Women’s Track & Field Competes in Day One of CCAA Championships

TURLOCK, Calif. – The California State University San Bernardino women’s track & field team competed Thursday in day one of the CCAA Championships, seeing another school record fall.

In the preliminaries of the 100 meter dash, senior Hailey Hunt (Winnetka, Calif.) broke her own school record with a sprint of 11.46 seconds, besting her previous school record by .10 seconds. She finished first to qualify for Saturday’s final with the meet record time, and will be joined in the final by teammates Amari Weatherford (Southeast San Diego, Calif.) and Alexandra Ackerman (Lake Elsinore, Calif.).

Weatherford was also one of two Coyotes to finish in fourth place in field events, as she barely missed the podium in the long jump with a PR of 5.80 meters. Classmate Elizabeth Rushing (Oakdale, Calif.) was also fourth in the hammer throw, recording a toss of 45.90.

Four Coyotes will race for gold in Saturday’s 400 meter run final, led by top preliminary finisher Alexis White (San Bernardino, Calif.), who ran a time of 54.02 seconds on Thursday. Joining White will be Coryssa Hope (Riverside, Calif.), who placed fourth in the prelims at 56.79 seconds, Prishencia Nnoham (Palmdale, Calif.), who placed fifth at 57.46 seconds, and Briana Miller (San Bernardino, Calif.), who placed eighth at 58.49 seconds.

In the 400 meter hurdles, freshman Sauzhane Johnson (Victorville, Calif.) missed out on a spot in Saturday’s final by less than half a second, placing 10th at 1:07.45, a season best.

The Yotes will return to the track on Friday to continue the CCAA Championships.

 

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