SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The javelin has been a Stanford track and field strength for years and that's not going to change this season.
Defending NCAA champion Mackenzie Little and NCAA runner-up Jenna Gray duplicated their national placings as the Cardinal opened its outdoor season at the Hornet Invitational on Saturday.
Little's winning distance of 194-2 (59.20 meters) was the second-longest of her career, behind only her school-record toss of 198-0 (60.26m) that won the 2018 NCAA title. Gray was second in 173-0 (52.75m).
Little's top throw was on her sixth and final attempt and was an improvement of nearly six feet. It is the longest throw among collegians this year and will be hard to top.
On the men's side, redshirt freshman Liam Christensen made his Stanford debut and promptly won the competition at 226-4 (69.00m) and jumped into Stanford's all-time performers' list at No. 4. Christensen won the 2017 U.S. junior national championship at this same Sacramento State venue.
Christensen took only one throw and passed on all the others. He won the competition by 29 feet.
Besides Little, Stanford had three other women's winners: Ashlan Best in the 200, freshman Jordan Fong in the hammer, and sophomore triple jumper Aria Small, who had a personal best of 42-5 ½ (12.94m) (PB, No. 5 Stanford AT).
Fong's 181-10 (55.44m) came Friday in her collegiate outdoor debut and places her No. 5 all-time. Also Friday was Best's victorious 23.49.
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Hornet Invitational
At Hornet Stadium.
Winners and all Stanford competitors
Friday
Men
200 – 1, Mobolade Ajomale (Academy of Art) 20.81; 5, Gabriel Navarro (Stanford) 21.31; 6, Julian Body (Stanford) 21.53 (PB).
Hammer – 1, Evan Stork (unattached) 191-2 (58.27m); 4, Max McKhann (Stanford) 181-0 (55.16m) (PB, No. 4 Stanford frosh); 5, Jake Koffman (Stanford) 174-2 (53.10m); 7, Landon Ellingson (Stanford) 172-10 (52.70m).
Women
200 – 1, Ashlan Best (Stanford) 23.49 (No. 9 Stanford AT); 12, Missy Mongiovi (Stanford) 24.90; 26, Carolyn Wilson (Stanford) 25.52; 33, Hannah Labrie-Smith (Stanford) 25.70.
Hammer – 1, Jordan Fong (Stanford) 181-10 (55.44m) (PB, No. 4 Stanford frosh).
Saturday
Men
Team scores – 1, Sacramento State 168; 3, Stanford 118.
100 – 1, Mobolade Ajomale (Academy of Art) 10.36; 5, Gabriel Navarro (Stanford) 10.62.
400 – 1, Myles Ellis (American River) 47.80; 3, Julian Body (Stanford) 48.27.
110 hurdles – 1, Greggmar Swift (Barbados) 13.90; 5, Julian Body (Stanford) 14.52 (PB).
High jump – 1, Tyler Arroyo (Chico State) 7-0 ¼ (2.14m); 5, Trevor Rex (Stanford) 6-6 (1.98m).
Triple jump – 1, Ike Okoroike (unattached) 50-3 ¼ (15.32m); 2, Keyshawn King (Stanford) 48-8 (14.83m); 8, Fisayo Omilana (Stanford) 45-8 ½ (13.93m).
Shot put – 1, Josh Johnson (California) 59-9 ¾ (18.23m); 8, Sal Spina (Stanford) 47-6 ½ (14.49m) (PB).
Discus – 1, Jake Knight (Northwest Nazarene) 176-3 (53.74m); 6, Jake Koffman (Stanford) 165-0 (50.30m); 8, Landon Ellingson (Stanford) 159-1 (48.49m).
Javelin – 1, Liam Christensen (Stanford) 226-4 (69.00m) (No. 4 Stanford AT); 4, Will Kingsfield (Stanford) 184-9 (56.32m).
Women
Team scores – 1, Sacramento State 189.5; 3, Stanford 104.
100 – 1, Rae'vyn Lawler (Game-Fit) 11.65; 7, Ashlan Best (Stanford) 11.89; 33, Allie Jones (Stanford) 12.50.
400 – 1, Timarya Baynard (San Francisco State) 54.51; 3, Carolyn Wilson (Stanford) 55.49; 7, Missy Mongiovi (Stanford) 55.95; 22, Hannah Labrie-Smith (Stanford) 58.29.
800 – 1, Amy Quinones (Sacramento State) 2:08.54; 14, Sarah Walker (Stanford) 2:18.81.
100 hurdles – 1, Deshae Wise (California) 13.80; 8, Allie Jones (Stanford) 14.42; 13, Hannah Labrie-Smith (Stanford) 15.02.
High jump – 1, Nicola Ader (Nevada) 5-9 ¾ (1.77m); 2, Rachel Reichenbach (Stanford) 5-8 ¾ (1.75m) (PB, No. 10 Stanford AT).
Long jump – 1, Brittany Patterson (Sacramento State) 20-0 ½ (6.11m); Yinka Braimah (Stanford) F.
Triple jump – 1, Aria Small (Stanford) 42-5 ½ (12.94m) (PB, No. 5 Stanford AT).
Shot put – 1, Jelaia Jones (Sacramento State) 49-0 ¼ (14.94m); 2, Jaimi Salone (Stanford) 46-2 (14.07m).
Discus – 1, Summer Pierson (unattached) 180-5 (55.01m); 4, Jaimi Salone (Stanford) 159-0 (48.47m).
Javelin – 1, Mackenzie Little (Stanford) 194-2 (59.20m); 2, Jenna Gray (Stanford) 173-0 (52.75m); 5, Virginia Miller (Stanford) 154-9 (47.17m).
PB = personal best
AT = all-time
