CORVALLIS, Ore.--- Eighteen members of the Cal Poly Humboldt men's and women's outdoor track and field team recorded top five finishes in their respective events at the 2022 OSU PNW Invitational at the Kim Whyte Track & Field Complex on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.  Leading the way was Julian Jensen (800-meter run), Jaxon Leduc (3000 steeplechase), and Jared Del Real (shot put, discus) who all recorded second place finishes in their respective events. 
 
MEN'S RECAP
Jaxon Leduc recorded a personal best time of 9:58.00 in the 3,000-steeplechase to finish in second place.  Julian Jensen started his day with a second-place time of 1:58.92 in the 800 followed by a third-place time of 4:06.99 in the 1500-meter run.  Right behind Jensen in the 800-meter with a third-place time of 2:00.67 was Dominic Raffetto who also finished in fourth in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:08.74.  Charles Becker-Ellison had a fifth-place time of 4:11.51 in the 1500-mter to join Jensen and Raffetto in the top five. Shane Oliver had a third-place time of 3:59.18 and Ryan Castro ran a personal best time of 11.07 to finish in eighth place in the 100, and another best of 23.09 which was good for 10th in the 200.
 
Humboldt had three runners place in the top eight in the 3000-meter run paced by Sebastian Vaisset-Fauvel (sixth place, 8:43.78).  Right behind Vaisset-Fauvel in seventh place was Elliott Portillo (seventh, 8:45.13) and Carson Smith in eighth place (8:50.66).  Jensen along with Aris Valerio, Shane Oliver and Travis Allen ran a 3:36.09 to finish in second-place in the 4x400 relay.  Eight seconds behind that team was the team of Vaisset-Faubel, Becker-Eillson, Raffetto and Smith who finished in fourth with a time of 3:44.31.
 
In the field events, Jared Del Real finished in second place in the discus and shot put. He had a throw of 144-07 (44.08m) in the discus and 48-11.50 (14.92m) in the shot put.  Kegan Richards joined Del Real with two top five finishes in the discus and shot put.  He had a third-place throw of 141-04 (43.08m) in the discus and 45-4.25 (13.82m) in the shot put.  Nolan Smith's throw of 132-03 (40.31m) to finish in sixth place in the discus.  Travis Allen finished in sixth place in the long jump (22-0.25, 6.11m).  He also had a sixth-place jump of 5-7 (1.70m) in the high jump. 
 
WOMEN'S RECAP
Joy Hano moved into sixth place on the Lumberjacks' top ten list in the 100-hurdles with a third-place time of 14.90.  She was a member of the 4x400 relay team with Kayla Penny, Valerie Heywood and Grace Kasberger that finished in third-place with a time of 4:11.27. Penny finished in third in the 800 with a time of 2:24.30 while Kasberger finished in fifth with a time of 2:28.34.  In the 3000-meter run, Saedy Williamson and Rosa Granados finished in sixth and seventh place respectively.  Williamson ran a 10::22.68 while Granados ran a 10:23.06, both personal bests. Valerie Heywood set new bests running 27.07 in the 200 and 1:02.95 in the 400. 
 
Besides her top five finishes in the 1600-meter relay and 800-meter run, Kasberger finished in fifth place in the long jump (15-9, 4.80m).  Delaena Montes with a throw of 37-3.75 (11.37m) to finish in fifth place in the shot put.
 
COACH'S COMMENTS
"The Jacks came out ready to compete today, setting a whole bunch of new personal records, and competing head to head with DI programs for scoring positions in the meet," said head coach Sarah Ingram.  "Overall the men's team came out in second place, only behind Seattle University, and the women's team finished in sixth place with only eight women competing. The depth that the men showed earning points in the distance races and the throws today really elevated the teams standing. It was good to see everybody compete with poise this weekend against DI schools, and still come away with so many top scoring places and new best marks. The team's confidence is building weekend by weekend, and momentum is on our side."
 
OTHER TEAMS
Besides Humboldt, Western Oregon University was the other Division II school to participate in today's OSU PNW Invitational.   The University of Oregon, Oregon State University and Seattle University were the three Division I schools that competed today along with Division III schools in George Fox and Linfield along with Willamette. 
 
UP NEXT
The Jacks will return home to Redwood Bowl this coming Saturday, March 26 when they host the Humboldt Invitational.