UC Davis hosts Sacramento State for the Track and Field Causeway Classic
UC Davis men’s and women’s teams both fell just short of victory
By DANIELLE WIRNOWSKI— sports@theaggie.org
On Friday, April 24, the Aggies hosted Sacramento State University (Sac State) for the Track and Field Causeway Classic. Field events started at 9 a.m. and the track events started at 10:30 a.m.
The field events included hammer, javelin, long jump, high jump, discus, pole vault, triple jump and shot put. The women competed first in most events except for the high jump and triple jump, in which men competed first.
The final field event, shot put, started at 1 p.m., which was immediately followed by a recognition of the UC Davis seniors participating in field events at 2 p.m.
Jake Joerger, a second-year managerial economics major, led the men’s team in both discus and shot put, securing first place in both events. Logan Brantley, a first-year environmental engineering major, secured first place for the Aggies in the men’s hammer throw and third place in the shot put throw.
Hailey Hernandez, a fourth-year sustainable agriculture and food systems major, led the women’s team in the hammer throw with a distance of 50.37 meters. Kadidja Sangare, a fourth-year psychology major, secured second place in javelin and first place in the long jump for the Aggies.
The track events included relays for both 100 meters and 400 meters, hurdles for both 110 meters and 400 meters, a 3,000-meter steeplechase, as well as short and long distance races. The 3,000-meter steeplechase is a combination of long-distance running and obstacles, as there are 28 fixed barriers on the track, and seven water jumps across seven and a half laps.
The final track event, men’s 4x400 meter relay, started at 2:50 p.m., which was immediately followed by the recognition of the UC Davis seniors participating in track events at 3 p.m.
Brooke Butler, a third-year clinical nutrition major, started strong for the women’s team, securing first place in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:21 seconds flat. Maya Shinnick, a fourth-year English major, swept the sprints, finishing first in both the 400-meter and 200-meter dashes. Shinnick’s run times were 53.89 and 24.31 seconds, respectively.
Christian Taylor, a third-year economics major, secured first place for the men’s team in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:53.44 minutes. Chris Coles, a fourth-year biochemistry major, secured first place for the Aggies in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:28.72 minutes.
The Aggies were unable to secure a win in either the 4x100 meter relay or the 4x400 meter relay for the men’s or women’s teams. The women’s 4x100 meter relay finished with a time of 46.03 seconds, right behind Sac State with a running time of 45.72 seconds.
The men’s 4x100 meter relay finished with a running time of 41.09 seconds, and Sac State finished with a time of 40.24 seconds. The results for the 4x400 meter relay were similar to the 4x100 relay for both the men's and women’s teams. Both teams were trailing behind Sac State by under 10 seconds.
The women’s team fell to Sac State with a score of 97-101. The men’s team also fell to Sac State with a score of 92.5-102.5.
Next, the Aggies are set to travel to Irvine, Calif. for the Big West Conference Multi-Event Championships from May 8 to 9. They will then travel to Long Beach, Calif. for the Big West Conference Championships from May 15 to 16.
Written by: Danielle Wirnowski— sports@theaggie.org