AZUSA – Azusa Pacific's Bryan Clay Invitational has been that one meet many track & field runners would like to make a valiant effort to shine in front of a large field of competitors from all around the nation. For Chico State's men's track & field team, it was no exception.
The Wildcats closed out the final day of the biggest meet in the regular season with seven new personal records achieved, bringing a total of 11 for three-day weekend.
The 400-meter dash had the second most entries in an event on Saturday with 92 runners participating. Demetre Coffey ran a new personal record time of 48.69 to finish 32
nd with Ty Thomson finishing three spots behind him.
Another large interest to teams was the 200-meter dash, which had 93 entries. Vincent Rinaldi led the effort with a running time of 21.63 to finish 37
th amongst the Wildcats.
The 1,600-meter relay team had the best result amongst position. In a field that featured 17 relay teams, Chico State secured fifth place with a time of 3:14.98.
Alex Robie had one of the best finishes in his career in the javelin throw, reaching 51.39 meters to break his personal best and finish 13
th out of 28 participants.
Here is how the weekend turned out for Chico State after a busy yet competitive three-day weekend:
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
3,000-meter steeplechase (132 entries)
101. Anders Biel, 9:20.04 (personal best)
109. Daniel Hernandez, 9:21.88 (personal best)
10,000-meter run – Invite (21 entries)
13. Jack Emanuel, 29.54.00
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
10,000-meter run – Open (73 entries)
10. Cameron Duquette, 29:47.79 (personal best)
5,000-meter run – Open B (107 entries)
46. Dylan White, 14:45.45 (personal best)
800-meter run - Open (141 entries)
86. Patrick Roehling, 1:55.72
110. Brian Hastings, 1:56.85
800-meter run – Invite (135 entries)
129. Walker Doucette, 1:53.96
5,000-meter run – Open A (25 entries)
11. Joshua O'Neill, 14:34.11
Hammer throw (47 entries)
27. Cody Hartsfield, 48.08 meters
34. Bryant Williams, 46.81 meters
41. Adrian Barrios, 43.16 meters
Discus throw (39 entries)
37. Bryant Williams, 41.24 meters
SATURDAY, APRIL 15
Long jump (38 entries)
35. Jordan Ausbie, 6.61 meters
36. Giovanni Larrea, 6.60 meters (personal best)
Javelin throw (28 entries)
13. Alex Robie, 51.39 meters (personal best)
21. Zack Nelson, 46.96 meters
Triple jump (29 entries)
29. Adam Kasten, 13.09 meters
Shot put (32 entries)
21. Bryant Williams, 14.36 meters (personal best)
31. Cody Hartsfield, 12.60 meters
Pole vault (13 entries)
13. Matthew Rodriguez, 4.45 meters
4x400 meter relay (16 teams)
12. Colton Cummings/Demetre Coffey/Bryan Payne/Vincent Rinaldi/Gaige Silas-Clark, 41.84
400-meter dash (92 entries)
32. Demetre Coffey, 48.69 (personal best)
35. Ty Thomson, 48.74
46. Calvin Igbanoi, 49.13 (personal best)
60. Bryan Payne, 49.45
71. Ian Hackett, 50.00
88. Nick Balint, 51.46
100-meter dash (83 entries)
67. Vincent Rinaldi, 11.09
76. Colton Cummings, 11.23
110-meter hurdles (28 entries)
20. Parker Williams, 14.79
21. Alex Robie, 14.81
400-meter hurdles (49 entries)
34. Giovanni Larrea, 54.74
37. Parker Williams, 55.55
200-meter dash (93 entries)
37. Vincent Rinaldi, 21.63 (personal best)
54. Demetre Coffey, 21.89 (personal best)
64. Ty Thomson, 22.03
1,600-meter relay (17 teams)
5. Calvin Igbanoi/Demetre Coffey/Bryan Payne/Ty Thomson/Parker Williams/Ian Hackett/Vincent Rinaldi/Nick Balint, 3:14.98
1,500-meter run (190 entries)
157. Brian Hastings, 3:55.56
Before they return to Southern California for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships at Cal State San Marcos in two weeks, the 'Cats will host the Chico Invitational at University Stadium on Friday and Saturday.
