Wong and Palunas named Athletes of the Year, 32 Stags and Athenas earn All-SCIAC honors
PASADENA, Calif. – Thirty two athletes on the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' track and field team finished in the top three across the conference and earned All-SCIAC honors, as announced by the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on May 11.
Sophomore Matt Wong (CMC) earns the Male Athlete of the Year Award during the 2015 season after being the top finisher in both the men's triple jump (47-0.800) and the long jump (22-0.650).
Sophomore Vaiva Palunas received the Female Athlete of the Year award after three all-conference performances in the women's discus throw (149-02), hammer throw (152-03) and shot put (43-04.50).
Freshman Tyra Abraham was awarded Newcomer of the Year with two all-conference finishes in the 100m (11.93) and as the anchor of the 4x100m relay (47.59).
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WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD |
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Athlete of the Year – Track |
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Melissa Skiba, SR, Cal Lutheran University |
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Athlete of the Year - Field |
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Vaiva Palunus, SO, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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Newcomer of the Year |
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Tyra Abraham, FR, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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Coach of the Year |
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Kirk Reynolds, Pomona-Pitzer |
SCIAC ALL- CONFERENCE TEAM
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Women 1500m |
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Melissa Skiba |
SR |
Cal Lutheran |
4:32.68 |
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Maya Weigel |
SO |
Pomona-Pitzer |
4:35.88 |
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Bryn McKillop |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
4:38.51 |
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Women 100m Hurdles |
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Alison Smith |
SO |
Redlands |
15.11 |
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Amy Hollshwandner |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
15.21 |
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Courtney Crain |
FR |
Redlands |
15.68 |
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Women 400m |
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Aiyanna Cameron-Lewis |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
56.04 |
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Kimmy Kabluyen |
SO |
La Verne |
56.84 |
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Brina Jablonski |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
58.11 |
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Women 100m |
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Tyra Abraham |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
11.93 |
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Tiahna Gillon |
SO |
La Verne |
12.02 |
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Ailene Nguyen |
JR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
12.23 |
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Women 800m |
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Carmen Mejia |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
2:14.85 |
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Bryn McKillop |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
2:18.60 |
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Kaylee Jorgensen |
FR |
Redlands |
2:20.25 |
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Women 400m Hurdles |
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Hanna Tarleton |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
61.59 |
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Isabelle Dunne |
FR |
Occidental |
63.10 |
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Rebecca Stewart |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
64.36 |
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Women 200m |
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Ailene Nguyen |
JR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
25.17 |
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Tiahna Gillon |
SO |
La Verne |
25.21 |
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Madi Knaub |
SR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
25.29 |
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Women 3000m Steeplechase |
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Kaitlyn Spees |
SR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
11:07.41 |
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Caroline Willian |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
11:14.61 |
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Della Lyle |
SR |
Redlands |
11:14.85 |
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Women 10000m |
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Sara Mostatabi |
SR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
37:12.08 |
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Lauren Roberts |
JR |
Redlands |
37:23.28 |
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Rachel Mow |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
38:42.92 |
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Women 5000m |
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Melissa Skiba |
SR |
Cal Lutheran |
17:22.35 |
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Sara Mostatabi |
SR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
17:31.65 |
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Bridget Blum |
JR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
17:34.60 |
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Women Long Jump |
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Ailene Nguyen |
JR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
18-03.00 |
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Prisca Diala |
FR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
17-07.50 |
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Liz Lee |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
16-10.75 |
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Women Pole Vault |
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Taylor Schulze |
SO |
La Verne |
11-02.50 |
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Amanda Widen |
FR |
Redlands |
11-00.75 |
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Merritt ten Hope |
SR |
Redlands |
11-00.75 |
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Women Discus Throw |
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Vaiva Palunas |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
149-02 |
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Mele Halalilo |
FR |
La Verne |
133-03 |
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Lauren Mott |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
127-11 |
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Women Hammer Throw |
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Emily Bassett |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
158-07 |
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Vaiva Palunas |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
152-03 |
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Kimberly Orpinela |
SR |
Occidental |
147-10 |
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Women High Jump |
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Maddie Smith |
SR |
Redlands |
5-03.75 |
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Vanessa Blanchard |
FR |
Redlands |
5-03.75 |
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Alexandra Blalock |
SR |
Redlands |
4-11.75 |
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Women Triple Jump |
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Amanda Hamilton |
JR |
Cal Lutheran |
39-02.50 |
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Prisca Diala |
FR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
37-01.00 |
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Liz Lee |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
36-00.25 |
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Women Shot Put |
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Vaiva Palunas |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
43-04.50 |
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Mele Halalilo |
FR |
La Verne |
40-02.00 |
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Emily Bassett |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
39-05.75 |
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Women Javelin Throw |
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Allie Hadley |
JR |
Cal Lutheran |
153-07 |
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Jessica Finn |
FR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
133-01 |
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Christiana Coughlin |
SR |
La Verne |
131-05 |
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Women 4x100m Relay |
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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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47.59 |
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Madi Knaub, SR |
Hanna Tarleton, SO |
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Aiyanna Cameron-Lewis, FR |
Tyra Abraham, FR |
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La Verne |
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48.12 |
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Taelor Roby, FR |
Kimmy Kabluyen, SO |
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Tanesha Spencer, SR |
Tiahna Gillon, SO |
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Redlands |
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48.75 |
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Courtney Crain, FR |
Jasmine Ramos, SO |
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Sophie Brooks, FR |
Alison Smith, SO |
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Women 4x400m Relay |
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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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3:51.42 |
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Hanna Tarleton, SO |
Carmen Mejia, SO |
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Brina Jablonski, FR |
Aiyanna Cameron-Lewis, FR |
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La Verne |
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4:00.01 |
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Kimmy Kabluyen, SO |
Tiahna Gillon, SO |
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Sarah Chang, FR |
Alexa Smith, SO |
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Cal Lutheran |
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4:03.46 |
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Amanda Hamilton, JR |
Anna Schlosser, FR |
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Carlie Burow, FR |
Savannah Sipes, FR |
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MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD |
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Athlete of the Year – Track |
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Darren Centi, SR, Redlands |
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Athlete of the Year - Field |
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Matt Wong, SO, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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Newcomer of the Year |
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Hugh Pegan, FR, Occidental |
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Coach of the Year |
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Rob Bartlett, Occidental |
SCIAC ALL- CONFERENCE TEAM
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Men 1500m |
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Joshua Sealand |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
3:50.83 |
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Evan Molineux |
JR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
3:52.15 |
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Kevin Huang |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
3:55.94 |
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Men 110m Hurdles |
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Trever Wood |
SO |
Cal Lutheran |
15.09 |
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Afari La-Anyane |
FR |
Redlands |
15.31 |
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Chad Redman |
SR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
15.62 |
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Men 400m |
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Darren Centi |
SR |
Redlands |
47.16 |
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Gabriel Barrett-Jackson |
FR |
Occidental |
47.67 |
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Josh Francis |
FR |
La Verne |
48.59 |
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Men 100m |
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Myles Speegle |
SO |
Redlands |
10.64 |
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Nick Gonsalves |
SO |
La Verne |
10.66 |
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Hugh Pegan |
FR |
Occidental |
10.67 |
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Men 800m |
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Evan Molineux |
JR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
1:52.37 |
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Justin Jones |
SR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
1:53.21 |
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Ryan Jones |
JR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
1:53.83 |
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Men 400m Hurdles |
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Jesse Wong |
JR |
Occidental |
53.25 |
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Auston Tribble |
SO |
Redlands |
54.81 |
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Afari La-Anyane |
FR |
Redlands |
56.65 |
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Men 200m |
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Darren Centi |
SR |
Redlands |
21.50 |
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Hugh Pegan |
FR |
Occidental |
21.62 |
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Joey Colucci |
JR |
Redlands |
22.00 |
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Men 3000m Steeplechase |
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Joshua Ehinger |
SR |
Whittier |
9:19.81 |
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Bob Owlett |
JR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
9:31.26 |
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Parker Head |
SO |
Pomona-Pitzer |
9:32.50 |
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Men 10000m |
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Bryan Hayes |
JR |
La Verne |
31:20.85 |
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Ruben Solorza |
SO |
Whittier |
31:25.64 |
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Benjamin Girodias |
SR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
31:51.64 |
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Men 5000m |
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Aditya Bhagavathi |
JR |
Caltech |
15:00.02 |
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Joshua Sealand |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
15:00.77 |
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John Fowler |
JR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
15:04.19 |
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Men Long Jump |
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Matt Wong |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
22-06.50 |
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Michael White |
FR |
Cal Lutheran |
22-01.00 |
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David Richardson |
SO |
Whittier |
21-11.75 |
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Men Pole Vault |
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Zane Bodenbender |
JR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
13-11.75 |
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Stephen Nemeth |
SO |
Occidental |
13-11.75 |
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Aaron McKinney |
FR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
13-05.75 |
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Men Discus Throw |
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Timothy St. Marie |
SR |
Whittier |
157-01 |
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Alex Rich |
JR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
141-08 |
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William Zimmerle |
JR |
Cal Lutheran |
136-03 |
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Men Hammer Throw |
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Andrew Carrasco |
SO |
La Verne |
170-11 |
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Sam Perrella |
SR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
169-09 |
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Alex Rich |
JR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
169-04 |
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Men High Jump |
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Taylor Walton |
FR |
Occidental |
6-09.00 |
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Peirce Clark |
SR |
Redlands |
6-06.75 |
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Cam Van |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
6-06.75 |
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Men Triple Jump |
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Matt Wong |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
47-08.00 |
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Cam Van |
SO |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
47-02.25 |
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Jhaylyn Hall |
SR |
Cal Lutheran |
44-03.50 |
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Men Shot Put |
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Michael Bassette |
JR |
Cal Lutheran |
53-11.25 |
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Timothy St. Marie |
SR |
Whittier |
48-10.75 |
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Andrew Clarey |
JR |
Occidental |
48-00.50 |
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Men Javelin Throw |
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Elan Bernstein |
SR |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
191-10 |
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Christopher Garnatz |
SR |
Pomona-Pitzer |
187-05 |
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Noah Winnick |
JR |
Occidental |
174-04 |
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Men 4x100m Relay |
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Redlands |
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41.14 |
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Dale Stroller, FR |
Joey Colucci, JR |
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Myles Speegle, SO |
Taylor Browning, SR |
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Occidental |
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42.43 |
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Jeh Johnson, SO |
Hugh Pegan, FR |
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Gabriel Barrett-Jackson, FR |
Kyle Dalton, SO |
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La Verne |
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41.41 |
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Khayree Jones, SR |
Josh Francis, FR |
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Robert Oshodin, JR |
Nick Gonsalves, SO |
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Men 4x400m Relay |
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Occidental |
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3:14.30 |
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Alex Nieves, SR |
Hugh Pegan, FR |
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Gabriel Barrett-Jackson, FR |
Jeh Johnson, SO |
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Redlands |
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3:15.29 |
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Antwain Morgan, SR |
Auston Tribble, SO |
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Taylor Browning, SR |
Darren Centi, SR |
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La Verne |
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3:22.72 |
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Robert Oshodin, JR |
Khayree Jones, SR |
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Ben Bashor, SO |
Josh Francis, FR |
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