Fullerton, CA - The Hope International University men's track and field team continued their season with a strong performance at the Beach Invitational from April 14-15 in Long Beach, CA.

Teddy Ochieng tried a new event at the Beach Invitational, the long jump. Ochieng jumped to a new school record with his first jump with a mark of 22' 1¾"(6.75m).  That jump placed him 3^rd in his flight.  Adrian Smith also jumped to a distance of 16' 8"(5.08m) for 8^th place.     
 
Marcus Abendanio ran 12.08 in the 100m and 25.77 in the 200m 
Teddy Ochieng also ran 23.37 in the 200m and 51.83 in the 400m 
Diego Pineda ran 2:04.09 in the 800m and 4:15.96 in the 1500m 
Ricardo Cruz ran 4:05.18 in the 1500m and 15:39.89 in the 5000m 
Luis Diaz ran 4:19.14 in the 1500m and 16:29.13 in the 5000m 
Morgan Faunce ran 16:38.25 in the 5000m  
Michael Ventura ran 57.26 in the 400m Hurdles 
The men's team ran 45.54 in the 4 x 100m Relay for 3^rd place in their heat and 3:40.07 in the 4 x 400m Relay for 7^th place overall. 
 
The Men's Track & Field team competes next at the GSAC Championships hosted by Westmont College held on April 27-28.