3 Top-5 Marks Recorded, 4x400 Relays Shine at Stanford Invitational

Friday, March 29

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Stanford Invitational

3 Top-5 Marks Recorded, 4x400 Relays Shine at Stanford Invitational

3/30/2024 11:00:00 AM | Track and Field

STANFORD INVITATIONAL FINAL RESULTS
MIKE FANELLI TRACK CLASSIC RESULTS

STANFORD, Calif. — Despite some challenging conditions, the Cal Poly track and field program returned home from the Bay Area with a number of impressive performances while taking part in the prestigious Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Track Classic on Friday and Saturday.

At the Stanford Invitational, junior Travis Martin broke his own school record in the men's hammer throw, graduate students Davis Bove and Will Fallini-Haas both recorded top-five marks in program history in the men's 5,000-meter and Cal Poly's men's and women's 4x400-meter relay teams both recorded their fastest times in 16 years.

Both the Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Track Classic were severely impacted by rain and wind during the opening day Friday, but that didn't stop the Mustangs from making some noise in the Bay Area. Over 60 athletes competed across the two meets for Cal Poly.

In the first event on the track for the Mustangs at the Stanford Invitational, Fallini-Haas went out and ran a lifetime best in the 5,000 on Friday morning. It was Fallini-Haas' first race on the track since competing in the 2022 Big West Track & Field Championships and his time of 13:55.11 was good enough for No. 4 on Cal Poly's all-time list until Bove knocked him down to No. 5 with his performance in the 5,000 under the lights Friday night. Bove ran the third-fastest 5,000 time (13:48.0) in school history to take fifth in a loaded section. He shaved over a minute off his personal best in the event.

On Saturday afternoon in the men's hammer throw, Martin, a junior college transfer from De Anza College, broke his own school record in the event for the second time this season, recording a mark of 217 feet to secure third in the invite. The toss allowed Martin to regain sole possession of the school record after Martin and sophomore Rory Devaney both posted a mark of 216 feet, 6 inches at the Mark Conover Classic last week. to share the program record. Martin broke the school record for the first time on March 8 at the UC Santa Barbara Invite in his first meet as a Mustang.

Cal Poly's sprinters had quite the final day at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. Graduate student Shelby Daniele earned third in the women's 100 with a season best time (11.71 seconds), while grabbed sophomore MacGregor TeSelle grabbed sixth in the men's 100 (10.59 seconds). TeSelle advanced to the 100 final by running a personal best of 10.52 seconds in prelims Friday, just .03 seconds off No. 10 on Cal Poly's all-time list.

The sprint crew finished the weekend for the Mustangs in style with some historic performances in the 4x400 relay at Stanford. First, freshman Kalia Estes, freshman Elianah DeMange, junior Katelyn Carro and freshman Jordan Jackson helped Cal Poly post a time of 3:45.51 in the women's 4x400, the fastest by the team in 16 years. Then, the Cal Poly men stepped on the track roughly 30 minutes later and matched the women as seniors Chase Walter and Joey Souto, and freshmen Alexander Franco and Levi Romero allowed the men's 4x400 to cross the finish line with a time of 3:12.63, the fastest by the Mustangs in 16 years as well. The Cal Poly men's 4x400 relay also captured first at the meet as the final section of the event was canceled due to lightning.

In the men's 10,000 on Friday night at Stanford, redshirt junior Anthony Guerra ran a nearly three-minute personal best with a time of 29:29.26, less than seven seconds off No. 10 all-time in the event. Sophomore Tatiana Cornejo also had a standout performance for the distance program at Stanford, recording significant personal bests in both the women's 800 (2:09.92) and 1,500 (4:22.20).

Freshman Nathan Fifer took first in the low pit of the men's high jump (6-4), while sophomore Rory Devaney placed fourth in the men's collegiate discus (165-0) and sixth in the hammer (191-8). Junior Noah Bustos finished sixth in the men's long jump invite (22-2.5) and Corban Payne was seventh in the men's shot put invite (54-1.75). Jackson ran the fastest time by a Mustang in the women's 400 (55.93 seconds) in 13 years and freshman Ben Kin Ho Tsang ran a personal best in the men's 400 hurdles (53.54) in the middle of a downpour.

At the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, personal bests by DeMange in the women's 400 (56.17) and freshman Chris Caudillo in the men's 5,000 (14:25.20) highlighted the meet for the Mustangs.

Cal Poly's throwers will travel to La Jolla next Friday through Saturday to take part in the Triton Invitational hosted by UC San Diego.

Cal Poly Results

Stanford Invitational

Women's
100-meter final: 3, Shelby Daniele, 11.71.
100-meter prelims: 6, Shelby Daniele, 12.13 (Q, advanced to finals Saturday). 30, Ava Fortier, 12.52. 32, Jadyn Snaer, 12.52.
400-meter: 9, Jordan Jackson, 55.93. 32, Katelyn Carro, 58.77.
800-meter Section 7: Tatiana Cornejo, 2:09.92.
1,500-meter Section 4: 2, Tatiana Cornejo, 4:22.20.
5,000-meter Section 4: 18, Carissa Buchholz, 17:02.29.
Long jump collegiate: 19, Melody Nwagwu, 17-6.25.
Discus collegiate: 12, Natalie Rogers, 116-0.
Javelin collegiate: 27, Chase Kubinski, 112-1.
4x400-meter relay: 12, Cal Poly (Kalia Estes, Elianah DeMange, Katelyn Carro, Jordan Jackson), 3:45.51.

Men's
100-meter final: 5, MacGregor TeSelle, 10.59.
100-meter prelims: 6, MacGregor TeSelle, 10.52 (q, advanced to finals Saturday).
400-meter: 11, Chase Walter, 48.25. 31, Levi Romero, 49.76.
800-meter Section 6: 7, Quinton Alexander, 1:53.66.
1,500-meter Section 2: 5, Carson Smith, 3:47.59. 11, Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos, 3:52.05.
5,000-meter Section 1: 5, Davis Bove, 13:48.00.
5,000-meter Section 4: 6, Will Fallini-Haas, 13:55.11.
10,000-meter Section 2: 30, Anthony Guerra, 29:29.26.
110-meter hurdles: 18, Ben Kin Ho Tsang, 15.12.
400-meter hurdles: 11, Ben Kin Ho Tsang, 53.54. 13, Joey Souto, 54.23.
High jump low pit: 1, Nathan Fifer, 6-4.
Long jump invite: 6, Noah Bustos, 22-2.5.
Pole vault invite: 9, Zack Volpe, 15-1.75.
Pole vault collegiate: 9, Caleb King, 15-1.75.
Shot put invite: 7, Corban Payne, 54-1.75.
Discus collegiate: 4, Rory Devaney, 165-0. 12, Travis Martin, 156-2.
Hammer invite: 3, Travis Martin, 217-0.
Hammer collegiate: 6, Rory Devaney, 191-8.
Javelin collegiate: 14, Nick Gammal, 165-0. 21, Chase Walter, 150-1.
4x100-meter relay: 5, Cal Poly (Ben Tsang, Ryan Teeple, Baden Bunch, MacGregor TeSelle), 41.45.
4x400-meter relay: 1, Cal Poly, (Chase Walter, Joey Souto, Alexander Franco, Levi Romero), 3:12.63.

Mike Fanelli Track Classic

Women's
400-meter: 2, Elianah DeMange, 56.17.
1,500-meter: 54, Kelli Gaffney, 4:46.59. 75, Ashlyn Leath, 4:51.67. 86, Emma Arredondo, 4:54.07.
5,000-meter: 38, Ellie Baxter, 17:19.14. 63, Lianna Guerra, 17:39.20.
100-meter hurdles: 3, Kalia Estes, 15.02.
Pole vault: 7, Avery Karner, 11-7.75. 15, Jessica Davis, 10-6. 17, Logan Hays, 10-6.

Men's
100-meter: 6, Ryan Teeple, 11.43. 20, Baden Bunch, 11.64.
400-meter: 4, Alexander Franco, 49.38.
800-meter: 44, Parker Long, 1:53.81.
1,500-meter: 17, Ethan Miller, 3:55.47. 78, Jonah Bazerkanian, 4:03.92. 114, Jacob Donohue, 4:08.89.
5,000-meter: 13, Chris Caudillo, 14:25.20. 27, Colton Swinth, 14:30.65. 35, Aidan Dimick, 14:35.32. 36, Jude DeVries, 14:35.58. 39, Spencer Pickren, 14:36.85. 47, Erik Luu, 14:41.86. 52, Michael Chambers, 14:45.71. 74, Lewis Westwood, 14:55.49.
Pole vault: 4, Ethan Bergman, 14-3.25.