Fresno State Athletics
Friday, January 19
Albuquerque, N.M.
Fresno State
at
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational
Photo by: Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos
Bulldog sprinters shine in opening meet
1/20/2018 7:25:00 PM | Track & Field
Fresno State will take its momentum into next weekend at the UW Indoor Invitational.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Led by its 400-meter group, Fresno State wrapped up competition at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational on Saturday with personal bests being set in the field and on the track.
"It was a great indoor opener for us," head coach Scott Winsor said. "We got a solid start from the throwers in the weight throw from Aisiah [Tuiasosopo], Kayla [Hopkins] and Kylie [Coleman] and again in the shot put. Tieara Norman had a good weekend working on pentathlon events. Cecily [Edwards] ran very well in the 60 meters and Morgan [Lewis] in the 60-meter hurdles. All of our ladies performed well in the 200 and especially the in the 400. Breanna Covington also PR'd in the triple jump to cap the meet. All in all, it was a solid start to the season in a high caliber meet."
Against athletes from the likes of USC and UCLA, the Bulldogs held their own in the sprints, particularly in the 400 meters as they landed three athletes in the top 12. Junior Maja Pogorevc led the team with a fifth -place finish, clocking in at 54.87. Njeri Omawaleh came in at seventh in 55.04 followed by Kimberly Efonye in 12th at 56.42.
Kayla Hopkins opened the day with a new personal record in the shot put. The senior landed a mark of 15.38m/50'-5.5" to pass her previous long.
Fresno State's freshmen sprinters and hurdles put together strong prelim performances to earn spots in the semifinals. Cecily Edwards finished third in the 60-meter prelims with a time of 7.64 while Morgan Lewis dropped a time of 8.56 to run the second-fastest time in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles.
In the triple jump, sophomore Breanna Covington saved her best for last, landing a personal-best jump of 39'-10.5"/12.15m to place sixth. Tijana Antic finished just over a foot behind her teammate in eighth with mark of 11.76m/38'-7".
Saturday Results
60 meters
Prelims
3 Cecily Edwards Fresno State 7.64q 4
18 Nailah Harris-Murillo Fresno State 7.79 2 7.785
26 Andira Ferguson Fresno State 7.87 5
Semifinals
11 Cecily Edwards Fresno State 7.66 1
400 meters
5 Maja Pogorevc Fresno State 54.87 1
7 Njeri Omawahleh Fresno State 55.04 2
12 Kimberley Efonye Fresno State 56.42 2
60 hurdles
Prelims
2 Morgan Lewis Fresno State 8.56q 7 8.555
15 Tieara Norman Fresno State 8.97 6
22 Jestena Mattson Fresno State 9.17 5
24 Tijana Antic Fresno State 9.22 2 9.215
26 Noelina Madarieta Fresno State 9.25 4
28 Kyndol Craver Fresno State 9.34 7
Semifinals
16 Morgan Lewis Fresno State 8.63 1 8.623
Triple Jump
6 Breanna Covington Fresno State 12.15m 39-10.50
11.75m 11.58m 11.81m FOUL FOUL 12.15m
8 Tijana Antic Fresno State 11.76m 38-07.00
Shot Put
5 Kayla Hopkins Fresno State 15.38m 50-05.50
19 Aisiah Tuiasosopo Fresno State 12.45m 40-10.25
31 Jestena Mattson Fresno State 10.72m 35-02.00
45 Tieara Norman Fresno State 7.18m 23-06.75
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"It was a great indoor opener for us," head coach Scott Winsor said. "We got a solid start from the throwers in the weight throw from Aisiah [Tuiasosopo], Kayla [Hopkins] and Kylie [Coleman] and again in the shot put. Tieara Norman had a good weekend working on pentathlon events. Cecily [Edwards] ran very well in the 60 meters and Morgan [Lewis] in the 60-meter hurdles. All of our ladies performed well in the 200 and especially the in the 400. Breanna Covington also PR'd in the triple jump to cap the meet. All in all, it was a solid start to the season in a high caliber meet."
Against athletes from the likes of USC and UCLA, the Bulldogs held their own in the sprints, particularly in the 400 meters as they landed three athletes in the top 12. Junior Maja Pogorevc led the team with a fifth -place finish, clocking in at 54.87. Njeri Omawaleh came in at seventh in 55.04 followed by Kimberly Efonye in 12th at 56.42.
Kayla Hopkins opened the day with a new personal record in the shot put. The senior landed a mark of 15.38m/50'-5.5" to pass her previous long.
Fresno State's freshmen sprinters and hurdles put together strong prelim performances to earn spots in the semifinals. Cecily Edwards finished third in the 60-meter prelims with a time of 7.64 while Morgan Lewis dropped a time of 8.56 to run the second-fastest time in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles.
In the triple jump, sophomore Breanna Covington saved her best for last, landing a personal-best jump of 39'-10.5"/12.15m to place sixth. Tijana Antic finished just over a foot behind her teammate in eighth with mark of 11.76m/38'-7".
Saturday Results
60 meters
Prelims
3 Cecily Edwards Fresno State 7.64q 4
18 Nailah Harris-Murillo Fresno State 7.79 2 7.785
26 Andira Ferguson Fresno State 7.87 5
Semifinals
11 Cecily Edwards Fresno State 7.66 1
400 meters
5 Maja Pogorevc Fresno State 54.87 1
7 Njeri Omawahleh Fresno State 55.04 2
12 Kimberley Efonye Fresno State 56.42 2
60 hurdles
Prelims
2 Morgan Lewis Fresno State 8.56q 7 8.555
15 Tieara Norman Fresno State 8.97 6
22 Jestena Mattson Fresno State 9.17 5
24 Tijana Antic Fresno State 9.22 2 9.215
26 Noelina Madarieta Fresno State 9.25 4
28 Kyndol Craver Fresno State 9.34 7
Semifinals
16 Morgan Lewis Fresno State 8.63 1 8.623
Triple Jump
6 Breanna Covington Fresno State 12.15m 39-10.50
11.75m 11.58m 11.81m FOUL FOUL 12.15m
8 Tijana Antic Fresno State 11.76m 38-07.00
Shot Put
5 Kayla Hopkins Fresno State 15.38m 50-05.50
19 Aisiah Tuiasosopo Fresno State 12.45m 40-10.25
31 Jestena Mattson Fresno State 10.72m 35-02.00
45 Tieara Norman Fresno State 7.18m 23-06.75
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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