AZUSA, Calif. – Competing against many of the top NCAA Division I programs in the nation, the Cal State San Marcos men's and women's track & field teams posted strong marks on the second day of the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday.

Elizabeth Buckle qualified for a second California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships event, running a personal-best 4:52.40 in the women's 1500m. Buckle previously qualified in the 800m.

The women's 4x100m relay of Jolene Widmer, Kamarria Rehn, Lauren Wyckoff and Jasmine Williams set a season-best 48.83 to place 14th overall.
 
The men's 4x400m relay of Fereon Meferia, Justin Washington, Matt Doyle and Aaron Hickman also ran a season-best, posting a 3:20.20 to finish seventh overall.
 
Washington improved his California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championship qualifying time in the men's 800m, running a season-best 1:52.85. The mark is .52 seconds shy of the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time.
 
Charlotte Kuzminsky also finished just shy of a Division II provisional qualifier, running 2:13.88 in the women's 800m and missing the time by .55 seconds.
 
Kyle Johnson finished 14th in the men's 110-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 15.12.
 
Patrick Holstrom placed 16th in the men's javelin with a throw of 52.08m.
 
In all, nine student-athletes registered personal-bests on the day. In addition to Buckle's mark in the women's 1500m, Wyckoff (25.87) and Jasmine Oliver (26.54) posted personal-bests in the women's 200m.
 
On the men's side, freshmen Nathan Hale, Jr. (22.68) and Tyler Luis (23.06) collected PRs in the 200m and Jacob Williams ran a personal-best of 11.89 in the 100m.
 
Johnson ran a 58.80 PR in the 400-meter hurdles, to qualify for CCAA Championships in a second event (110H), and Anders Rosland Nordstrand set a personal-best of 54.00 in the 400m.
 
Trelani Waters improved his CCAA qualifying time in the 1500m with a PR of 4:00.49.
 
Next up for the Cougars is the Triton Invitational at UC San Diego's Triton Track & Field Stadium on Saturday, April 23.
 
Men's Individual Results
100 meters
1. Bruno de Barros (Brasil) – 10.30
42. Burtland Dixon (CSUSM) – 11.04
67. Tyler Luis (CSUSM) – 11.50
77. Nathan Hale, Jr. (CSUSM) – 11.69
80. Jacob Williams (CSUSM) – 11.89
 
200 meters
1. Bruno de Barros (Basil) – 20.38
41. Burtland Dixon (CSUSM) – 22.22
58. Nathan Hale, Jr. (CSUSM) – 22.68
66. Tyler Luis (CSUSM) – 23.06
 
400 meters
1. Josh Mance (Unattached) – 45.79
53. Matt Doyle (CSUSM) – 51.23
54. Aaron Hickman (CSUSM) – 51.35
64. Anders Rosland Nordstrand (CSUSM) – 54.00
 
800 meters
1. Lopez Lomong (Nike/Bowerman) – 1:49.49
33. Justin Washington (CSUSM) – 1:52.85
54. Fereon Meferia (CSUSM) – 1:54.97
 
1500m
1. Jack Bruce (Arkansas) – 3:41.67
133. Trelani Waters (CSUSM) – 4:00.49
174. Issac Vallejo (CSUSM) – 4:10.53
187. Connor Smith (CSUSM) – 4:15.72
198. Eric Constante (CSUSM) – 4:28.24
 
110H
1. Siddhanth Thingalaya (Evo/India) – 14.00
14. Kyle Johnson (CSUSM) – 15.12
27. Bryce Johnson (CSUSM) – 15.93
 
400H
1. Trent Ratzlaff (Unattached) – 52.01
34. Kyle Johnson (CSUSM) – 58.80
37. Bryce Johnson (CSUSM) – 1:02.11
 
4x400m relay
1. Oklahoma Baptist – 3:09.49       
7. CSUSM (Fereon Meferia, Justin Washington, Matt Doyle, Aaron Hickman) – 3:20.20
 
Shot Put
1. Thomas Anderson (Arizona State) – 18.90m
23. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 11.92m
 
Javelin
1. Derek Eager (Tahoma Track Club) – 67.7m
16. Patrick Holstrom (CSUSM) – 52.08m
 
Women's Individual Results
100 meters
1. Desiree Henry (adidas) – 11.06
45. Kamarria Rehn (CSUSM) – 12.52
76. Jasmine Oliver (CSUSM) – 13.03
82. Queenie Manrique (CSUSM) – 13.11
89. Jolene Widmer (CSUSM) – 13.26
 
200 meters
1. Desiree Henry (adidas) – 22.98
55. Kamarria Rehn (CSUSM) – 25.85
56. Lauren Wyckoff (CSUSM) – 25.87
77. Jasmine Oliver (CSUSM) – 26.54
98. Jolene Widmer (CSUSM) – 27.80
 
400 meters
1. Geisa Coutinho (Brazil) – 51.86
47. Lauren Wyckoff (CSUSM) – 59.43
 
800m
1. Shelby Houlihan (Nike/Bowerman TC) – 2:03.88
41. Charlotte Kuzminsky (CSUSM) – 2:13.88
76. Cristen Lane (CSUSM) – 2:18.99
116. Danielle Tildahl (CSUSM) – 2:38.16
117. Jessica Silveira (CSUSM) – 2:38.72
 
1500m
1. Calli Thackery (New Mexico) – 4:14.99
101. Charlotte Kuzminsky (CSUSM) – 4:45.06
126. Elizabeth Buckle (CSUSM) – 4:52.40
128. Tina Girolamo (CSUSM) – 4:52.71
133. Arianna Garcia-Swantek (CSUSM) – 4:54.00
143. Mandy Solorio (CSUSM) – 4:57.25
152. Lisa Flora (CSUSM) – 5:00.59
 
100H
1. Christie Moerman (Legacy Athletics) – 13.30
57. Jasmine Williams (CSUSM) – 17.65
 
4x100m relay
1. SDSU – 45.45
14. CSUSM (Jolene Widmer, Kamarria Rehn, Lauren Wyckoff, Jasmine Williams) – 48.83
 
Javelin
1. Allison Updike (Azusa Pacific) – 53.61m
30. Domenique Barnes (CSUSM) – 34.41m