DAVIS, Calif. -- Junior
Jered Española and sophomore
Katrina Meier won the men's and women's pole vault, respectively, with the former climbing UC Davis' all-time leaderboard for the event, highlighting the Causeway Track Classic dual meet with Sacramento State at the Woody Wilson Track at Toomey Field Friday night.
Meanwhile, down at the West Coast Relays in Fresno, second-year freshman
Sierra Atkins placed sixth in the women's 5,000 meters with a time of 16 minutes, 26.47 seconds. That puts her fifth in school history, and gives her the best 5K time by an Aggie since Alycia Cridebring and Sarah Sumpter each set and reset the Aggie benchmark in the 2013 season. Atkins was joined by junior
Brooke Starn, who ran a 16:39.49 in the meet.
Back in Davis, the Hornets ultimately swept the Aggies in the overall team scoring, with the Sac State men claiming a 94-75 victory and the women outscoring their hosts by a 103-78 final.
Española cleared the bar at 5.22 meters, or 17 feet, 1.5 inches, making him just the fifth Aggie in history to break the 17-foot barrier in the event. Meier went 3.82 meters (12-6.25) for a personal record, then opted the set the next height at 3.97m, with the hopes of becoming the fourth jumper in school annals to clear 13 feet. Unfortunately, she was unable to clear that standard, but won the meet title by almost exactly one foot.
Anthony Easter and
Theo Goodwin each won double events for the UC Davis men. Easter captured the 110 hurdles (14.22) and 400 hurdles (52.69), while Goodwin posted PRs in each of the 100 (10.67) and 200 (22.06). The Aggie men also scored event wins by
Corey Moore in the discus (48.99m, 160-8),
Ivan Mendez clipped teammate
Ryman Crone in the final stretch of the 5K (14:45.57), while
Matthew Okonkwo both won the 400 (47.43) and led off the winning 4x400 relay (3:16.57).
On the women's side, Kathleen Bufka led a 1-2-3 sweep in the long jump with her 5.61m (18-5), Amelia Wiggs claimed the two-person competition in the high jump (1.55m/5-1), Marlene Gutierrez notched a winning shot put with a personal-record 14.40m (47-3), Chloe Arriaga edged teammate Brenna Wapstra Scott in the 1,500 (4:41.06). Gutierrez also improved her No. 5 spot in the school record book, besting the 14.33m (47-00.25) set earlier this season.
The Causeway dual served as the lone home meet of the COVID-affected 2021 season, and came with the volunteer assistance of the UC Davis athletics staff – including newly named director
Rocko DeLuca. Numerous members of the Aggie women's swimming team volunteered at events, just hours after participating in the final practice under retired head coach
Barbara Jahn. Friday's meet also provided a sendoff for the Aggies' senior class, which received framed jerseys during a ceremony prior to the running events.
The Aggies now prepare for the Big West Conference Championships. The multi-event competition runs on May 7-8, while the main championship meet will run from May 13-15. Both are hosted by UC Irvine.
WEST COAST RELAYS
Veterans Memorial Stadium (Clovis, Calif.)
Winners plus UC Davis entrants • Only events with Aggies listed
WOMEN'S 5,000 - 1. Delaney Rasmussen, Northern Arizona, 16:11.24... 6. Sierra Atkins, 16:26.47; 13. Brooke Starn, 16:39.49.
CAUSEWAY TRACK CLASSIC
Woody Wilson Track at Toomey Field (Davis, Calif.)
Winners plus UC Davis entrants • Only events with Aggies listed
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES - 1. Sacramento State, 103; 2. UC Davis, 78.
MEN'S TEAM SCORES - 1. Sacramento State, 94; 2. UC Davis, 75.
WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW - 1. Shantel Nnaji, Sac State, 53.97m (177-01)... 2. Erika Nordman, 52.31m (171-7); 4. Brena Videll, 49.37m (162-0).
MEN'S HAMMER THROW - 1. Evan Stork, Sac State, 62.63m (205-06)... 2. Kevin Ward, 51.50m (168-11).
WOMEN'S POLE VAULT - 1. Katrina Meier, UC Davis, 3.82m (12-6.25)... 2. Bianca Becker, 3.52m (11-6.5).
WOMEN'S LONG JUMP - 1. Kathleen Bufka, UC Davis, 5.61m (18-5.0 w: NWI)... 2. Sydney Holmes, 5.59m (18-4.25 w: NWI); 3. Amanda Mell, 5.57m (18-3.25 w: NWI).
MEN'S LONG JUMP - 1. Jaren Johnson, Sac State, 6.90m (22-7.75 w: NWI)... 2. David Hunter, 6.78m (22-3.0 w: NWI).
MEN'S SHOT PUT - 1. Neil Laquian, Sac State, 15.96m (52-4.5)... 3. Corey Moore, 15.66m (51-04.50); 5. Jarrett Rasmussen, 14.10m (46-3.25).
MEN'S POLE VAULT - 1. Jered Española, UC Davis, 5.22m (17-1.5)... 2. David Miketta, 4.48m (14-8.25).
WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP - 1. Amelia Wiggs, UC Davis, 1.55m (5-1).
MEN'S DISCUS THROW - 1. Corey Moore, UC Davis, 48.99m (160-9)... 3. Jarrett Rasmussen, 46.38m (152-2).
WOMEN'S SHOT PUT - 1. Marlene Gutierrez, UC Davis, 14.40m (47-3)... 3. Nane Ikahihifo, 12.89m (42-03.50); 7. Kayley Walker, 11.22m (36-9.75).
WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP - 1. Alexia Croffet, Sac State, 12.10m (39-8.5 w: NWI)... 2. Samantha Louie, 12.04m (39-6 w: NWI); 3. Kerrington Smith, 11.91m (39-1 w: NWI); 4. Amanda Mell, 11.66m (38-3.25 w: NWI); 5. Sydney Holmes, 11.30m (37-1).
WOMEN'S DISCUS - 1. Shantel Nnaji, Sac State, 44.00m (144-4)... 6. Erika Nordman, 37.00m (121-5); 7. Kayley Walker, 36.26m (118-11); Brena Videll, 34.44m (113-00); 9. Nane Ikahihifo, 34.09m (111-10).
MEN'S 4x100 RELAY - 1. Sacramento State, 41.78... UC Davis, DQ.
WOMEN'S 4x100 RELAY - 1. Sacramento State, 46.70; 2. UC Davis, 47.34.
MEN'S 1,500 METERS - 1. Ruben Garcia, Sac State, 3:59.84... 3. Derek Lin, 4:03.55; Nicholas Brichta, DNF.
WOMEN'S 1,500 METERS - 1. Chloe Arriaga, UC Davis, 4:41.06... 2. Brenna Wapstra Scott, 4:41.21; 5. Alexa Bolanos, 4:58.43; 6. Ava Jablonski, 5:07.71.
MEN'S 110 HURDLES - 1. Anthony Easter, 14.22 (w: +1.2).
WOMEN'S 100 HURDLES - 1. Artearra Coffey, 14.68 (w: +1.3)... 4. Sydney Holmes, 15.49 (w: +1.3).
MEN'S 400 METERS - 1. Matthew Okonkwo, UC Davis, 47.43... 3. Sebastian Criego, 48.65; 6. Brody Roberts, 51.66.
MEN'S 100 METERS - 1. Theo Goodwin, 10.67 (w: +1.3)... 2. Brandon Jetter, 10.89 (w: +1.3); 5. Fabio Kammler, 11.04 (w: +1.3).
WOMEN'S 100 METERS - 1. LaTrouchka Duke, Sac State, 11.90 (w: +0.8)... 3. Kalah Bateman, 12.34 (w: +0.8); 4. Chelsea Daye, 12.39 (w: +0.8); 5. Madison Thomas, 12.65 (w: +0.8); 6. Kathleen Bufka, 12.761 (w: +0.8).
WOMEN'S 800 METERS - 1. Sarah Collier, Sac State, 2:12.81... 2. Anaya Ward, 2:13.33; 3. Alexys Ford, 2:20.69; 5. Oriana Jalal, 2:29.08.
MEN'S 400 HURDLES - 1. Anthony Easter, UC Davis, 52.69... 2. Joey Monti, 55.01; 3. Will Sornberger, 57.32.
WOMEN'S 400 HURDLES - 1. Artearra Coffey, Sac State, 1:05.14... 3. Alyssa McKeever, 1:12.00; 4. Katja Guerrero, 1:13.00; 5. Clara Chan, 1:15.56.
MEN'S 200 METERS - 1. Theo Goodwin, UC Davis, 22.06 (w: -0.4)... 2. Sebastian Criego, 22.11 (w: -0.4); 4. Fabio Kammler, 22.40 (w: -0.4); 5. Brandon Jetter, 22.46 (w: -0.4); 10. Brody Roberts, 23.89 (w: -0.6).
WOMEN'S 200 METERS - 1. Mikayla Revera, Sac State, 24.74 (w: -0.2)... 3. Chelsea Daye, 25.49 (w: -0.2); 4. Kalah Bateman, 25.89 (w: -0.2); 5. Madison Thomas, 26.02 (w: -0.2).
WOMEN'S 3,000 STEEPLECHASE - 1. Dani Gee, Sac State, 11:38.03... 2. Emma Arriaga, 11:45.98.
WOMEN'S 4x400 RELAY - 1. UC Davis (Ford, Jalal, Thomas, Ward), 4:06.17.
MEN'S 4x400 RELAY - 1. UC Davis (Okonkwo, Criego, Sornberger, Easter), 3:16.57.
WOMEN'S 5,000 METERS - 1. Cagnei Duncan, Sac State, 17:00.70... 2. Sarah Anderson, 17:03.74; 3. Marie Navarro, 17:22.43; 6. Gillian Meeks, 17:53.18; 8. Sarah Perry, 18:15.18; 9. Emma Hicken, 18:48.05; Chloe Arriaga, DNF; Brenna Wapstra Scott, DNF.
MEN'S 5,000 METERS - 1. Ivan Mendez, UC Davis, 14:45.57... 2. Ryman Crone, 14:46.29; 3. Simon Fuller, 14:51.06 ; 4. Austin Vasquez, 14:51.31; Nicholas Brichta, DNF.
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