LOS ANGELES – Senior Ryan Maize and freshman Joshua Litwiller collected victories for the Cal State San Marcos men's track & field team on a day of strong performances at the Oxy Distance Carnival at Bill Henry Track on the campus of Occidental College on Friday.

Maize won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:04.66, just 3.28 seconds short of his own CSUSM record established on the same track at the 2015 Oxy Invitational. The mark is currently the fastest in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and qualifies Maize for the conference championships. His time also would stand as an NCAA Division II provisional qualifier; however as Candidacy Year Three members of NCAA Division II, the Cougars are not eligible to compete at the national championships.

Litwiller claimed the victory in the 10,000m, the first win of the freshman's collegiate career, with a personal best time of 31:03.12. The mark is just shy of the 31:00 NCAA Division II provisional standard and is the fifth-fastest in the CCAA this season. Sophomore Steven Terris also finished just off the provisional time, placing second with a personal best of 31:07.12. The result is Terris' second top two finish of the season.

Senior Justin Washington improved his CCAA qualifier in the 800m, finishing fourth with a time of 1:53.16. The mark currently ranks as the fastest of the season in the CCAA.

In the 5000m, sophomore Joe Gonzalez ran a CCAA qualifier of 14:54.78, knocking 23.2 seconds off of his previous personal best and finishing 28th in a field of 223 competitors.

Sophomore Bryce Johnson finished third in the 110H, improving his CCAA qualifying time with a personal best 15.02, the fourth-fastest in the CCAA this year.

Senior Aaron Hickman ran a personal best 51.10 in the 400m, missing the CCAA qualifier by one-tenth of a second.

Sophomore Tyler Luis finished eighth in the 100m with a time of 11.15.

In the field events, senior Josh Maffei finished with three top ten results, placing sixth in the javelin (46.90m) and a picking up pair of ninth-place results in the shot put (13.20m) and discus (39.04m).

Freshman Tim Stalboerger finished seventh in the javelin with a throw of 45.85m, while Patrick Holstrom claimed the eighth spot with a mark 45.35m.

Next up for the Cougars is the Ross and Sharon Irwin Collegiate Scoring Meet at Point Loma on Saturday, March 18.

Men's Individual Results
100m
1. Donte McDaniel (Fresno Pacific) – 10.90
8. Tyler Luis (CSUSM) – 11.15
18. Bryce Johnson (CSUSM) – 11.37
23. Nathan Hale, Jr. (CSUSM) – 11.44
 
400m
1. Michael Taylor (Fresno Pacific) – 47.63
24. Aaron Hickman (CSUSM) – 51.10 (PR)
 
800m
1. Paul Messana (Pomona-Pitzer) – 1:52.08
4. Justin Washington (CSUSM – 1:53.16
 
1500m
1. Terrence Luevano (Unattached) – 3:51.67
34. Casey Cruz (CSUSM) – 4:05.42 (PR)
42. Shea Vavra (CSUSM) – 4:06.87 (PR)
91. Eric Constante (CSUSM) – 4:22.64
 
5000m
1. Jack Polerecky (Loyola Marymount) – 14:21.26
28. Joe Gonzalez (CSUSM) – 14:54.78 (PR)
119. Phillip Dorado (CSUSM) – 15:50.46 (PR)
135. Kevin Lehr (CSUSM) – 15:55.91 (PR)
 
10,000m
1. Joshua Litwiller (CSUSM) – 31:03.08 (PR)
2. Steven Terris (CSUSM) – 31:07.12 (PR)
17. A.J. Freund (CSUSM) – 34:01.73
 
3000m Steeplechase
1. Ryan Maize (CSUSM) – 9:04.66
15. Mark Werley (CSUSM) – 10:06.20 (PR)
20. Jhair Torres (CSUSM) – 10:26.39 (PR)
 
110H
1. Justin Walker (Fullerton) – 14.64
3. Bryce Johnson (CSUSM) – 15.02 (PR)
 
Discus
1. Chris Gura (La Verne) – 45.78m
9. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 39.04m
 
Hammer Throw
1. Andrew Carrasco (La Verne) – 54.52m
19. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 30.34m
 
Shot Put
1. Chris Gura (La Verne) – 14.47m
9. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 13.20m
 
Javelin
1. Calvin Aylward (Pomona-Pitzer) – 64.54m
6. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 46.90m
7. Tim Stalboerger (CSUSM) – 45.85m
8. Patrick Holstrom (CSUSM) – 45.35m