SEATTLE, Wash. – The Cal State Fullerton Indoor Track and Field team enjoyed multiple top-10 finishes on the first day of the University of Washington Invitational on Friday highlighted by a second-place finish by Morgan Thompson in the 200-meter dash.
Pentathlon
Taylor Frank was the lone competitor from Cal State Fullerton to take part in the grueling pentathlon competition on Friday in Seattle. Frank finished in 10th place in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.47 seconds, tied for 3rd with a high jump of 1.67m, tied for 11th in the long jump with a distance of 4.97m, 17th place in the shot put with a throw of 7.83m, and 17th in the 800m run, crossing the finish line in 2:50.44. Frank finished with 3,030 points in the event, good for 14th place.
Weight Throw
The Titans enjoyed another strong finish in the weight throw competition on Friday afternoon. One week after setting personal-bests at the UNM Lobo Collegiate, Amanda Mercado, Jessica Flores and Alexandra Kemp all finished 15th, 17th and 22nd, respectively. Mercado had the best throw from any Titan on Friday, posting a distance of 15.75m that was good enough for 15th place overall. Kemp posted a throw of 14.84m while Flores completed the event with a distance of 15.46m.
Runners
Morgan Thompson posted her fastest time in the 200m this season, earning a second-place finish with a time of 24.69 seconds. Thompson finished just nine-hundredths of a second behind Big West Conference foe Ashley Marshall of UC Davis (24.60) for the 1st place spot. In her first meet action of the year, Janaya Shorty finished fifth in the 200m dash, crossing the finish line with a time of 24.96. Elizabeth Claustro finished in 32nd place with a time of 26.42, with Calaiah Branch finishing in 38th place with a time of 26.67.
The team of Tejera Dial, Tijerra Lynch, Arianna Fuentes and Katie Bathgate wrapped up the running events for the first day of competition for the Titans by finishing the distance medley relay in 7th place with a time of 12:46.25.
The Titans will resume events at the UW Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday, lasting through 5:30. Live results can be followed here.
