STANFORD, Calif. — The Sacramento State track and field teams took part in a pair of meets on a rainy and windy day in the Bay Area on Friday.
The team's distance runners competed at the Mike Fanelli Classic at Chabot JC, running the 1500 and 5K.
Ashley Busienei had the highest finish, placing sixth in the 1500 in 4:35.85.
Dani Gee added a PR in the 5K late in the evening after running 17:36.78.
The men's team was guided by
Brandon Moreno in the 1500 in 3:55.41 to place 16th.
At the Stanford Invitational,
Miles Grant tied for second in the men's high jump and
Izzi Leonard was third in the women's high jump. Grant cleared 6-08.00 to tie for the best finish by a collegiate athlete in the meet. Grant was one of four college student-athletes to have a successful attempt at that height but finished a top the group based on jumps. His mark was his highest of the season. Leonard was successful at 5-04.25 in the women's competition.
Ava Fitzgerald advanced to the finals of the 100-hurdles after a time of 14.06 to claim the final berth in the race.
Zachary Winger tied his personal best in the men's 110-hurdles race in 14.58 but missed advancing by .07 seconds.
The men had two other top 10 finishers as
Mason Mitchell was fifth in the long jump and
John Maka sixth in the discus. Mitchell's had a long of 22-10.50 while Maka threw 163-09.
Nathan Rider added a personal best in the 200 in 21.99.
Both meets will continue on Saturday.
Stanford Invitational Results
Women
100: 34.
Kassidy Schroth 12.63.
400.
Breija Stredic 56.68
100H: 9Q.
Ava Fitzgerald 14.06;
Kameryn Brown DNF.
HJ: 3.
Izzi Leonard 5-04.25.
LJ: 24.
Tamia Ramos 16-09.75;
Kasee Aczon Foul.
SP: 20.
Hope Gordon 41-03.25; 21.
Deanna Gaines 40-11.75; 22.
Abby Meder 40-08.25; 25.
Breanna Espinoza 39-08.50.
Men
200: 17.
Nathan Rider 21.99.
400: 17.
Malachi Cox 48.58; 38.
Khalil Fowlkes 50.54.
110H: 10.
Zachary Winger 14.58.
HJ: T2.
Miles Grant 6-08.00.
LJ: 5.
Mason Mitchell 22-10.50.
DIS: 6.
John Maka 163-09.
HAM: 14.
Diego Lopez 170-11; 21.
John Maka 160-00; 22.
Malik Shakur 158-04.
Mike Fanelli Classic
Women
1500: 6.
Ashley Busienei 4:35.85; 67.
Kate Sanders 4:50.18; 76.
Viviana Valenton 4:52.32; 89.
Sophia Dudley 4:55.05; 116.
Dakota Gibson 5:03.75; 160.
Lexie Gomez 5:19.45.
5K: 61.
Dani Gee 17:36.78; 79.
Kaleena Narus 17:52.54; 117.
Meg Moyer 18:51.93.
Men
1500: 16.
Brandon Moreno 3:55.41; 75.
Ryan Martin 4:03.55; 93.
Jake Slade 4:05.87; 104.
Jacob Polivka 4:07.63; 116.
Cooper Love 4:09.36; 150.
Aiden Maddison 4:13.62.
5K: 123.
Paden Collard 15:57.16.
