AZUSA, Calif. - For the seventh consecutive year, the PacWest Track & Field Championships ended with both of Azusa Pacific's track & field teams standing together on top of the podium and hoisting up a pair of conference championship trophies, as the Cougars swept the team titles again (x7). 

On day two, the women's team had five athletes finish atop the podium in their respective events, while the men's team produced four individual conference champions. For the women, Esther Conde-Turpin became the conference high jump and 100 hurdles champion, placing first in both events. In the high jump, Conde-Turpin won with a clearance of 1.73m (5' 8"), which ranks her second nationally in the event. In the 100 hurdles, Conde-Turpin had a winning time of 13.22 seconds that not only breaks the PacWest meet record, but it is the second-fastest time in the country this season. At the conclusion of the meet, Conde-Turpin was named the Women's Field Athlete of the Meet.

Alongside Conde-Turpin's honor, Jaylah Walker was chosen as the Women's Track Athlete of the Meet, as she won the 200 meters and was in both of the Cougars' relay teams that earned spots on the podium. In the 200, Walker won with a personal best 23.71 seconds, which met the provisional standard and placed her at No. 11 nationally for the event. Walker has now earned six first-place finishes at the PacWest Championships across her career, however, this season is her first title in the 200, as she had not ran the race at the conference meet since 2017.

In the heptathlon, Luisa Fischer won the event by over 1,000 points, posting a total of 5,247 over the seven events. Fischer's performance moves her up to No. 7 nationally for the heptathlon, as she is one of four Cougars ranked in the top-7 for the event. On day two of the hep, Fischer set new career marks in the long jump (5.45m/17'10 ¾") and 800 (2:26.27).

Alayna Verner claimed the top spot on the podium in the 400, after she set a new personal best time of 53.59 seconds. Her career effort ranks her fifth in the nation. In the 400 hurdles, Kiayra Holmes not only won the event at 1:00.74, but it also hit the provisional standard and has her ranked No. 15 nationally. 

Ben Sumner led the way on the men's side, winning two events and setting a meet record in the process. Sumner's PacWest record came in the 800, where he finished at a time of 1:50.46. Currently, Sumner is ranked sixth in the nation at the distance (1:48.81). Sumner also won the 1500, crossing the finish line at 3:50.22. The men's team broke two meet records on Saturday, with Felix Perrier winning the 5K with a PacWest record race of 14:28.44. 

Raymon Harper became a three-time PacWest high jump champion, as he won the event with a clearance of 2.03m (6' 7 ¾"). Harper was the high jump champ in 2019 and 2021. Currently, he is ranked 13th nationally with a season-best jump of 2.10m (6' 10 ¾"). 

In addition to the individual event champions, the Cougars had several athletes turn in performances that not only added points to the team totals, but also moved them up the national qualifying list:


Women's Provisional Qualifying Times/Marks (Name | Event - Time/Mark | Place - Points Earned | National Rank)

Jaylah Walker | 100 hurdles - 13.32 | 2nd - 8 points | No. 4

4x100 Relay - 45.59 | Trinity Miller, Kiayra Holmes, Alayna Verner, Jaylah Walker | 3rd - 6 points | No. 7

Nicole Warwick | 100 hurdles - 13.88 | 4th - 5 points | No. 14

Briseida Garcia Meza | 800m 2:09.61 | 2nd - 8 points | No. 15

Alayna Verner | 200m - 23.89 | 3rd - 6 points | No. 22


Men's Provisional Qualifying Times/Marks (Name | Event - Time/Mark | Place - Points Earned | National Rank)

Dominic Gonzalez-Shelmire | 400m - 46.90 | 2nd - 8 points | No. 9

Daniel Bessolo | 400m - 47.44 | 4th - 5 points | No. 23

Logan Peyton | Javelin - 62.89m | 2nd - 8 points | No. 16


In total at the PacWest Championships, the women's team had 22 All-PacWest/podium performances (top-three finishers in each event), and the men had 18.

Women's All-PacWest:
Molly Olson | Javelin - 1st
Alysa Henry | Javelin - T-2nd
Luisa Fischer | Javelin - T-2nd
Nicole Warwick | Long Jump - 1st
Esther Conde-Turpin | Long Jump - 3rd
Esther Conde-Turpin | Shot Put - 2nd
Hannah Richardson | Shot Put - 3rd
Esther Conde-Turpin | High Jump - 1st
Eliana Saunders | High Jump - 2nd
Ashley Hume | High Jump - 3rd
Hannah Richardson | Discus - 2nd
Olivia Baerny | Triple Jump - 3rd
4x100 Relay - 3rd | Trinity Miller, Kiayra Holmes, Alayna Verner, Jaylah Walker
Esther Conde-Turpin | 100 Hurdles - 1st
Jaylah Walker | 100 Hurdles - 2nd
Alayna Verner | 400 Meters - 1st
Briseida Garcia Meza | 800 Meters - 2nd
Kiayra Holmes | 400 Hurdles - 1st
Jaylah Walker | 200 Meters - 1st
Alayna Verner | 200 Meters - 3rd
4x400 - 2nd | Kiayra Holmes, Trinity Miller, Esther Conde-Turpin, Jaylah Walker
Luisa Fischer | Heptathlon - 1st

Men's All-PacWest:
Logan Peyton | Javelin - 2nd
Makel Hubbard | Javelin - 3rd
Joey Rauwerda | Pole Vault - 1st
Aaron Worrell | Pole Vault - 2nd
Makel Hubbard | Pole Vault - 3rd
Nixon Korir | Steeplechase - 1st
Felix Perrier | Steeplechase - 2nd
Riley Burns | 10K - 2nd
Michael Schneider | 10K - 3rd
Raymon Harper | High Jump - 1st
4x100 - 3rd | Sid Varland, Daniel Bessolo, Leroy Kwateh, Tyler Howard
Ben Sumner | 1500 Meters - 1st
Nixon Korir | 1500 Meters - 3rd
Dominic Gonzalez-Shelmire | 400 Meters - 2nd
Ben Sumner | 800 Meters - 1st
Felix Perrier | 5K - 1st
Salvador Capetillo | 5K - 2nd
Keniko Parham | Decathlton - 3rd
4x400 - 2nd | Tyler Howard, Sid Varland, Daniel Bessolo, Dominic Gonzalez-Shelmire
To view the complete results of the 2023 PacWest Track & Field Championships, click here.