March 27, 2015
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SAN DIEGO - Madison Gipson won the open 400 meters and two others posted all-time San Diego State top-10 marks to lead the Aztecs on the second day of the 37th annual Aztec Invitational Friday atop the AzTrack in San Diego.
Gipson beat out 26 other entrants in the 400 with a time of 56.28 seconds in SDSU's lone home meet of the season.
Elaine Ribeiro and Freja Liljedahl also shined for SDSU. Ribeiro took second in the 3,000-meter invitational steeplechase with a time of 11:19.15, which ranks No. 6 in program history, while Liljedahl logged the fourth-best hammer throw at San Diego State with a heave of 172 feet, 6 inches (52.59m). Liljedahl took third in the invitational portion of the event.
Tyra Lea added a third-place finish in the open 200 in 24.73, while Lily Seynaeve came in third in the invitational 3K (10:20.05).
Ellison Grove (57.99, open 400), Jasmine Young (1:06.07, 400 hurdles) and Victoria Dickerson (171-00 (52.13m), hammer throw) all took fourth in their respective events, and Cassidy Towner came in seventh in the open 5K in 18:03.24.
Bonnie Draxler finished eighth in the open 100 in a wind-aided 12.27, while Hannah Sawatzki took 10th in the open 3K in 10:55.76.
Sarah Haydock, meanwhile, completed the final three events of the heptathlon and finished 10th overall with 3,350 points.
The final day of the 37th annual Aztec Invitational gets underway for San Diego State at 10 a.m. PT with the invitational discus throw and concludes with the invitational 4x400-meter relay at 4:10 p.m. PT.
Aztec Invitational
AzTrack at SDSU Sports Deck - San Diego, Calif.
March 27, 2015 - Day Two of Three
Team Results
No team scores
Individual Results (SDSU and winner of each event only)
100 Meters Open (out of 52 entrants)
1. Terra Evans (World Athletics) - 11.67w
8. Bonnie Draxler (SDSU) - 12.27w
12. Kira Moreland (SDSU) - 12.53
200 Meters Open (out of 56 entrants)
1. Terra Evans (World Athletics) - 24.54
3. Tyra Lea (SDSU) - 24.73
400 Meters Open (out of 27 entrants)
1. Madison Gipson (SDSU) - 56.28
4. Ellison Grove (SDSU) - 57.99
--. Simone Glenn (SDSU) - FS
1,500 Meters Invitational (out of 98 entrants)
1. Aminat Olowora (Southwestern CC) - 4:24.67
32. Rachel Roesgen (SDSU) - 4:45.45
33. Vanessa Estrada (SDSU) - 4:47.30
71. Cali King (SDSU) - 5:06.38
--. Chelsea Kruthers (SDSU) - DNF
3,000 Meters Invitational (out of 18 entrants)
1. Kelli Sugimoto (Loyola Marymount) - 9:42.41
3. Lily Seynaeve (SDSU) - 10:20.05
10. Hannah Sawatzki (SDSU) - 10:55.76
5,000 Meters Invitational (out of 37 entrants)
1. Karis Frankian (The Masters) - 17:07.75
7. Cassidy Towner (SDSU) - 18:03.24
20. Melissa Wendorf (SDSU) - 19:15.83
400-Meter Hurdles Open (out of 19 entrants)
1. Crystal Lizaola (Unattached) - 1:01.76
4. Jasmine Young (SDSU) - 1:06.07
3,000-Meter Steeplechase Invitational (out of 12 entrants)
1. Ruth Steinke (Carleton) - 10:56.74
2. Elaine Ribeiro (SDSU) - 11:19.15 (No. 6 all-time at SDSU)
High Jump Open (out of 22 entrants)
1. Erin Murphy (Brigham Young) - 5-08.75 (1.75m)
T16. Karen Snapper (SDSU) - 4-09.00 (1.45m)
Pole Vault Open (out of 23 entrants)
1. Sierra Hansen (Brigham Young) - 12-08.25 (3.87m)
T11. Courtney Jackson (SDSU) - 11-02.50 (3.42m)
Hammer Throw Invitational (out of 22 entrants)
1. Caitlyn Byrd (Fresno State) - 185-10 (56.64m)
3. Freja Liljedahl (SDSU) - 172-06 (52.59m) (No. 4 all-time at SDSU)
4. Victoria Dickerson (SDSU) - 171-00 (52.13m)
14. Alexa Evans (SDSU) - 146-02 (44.56m)
Heptathlon (after 7 of 7 events) (out of 13 entrants)
1. Alejandra Maldonado (Baja California) - 5,229
10. Sarah Haydock (SDSU) - 3,350