Fullerton, CA - The Hope International men's and women's outdoor track and field teams opened their season with strong performances at the Ben Brown Invitational and the Occidental Distance Carnival on Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12.
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On Friday, March 10
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Emma Timmermans broke the school record in the Women's 1500m with a time of 4:49.89. Emma started the race off in the back of the pack but slowly worked her way up to the front and finished in a solid 4
th place in her heat and 20
th overall. This was a great start to her Outdoor Track Season. Then on Saturday March 11th, the Men's & Women's Track teams opened up their Outdoor Track season at the Occidental Distance Carnival. Â
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Men
Marcus Abendanio 100m - 12.43 44th place; 400m 59.89 55th place
Diego Pineda 800m 2:01.60 44
th place; 17:10.19 227
th place
Ricardo Cruz 1500m 4:03.39 22nd place; 5000m 15:22.03 84th place
Morgan Faunce 5000m 16:40.55 210th place
Luis Diaz 5000m 16:45.60 213th place
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Women
Rayanne Dietrich 100m 13.67 33rd place; 400m 63.90 12th place
Ash Carabes 5000m 20:52.65 101st
The Royals next meet is the Team 4 Titus & Ely Invite hosted by Concordia University Irvine on March 25th in Irvine, CA.
