SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tia Oliver, Zoe Ewell and the women's 4x100 relay team each set school top five marks and were part of 23 personal bests by Sacramento State student-athletes at the Hornet Invitational on Saturday.
 
The meet served as the lone regular season action for the team at Hornet Stadium prior to hosting the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in May. Prior to the meet, Sacramento State recognized its 24 seniors.

Women's Track Highlights

• The Hornets wasted little time recording top 10 performances in school history as Tia Oliver won the steeplechase in 10:29.92. The time moved Oliver into second place all-time at Sacramento State and was the fastest by a Hornet since Kristina Holtz set the school record of 10:27.53 in 2008. Oliver's previous best was 10:46.73 set last season which had ranked third in program history.
• In the next women's race, Jessi Barry, Ava Fitzgerald, Kassidy Schroth and Zoe Ewell combined to run 45.26 in the 4x100 relay. The quartet finished second in the race overall as Cal State San Bernardino ran 45.257 compared to 45.260 by the Hornets. The team's time was the second fastest in school history, trailing only the record of 45.13 by Mikayla Revera, Shilah Bedingfield, Amari Jones and Brittany Patterson set in 2019.
• Ava Fitzgerlad returned to finish in second place in the 100-hurdles. Competing in the event for the first time this season, Fitzgerald ran 13.56 to place second behind San Jose State's Sky Hagan (13.26) who posted the fastest time in NCAA Div. I  in this early portion of the season. Eliana Coburn added a PR of 14.46 in the event to place 15^th overall.
• Zoe Ewell was seventh in the 100 behind a career-best time of 11.69 which moved her into a tie for fifth place in school history. Ewell's time was .19 seconds faster than her previous best which came last year. Breija Stredic added a 10^th-place finish in the event in 11.86.
• Kate Sanders led five Hornets who set PRs in the women's 1500. Sanders finished in 13^th place overall in 4:33.72 which took nearly 11 seconds off her previous best. Other PRs in the race came from Tia Oliver (4:38.06), Dominique Abbott (4:40.53), Lilly Escorcia (4:42.87) and Dakota Gibson (4:46.33).

Men's Track Highlights

• The men's 4x100 team finished in fourth place in 41.32.
• Zachary Winger was fourth in the 110-hurdles. Winger ran 14.16 which was just shy of his career best of 14.12.
• Malachi Cox had the top finish in the 400, running 48.56 to place 13^th. Andrew Abello (49.04) and Curtis Reagor (49.63) each set PRs in the race.
• Isaiah King used a PR of 10.80 to lead the team in the 100. King lowered his time by .15 seconds from last week and placed 12^th overall.
• Brandon Morneo was second in the 1500 and just missed moving into the top 10 in school history. Moreno ran 3:50.61 to lower his career best by .69 seconds. He was .81 seconds shy of moving into the school top 10 in the event. Ryan Martin (3:54.17) and Cooper Love (3:55.58) also provided PRs in the 1500.

Women's Field Highlights

• Jessi Barry won the open high jump after clearing 5-06.50. Barry's mark would have tied them for third place in the invitational section of the high jump.
• Tamia Ramos was second in the triple jump with a season-best effort of 19-08.00. Barry also finished in the top 10 with a best of 18-07.00 to rank ninth.
• Abby Sheets and Hope Gordon finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the shot put. Sheets led the team with a long of 42-09.00 while Gordon had a best of 41-11.50.

Men's Field Highlights

• Friday night saw Emmanuel Akutey, George Stanseel and Kyle Smith each set PRs in the hammer. Akutey led the team with a long of 149-06 which was nearly a 10-foot improvement. Stansell had a best of 142-08 and Smith threw 137-09.
• Akutey  and Stansell also PRed in the shot put on Saturday. Akutey's had a best 49-02.50 to place 11^th overall while Stansell finished with a long of 43-09.00.
• Smith finished eighth in the discus with a best of 157-04.
• Michael Cherry set his PR in the long jump at 21-00.00.

 
Hornet Invitational
Women's Results
100: 7. Zoe Ewell 11.69; 10. Breija Stredic 11.86; 24. Kassidy Schroth 12.25.
200: 9. Zoe Ewell 24.53; 15. Ava Fitzgerald 24.72; 17. Jayla Cigar-Dingle 24.80; 47. Kassidy Schroth 25.56; 58. Eliana Coburn 26.08; 88. Hollie Lewis 28.47.
800: 7. Dominique Abbott 2:10.28; 9. Lilly Escorcia 2:12.66.
1500: 13. Kate Sanders 4:33.72; 18. Ashley Busienei 4:36.71; 21. Tia Oliver 4:38.06; 26. Sophia Dudley 4:39.64; 29. Dominique Abbott 4:40.53; 30. Viviana Valenton 4:40.56; 36. Lilly Escorcia 4:42.87; 43. Anna Harmon 4:44.89; 48. Dakota Gibson 4:46.33; 91. Scarlett Riddle 5:10.78.
5K: 8. Marina Lipary 17:08.38; 11. Anna Harmon 17:12.26; 12. Viviana Valenton 17:15.13; 33. Meg Moyer 18:15.13; 39. Scarlett Riddle 18:39.54.
100H: 2. Ava Fitzgerald 13.56; 15. Eliana Coburn 14.36; 54. Hollie Lewis 17.38.
400H: 4. Breija Stredic 1:00.08.
STPL: 1. Tia Oliver 10:29.92.
HJ – Invit: T7. Abby Sheets, Eliana Coburn 5-02.50; Chandler Miller NH.
HJ: 1. Jessi Barry 5-06.50; 9. Skye Camacho 5-00.50; 13. Hollie Lewis 4-08.75.
PV: 3. Leah Chavez 11-01.00.
LJ: 2. Tamia Ramos 19-08.00; 9. Jessi Barry 18-07.00; 24. Kasee Aczon 17-02.75; 37. R'kai Davis 16-06.50; 38. Skye Camacho 16-02.50.
TJ: 4. Tamia Ramos 40-07.50; 7. Audrey McElmurry 39-00.50; 10. Jayla Flowers 38-03.50; 11. R'kai Davis 38-02.75.
SP: 8. Abby Sheets 42-09.00; 9. Hope Gordon 41-11.50; 18. Deanna Gaines 38-06.25; 23. Jordan Bailey 36-08.50.
DIS: 19. Mai Ricks 115-09; 22. Jordan Bailey 108-04.
HAM: 16. Jean Ikenaga 145-11; 23. Hope Gordon 136-00; 24. Deanna Gaines 135-07; 26. Jordan Bailey 129-11; Mai Ricks Foul.
JAV: 15. Abby Sheets 119-04; 24. Eliana Coburn 107-11; 43. Hollie Lewis 70-02.
4x100: 2. 45.26.
4x400: 7. 3:45.52.
 
Men's Results
100: 12. Isaiah King 10.80; 14. Xavier Bruce 10.81; 27. Kalil Powers 10.93; 39. Kanye Martin 11.05; 40. Jameel McDaniels 11.07; 61. Truedell Minnieweather, Jr. 11.24.
200: 22. Nathan Rider 21.83; 29. Isaiah King 21.95; 32. Malachi Cox 22.02; 48. Xavier Bruce 22.29; 50. Jameel McDaniels 22.34; 61. Curtis Reagor 22.47; 63. Kanye Martin 22.54; 70. Kalil Powers 22.63; 82. Mason Mitchell 22.82; 98. Blake DaQuino 25.58.
400: 13. Malachi Cox 48.56; 23. Andrew Abello 49.04; 25. Nathan Rider 49.22; 31. Curtis Reagor 49.63; 59. Ian Anglin 51.36.
800: 30. Logan Borg 1:57.65; 41. Irven Hill 1:58.90.
1500: 2. Brandon Moreno 3:50.61; 10. Ryan Martin 3:54.17; 21. Cooper Love 3:55.58; 24. Jake Slade 3:57.06; 56. Saul Orozco 4:04.36; 58. Logan Borg 4:04.88; 59. Aiden Maddison 4:04.91; 73. Kelly Galicia-Thomas 4:08.93; 92. Irven Hill 4:18.61.
5K: 12. Aiden Maddison 14:39.20; 13. Ryan Martin 14:41.57.
110H: 4. Zachary Winger 14.16; 15. Jack Charlton 15.24; 32. Joshua Braun 16.68; 42. Blake DaQuino 20.12.
400H: 7. Zachary Winger 53.96.
HJ – Invit: 1. Miles Grant 6-11.50; 6. Eli Kaltreider 6-05.50.
HJ: 9. Preston Nunn 5-11.50; 11. Jack Charlton 5-07.75.
PV: 11. Blake DaQuino 11-03.00; Andrew Lehner NH.
LJ: 18. Michael Cherry 21-00.00; 30. Mason Mitchell 19-05.25.
TJ: 1. Kellan Quinley 50-04.75; Joshua Braun Foul.
SP: 11. Emmanuel Akutey 49-02.50; 17. George Stansell 43-09.00; 21. Eric Nakagawa 42-02.25.
DIS: 8. Kyle Smith 157-04; 23. Blake DaQuino 132-06; 32. Jaden Washington 116-11; 40. Jack Charlton 98-09; Emmanuel Akutey Foul.
HAM: 13. Emmanuel Akutey 149-06; 15. George Stansell 142-08; 19. Kyle Smith 137-09; 24. Jaden Washington 119-02; 27. Eric Nakagawa 102-10.
JAV: 26. Blake DaQuino 117-00.
4x100: 4. 41.32.
4x400: 7. "A"  3:17.80; 22. "B" 3:35.17.