Men’s Track and Field Completes Three-Peat at CCAA Championships
By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
TURLOCK, Calif. – For the third consecutive season, the Cal Poly Pomona men's track and field team has claimed the CCAA title. They finished with 250 points, narrowly beating Chico State at 220 and dominating the remainder of the conference – third place being Cal State Los Angeles at 88 points. Across all three days, the Broncos set 23 personal records with 17 NCAA provisional qualifying marks and entering the school record book seven times.
The 250 points was the least in their three wins, and the 30-point margin of victory was closest for a CCAA Championship since UC San Diego edged out Chico State 216-213 in 2015. Justin Cardoza led the Green & Gold with 24 points, while Ryan Fields and Alessio Sommacal were tied for second with 18 points each.
Chris Bradford was named CCAA Coach of the Year, while Cardoza was named CCAA Field Athlete of the Meet after winning the triple jump and placing second in the long jump and third in the high jump.
Five Broncos earned CCAA titles over the weekend, that being Darius Hill in long jump, Cardoza in triple jump, Fields in 110m hurdles, Sommacal in 400m hurdles, and Ian Strode in pole vault. In total, CPP earned 29 All-CCAA honors.
Strode moved up to fifth all-time in the pole vault, as his new personal-best mark of 5.06m was also good for an NCAA provisional qualifier.
SATURDAY RESULTS
Triple Jump (Final)
1. Justin Cardoza – 14.18m 10 PTS
3. Kailen Smith – 13.52m 6 PTS
6. Deandre Smith – 13.13m 3 PTS
4x100 Relay (Final)
2. Ekene Onwaeze, Lorenzo Boyd, Joshua Johnson, Colin Quinn – 41.04 8 PTS
110m Hurdles (Final)
1. Ryan Fields – 13.94 10 PTS NCAA PROVO
2. Alessio Sommacal – 14.20 8 PTS NCAA PROVO
4. Gavin Hanes – 15.29 5 PTS
Pole Vault (Final)
1. Ian Strode – 5.06m (PR) 10 PTS CPP TOP 10 NCAA PROVO
2. Gavin Hanes – 4.71m 6 PTS
4. Jaeden Correa – 4.56m 5 PTS
400m (Final)
2. Camden Patterson – 48.55 8 PTS
7. Leroy Crook – 53.46 2 PTS
Javelin (Final)
7. Khai Redd – 41.65m 2 PTS
High Jump (Final)
3. Justin Cardoza – 1.91m 6 PTS
4. Kailen Smith – 1.91m 5 PTS
100m (Final)
2. Lorenzo Boyd – 10.68 8 PTS
5. Colin Quinn – 11.08 4 PTS
6. Deandre Smith – 11.28 3 PTS
5. Ekene Onwaeze – 13.87 1 PTS
800m (Final)
4. Trevor Benson – 1:55.87 5 PTS
6. Hunter Roy – 1:56.39 3 PTS
400m Hurdles (Final)
1. Alessio Sommacal – 50.95 10 PTS NCAA PROVO
2. Ryan Fields – 51.51 8 PTS NCAA PROVO
200m (Final)
3. Lorenzo Boyd – 21.87 6 PTS
4. Andrew Sayles – 22.24 5 PTS
7. Camden Patterson – 22.95 2 PTS
8. Colin Quinn – 29.16 1 PTS
5000m (Final)
4. Francsico Zavaleta – 14:28.78 5 PTS
8. Juan Ramos – 14:48.27 1 PTS
10. Nicholas Albro – 14:50.79
20. Tom McDonnell – 15:22.11
21. Evan Franco – 15:24.45
4x400 Relay (Final)
2. Alessio Sommacal, Andrew Sayles, Leroy Crook, Camden Patterson – 3:14.78 8 PTS
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION TRACKER 5
- Darius Hill – Long Jump
- Justin Cardoza – Triple Jump
- Ryan Fields – 110m Hurdles
- Ian Strode – Pole Vault
- Alessio Sommacal – 400m Hurdles
ALL-CCAA AWARD TRACKER 29
- Decathlon (1) – Gavin Hanes (3rd)
- Discus (1) – Thomas Tuff (2nd)
- Hammer Throw (1) – Mar'Agen Fowler (3rd)
- High Jump (1) – Justin Cardoza (3rd)
- Long Jump (3) – Darius Hill (1st), Justin Cardoza (2nd), Deandre Smith (3rd)
- Pole Vault (2) – Ian Strode (1st), Gavin Hanes (2nd)
- Shot Put (1) – Thomas Tuff (3rd)
- Triple Jump (2) – Justin Cardoza (1st), Kailen Smith (3rd)
- 100m (1) – Lorenzo Boyd (2nd)
- 110m Hurdles (2) – Ryan Fields (1st), Alessio Sommacal (2nd)
- 200m (1) – Lorenzo Boyd (3rd)
- 400m (1) – Camden Patterson (2nd)
- 400m Hurdles (2) – Alessio Sommacal (1st), Ryan Fields (2nd)
- 3,000m Steeplechase (1) – Nicholas Albro (2nd)
- 10,000m (1) – Francisco Zavaleta (2nd)
- 4x100 Relay (4) - Ekene Onwaeze, Lorenzo Boyd, Joshua Johnson, Colin Quinn
- 4x400 Relay (4) - Alessio Sommacal, Andrew Sayles, Leroy Crook, Camden Patterson
TOP POINT SCORERS 250
- Justin Cardoza (24) – Triple Jump 10, Long Jump 8, High Jump 6
- Alessio Sommacal (18) – 110m Hurdles 8, 400m Hurdles 10
- Ryan Fields (18) – 110m Hurdles 10, 400m Hurdles 8
- Gavin Hanes (17) – Decathlon 6, 110m Hurdles 5, Pole Vault 6
- Lorenzo Boyd (14) – 100m 8, 200m 6
- Thomas Tuff (14) – Discus 8, Shot Put 6
- Francisco Zavaleta (13) – 10,000m 8, 5000m 5
- Deandre Smith (12) – Long Jump 6, Triple Jump 3, 100m 3
- Kailen Smith (11) – Triple Jump 6, High Jump 5
- Camden Patterson (10) – 400m 8, 200m 2
- Darius Hill (10) – Long Jump 10
- Ian Strode (10) – Pole Vault 10
- Nicholas Albro (8) – 3000 Steeplechase 8
- 4x100 Relay (8)
- 4x400 Relay (8)
- Colin Quinn (7) – 100m 6, 200m 1
- Khai Redd (6) – Discus 4, Javelin 2
- Mar'Agen Fowler (6) – Hammer Throw 6
- Andrew Sayles (5) – 200m 5
- Jaeden Correa (5) – Pole Vault 5
- Trevor Benson (5) – 800m 5
- Alan Rennie (4) – Discus 3, Shot Put 1
- Evan Franco (4) – 3000 Steeplechase 4
- Daniel Echeveste (3) – 10,000m 3
- Hunter Roy (3) – 800m 3
- Juan Ramos (3) – 10,000m 2, 5000m 1
- Josh Morrison (2) – Long Jump 2
- Leroy Crook (2) – 400m 2
- Ekene Onwaeze (1) – 100m 1
- Tom McDonnell (1) – 10,000m 1
— Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (@cppbroncos) May 5, 2024THREE-PEAT COMPLETE 🏆🏆🏆
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