LA JOLLA, Calif. – Victories from seniors A.J. Freund and Ryan Maize led the Cal State San Marcos men's track & field team to a fourth-place result at the California Collegiate Invitational at Triton Track & Field on the campus of UC San Diego on Saturday.

The Cougars collected 74 to finish fourth, 11.50 behind third-place finisher Williams.

Freund won the 10,000m with a time of 34:35.32, the third-fastest time of his career to earn his first collegiate victory and earn 10 points for the Cougars.

Maize won the 1500m with a time 3:54.92, his second career victory in the event as a Cougar and his second win overall this season, including a win in the 3000m steeplechase at the Oxy Distance Carnival.

Senior Justin Washington placed second in the 800m with a time of 1:54.52, his fourth top five result in the event this season.

Sophomore Bryce Johnson registered a third-place result in the 110H with a mark of 14.99, his second-best time of the season.

Two Cougars posted qualifiers for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships. Sophomore Steven Terris qualified for his first event, running a personal best 4:03.15 in the 1500m to finish 13th, while freshman Shea Vavra qualified in the 800m with a time of 1:57.99, a personal best that meets the standard by 0.01 seconds. Vavra finished in 11th and previously qualified in the 1500m.

In the field events, freshman Antonio Riggins finished fifth in the triple jump with a personal best leap of 13.57m, while freshman Nick Samuels placed eighth with a mark of 13.37m.

Senior Patrick Holstrom finished eighth in the javelin with a throw of 51.79m and freshman Nick Heid cleared 1.85m in the high jump to place ninth.

Freshman Mark Werley (10:25.13) and Jhair Torres (10:26.39) finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 3000m steeplechase.

The relay teams posted two season best marks, with the 4x100m squad of Johnson, sophomores Tyler Luis and Nathan Hale, Jr. and freshman Brian Wright starting things off finishing fourth with a time of 42.95. In the 4x400m relay, the team of Luis, Hickman, senior Caine Harder and Hale, Jr. placed third with a time of 3:23.44 that qualified CSUSM for the CCAA Championships. Right on their heels was the relay of Maize, Vavra, freshman Casey Cruz and Washington, who finished fourth with a time of 3:24.67 that also bested the CCAA qualifying standard.

Next up for CSUSM will be the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on Saturday, April 8 in Claremont, Calif.

Men's Team Results
1. UC San Diego – 235.50
2. Azusa Pacific –154.50
3. Williams – 85.50
4. CSUSM – 74  
5. George Fox – 73
t6.Middlebury – 59
t6. USC – 59
8. Cal State L.A. – 44  
9. Cal Poly Pomona – 36.50
10. San Diego – 16  
11. Westmont – 10
12. Bristol – 7
t13. Biola – 5
t13. Western New Mexico – 5
15. Cal Baptist – 4
16. Linfield – 3  
17. Providence Christian – 2    
 
Men's Individual Results
100m
1. Paul Doan (UC San Diego) – 10.68
19. Bryce Johnson (CSUSM) – 11.33
 
400m
1. Jared Senese (UC San Diego) – 48.43
8. Nathan Hale, Jr. (CSUSM) – 51.41
9. Aaron Hickman (CSUSM) – 51.74
11. Caine Harder (CSUSM) – 52.60 (PR)
 
800m
1. Kevin Serrao (Millbury) – 1:53.78
2. Justin Washington (CSUSM) – 1:54.52
11. Shea Vavra (CSUSM) – 1:57.99 (PR)
12. Casey Cruz (CSUSM) – 1:58.53
18. Steven Terris (CSUSM) – 2:01.29 (PR)
19. Joe Gonzalez (CSUSM) – 2:02.43
27. Phillip Dorado (CSUSM) – 2:06.93 (PR)
31. Eric Constante (CSUSM) – 2:10.36 (PR)
 
1500m
1. Ryan Maize (CSUSM) – 3:54.92
12. Joe Gonzalez (CSUSM) – 3:59.56 (PR)
13. Steven Terris (CSUSM) – 4:03.15 (PR)
17. Casey Cruz (CSUSM) – 4:11.61
19. Kevin Lehr (CSUSM) – 4:12.55 (PR)
21. Phillip Dorado (CSUSM) – 4:15.31 (PR)
22. Eric Constante (CSUSM) – 4:17.10
 
10,000m
1. A.J. Freund (CSUSM) – 34:35.32
 
3000m Steeplechase
1. Joey Benrubi (UC San Diego) – 9:28.54
6. Mark Werley (CSUSM) – 10:25.13
7. Jhair Torres (CSUSM) – 10:26.39
 
110H
1. Nicholas Rack (UC San Diego) – 14.66
3. Bryce Johnson (CSUSM) – 14.99
 
4x100m Relay
1. Azusa Pacific – 41.36
4. CSUSM (Bryce Johnson, Tyler Luis, Nathan Hale, Jr., Brian Wright) – 42.95
 
4x400m Relay
1. Azusa Pacific – 3:17.08
3. CSUSM "B" (Tyler Luis, Aaron Hickman, Caine Harder, Nathan Hale, Jr.) – 3:23.44
4. CSUSM "A" (Ryan Maize, Shea Vavra, Casey Cruz, Justin Washington) – 3:24.67
 
Long Jump
1. David Booker (Azusa Pacific) – 7.19
25. Nick Samuels (CSUSM) – 6.01m
26. Antonio Riggins (CSUSM) – 5.93m
27. Tim Stalboerger (CSUSM) – 5.79m
29. Nick Heid (CSUSM) – 5.44m
 
Triple Jump
1. Arik Nesbit (UC San Diego) – 14.64m
5. Antonio Riggins (CSUSM) – 13.57m (PR)
8. Nick Samuels (CSUSM) – 13.37m
 
High Jump
1. Luis Carson (UC San Diego) – 2.0m
9. Nick Heid (CSUSM) – 1.85m
 
Discus
1. Nicholas Ponzio (USC) – 51.73m
10. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 40.28m
 
Hammer
1. David Sellens (USC) – 57.12m
15. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 37.43m
 
Javelin
1. Alex Henderson (Azusa Pacific) – 66.12
8. Patrick Holstrom (CSUSM) – 51.79m