Northern Arizona Opens Up Weekend of Competition in Southern California

BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL RESULTS
PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATE RESULTS

LONG BEACH & AZUSA, Calif. (April 19, 2019) - The Northern Arizona track & field program opened up a busy weekend of competition in Southern California at the Bryan Clay Invitational and Pacific Coast Intercollegiate meets. 

The Bryan Clay Invite ended late in the night just before 11 P.M. (MST) and saw members of the men's and women's distance squads participate in three events throughout the evening. The men raced in the 3000m Steeplechase and 5000m Run, while the women saw some action in the 5000m Run as well. 

A tune up meet for tomorrow's 25th Annual Beach Invitational, the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate meet featured the 'Jacks throws crew with the men competing in the Hammer, Shot Put and Discus events; the Lumberjack women got some valuable experience in the Shot Put, Discus and Javelin. 

BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL 

The men's distance team saw some major improvements on personal records in the events in which they were racing in on Thursday.

Kyle Havriliak was the Lumberjacks top finisher in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase coming in at 13th-place. Havriliak set a new personal record in that event with a time of 9:02.68, topping his previous best of 9:03.84 set at the Stanford Invite earlier this outdoor season. 

Freshman Ryan Raff set a new PR in the Men's 5000m Run after crossing the finish line at 14:17.90, beating his previous best of 14:57.58 which was set during the 2019 indoor season at Big Sky Conference Championships. Senior Harvey Nelson also had a career race in the Men's 5000m Run as he set a new PR with a time of 14:20.37. That time would best his previous personal record of 14:24.71 set at the Iowa State Classic earlier this past indoor season. Aldo Marquez was in the same heat as Nelson and also set a new PR in the 5000m Run with a time of 14:24.46; Marquez's previous best was earned at the 40th Annual Sun Angel Classic earlier in April where he ran for a time of 14:32.68.

On the women's side of things Freshman Luna Slater took first in her heat in the Women's 5000m Run with a time of 17:34.93. Slater shattered her previous PR of 18:05.11 set at the Sun Angel Classic in early April. Zoe Wall was not far behind Slater as she came in fourth in the same heat with a time of 17:47.21 to also set a new PR. Miranda Myers also had a notable performance in the 5000m Run placing 13th-overall in her heat at 16:38.12. 

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Parker Joens was NAU's top performer on the individual leaderboard in the Men's Discus event. Joens came in ninth-place off of a 52.52m throw made on his second attempt. Brady Williams set a new PR in the Discus with a mark of 48.33m. Jake Arnold also set a new PR in the Discus after his first attempt of the day in which he hit a mark of 47.17m; Arnold bested his previous top throw of 46.42m set at the Baldy Castillo Invite in mid-March.

Two Lumberjacks earned top-10 performances for their efforts in the Men's Shot Put event. Joens placed fourth in the Men's Shot Put, leading the way for NAU yet again. On his fourth attempt he registered a mark of 17.75m. Arnold also set another new PR in the Shot Put after hitting a mark of 17.33m on his second attempt to come in seventh.

NAU's women's throws team was led by Matilde Roe who set a new collegiate PR in the Women's Discus. She came in 10th-place off of a 49.47m throw made on her second attempt.

The Lumberjack outdoor track & field team will return to action on April 19th and 20th for the conclusions of the Bryan Clay Invite and Beach Invitational. Follow @NAUTrackFieldXC on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to get all the latest and up-to-date information on all things pertaining to NAU track & field.