SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Just over the Causeway to Sacramento State, the Ags took on the Hornet Invite to lasso in some impressive times early in the season.
 
Collectively, the men's and women's groups corralled 25 top-ten finishes across multiple events. At the end of the meet, the women placed sixth overall and the men placed ninth of 20 competing teams.
 
The strongest event for the Aggies was the steeplechase, heeding six top-ten finishers. Just after that was the 5,000 meter run, bearing the fruit of five top-ten finishes across both the men's and women's sections and the recording of four of the seven new outdoor records.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN):
In 5,000 meter run, junior Muhammed Ahmed takes second overall with a speedy 14:05.65, which is good to secure his place as third in the Davis records. Junior Ethan Brooks has a record placing day as well, his time of 14:16.62 takes him to fourth place overall in the event and seventh in Aggie stone. Senior Michael Cooper rounded out the single digits in the event, running a 14:25.27 to earn ninth place.
 
In the impressive feat that is the 3,000 meter steeplechase, junior Chris Coles led the Aggie charge and collected fourth place with a time of 9:12.16. Two other Aggies, Donavan Cheruiyot and Caden Hicks, took sixth and seventh respectively to make it a trio of strong performances for the Aggies in the top ten.
 
Freshman Jake Joerger tallied up two tenth place finishes for the Ags on the field, chucking a 15.20-meter shot put and sailing a discus 45.03 meters away.
 
Freshman Andrew Aburano shows some early promise in his first collegiate season as he clocks a speedy 10.68 seconds for the 100 meter sprint, just .10 seconds away from tying into the Aggie records in the event.
 
Ryan Ishibashi had a strong showing over on the pole vault, taking seventh overall. His jump of 4.78 meters held strong as the sole Aggie competitor in the event. Also a solo act, Justin Reichenberg made eighth in the javelin throw with a 48.59 meter launch.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN):
Dani Barrett clocked in a 16:07.94 in the 5,000 meter run, writing herself third in the books in the event in just the second week of the outdoor season. Not far behind, fellow senior Madison Kackley clocked in second place and eighth in the recordbooks with a 16:19.34.
 
Junior Maya Shinnick's record-placing tendencies from indoor have spilled into the outdoor season, seating herself at second in the books with a 53.31 performance to take home first place in the event. Sophomore Cierra Kinsey placed tenth overall, clocking in a 56.39 to round out the top ten.
 
With her fourth place overall finish, junior Kayla Rutz puts herself at eighth in the Aggie records for the 3,000 Steeplechase with her time of 10:50.13 to lead the Aggies. Freshmen Kiah Aitken and Grace Dunham capped off the single digits with eighth and ninth, trudging through waters and track to get there.
 
Over on the pole vault, senior Sarah Graessley makes leaps and bounds and takes over fourth place in the Aggie records, close to the 4-meter threshold with her incredible 3.98-meter performance.
 
On the field at shot put, senior Brianna Nunn threw a personal best of 13.81 meters, claiming the sixth overall spot for her performance.
 
Closing out the Causeway Classic for the women, a star team made up of Dominika Janik, Cierra Kinsey, Maya Shinnick, Ashleigh Christy, and Tauren Mitchell collectively ran a 3:44.80 to settle at third place.
 
UP NEXT: The Ags look to storm the valley at the West Coast Relays, hosted by Fresno State from March 28-29^th.
 
FULL RESULTS
 
Javelin Throw
8 – Justin Reichenberg (48.59m)
 
Pole Vault
3 – Sarah Graessley (3.98m)
5 – Francesca Villain (3.23m)
 
7 – Ryan Ishibashi (J4.78m)
 
400M Hurdles
9 – Dominika Janik (1:01.62)
13 – Ashleigh Christy (1:03.23)
 
16 – Harrison Hansen (55.69)
 
800M Run
24 – Christian Taylor (1:56.88)
26 – Lucas Tam (1:57.23)
 
Hammer Throw
7 – Ashpreet Kler (53.11m)
11 – Hailey Hernandez (47.16m)
19 – Elizabeth Povey (43.27m)
 
14 – Jordan Zamora (45.20m)
18 – Landon Beckman (42.31m)
 
200M Run
18 – Cierra Kinsey (24.85)
 
5,000 M Run
1 – Dani Barrett (16:07.94)
2 – Maddie Kackley (16:19.34)
10 – Shae Hill (17:09.80)
35 – Cassidy Kajita (18:16.88)
 
2 – Muhammed Ahmed (14:05.65)
4 – Ethan Brooks (14:16.62)
9 – Michael Cooper (14:25.27)
 
Steeplechase
4 – Kayla Rutz (10:50.13)
8 – Kiah Aitken (11:16.89)
9 – Grace Dunham (11:21.68)
12 – Jenna Calvert (11:27.24)
18 – Sydney Makar (11:45.79)
25 – Tauren Mitchell (12:09.52)
 
4 – Chris Coles (9:12.46)
6 – Donavan Cheruiyot (9:20.80)
7 – Caden Hicks (9:24.63)
11 – Chance Tokubo (9:50.51)
16 – Zachary Graeber (9:58.23)
 
4x100M Relay
7 – Kadidja Sangare, Maya Shinnick, Taylor Johnson, Cierra Kinsey, Tianna Ruskovich (46.89)
11 – Riley Leyva, Dario Garrett, Darien Langley, Andrew Aburano, Francisco Sanchez (42.59)
 
100M Hurdles
8 – Kadidja Sangare (14.17)
31 – Trisha Sharma (15.15)
 
110M Hurdles
24 – Justin Reichenberg (15.98)
39 – Dario Garrett (18.39)
 
400M Dash
1 – Maya Shinnick (53.31)
10 – Cierra Kinsey (56.39)
31 – Francesca Castro (58.69)
38 – Elle Middleton (59.97)
 
37 – Luke Wales (49.77)

100M Dash
26 – Tianna Ruskovich (12.38)
40 – Riley Lankford (12.69)
 
8 – Andrew Aburano (10.68)
35 – Riley Leyva (11.03)
57 – Francisco Sanchez (11.17)
69 – Lance Der Manuelian (11.40)
 
1,500M Run
38 – Fiona McGrath (4:44.09)
51 – Kayla Towne (4:47.20)
64 – Stormy Wallace (4:52.95)
68 – Lauren Villegas (4:54.00)
69 – Jocelyn Pacheco (4:54.30)
85 – Haley Large (5:50.05)
 
25 – Jacob Lawrence (3:57.26)
54 – Christian Taylor (4:03.79)
61 – Lucas Tam (4:05.42)
 
Shot Put
10 – Jake Joerger (15.20m)
6 – Brianna Nunn (13.81m)
12 – Chinyere Egbuziem (12.12m)
 
Long Jump
19 – Daren Randolph (6.37m)
21 – Justin Reichenberg (6.30m)
 
High Jump
11 – Hannah Crone (J1.49m)
 
Discus
10 – Jake Joerger (45.03m)
15 – Santiago Adan (43.70m)
22 – Jakob Zimmerman (40.71m)
 
4x400 M Relay
3 – Dominika Janik, Cierra Kinsey, Maya Shinnick, Ashleigh Christy, Tauren Mitchell (3:44.80)
15 – Riley Leyva, Luke Wales, Andrew Aburano, Francisco Sanchez, Harrison Hansen, Lucas Tam (3:24.96)