Lopes Open Competition at Aztec Invitational

Emily Wilkinson

Photo by: Darryl Webb

3/28/2015 12:04:00 AM | Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

GCU to resume action Saturday in San Diego

The Grand Canyon University men's and women's track and field teams opened competition Friday at the Aztec Track and Field Invitational in San Diego, Calif. The meet is being hosted at San Diego State University.

Emily Wilkinson ran to a new school record in the 1500-meter run, crossing the line in a time of 4:43.38.

In the open 100-meter hurdles, GCU secured the 5-8 spots with Briana Myers taking fifth with her time of 14.79 seconds. Ally Cuddeford was sixth after finishing in 14.83 seconds, while Emily Shieh (14.87 seconds) and Sydney Madrid (14.92 seconds) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.

Aaliyah Cook cleared the bar at WAC-best height of 1.65 meters in the high jump to take fifth in the event, while Mally McGarity finished 10^th (1.50 meters). Jennifer Rolph (5.46 meters) and Andrea Olstead (5.39 meters) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the long jump.

The quartet of Myers, Brianne Kee, Kevina Godfrey and Tope Williams captured first in the open 4x100-meter relay, collecting a time of 46.70 seconds.

Jude Olear jumped to a fourth-place finish in the long jump with his mark of 6.62 meters, while Josh Ralston placed fifth in the high jump after clearing a height of 1.90 meters. In the men's hammer throw, Kirk Jay Gould II and Jesus Valasquez came in 10^th and 11^th, respectively.

In the open 110-meter hurldes, Anthony Phelps clocked a time of 15.17 seconds which was good enough for fifth in the event. Brandon Kocmoud finished 12^th in the men's open 1500-men run after posting a time of 3:56.64, while Sam Proctor took home a 19^th in the 5000-meter run (15:37.31).

The Lopes will conclude competition at the Aztec Invitational on Saturday. Fans can find a link for live results and complete recap following Saturday's action at www.gculopes.com.

Friday's results can be viewed here.