Men's Track & Field Earns Five Provos at Triton Invitational
By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
LA JOLLA, Calif. – The men's track and field team picked up five more NCAA provisional qualifying marks on Saturday at the Triton Invitational. In total, the Broncos saw seven Top 5 finishes and six personal records.
The 4x400 relay team won their event, finishing with a time of 3:11.70 for the fifth-fastest in school history. The 4x100 relay team and Kailen Smith both finished second in the respective events, with Smith tying a career-high at 2.11 meters in the high jump. That mark was already second in school history, and is the highest of any CPP athlete since 1982.
Both Matteo Madrassi and Ian Strode earned provisional qualifying marks in the pole vault, finishing fifth and seventh in the event.
NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING MARKS
- Lorenzo Boyd, Deandre Smith, Ekene Onwaeze, Joshua Johnson in 4x100 Relay – 40.48
- Jake Tilford, Leroy Crook, Camden Patterson, Ryan Fields in 4x400 Relay – 3:11.70
- Kailen Smith in High Jump – 2.11m
- Matteo Madrassi in Pole Vault – 5.01m
- Ian Strode in Pole Vault – 4.86m
RECORD BOOK WATCH
- Kailen Smith tied his personal best of 2.11 meters in the high jump, which already ranked second all-time in school history.
- The 4x100 relay team of Lorenzo Boyd, Deandre Smith, Ekene Onwaeze, and Joshua Johnson ran the fourth-fastest time in school history at 40.48 seconds.
- The 4x400 relay team of Jake Tilford, Leroy Crook, Camden Patterson, and Ryan Fields ran the fifth-fastest time in school history at 3:11.70.
MEET RESULTS
200m
4. Lorenzo Boyd – 21.25
16. Joshua Johnson – 21.92
20. Camden Patterson – 22.06
23. Andrew Sayles – 22.21
25. Ekene Onwaeze – 22.28 (PR)
400m
18. Andrew Sayles – 49.83
1500m
26. James Guerrero – 4:03.46 (PR)
27. Daniel Echeveste – 4:04.30
31. Evan Franco – 4:05.82
4x100 Relay
2. Lorenzo Boyd, Deandre Smith, Ekene Onwaeze, Joshua Johnson – 40.48 NCAA PROVO CPP TOP 10
4x400 Relay
1. Jake Tilford, Leroy Crook, Camden Patterson, Ryan Fields – 3:11.70 NCAA PROVO CPP TOP 10
High Jump
2. Kailen Smith – 2.11m (PR) NCAA PROVO CPP TOP 10
5. Darius Hill – 2.01m
Pole Vault
5. Matteo Madrassi – 5.01m NCAA PROVO
7. Ian Strode – 4.86m NCAA PROVO
11. Gavin Hanes – 4.71m
Long Jump
13. Justin Cardoza – 6.70m
26. Reno Vasquez – 6.26m
Triple Jump
12. Deandre Smith – 13.31m (PR)
Shot Put
4. Thomas Tuff – 15.27m
Discus Throw
11. Thomas Tuff – 47.08m (PR)
16. Alan Rennie – 44.27m
18. Mar'Agen Fowler – 43.73m (PR)
Hammer Throw
20. Mar'Agen Fowler – 48.38m
26. Alan Rennie – 43.64m
Up Next
The Broncos will compete in the Bryan Clay invitational on the campus of Azusa Pacific this week, starting on Thursday, April 11th.
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