MOSCOW, Idaho — Five Sacramento State athletes advanced to event finals and the Hornet women and men each had scorers during the second day of the Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday at Idaho.

In the women's running events, Sacramento State advanced four athletes to Saturday's finals and had three school top 10 marks. The day began with Ava Fitzgerald and Tia Outlaw each punching their ticket to the finals of the 60-hurdles. Fitzgerald ran 8.55 which moved her into fifth place in school history. Outlaw just missed cracking the Sacramento State top 10 with a time of 8.64 seconds which was nearly a tenth better than her previous best. Kameryn Brown also had a significant PR with a time of 8.76 seconds to finish ninth overall.

Daysha Ford followed by running the 400 in 55.85 which moved her to the event finals and was the seventh best mark all-time by a Hornet woman. Ford's previous best was 58.38 set last season. Ford also added a PR in the 200 in 24.95.

In the 800, Alyssa Brewer cruised to a win in the second heat and earned an automatic berth into the finals. Brewer ran 2:10.53 and owns the second fastest time during the day.

Brewer returned to the track as part of the distance medley relay along with Dani Gee, Sarah Collier and Molly Latincsics. in the final event of the night. Despite not having run the DMR all season, the foursome posted a time of 11:48.31 which is the third fastest in school history and placed fifth in the meet to earn the team four points.

Abby Meder scored the lone point for the Hornets on Friday as she was eighth in the weight throw with a best of 54-03.00. Breanna Espinoza finished just out of the top eight but still had a PR of nearly five feet with a long of 54-01.00.

The men started Friday with Jack Charlton and Joshua Braun completing the final three meets of the heptathlon. Charlton had PRs in all three events running the 60-hurdles in 8.42, clearing 10-04.00 in the pole vault and running 3:01.97 in the 1000. He finished the two-day event with 4,516 points and ended in ninth place. That total smashed his previous best of 4,121 points set last season.

Braun had five PRs in the seven events and totaled a career best 4,391 points to finish 12th. On Friday, he ran the 60-hurdles in 8.82, had a pole vault of 12-07.50 and ran the 1000 in 3:04.35.

In the main program of the meet, Nautus Moore advanced to the finals of the 400 with a time of 48.52. Moore jumped to ninth in school history with the effort and shaved .55 seconds off his previous best. He later set a PR in the 200 in 22.13.

Mason Mitchell closed the night with an amazing performance in the long jump. Mitchell jumped 24-04.25 on his second attempt to finish third overall and earn all-Big Sky honors. The leap ranks sixth in school history and is the best by a Hornet since Michael Turner had a leap of 24-06.50 at the 2016 indoor championships. Mitchell's previous indoor best was 23-00.00 earlier this year.

Saturday's action begins with the men's weight throw at 10:15 a.m. The first running event will be the men's mile at 11:25 a.m. The meet will conclude with the men's and women's 4x400 relays at approximately 3:30 p.m.

2023 BIG SKY INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women's Results
60: 10. Jessi Barry 7.80; 14. Kassidy Schroth 7.91.
200: 14. Daysha Ford 24.95.
400: tQ. Daysha Ford 55.85; 15. Asiah Fields 58.13.
800: 2Q. Alyssa Brewer 2:10.53; 15. Sarah Collier 2:18.05.
60H: 4Q. Ava Fitzgerald 8.55; 5Q. Tia Outlaw 8.64; 9. Kameryn Brown 8.76; 11. Eliana Coburn 9.01.
DMR: 5. 11:48.31.
LJ: 12. Jessi Barry 17-04.00; 16. Tamia Ramos 17-01.50; 19. Audrey McElmurry 16-07.25; 20. Eliana Coburn 15-07.50.
WT: 8. Abby Meder 54-03.00; 9. Breanna Espinoza 54-01.00; 13. Meleeah Holmes-McKown 52-09.00.

Men's Results
60: 14. Blaize Holland 6.96; 22. DeVonn Johnson 7.08.
200: 12. Nautus Moore 22.13; 13. Zachary Winger 22.15; 17. Blaize Holand 22.30; 21. DeVonn Johnson 22.87.
400: 8Q. Nautus Moore 48.52; 17. Khalil Fowlkes 50.72.
800: 24. Ruben Garcia 1:58.89.
60H: 11. Zachary Winger 8.28; 13. Jack Charlton 8.50.
HJ: Miles Grant NH.
LJ: 3. Mason Mitchell 24-04.25; 11. John Gibbs 22-06.50.
HEPT: 9. Jack Charlton 4,516; 12. Joshua Braun 4,391.