SCHEDULE
Challenge Cup Classic
April 8th, 2022
Jack Rose Track - Long Beach, Calif.
Meet Schedule | Live Results
The Field
Teams to be featured at this event include Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. Both field, short and long-distance events will take place throughout Friday, kicking off at 1:15pm with the women's javelin.
GAUCHOS TO WATCH
On the Field
- The Gauchos earned a recent title in the discus thanks to freshman trailblazer Amanda Spear who will make it a fierce competition as the event's top seed. Gabby Sanchez joins her at the top in the second seed.
On the Track
- The men's 800m should be an exciting race with Jimmy Chahal coming in as the second seed after a win last week with Jarett Chinn right behind him in the third spot.
Randazzo Dazzles
Nick Randazzo once again etched his name in the Gaucho history books at the Stanford Invitational last week running the program's second fastest 10K ever. He came in at a time of 28:52.01 that earned him second place. His time breaks down to a 4:39 mile splits.
Vince O'Boyle Classic Recap
The Gauchos got a number of podiums at UCI's Vince O'Boyle Invite in early April as the men took third place and the women finished fifth.
- Ryan Spear took home the 100m dash title (10.89) and Brendan Fong took third (10.97).
- Deonne McCrary topped the 400m dash (48.98).
- Anthony Victa won the triple jump (14.17m).
- The Trimble bros topped the hammer throw with Jackson winning the event with a 52.66m mark and Anthony taking second at 52.23m.
- Gabby Sanchez took second in the shot put (12.79m) and discus (47.54m) while taking third in the hammer (49.48m), and Amanda Spear win the discus (48.77) and placed second in the hammer (50.34m).
Men Take Aztec Invite
The first team win of the season came Saturday afternoon for the men's team as the Gauchos placed first in a field of 13 teams at SDSU's Aztec Invite. The men compiled 177.5 points as a team to take home the victory outscoring the second place team in Cal by over 28 points.
Several Gauchos contributed to the win with Jimmy Chahal (1:51.49) taking first in the 800m and Jarett Chinn (3:48.70) winning the 1500m. Deonne McCary (48.41) and Brendan Fong (48.52) took third and fourth in the 400m, Chase Tarr (63.52m) tied for third in the javelin, and Jared Freeman scored some points with a second place finish in the hammer and a seventh place finish in the discus.
Spear Sends It
At the Aztec Invite Amanda Spear etched her name into the Gaucho record books achieving the third-best discus mark in program history. Her toss went 50.58m and was good for seventh place.
Schulz Makes History
Senior Brian Schulz final run at Pauley Track during the UCSB Invite was an epic one that saw him come in at a time of 13:59, which is the third best mark in the Gaucho record books. He was neck and neck with Cal Poly's Xian Shively as the two raced under the lights with the rest of the field 15 seconds behind them. In the end Schulz would take second in a battle that was separated by 1.24 seconds.
UCSB Invite Recap
Aside from Schulz's run, there were several strong performances out at the UCSB Invite. Senior Nick Randazzo took first place in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:04.22 and sophomore Brendan Fong would complete a single lap in 48.65 to place first in the 400m. In a trifecta of events, junior Gabby Sanchez would place second in the discus, shot put and hammer throw. Finally junior Chase Tarr would dominate in the javelin, throwing an astounding 64.73m on his third attempt.
Long Beach Opener
UCSB opened up the outdoor season at the Long Beach Opener and had a great showing getting a number of solid performances in the two-day meet. In the 800m, junior Jimmy Chahal and senior Jarett Chinn, hot on his teammate's heels, raced to earn times of 1:53.50 and 1:53.84 for fourth and fifth place in their main events.
Two sophomore Gauchos established themselves in the hammer throw, Jared Freeman throwing 59.25m followed by a 52.73m mark for Gabriela Sanchez. She would go on to shoot 45.58 in the discus the next morning.
Lanz Etches Her Name
Sophomore Mariana Lanz got the 2021-22 season off on the right foot in UCSB's first meet back in early January, the Cougar Classic, breaking the all-time program record in the 200-meter dash. Lanz finished with a time of 24.78 coming in second and nearly breaking the Podium facility record.
