The old sports cliché "you can't tell the players without a scorecard" certainly applies this week to the Chico State women's track & field team. Actually, MapQuest might be a better way to keep track of the Wildcats, as head coach Robert Nooney's squad blankets the state by taking part in four different meets. Several members of the 'Cats will be in Southern California to compete Thursday at the Mt. SAC Relays, Thursday and Friday at the Bryan Clay Invitational, and Friday and Saturday at the Beach Invitational. Closer to home, the Wildcats will also be out in force Saturday at the Yuba College Invitational in Marysville.
Fans can keep up with the results of the Bryan Clay Invitational, Mt. SAC Relays, and Beach Invitational online via the Wildcat Athletics website.
The four meets represent Chico State's final competitive tune-ups before heading to La Jolla May 2–4 for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Track & Field Championships. The Wildcats, currently ranked No. 40 nationally and No. 13 in the West Region by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), is looking to reclaim the conference team title after seeing the program's eight-year reign halted last season.
Chico State distance runners will kick things off Thursday at the Azusa Pacific-hosted Bryan Clay Invitational. Hayley Boynton will be in the field for the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while Lucie Chevreuil, Jalen Burns, Nicole Anthony, and Talia Swangler are entered in the meet's 5,000-meter run.
Thursday evening at El Camino College's Murdock Stadium, Kayden Carpenter, Alexandria Tucker, and Nora Pizzella will compete in the 10,000-meter run for the first time this season at the 61st annual Mt. SAC Relays.
Friday will feature a mixture of Wildcats distance runners, sprinters and hurdlers taking part in both the Bryan Clay Invitational and the 25th annual Beach Invitational, taking place at Jack Rose Track on the Cal State Long Beach campus.
Saturday the sprinters and hurdlers take center stage at the Beach Invitational. Sheena Blackwell will toe the line for the 100- and 400-meter hurdles, with Sydney Proiette, Isabella Moyer, Lyndsey Settle, and Jordyn Dorsey teaming up for the 4x100-meter relay. Proiette, Savannah Bailey, and Claire Chappell are entered in the 400-meter dash, with Moyer, Settle, and Dorsey running the 100-meter dash.
The cardinal and white will also be competing in Marysville Saturday at the Yuba College Invitational. The Wildcats' field athletes will see the bulk of the action in the Northern California meet, with Michelle Flint, Alana Ochoa, Taylor Nevitt, and Kendyll Vargas all taking part in the hammer throw, shot put and discus. Adelae Fredeen is entered in four events (high jump, javelin, 100-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash), while Eva King, Kylie McCloskey, and Nadia Torkman will compete in multiple events.
Here's the Wildcats' lineup for this week's four meets, along with days and times of competition:
61st annual Mt. SAC Relays (Murdock Stadium, El Camino College)
Thursday
Kayden Carpenter—10,000-meter "A" run (8:15 p.m.)
Alexandria Tucker and Nora Pizzella—10,000-meter Invitational run (8:55 p.m.)
Bryan Clay Invitational (Cougar Stadium, Azusa Pacific)
Thursday
Hayley Boyton—3,000-meter steeplechase (4:20 p.m.)
Lucie Chevreuil and Jalen Burns—5,000-meter run (Heat 7—6 p.m.)
Nicole Anthony—5,000-meter run (Heat 7—8 p.m.)
Talia Swangler—5,000-meter run (Heat 8—10:40 p.m.)
Friday
Claire Chappell, Isabella Moyer, Lyndsey Settle, and Jordyn Dorsey—4x100-meter relay (9:15 a.m.)
Sheena Blackwell—100-meter hurdles (10:15 a.m.)
Claire Chappell and Savannah Bailey—400-meter dash (11:40 a.m.)
Jordan Dorsey, Isabella Moyer, and Lyndsey Settle—100-meter dash (1:05 p.m.)
Sheena Blackwell—400-meter hurdles (4:05 p.m.)
Savannah Bailey, Isabella Moyer, Jordyn Dorsey, Lyndsey Settle, and Sydney Proiette—200-meter dash (5:35 p.m.)
Sydney Proiette, Savannah Bailey, Sheena Blackwell, and Claire Chappell—4x400-meter relay (7:20 p.m.)
Desirae Jones—1,500-meter run (10:05 p.m.)
Taylor Bailey—1,500-meter run (10:05 p.m.)
25th annual Beach Invitational (Jack Rose Track, Cal State Long Beach)
Friday
Sophia Lehmer-Peasley—10,000-meter run (8:30 a.m.)
Lucie Chevreuil—5,000-meter run (10 a.m.)
Desirae Jones and Taylor Bailey—1,500-meter run (11:25 a.m.)
Saturday
Sydney Proiette, Isabella Moyer, Lyndsey Settle, and Jordyn Dorsey—4-x100-meter relay (10:38 a.m.)
Sheena Blackwell—100-meter hurdles (11:28 a.m.)
Claire Chappell, Savannah Bailey, and Sydney Proiette—400-meter dash (12:39 p.m.)
Jordyn Dorsey, Isabella Moyer, and Lyndsey Settle—100-meter dash (2:57 p.m.)
Sheena Blackwell—400-meter hurdles (4:07 p.m.)
Yuba College Invitational (Yuba College, Marysville)
Saturday
(Field events begin at 10 a.m.)
Michelle Flint, Taylor Nevitt, Alana Ochoa, and Kyndall Vargas—hammer throw, shot put, and discus
Adelae Fredeen, Nadia Torkman, and Michelle Flint—javelin
Lara Condosta, Megan Farrell, Rebecca Graham, Jade Permenter-Barnes, and Carmen Villarruel—pole vault
Adelae Fredeen, Eva King, Heather Pendleton, and Nadia Torkman—high jump
Allysa Ashburn and Jessica Lee—long jump
Olivia Abbott, Eva King, and Brooklynn Pitz—triple jump
(Running events begin at 11 a.m.)
Kylie McCloskey, Dani Olson, and Adelae Fredeen—100-meter hurdles (12:30 p.m.)
Jacqueline Massey-Blake—400-meter dash (1:10 p.m.)
MacKenzie Deeter and Kylie McCloskey—400-meter hurdles (2:15 p.m.)
Adelae Fredeen—200-meter dash (2:20 p.m.)
