Day One at Big West Championships Complete

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IRVINE, Calif. – CSU Bakersfield men and women's outdoor track and field did not go unnoticed in day one of Big West Championships competition. Miranda Miller earned the Roadrunners first conference medal with bronze in women's pole vault.

Hugo Santana was the first to place Top 8 and earn team points, throwing in one of the earlier events of the meet. Santana's best hammer toss landed 184'7" from the line, sixth best.

Miller was one of the last three women's vaulters on the runway after clearing 12'9" but would peak there on the afternoon. Julianne Finch tied fourth with the next best performance marks.

Director of Track and Field, Cross Country Marcia Mansur-Wentworth commented on the pair, "Miranda and Julianne had a fantastic performance to finish third and fourth."

Even though a freshman, Julia Stein understood the assignment - advance. Her 400 Meter Hurdles time was fast enough to qualify her for the final race on Saturday.

Bianca Frausto had run the 10,000m once this season before today, but still managed to race a Top 9 school time in the event.

"There were a few disappointments," added Mansur-Wentworth, "but overall, I was pleased with the performance, attitude and effort of our student athletes."

FRIDAY

Jumps open day two of events at UC Irvine - Anteater Stadium at 10 AM. Hannah Walker will need a career mark to contend with the other fourteen conference high jumpers on Friday.

Bakersfield has a young pair of men's high jumpers in Jesus Alverez and Ryan Bentley listed to compete at 12 PM. Around the same time, Richardson is scheduled to throw shot put where he finds himself seeded middle of the pack.

Bradley Bryant sees his first event at championships in long jump Friday afternoon. Alverez joins him in the event scheduled to start at 3 PM.

The 100mH and 110mH events are the first listed for track trials on day two of Big West Championships. Stein and Vigass look to advance in both hurdle distances they're entered in this weekend.
Crawford will get another attempt to advance to his first conference final Saturday night around 5:30 PM when 400m preliminary races are run.

~GoRunners.com~

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Players Mentioned

Julianne Finch: Pole Vault; 5' 3"; Senior

Bianca Frausto: Distance; 5' 0"; Senior

Hannah Walker: High Jump; 5' 6"; Junior

Miranda Miller: Jumps; 5' 5"; Freshman

Hugo Santana: Throws; 6' 0"; Junior

Jesus Alvarez: Jumps; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Ryan Bentley: High Jump; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Bradley Bryant: TJ/LJ; 6' 5"; Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Julianne Finch
: 5' 3"; Senior
: Pole Vault

Bianca Frausto
: 5' 0"; Senior
: Distance

Hannah Walker
: 5' 6"; Junior
: High Jump

Miranda Miller
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: Jumps

Hugo Santana
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Throws

Jesus Alvarez
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: Jumps

Ryan Bentley
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: High Jump

Bradley Bryant
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Junior
: TJ/LJ