Track and Field Competes in California

Friday, April 17

Azusa, CA

All Day

Grand Canyon

Bryan Clay Invitational

Timmy Johnson

Photo by: Darryl Webb

4/18/2015 12:43:00 AM | Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Lopes have strong showing at Bryan Clay Invite and Mt. SAC Relays

The Grand Canyon University men's and women's track and field teams split up to compete against some of the top talent from across the country in a pair of meets Friday in California. The Antelopes took part in both the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., and the Bryan Clay Invitational, which was held in Azusa, Calif.

At the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays, Josh Ralston raced to a 12^th place finish in the 400-meter dash, sprinting to a time of 47.62 seconds.

Aaron Thurber (10.54 seconds) and Marcus Flannigan (10.79 seconds) both competed in the 100-meter dash, while LeSean Marks (14.66 seconds) and Jahliell Wiltshire (14.94 seconds) took part in the 110-meter hurdles. Marks also ran to a time of 53.73 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles.

Niels Theijs, Ralston, Flannigan and Thurber combined to take fifth in the 4x100-meter relay, accumulating a time of 41.03 seconds. Marks, Anthony Phelps , Mykeal Ham and Ralston took ninth in the 4x400-meter relay with their time of 3:15.30.

Competing in the Mt. SAC Relays/California Invitational decathlon on Wednesday and Thursday, freshman Timmy Johnson turned in a record-setting performance, totaling a school record 6,704 points. En route to taking ninth among collegiate competitors, Johnson cleared a WAC-best height of 4.70 meters in the pole vault. Click here to view the complete results from the decathlon competition.

At the Bryan Clay Invitational, Briana Myers was fifth among collegiate competitors in the 100-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 14.61 seconds. Amanda Sims was the 10^th collegiate finisher in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.33).

Tope Williams was the third collegiate finisher in the 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 11.89 seconds. She finished seventh among collegiate athletes in the 200-meter dash with her time of 24.71 seconds.

Jennifer Rolph cleared the bar at a height of 3.76 meters to finish fourth among collegiate competitors in the pole vault. Kevina Godfrey leaped to the fifth-best collegiate mark in the long jump, recording a distance of 5.67 meters.

The quartet of Myers, Brianne Kee, Godfrey and Williams turned in the fastest time in the 4x100-meter relay, collecting a time of 46.84 seconds.

Jude Olear was the top collegiate finisher in the triple jump, as the freshman leaped to a season-best mark of 14.86 meters. Olear's distance is the second-best mark in the WAC this season.

The Lopes will be back in action May 1-2 when they head to Irvine, Calif., for the Steve Scott Invitational. Fans can find more information on the 2015 track and field season at www.gculopes.com.

Click here to view results from the Mt. SAC Relays and here for complete results from the Bryan Clay Invitational.