Fresno State Dual
Bultman, Nielsen Lead Cal Poly in Season-Opening Meet at Fresno State
3/15/2014 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
FRESNO, Calif. — Propelled by wins in 11 of 18 events, the Cal Poly men's track and field team won 115-67 in a season-opening dual meet against Fresno State on Saturday, while the Mustangs tied the Bulldogs 95-95 on the women's side. Throwing events were held at Warmerdam Field on campus; other events began at Veterans Memorial Stadium in nearby Clovis.
Mustangs sophomore Nick Bultman came in second place in the men's hammer throw, at a personal-record 180 feet, 5 inches.
Bultman's mark ranks No. 7 in school history.
Also for Cal Poly, seniors Chris Frias and Sean Davidson, looking to build upon their standout cross country seasons from this past fall, dominated the 3,000-meter field for a 1-2 finish, as each vastly surpassed their top times in the event from a year ago.
Frias won at 8 minutes, 6.66 seconds, followed by Davidson at 8:08.47 for more than a 23-second gap ahead of their challengers.
Junior sprinter Walter Finney won the 200 at 21.63, which would've ranked as the second-fastest time on the team over the course of last spring. Additionally, although the group finished as the runner-up, Finney, freshman Isaiah Gibson, senior Jamison Jordan and freshman Joey Sanfilippo combined to clock an impressive 41.30 in the 400 relay (just two-hundredths back of their Bulldogs counterpart).
Freshman Ivy Adair bounded 22-6 for second place in the long jump, and another underclassman, sophomore Ricky Strehlow, put forth a mark of 47-6.5 in the triple jump. Each performance would've claimed the No. 1 spot in those events on the team's 2013 best-marks list.
On the women's side, sophomore Kendal Nielsen (pictured at right) made some history of a stature similar to Bultman.
She handily won the triple jump, at 40 feet, 7.75 inches. The mark nearly matched her season-best from a year ago (40-8), which went down as No. 5 in school history.
Freshman Daijah Joe was the runner-up in the 100, at 12.14 seconds, which was a smidgen better than the Mustangs' best last season (12.15).
Sophomore Ajah Love won the 200 for the Mustangs with a PR of 24.32, followed by Joe at 24.45.
Sophomore Danielle Bryan also matched her PR while winning the high jump, clearing 5-7.
For complete meet results, click HERE.
Cal Poly will next head to the Spring Break Invitational hosted by UC Irvine on Friday and Saturday, before returning home to host its own invitational at 11 a.m. March 28-29.
