SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San José State track & field team is set to begin their 2025 season this weekend as they compete in the Silver and Blue Invitational hosted by Nevada on Friday and Saturday from Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
- The Spartans officially kicked off their season in December, competing in the Silver State Invitational and Multis, which Nevada also hosted at the same venue.
- SJSU will compete in four indoor events before the postseason begins on Feb. 27 at the Mountain West Championships being held in Albuquerque, N.M.
- After concluding the indoor portion of the schedule, the Spartans will then begin their spring outdoor season with the Cal Opener on March 8 in Berkeley, Calif.
- SJSU will compete in five outdoor events highlighted by the Tom Jones Memorial on April 18 in Gainesville, Fla., on their way to the postseason, where the Mountain West Outdoor Championships will be held starting on May 15 from Clovis, Calif.
- The Spartans are coming off of one of the most successful seasons in program history, which resulted in eight qualifications for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and six All-Americans.
- With eight athletes punching a ticket to Eugene, this was the largest group of national qualifiers in program history.
- The Spartans ended their season with a strong showing at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with eight athletes competing across six events. After their performances, the Spartans earned six All-American honors across all six events they competed in.
- Six All-American honors across one track and field national event set a new San José State record for All-Americans in one season.
- The Spartans also had two over 50-year standing school records broken last season in the Men’s 110m Hurdles (13.33) and the Men’s 4x100 Relay (38.69)
- Senior Emilia Sjostrand returns after earning first-team All-American honors in the women’s Triple Jump and second-team All-American honors in the Women’s long jump.
- Sjostrand has now made four consecutive trips to nationals in either Women’s Triple Jump or Long Jump across both indoor and outdoor seasons.
- Sjostrand was the first female All-American in program history when she earned her first honor in 2023 and since has won eight All-American honors across Triple Jump and Long Jump, both indoor and outdoor.
- Cameron Tarver, a junior, will return after earning second-team All-American honors as part of the Men’s 4x100 Relay squad that made the final at the outdoor nationals.
- Tarver also earned All-Mountain West honors after winning two medals at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, bronze in the Men’s 200m and gold in the Men’s 4x100 Relay.
- Jared Jones is another returner who last season earned second-team All-American honors as part of the Men’s 4x100 Relay squad.
- Isaiah Gilmore will return after earning All-Mountain West honors last season after winning gold as part of the Men’s 4x400 squad at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships.
- Sky Hagan also returns after earning All-Mountain West honors last season after winning gold in the Women’s 60m Hurdles at the Mountain West Indoor Championships and a sliver in the Women’s 100m Hurdles at the MW Outdoor Championships.
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