Three First-Place Finishes Highlight CSUN's Busy Week of Competition

WALNUT, Calif.---CSUN Track & Field wrapped up a busy week of competition with three first-place finishes. The Matadors concluded the 65th Annual Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday in Walnut, notching three individual victories on the men's team over the two-day meet. CSUN also took part at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa from Wednesday to Friday where CSUN claimed a pair of top-five finishes.

MT. SAC RELAYS RESULTS
MEN'S PERFORMANCES
CSUN finished with two relay race victories on the men's side at the meet. The 4x100m relay team of Joey Nations, Caleb Harrell, Logan Davis and Chase Mars claimed first place out of an eight-team field with a time of 39.96. The Matadors also came away with the 4x400m crown as the quartet of Walter Pierce, Davis, Gabe Martinez and Tibyasa Matovu bested 17 other teams with their time of 3:07.82.

In the triple jump, Jay Louison-Roe won his first outdoor event as a Matador, registering a leap of 15.15m (49-8.5) to beat out 14 other competitors.

Trey Knight competed in the hammer throw elite event on Saturday where he finished in second place. His best throw came on his final attempt where he registered a mark of 74.35m (243-11).

Two all-time top-10 school marks in the 400m were reached on Friday at the meet. Matovu finished fourth in the event by registering a PR and the second-best time in school history at 46.51. Pierce was sixth in the event with his time of 47.11, good enough for eighth-best in school history.

In addition to the relay events, Davis represented CSUN in the 200m where he was eighth with a time of 21.13. He also was the fastest Matador in the 100m, clocking a time of 10.53 to finish in 12th place.

Mars took part in the 100m elite event as well on the weekend, finishing 13th overall with a time of 10.46.

WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES
Alba Moreno Paredes led the Matadors in the high jump, finishing second overall with a mark of 1.65m (5-5) while Naomi Sachs tied for seventh place with a leap of 1.60m (5-3).

In other field events, Summer Mosley was 10th in the discus after charting a throw of 46.35m (152-0) while Camryn Harris represented CSUN in the triple jump where she finished 17th with a mark of 11.77m (38-7.5).

Jasmine Haskell competed in the 400m at the event as she took 17th place with a run time of 55.59. Rounding out the performances, Zola Grey was the top Matador in the long jump, posting a mark of 5.49m (18-0.25) to finish 26th overall.

BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL RESULTS
MEN'S PERFORMANCES
Elijah Ignacio led the way for CSUN at the Bryan Clay Invitational, posting a pair of top-five efforts. Ignacio finished second overall in the discus with a throw of 51.99m (170-7). He went on to place fifth overall in the shot put, recording a season-best toss of 16.59m (54-5.25).

Guillermo Lopez also cracked the top 10 in the discus and in the shot put at the invite. His throw of 45.45m (149-1) was seventh overall in the discus while he registered a toss of 15.92m (52-2.75) in the shot put to take 10th place.

In sprint events, Shamil Youngblood paced CSUN in the 100m by clocking a time of 10.77 to finish 19th overall. Ehinome Inegbenoise and Jayden Smith tied for 25th in the 200m, both charting a time of 21.84. Finally, in the 400m, Jayden Smith led CSUN with a time of 49.69 to place 46th overall.

In distance races, Camilo Torres set a PR in the 5000m with a time of 14:41.04 to place 30th. Thomas Achten was the lone CSUN participant in the 10000m where he was 43rd with a time of 31:56.97. Elijah Stenberg set PR's in two races at the meet as he registered a time of 1:54.84 in the 800m to finish 89th and he posted a time of 3:55.66 in the 1500m to place 114th.

WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES
Emily Hutchinson posted the top finish on the CSUN women's side, taking sixth place in the shot put with a season-best toss of 13.91m (45-7.75). She also paced CSUN in the hammer throw, finishing in 20th place and setting a season best with a throw of 48.17m (158-0).

In the discus, Amani Britton was seventh overall after charting a throw of 44.57m (146-3) while Myli Level took eighth place with a toss of 44.55m (146-2) and Treasure Brown was 10th overall with a mark of 43.83m (143-9).

In sprints, Jayden Lopes represented CSUN in the 400m where she clocked a time of 58.37 to take 52nd place. Zoey Igbinigie was 66th in the 100m with her time of 13.17.

In distance races, Elin Markarian set a PR in the 5000m, finishing 54th overall with a time of 18:08.51. Also setting a personal record, Sakura Divecchio was 55th in the 1500m by clocking a time of 4:53.32. Leann Hamilton competed in two events at the meet, finishing 159th in the 800m with a time of 2:22.23 and 168th in a separate 1500m event with her time of 4:51.76.

ACCORDING TO COACH JUSTIN JOHNSON
"As we get closer to the Big West Championship, it's great to see the team starting to put together some great performances. This is always a tough week of competition. We competed over several days and the team was split up between two different meets. The team still has improvements to make and mistakes to fix, but we are on the right path. We have a few more weeks to sharpen up, but we will be ready for championship season."

UP NEXT
CSUN's men's and women's track & field teams return to action next weekend to compete at the UC Santa Barbara Invitational on Saturday, April 26.

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Three First-Place Finishes Highlight CSUN's Busy Week of Competition

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Players Mentioned

Thomas Achten

Amani Britton

Treasure Brown

Logan Davis

Sakura Divecchio

Zola Grey

Leann Hamilton

Caleb Harrell

Camryn Harris

Jasmine Haskell

Emily Hutchinson

Zoey Igbinigie

Elijah Ignacio

Ehinome Inegbenoise

Trey Knight

Myli Level

Jayden Lopes

Guillermo Lopez

Jay Louison-Roe

Elin Markarian

Chase Mars

Gabe Martinez

Tibyasa Matovu

Alba Moreno Paredes

Summer Mosley

Joey Nations

Walter Pierce

Naomi Sachs

Jayden Smith

Elijah Stenberg

Camilo Torres

Shamil Youngblood