Fresno State Athletics
Dogs Travel to Cal Multis
3/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
March 21, 2011
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State men's and women's track and field team will compete in the 15th Annual Cal Multis hosted by the University of California at Berkeley March 23-24. The meet will be hosted at Edwards Stadium/ Goldman Field with competition beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day. Results can be found at the conclusion of each event at www.RecordTiming.com.
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BULLDOGS COMPETE AT USC TROJAN INVITE
The Fresno State men's and women's track and field team competed at the USC Invite in Los Angeles at USC Loker Stadium - Cromwell Field clocking and marking multiple bests. "All in all we had a really productive weekend," said head coach Scott Winsor. "We got some good performances and identified some areas of improvement." Two Bulldogs on the women's side posted personal records. Pamela Cruz placed 2nd in the 3,000-meter race with a personal best time of 10:15.35. Sophomore J'Quyra Moncur-Blue heaved a personal best in the hammer throw event. She marked a 188-2 (57.36m) for an improvement of three feet from her previous best that she set at the NCAA West Regional in 2010.
THOMPSON EARNS WAC HONORS
Breeauna Thompson was named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week, respectively, for the week of March 7-13. Thompson, a sophomore from Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS), won both the 200- and 400-meter dashes as Fresno State hosted Cal Poly last weekend. She took first place in the 200-meters with a time of 24.83 seconds, and clocked a personal-best time of 55.29 in the 400-meters. Her victories earned crucial points to help the Bulldogs win the meet, 100-97.
DOGS SPLIT WITH CAL POLY
The Fresno State men's and women's track and field team hosted Cal Poly for their first and only home meet of the season as the women were victorious in a close meet and the men lost a close battle. Both teams had student-athletes set multiple personal records. Freshman Meagan McKee led the way with a first place finish in the hammer throw. McKee's winning throw was marked at 179-11 (54.84m) and was also a personal best. She heaved a second victory in the discus event with a mark of 144-01 (43.92m). Breeauna Thompson had two victories in the sprint races. She sped to first place finishes in both the 200- and 400-meter dashes. Thompson clocked a finish of 24.83 in the 200- and 55.29 in the 400-meter dash. For the men, a standout performance came from Remington Blair who clocked a 47.32 in the 400-meter dash and a first place finish. Blair was also the anchor to the 4x400-meter relay team. The junior was passed the baton 10-meters behind and ran him down to come from behind for first place.
OUTDOOR TRACK HAS STRONG SHOWING
The 2011 men's and women's track and field team opened the season for the second straight year at the Cal Outdoor Opener which featured the host Cal Golden Bears, Stanford, UC Davis, Fresno State, San Francisco and Cal Poly. In the men's sprints, Cameron Parker had a strong showing, finishing in second in the 100-meter and the 200-meter. On the women's side, Rosario Sanchez won the shot put with a throw of 15.28-meters. Sanchez won the WAC Indoor shot put title last week with a throw of 15-31-meters.
"We Are Your Team!" - The Bulldogs track and field team travels to Berkeley March 23-24 for the Cal Multis Meet. Stay updated on gobulldogs.com for recaps and results. The Dogs return to the Valley when they host the Bulldogs Invitational April 30 at Buchanan High School's Veterans Memorial Stadium.
