Track & Field 2/27/2021 8:35:00 PM

Sunbirds Shine at FPU Vikings Alumni Invitational

FRESNO, Calif. – The FPU track and field teams competed on their home track for the first time this season on Saturday at the FPU Vikings Alumni Invitational.

RESULTS

QUOTABLE:

"Today was a solid day of work for the teams as we continue to wake up from the long off-season and test our fitness. The wind today made it tough on the runners, but it actually allowed us to better focus on effort and technical-based outcomes rather than getting caught up in the times and marks. Overall, it was a really tangible emotional uplift for every one of us out there to just hear the starter's pistol go off and actually compete again on our track. Today was a well-deserved and hard-earned privilege for every student-athlete that showed the resilience to get to this day."– head coach Ray Winter

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Kristi Yorke won the pole vault with a personal best of 12'1.5" to improve on her 2nd all-time FPU mark. She attempted to clear the school record height of 12'9' but fell short.
Gianna Dickson won the 100m hurdles (14.48), a personal best and an improvement on her 2nd all-time FPU mark, missing the school record by only .08. She also won the 400m hurdles (1:05.36).
The quartet of Kyra Bailey, Danae Manibog, Chloe Sharp, and Madison Flores won the 4x100m relay in 47.47, good for 9th all-time in FPU history. Each of the top ten marks in that event in school history have come since 2018 under the direction of lead assistant Robert Foster.
Flores won the 200m (24.87), Manibog in the 400m (56.37), Araceli Mancilla in the 3,000m (10:59.61),
Other standouts in the field events include Faith Jensen who won the triple jump (35'7.75"), and Alicia Garcia who took the top spot in javelin (120'4").
Bryan Banuelos won the 3,000m in a personal best 8:36.61, good for 4th all-time in FPU history.
Patrick Kiprop trailed Banuelos, running 8:48.19 to also climb into the all-time list (10th).
Moe Bradley broke into FPU's record books for the second meet in a row in a big way. He won the shot put with a mark of 51'4.5", good for 5th all-time.
Bradley took the discus crown as well (148'5").
Brett Lombardi had a busy day for the Sunbirds, winning the pole vault (14'5.25") and javelin (161'6"). He also anchored the winning 4x400m relay team with the fastest split of the day.
Bjoern Adden won the long jump in a season-best 22'9.25". He also finished second in both the pole vault (14'5.25") and 110m hurdles (15.36).
Cullin Bates won the 110m hurdles in a lifetime best 15.09, less than a tenth of a second from the top ten FPU list in the event.
Other winners on the day were Roberto Lopez in the 1500m (4:15.40), Kaden Bolton in the 800m (2:04.70), Mark Smith earned the top spot in the 100m (11.74) and Isaac Davis leaped to a win in the triple jump (45'3.75").

UP NEXT:

The next contest will be next Saturday at FPU Track, and will include competitors from Fresno State, San Jose State, Pepperdine, CSU Bakersfield, Academy of Art, Biola, The Masters, and Hope International. Field events start at noon and running events start at 2 p.m. Check FPUAthletics.com for links to live results and live stream.

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Players Mentioned

Kyra Bailey: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Faith Jensen: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Araceli Mancilla: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Danae Manibog Gatewood: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Kristi Yorke: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Madison Flores: 5' 7"; Freshman

Gianna Dickson: 5' 9"; Freshman

Chloe Sharp: 5' 4"; Freshman

Roberto Lopez: 5' 10"; Freshman

Bryan Banuelos: Mid-Distance; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kyra Bailey
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Faith Jensen
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Araceli Mancilla
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Danae Manibog Gatewood
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Kristi Yorke
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Madison Flores
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Gianna Dickson
: 5' 9"; Freshman

Chloe Sharp
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Roberto Lopez
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Bryan Banuelos
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: Mid-Distance