SAN DIEGO – San Diego State's outdoor season will kick into full swing when they host the 41st annual Aztec Invitational this weekend. The meet runs Thursday to Saturday and will feature over 90 colleges and clubs, a dozen local high schools and approximately 3,000 athletes, a new meet record.
The Division I universities that will be attending include Air Force, Arizona, BYU, Grand Canyon, Kansas State, Loyola Marymount, Nevada, Oregon, San Diego, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Utah and Wisconsin. The Qatar, Chinese and Brazilian national team will also have athletes competing as well as Paralympic Olympic record holder David Brown and Guide Runner Jerome Avery, 100m London Games World Champion Tori Bowie, Olympic Long Jump Champion Jeff Henderson and Chula Vista Olympic Training Center athletes.
While SDSU has had athletes compete in outdoor meets the past two weekends, this is the first outdoor meet of the season where the Aztecs will have a full complement of athletes competing.
The Aztecs will honor their six seniors this weekend: Bonnie Draxler, Je'Neal Ainsworth, Lisa-Anne Barrow, Marissa Berry, Lakin Hatcher and Angela Wilson.
Admission to the meet is $5 per day (cash only). Parking is free on Saturday.
Draxler Finishes Second at NCAAs, Named MW Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year
Aztec pole vaulter Bonnie Draxler was selected as the Mountain West Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year by the league's head coaches. Draxler finished second at the NCAA Indoor championships after clearing 4.56 meters (14 feet, 11 ½ inches), the best mark of her career. The 4.56m mark also broke her own Mountain West and school record and is the eighth best mark in NCAA Indoor history.
This is the second consecutive year the Aztecs have won the Mountain West Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year award (Ashley Henderson).
Bonnie Draxler's Honors & Accomplishments – 2019 Indoor Season
2019 NCAA Indoor Runner-Up – Pole Vault (14-11.5)
USTFCCCA First Team All-American
USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year
Bowerman Midseason Watch List
Set MW and SDSU school record – 14-11.50 (eighth best mark in NCAA Indoor history)
Mountain West Pole Vault champion
Mountain West Finalist – 60 Meter Dash
Mountain West Field Athlete of the Week (2-5-19)
Kailtin Heri Takes First at Ross & Sharon Irwin Meet at PLNU
Three Aztec pole vaulters competed last week and Kaitlin Heri led the way this weekend with a 12' 11" jump and three very good attempts at an NCAA Regional Qualifying jump at 13' 2".
SDSU Set for Annual Aztec Invitational
