SAN FRANCISCO - The Cal State East Bay women's track team competed in the CCAA Championships on Friday and Saturday at Cox Stadium.
Winning the final heat of the 1,500 meters was
Chase Worthen. Worthen ran the preliminary heat in a time of four minutes, 43.64 seconds to qualify for Saturday's final. She only ran faster in the final heat to win, finishing in 4:31.38. Her time in the finals was 6th all-time in Pioneer history.
Additional highlights include:
- Leza Cassidy leading a group of five Pioneers in the women's 5,000 meters, with a time of 17:44.35 for an eighth place finish.
- Ashley Trout finished with a personal best time of 2:25.24 in the women's 800 meter preliminary heat.
- Kimberly Lima placed eighth in the women's 10,000 meters with a time of 38:19.59.
- Claire Fisher placed sixth in the 10,000 meters in 37:39.30.
Quotes from the CSUEB Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Tony Nicolosi following Friday's action:
"[
Claire Fisher] ran so tough today. That was an incredibly difficult field of women, and she ran amazing. Kim Lima was the surprise of the day. Scoring in the 10,000, as a freshman, it was nothing short of stellar. It is so hard to score in this conference and she stole one today.
Nicolosi also spoke following Saturday's
"Pretty historic day on a lot of fronts. Chase ran the race of her life. She dropped 10 seconds and put herself in some elite company in East Bay 1,500 history."
"Leza ran tough in an extremely fast 5000. This is one of the toughest distance conferences in the country, to get a point in that event is no small feat."
"Both teams created a lot of momentum for our programs future, this was an incredibly challenging year for our team and our conference. We believe we are back on track as we begin to add other events to truly field a track and field team. I was so fortunate to coach this group this year, and can't wait to get back to work with them next fall."
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Cal State East Bay will likely compete in a meet next weekend or the weekend to follow, as a 'Last Chance Meet' which is an opportunity for student-athletes improve their times to meet qualification minimums for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in late May. The location and date(s) of the meet are to be determined.
