Lopes compete in Azusa, Glendale

Thursday, April 10

Azusa, Calif.

Grand Canyon

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Tow's decathlon mark ranks 17th nationally

By: Josh Hauser

Grand Canyon took part in two different track and field meets over the weekend, sending a handful of multi-event competitors to the Bryan Clay Multis in Azusa, California, and a much larger group of over 60 athletes to the Glendale Invitational.

Senior multi-event athlete Casey Tow made the biggest splash by jumping into NCAA qualifying position in the decathlon, while the Lopes back in Glendale posted multiple marks that entered the top 10 of the WAC outdoor performance lists.

Tow vaults to NCAA qualifying position

In a loaded decathlon field in Azusa that competed on Thursday and Friday, Tow finished with a mark of 7,451 — the nation's No. 17 mark. In decathlon, the top 24 marks in the nation advance to the NCAA Championships, where Tow also competed last season.

The Sweet Home, Oregon, native set personal bests in the 100-meter dash (10.99) and 400 (49.04). He finished second among the meet's field in the 400, 1,500 (4:36.84) and javelin (56.11m).

Tow neared the vicinity of his NCAA-qualifying and career-best mark from last year of 7,493. He sits over 200 points ahead of the nearest score posted in the WAC this season.

Sophomore Blayk Kelton and senior Justice Fair also competed in the decathlon, while graduate Camdyn Bruner and junior Maliyah Ross competed in the heptathlon.

Kelton and Fair each posted career best in three individual events, while Bruner did in two events.

Large assortment of Lopes compete in Glendale

Back in Glendale on Saturday, the Lopes sent a sizable squad and came home with some notable marks.

Freshman Luca Cannizzo led GCU in the 400 meters, placing fifth at the meet in 48.06. That time ranks sixth in the WAC this season. Juniors Jarron Stevens (48.12) and Sydney Peal (48.14) placed seventh and eighth, respectively, and currently sit seventh and eighth on the WAC performance list.

GCU had the top-five finishers in the men's 800, led by junior Germain Lemaitre (1:50.07) and freshman Matt Hamilton (1:51.62). Lemaitre already sits at third in the WAC with a previous mark, while Hamilton joined the top five.

Senior Grant Hagaman led the meet with a 5.11-meter clearance in the pole vault to slot at third in the WAC.

In the high jump, sophomore Praise Jibunor and freshman Jackson Smith each cleared 2.03 meters to tie for third place at the event and move into a tie for third in the WAC.

Jibunor and freshman Michael Conley led the meet's long jump field with marks of 7.33m and 7.30m, respectively, to place third and fourth on the WAC performance list.

Senior Jamel Shaw (50.32m) and junior Ryan Norton (48.65m) recorded hammer throw marks that sit at eighth and 10th, respectively, among WAC competitors.

Senior Macie Evans turned in a 1:03.26 in the 400-meter hurdles, good for the meet's top time and seventh in the WAC. Freshman Jade Williams added a second-place finish at 1:05.49.

Williams and senior Jazmine Scott led the meet's long jump field with marks of 5.74m and 5.73m, respectively, to rank seventh and eighth in the WAC.

Sophomore Megan Williams cleared 1.62 meters in the high jump, leading the meet and slotting at 10th in the conference rankings. Senior Hannah Watson cleared the pole vault at 3.66m to rank seventh in the WAC.

GCU will return to action at the Mt. SAC Relays in Torrance, California, on Wednesday through Saturday.