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Men's Track & Field

Golden Eagles Return To Competition At UCLA

LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's men's and women's track and field teams returned to action on Saturday and turned in some outstanding performances Saturday at UCLA's Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational.

Jonon Young won the long jump and posted an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark in the triple jump to highlight the day for the women's team, while Matthew Bender won the javelin and Jahbari Fraser had top times in the 100 and 200 meters for the men's team at Drake Stadium.

Young won the long jump with a mark of 19-10.75, which was just short of her season's best of 20-6.25 that still leads the nation. She was also third in the triple jump with a mark of 41-2.25, which currently ranks in the top-five.

Vanessa Portillo was second in the javelin with a mark of 112-5, third in the hammer with a mark of 148-7 and fifth in the shot put and discus, while Sinaiah Pointer was third in the shot put with a mark of 40-5.50 and third in the discus with a mark of 127-6. 

Bender won the javelin with a mark of 190-10, which was just off his season's best while Noah Moreno was second with a mark of 129-6.Fraser ran a season's best of 10.68 while finishing second in the 100 and also finished fifth in the 200 with a mark of 21.94.

Nicholas Aninze finished third in the 400 hurdles in 53.97 for the Golden Eagles, while Drew Hill was fourth in the 400 with a time of 48.34  Cahari Allen was fifth in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump.

Cal State LA will return to action when the Golden Eagles host the Twilight Open with throwing events held at Cerritos College on Wednesday, April 16 and the main meet on Thursday, April 17 at Jesse Owens Track.

RAFER JOHNSON/JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE INVITATIONAL
At UCLA's Drake Stadium
Men

100 - 2. Jahbari Fraser 10.68; 14. Martin Zarzuela 11.60; 15. Emmanuel Huerta 12.23
200 - 5. Jahbari Fraser 21.94; 19. Martin Zarzuela 23.61; 20. John Covarrubias 24.25
400 - 4. Drew Hill 48.34; 12. John Covarrubias 53.48; 13. Xavier Evans 54.91
800 - 7. Joshua Lovato 2:01.36; 11. David Bonds 2:08.96; 12. Damian Bonds 2:10.82
1,500 - 9. Trent Osburn 4:24.75; 11. David Rush 4:30.95; 13. Miguel Morales Lopez 4:31.51; 14. Nicholas Delgado 4:34.52; 15. David Bonds 4:44.49; 16. Damian Bonds 4:47.06; 17. Gerardo Zuniga 5:19.03
400 Hurdles - 3. Nicholas Aninze 53.97; 4. Gabriel Pearson 54.15; 6. Will Hall 56.29
Long Jump - 6. Cahari Allen 20-5.25
Triple Jump - 5. Cahari Allen 43-7.75
Javelin - 1. Matthew Bender 190-10; 2. Noah Moreno 129-6

Women
100 - 14. Ski'lar Wallace 12.76; 15. Sydney Holmes 13.21; 16. Alyssa Polk 13.28; 17. Ariana Ayala 14.23; 18. Jenna Pagan 14.25; 19. Taylor Jones 15.14; 20. Jaqueline Monroy 15.31
200 - 13. Emmerson Wiggins 25.60; 18. Ski'lar Wallace 26.30; 21. Sydney Holmes 27.40; 23. Alyssa Polk 27.65
400 - 7. Destiny Moedano 58.83; 8. Emmerson Wiggins 58.94
800 - 10. Mikaela Holguin 2:43.22
1,500 - 6. Nelly Garnica 5:13.65; 9. Mikaela Holguin 5:37.02; 10. Alejandra Estrada 5:41.95
400 Hurdles - 6. Dalia Romo 64.90; 10. Presli Dillon 68.56
Long Jump - 1. Jonon Young 19-10.75; 15. Isis Johnson 15-8.75; 16. Cecille Lightbourn 14-8
Triple Jump - 3. Jonon Young 41-2.25
Shot Put - 3. Sinaiah Pointer 40-5.50; 5. Vanessa Portillo 37-3.75
Discus - 3. Sinaiah Pointer 127-6; 5. Vanessa Portillo 108-2
Javelin - 2. Vanessa Portillo 112-5
Hammer - 3. Vanessa Portillo 148-7; 4. Sinaiah Pointer 106-11
 
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Players Mentioned

Damian Bonds

Damian Bonds

Distance
6' 0"
Sophomore
David Bonds

David Bonds

Distance
6' 0"
Senior
John Covarrubias

John Covarrubias

Middle Distance
6' 0"
Junior
Xavier Evans

Xavier Evans

Sprints
5' 7"
Junior
Jahbari Fraser

Jahbari Fraser

Sprints
5' 7"
Junior
Joshua Lovato

Joshua Lovato

Distance
5' 8"
Sophomore
Miguel Morales-Lopez

Miguel Morales-Lopez

Distance
5' 4"
Freshman
Gabriel Pearson

Gabriel Pearson

Hurdles
5' 10"
Freshman
David Rush

David Rush

Distance
5' 9"
Junior
Martin Zarzuela

Martin Zarzuela

Sprints
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Damian Bonds

Damian Bonds

6' 0"
Sophomore
Distance
David Bonds

David Bonds

6' 0"
Senior
Distance
John Covarrubias

John Covarrubias

6' 0"
Junior
Middle Distance
Xavier Evans

Xavier Evans

5' 7"
Junior
Sprints
Jahbari Fraser

Jahbari Fraser

5' 7"
Junior
Sprints
Joshua Lovato

Joshua Lovato

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Miguel Morales-Lopez

Miguel Morales-Lopez

5' 4"
Freshman
Distance
Gabriel Pearson

Gabriel Pearson

5' 10"
Freshman
Hurdles
David Rush

David Rush

5' 9"
Junior
Distance
Martin Zarzuela

Martin Zarzuela

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
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