Men’s 4x400 Relay Breaks 52-Year Old Record at Bryan Clay
By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
AZUSA, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona men's track and field team saw seven Top 10 performances in school history this past weekend at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Saturday, including breaking the 52-year old school record in the 4x400 relay by nearly a full second. Their performance in Azusa also included 11 personal records, with nine NCAA provisional qualifying marks.
NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING MARKS
- Lorenzo Boyd in the 200m with a time of 21.12
- Ryan Fields in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.03
- Alessio Sommacal in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.17
- Alessio Sommacal in the 400m hurdles with a time of 50.85
- Ryan Fields in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.59
- Lorenzo Boyd, Deandre Smith, Joshua Johnson, and Colin Quinn in the 4x100 relay with a time of 40.42
- Jake Tilford, Leroy Crook, Camden Patterson, and Ryan Fields in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:09.66
- Darius Hill in the high jump with a mark of 2.13m
- Kailen Smith in the high jump with a mark of 2.13m
RECORD BOOK WATCH
- The 4x400 relay team broke the school record with a time of 3:09.66. The previous mark of 3:10.54 had stood since 1972, just over 52 years ago.
- Lorenzo Boyd is 5th all-time in the 200 meters at 21.12 seconds
- Alessio Sommacal is now 2nd all-time in the 400m hurdles at 50.85 seconds
- The 4x100 relay team ranks 3rd in school history at 40.42. Three of the four members helped break the school record earlier this season at 40.20.
- Both Darius Hill and Kailen Smith now rank second all-time in the high jump after each reached 2.13 meters. This is the highest mark of any Bronco since 1982.
- Darius Hill also reached 7.29 meters in the long jump, ranking 6th in school history.
LEOPARD DISTANCE CARNIVAL RESULTS
5000m
66. Juan Ramos – 15:08.96
79. Leandro Candray – 15:21.03
87. James Guerrero – 15:31.39
3000m Steeplechase
55. Christian Coley – 10:39.32
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL RESULTS
100m
18. Lorenzo Boyd – 10.66
60. Ekene Onwaeze – 10.88
73. Joshua Johnson – 10.95
200m
7. Lorenzo Boyd – 21.12 (PR) NCAA PROVO CPP TOP 10
34. Joshua Johnson – 21.64
64. Colin Quinn – 22.10 (PR)
66. Ekene Onwaeze – 22.17 (PR)
400m
36. Camden Patterson – 48.39
41. Leroy Crook – 48.55 (PR)
60. Jake Tilford – 49.30
800m Open
105. Trevor Benson – 1:53.86
136. Hunter Roy – 1:54.75
1500m Open B
59. Francisco Zavaleta – 3:52.83
111. Daniel Echeveste – 3:57.83
1500 Open C
24. Nicholas Albro – 3:56.80 (PR)
136. Evan Franco – 4:03.31
110m Hurdles
4. Ryan Fields – 14.03 NCAA PROVO
7. Alessio Sommacal – 14.17 NCAA PROVO
400m Hurdles
4. Alessio Sommacal – 50.85 (PR) NCAA PROVO CPP TOP 10
7. Ryan Fields – 51.59 NCAA PROVO
4x100 Relay
4. Lorenzo Boyd, Deandre Smith, Joshua Johnson, Colin Quinn – 40.42 NCAA PROVO CPP TOP 10
4x400 Relay
5. Jake Tilford, Leroy Crook, Camden Patterson, Ryan Fields – 3:09.66 NCAA PROVO CPP SCHOOL RECORD
13. Brandon Cruz Jr., Andrew Sayles, Evan Josephson, Alessio Sommacal – 3:18.42
High Jump
4. Darius Hill – 2.13m (PR) NCAA PROVO CPP TOP 10
6. Kailen Smith – 2.13m (PR) NCAA PROVO CPP TOP 10
13. Justin Cardoza – 1.98m
Pole Vault B
1. Gavin Hanes – 4.75m
Long Jump
7. Darius Hill – 7.29m (PR) CPP TOP 10
17. Deandre Smith – 7.16m
36. Justin Cardoza – 6.91m
42. Josh Morrison – 6.79m
Triple Jump
13. Justin Cardoza – 14.39m
Shot Put
12. Mar'Agen Fowler – 14.95m (PR)
22. Alan Rennie – 13.80m
Discus
13. Thomas Tuff – 45.81m
17. Khai Redd – 44.80m
25. Alan Rennie – 43.74m
Hammer Throw
10. Mar'Agen Fowler – 49.73m
19. Thomas Tuff – 47.12m (PR)
26. Alan Rennie – 44.42m
27. Khai Redd – 44.19m
Javelin
26. Khai Redd – 46.46m
Up Next
The Broncos will compete in the Mt. SAC Relays this week, starting on Thursday, April 18th thru Saturday, April 20th.
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