Aggies Continue to Shine Day 2, Finish Strong in Cali

LONG BEACH, CALIF. / AZUSA, CALIF. / LA VERNE, CALIF. – The Aggies followed yesterday’s performance by rolling along into day 2 of racing and throwing in Long Beach/Azusa. After a strong start for NM State, which included several PRs and one school record, the team would continue to represent Crimson and White to fullest.
 
Beach Invite | Long Beach, Calif.
 
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The Aggies competed in both Javelin and Hammer throw to give the Aggies a score on Day 2. Starting out for the day, Kylie Rubrecht would kick the team off for the day with an incredible third attempt (38.90m) in Javelin to grab a new personal best. Later throughout the day, Kamryn Cadie would enter the pit to throw a huge 48.59m in Hammer and also pick up a personal best.
 
SCHEDULE
10:30 a.m. Javelin – Bailey Beene (Flight 3), Mariah Humphrey (Flight 2), Kylie Rubrecht (Flight 1)
 
SATURDAY
10:00 a.m. Discus – Bailey Beene (Flight 2), Kamryn Cadle (Flight 3), Alesha Lane (Flight 7)
12:15 p.m. – High Jump – Aileen Alvarado
2:00 p.m. Shot Put – Kamryn Cadle (Flight 5), Alesha Lane (Flight 6)
 
Bryan Clay Invite | Azusa, Calif.
 
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The Aggies wouldn’t step on the track until the evening session as the team would patiently wait for the 1500m to start.
 
Both Marlene Mosqueda and Angela Korte came out hot as the two mid distance runners shared sperate personal best times and each taking victory in their own respective heats.
 
Following this, both Thomas Croshaw and Andrew Gibby also picked a pair of PRs in the men’s 1500m run as the two would be the solo men’s performers on Day 2 of the Bryan Clay Invite.
 
Shortly after, Rachel O’Brien, who currently sits in first of the CUSA rankings of the women’s 1500m, once again showed another dominating performance for NM State as she too would come across the finish line first in her heat and take a personal best in the process with a time of 4:14.86.
 
Nia Allison wrapped up the Bryan Clay Invite for Aggies by also picking up a personal best with a time of 4:29.37.
 
 
SCHEDULE
 
FRIDAY
5:00 p.m. 1500m – Angela Korte (Heat 1), Marlene Mosqueda (Heat 2), Jordan Torres (Heat 7)
6:00 p.m. 1500m – Thomas Croshaw (Heat 3), Andrew Gibby (Heat 7)
 
Field Headlines
 
None Competed after day 2.
 
SCHEDULE
High Jump – Aileen Alvarado
 
Leopard Distance Carnival | La Verne, Calif.
 
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Only a handful of Aggies represented  Day 2 of the Leopard Distance Festival. All three of the NM State’s men’s entries picked up a solid personal best performance in the 5000m which was led by Leo Valenzuela who finished just two seconds under 15min with a time of 14:58.47.
 
SCHEDULE
3:00 p.m. 400m – Jahnya Hill
6:30 p.m. 1500m (M) – Thomas Croshaw, Andrew Gibby
7:15 p.m. 5000m – Trista Cordova, Jordan Torres
8:00 p.m. 5000m (M) – Jonah Archer, Derick Castellanos, Orion Chavez, Andrew Gibby, Leo Valenzuela
 
 
Personal Bests
 
Marlene Mosqueda– 1500m… (4:39.03)
Angela Korte– 1500m… (4:41.56)
Rachel O’Brien– 1500m… (4:14.86)
Nia Allison– 1500m… (4:29.37)
Thomas Croshaw- 1500m… (3:52.99)
Andrew Gibby– 1500m… (3:49.80)
Kamryn Cadle– Hammer Throw… (48.59m)
Kylie Rubrecht– Javelin… (38.90m)
Leo Valenzuela– 5000m… (14:58.47)
Jonah Archer- 5000m… (15:08.88)
Derick Castellanos- 5000m… (15:16.24)

Aggies Wrap Up Roadtrip at Long Beach Invite

Two Aggies place in top 20 to finish coastal meet.

By Louis Bolander for NMSU
Photo: Courtesy

LONG BEACH, CALIF. – Closing out the final day for the Aggies, four athletes competed across the board today. Leading the team in Discus was Alesha Lane who had a strong start to place herself 15^th overall in the field with a mark of 47.38m. In Shotput, Kamryn Cradle would hold the best mark on the Aggies’ squad with her best throw of 13.90m on her final attempt.
 
Aileen Alvardo represented NM State in high jump as well. After clearing 1.58m on the second attempt, she fell short at 1.63m. This mark was just 2 centimeters shy from her best performance which she earned at ENMU two weeks ago and again at UTEP.
 
Beach Invite | Long Beach, Calif.
 
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SCHEDULE
 
SATURDAY
10:00 a.m. Discus – Bailey Beene (Flight 2), Kamryn Cadle (Flight 3), Alesha Lane (Flight 7)
12:15 p.m. – High Jump – Aileen Alvarado
2:00 p.m. Shot Put – Kamryn Cadle (Flight 5), Alesha Lane (Flight 6)
 
UP NEXT
NM State will split on the road this week as the sprint squad will head to LSU for the Alumni Gold Invitational. The rest of NM State will compete in Albuquerque at the Don Kirby Twilight hosted by New Mexico Lobos.

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