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Women'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.

Ike 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. Ike 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. Matt 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

Presli Dillon

Presli Dillon

Hurdles/Jumps
5' 9"
Junior
Nelly Garnica

Nelly Garnica

Distance
5' 6"
Freshman
Isis Johnson

Isis Johnson

Jumps/Sprints
5' 7"
Senior
Jaqueline Monroy

Jaqueline Monroy

Sprints/Jumps
5' 2"
Freshman
Jenna Pagan

Jenna Pagan

Sprints
5' 7"
Junior
Sinaiah  Pointer

Sinaiah Pointer

Throws
5' 8"
Freshman
Vanessa Portillo

Vanessa Portillo

Throws
5' 6"
Junior
Jonon Young

Jonon Young

Jumps
5' 10"
Junior
Dalia Romo

Dalia Romo

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 4"
Sophomore
Ariana Ayala

Ariana Ayala

Hurdles
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Presli Dillon

Presli Dillon

5' 9"
Junior
Hurdles/Jumps
Nelly Garnica

Nelly Garnica

5' 6"
Freshman
Distance
Isis Johnson

Isis Johnson

5' 7"
Senior
Jumps/Sprints
Jaqueline Monroy

Jaqueline Monroy

5' 2"
Freshman
Sprints/Jumps
Jenna Pagan

Jenna Pagan

5' 7"
Junior
Sprints
Sinaiah  Pointer

Sinaiah Pointer

5' 8"
Freshman
Throws
Vanessa Portillo

Vanessa Portillo

5' 6"
Junior
Throws
Jonon Young

Jonon Young

5' 10"
Junior
Jumps
Dalia Romo

Dalia Romo

5' 4"
Sophomore
Sprints/Hurdles
Ariana Ayala

Ariana Ayala

5' 4"
Freshman
Hurdles
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