STANFORD, Calif. – Two continental records fell at the Payton Jordan Invitational on Friday night at Cobb Track and Angell Field and 14 Stanford athletes earned personal bests on the first of two days of competition.
Cole Sprout, in his outdoor season debut, placed second in the 10,000 meters in 28:30.91 to highlight Stanford performances in the distance portion of the meet.
Stanford athletes comprised the bulk of the athletes in the field events and came away with many quality performances. The best among them was in the women's high jump where Alyssa Jones tied her Stanford freshman record with a leap of 6-0 (1.83m). The mark ties Jones with Tracyce Lawyer for second all-time at Stanford outdoors.
Samantha Thomas. Photo by John P. Lozano/ISIphotos.com.
In the women's 400 hurdles, Samantha Thomas won in 58.82, a lifetime best by 1.1 seconds. The time was the best by a Stanford athlete in that event since Kori Carter set a collegiate record of 53.21 at the NCAA Championships. Thomas jumped from No. 9 on Stanford's all-time list to No. 4.
In the long jumps, Allan Hunter set a PB of 24-5 ½ (7.45m) win the men's, and Tess Stapleton jumped her collegiate best 19-8 (5.99m) to win the women's.
Two South American records were broken: Joselyn Brea set a Venezuelan and South American record of 15:05.56 to win the women's 5,000.
In the men's 5,000, Federico Bruno ran 13:11.57 to set an Argentine national record and South America record) in a runaway victory. Stanford's Charles Hicks ninth in 13:33.29.
Cole Sprout. Photo by John P. Lozano/ISIphotos.com.
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Payton Jordan Invitational
At Cobb Track and Angell Field
Winners and all Stanford
Friday's results
Men
200 – 1, Olufemi Cole (Stanford) 21.49 (PB); 2, Gabriel Navarro (Stanford) 21.86; 3, Karson Lippert (Stanford) 22.03; 4, Miles Zoltak (Stanford) 22.06.
5,000 – 1, Federico Bruno (Argentina) 13:11.57 (Argentina national record; South America record); 9, Charles Hicks (Stanford) 13:33.29; DNF, Ky Robinson (Stanford). Sec. 2: 10, Gavin Sherry (Stanford) 14:20.80 (PB); DNF, Caleb Boutelle (Stanford).
10,000 – 1, Isai Rodriguez (Oklahoma State) 28:20.93; 2, Cole Sprout (Stanford) 28:30.91; 6, Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau (Stanford) 28:42.33; 17, Callum Sherry (Stanford) 30:33.85 (PB).
400 hurdles – 1, Bobby Wood (unat.) 53.72.
3,000 steeplechase – 1, Ed Trippas (Washington) 8:31.40.
High jump – 1, James Stevens (Stanford) 6-4 (1.93m).
Long jump – 1, Allan Hunter (Stanford) 24-5 ½ (7.45m) (PB); 2, John Kroeger (Stanford) 23-5 ¼ (7.14m); 3, Kevin Yang (Stanford) 22-5 ¼w (6.84m), 21-5 ½ (6.84m).
Hammer – 1, Bryson Smith (San Jose State) 215-2 (65.58m); 2, Max McKhann (Stanford) 209-2 (63.77m); 4, Anthony Argyropoulos (Stanford) 196-0 (59.74m) (PB).
Javelin – 1, Nick Howe (unat.) 208-2 (63.45m); 3, Garrett Brown (Stanford) 134-5 (40.98m) (PB); 4, James Stevens (Stanford) 100-11 (30.77m) (PB); Miles Zoltak (Stanford) F.
Women
200 – 1, Cydney Wright (Stanford) 23.55; 3, Maya Valmon (Stanford) 23.75 (PB); 4, Alexa Rossum (Stanford) 23.96; 5, Alyssa Jones (Stanford) 24.07; 6, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 25.07 (PB); 7, Camille Peisner (Stanford) 25.07; 8, Megan Olomu (Stanford) 25.24.
5,000 – 1, Joselyn Brea (unat.) 15:05.56 (Venezuela national record; South America record); DNF, Zofia Dudek (Stanford). Sec. 2: 2, Grace Connolly (Stanford) 16:08.80; 10, Ava Parekh (Stanford) 16:42.59.
10,000 – 1, Sophie Murphy (Iona) 34:28.06.
400 hurdles – 1, Samantha Thomas (Stanford) 58.82 (PB; No. 4 Stanford AT); 3, Madison Romain (Stanford) 1:05.57.
3,000 steeplechase – 1, Simone Ferraz (unat.) 9:52.06.
High jump – 1, Alyssa Jones (Stanford) 6-0 (1.83m) (No. 2 Stanford AT; ties Stanford frosh record).
Long jump – 1, Tess Stapleton (Stanford) 19-8 (5.99m); 2, Teagan Zwaanstra (Stanford) 17-4 ¾ (5.30m); 3, Laurel Wong (Stanford) 17-1 ½ (5.22m); 4, Lianne Kistler (Stanford) 17-0 ½ (5.19m) (PB); 5, Kelly Kern (Stanford) 16-7 (5.05m) (PB).
Hammer – 1, Summer Mosley (USC) 187-10 (57.26m); 3, Kaiah Fisher (unat.) 140-5 (42.81m) (PB).
Javelin – 1, Abbey Knoll (USC) 135-3 (41.22m); 3, Elise Miller (Stanford) 78-10 (24.03m) (PB).