AZUSA, Calif./SAN FRANCISCO - The Cal State East Bay women's Track team competed in two meets this past week, including the Bryan Clay Invitational (hosted by Azusa Pacific University) and the Johnny Mathis Invitational (hosted by San Francisco State. Multiple personal records for different runners for the Pioneers were set, as well as one to crack the top-10 all time at Cal State East Bay.
Highlights from the Bryan Clay Invitational for Cal State East Bay
- Claire Fisher had the ninth fastest time in Pioneer history for the women's 10,000 meters of 37 minutes, 11.83 seconds.
- Leza Cassidy was a first-place finisher in the women's 5,000 meters open B with a time of 17:31.68. Following Cassidy with a second place finish was Chase Worthen, with a finishing time of 17:34.58. Both finishes were personal bests for each.
- Personal bests in the meet were also achieved in the women's 1,500 meters. Amanda Navarro finished in 4:46.57, while Melissa Sosa finished in 4:50.92.
Highlights from the Johnny Mathis Invitational for CSUEB
- Sosa met a personal best in the women's 800 meters of 2:26.07.
Quotes from Cal State East Bay head coach
Tony Nicolosi
"What a fun race to watch. [
Leza Cassidy] and [
Chase Worthen] are running as well as anyone in our conference right now. For them to go 1-2 in a large, competitive heat shows how tough they are going to beat in any race they enter at CCAA. They ran fantastic, and are helping establish our women's distance program as one of the better teams in [NCAA Division II]."
The Pioneers are scheduled to compete in the CCAA Championships, which take place on May 5-7 from Cox Stadium in San Francisco. Heat assignments will be announced at as the meet approaches.
