AZUSA and WALNUT, Calif. – The UC Davis Track and Field team kept the momentum rolling on Friday, April 17, split between the prestigious Bryan Clay Invitational and the Mt. SAC Relays. Highlighting a busy day of competition, Zachary Jones secured a first-place finish in his heat to advance to the finals, leading a group of several Aggies who earned top-10 placements against deep competition.
HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN)
In Azusa, Zachary Jones provided the highlight of the morning in the 100m Open. Navigating a field of over 100 sprinters, Jones powered to a first-place overall finish with a time of 10.62, comfortably advancing to Saturday's final.
Riley Leyva also made a statement in the same event, clocking a 10.92 to secure ninth place overall.
At the Mt. SAC Relays,
Aidan Hagerty navigated a high-level Pole Vault field to finish ninth overall after clearing 4.85m. Hagerty finished within 0.25m of the individual title in a field featuring several top national programs.
HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN)
The Aggie women were equally effective in the sprints at Bryan Clay.
Lily Holman led the charge in the 100m Open prelims, crossing the line in 12.36 to take sixth place and secure her spot in Saturday's final round. In the elite 100m Invite section,
Rujeko Munetsi secured a 10th-place finish in 11.68, finishing just 0.35 seconds behind the individual champion.
Over at the Mt. SAC Relays,
Maya Shinnick secured a 10th-place finish in the 400m Dash, clocking a 53.96 against top-tier national competition. Shinnick finished within 1.5 seconds of the heat leader to claim her top-10 spot.
UP NEXT: The Aggies wrap up their three-day Southern California residency tomorrow, Saturday, April 18, with their final day of action at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
UC DAVIS RESULTS
Bryan Clay Invitational | Azusa, Calif
FIELD EVENTS
Hammer (M): (1. Levi Graham, Lewis, 65.59m) 11.
Logan Brantley, 51.98m
Hammer (W): (1. Breyunna Dowell, Texas A&M-CC, 58.01m) 14.
Ningning O'Brien, 48.14m; 19.
Hailey Hernandez, 46.94m
High Jump (W): (1. Valentine Fakrogha, UCLA, 1.90m)
Elizabeth Churchill – DNS
TRACK EVENTS
100m Open (M): 1. Zachary Jones, 10.62 (Qualified for Finals); 9.
Riley Leyva, 10.92
100m Invite (M): (1. Cooper Bibbs, S.H.A.R.K.S, 10.16) 48.
Jacob Beals, 10.88
100m Open (W): (1. Cassie Small, Grand Canyon, 11.53) 6.
Lily Holman, 12.36 (Advanced)
100m Invite (W): (1. Zion Corrales nelson (Evo Track Club 11.33) 10.
Rujeko Munetsi, 11.68
800m Open A (M): (1. Cayton Cratch, Wis.-Parkside, 1:48.74) 20.
Christian Taylor, 1:50.41
800m Open B (M): (1. Isaiah Godspeed, Puerto Rico, 1:50.69) 140. Frank Ramisch, 1:58.47
800m Open A (W): (1. Sannae Hassnaoui, East Texas A&M, 2:06.29) 36.
Dominika Janik, 2:11.04
5000m Open A (W): (1. Anna Harden, Air Force, 16:11.13) 68.
Stormy Wallace, 17:04.30
5000m Open C (W): (1. Danna Ibarra, San Marcos, 17:23.73) 14.
Brooke Butler, 17:43.15
5000m (M): (1. Sila Kiplagat, Utah Valley, 13:49.23)
Ethan Brooks – DNS
UC DAVIS RESULTS
Mt. SAC Relays | Walnut, Calif
FIELD EVENTS
Pole Vault (M): (1. Dutch Neuweiler, South Dakota, 5.10m) 9.
Aidan Hagerty, 4.85m
Long Jump (W): (1. Alyssa Jones, Stanford, 6.60m) 22.
Kadidja Sangare, 5.65m; 39.
Kylee Davis, 5.45m
TRACK EVENTS
100m H (W): (1. Lilian Harden, USC, 13.48) 11.
Kadidja Sangare, 14.04
400m (W): (1. Taiwo Kudoro, Arizona State, 52.44) 10.
Maya Shinnick, 53.96
200m (W): (1. Asia Thomas, Arkansas, 23.33) 22.
Maya Shinnick, 24.45
100m (W):
Kylee Davis – DNS
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