LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Track & Field competed at the APU Last Chance meet in Azusa, CA on Friday 9th and Saturday May 10th.
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Shane Kawaki-Williams headlined the meet for Oxy, running a 10.46 in the 100m to set a new school record and enter a tie for the 19th best time in the nation in the 100m dash. He would take 5th place in the finals with a 10.78.
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Collin Glick placed 18th in the 200 with a time of 22.23.
James Buellesbach and
Harrison Williams placed in the top 15 in their respective hurdles events, Buellesbach with a 14.65 in the 110 and Williams with a 54.99 in the 400.
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Emerson Ames placed 6th in long jump with a 7.22m mark. The men's 4x100 relay team of Kawakami-Williams,
Emerson Ames, Zach McGraw, and
Khylee Jackson finished 4th overall with a time of 41.14.
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With the impressive time, Kawakami-Williams is just .02 seconds off moving on to the NCAA Championships in Geneva, OH.Â
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Elizabeth Hawley finished 9th in the 400m by improving from last week's Oxy Invite's time with a 55.77 in the event.
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Chelsea Groves impressed again with a sixth-place finish in shot put with an 11.94m mark. Groves also placed 14th in discus with a mark of 34.79m
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Zoey Hrabe improved upon her performance at the Oxy Invite by clearing the 3.43 mark to place 11th in the pole vault.Â
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Kawakami-Williams's record-setting performance currently ranks him 19th in the nation in the 100,Â
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James Buellesbach ranks in the top 50 for 110 hurdles with his time of 14.65.
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The quartet of
Khylee Jackson,
Shane Kawakami-Williams,
Emerson Ames and
Zachary McGraw is 45th in the nation in the 4x100 relay, .37 seconds off of a qualifying time.
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Jenna LeNay is still in the mix for a qualifying time in the 10,000, ranking 23rd nationally.
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Elizabeth Hawley moved up from 50th to 32nd in the nation in the 400, only .53 behind a qualifying time with a time of 55.77.
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Renn Stearns is still well within striking distance of qualifying, ranking 19th in the nation in the steeplechase with his school record-setting time of 8:57.51, currently only 2.03 seconds from a qualifying time.Â
Emerson Ames comes in at 25th overall in the nation in the long jump with a 7.22m mark, .05 from a qualifying mark.Â
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The Tigers will look to qualify with their performances at the Redlands Last Chance meet Wednesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 15.
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