'Birds Perform Well at Wildflower Invitational

FRESNO, Calif. – The FPU track and field teams competed in their fifth home meet of the season on Saturday, turning in strong performances at the Wildflower Invitational.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

In his first 3000m steeplechase race, Patrick Kiprop ran away from the field to finish in a time of 9:17.96. This ranks second all-time in FPU history and is just four seconds shy of both the school record and a provisional qualifying standard for Nationals.
Moe Bradley was also a winner in the shot put, improving his lifetime personal best to 51'8.25" which moves him to fourth all time in FPU history.
Joining him on that list is Jesse Franco who who set a new personal standard with a throw of 48'1.5" to get onto the all-time list in 10th.
Franco also had the best hammer throw for the Sunbirds, throwing a new personal best of 150'5".
These marks, Along with Alicia Garcia's winning javelin throw in a personal best distance of 130'7.5" highlighted a weekend that had 16 lifetime bests for the men's and women's throws squad.
Olivia Nash improved on her season best in the triple jump, going 39'0.5" to take second on the day and hit the national provisional standard. This moves her to T-5th in FPU history in the event.
Isaac Davis and Tamar Archie also had big days in the triple jump, jumping lifetime best of 48'9.25" and 45'8.25", respectively.
This jump by Davis moves him to eighth all-time in FPU history, and 12th on the national performance list this season.
Jojo Zorn won the 10k in a controlled effort, running 39:06.90. This locates her as the eighth fastest 10k runner in FPU history.
Another standout performer on the track was Kyra Bailey, who won the 100m dash (12.19) and came in a close second in the 200m in a lifetime best 24.85.
Other winners on the track included Danae Manibog in the 400m (56.05).

UP NEXT:

The Sunbirds are set to compete in the Bryan Clay Invitational, hosted by Azusa Pacific, next Friday and Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Kyra Bailey: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Danae Manibog Gatewood: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Jojo Zorn: 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior

Isaac Davis: Jumps; Sophomore

Tamar Archie: Jumps; 6' 2"; Freshman

Jesse Franco: Throws; 6' 0"; Freshman

Olivia Nash: Jumps; 5' 10"; Senior

Patrick Kiprop: Distance; 6' 2"; Freshman

Alicia Garcia: Throws; 5' 8"; Junior

Moe Bradley: Throws; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kyra Bailey
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Danae Manibog Gatewood
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Jojo Zorn
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior

Isaac Davis
: Sophomore
: Jumps

Tamar Archie
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: Jumps

Jesse Franco
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: Throws

Olivia Nash
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Jumps

Patrick Kiprop
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: Distance

Alicia Garcia
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Throws

Moe Bradley
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: Throws