SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Junior
Jonathan Burton, sophomore
Justice Chima and senior
Antonio Riggins were named CCAA Men's Track & Field All-Stars by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
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With the global COVID-19 pandemic suspending and subsequently ending the 2019-20 college athletics season in mid-March, it became an impossibility to properly bestow all-conference honors for spring sports. As a result, the CCAA announced the first, and hopefully last, CCAA All-Star Team, in a fun effort to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments across the league during the abbreviated 2020 campaign.
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In the abbreviated season, Burton posted an NCAA Provisional time of 53.27 in the 400-meter hurdles at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge. His time ranked third in the nation and CCAA this season.
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In the high jump at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge, Chima posted the second-best mark in the CCAA at 2.01 meters – tying his personal-best mark. His mark ranked fourth in Division II.
Riggins posted a triple jump distance of 14.33 meters at the RCC Invitational. The school record holder's mark was the third best in the nation and conference this season.
The list of 32 student-athletes mirrors the championship roster size for CCAA track & field, and is not bound by specific events. All nine men's track & field programs were guaranteed one representative to showcase talent across the league. These standout performers were submitted for consideration by the league's men's track & field sports information contacts.
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| 2020 CCAA All-Star Team |
| Championship Scholar: |
Hakim Tokhi, Chico State |
| Name |
Yr. |
Event |
School |
Hometown |
| Alejandro Ambrosio |
Sr. |
Distance |
Cal Poly Pomona |
North Hollywood |
| Derrick Atkins |
Jr. |
Jumps |
Cal State LA |
San Diego |
| Eric Bejaran * |
Sr. |
Throws |
Stanislaus State |
Turlock |
| Jonathan Burton * |
Jr. |
Hurdles/Sprints |
Cal State San Marcos |
Moreno Valley |
| Justice Chima |
So. |
Jumps |
Cal State San Marcos |
San Marcos |
| Alex Davila * |
Sr. |
Multis |
Chico State |
Corning |
| Jack Emanuel |
So. |
Distance |
Chico State |
Chico |
| Ryan Fields * |
So. |
Hurdles |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Los Angeles |
| Matthew Gallego |
Sr. |
Throws |
Stanislaus State |
Escalon |
| Terrence Gladney |
Jr. |
Sprints |
Stanislaus State |
Sacramento |
| Aaron Guerra-Garcia * |
Sr. |
Throws |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Hacienda Heights |
| Carlos Gonzalez |
Jr. |
Distance |
San Francisco State |
Pittsburg |
| Max Halvax |
So. |
Sprints |
UC San Diego |
Dana Point |
| Nicholas Harper * |
Jr. |
Sprints |
Cal State LA |
San Bernardino |
| Shingirai Hlanguyo * |
Jr. |
Sprints |
Cal State LA |
Nyazura, Zimbabwe |
| Kyle Johnston |
So. |
Sprints |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Antioch |
| Kyle Lawson * |
Sr. |
Multis |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Clovis |
| Randall LeBlanc |
Sr. |
Multis |
Chico State |
Castro Valley |
| Devin Lecakes-Jones * |
Sr. |
Throws |
UC San Diego |
San Diego |
| Bryan Llopis |
So. |
Distance |
Cal State East Bay |
Foothill Ranch |
| Matteo Madrassi * |
So. |
Pole Vault |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Udine, Italy |
| Kaelin Moore * |
Jr. |
Hurdles |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Orange |
| Antonio Riggins |
Sr. |
Jumps |
Cal State San Marcos |
Chula Vista |
| Alex Robie * |
Jr. |
Multis |
Chico State |
Sacramento |
| Abraxaz Sanchez |
Sr. |
Middle Distance |
Cal State LA |
East Los Angeles |
| Evan Shimasaki * |
Jr. |
Pole Vault |
UC San Diego |
Seattle, Wash. |
| Leyikun Solomon * |
Fr. |
Hurdles |
UC San Diego |
La Mesa |
| Porte-Joie Tshiaba * |
So. |
Jumps |
Cal State LA |
Los Angeles |
| Anthony Victa * |
Fr. |
Jumps |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Laguna Hills |
| Blake Walkowiak * |
Jr. |
Throws |
UC San Diego |
Saugus |
| Nathan Yoder * |
Fr. |
Jumps |
UC San Diego |
San Jose |
| Jaye Washington |
Sr. |
Jumps |
Humboldt State |
Torrance |
| * - NCAA Provisional Qualifier |
Additional nominees (by school):
Cal Poly Pomona: Jordan Gibson (Jr., sprints); Kenneth Hamel (Sr., sprints); Ryan Peacock (Sr., throws); Matthew Velasco (Sr., throws); 4x100 relay (Taariq Chestnut-Davis, Kenneth Hamel, Kyle Johnston, Jordan Gibson); 4x400 relay (Nicholas Guajardo, Kyle Johnson, Ryan Fields, Kaelin Moore)
Cal State East Bay: - no additional nominees -
Cal State LA: - no additional nominees -
Cal State San Marcos: - no additional nominees -
Chico State: Ryan Elkins (Jr., throws); 4x400 relay (Calvin Igbanoi, Kevin Telford, Ian Hackett, Max Daniels)
Humboldt State: Terrence Allen (Jr., throws); Brayden Leach (Sr., throws); Reece Pecaoco (So., sprints); Joseph Shanahan (Sr., distance)
San Francisco State: - no additional nominees -
Stanislaus State: Thomas Huerta (So., distance); Julian Johnson (So., sprints); Joseph Macareno (Fr., distance)
UC San Diego: Matthew Amankonah (Fr., throws); Sam Blake (Sr., distance); Jake Selstad (Jr., distance) |