AZUSA, Calif. - Azusa Pacific track & field hosted the Franson Classic on Saturday, and the Cougars performed well at their home facility. Azusa Pacific saw athletes hit provisional marks and times, win events, and set new personal bests over the day of competition.

FIELD EVENTS PROVISIONAL PERFORMANCES

Three Cougars on the women's side of things turned in provisional efforts in their respective field events. In the long jump, Nicole Warwick won the event with a distance of 6.16m (20' 2 ½"), which not only met the provisional standard for the event, but it matched the top mark in the nation for the event heading into this weekend. For Warwick, today's meet was her first time competing in the long jump this outdoor season.

On the pole vault, Sara Wagenveld and Abigail Gray both matched their season-best height. Wagenveld cleared 3.95m (12' 11 ½") for the second time this season, which is currently the sixth-best mark in the country. Gray was able to vault 3.80m (12' 5 ½"), which tied the mark she cleared a few weeks ago that put her at No. 9 on the national list. 

TRACK EVENTS PROVISIONAL PERFORMANCES

Dominic Gonzalez-Shelmire, Josh Velasco, and Jenny Sandoval each ran provisional times on Saturday. In the men's 400, Gonzalez-Shelmire won the race with a lifetime best time of 47.66 seconds, which puts him on the national qualifying list at No. 8 with the provisional time. 

Velasco's provisional-worthy race came in the men's 5K, where he posted a time a lifetime-best time of 14:24.08 to take second place and lead a group of eight Cougars that set new personal records in the event. 

Sandoval, who had run a women's 1500 provisional time of 4:32.35 earlier this month to open her outdoor season, set a new lifetime best and improved upon her provisional standing with a race of 4:29.59. Sandoval's time is the second-fastest time in the nation so far this season.

EVENT WINNERS

In total, Azusa Pacific won five events on the day. In addition to Gonzalez-Shelmire in the 400 and Warwick in the long jump, Weston Ellis won two field events on the day, and Trinity Miller was the first place finisher in the women's 200.

Ellis was the event champion in the discus and the hammer. In the discus, Ellis won with a mark of 49.80m (163' 4"), and in the hammer, his mark of 51.98m (170' 6") earned him the first place finish. 

Miller was today's 200 champion after she crossed the finish line at 24.70 seconds, which is less than a second off of provisional standing and her personal-best time of 24.47 seconds. 

PERSONAL BESTS

Marian Ledesma | 400m - 57.56 seconds

Dominic Gonzalez-Shelmire | 400m - 47.66 seconds

Trinity Miller | 100m - 12.07 seconds

Sid Varland | 100m - 10.99 seconds

Keniko Parham | 100m - 11.62 seconds

Briseida Garcia Meza | 800m - 2:14.73

Jaylah Walker | 800m - 2:16.19

Kristilyn Hetherington | 800m - 2:23.68

Ben Sumner | 800m - 1:52.84

Nic Acosta | 800m - 1:58.87

Kiayra Holmes | 400H - 1:07.10

Luisa Fischer | 200m - 28.98 seconds

Sid Varland | 200m - 22.04 seconds 

Nikolas Trofort | 200m - 22.08 seconds

Jenny Sandoval | 1500m - 4:29.59

Marian Ledesma | 1500m - 4:39.02

Kristilyn Hetherington | 1500m - 5:01.27

Adam Alnazer | 1500m - 3:59.97

Justine Stecko | 5000m - 17:55.15

Josh Velasco | 5000m - 14:24.08

Nixon Korir | 5000m - 14:39.23

Riley Burns | 5000m - 14:45.46

Jayson Velarde | 5000m - 15:08.52

Collin McMillan | 5000m - 15:23.78

Dider Sandoval | 5000m - 15:25.60

Ryan Negrette | 5000m - 15:54.99

Joshua Tajiri | 5000m - 16:23.77

Eliana Saunders | High Jump - 1.65m (5' 5") 

Luisa Fischer | Long Jump - 5.18m (17')

Abby Keane | Pole Vault - 3.50m (11' 5 ¾")

Molly Olson | Discus - 39.50m (129' 7")

Nicholas Jordan | Pole Vault - 3.80m (12' 5 ½")

Lincoln Krog | Discus - 40.31m (132' 3")

Molly Olson | Shot Put - 12.60m (41' 4 ¼")

Abi Hume | Triple Jump - 10.84m (35' 6 ¾")