The Men's and Women's Track & Field teams traveled to Bakersfield to compete in the Bakersfield Battle of the Regions and they came back with some hardware.

Raiders win 3 throws (Hammer, Discus and Shot put) and place 2^nd & 3^rd in Javelin!

The Raider throwers started the day with the Discus. Freshmen Kade Larson and Ben Nathanson took 1^st & 2^nd with throws of 137'6" and 128'8", respectively.

Next, the Men did more damage in the Hammer cage! In a very close contest, Ben Nathanson took 1^st with a throw of 116'7" while Kade Larson finished 2nd with a best of 115'9" and Ian Burr finished 4^th with a throw of 104'6".

The Raider Throwers also looked strong in the Shot put, placing 1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th. Eric Glover took 1^st place with his toss of 42'4". Wyatt Nowak was 3^rd (39'5 ¾") and Kade Larson was 5^th (38'7").

To finish things off for the Raider Throwers, Cytres Vives (134'8") and Cole Jarvis (116") had the 2^nd and 3^rd farthest Javelin throws!  What a great day for the Raider Throwing squad!!!

The sprinters and jumpers also had a great day!

6 men place in the top 10 of the 100m 

o   2^nd Michael Holland (11.01)

o   3^rd Carson Zeedik (11.31)

o   5^th Rashad Shamburger (11.36)

o   6^th Cytres Vives (11.37)

o   9^th Makhi Hooker (11.51)

o   10^th Tyler Zeedik (11.53)

·      The Men's B & C 4x100m Relay teams took 1^st and 2^nd after the A team is DQd

·      Michael Holland wins the 200m in a time of 22.03.

·      Ryan Tischhauser(15.86)  & Jordan Navarro (16.30) place 1^st & 2^nd in the 110 hurdles.

·      Cytres Vives "6'2 ¼"& Jordan Navarro (6' ¼")placed 1^st and 2^nd in the high jump.

 Lady Raiders

Mayagrace Wilson placed 2^nd in her season opener 100m with a time of 12.91 and 3^rd in the 200m (27.35) 

Top finisher in the distance races was Nathalie Ojeda in the 3000m. Nathalie placed 5^th in a time of 11:49.  

The Women placed 1^st, 2^nd and 5^th in the 100m hurdles. Sophomore, Ava Ball had an amazing season opening win with a time of 15.81! Freshman Denver Mack-Reyes (17.98) and Morgan Blanck (19.48) also had great season openers.

Top throwers of the day were Jaelynn Lee and Amani Hooker.  Jaelyn won the Discus (117'7") and took 3^rd in the Hammer (98'5"). Amani won the Javelin with a throw of 91'11".

Freshman, Maddie Reeder had an exceptional day! Reeder placed 2^nd in the Shot put (30'11 ¼") and Discus (103' 7") and then 5^th in the Hammer throw (66'8").   

Nelly Jamneshan had a 3^rd place finish in the Javelin (58'5") and 5^th place in the Shot put (25'2")

In the jumping events, top performers were Mariah Kendrick and Denver Mack-Reyes who placed 2^nd & 3^rd in the High jump, jumping 4'9" and 4'5", respectively. 

The Raider Women also placed 2^nd in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.  

Next up, both teams will head to Ventura to compete at the WSC Relays, Friday, 2/16, beginning at 9am.