Occidental's Shane Kawakami-Williams (10.93) and Zachary McGraw (10.98) went 1-2 in the fastest section of the men’s 100m and repeated the same for the 200m as well (22.06 and 22.32, respectively). Occidental freshmen Fred Reed (1.75m) and Khylee Jackson (1.75m) also went 1-2 in the men’s high jump.
Army West Point absolutely dominated every single throwing event. Patriot League Conference Champion, Robby Manse, won the men’s shot put by over 10 feet with a 17.58m throw and later on won the hammer as well (60.36m) in front of his teammate, Jonathan Segujja (55.24m). West Point also went 1-2 & 4-5 in the discus, with Redland’s athlete Odis Hamer (43.06m) coming in 3rd.
An exciting ending to the meet was the showdown in the javelin. Army West Point repeated their 1-2 & 4-5 placing from the discus in that event, with Claremont-Mudd Scripps (CMS) athlete, George Kruger (58.09m), coming in 3rd. Teammates Elijah Goodwin (63.22m) and Collin Torres (61.74m) not only went 1-2, but move up to sixth & eighth, respectively, on the school’s all-time leaderboard. Junior College athlete out of Antelope Valley, Giannpaulo Carballo (41.78m), placed 8th in the final amongst some serious competition.
Eliza Hawley (12.68) from Occidental College won the fastest section of the women’s 100m and earned the top overall mark. Hazel Rhodes (26.26) and Zakiyah Wilson (26.59), two freshmen from junior colleges, Canyons and West Los Angeles, went 1-2 in the women’s 200m. Chloe Bullock (10:07.98) won the women’s 3k wire-to-wire and moves up to 2nd all-time in Redland’s record book.
Army West Point women swept the shot put and discus, placing 1st through 6th for shot put and 1st through 7th for discus. Jordan Hecht won the shot put (14.03m) and placed 2nd in the discus (42.16m) behind her teammate Sophia Dykstra (47.47m). West Point women almost swept the hammer as well, but CMS’s Antonia Hekster (51.32m) placed 2nd. However, Army women took 1st and 3rd through 7th.
By Demi Marine
