Meet Results

 CSUSM track & field is rounding the final corner of the season before Nationals, competing at the Pomona Pitzer Invitational on Saturday.  With that event in the book, Coach Steve Scott's athletes have four more chances to punch their ticket to the NAIA National Championships by meeting the qualifying marks.

The Cougars had plenty of highlights on Saturday, and plenty of close calls as well.

Suzanne Cornwell met the “B” qualifying standard in the 1,500-meter run with her time of 4:41.63, good for 11^th place at the event.

Michelle Cruz finished 10^th in the 800-meter run at 2:17.15, just about a second off the “B” standard.

Kelly Thompson was agonizingly close to the “B” standard in the 5,000-meter, coming in 8^th place with a time of 17:50.07; seven one-hundredths of a second off the mark.

That was the same margin that the women's 4x100-meter relay team came within their “B” standard.  The group of Krystle Osby, Savanna Holmen, Tiffany West, and Aimee Rassavong took 3^rd place at 48.39 seconds.

In the field, Calah Ayer cleared 3.25 meters in the pole vault, tying her for sixth place.  Yachi Fails finished 7^th in the long jump at 5.34 meters, and sixth in the triple jump at 10.97 meters.  Katarina Payne took 8^th in the triple jump at 10.93 meters.

On the men's side, Daniel Lyon easily met the “A” standard in the 5,000-meter run, and while doing so recorded the team's best finish of the day.  Lyon ran 14:36.95, over 8 seconds ahead of the “A” standard, to place second.

Four-time All-American Brett Campfield posted another impressive finish, taking third in the 1,500-meter dash.  His time of 3:51.97 is well ahead of the event's “A” standard.

In that same event, Lenny Santana placed 8^th at 3:56.32, earning him the “B” standard.

Brandon Baker is approaching the “B” standard in the 200-meter dash, coming in at 21.87 seconds to take 7^th.

Coach Scott's track & field team will next compete at the Mt. Sac Invitational, starting this Thursday.