Bulldogs travel to Texas and Stanford for meets over Spring Break

Bulldogs travel to Texas and Stanford for meets over Spring Break

3/27/2018 3:33:00 PM | Track & Field

Meets to start Wednesday and run through Saturday.

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Communications

Fresno State Outdoor Track & Field - Event #4, #5, #6
Event: Texas Relays/Bobcat Invitational/Stanford Invitational
Host: Texas/Texas State/Stanford
Date: March 28-31, 2018/March 29-31, 2018/March 30-31, 0218
Location: Austin, Texas/San Marcos, Texas/Stanford, Calif.
Event Schedules: Texas Relays/Bobcat Invitational/Stanford Invitational
Live Results: Texas Relays/Bobcat Invitational/Stanford Invitational
Live Video: Texas Relays (LHN/ESPN3)/Stanford Invitational (FloTrack)

Bulldogs in action at the 91^st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
The 'Dogs will have 14 athletes competing this week in Austin which includes Tijana Antic, Cecily Edwards, Joel Gonzalez, Nailah Harris-Murillo, Ellie Leather, Jahwanza Lawford, Morgan Lewis, Jestena Mattson, Alex Morris, Tieara Norman and Njeri Omawahleh.

Bulldogs in action at the Bobcat Invitational
Athletes who compete at the Texas Relays are also slated to compete at Texas State this weekend. Joining them will be Jose Aispuro, Breanna Covington and Jack Kuzminsky.

Bulldogs in action at Stanford Invitational
Fresno State will have 15 athletes competing at Stanford which includes Shane Atkinson, Peter Breceda, Kylie Coleman, Kyndol Craver, Kimberley Efonye, Andira Ferguson, Manpreet Grewal, Kayla Hopkins, Varvara Klyuchnikova, Noelina Madarieta, Joseph Munoz, Maja Pogorevc, Kevin Sundberg, Vanja Spaic, Yazmin Torres and Aisiah Tuiasosopo.

'Dogs in the rankings
Fresno State has three athletes who currently sit in the top 20 nationally in their events. That trio is joined by seven other Bulldogs who hold top-five marks in the Mountain West.

Vanja Spaic: javelin – No. 6 NCAA / No. 1 MW – 52.93m/173'-8"
Kayla Hopkins: discus – No. 10 NCAA / No. 1 MW – 55.58/182'-4"
Morgan Lewis: 100mH – No. 17 NCAA / No. 1 MW – 13.46
Njeri Omawahleh: 200m – No. 53 NCAA / No. 1 MW – 23.82; 400m – 5 – 55.68
Ellie Leather: 800m – No. 2 MW – 2:15.08
Cecily Edwards: 100m – No. 3 MW – 11.91
Varvara Klyuchnikova: high jump – No. 68 NCAA / No. 3 MW – 1.68m/5'-6"
Yazmin Torres: discus – No. 39 NCAA / No. 3 MW – 51.03m/167'-5"
Aisiah Tuiasosopo: hammer – No. 62 / No. 3 MW - 56.38m/185'-0"
Tieara Norman:400mH – No. 5 MW – 1:03.32
4x100 Relay: No. 71 NCAA / No. 2 MW – 46.13

What's next
Next weekend will see the Bulldogs compete at the Chico State Distance Carnival and Twilight Invitational on April 6 and 7.

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