Long Beach Invitational – Day 1
The Bengals came out strong on the opening day of the Long Beach Invitational, highlighted by a first-place finish and numerous personal bests across a variety of events.
In the
women's 5000m,
Cassandra Vasquez took home the win with a time of 16:58.78, crushing her previous personal best and moving into 4th all-time in school history.
In the
3000m steeplechase,
Sulette Ferreyra Serna secured a 4th place finish with a time of 11:16.93, while on the men's side,
Brandon Walker clocked a PR of 9:08.27 to take 2nd place.
The sprints also saw some strong performances.
Morgan Graham hit a new PR in the
100m, finishing in 12.45 seconds, and
Jacob Webster turned in a big day—posting PRs in both the
100m (10.75, 6th place) and
200m (21.40, 5th place).
In the field events, Izzie Stockam placed 5th in the
pole vault with a height of 3.50m (11' 5.75"), and
Tom Stoelken hit a PR in the
long jump with a mark of 6.39m (20' 11.75"), also finishing 5th. In the
javelin,
Katelyn Dickemore threw 46.32m (151' 11") to secure 4th place.
Bryan Clay Invitational – Day 3 (Final Day)
The Bengals wrapped up the final day of competition at Bryan Clay with a string of personal records in the
1500m, showcasing the team's depth and endurance in middle-distance events.
Sunny Gunn posted one of the day's top performances, running a PR of 3:48.19, which places him 9th all-time in ISU history.
Seth Babbel, fresh off his school record in the 10,000m earlier in the meet, also ran a new PR of 3:50.36—just 2.11 seconds shy of entering the program's top 10 in yet another event.
On the women's side,
Kamber Smith ran a PR of 4:37.07, while
Natalya Babcock (4:42.65) and
Olivia Kendell (4:44.94) also set new personal bests. Kendell's performance capped off an impressive meet where she PR'd in both the 5000m and 1500m.
Up Next:
The Bengals return for the final day of the Long Beach Invitational on Saturday, looking to close out the weekend on a high note. With multiple PRs already in the books and strong momentum building, ISU athletes will aim to finish the California swing with more standout performances.
