April 11, 2018
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San Diego State will stay local for the second straight weekend when they head to UC San Diego to compete in the annual Triton Invitational Friday and Saturday April 13-14. 27 Aztecs will be competing with 11 athletes competing in multiple events. Asia Smith will be competing in a team-high four events in preparation for the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational next week.
Taylor Alexander, Kaitlin Heri and Rachel Craft will kick things off for the Aztecs, competing in the open pole vault Friday at 12:30 p.m. Coryne McKenney, Kambridge Van Der Veur, Cari Acosta and Anushi Desai will also be competing on Friday in the discus throws.
The rest of the Aztecs will be competing on Saturday, beginning with Asia Smith and Melody Harris competing in the javelin throw at 10:30 a.m. The first track event for the Aztecs will be the 1500 meter run which Sakura Roberson will be competing in at 11:35 a.m.
Lisa-Anne Barrow Earns Mountain West Field Athlete of the Week Honors
Lisa-Anne Barrow was named the Mountain West Field Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon. Barrow took first in three events and second in another to help the Aztecs win the Mountain West Challenge.
Barrow's day was highlighted by clearing 20' 9.25" in the long jump, which is a personal record and the second best mark in Aztec history (Karoline Koehler; 21' 9.50" in 2009). Barrow's jump is the tenth best in the nation this season and tops in the Mountain West.
"Arguably the best day I've ever had," Barrow explained after the meet. "I knew it was there, I just had to get the right jump. I'm comfortable when we have meets here [at SDSU]. It feels like practice."
Barrow also took second in the 200 meter dash with a wind-aided time of 23.30 and helped the Aztecs win both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
Barrow and the Aztecs' time of 44.54 in the 4x100 relay was the seventh best time in program history and the fastest in the Mountain West this year.
Ellison Grove Named SDSU Female Student-Athlete of the Year
Ellison Grove was named the SDSU Female Student-Athletes of the Year at the 24th annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet Monday evening. This award, presented by athletics director John David Wicker and executive associate athletics director Jenny Bramer, is given annually to the all-around female student-athletes who excels in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. Grove also headlined a list of 15 Malik Award recipients. The Malik Award is awarded to the male and female student-athletes who have achieved the highest GPA (4.0) in the fall and/or spring semester. Grove was a Malik honoree for both the Spring 2017 and Fall 2017 semesters.
Aztecs Win Mountain West Challenge
The San Diego State Track & Field team won the inaugural Mountain West Challenge at the Aztrack Sports Deck Friday afternoon. The Aztecs took first place in six of the 16 events they competed in and had 17 top-three finishes overall. They finished the day with 158 points, edging out UNLV (145), Nevada (144) and San Jose State (86).
Lisa-Anne Barrow highlighted the day for the Aztecs. She took first in the long jump, clearing 20' 9.25" on her final jump, which is a personal record and the second best mark in Aztec history (Karoline Koehler; 21' 9.50" in 2009). Barrow also took second in the 200 meter dash with a wind-aided time of 23.30 and helped the Aztecs win both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
Bonnie Draxler, who is competing unattached while redshirting during the outdoor season, had a personal best mark in the pole vault, clearing 14' 3.5" (4.36m) for first place. This would've tied the all-time program record had Draxler been competing in the Scarlet and Black.
Ashley Henderson had a first place finish in her first 100 meter dash of the outdoor season. She had a wind-aided time of 11.12 while also completing a comeback as the anchor leg in the 4x100 relay. Angela Wilson continued her strong season with a first place finish in the 800 meter run. She finished in 2:15.48 for her second first place finish of the season.
Melody Harris won the javelin throw with a mark of 148-09 (45.33m), besting her closest competition by over three feet.
Je'Neal Ainsworth finished in second and was the top collegiate finisher in the triple jump. Ainsworth has finished in the top two in four straight meets, while improving her mark every time. On Friday, she cleared 40-9.50, a season-best.
Other top three Aztec finishes included: Callista Fletcher (100m; 11.78w) Jalyn Harris (200m; 23.32w), Tyra Lea (400m; 55.22), Cindy Flores (800m; 2:18.37), Cassidy Towner (1500m, 4:39.38), Jasmine Young (400m hurdles; 1:01.58), Anushi Desai (discus; 148-2.0), Coryne McKenney (discus; 146-1) and Rachel Craft (pole vault; 12-4.5).