SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Sonoma State track team was back in action this weekend at the Cal Poly Invitational with six athletes setting season bests and two qualifying for the CCAA Championships.
Hayley Azevedo set her season best on Friday in the hammer throw, finishing up with 36.46 on her third and final throw. She beat her previous high of 36.21 at the UC Davis Invite and finished with the third best distance of all DII athletes in the field.
Mia Oggenfuss turned in her best performance of the season in the high jump, clearing 1.5m and tying for the 7
th place in the field. She topped her previous high of 1.45m set at the UC Davis Invite two weeks ago and qualified for the CCAA Championships with jump.
Amber Lanza had an impressive day for the Seawolves, qualifying for the CCAA Championships in two events, the long jump and the 100m hurdles. She started by setting a season best in the long jump with a distance of 4.92m. Lanza followed up that performance with a season best time of 16.35 in the 100m hurdles. Oggenfuss also competed in the 100m, finishing with a time of 17.98.
Sophie Rodriguez also turned in a pair of season bests, setting her top time in both the 800m and the 1500m. Rodriguez ran the 800m in 2:29.00 and the 1500m in 4:59.53. She shaved over four seconds off her 800m and five seconds off her 1500m times from the UC Davis Invite.
Alex Boyle ran in both events as well, finishing with a time of 2:19.81 and placing 10
th in the 800m. They ran the 1500m in 4:57.72 to place as the top finisher on the team.
Abby Ribet (19:47.76) and
Maddy Petersen both ran in the 5000m with Peterson setting her season's best with a time of 19:51.63.
Katie Sheldon also set a season best with her performance in the 400m hurdles, beating her previous time by nearly three full seconds. She finished with a time 1:09.73 and placed 5
th overall while
Sydney Lopes finished 7
th in the same event.
The Seawolves compete again next week at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic hosted by San Francisco State.
