AZUSA, Calif. — Shantel Nnaji recorded two school top five marks and had three top five finishes at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday. Her efforts led the Sacramento State track and field teams which competed at a pair of meets in Southern California during the day.
Nnaji moved into second place in program history and placed second at the meet with a discus throw of 167-11. Her throw was 4-feet beyond her previous best and was the longest by a Sacramento State athlete since Stacey Hom threw 170-03 in 1990.
Nnaji improved her fifth place standing in the school record book with a shot put 48-06.25. That effort placed her fourth at Mt. SAC and was 3.5 inches further than her previous long.
Nnaji added a fourth-place finish in the hammer where she recorded a mark of 186-02. Earlier this year, she set the school record in the event at 191-06. Nnaji is the only person in school history to be ranked in the top five of each event and is one of three ranked among the top 10 in the shot put, discus and hammer.
Erin Whelan moved into 10th place all-time at Sacramento State with a hammer throw of 176-04 which placed her seventh at the meet.
Jayde Charlton had the highest finish among Hornets in the running events on Friday. Charlton placed 12th in the 200 with a time of 24.47. Daysha Ford (24.71) and Gianna Scruggs (25.25) also set PRs in the event. Scruggs added a PR of 12.22 in the 100 while Ford set a career best in the 400 (57.97).
For the men, Jack Charlton set a career best in the 110-hurdles by running 15.63.
At the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., Evan Stork advanced to the finals of the men's hammer throw following a best of 213-07. Stork, who has set the school record twice this season, is one of seven collegiate athletes in the finals.
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL
Women
100: 47. Gianna Scruggs 12.22.
200: 12. Jayde Charlton 24.47; 20. Daysha Ford 24.71; 55. Gianna Scruggs 25.25.
400: 59. Daysha Ford 57.97; 61. Sarah Collier 58.02; 85. Jayde Charlton 1:00.98.
1500: 121. Cagnei Duncan 4:36.41.
1500 - Open B: Results Not Available
100H: 38. Kameryn Brown 15.05; 48. Eliana Coburn 15.29.
TJ: 24. Jayla Flowers 37-08.50.
SP: 4. Shantel Nnaji 48-06.25; 13. Abby Meder 43-05.25; 26. Deanna Gaines 40-04.75; 41. Abby Sheets 35-07.75.
DIS: 2. Shantel Nnaji 167-11; 11. Abby Meder 139-05.
HAM: 4. Shantel Nnaji 186-02; 7. Erin Whelan 176-04; 31. Abby Meder 142-02.
Men
1500 - Open B: Results Not Available
110H: 45. Jack Charlton 15.63.
PV: 12. John Gibbs 14-02.50.
LJ: 32. Jaren Johnson 22-05.25; 46. Mason Mitchell 22-02.25.
TJ: 17. John Gibbs 46-06.25.
SP: 18. Neil Laquian 49-03.50; 27. Sawyer Howard 47-02.50.
Mt. SAC Relays
Women
100: 47. LaTrouchka Duke 12.00.
200: 50. LaTrouchka Duke 24.83.
Men
4x400: 7. 3:15.21.
HAM: 7Q. Evan Stork 213-07; 29. George Harris 185-09.
