AZUSA, Calif. – Natalie Rodriguez and Raelyn Werley posted NCAA Division II provisional qualifying times in the 5000m to highlight the first day of competition for the Cal State San Marcos men's and women's track & field teams at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Thursday.

Travis Linder, Enrique Ramirez and Werley registered California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championship qualifying times for the Cougars, bringing the total to 42 student-athletes.

The first day of competition was devoted to the Distance Carnival, with the men's and women's 3000m steeplechase and 5000m the only events being run.
 
Rodriguez ran a 5000m personal-best 16:59.92 to finish 13th in her heat and qualify for her third CCAA Championship event (800m, 1500m).
 
Werley qualified for CCAA championships in the women's 5000m, finishing second in her heat with a PR of 17:19.58. Werley also achieved the NCAA Division II provisional standard in the 10,000m earlier this season.
 
Linder qualified in the men's 3000m steeplechase, setting a PR of 9:57.21.
 
Ramirez qualified in the men's 5000m with a mark of 15:36.20
 
Trent Warren (14:42.87) and Steven Ing (14:43.22) finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in their men's 5000m heat. Warren registered a personal-best to qualify in his second CCAA championship event (1500m). Ing's time was a season-best, improving his previous qualifying time in the event.
 
Rachel Brady also posted a PR in the women's 5000m with a time of 18:07.18 to improve her qualifying mark.
 
The rest of the Cougars will be in action tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. for day two of the Bryan Clay Invitational.
 
Men's Individual Results
3000m Steeplechase
1. Cale Wallace (Arkansas) – 9:01.40
37. Travis Linder (CSUSM) – 9:57.21

5000 meters Heat 2
1. Ethan Gonzalez (Colorado) – 14:36.37
7. Trent Warren (CSUSM) – 14:42.87
8. Steven Ing (CSUSM) – 14:43.22
 
5000 meters Heat 4
1. Matt Seidel (Seattle University) – 14:39.22
8. Caesar Castillo (CSUSM) – 14:54.91
16. Steven Terris (CSUSM) – 15:15.42
17. Chris Ceja (CSUSM) – 15:23.53
18. Joe Gonzalez (CSUSM) – 15:27.21
 
5000 meters Heat 5
1. Connor Nolen (Fresno Pacific) – 15:03.51
8. Enrique Ramirez (CSUSM) – 15:36.20
 
5000 meters Heat 6
1. Michael Mrgudic (Unattached) – 15:29.54
11. A.J. Freund (CSUSM) – 16:18.07
 
Women's Individual Results
5000 meters Heat 1
1. Alice Wright (New Mexico) – 16:01.80
13. Natalie Rodriguez (CSUSM) – 16:59.92
 
5000 meters Heat 3
1. Elena Smith (Seattle University) – 17:16.54
2. Raelyn Werley (CSUSM) – 17:19.58
 
5000 meters Heat 4
1. Taybri Irving (Augsburg) – 17:29.46
15. Rachel Brady (CSUSM) – 18:07.18
23. Paula Stonehouse (CSUSM) – 18:23.64
27. Anahi Soriano (CSUSM) – 18:38.05
 
5000 meters Heat 6
1. Pearl Law (UC Irvine) – 18:25.10
26. Jocelyn Veyna (CSUSM) – 21:01.70