Hill Breaks School Record as Men Sweep Long Jump at CCAA Championships
By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
TURLOCK, Calif. – Darius Hill broke the Cal Poly Pomona school record in the long jump on Friday, jumping a distance of 7.64 meters to pass teammate Deandre Smith's mark last season of 7.60 meters. This mark was also good for first place in the event, making Hill the CCAA Champion. Smith and Justin Cardoza also had podium finishes in the long jump, leading to a complete sweep of the event for the Green & Gold.
Gavin Hanes placed third in the decathlon, setting personal records in six of the 10 events, as well as a personal record in total points with 6,152. He finished first in both the 110m hurdles and the pole vault. Not surprisingly, Ryan Fields and Alessio Sommacal dominated the 110m hurdles, finishing first and second in the prelims. The two rank Top 15 in the nation in both the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles this season.
Thomas Tuff leads the Broncos with 14 points thus far, having scored eight in discus and six in shot put. The Broncos as a team remain in first place with 86 points, tying Chico State for the lead through the first seven finished events. The remaining 14 events will be completed on Saturday, setting up for an exciting finish between the two CCAA juggernauts.
| Team Scores | ||
| Rk | School | PTS |
| 1. | Cal Poly Pomona | 86 |
| 1. | Chico State | 86 |
| 3. | Stanislaus State | 34 |
| 4. | Cal State San Marcos | 24 |
| 5. | Cal Poly Humboldt | 16 |
| 6. | Cal State LA | 14 |
| 7. | Cal State East Bay | 12 |
| 8. | San Francisco State | 1 |
FRIDAY RESULTS
Long Jump (Final)
1. Darius Hill – 7.64m (PR) 10 PTS CPP SCHOOL RECORD NCAA PROVO
2. Justin Cardoza – 7.53m (PR) 8 PTS CPP TOP 10 NCAA PROVO
3. Deandre Smith – 7.39m 6 PTS NCAA PROVO
7. Josh Morrison – 6.95m (PR) 2 PTS
Shot Put (Final)
3. Thomas Tuff – 16.19m (PR) 6 PTS CPP TOP 10
8. Alan Rennie – 14.71m (PR) 1 PTS
10. Mar'Agen Fowler – 13.77m
110m Hurdles (Prelim)
1. Ryan Fields – 13.81 NCAA PROVO
2. Alessio Sommacal – 14.03 NCAA PROVO
4. Gavin Hanes – 15.24 (PR)
400m (Prelim)
2. Camden Patterson – 48.79
5. Leroy Crook – 49.67
9. Andrew Sayles – 50.64
100m (Prelim)
2. Lorenzo Boyd – 10.34 CPP TOP 10 NCAA PROVO
3. Deandre Smith – 10.54 CPP TOP 10
4. Colin Quinn – 10.59
7. Ekene Onwaeze – 10.60
9. Joshua Johnson – 10.74
3000m Steeplechase (Final)
2. Nicholas Albro – 9:24.46 8 PTS
5. Evan Franco – 9:31.59 4 PTS
DECATHLON
Total (Final)
3. Gavin Hanes – 6,152 PTS (PR) 6 PTS
110m Hurdles
1. Gavin Hanes – 15.15 (PR)
Discus
7. Gavin Hanes – 31.52m
Pole Vault
1. Gavin Hanes – 4.75m
Javelin Throw
8. Gavin Hanes – 31.94m (PR)
1500m Run
7. Gavin Hanes – 5:12.36
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION TRACKER 1
- Darius Hill – Long Jump
ALL-CCAA AWARD TRACKER 9
- Decathlon (1) – Gavin Hanes (3rd)
- Discus (1) – Thomas Tuff (2nd)
- Hammer Throw (1) – Mar'Agen Fowler (3rd)
- Long Jump (3) – Darius Hill (1st), Justin Cardoza (2nd), Deandre Smith (3rd)
- Shot Put (1) – Thomas Tuff (3rd)
- 3,000m Steeplechase (1) – Nicholas Albro (2nd)
- 10,000m (1) – Francisco Zavaleta (2nd)
TOP POINT SCORERS 86
- Thomas Tuff (14) – Discus 8, Shot Put 6
- Darius Hill (10) – Long Jump 10
- Francisco Zavaleta (8) – 10,000m 8
- Justin Cardoza (8) – Long Jump 8
- Nicholas Albro (8) – 3000 Steeplechase 8
- Deandre Smith (6) – Long Jump 6
- Gavin Hanes (6) – Decathlon 6
- Mar'Agen Fowler (6) – Hammer Throw 6
- Alan Rennie (4) – Discus 3, Shot Put 1
- Evan Franco (4) – 3000 Steeplechase 4
- Khai Redd (4) – Discus 4
- Daniel Echeveste (3) – 10,000m 3
- Josh Morrison (2) – Long Jump 2
- Juan Ramos (2) – 10,000m 2
- Tom McDonnell (1) – 10,000m 1
UP NEXT
The Broncos will compete in the final day of the CCAA Championships on Saturday, May 4th. For a complete schedule of events this weekend, visit the CCAA's Championship Central by clicking HERE.
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