SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Make it 3 for 3.
 
That's what pole vaulter Lizzy Daugherty's record is through the first three outdoor track and field meets of the season.
 
 

The Seattle Pacific junior cleared 11 feet, 3 ½ inches on Friday afternoon to claim a share of first place at the Mangrum Invitational.
 
Abigail Keane of Azusa Pacific and Lilly McGraw of host Cal State San Marcos also got over that bar.
 
Daugherty opened the season by winning the Ed Boitano Invitational in Tacoma on March 4. Then last Saturday at the Doris Heritage Track Festival in Renton, she won again, this time by clearing a 12-footer (12-0 ½).
 
FABULOUS DAY IN THE 400
SPU sprinters recorded three personal bests and one heat win in the 400-meter dash on Friday.
 
Marissa Crane and Aniya Green both clocked personal bests on the women's side. Crane, who won the Doris Heritage Festival in 58.57, lowered that to 58.45. Green, in her first 400 of the year went 58.46. Also, Charisma Smith won her heat with a time of 1:01.73.
 
Isaiah Archer set a PB in the men's race, placing fourth in 48.72. That beat the 48.88 that he ran in last spring's GNAC finals. It was his first outdoor 400 of the year. He went 48.78 to take second place at GNAC indoors in February.
 
 
AND THAT'S NOT ALL
-- In addition to Charisma Smith, the Falcons had another heat winner on Friday. Freshman Hannah Chang took her section of the 100-meter hurdles in a personal-best time of 14.50 – three-tenths of a second faster than she ran last week.
-- David Njeri placed second in the men's triple jump at 46 feet, 4 ¼ inches.
-- Freshman distance runner Matise Mulch took third place in the women's 5000 meters in 18:01.67. Fellow freshman Katelyn Flolo also cracked the top 10, taking eighth in 18:42.72.
-- Senior Libby Michael was among the top 10 in the women's 1500, taking sixth in 4:39.51.
-- Sophomore Johanna Brown did likewise in the women's 800, finishing 10^th in 2:22.18.
-- Freshman Maya Ewing ran her first women's 3000-meter steeplechase, and took seventh in 11:53.31.
-- And, junior Brennan LeBlanc ran his second men's steeple, crossing the finish line in 10:04.68. That was almost an 11-second drop from his first time of 10:15.46 at the Ed Boitano Invite on March 4.
 
UP NEXT
Seattle Pacific takes a 35-mile trip south to San Diego on Saturday for the Point Loma Collegiate Invitational. Field events start at 9:00 a.m., and track races begin at 11:30.
 

NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Mangrum Invitational
Friday, March 24, 2023
Mangrum Track & Field / San Marcos Calif.
 
Team scores – Not kept.
 
SPU EVENTS ONLY
200 – 1, Yan-jun Sophia Liao (San Jose St.) 24.21.  SPU --  17, Aniya Green 25.68; 43, Maliyah Hicks 28.34.
400 – 1, Ayana Fields (Cal Poly Pomona) 54.37.  SPU – 6, Marissa Crane 58.45; 7, Aniya Green 58.46; 17, Charisma Smith 1:01.73; 27, Maliyah Hicks 1:03.57.
800 – 1, Hannah Neilon (Tuffs) 2:12.27.  SPU – 10, Johanna Brown 2:22.18
1500 – 1, Luz Mercado (Cal State San Marcos) 4:34.48.  SPU – 6, Libby Michael 4:39.51; 12, Annika Esvelt 4:44.75; 33 Nicki Yorges 5:10.66.
5000 – 1, Rosa Granados (Humboldt) 17:36.63.  SPU – 3, Matise Mulch 18:01.67; 8, Katelyn Flolo 18:42.72.
100 hurdles – 1, Osayi Omorodion (San Jose Srt.0 13.84.  SPU – 5, Hannah Chang 14.50.
3000 steeplechase – 1, Norma Alvarez (UC Riverside) 10:37.52.  SPU – 7, Maya Ewing 11:53.31.
Pole vault – T1, Lizzy Daugherty, Abigail Keane (Azusa) and Lilly McGraw (Cal St. San Marcos) 11-3 ½ / 3.44m.  Other SPU – Charlie Hill no height
Long jump – 1, Esther Conde-Turpin (Azusa) 188 ¾ / 5.71m.  SPU – 24, Hannah Chang 15-8 ¼ / 4.78m.
 
 
NCAA MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Mangrum Invitational
Friday, March 24, 2023
Mangrum Track & Field / San Marcos Calif.
 
Team scores – Not kept.
 
SPU EVENTS ONLY
100 – 1, Cameron Tarver (San Jose St) 10.55.  SPU – 15, Jeff Gordon 11.18; 36, Nate Thomas 11.55
400 – 1, 1, Taylor Howard (Azusa) 47.85.  SPU – 4, Isaiah Archer 48.72; 21, Julius Shepherd 51.90.
1500 – 1, Nick Melanese (Cal State San Marcos) 3:50.90.  SPU – 31, Jon Owen 4:04.59 41, Kade Franco 4:15.29.
5000 – 1, Elias Lindgren (Williams) 14:13.87.  SPU – 15, Colin Boutin 15:17.26; 25, Ben Sheirbon 15:33.09; 35, Rory McClelland 16:05.54; 39, Nathaniel Gale 16:27.51.
110 hurdles – 1, Demaris Waters (San Jose St.0 14.04.  SPU – 15, Darius Holmes 20.02.
3000 steeplechase – 1, Colin Kirkpatrick (Pomona-Pitzer) 8:51.95.  SPU – 19, Brennan LeBlanc 10:04.68
Pole vault – 1, Matdo Medrassi (Cal Poly Pomona) 16-9 ½ / 5.12m.  SPU – Brad Bowman, Darius Holmes, Kainoa Lee all no height.
Long jump – 1, Collin Sample (UAA) 22-6 ½ / 6.87m.  SPU – 17, Nate Thomas 18-11 ¼ / 5.77m; 21, Darius Homes 18-7 / 5.66m.
Triple jump – 1, Isaac Muanza (Cal State San Marcos) 45-9 ½ / 14.26m.  SPU – 2, David Njeri 46-4 ¼ / 14.13m.