AZUSA -- Cal State LA's men's track and field team continued to compete while shorthanded Saturday at the Franson Classic at Azusa Pacific.

Xavier Williams had a pair of top-seven finishes in hurdles races for Cal State LA. Williams was fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a season's best time of 55.06 and was seventh in the 110 high hurdles with a time of 14.77. Timothy Mates was also in both races, taking sixth in the 400 hurdles with a time of 55.71 and 10th in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.34.

Ajay Harrison had the best individual finish for the Golden Eagles after placing second in the hammer throw with a mark of 154-8 that was his best so far this season. He was also ninth in the discus with a mark of 141-2.

"I feel confident in my performance and it showed me that improvement is happening and bigger throws are on the horizon," Harrison said. "The pace and timing as a team are lining up."

Myles Molette-Hughes finished fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 44-3.75, while Sean Atkins was fifth with a mark of 44-0.50.

Jesus Nichol II was eighth in the 800 with a time of 1:58.29, while Phillip McElroy II was eighth in the 200 in 22.21 and ninth in the 400 in 49.96.

"Today was a beautiful day for our Golden Eagles, head coach Tina Fernandes said. "We had multiple season's bests and a few personal best performances. We are continuing to get stronger and faster. It's going to be nice to see how our season progresses.
 
"This weekend's performances were exciting! I'm very happy with the efforts that I saw," Cal State LA assistant coach Erica Cosby said. "I'm excited and eager to see the growth and fight developing in the team!"
 
Cal State LA will return to action next weekend with a pair of events at UCLA on Friday and Saturday.

FRANSON CLASSIC
At Azusa Pacific
Cal State LA Results
100 -- 24. Jalon Stanley 11.51; 30. Earlee Buchanan 11.74; 36. Lam Nguyen 11.86; 37. Jaylen Park 11.92
200 -- 8. Phillip McElroy II 22.21; 31. Tyrel Mitchell 23.34; 35. Kyle Friesen 23.64; 38. Jeremiah Curls 23.96
400 -- 9. Phillip McElroy II 49.96; 10. Donavan Williams 50.27; 13. Marquel Angelo 50.62; 24. Tyrel Mitchell 53.40; 26. Kyle Friesen 54.99; 27. Jeremiah Curls 56.13
800 -- 8. Jesus Nichol II 1:58.29; 24. Riley Williams 2:13.27
1500 -- 29. Daniel Gonzalez 4:24.62
110 Hurdles -- 7. Xavier Williams 14.77; 10. Timothy Mates 15.34
400 Hurdles -- 5. Xavier Williams 55.06; 6. Timothy Mates 55.71
4x400 Relay -- 6. Cal State LA "B" (Marquel Angelo, Donavan Williams, Jesus Nichol II, Timothy Mates) 3:25.34; 8. Cal State LA "C" (Kyle Friesen, Xavier Williams, Riley Williams, Jeremiah Curls) 3:48.68
Long Jump -- 9. Jalon Stanley 21-2.75; 15. Jaylen Park 20-2.25; 16. Myles Molette-Hughes 19-10.25; 17. Lam Nguyen 19-10.25; 20. Sean Atkins 19-1.50
Triple Jump -- 4. Myles Molette-Hughes 44-3.75; 5. Sean Atkins 44-0.50; 8. Lam Nguyen 40-9.75
Discus -- 9. Ajay Harrison 141-2
Hammer -- 2. Ajay Harrison 154-8