 and Walter Pierce taking third at 47.91. Luke DaVanon also had a strong showing, finishing in sixth place at 48.66 followed by Jayden Smith who set a PR of 49.02 to take ninth.
Nations would set a PR in his first-place win in the long jump as he registered a mark of 7.53m (24-8.5). In second place was Jay Louison-Roe who had a mark of 6.90m (22-7.75). Jonrich Dela Cruz also took fourth place at 6.86m (22-6.25).
Louison-Roe also finished as the runner-up in the triple jump on Saturday, leaping at 15.10m (49-6.5).
In other field events, Elijah Ignacio led CSUN with a fifth-place finish in the discus with a toss of 50.87m (166-10) while Guillermo Lopez took seventh place at 47.88m (157-1), Tui Edwin finished in ninth at 43.26m (141-11) and Santiago Cerda was 10th at 41.77m (137-0). Lopez also was the top Matador in the shot put, finishing in sixth at 16.10m (52-10) followed by Ignacio in seventh at 15.99m (52-5.5), Cerda in eighth at 15.98m (52-5.25) and Francisco Isiordia in ninth at 15.44m (50-8).
In distance races, Ramiro Mateos was the top Matador in the 3000m-steeplechase with a time of 9:38.53 to finish fourth followed by Diego Rodriguez in sixth place with a time of 10:04.31. Camilo Torres paced CSUN in the 3000m with a time of 8:47.54 to finish fourth overall while Thomas Achten was fifth at 9:03.81, Mateos was eighth at 9:17.26, Alec Flores was ninth at 9:27.63 and Caden Bazo took 10th at 9:31.48. Two Matadors finished in the top-10 in the 1500m race with Elijah Stenberg finishing in sixth place at 3:56.70 and Torres placing seventh at 4:00.41. Darrick Jacob, Jr. was the top Matador in the 800m, running at 1:59.00 to finish 11th overall.
Chase Mars led the CSUN field in the 100m with a time of 10.63 to take sixth place while Nations set a PR of 10.64 to finish seventh. Caleb Harrell paced the Matadors in the 200m with a time of 21.84 to take 12th place.
WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES
CSUN picked up a pair of strong performances from Mosley on Friday at USC. Competing at her former school, Mosley took fourth place in the hammer throw with a toss of 61.71m (202-5). Her toss not only set a PR, but it was the second-best performance in the hammer in school history along with the best toss by a Matador since 2017.
Mosley went on to finish in fifth place in the discus as well with a mark of 48.77m (160-0) followed by Treasure Brown in seventh with a PR of 45.11m (148-0) and Amani Britton in ninth at 43.73m (143-5).
Brianna Kelpis would set a personal best as well in the 100m-hurdles, taking fourth place with a time of 14.19.
Moreno Paredes was first in the high jump in a four-athlete field with a mark of 1.66m (5-5.25) while Naomi Sachs was second place at 1.66m (5-5.25) and Ashleigh Porter took fourth place at 1.61m (5-3.25).
Other field events included Camryn Harris setting a PR in the triple jump with a mark of 12.26m (40-2.75) to finish fifth. Britton was the top Matador in the shot put, throwing at 13.71m (44-11.75) to finish sixth while Emily Hutchinson claimed seventh place at 13.53m (44-4.75), Kelpis finished in eighth place at 13.37m (43-10.5) and Brown was ninth at 12.97m (40-5). Finally, in the long jump, Simone Smith set a PR of 5.72m (18-9.25) to lead the Matadors with an 11th-place finish.
In distance races, Savannah Ganter was second in a three-athlete field in the 3000m-steeplechase, posting a time of 11:27.72. Elin Markarian was third overall in the 3000m, setting a PR of 10:35.85 with Ami Jacobson following in fourth place at 10:42.89. In the 800m, Leann Hamilton took eighth place with a time of 2:19.01.
Rounding out the performances, Ali Medina claimed third place in the 400m with a new PR of 1:00.01 while Chandler Smith was 14th overall in the 200m with a PR of 25.53.
ACCORDING TO COACH JUSTIN JOHNSON
"After a pretty heavy training week for the majority of the team, we competed very well. I was happy to see the team execute at a high level after a few weeks of intense training. I'm looking forward to see what we look like fresh. It's important for us to take a step forward every week. It's not always about the result. If we can continue to trust the process we will set ourselves up for success later in the season."
UP NEXT
CSUN will return to action next week at UC Irvine's VInce O'Boyle Track & Field Classic from March 28-29.
#GoMatadors
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