SAN MARCOS, Calif. - Cal Poly Pomona's men's track & field team competed at the Mangrum Invitational on the campus of Cal State San Marcos on Friday, winning five events with strong depth across sprints, distance, and field events. The team also set 23 personal bests in the meet while meeting six NCAA qualifying marks.
 
The Broncos' sprint group set the tone, led by sophomore Ekene Onwaeze, who won the 100 meters in 10.67 while adding a runner-up finish in the 200 (21.63). Teammates Dylan Hanvey (10.97) and Thenuk Chandrasekera (10.98) also placed in the top eight of the 100. That strength carried into the relays, where Cal Poly Pomona's 4x100 squad placed second in 41.20.
 
Freshman Khalil Watson delivered one of the top performances of the meet, winning the 400 meters in an NCAA Division II qualifying time of 47.17, moving into fifth place in CPP history. He later anchored the Broncos' 4x400 relay team to a second-place finish and NCAA mark of 3:12.33, combining with Konnor Handy, Ekene Onwaeze, and Jordan Crowdus.
 
In the distance events, the Broncos continued to impress. Juan Ramos led a strong showing in the 1500 meters with a second-place finish (3:47.87), followed closely by Ricardo Vargas and Jimmy Guerrero in fifth and sixth place, repsectively. Freshman Luke D'Elia added a third-place finish in the 5000 meters (14:56.82), while Micah Chandler took second in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:20.11).
 
The field events proved equally productive. Senior Gavin Hanes headlined the pole vault, winning with an NCAA qualifying clearance of 4.87 meters, part of a dominant showing that also saw Jered Beasley and Ian Strode clear the same height. In the high jump, freshman Harry Chen placed second with an NCAA mark of 2.05 meters.
 
Cal Poly Pomona also swept the top two spots in the long jump, led by Gavin Binning's winning leap of 6.83 meters, while senior John Dvorak claimed the javelin title with a throw of 59.16 meters for the seventh-best in program history.
 
 
100 Meters
1. Ekene Onwaeze – 10.67
7. Dylan Hanvey – 10.97
8. Thenuk Chandrasekera – 10.98
 
200 Meters
2. Ekene Onwaeze – 21.63 (PR)
4. Dylan Hanvey – 21.88
7. Gavin Binning – 22.06 (PR)
8. Khalil Watson – 22.08 (PR)
14. Konnor Handy – 22.28
16. Jordan Crowdus – 22.38 (PR)
18. Thenuk Chandrasekera – 22.48
 
400 Meters
1. Khalil Watson – 47.17 (PR)  CPP TOP 10   NCAA PROVO 
4. Konnor Handy – 48.37 (PR)
10. Evan Josephson – 49.16
11. Jordan Crowdus – 49.19
 
800 Meters
4. Trajan Cephas – 1:55.27 (PR)
11. Mason Colwell – 1:57.58 (PR)
22. Trevor Benson – 2:00.68
 
1500 Meters
2. Juan Ramos – 3:47.87 (PR)  CPP TOP 10 
5. Ricardo Vargas – 3:50.13 (PR)
6. Jimmy Guerrero – 3:50.26 (PR)
8. Nathan Sackett – 3:53.60 (PR)
18. Francisco Zavaleta – 3:58.29
19. Derek Ynfante – 3:58.92 (PR)
24. Ethan Romero – 4:06.00
29. Daniel Echeveste – 4:07.99
33. Trevor Benson – 4:11.66
 
5000 Meters
3. Luke D'Elia – 14:56.82 (PR)
 
3000 Steeplechase
2. Micah Chandler – 9:20.11 (PR)
8. Chris Razo – 9:36.12
11. Jimmy Guerrero – 9:46.81 (PR)
 
110 Hurdles
4. Luke Amico – 15.12
11. Gavin Hanes – 16.39
 
400 Hurdles
6. Darryll Stevens – 56.22
7. Luke Amico – 56.48
 
4x100 Relay
2. Cal Poly Pomona – 41.20
6. Cal Poly Pomona B – 42.45
 
4x400 Relay
2. Cal Poly Pomona – 3:12.33  NCAA PROVO 
6. Cal Poly Pomona B – 3:23.20
 
Pole Vault
1. Gavin Hanes – 4.87m  NCAA PROVO 
2. Jered Beasley – 4.87m  NCAA PROVO 
2. Ian Strode – 4.87m  NCAA PROVO 
4. Mio Desclous – 4.72m (PR)
5. Garrett Higgins – 4.72m (PR)
6. Jaeden Correa – 4.72m
9. Sam Coupland – 4.27m (PR)
 
High Jump
2. Harry Chen – 2.05m  NCAA PROVO 
8. Evan Johnson – 1.85m (PR)
11. Sam Coupland – 1.75m
 
Long Jump
1. Gavin Binning – 6.83m
2. Collin Joyce – 6.81m
4. Deandre Smith – 6.72m
7. Isaiah Baca – 6.49m
 
Shot Put
5. Tyson Dales – 14.25m
7. Omar Soufi – 14.15m
 
Discus
4. Cory Gamero – 47.01m
9. Omar Soufi – 43.37m (PR)
11. Tyson Dales – 41.05m
 
Hammer Throw
18. Omar Soufi – 35.09m
 
Javelin
1. John Dvorak – 59.16m (PR)  CPP TOP 10 
3. Frank Macias – 51.18m (PR)
6. Evan Johnson – 48.14m
16. Sam Coupland – 35.42m
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will have a split weekend coming up, with both the Stanford Invitational and Triton Invitational taking place April 3-4^th.