CLAREMONT, Calif. – Seeing competition for the first time since March 7, 2020, the Cal State San Marcos men's track & field team saw some strong performances in Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' OIDFE Challenge on Saturday at the Burns Track Complex.
 
TOP PERFORMANCES

• In the DMR, the Cougars' 'B' team of Trevor Boaz, Jonathan Burton, Nick Melanese and Shea Vavra won with a time of 10:15.76 – fourth fastest in program history. The 'A' squad of Alex Anderson, David Bonds, Austin Edwards and Byaombe Mloko finished second in 11:10.07.
• Justice Chima won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.01, improving on his prelim time of 7.17.
• Ruben Piña placed third in the one-mile run with a time of 4:20.46 – the fourth-fastest time in program history. Joshua Litwiller had the program's fifth-fastest time in program history at 4:20.68, and Kibrom Elias put up the school's sixth-fastest at 4:22.21. Jason Morse's 4:37.64 ranked eighth in team history.
• In the 3,000-meter run, Melanese placed second with a time of 8:41.37. Boaz was third in 8:41.89.
• Jalen Dorsey finished second in the long jump with a mark of 5.95 meters.
• Temidayo Fateropa placed second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.05.
• Shaun Katje was the lone entrant in the high jump and cleared a mark of 1.65 meters.

 
UP NEXT
The men's team will return to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps for its first countable meet as the Cougars take part in the Rossi Relays on Feb. 26.