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Small group heads to Santa Barbara
4/23/2026 9:55:00 AM | Track & Field
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State track and field team is set to send a small group of athletes to Santa Barbara for the UC Santa Barbara Invite this weekend.
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UC SANTA BARBARA INVITE
April 24-25 • Santa Barbara, Calif. • UC Santa Barbara Results
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Competing this weekend
Women: Zoe Yeast, Tearra Haney, Lynee Sims
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Men: Jamarcus Phillips
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A look at the record book
A handful of Bulldogs have posted Top 10 marks this season:
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UC SANTA BARBARA INVITE
April 24-25 • Santa Barbara, Calif. • UC Santa Barbara Results
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Competing this weekend
Women: Zoe Yeast, Tearra Haney, Lynee Sims
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Men: Jamarcus Phillips
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A look at the record book
A handful of Bulldogs have posted Top 10 marks this season:
- Nayla Martin: the first-year Bulldog had a personal-best time in the women's 1500m run last time out, clocking a time of 4:26.63Â at the Bryan Clay Invitational. She had the fastest time by a Bulldog in the event since 2017, and currently sits at No. 3 all-time.
- Rhiannon Walker: another first year Bulldog, Walker is No. 4 all-time in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:44.30. She took first in the event at the Cal Invitational, her first Division I steeplechase race.
- Kylie Ward: right behind Walker is Ward, sitting sixth all-time in the 3,000m steeplechase Top 10. Last time out, Ward clocked a time of 10:58.62 to jump up on the all-time list. The junior ran her fastest race since last year's MW Championship.
- Zoe Yeast: In the women's hammer throw, Yeast sits at No. 8 with a mark of 61.02m/200-2 at the Stanford Invitational last time out. She took second at the event, continuing her trend this season of at least a third place finish in each meet.
Home soil
Fresno State hosts three meets in the Central Valley this season. The first was the West Coast Relays earlier this spring. After this weekend's competitions, Fresno State will close the regular season with the Fresno State Invitational next weekend on May 1-2 before hosting the Mountain West Championships on May 14-16. All home meets will be held at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis.
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Moment for the throwers
Zoe Yeast and Tearra Haney have held their own in the throws events this spring.
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Yeast has been a star in her first outdoor season for the Bulldogs. After redshirting the outdoor season last year, she has finished in the Top 3 in each of her meets this spring. She has earned two wins on the year, including a win at the West Coast Relays. The Louisville transfer has just this year of eligibility remaining and is making the most of it. She saw a personal-best mark of 61.02m/200-2 in the hammer throw at the Stanford Invitational last time out, taking second place in the field. Her throw was the eighth-furthest throw in program history. It was the second time this season that she bettered her previous mark.
Fresno State hosts three meets in the Central Valley this season. The first was the West Coast Relays earlier this spring. After this weekend's competitions, Fresno State will close the regular season with the Fresno State Invitational next weekend on May 1-2 before hosting the Mountain West Championships on May 14-16. All home meets will be held at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis.
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Moment for the throwers
Zoe Yeast and Tearra Haney have held their own in the throws events this spring.
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Yeast has been a star in her first outdoor season for the Bulldogs. After redshirting the outdoor season last year, she has finished in the Top 3 in each of her meets this spring. She has earned two wins on the year, including a win at the West Coast Relays. The Louisville transfer has just this year of eligibility remaining and is making the most of it. She saw a personal-best mark of 61.02m/200-2 in the hammer throw at the Stanford Invitational last time out, taking second place in the field. Her throw was the eighth-furthest throw in program history. It was the second time this season that she bettered her previous mark.
- Her mark at the Stanford Invitational is currently No. 35 in the NCAA and No. 2 in the Mountain West
Haney added a personal-best performance in the hammer throw at the West Coast Relays, placing third at 54.28m (178-1). Haney continued her momentum into Saturday, opening day two with a third-place finish in the javelin (43.07m/141-3) at Veterans Memorial Stadium. She later added a runner-up finish in the discus, recording a throw of 46.92m (153-11) on her first attempt.
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Jamarcus, too
Senior Jamarcus Phillips has competed in the discus in six meets this spring, finishing in the Top 10 in each one. He had a season-long throw of 48.63m/159-6 at the Kim Duyst Invitational, ending with a runner-up finish in the meet. He is still looking for his first career win, in any event, of his career.
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Back at it
Junior Lynee Sims is competing for the first time since her personal-best showing at the Stanford Invitational on April 4. She posted a mark of 11.99m/39-4, nearly an inch further than her previous personal best mark. She has had three triple jump marks this season, and has earned Top 5 finishes in all of them.
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Jamarcus, too
Senior Jamarcus Phillips has competed in the discus in six meets this spring, finishing in the Top 10 in each one. He had a season-long throw of 48.63m/159-6 at the Kim Duyst Invitational, ending with a runner-up finish in the meet. He is still looking for his first career win, in any event, of his career.
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Back at it
Junior Lynee Sims is competing for the first time since her personal-best showing at the Stanford Invitational on April 4. She posted a mark of 11.99m/39-4, nearly an inch further than her previous personal best mark. She has had three triple jump marks this season, and has earned Top 5 finishes in all of them.
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