Teams Travel to Chico for 2017 CCAA Track and Field Championships
This Week
The 2017 CCAA Men's and Women's Track and Field Championships will be hosted at University Stadium on the campus of Chico State from May 4-6. Competition begins Thursday with a number of events in the Decathlon and Heptathlon. Friday will consist of mostly preliminary races and field events and will lead into Saturday’s Championships finals.
2017 Track and Field Championships Schedule
Heat sheets and live results can be viewed Thursday night at goccaa.org/tfchampionships.
Championship History
Cal State LA tops the record books for the men, holding 11 all-time records including the 100-meters, 200-meters, 110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles, 3000 Steeplechase, High Jump, Long Jump, Josh Cosmo, Shot Put, Discus, and the Javelin. The record holders:
| Event |
Yr. |
Name, Insitution |
Time/Distance |
| 100m |
1992 |
Brian Bridgewater, Cal State LA |
10.21 |
| 200m |
2008 |
Damein White, Cal State LA |
20.55 |
| 400m |
1993 |
Devon Edwards, Cal Poly Pomona |
45.96 |
| 800m |
1966 |
Rick Herman, San Diego State |
1:48.30 |
| 1500m |
1979 |
Dan Aldridge Cal Poly-SLO |
3:43.80 |
| 5000m |
1979 |
Jim Shankel, Cal Poly Pomona |
14:13.63 |
| 10,000m |
1980 |
Steve Alvarez, UC Riverside |
29:24.50 |
| 110h |
1978 |
Chester Hart, Cal State LA |
13.60 |
| 400h |
1977 |
San Turner, Cal State LA |
50.30 |
| 3000 Steeple |
1998 |
Jacques Sallberg, Cal State LA |
8:55.30 |
| 4x100 Relay |
1995 |
Cal State Bakersfield |
40.34 |
| 4x400 Relay |
1995 |
Cal State Bakersfield |
3:09.53 |
| High Jump |
2010 |
Ryan Bertucci, Chico State |
7-00.25 |
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2008 |
Desi Burt, Cal State LA |
7-00.25 |
| Pole Vault |
2014 |
Justin Ellerbee, Cal Poly Pomona |
17-5.1 |
| Long Jump |
1965 |
Rainer Stenius, Cal State LA |
25-6 |
| Triple Jump |
2010 |
Josh Cosmo, Cal State LA |
52-11 |
| Shot Put |
1966 |
Tambi Wenj, Cal State LA |
61-9.75 |
| Discus |
1977 |
Colin Sutherland, Cal State LA |
187-2 |
| Hammer |
2004 |
Arnaldo Cueto, Cal State Baskersfield |
210-9 |
| Javelin (New) |
1991 |
Rich Doering, Cal State LA |
229-4 |
| Javelin (Old) |
1985 |
Alan Collatz, Cal State Bakersfield |
267-1 |
| Decathlon |
1985 |
John Wotama, Cal State Northridge |
7,253 pts. |
In the women’s record books CCAA Hall of Famer Nicole Duncan highlights Cal State LA’s Conference-leading four record-holders. Duncan has held the record for the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.59 since 2001. Former CCAA member Cal Poly-SLO is the only program to have more CCAA record holders with a total of five. Last season Stanislaus State's Krystal Alnas and Channing Wilson earned a spot on the elite list, breaking the previous Conference records in hammer throw and javelin, respectively.
| Event |
Yr. |
Name, Insitution |
Time/Distance |
| 100m |
2001 |
Nicole Duncan, Cal State LA |
11.59 |
| 200m |
1985 |
Patrice Carpenter, Cal Poly-SLO |
23.55 |
| 400m |
1986 |
Patrice Carpenter, Cal State Northridge |
53.90 |
| 800m |
1990 |
Teena Colebrook, Cal Poly-SLO |
2:04.66 |
| 1500m |
1988 |
Darcy Arreola, Cal State Northridge |
4:16.64 |
| 3000m |
1985 |
Gladees Prieur, Cal Poly-SLO |
9:25.20 |
| 5000m |
1985 |
Robyn Root, Cal Poly-SLO |
16:31.98 |
| 10,000m |
2001 |
Kathy Lenno, Sonoma State |
35:45.80 |
| 100h |
1993 |
Marsha Guialdo, Cal State LA |
13.38 |
| 400h |
1993 |
Marsha Guialdo, Cal State LA |
58.90 |
| 3000 Steeple |
2015 |
Alex Burkhart, Chico State |
10:30.08 |
| 4x100 Relay |
2010 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
42.46 |
| 4x400 Relay |
2001 |
UC Davis |
3:44.08 |
| High Jump |
1984 |
Sue McNeal, Cal Poly-SLO |
6-0 |
| Pole Vault |
2002 |
Christa Tebbs, Chico State |
13-0.25 |
| Long Jump |
1992 |
Christy Opara, Cal State LA |
20-8.25 |
| Triple Jump |
2008 |
Whitney Johnson, UC San Diego |
42-04.25 |
| Shot Put |
2005 |
April Burton, Cal State Bakersfield |
52-02 |
| Discus |
2005 |
Cecilia Barnes, Cal State Bakersfield |
191-10 |
| Hammer |
2016 |
Krystal Alnas, Stanislaus State |
202-9 |
| Javelin |
2016 |
Channing Wilson, Stanislaus State |
162-2 |
| Heptathlon |
1985 |
Janet Nicolls, Cal Poly Pomona |
5,652 pts. |
Returning Champions
There are a total of 14 athletes (4 men, 10 women) that will be looking to defend last year’s event titles. Highlighting the women is Humboldt State's Alyssabeth Dejerez, who is the two-time defending champion in the 400-meters and 400-meter hurdles as well as the Lumberjacks' Ariel Oliver, who won the Shot put and Discus last season. On the men’s side Stanislaus State’s Gary Randolph will attempt to win both the Shot Put and Hammer for the third-consecutive year.
| MEN - Defending Champions |
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| Event |
Name, Institution |
Time/Distance |
| 400m |
Khallifah Rosser, Cal State LA |
50.19 |
| 5,000m |
Will Reyes, Chico State |
14:22.87 |
| 110m Hurdles |
Dotun Olubeko, Chico State |
14.30 |
| Hammer |
Gary Randolph, Stanislaus State |
208-9 |
| Shot Put |
Gary Randolph, Stanislaus State |
57-11.75 |
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| WOMEN – Defending Champions |
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| Event |
Name, Institution |
Time/Distance |
| 400m |
Alyssabeth DeJerez, Humboldt State |
55.21 |
| 400m Hurdles |
Alyssabeth DeJerez, Humboldt State |
1:01.34 |
| 100m Hurdles |
Chloe Jenkins, Stanislaus State |
14.51 |
| 5,000m |
Karlie Garcia, Chico State |
16:48.48 |
| 3,000m Steeplechase |
McCall Habermehl, Chico State |
10:34.7 |
| Shot Put |
Ariel Oliver, Humboldt State |
45-09.25 |
| High Jump |
Savannah Forry, UC San Diego |
5-04.25 |
| Triple Jump |
Marissa McCay, Humboldt State |
38-11.5 |
| Long Jump |
J'Liyah Miles, Cal State LA |
19-01.25 |
| Pole Vault |
Taylor Sack, Chico State |
12-08.25 |
| Discus |
Ariel Oliver, Humboldt State |
163-08 |
| Heptathlon |
Brooke Whitburn, Chico State |
5,033 pts. |
CCAA Qualifies for NCAA
So far this season four men’s track and field athletes and nine women’s track and field athletes, including one relay team have automatically qualified for the upcoming NCAA Championships. On the women’s side Humboldt State's Alyssabeth Dejerez, Chico State's Alex Burkhart, Humboldt State's Marissa McCay, UC San Diego's Christina Carr, Chico State's Brooke Whitburn, and the San Francisco State 4x100 meter relay team have already punched their ticket to Bradenton, Fla. Here are the top provisional qualifiers from the CCAA:
| Event |
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Name, Insitution |
Time/Distance |
NCAA Rank |
| 100m |
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Atiya Harvey, San Francisco State |
11.65 |
t-7th |
| 200m |
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Atiya Harvey, San Francisco State |
23.88 |
10th |
| 400m |
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Timarya Baynard, San Francisco State |
54.11 |
4th |
| 800m |
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Ericka Taylor, Cal State LA |
2:12.45 |
40th |
| 1500m |
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Tatiana Gillick, Humboldt State |
4:29.79 |
21st |
| 5000m |
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Alex Burkhart, Chico State |
16:48.30 |
15th |
| 10,000m |
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Hannah Dorman, Chico State |
34:46.56 |
5th |
| 400h |
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Alyssabeth DeJerez, Humboldt State |
58.68 (A) |
3rd |
| 3000 Steeple |
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Alex Burkhart, Chico State |
10:14.55 (A) |
5th |
| 4x100 Relay |
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San Francisco State |
45.94 |
8th |
| 4x400 Relay |
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San Francisco State |
3:39.21 (A) |
3rd |
| High Jump |
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Marissa McCay, Humboldt State |
5-10 (A) |
2nd |
| Pole Vault |
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Christina Carr, UC San Diego |
13-1.5 (A) |
5th |
| Long Jump |
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J'Liyah Miles, Cal State LA |
19-9.5 |
14th |
| Triple Jump |
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Marissa McCay, Humboldt State |
39-4 |
31st |
| Shot Put |
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Ariel Oliver, Humboldt State |
47-3.5 |
19th |
| Discus |
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Ariel Oliver, Humboldt State |
162-1 |
9th |
| Hammer |
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Lindsay McKee, Stanislaus State |
190-7 |
10th |
| Javelin |
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Taylor Sack, Chico State |
132-6 |
43rd |
| Heptathlon |
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Brooke Whitburn, Chico State |
5,245 pts. (A) |
3rd |
All four automatic qualifiers come from Chico State, including Kyle Medina, Phill Bailey, Jason Dunn and Aaron Martin. Medina has qualified for the national meet in both the 1,500-meters and the 5,000-meters. Bailey, Dunn, and Martin have all recorded automatic marks in the Decathlon.
| Event |
Name, Insitution |
Time/Distance |
NCAA Rank |
| 100m |
Paul Doan, UC San Diego |
10.53 |
33rd |
| 200m |
Paul Doan, UC San Diego |
21.46 |
57th |
| 800m |
Derek Morton, Chico State |
1:49.60 |
7th |
| 1500m |
Kyle Medina, Chico State |
3:44.07 (A) |
3rd |
| 5000m |
Kyle Medina, Chico State |
13:54.87 (A) |
4th |
| 10,000m |
Will Reyes, Chico State |
29:17.01 |
7th |
| 100h |
Ingvar Moseley, Cal State LA |
14.01 |
t-7th |
| 400h |
Khallifah Rosser, Cal State LA |
50.89 |
3rd |
| 3000 Steeple |
Connor Fisher, Chico State |
9:02.47 |
18th |
| High Jump |
Brett Molster, UC San Diego |
6-8.75 |
t-26th |
| Pole Vault |
Ryan Pust, Stanislaus State |
16-6.75 |
11th |
| Long Jump |
Phill Bailey, Chico State |
24-10 |
t-6th |
| Triple Jump |
Khalil Flemister, UC San Diego |
48-4 |
32nd |
| Hammer |
Gary Randolph, Stanislaus State |
203-2 |
t-5th |
| Javelin |
Damani Brown, Cal Poly Pomona |
211-6 |
12th |
| Decathlon |
Phill Bailey, Chico State |
7,630 pts. (A) |
1st |
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Jason Dunn, Chico State |
7,494 pts. (A) |
2nd |
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Aaron Martin, Chico State |
7,315 pts. (A) |
4th |
Team History
Chico State’s returned to the top of the team standings, earning the program's 12th title in 13 years. 11-year streak. The Wildcats finished with 246 points, while UC San Diego was second with 190 points and Stanislaus State was third with 144 points. On the women’s side, the Wildcats have won seven straight; they scored 190 points last season to finish comfortably ahead of second-place UC San Diego (137.66). Prior to Chico’s five-straight victories, the Tritons were the Conference’s top squad for five consecutive years (2005-09). Cal State LA joins Chico State as the only other women’s program to win at least five CCAA Track and Field team titles.