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School Records And CCAA Marks In First Meet

POMONA, Calif. – The CSUSB Coyotes kicked off their 2019 season on Saturday at the All-Comers Meet at Pomona-Pitzer.

It was a great start as the team broke five school records and put 11 new marks on the school’s top-10 list.  There were also eight qualifiers for the CCAA Championships.

Valentina Sanabria broke the school record in the triple jump with a mark of 35′.25″, breaking the old mark of 34’9″, and finishing eighth while qualifying for the CCAA Championships.  Tori Wiley broke the school record in the javelin with a throw of 106’5″ on her first throw, but Samantha Garcia then bested that with a throw of 108’5″ on her fifth throw.  Garcia took third and Wiley was fourth, as both qualified for the CCAA Championships.

Maya Price broke the high jump record at 5’3″, beating the previous mark of 5’1.75″, as she finished third and qualified for the CCAA Championships.  The final school record was Victoria Soto in the discus at 124’4″, beating the previous mark of 113’8″.  She finished runner-up while qualifying for the CCAA Championships.

“This weekend was a good experience for our team to get their feet wet in competition,” head coach Lauren Reimer-Podgasky said. “Having the opportunity to compete and get some performances on the board, lets us know where currently stand with our fitness levels and technical skills. It is early in the season, and we do have a lot to work on, but that just means more room for improvements at future meets. I am very pleased with this weekend’s opening performances and we will keep chipping away week after week.”

Muffy Watson finished 10th in the discus at 107’4″, third all-time at CSUSB, and Soto was fifth in the event and CSUSB all-time marks in the shot put at 32’9″.  In the long jump, Sanabria and Wiley posted the third and fifth best marks in CSUSB history at 16’3.25″ and 14’5.75″, respectively.  Finally, in the 200 meter dash, Maya Price and Jordan Munfordfinished fifth and seventh on the CSUSB lists, third and 15th in the event, at 26.05 seconds and 27.02 seconds.

The season is in full swing now, as the Yotes are at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps for the Ross Relays next weekend.