Sacramento, Calif.----- Huruy Zeratsion was the top individual finisher for San Jose State University at the Hornet Invitational track and field meet with his 11th place finish in the 5,000 meters.
Zeratsion posted a time of 15:09.63 in his first race of the 2019 outdoor track and field season.
"A lot of our men did 'off' this weekend and tried some new races. They got to drop down in distance and work on some speed," said San Jose State University director of track and field Kendra Reimer-Gonzales.
Even with the changes and limited events, San Jose State finished fifth in the team standings with 50 points. Host Sacramento State won the men's competition with 168 and barely edged Cal, which had 166.
Hornet Invitational track and field meet
Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif.
March 15 & 16, 2019
Men's team scoring – 1, Sacramento State, 168. 2, California, 166. 3, Stanford, 118. 4, UC Davis, 61. 5, San Jose State, 50. 6, San Francisco, 23. 7, CSU Bakersfield, 16. 8, Saint Mary's, 11. 9, Army West Point, 4.
Men's 5000 meters (70 entries) – 1, Nolan Dozier, Saint Mary's, 14:31.93. San Jose State entries – 11, Huruy Zeratsion, 15:09.63. 27, Evaristo Mateo, 15:32.27.
Men's long jump (49 entries) - 1, Zach Beltz Southern Oregon, 7.53m (24-feet-8.5). San Jose State entry – 27, Richard Dang, 6.25m (20-feet-6.25). 34, Cameron Lutz, 6.03m (19-feet-9.50.
Men's 4x100 relay (17 entries) – 1, Auc Elite, 40.88. 2, Academy of Art, 41.62. San Jose State entry – 13, (Cameron Lutz, Dominic Tanner, Aidan Jardon, Cannon Yates), 43.84.
Men's 1500 meters (88 entries) – 1, Chris Olley, San Francisco, 3:47.43. San Jose State entries – 13, Jose Pina, 3:53.58. 18, Edgar Bonilla, 3:57.93.
Men's triple jump (26 entries) – 1, Ike Okoroike, unattached, 15.32m (50-feet-3.25). San Jose State entry – 21, Richard Dang, 12.28m (40-feet-3.5).
Men's 400 meters (88 entries) – 1, Myles Ellis, American River College, 47.80. San Jose State entries – 26, Dominic Tanner, 50.27. 34, Aidan Jardon, 50.64. 63, Cameron Yates, 53.10. 66, Mikael Tyler, 53.40.
Men's 800 meters (64 entries) – 1, Curtis Threlkeld, CSU Bakersfield, 1:49.74. San Jose State entries – 15, Luis Chavez, 1:55.24. 18, Jeffrey Page, 1:55.30. 40, Nicholas Armas, 2:00.57.
Men's 400 meter hurdles (23 entries) – 1, Paramveer Chohan, Cal, 51.08. San Jose State entries – 18, Matthew Porter, 1:00.70. 22, Chris Gerlach, 1:04.62.
Men's 4x400 relay (17 entries) – 1, American River College, 3:14.94. San Jose State entry – 8, (Cannon Yates, Dominic Tanner, Aidan Jardon, Peter Handy), 3:19.66.