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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, April 11
Glendale, AZ
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Glendale Invite
GCU posts wide-ranging wins at Glendale Invite
4/11/2026 10:17:00 PM | Track and Field
Lopes collect 8 1st-place finishes highlighted by Jibunor’s jumps sweep, middle-distance efforts
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Grand Canyon turned in a strong all-around showing Saturday at the Glendale Invite, piling up event victories across the track and field slate with wins in the sprints, middle distance and jumps.
On the track, GCU junior Suraia Amer won the 200-meter dash in 24.88 seconds with graduate teammate Amanda Thrue (25.04) and freshman Adi Hunt (25.22) following closely.
Lopes senior Maria Sartin posted a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in 1 minute, 1.59 seconds. The Lopes had a strong showing in the women's 800 as well with sophomore Grace Scott winning the event in 2:18.71.
GCU freshman Isabella Velazquez won the 1,500 as well in 4:47.76
The Lopes men also had a productive showing on the track. In the 400, they took the top two spots with sophomore Luca Cannizzo finishing first in 48.29.
Senior Jarron Stevens finished second (48.81) after healing a hamstring injury from the Mountain West Indoor Championships.
The men's distance squad was led by junior Tristen Coyle, who won the 800 with a time of 1:51.51 and sophomore Alex Saldamando placing second in the 1,500 in 3:59.31
The field events were equally productive for GCU. Junior Praise Jibunor delivered one of the top performances of the day, winning the men's high jump (2.07 meters, 6 feet 9 1/2 inches) and long jump (7.42 meters, 24 feet 4 1/4 inches).
Sophomore Jezelle Santiago added a women's high jump top finish by clearing 1.58 meters (5 feet, 2 1/4 inches), while freshman Genevieve Tebeau claimed the women's long jump at 5.7 meters (18 feet, 8 1/2 inches).
Lopes junior Chloe Metz won the women's pole vault at 3.81 meters (12-6), with sophomore Madyson Goodman (11.30 meters, 37 feet) and sophomore Lilly Cook (36 feet 6 1/4 inches) finishing second and third, respectively, in the triple jump.
GCU also saw strong throws results, highlighted by freshman Juliana Garcia placing third in the hammer throw at 47.01m (154 feet, 2 inches) and adding a fourth-place javelin finish.
Sophomore Harrison Cornell led the Lopes' discus group with a third-place mark of 47.11 meters (154 feet, 6 inches).
GCU will head to the Bryan Clay Invitational next weekend at Azusa Pacific.
On the track, GCU junior Suraia Amer won the 200-meter dash in 24.88 seconds with graduate teammate Amanda Thrue (25.04) and freshman Adi Hunt (25.22) following closely.
Lopes senior Maria Sartin posted a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in 1 minute, 1.59 seconds. The Lopes had a strong showing in the women's 800 as well with sophomore Grace Scott winning the event in 2:18.71.
GCU freshman Isabella Velazquez won the 1,500 as well in 4:47.76
The Lopes men also had a productive showing on the track. In the 400, they took the top two spots with sophomore Luca Cannizzo finishing first in 48.29.
Senior Jarron Stevens finished second (48.81) after healing a hamstring injury from the Mountain West Indoor Championships.
The men's distance squad was led by junior Tristen Coyle, who won the 800 with a time of 1:51.51 and sophomore Alex Saldamando placing second in the 1,500 in 3:59.31
The field events were equally productive for GCU. Junior Praise Jibunor delivered one of the top performances of the day, winning the men's high jump (2.07 meters, 6 feet 9 1/2 inches) and long jump (7.42 meters, 24 feet 4 1/4 inches).
Sophomore Jezelle Santiago added a women's high jump top finish by clearing 1.58 meters (5 feet, 2 1/4 inches), while freshman Genevieve Tebeau claimed the women's long jump at 5.7 meters (18 feet, 8 1/2 inches).
Lopes junior Chloe Metz won the women's pole vault at 3.81 meters (12-6), with sophomore Madyson Goodman (11.30 meters, 37 feet) and sophomore Lilly Cook (36 feet 6 1/4 inches) finishing second and third, respectively, in the triple jump.
GCU also saw strong throws results, highlighted by freshman Juliana Garcia placing third in the hammer throw at 47.01m (154 feet, 2 inches) and adding a fourth-place javelin finish.
Sophomore Harrison Cornell led the Lopes' discus group with a third-place mark of 47.11 meters (154 feet, 6 inches).
GCU will head to the Bryan Clay Invitational next weekend at Azusa Pacific.
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