By: Tyler Lobe, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
OFFICIAL CCAA RELEASE
CALIFORNIA -- Cal Poly Pomona's
Ayana Fields,
Ana Tovi,
Zaria Francis and
Charisma Byrd were selected to the 2020 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Track & Field All-Star Team, it was announced by the conference office Tuesday.
With the global COVID-19 pandemic suspending and subsequently ending the 2019-20 college athletics season in mid-March, it became an impossibility to properly bestow all-conference honors for spring sports. As a result, the CCAA is pleased to announce the first, and hopefully last, CCAA Women's Track & Field All-Star Team, in a fun effort to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments across the league during the abbreviated 2020 campaign.
The list of 32 student-athletes mirrors the championship roster size for CCAA track & field, and is not bound by specific events. All 13 programs were guaranteed one representative to showcase talent across the league. These standout performers were submitted for consideration by the league's women's track & field sports information contacts, with additional nominees listed, by school, at the bottom.
With four honorees, the Broncos had the third-most student-athletes recognized on the CCAA All-Star Team behind Stanislaus State (seven selections) and UC San Diego (five selections).
Sophomore
Ayana Fields secured a NCAA provisional-qualifying mark in the 200 Meters in the pandemic-shortened outdoor season, running a Division II-best time of 24.00. She had also been selected to compete in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in both the 200 Meters and 400 Meters and was on site at Nationals in Alabama ready to compete before the NCAA canceled the winter and spring championships.
Sophomore
Ana Tovi also captured a NCAA provisional-qualifying mark in the Discus, setting the third-best mark in all of Division II with a throw of 46.28 meters. She also led the CCAA in the Shot Put with a personal-best mark of 13.77 meters.
Junior
Zaria Francis earned a spot on the CCAA All-Star Team by running a 12.02 in the 100 Meter Dash, the second-fastest time in the CCAA this spring. She was also a member of the fastest 4x100 Relay Team in the CCAA, which ran a 47.48 at the Beach Opener on Mar. 7.
Senior
Charisma Byrd was ranked second in the CCAA in the Heptathlon after scoring a personal-record 4,326 points at the Chico Multis on Feb. 27.
The All-Stars are selected based solely on performances and marks achieved during the shortened spring season, therefore some big names in the sport are absent based on the limited number of competition dates. Each individual picked has a worthy standard set during the 2020 outdoor season to earn their All-Star selection.
| 2020 CCAA All-Star Team |
| Championship Scholar: |
Brooke Roy, Cal State Monterey Bay |
| Name |
Year |
Event |
School |
Hometown |
| Taylor Bailey |
So. |
Distance |
Chico State |
Clovis |
| Charisma Byrd |
Sr. |
Multis |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Anaheim Hills |
| Iris Carrillo * |
Jr. |
Distance |
Stanislaus State |
Stockton |
| Chelsea Challacombe |
Sr. |
Jumps/Multis |
UC San Diego |
Los Alamos, N.M. |
| Naomi Chin |
Fr. |
Pole Vault |
UC San Diego |
Dublin |
| Amy Christensen |
Fr. |
Pole Vault |
San Francisco State |
Northgate |
| Claudia Cox * |
Sr. |
Hurdles |
UC San Diego |
Greenville, N.C. |
| Kaela Dishion * |
So. |
Distance |
Stanislaus State |
Angels Camp |
| Valexsia Droughn * |
Jr. |
Sprints |
Cal State LA |
Oxnard |
| Gabby Eshiet * |
Sr. |
Throws |
UC San Diego |
Chino |
| Destiny Everett |
Fr. |
Distance |
Chico State |
Lincoln |
| Ayana Fields * |
So. |
Sprints |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Los Angeles |
| Zaria Francis |
Jr. |
Sprints |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Camarillo |
| Clarissa Garcia |
Jr. |
Distance |
Cal State San Marcos |
San Diego |
| Sabrina Garcia * |
Sr. |
Distance |
Stanislaus State |
Turlock |
| Nancy Juarez * |
So. |
Distance |
Stanislaus State |
Santa Maria |
| Erikka Linn * |
Sr. |
Jumps |
UC San Diego |
Fremont |
| Javany McDermott |
Sr. |
Jumps |
Cal State LA |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Marina McDonough |
Jr. |
Distance |
Cal State San Marcos |
San Clemente |
| Cynthia Mejia * |
Jr. |
Distance |
Stanislaus State |
Tulare |
| Clarissa Morales * |
Jr. |
Distance |
Stanislaus State |
Modesto |
| Maya Price |
So. |
Sprints/Jumps |
Cal State San Bernardino |
Stockton |
| Alana Reyna |
Fr. |
Distance |
Sonoma State |
Sacramento |
| Sierra Roberson |
Fr. |
Distance |
Cal State San Marcos |
San Diego |
| Angie Ronquillo |
Jr. |
Distance |
Cal State East Bay |
Bakersfield |
| Tayler Salley |
Jr. |
Throws |
Cal State San Bernardino |
Moreno Valley |
| Mali Seigel |
So. |
Discus |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| Franchesca Shepard * |
Sr. |
Jumps/Multis |
Stanislaus State |
Sacramento |
| Kaylee Shoemaker |
Sr. |
Multis |
Chico State |
Corning |
| Maryjane Smith |
Sr. |
Sprints |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Riverside |
| Ana Tovi * |
So. |
Throws |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Upland |
| Brailee VandenBoom |
Sr. |
Jumps |
Humboldt State |
Eatonville, Wash. |
| * - NCAA Provisional Qualifier |
Additional nominees (by school):
Cal Poly Pomona: Gabby Sanabria (Jr., throws); 4x100 relay (Zaria Francis, Ryanne Napoleon, Analexis Glaude, Ayana Fields)
Cal State Dominguez Hills: Tia Parrish (Sr., sprints)
Cal State East Bay: Brittney Duquette (Sr., distance)
Cal State LA: Jayla Miles (So., hurdles); Rebecca Morales (Jr., middle distance), Rebecca Ruiz (Jr., distance)
Cal State Monterey Bay: - no additional nominations -
Cal State San Bernardino: Maame Banahene (Fr., sprints); Sujey Esteva (Jr., distance); Payton McCartney (Fr., sprints); Savannah Milner (So, distance); Chloe Wood (So., throws)
Cal State San Marcos: Kiara Harrison (Fr., jumps); Jax Heckers (Jr., distance)
Chico State: Allysa Ashburn (Sr., long jump); Amy Bell (Jr., pole vault); Camrin Dolcini (Fr., pole vault); Nadia Torkman (Sr., high jump), 4x400 relay (Isabella Moyer, Kirsten Purcell, Savannah Bailey, Taylor Lee)
Humboldt State: Lucy Atkison (Fr., distance); Beka Baur (So., throws); Ellie Earle-Rouse (Sr., jumps); Zarah Kayhan (Fr., distance); Cessair McKinney (Jr., distance); Rosie Melville (So, distance); Hayley Roth (So., jumps); Saedy Williamson (Fr., distance)
San Francisco State: Jayden Dalton (Jr., hurdles); Diani Ellis (Sr., steeple); Maiya Hutchinson (Jr., prints/hurdles); Jazzlyn Matthews (So., jumps)
Sonoma State: - no additional nominations -
Stanislaus State: Ally Milone (Sr., throws)
UC San Diego: Ellie Flint (So., sprints); Camille Perkins (Sr., distance) |
