Cal Poly Humboldt's Grace Kasberger and Travis Allen put on quite the performance at the 37th Annual Chico Multi Event this week. Both athletes posted multiple life time best marks placing first and second respectively against the collegiate fields. 
 
"Cal Poly Humboldt had a phenomenal competition over the past two days here in Chico," said head coach Sarah Ingram.  "Travis set 7 new lifetime personal bests out of his 10 events, and Gracie set 5 new lifetime bests out of her 7 events. Overall, they each achieved new Hep/Dec lifetime best scores by over 500 points! That type of success in a multi-event competition is hard to come by. I am incredibly proud of these two athletes' performances, and the way they competed with confidence and good sportsmanship. After every event, it felt like fellow competitors and spectators alike were always watching us, because we were constantly celebrating. High 5's, hugs, and smiles all day! It's been a great couple days, and it's exciting to bring this momentum back home to the rest of our team, as we prepare for our next meet down at Stan State."
 
Allen started the day with an impressive personal best in the 110m hurdles with a time of 18.77; A full half second better than his previous mark. Allen followed the hurdles with a second-place finish in the discus with a mark of 33.10 earning him 526 points. Allen was leading the pack after 7 events. H Allen just one bar short of a lifetime best vaulted over a height of 2.85meters for a second-place finish in the pole vault.
 
Managing an elbow injury in the Javelin, Allen was able to post a second-place finish in the Javelin with a throw of 39.39 meters. Allen entered the last and final event, the 1500-meter run, dueling for first place with Yuba athlete, Matthew Briggins. The pair entered the 1500 meter separated by a mere 8 points. Leading the first three laps, Allen fell into second place in the final lap of event ten. Allen finished with an impressive personal best of 5:07 behind Briggin's 4:57.
 
Allen took second overall with a lifetime personal best in the decathlon, 5156. Allen tallied personal best in the 100-meter dash, High Jump, 400-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 1500-meter run, and the Decathlon. An impressive showing for the young Lumberjack from San Diego, CA. 

Kasberger charged down the long jump runway to begin day two with a massive lifetime best mark of 5.20meters besting her previous mark by a full 8 inches.  Kasberger, leading the collegiate field by over 400 points, completed the javelin competition with a personal best of 21.23. Kasberger with a well-established lead going into the final event finished with a strong performance in the 800 meters, 2:27. Kasberger bested the field by 700 points totaling 3986 a 561 point improvement over her previous life time best. Kasberger posted personal bests in the 100m hurdles, Shot Put, 200-meter, Long Jump, Javelin, and the Heptathlon over the two-day event in Chico, CA.