A program record, top all-time marks, personal bests and heat victories littered the Dons' day on Friday, as the University of San Francisco track team competed at two different prestigious Bay Area meets – the Mike Fanelli Track Classic at Chabot College and the Stanford Invitational at Stanford University.
HAYWARD, Calif. — A bevy of records – from program to personal – fell Friday for the Dons at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, the new name for the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, held this season at Chabot College.
The quartet of
Sadi Henderson,
Alena Ulrichova,
Faith Cardenas and
Julija Praprotnik broke the program record for the 4 x 400 meter relay. The team ran the race in 3 minutes, 49.62 seconds, to finish third overall in the field.
San Francisco was also strong in the open 400 Friday.
Samantha Lind finished second among a field of more than 55 with a time of 56.45 seconds.
Hannah Esparza gave the Dons two among the top-20 and two under the 60-seconds mark with an 18th-place finish in 59.05 seconds.
Jacob Hernandez was a heat winner in the men's 5,000 Friday night. He outkicked Faisal Ibrahim of Alaska Anchorage to win the section in 15:18.29 and cut his personal record by 22 seconds.
Daniel Maneloveg also set a personal best in the 5,000, finishing in the top-third of a field of over 225 runners with a time of 14:41.36.
Josephine Brysting competed Thursday night in the 10,000 meters and finished 10th overall in 35:37.80.
STANFORD, Calif. — Chris Olley was among the elite in the men's invitational 5,000-meter race, and
Hugh Nicklason won his section of the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational at Cobb Track and Angell Field.
Olley was only three seconds off of the winning time in the 5,000, running a personal-best time of 13:47.92 to finish fifth in a tight finishing pack. Olley's time ranks third all-time in USF program history.
Jack Rowe posted an all-time top time in Dons history in the 10,000. His 15th-place finish in 28:50.22 in the invitational race was the No. 2 fastest time in USF program history.
Nicklason executed a strong strategic race in the 1,500 to win his heat in 3:48.70. Nicklason's time placed him among the top-25 of the elite field at the Stanford Invitational.
Scott Halsted also ran the 1,500 and posted a time of 3:55.78.
The Dons conclude the weekend Saturday on the final day of the Mike Fanelli Track Classic. They then compete next on April 13 at the Woody Wilson Open hosted by UC Davis.
MIKE FANELLI TRACK CLASSIC RESULTS
Men
100 meters
1, Chris Stubbs (Unattached), 10.78
35,
Conrad Raymond, 11.61
42, Tawwab Emiola, 11.77
58, Miles Williams, 12.19
t-63, Keashawn Hyde, 12.453
67, Junnosuke Shinagawa, 12.70
1,500 meters
1, Victor Moreau (Academy of Art), 3:46.65
129, Gabriel True, 4:14.74
5,000 meters
1, Daniel Estrada (Unattached), 13:59.15
66,
Daniel Maneloveg, 14:41.36
130,
Jacob Hernandez, 15:18.29
10,000 meters (Thursday)
1, Mario Pacay (Guatemala), 28:29.50
73,
Caleb McClain, 31:11.88
Women
100 meters
1, Paige LaBare (Biola), 12.35
11,
Marli Bonney, 12.66
21,
Maya Shaw, 12.85
400 meters
1, Vanessa Aniteye (Alaska Anchorage), 55.71
2,
Samantha Lind, 56.45
18,
Hannah Esparza, 59.05
1,500 meters
1, Kara Burton (Colorado Mines), 4:28.50
20, Merel van der Marel, 4:35.22
101,
Shannon MacKellar, 4:59.74
134,
Victoria Almanza, 5:14.43
5,000 meters
1, Ursula Sanchez (Ejercito Mexicano), 16:01.12
116,
Valerie Almanza, 18:22.51
10,000 meters (Thursday)
1, Carrie Verdon (Boulder Track Club), 34:07.62
10,
Josephine Brysting, 35:37.80
4x400 meter relay
1, Alaska Anchorage, 3:44.20
3, San Francisco, 3.49.62
STANFORD INVITATIONAL RESULTS
Men
1,500 meters
1, William Paulson (Arizona State), 3:42.53
25,
Hugh Nicklason, 3:48.70
56,
Scott Halsted, 3:55.78
5,000 meters
1, Kyle Mau (Indiana), 13:44.43
5,
Chris Olley, 13:47.92
10,000 meters
1, Connor Mantz (BYU), 28:18.18
15,
Jack Rowe (USF), 28:50.22
Women
1,500 meters
1, Lindsey Butterworth (New Balance), 4:13.05
66,
Megan Davies, 4:33.39
5,000 meters
1, Jessica Hull (Oregon), 15:34.93
36,
Dana Klein, 16:21.16
