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Track and field competes in Bryan Clay Invitational and Leopard Distance Carnival events

Hannah Waller matched personal best in long jump and Jessica Kain had second fastest time in 1,500-meter race, in school history
Byline photo of Mac Pham
by Mac Pham, Staff Writer • April 15, 2024
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Image courtesy of San Diego State Athletics. (Justin Fine, SDSU Athletics)

San Diego State’s track and field competed in the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Leopard Distance Carnival on Friday, Apr. 12 and Saturday, Apr. 13. 

In the 1,500-meter race in the Bryan Clay Invitational, Jessica Kain came in 26th of 175 runners, in 4:14:07, breaking her senior class record. 

The time is also second on SDSU’s all-time list. 

Hannah Waller had a long jump of 20’ 3, good for second in the long jump competition, matching her record.

In the 10,000-meter race, Maddie Heller came in eighth in  36:46:06. Heller’s time landed her for the tenth-fastest 10,000-meter performance in school history.

Alex Lomeli ran the 800-meter race in 2:07:61, finishing 62nd out of 120 qualified racers.

In the 800-meter race,  Tatum Zinkin and Lauren Harper finished in the top 60 out of 238 qualified racers. 

Harper recorded a season-best time of 2:11:66.

In the 5,000-meter race at the Leopard Distance Carnival, Maddy Parrone and Bella Peretti finished 60th and 77th respectively out of 90 qualified racers.

The next track and field meet will be the Mt. Sac Relays event from Wednesday, Apr. 17 to Saturday, Apr. 20 in Walnut, California.

About the Contributor
Mac Pham
Mac Pham, Staff Writer
Mac Pham is a Journalism major and a senior transfer student from Palomar Community College. He joined the Daily Aztec in 2023. Writing stories, story telling, reading and talking to people is something he enjoys doing, so he figured why not talk sports with that. His favorite aspect of sports writing is being an analyst and breaking down the details of a football or a basketball game. In his spare time, Mac is an avid swimmer and likes to play basketball. He hopes to be a sports writer whose calling card is writing articles filled with sports analysis. Mac is bilingual in Vietnamese.






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