Clovis, Calif.----- Jeanette Zambrano in the steeplechase and Silvia Gutierrez in the hammer throw turned in scoring performances and Eseta Finau set a school record in the pole vault on the second day of the three-day Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Zambrano placed sixth in her specialty with a time of 10:15.72. The winner, Charlotte Prousse of New Mexico, set a conference meet record of 9:47.43.
"Her time was pretty good. Our conference is just so tough in the steeple," said San Jose State distance coach Brad Wick about the team's top steeplechaser.
Gutierrez, the first women's hammer thrower in Spartan history, finished eighth in her event with a 51.21 meters throw on her first attempt.
Finau, a freshman and the first San Jose State women's pole vaulter, tied for 10th place with her season best and new school record of 3.64 meters.
Diamond Tabron capped off the Spartans' highlights for the evening qualifying for the final in the 400 hurdles. She was the #9-qualifier with her time of 1:04.12.
The Mountain West Championships conclude on May 11. Besides Tabron in the 400 hurdles, San Jose State has entries in the 1500 and 5000, and the 4x400 meter relay.
San Jose State University Women's Track & Field
Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Clovis, Calif.
May 10, 2019
Days 1 & 2 results
Team scores – 1, Colorado State, 48; 2, San Diego State 39; 3, Utah State, 34; 4, UNLV, 32; 5, Wyoming, 28; 6, Nevada, 25; 7, Boise State, 22; 8, New Mexico, 21; 9, Fresno State, 16; 10, tie, San Jose State, Air Force, 4, each.
10,000 meters – 1, Weini Kelati, New Mexico, 32:09.10. San Jose State entries – 13, Evelin Meza, 36:51.68. No place, Carmen Contreras, did not finish.
Hammer throw – 1, Kelsey Bedard, Colorado State, 63.96m; 2, Linnea Jonsson, Colorado State, 60.86m; 3, Emelda Malm-Annan, Wyoming, 59.70m. San Jose State entry – 8, Silvia Gutierrez, 51.21m.
Pole vault – 1, Bonnie Draxler, San Diego State, 4.33 m, San Jose State entry – 10, tie – Eseta Finau, 3.64m, new school record, old record, 3,63m, by Eseta Finau, 3/30/19).
100 meters preliminaries (17 entries) – 1, Jerayah Davis, Wyoming, 11.34. San Jose State entry – 17, Alicia Johnson, 13.02.
400 hurdles preliminaries (14 entries, top nine advance to final)– 1, Maya Brosch, San Diego State, 1:00.26. San Jose State entry – 9, Diamond Tabron, 1:04.12.
800 meter preliminaries (24 entries) – 1, Nyjari McNeil, San Diego State, 2:08.59. San Jose State entry – 19, Savanna Perez, 2:13.60.
200 meters preliminaries (18 entries) – 1, Jessica Ozude, Colorado State, 23.33. San Jose entry – 17, Alicia Johnson, 26.70.
3000 steeplechase (14 entries) – 1, Charlotte Prouse, New Mexico, 9:47.43, new meet record, old record, 9:55.63, Elizabeth Jackson, 2001. San Jose State entries – 6, Jeanette Zambrano, 10:15.72. 13, Kai Bohannon, 11:05.03.