BERKELEY, CALIF. - On Saturday, April 8th, the Sonoma State track & field team took part in the Brutus Hamilton Invitational hosted by Pac-12 member Cal. Head coach David Lawrence Jr. would bring a group that was featured in 7 different events as the team started their home stretch of the regular season, with the conference championships less than a month away.

The weekend highlight belonged to  freshman thrower Halle McDaniels who set a new program record in the discus, recording a mark of 134'5'', breaking the previous school record by nearly two feet. McDaniels has gotten better and better throughout the season competing in multiple throwing events. Her 6th place finish in the event would go down as the team's best individual finish of the day as she broke a program record that stood for 26 years (Jennifer Barrett, 132'7'', 1997). 
 

Successful day for the Seawolves yesterday at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational including a new SCHOOL RECORD in the discus from Halle McDaniels!! 🔥🔥

McDaniels broke a 26-year old record by nearly two feet with a mark of 134'5'' #NomaNation @goccaa @SSU_1961 pic.twitter.com/PPz2ptNLDl

— Sonoma State Seawolves (@SonomaSeawolves) April 9, 2023

Other notable top-10 individual finishes included fellow thrower Ariyah Ford who recorded a mark of 35'10'' in the shot put, good for 9th place. Kathyrn Rust also recorded a 9th place finish in the high jump with a mark of 4'11 ½''. Lily Garcia also joined McDaniels in the top-10 of the discus event with an 8th place mark of 129'9''. 

In the track events, distance runners Sophie Rodriguez and Abby Ribet would finish just outside of the top-10 in the 5000 meters. Freshman sprinter Mia Cecilio would compete in both the 200 and 400 meter dash. The San Jose native would lead all SSU participants with a time of 26.58 seconds in the 200 meters and 1:01.09 in the 400 meters. 

All SSU participants at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational are listed below:  

Hammer Throw:
Emma Lopez 137'3'', 15th place
Lily Garcia 134'1'',16th place
Kyra Togni 123'0'', 18th place
Halle McDaniels 120'4'' 19th place

Shot Put:
Ariyah Ford 35'10'', 9th place
Amber Lanza 23'4 1/2'', 14th place
Mia Oggenfuss 21'11 ¾','15th place

High Jump:
Kathyrn Rust 4'11 ½'', 9th place
Mia Oggenfuss 4'7'', 13th place

Discus:
Halle McDaniels 134'5'', 6th place 
Lily Garcia 129'9'', 8th place
Ariyah Ford 110'3'', 13th place

5000m:
Sophie Rodriguez 18:37.59, 11th place
Abby Ribet 18:38.63, 12th place

400m Dash:
Mia Cecilio 1:01.09, 21st place
Makayla Bernadez 1:02.40, 28th place

200m Dash:
Mia Cecilio 26.58, 28th place
Nia Arceneaux 27.34, 37th place


The Seawolves will head south next Thursday to compete in the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by PacWest member Azusa Pacific. Including that event, the team will participate in just three more meets before the CCAA Championships on May 4th. Live results, scoring links and meet information can be found at sonomaseawolves.com. 

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