Sprinters, Jumpers Keep Climbing At Mt. SAC

Mt. SAC Relays
Apr. 17-20
Walnut, Calif. | Hilmer-Lodge Stadium

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WALNUT, Calif. – Day three of four at the Mt. SAC Relays saw the Husky sprinters and jumpers continue to build. Big PRs from Kapiolani Coleman in the hurdles, Lauren Heggen in the triple jump, and Leland Lieberg in the high jump were among the key highlights at Hilmer-Lodge Stadium.
 
Sprints
 
Junior Danielle Hunter was back in action in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes today. First in the 100-meters, she posted a time of 11.87 seconds. She came back and ran the 200m in 24.28.
 
A dominant heat win from freshman Kapiolani Coleman came with a big PR for the native of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Coleman won her heat by more than a second-and-a-half as she broke 60-seconds in the 400m hurdles for the first time in 59.43 seconds. Sophomore Anna Terrell was seventh in her section in 1:01.60.
 
Freshman Jonathan Frazier ran 52.57 in the 400-meter hurdles while Matthew Wilkinson went 53.32. Frazier also went 14.76 in the 110m hurdles earlier in the day.
 
Jumps
 
Senior Max Manson tied for the section win in the elite pole vault, as he cleared 17-6 ½ on his first attempt, which is an outdoor season's-best for the indoor All-American. It was also a season-best outdoors for Simon Park as he cleared 16-11 ½.
 
Sophomore Leland Lieberg had his best high jump yet as a Husky, making 6-7 ½ on a first attempt.
 
Lauren Heggen picked up a PR for the second meet in a row, as she got out to 41-1 ¾ in the triple jump to finish fifth. That improves Heggen's No. 5 mark on the Husky top-10 list. In the men's triple jump, Kunle Akinlosotu had his best on his sixth and final attempt, going 49-9 ¾, and Trevontay Smith was close behind with a mark of 49-5 ¾. Freshman Roman Hutchinson long jumped 22-3 ¾ and triple jumped 46-1 ¼.