LA VERNE, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's indoor track & field team is sending its 4x800m relay team to the NAIA Indoor National Championship after the squad put up an "A" standard time on Saturday at the La Verne Invitational.

The team of Alyssa Omahen, Salena Gallardo, Charlotte Kuzminsky and Tina Girolamo ran 9:41.66, nearly four seconds under the "A" standard requirement of 9:45.00.

Cristen Lane was orginially scheduled to run the first leg of the race, but had to pull out due to a sore leg muscles. Omahen stepped in on short notice, and was only able to get in a few strides before taking the third leg in the race. So, Girolamo ran first, followed by Gallardo, Omahen and Kuzminsky.

Despite the shuffle to the lineup, the team qualified comfortably.

High jumper Melissa Olmos jumped 1.63m, just .02 meters away from hitting the "A" standard. However, she bested the "B" standard of 1.62m, meaning, Olmos will be included in a pool of student-athletes who could potentially compete in the high jump at the indoor national championships, depending on the amount of athletes from across the NAIA that hit the "A" standard.

Michelle Fekete took first place in the long jump, posting a distance of 4.90m. She also won the triple jump with a distance of 10.63m.

The 4x400m relay team of Kuzminsky, Kamarria Rehn, Jessica Toliver and Ayana White ran 4:06.70, just a second higher than the NAIA "B" standard.

Brittany Hollie ran 9.38 in the 60m hurdles, just .23 seconds off the "A" mark.

CSUSM takes on the Soka Invitational next week in Aliso Viejo on Saturday, February 14.