POMONA, Calif. - Cal Poly Pomona men's track and field pieced together a strong weekend across four meets in Northern and Southern California, highlighted by four NCAA Division II qualifying marks and 12 personal bests.
 
At the Stanford Invitational, the Broncos showcased their strength in the field and sprint groups. Jered Beasley led the way with an NCAA Division II qualifying clearance of 4.95 meters in the pole vault to finish second, while teammates Ian Strode and Gavin Hanes added matching 4.80-meter efforts for third and fourth place.
 
Freshman Harry Chen placed third in the high jump at 1.97 meters and later doubled back with a fifth-place hurdles performance at the Brutus Hamilton Invite. On the track, Konnor Handy anchored a deep 400-meter group with a 48.45, supported closely by Khalil Watson and Jordan Crowdus. Dylan Hanvey and Ekene Onwaeze also posted solid sprint efforts in the 100-meter preliminaries, at 10.80 and 10.81 respectively.
 
Distance runners made their mark at the UC San Diego Triton Invitational and Mike Fanelli Track Classic. Ricardo Vargas and Juan Ramos each hit NCAA Division II standards in the 5,000 meters, running 14:08.62 and 14:11.52, while also moving into fourth and fifth place all time for CPP in the event. Freshman Trajan Cephas led the 800-meter group at UCSD, while Nathaniel Sackett paced a seventh-place finish in the 1,500 meters. In the throws, freshman Omar Soufi placed second in the shot put with a mark of 16.06 meters, entering the Top 10 record book.
 
The Broncos closed the weekend at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational with one of their most complete team performances. Gavin Binning placed fourth in the 200 meters (21.62) after running 10.89 in the 100, while Handy returned to place fourth in the 400 (48.19). The 4x400 relay squad posted an NCAA Division II qualifying time of 3:13.67, and the 4x100 relay added a third-place finish.  
Stanford Invitational
April 3-4, 2026 | Stanford – Palo Alto, CA
 
100 Meters
16. Dylan Hanvey – 10.80
18. Ekene Onwaeze – 10.81
 
200 Meters
30. Andrew Sayles – 22.61
 
400 Meters
18. Konnor Handy – 48.45
23. Khalil Watson – 49.04
26. Jordan Crowdus – 49.31
33. Evan Josephson – 50.05
 
400 Hurdles
16. Darryll Stevens – 55.04
 
High Jump
3. Harry Chen – 1.97m
 
Pole Vault
2. Jered Beasley – 4.95m  NCAA PROVO 
3. Ian Strode – 4.80m
4. Gavin Hanes – 4.80m
5. Sam Coupland – 4.35m (PR)
 
Long Jump (Invite)
6. Gavin Binning – 7.15m
 
Long Jump (Collegiate)
6. Sam Coupland – 6.69m
 
Triple Jump
6. Collin Joyce – 14.53m
7. Isaiah Baca – 14.25m  
UCSD Triton Invitational
April 3-4, 2026 | UC San Diego – San Diego, CA
 
800 Meters
9. Trajan Cephas – 1:53.21 (PR)
17. Mason Colwell – 1:55.22 (PR)
21. Trevor Benson – 1:55.48
 
1500 Meters
7. Nathaniel Sackett – 3:51.67 (PR)
19. Micah Chandler – 3:58.80 (PR)
22. Derek Ynfante – 3:59.41
23. Daniel Echeveste – 3:59.60
 
Shot Put
2. Omar Soufi – 16.06m (PR)  CPP TOP 10 
 
Discus
16. Cory Gamero – 48.17m
39. Omar Soufi – 40.73m  
Mike Fanelli Track Classic
April 3, 2026 | San Francisco State – San Francisco, CA
 
5000 Meters
9. Ricardo Vargas – 14:08.62 (PR)  CPP TOP 10   NCAA PROVO 
18. Juan Ramos – 14:11.52 (PR)  CPP TOP 10   NCAA PROVO 
75. Francisco Zavaleta – 14:55.00  
Brutus Hamilton Invitational
April 4, 2026 | Cal – Berkeley, CA
 
100 Meters
10. Gavin Binning – 10.89 (PR)
13. Thenuk Chandrasekera – 10.92
 
200 Meters
4. Gavin Binning – 21.62 (PR)
16. Thenuk Chandrasekera – 22.14
22. Jordan Crowdus – 22.32 (PR)
30. Khalil Watson – 22.50
 
400 Meters
4. Konnor Handy – 48.19 (PR)
9. Evan Josephson – 49.68
30. Andrew Sayles – 51.51
 
110 Hurdles
5. Harry Chen – 14.88
 
400 Hurdles
12. Darryll Stevens – 56.29
 
4x100 Relay
3. Cal Poly Pomona – 41.12
 
4x400 Relay
3. Cal Poly Pomona – 3:13.67  NCAA PROVO   
Up Next
The Broncos will have another split weekend, competing at the Bryan Clay Multi's, Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, and Johnson/Joyner-Kersee Invitational.