SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona women's track and field put together an impressive all-around showing at the Mangrum Invitational on Friday, winning five events, setting nine personal bests, entering the record book five times, and owning a meet-best 13 individual podium finishes.
 
The Broncos were led by a trio of individual event wins on the track. Arissa Hatcher captured the 800 meters in 2:11.12, Jessica James won the 200 meters in 24.26 and Galilea Jimenez took the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:58.12. Cal Poly Pomona also closed the day with a victory in the 4x400 relay, crossing first in 3:46.75 for the sixth-fastest time in school history. James added another standout effort in the 400 meters, placing second in 54.10, improving her third-best time in program history, while Jordan Garcia followed in third at 55.76 to improve her mark of eighth-best in program history.
 
Cal Poly Pomona showed notable depth in the hurdles and distance events as well. Neshara Smith won the 100-meter hurdles in 13.65, with Lotta Metsarinta taking sixth in 14.84, and Keneyia Hall later placed second in the 400 hurdles in 1:04.67 while Metsarinta came in fifth in 1:05.57. In the steeplechase, Miranda Palacios finished fifth in 11:21.11 and Julia Butler was 10th in 11:42.59.
 
In the field, Smith added a runner-up finish in the high jump at 1.65m (5-5), Kendra Williams cleared 3.59m (11-9.25) for second in the pole vault to move into fourth all-time, and Ehinomen Eghobor took second in the triple jump with a mark of 12.03m (39-5.75), climbing to fifth in the CPP record book. Halle McDaniels also placed second in both the hammer throw at 46.32m (151-11) and shot put at 12.60m (41-4.25).
 
 
Women's 200 Meters
1. Jessica James - 24.26
7. Jordan Garcia - 25.60
12. Hannah Luster - 26.01
 
Women's 400 Meters
2. Jessica James - 54.10 (PR)  CPP TOP 10   NCAA PROVO 
3. Jordan Garcia - 55.76 (PR)  CPP TOP 10 
7. Hannah Bassett - 57.57 (PR)
 
Women's 800 Meters
1. Arissa Hatcher - 2:11.12   NCAA PROVO 
6. Yasmeen Delgado - 2:17.75
37. Esme Pounder - 2:45.59
 
Women's 3000 Steeplechase
1. Galilea Jimenez - 10:58.12  NCAA PROVO 
5. Miranda Palacios - 11:21.11
10. Julia Butler - 11:42.59
12. Ava Holtzen - 11:50.52 (PR)
19. Emily Howard - 12:26.54
 
Women's 5000 Meters
7. Jubilee Cisneros - 18:09.43 (PR)
12. Chloe Alchin - 18:27.23
14. Milca Osorio - 18:42.34
19. Shelby Ortega-Hufana - 19:02.26 (PR)
 
Women's 100 Hurdles
1. Neshara Smith - 13.65  NCAA PROVO 
6. Lotta Metsarinta - 14.84
12. Keneyia Hall - 16.12
 
Women's 400 Hurdles
2. Keneyia Hall - 1:04.67
5. Lotta Metsarinta - 1:05.57 (PR)
 
Women's 4x100 Relay
5. Cal Poly Pomona - 47.84
 
Women's 4x400 Relay
1. Cal Poly Pomona - 3:46.75  CPP TOP 10 
 
Women's High Jump
2. Neshara Smith - 1.65m
13. Sarena Padilla - 1.50m
14. Esme Pounder - 1.50m
 
Women's Long Jump
6. Nyah Paulding - 5.17m
7. Ehinomen Eghobor - 5.13m
16. Hannah Luster - 4.71m
 
Women's Triple Jump
2. Ehinomen Eghobor - 12.03m (PR)  CPP TOP 10   NCAA PROVO 
14. Shemi Brown-Dawson - 10.10m
 
Women's Pole Vault
2. Kendra Williams - 3.59m  CPP TOP 10 
4. Bailie Horton - 3.44m
5. Shannon Gaitan - 3.14m
 
Women's Hammer Throw
2. Halle McDaniels - 46.32m
4. Isabelle Campos - 44.93m
 
Women's Shot Put
2. Halle McDaniels - 12.60m
12. Esme Pounder - 10.09m
 
Women's Javelin Throw
3. Clara Mackison - 38.34m
15. Esme Pounder - 22.23m (PR)
 
Women's Discus Throw
4. Isabelle Campos - 39.19m
 
 
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.