The Redlands Invitational is bringing in heated competition from all levels - Division 1 all the way to Community College.
Starting the day off, Redlands will be participating in the 4x100m, where they currently sit 7th in the nation in Division 3. Chloe Bullock, currently ranked 4th for the 800m in the nation for D3, will be competing and going up in distance on her home track in the 3k. James Buellesbach from Occidental will be competing in the 110mH, where he currently sits at #5 in the nation (D3) as a Freshman. Occidental brings other talents, such as sophomore Shane Kawakami-Williams, senior Harrison Williams, and freshman Zoey Hrabe, who are all ranked above 4th in the nation for Division 3.
EVO Track Club brings some serious talent, as former community college state champion out of Mt. SAC, Asani Hampton, will be competing in the 200m. He finished off his 2024 season competing at the USA Track and FIeld Outdoor Trials in an attempt to qualify for the Olympics. Zion Corrales Nelson, former USC track athlete, will be competing alongside her club teammate, Maureen Schrijvers, in the 400m where both of these international runners hold the top marks.
Last but not least, West Point (Army) is traveling down and is stacked up in the throws with some big marks. Patriot League Conference Champ in the shot and weight throw, junior Robby Manse, will be competing in the shot put & discus. Conference runner-up, sophomore Jordan Hecht, will be competing in the women's shot put and has the top seed mark by a large margin.
By Demi Marine
