The Fresno State tack and field team wrapped up the regular season at the Fresno State Invitational.
On Friday, the Fresno State track and field team competed in certain field events starting at Warmerdam Field. On Saturday, they continued the meet and celebrated Senior Day at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Saturday’s meet began at 10 a.m., and at noon, the 18 graduating seniors were recognized in a brief ceremony.
In total, the ‘Dogs had five first place finishes, two seconds and four third places to go along with a few personal bests from the team.
What happened
On Friday, senior Cierra Jackson finished in first place in the hammer throw with a throw of 64.38 meters, then again in shot put with a throw of 17.27 meters.
Despite a 30-minute delay due to a lightning strike, the ‘Dogs showed up and showed off on Saturday.
Senior Jewel Ash took home first place in the women’s 400-meter hurdles in a close victory with a time of 59.81 seconds.
Joziah Hagedorn ran a personal best in the men’s 400-yard dash with a time of 48.32 seconds, earning third place.
In women’s high jump, Liz Tarczy placed first with a jump of 1.78 meters. In the men’s long jump, Jabari King dominated with a mark of 7.30 meters, taking home first place with his longest jump of the year.
The men’s triple jump saw a close competition between San Jose State’s David Mangum and Fresno State’s Josh Dunu. Mangum ended up winning with a jump of 14.47 meters. Dunu finished in second place with a personal best of 14.36 meters.
The senior ceremony
The graduating seniors lined up with their families, and the announcer congratulated them one at a time.
One of the seniors was Isaiah Calvin, who hit a season record of 52.15 meters in the men’s javelin throw.
“I’ve been doing track since I was about 13, so it’s [the] last chapter,” Calvin said. “It feels good to know I’ve done what I’ve done.”
Calvin reflected on his biggest takeaway from his years in the sport.
“I think you get what you put in,” Calvin said. “The more you put in, the more you get out– work as hard as you can, you can only do it once.”
Antoinette Stubbfield was also honored in the ceremony and discussed her feelings about her time in college athletics coming to an end.
“It’s surreal,” Stubbfield said. “I’m ready to be done, but most likely, this is my last time running– I’m gonna miss it.”
Stubbfield has been doing track and field since her freshman year of high school. Her teammate, Anne Remlinger, also reflected on her time spent on the team.
“If I don’t make it to the finals, this is definitely a high note to end on,” Remlinger said. “This year could knock me down a little bit, not making that PR [personal record] all year, but I kept showing up and I kept doing my work and it paid off in the end.”
Remlinger hit a PR of 35.98 meters in the women’s javelin throw before the ceremony.
The ‘Dogs will compete next at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships from May 15-17 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
