LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Sacramento State men's and women's track and field teams concluded a three-meet weekend by taking part in the Beach Invitational hosted by Long Beach State on Saturday.
Sacramento State will next compete at the Brutus Hamilton Open and Classic meets next weekend in Berkeley, Calif.
MEN'S TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Aric Walden tied for eighth place in the 110-hurdles after running 14.53 for his fastest time of the season.
Freshman Alec Foster was ninth in the 400 in a career best 48.25. Foster's previous best time was 48.76 earlier this season at the Rainbow Relays.
Three Hornets set PRs in the 1500. Elijah Changco led the way by running 4:01.22 to place 69th overall. Aiden Schraer and Ryan Salcido ran 4:10.03 and 4:11.10, respectively, for the fastest outdoor times of their careers.
WOMEN'S TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Cassidy Zurn followed her PR of 1:01.38 in the 400-hurdles on Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays by running 1:01.53 to place ninth at the Beach Invitational. That finish was the highest by a Hornet woman in any event on Saturday.
Haley Heinemann and Emma Armstrong each set PRs in the 1500. Heinemann ran 4:43.97 just two days after posting the third fastest steeplechase in program history. Armstrong had a time of 4:58.68.
The Sacramento State women set career bests in the 800. Senior Joy Weems led the way by running 2:12.08 to place 28th. Jocelyn Orozco posted a mark of 2:14.44 while Denise Reis crossed the line in 2:14.81.
Amari Jones and Elizabeth Venzon set PRs in the 200. Jones was the top finisher on the team in 25.34 to place 60th in the meet. Venzon ran 25.86.
MEN'S FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
Jah Strange had the only PR of the day for the Sacramento State men in field evens. Strange jumped 22-00.25 to place 46th overall in the long jump.
Daniel Onuoha tied for 29th place in the high jump (6-02.75) for the highest finish on the team in a field event.
WOMEN'S FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
Sydney Pink tied her career best by clearing 5-05.00 to tie for 27th in the high jump. Her mark placed her even with teammate Julia Grimm.
Jelaia Jones placed 27th in the shot put to match the highest finish by a Hornet woman in a field event. Jones had a put of 45-07.25.
Other PRs came from Ivie Eboigbodin (16-10.50) in the long jump and Morgan Jones (45-03.00) in the shot put.
BEACH INVITATIONAL
Women's Results
100: 62. Amari Jones 12.37; T78. Amari Sperling 12.52.
200: 60. Amari Jones 25.34; T83. Amari Sperling 25.86; T83. Elizabeth Venzon 25.86; 88. Kassandra Corrigan 26.01; 93. Artearra Coffey 26.33.
800: 28. Joy Weems 2:12.08; 50. Jocelyn Orozco 2:14.44; 56. Denise Reis 2:14.81; 57. Ashley Kittle 2:14.92.
1500: 56. Haley Heinemann 4:43.97; 95. Emma Armstrong 4:58.68.
100H: 31. Kristen Robinson 14.33; 39. Artearra Coffey 14.70; 76. Elizabeth Venzon 15.38; 89. Ivie Eboigbodin 20.96.
400H: 9. Cassidy Zurn 1:01.53.
HJ: T27. Sydney Pink 5-05.00; T27. Julia Grimm 5-05.00; T55. Kassandra Corrigan 5-01.00; T62. Shelby Dozier 5-01.00; Candice Dominguez NH.
PV: T32. Danielle Brandon 12-03.50; 37. Hayley Ann Carbullido 11-09.75; T43. Siobhan Anderson 11-09.75.
LJ: 52. Kassandra Corrigan 17-04.25; 62. Ivie Eboigbodin 16-10.50.
SP: 27. Jelaia Jones 45-07.25; 30. Morgan Jones 45-03.00; 34. Tyhana Cooper 44-08.25; 54. Kathleen Durand 40-03.25; 64. Adora Garrick 37-06.75; 66. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 36-08.50.
DIS: 38. Kathleen Durand 140-11; 42. Lauren Kinloch 138-01; 57. Danielle Jackson 130-00; 64. Jelaia Jones 124-08; Adora Garrick Foul.
Men's Results
100: T39. Michael Turner 10.85; T78. Chris Ilio 11.23.
200: T16. Eric Adorno 21.82; 33. Michael Turner 22.19; 74. Chris Ilio 23.32.
400: 9. Alec Foster 48.25; 51. Alec Acevedo 50.49; 65. Andrew Stich 51.10; 76. Max Jette 51.93.
800: T100. Adam Huynh 1:57.24; 110. Taylor Huynh 1:57.92.
1500: 69. Elijah Changco 4:01.22; 90. Aider Schraer 4:05.57; 102. Sammy Scheuer 4:10.03; 105. Ryan Salcido 4:11.10.
110H: T8. Aric Walden 14.53; 33. Max Jette 15.60.
HJ: T29. Daniel Onuoha 6-02.75; 37. Max Jette 6-00.75; Mohamed Abdullah NH.
PV: Steven Pust NH.
LJ: 37. Richard Cooper 22-07.25; 46. Jah Strange 22-00.25; 60. Dylan Barger 20-08.50.
SP: 56. Anthony Santiago 45-08.50; Kyle Peterson Foul.
DIS: 34. Kyle Carrillo 157-10; 62. Kyle Peterson 141-06.
