LA JOLLA, Calif. – On a day of stellar performances by the Cal State San Marcos men's track & field team, senior Justin Washington recorded one of the top marks in program history to guide the Cougars to sixth at the Triton Invitational at UC San Diego on Saturday.

The Cougars scored 22.5 points to claim sixth, 11.5 points behind Concordia (Ore.). UC San Diego picked up the victory with 103 points.

Washington ran the second-fastest 800m in Cougar history, finishing fourth overall with a personal best time of 1:51.34. The mark is also the second-fastest in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) this season and is an NCAA Division II provisional qualifier. However, as Candidacy Year Three members of NCAA Division II, the Cougars are not eligible to compete at national championships this season.

The 4x400m relay of sophomore Nathan Hale, Jr., Washington, senior Aaron Hickman and freshman Brian Wright finished second with a season best time of 3:21.15. Wright put on a show in his first-ever 400m, running the anchor leg with a 50.5 split.

In the field events, senior Josh Maffei qualified for the CCAA Championships in the hammer with a personal best throw of 42.08m. Maffei is now qualified in a team-leading four events, having previously achieved the standards in the discus, shot put and javelin.

The freshman jumpers also had a great showing this afternoon. Nick Heid matched his personal best in the high jump with a clearance of 1.91m to place eighth, while Nick Samuels (13.39m) and Antonio Riggins (13.05m) finished seventh and ninth, respectively, in the triple jump.

The Cougars will compete in their regular-season finale at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational April 28-29 at UC Irvine. The event is named in honor of CSUSM track & field head coach and UC Irvine alumnus Steve Scott, who was a six-time All-American in cross country and track & field for the Anteaters.
 
Men's Team Results
1. UC San Diego – 103
2. Azusa Pacific –71
3. Pima CC – 55
4. Alaska Anchorage – 45
5. Concordia (Ore.) - 34
6. CSUSM – 22.5
7. Nike – 20
t8. High Performance West – 18
t8. Central Arizona – 18
t8. Universite Laval – 18
11. Mexico (Baja California) – 15.5
12. Brazil – 13
13. Western New Mexico – 11
t14. Evo Track Club – 10
t14. Brooks/Evo Track Club – 10
t14. Anahuac Norte University – 10
t14. Zihuateltas – 10
t14. Sketchers Performance – 10
t19.  Simon Fraser – 9
t19. Sherbrooke – 9
t21. Garage Strength – 8
t21. West Indies-Mona – 8
t21. UC Colorado Springs – 8
t21. CETYS – 8
t25. Siemers' Dreamers – 6
t25. Ironwood TC – 6
t25. Boca del Rio Throwers Team – 6
t25. Aurora – 6
t29. Jackrabbit Elite – 5
t29. Estonia – 5
t29. Samoa – 5
t29. G3 Throws – 5
t33. GB – 4
t33. Team DL – 4
35. US Paralympic – 3
t36. Club Velazco – 2
t36. Portugal – 2
t36. Track Club LA – 2
t36. New Zealand – 2
t36. Bentley – 2
t36. Running Club at SDSU – 2
t36. Calgary International T.C. – 2
t43. IronWood TC – 1
t43. Forest Fire – 1
 
Men's Individual Results
100m
1. Alex Reece (Weber State) – 10.56
19. Brian Wright (CSUSM) – 11.43
 
200m
1. Alex Reece (Weber State) – 21.27
24. Brian Wright (CSUSM) – 23.13 (PR)
25. Bryce Johnson (CSUSM) – 23.14
 
400m
1. Troy Pollard (Unattached) – 46.97
14. Nathan Hale, Jr. (CSUSM) – 50.08
21. Aaron Hickman (CSUSM) – 50.70 (PR)
 
800m
1. Robert Ford (USC) – 1:48.90
4. Justin Washington (CSUSM) – 1:51.34 (PR)
 
1500m
1. Edward Kemboi (High Performance West) – 3:48.67
19. Joe Gonzalez (CSUSM) – 4:00.14
21. Steven Terris (CSUSM) – 4:00.76 (PR)
38. Phillip Dorado (CSUSM) – 4:09.54 (PR)
49. Eric Constante (CSUSM) – 4:21.06
 
5000m
1. Carlos Trujillo (Sketchers Performance) – 14:38.90
35. A.J. Freund (CSUSM) – 16:12.80 (PR)
 
110H
1. Siddhanth Thingalaya (Evo Track Club) – 13.64
11. Bryce Johnson (CSUSM) – 15.23
 
3000m Steeplechase
1. Jose Rojas (Western New Mexico) – 9:10.25
13. Jhair Torres (CSUSM) – 10:49.56
 
4x400m Relay
1. Alaska Anchorage – 3:19.96
2. CSUSM (Nathan Hale, Jr., Justin Washington, Aaron Hickman, Brian Wright) – 3:21.15
 
High Jump
1. Vincent Calhoun (Long Beach State) – 2.11m
8. Nick Heid (CSUSM) – 1.91m (tPR)
 
Triple Jump
1. Matt Bowen (Unattached) – 15.01m
7. Nick Samuels (CSUSM) – 13.39m
9. Antonio Riggins (CSUSM) – 13.05m
 
Discus
1. Dotun Ogundeji (UCLA) – 57.04m
33. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 42.36m
 
Hammer
1. Colin Dunbar-Hatton (Unattached) – 68.66m
36. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 42.08m (PR)
 
Shot Put
1. Viktor Gardenkrans (Arizona) – 17.61m
25. Josh Maffei (CSUSM) – 13.50m
 
Javelin
1. David Ocampo (Zihuatletas) – 74.52m
20. Patrick Holstrom (CSUSM) – 46.93m
33. Tim Stalboerger (CSUSM) – 37.76m