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Spartans Head to Albuquerque for New Mexico Team Open

SAN JOSÉ, Calif. – The San José State men and women's track and field teams will travel to Albuquerque for the New Mexico Team Open on Saturday, January 29 at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
 
The meet will be live streamed on Flotrack and live results can be accessed here. The meet schedule and heat sheets are available here.
 

 

  • Micah Hairston is first in the Mountain West and 6th in the West Region in the 60-meter hurdles with his preliminary heat time of 8.03 at the WSU Cougar Open (1/14)
  • Roman Johnson set a facility record at The Podium, winning the men's 60-meter dash with a PR of 6.75 at the WSU Cougar Open (1/14). Johnson's time puts him at the top of the Mountain West in the 60m and 8th in the region.
  • Kaiya Johnson won the women's 60-meter dash in a time of 7.68 at the WSU Cougar Open (1/14), good to move her into third on the all-time San José State women's indoor track and field list
  • Mekhi Evans Bey is first in the conference and 7th in the West Region in the men's 400 meters after setting a facility record at The Podium and winning the men's 400m with a time of 48.44
  • High jumper Kyle Jankans' 6-8 3/4 jump at the Cougar Classic Open (1/14) put him at a tie for 2nd in the conference and 7th in the region
  • Freshman Bryson Smith is third in the MW in weight throw with a throw of 59-2.25 at the Cougar Classic Open (facility record)
  • Sydney Bentley and Sophie Liao will make their season debuts for the Spartans on Saturday

 

 
You won't want to miss….

  • The men's 60mH preliminary heat will take place at 11:45 a.m. and the finals at 1:05 p.m. (Hairston)
  • The men's 60m prelims are at 11:35 a.m. and followed by the finals at 2:10 p.m. (Johnson, Jalen Adams, Paul McCants, Harry Overstreet, Jabriel Smith)
  • The women's 400m will take place at 1:45 p.m. (Bentley, Daryia Greene, Sarah Mosteller)
  • The women's 200m will follow the men's heats beginning at 2:45 p.m. (Johnson, Liao, Bentley, Greene, Gabby Spencer, Mahkaia Lee)
  • Men's weight throw will start at noon (Smith, Ty Seligman, Jacob Lopez, Bryan Quintero, Gabriel Coronado)

 
 
Teams: 22 teams will compete at the University of New Mexico Team Open. Two other Mountain West teams (UNLV and New Mexico), three PAC-12 teams (UCLA, Arizona State and Washington State), UC Irvine, CSU Bakersfield, Cal Poly Pomona, Grand Canyon, New Mexico State and more will compete on Jan. 29.
 
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