CLAREMONT, Ca. – The Sagehens picked up wins against La Verne and Cal Lutheran to start the season 2-0 in a race for the conference title. Carter Floyd highlighted the Sagehens' efforts with a dominate showing the 800m, running a 1:53.78 to set an early national lead outdoors. Pomona-Pitzer also showed well in the 5,000m, taking the top three spots with Oliver Chang, Ethan Ashby, and Nathan Stringham taking first through third, respectively.
Nathaniel Getachew and Ryan Ma took first and second in their 3,000m steeplechase debut, battling to the finish in 9:51.42 and 9:51.81 with Getachew taking the win.
Lucas White Moon took first place in the long jump with a mark of 6.65m. Teammate Kirby Lam finished in fifth with a 6.07m jump. White Moon and Lam also finished in second and third in the triple jump, hitting 13.11m and 13.08m, respectively.
Warren Hosseinion, Theodore Bazakas, and Adam Camargo took second through fourth in the shot put, hitting marks of 12.78m, 12.66m, and 12.56m, respectively. Bazakas highlighted the Sagehens' efforts in the discus with a third-place finish after throwing 41.17m. Hosseinion led the way for Pomona-Pitzer in hammer with a third-place finish after recording a 39.79m throw.
Nick Marsano was the lone Sagehen to run sub 23 seconds in the 200m, finishing in third with a time of 22.42 seconds. Marsano was also the only runner for Pomona-Pitzer to finish the 400m in under 50 seconds, ending the day in third with a 49.61.
In the 400m hurdles, Sam Arnot and Jon Liu took second and third with times of 57.10 seconds and 57.19 seconds, respectively.
Nicholas Kapule finished in second place in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.45ml
Quotes From Coach
"Today was a great way to kick off the official outdoor season, as well as the SCIAC season. The goal on the day was to come away with two wins and we were able to get that done. Beyond the team wins we had a huge number of lifetime and season best marks which is always a good sign. We are looking forward to continuing the season next week with a large invite at Occidental College to chase some really big performances as a group." – Head coach Jordan Carpenter
What's Up Next
The Sagehens will be back in action on Mar. 14 at Occidental for the OXY Spring Break Meet.
