ALLENDALE, Mich. – The San Francisco State women's track and field team traveled to Michigan and competed at The Grand Valley State University Big Meet. Friday and Saturday are considered two separate meets with the majority of Friday's competitors there by invite only.
On Friday,
Mattie Cecilio had a strong performance in the Triple Jump, recording a season best mark of 1.63m, just .04 shy of an NCAA Provisional mark.
Macaria Moore-Bastide placed fifth in the high jump with a height of 1.63m. Only one other athlete cleared a higher bar than that.
Amy Christensen had a season best mark in the Pole Vault and cleared 3.57m.
Saturday saw more Gators achieve season and personal best marks.
Anika Pettinger competed in her first indoor track meet and recorded a personal best time of 5:13.82 in the mile, good for fourth in school history.
Essence Jackson placed second in both the long and triple jump, achieving personal best marks of 5.36m and 11.15m.
600 Meter
31. Marilyn Vazquez 1:55.81
High Jump
5.
Macaria Moore-Bastide 1.63m
Triple Jump (Invite)
2.
Mattie Cecilio 11.63m
Triple Jump
6.
Dezirae Smith 11.18m
Pole Vault
4.
Amy Christensen 3.57m
60 Meter
18.
Janice Conley 8.23
22.
Lauren George 8.31
32.
Maia Tonoukouin 8.54
34.
Isabel Garcia 8.59
200 Meter
31.
Katy O'Brien 27.14
37.
Janice Conley 27.50
43.
Madison Algarin 28.14
44.
Viviann Luong 28.16
400 Meter
21.
Assata Polk 1:00.69
25.
Dami Oyatayo 1:00.76
36.
Zyah Harris-Bazuaye 1:01.64
48.
Sabryn Knight 1:03.51
61.
Marilyn Vazquez 1:08.53
1 Mile
16.
Anika Pettinger 5:13.82
60 Meter Hurdle
17.
Viviann Luong 9.75
18.
Katy O'Brien 9.86
4x400 Relay
5. Knight, Polk, George, Oyatayo 4:03.72
High Jump (Invite)
1.
Macaria Moore-Bastide 1.66m
High Jump
6.
Sabrina Carle-Parra 1.46m
Pole Vault
2.
Amy Christensen 3.50m
Long Jump
2.
Essence Jackson 5.36m
13.
Mattie Cecilio 5.00m
14.
Dezirae Smith 4.96m
16.
Evelyn Contreras 4.95m
18.
Gianna Myer 4.80m
29.
Madison Algarin 4.24m
Triple Jump
2.
Essence Jackson 11.15m
8.
Evelyn Contreras 10.45m
Shot Put
34.
Lauren George 8.99m
38.
Maia Tonoukouin 8.27m
"We had a number of personal bests and this group is quickly piecing it together on what it takes to compete," stated Head Coach
David Thompson. "I am extremely proud of the team's effort. It was exciting for the team to demonstrate the amount of progress we have made. These two days were a positive step towards becoming the team we aspire to be in May."
The Gators send a few athletes to the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite in Seattle in hopes of qualifying for Nationals. The meet will run from February 24-25.
