SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Chico State men's track & field team made its first road trip out of the Northern California region on the season Friday and Saturday, competing at San Francisco State's Johnny Mathis Invitational.

The Wildcats delivered a strong all-around showing with multiple event victories, personal bests, and two NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks. Damian Garcia led the distance group with wins in both the 800 meters (1:53.27) and 1,500 meters (3:46.00), with his 1,500 mark narrowly missing Chico State's all-time top 10 by just 0.08 seconds.

Brody Staley highlighted the sprints with a victory in the 400 meters (47.88), finishing just 0.04 seconds shy of the program's top 10. In the field events, Niko Lawrence cleared a personal-best 2.05 meters (6' 8.75") in the high jump to hit the NCAA provisional mark.

Chico State also dominated the 5,000 meters, placing seven runners in the top eight, led by Mario Giannini's winning time of 14:24.39.

Chico State Finishes

Men's 100 Meters (29 participants)
– 10. Jeffrey O'Brien, 11.34
– 16. Rehaan Patil, 11.79

Men's 200 Meters (35 participants)
– 4. Logan Cole, 22.25 (Personal Best)
– 16. Ronin Tidd, 23.60 (Personal Best)
– 21. Rehaan Patil, 24.34 (Personal Best)

Men's 400 Meters (19 participants)
– 1. Brody Staley, 47.88 (0.04 off Chico State Top 10)
– 3. Trey Suffredini, 48.82
– 4. Logan Cole, 49.24
– 6. Harrison Hubbard, 50.31

Men's 800 Meters (44 participants)
– 1. Damian Garcia, 1:53.27
– 2. Jacob Comacho, 1:55.02 (Personal Best)
– 3. Brett Ephraim, 1:56.62 (Personal Best)
– 16. Adrian Valdez, 2:01.62 (Personal Best)
– 19. Kellen Kirby, 2:02.45 (Personal Best)
– 21. Andrew Baxter, 2:03.72

Men's 1,500 Meters (48 participants)
– 1. Damian Garcia, 3:46.00 (NCAA Division II Provisional Mark; 0.08 off Chico State Top 10)
– 11. Brett Ephraim, 4:00.65

Men's 5,000 Meters (49 participants)
– 1. Mario Giannini, 14:24.39
– 2. Sergio Cuartas III, 14:26.79 (Event Debut)
– 3. Sean Alliegro, 14:27.74 (Personal Best)
– 4. Jesus Villarreal, 14:31.73
– 5. Alex Lamoureux, 14:33.79 (Personal Best)
– 7. Michael Torres, 14:41.88 (Personal Best)
– 8. Matthew Gordon, 14:43.04 (Personal Best)
– 13. Andrew Stephens, 14:56.99 (Personal Best)
– 23. Charlie Brennan, 15:29.54 (Event Debut)

Men's 110 Meter Hurdles (15 participants)
– 5. Lavell Cross, 15.60
– 8. Xander Newman, 16.11 (Personal Best)
– 9. Jaiden Jenkins, 16.25
– 11. Ronin Tidd, 16.68 (Personal Best)
– 12. Miguel Long, 16.84

Men's 400 Meter Hurdles (5 participants)
– 3. Lavell Cross, 58.51 (Personal Best)
– 4. Jaiden Jenkins, 59.87

Men's 3,000 Steeplechase (10 participants)
– 2. Adrian Hipolito, 9:08.57 (NCAA Division II Provisional Mark)
– 3. Anders Biel, 9:31.37
– 4. Joseph DePascale, 9:32.93 (Event Debut)

Men's 4x400 Meter Relay (4 teams)
– 1. Chico State 'A' (Cole, Staley, Hubbard, Suffredini), 3:18.89
– 3. Chico State 'C' (Jenkins, Baxter, Comacho, Valdez), 3:38.17

Men's High Jump (9 participants)
– 1. Niko Lawrence, 2.05m / 6' 8.75" (NCAA Division II Provisional Mark; Personal Best)
– T-2. Chijioke Ihejirka, 1.90m / 6' 2.75"
– 4. Alex Valcarenghi, 1.90m / 6' 2.75"
– T-5. Miguel Long, 1.80m / 5' 10.75"
– 7. Jeffrey O'Brien, 1.75m / 5' 8.75"
– 9. Xander Newman, 1.70m / 5' 7" (Personal Best)

Men's Pole Vault (10 participants)
– 3. Nathan Hernandez, 4.45m / 14' 7.25" (Personal Best)
– 5. Ronin Tidd, 4.15m / 13' 7.25"
– 6. Logan Meredith, 4.15m / 13' 7.25"
– 7. Jeffrey O'Brien, 3.85m / 12' 7.5"

Men's Triple Jump (8 participants)
– 1. Nehemiah Holiday, 13.64m / 44' 9"
– 2. Statler Swanson, 13.05m / 42' 9.75"
– 4. Miguel Long, 12.89m / 42' 3.5"

Men's Shot Put (11 participants)
– 1. Jorge Barajas, 16.01m / 52' 6.5"
– 2. Abraham Schykerynec, 14.10m / 46' 3.25"
– 3. Alejandro Molina, 13.59m / 44' 7"
– 5. Travis Allen, 12.43m / 40' 9.5"
– 7. Max House, 11.74m / 38' 6.25"

Men's Discus (14 participants)
– 1. Alejandro Molina, 44.90m / 147' 4"
– 3. Travis Allen, 42.59m / 139' 9"
– 4. Beau Gleeson, 39.82m / 130' 8"
– 5. Max House, 39.75m / 130' 5"
– 6. Jeffrey O'Brien, 39.08m / 128' 2"
– 9. Ronin Tidd, 35.24m / 115' 7"
– 11. Sean Artist, 34.60m / 113' 6"

Men's Hammer (7 participants)
– 1. Tyler St. Laurent, 51.99m / 170' 7"
– 2. Sean Artist, 47.07m / 154' 5"
– 3. Travis Allen, 44.06m / 144' 7"
– 5. Alejandro Molina, 43.31m / 142' 1" (Personal Best)
– 7. Abraham Schykerynec, 39.95m / 131' 1"

Men's Javelin (9 participants)
– 1. Ronin Tidd, 56.44m / 185' 2" (Personal Best)
– 2. Freddy Southworth, 53.27m / 174' 9" (Personal Best)
– 3. Beau Gleeson, 50.20m / 164' 11" (Personal Best)
– 5. Jeffrey O'Brien, 50.06m / 164' 3" (Personal Best)

Up Next
Chico State travels north next Saturday to compete at the Cal Poly Humboldt Invitational.