PC: Jordan Ostby, Caltech Track and Field
AZUSA, Calif. (May 13-14, 2022) – The Caltech track and field team continued their postseason at Azusa Pacific's Last Chance meet this past weekend, striving to qualify for the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Over the course of the two days, the Beavers broke one school record and multiple personal records.
The night started off with the women's 800m Run, where graduate student Margaret Trautner (Houston, Texas / MIT) once again broke her own school record. Trautner took 2nd place in the event out of 33 total entries, outrunning athletes from Division I and II institutions. The graduate student crossed the finish line at 2:08.43, breaking her own school record of 2.11.51 set last month at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite. Moreover, Trautner's impeccable performance now ranks 4th in the nation for Division III Outdoor Track and Field.
In the men's 800m Run, senior Kellen Rodriguez (Fairmont, Minn. / Fairmont) crossed the finish line at 1:58.56, placing 1st in his heat and 39th out of 57 competitors. The senior's impressive run set a new personal record (PR), outrunning his previous PR of 2:00.98 set at SCIAC Track & Field Championships in April.
Following the 800m event, three Beavers represented the men's track team in the 5000m Run. Sophomore Joey Litvin (Bala Cynwyd, Pa. / Lower Merion) led the Beavers in the event with a 15:07.49 finish, placing 5th in his heat of 24 and 40th out of 81 total runners. Also competing in the event was sophomore Kyle Lethander (Dayton, Ohio / Oakwood), who placed 2nd in his heat of 20 and 52nd overall. Lethander crossed the finish line at 15:39.38, breaking his previous PR of 15:43.94 from SCIAC Multi Dual 3. Freshman Thomas MacLean (Redding, Calif. / Shasta) closed out the 5K for the Beavers, placing 11th in his heat and 74th overall while recording his second-best time of the year at 16:35.20.
Representing the women's team in 5000m run was freshman Sophia Dalfonzo (Fair Haven, N.J. / Biotechnology & Rumson-Fair Regional). The All-SCIAC runner placed 10th out of 24 athletes with an 18:00.18 finish. Additionally, Dalfonzo recorded her second-best 5k time of the season that ranks third on Caltech's all-time leaderboard.
Later in the evening, senior Claire Hu (Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry M. Gunn) closed out the night's track events with the women's 10K Run. Hu placed 6th overall with a 38:54.39 finish, outrunning Division II competitors from UC San Diego and Fresno Pacific.
Sophomore Meg Robertson (Nashville, Tenn. / Harpeth Hall) and freshman Daniel Amelinez-Robles (Madison, Wisc. / James Madison Memorial) represented the Beavers in the women's and men's Friday field events. In women's Hammer Throw, Robertson placed 9th overall with a 38.62m throw that ranks 5th on Caltech's leaderboard. Robertson later placed 7th in Discus with a 34.47m throw, ranking 4th on the school leaderboard. In men's Hammer Throw, Amelinez-Robles placed 6th with a 39.69m throw, breaking his previous PR of 39.46m from SCIAC Track & Field Championships in April. Moreover, the freshman's record-breaking hammer throw now ranks 7th on Caltech's all-time leaderboard. Amelinez-Robles placed 8th in Discus with a 39.89m throw, recording his second-best distance of the season.
Day 2
Five Beavers competed in track events on the second day of the meet. Freshman Roy Jiang (Vancouver, B.C. / Southridge) started the day off in the men's 400m Dash, placing 22nd overall with a 52.34 finish. Jiang later competed in the men's 200m Dash, where he placed 28th with a 23.20 finish. After Jiang's 400m Dash, Cason Shepard (Vancouver, Wash. / Union) competed in the men's 400m Hurdles, placing 12th in the event with a 57.48 finish.
The Beavers finished out the day in the men's 1500m Run with all three competitors setting new personal records in the event. Sophomore Kyle Piper (Lafayette, Colo. / Centaurus) led the Beavers in the event, placing 3rd in his heat and 51st out of 103 entries. Crossing the finish line at 4:00.86, Piper set a new PR and broke his previous best of 4:04.64 from SCIAC Multi Dual 3. Freshman Jonathan Bennett (Englewood, Colo. / Kent Denver) also competed in the 1500m Run, placing 75th with a 4:08.36 finish that broke his previous PR of 4:11.40 from SCIAC Multi Dual 3. Running alongside Bennett was sophomore Miles Jones (San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo) who placed 85th at 4:13.51 and broke his previous PR of 4:13.92 from SCIAC Multi Dual 2.
Head Coach Kelli Blake and the Beavers will be at the Redlands Final Qualifier this coming Wednesday and Thursday, May 18th and 19th, as they aim to deepen their National Championship roster. Visit GoCaltech.com for the meet's live stats and results.
AZUSA, Calif. (May 13-14, 2022) – The Caltech track and field team continued their postseason at Azusa Pacific's Last Chance meet this past weekend, striving to qualify for the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Over the course of the two days, the Beavers broke one school record and multiple personal records.
The night started off with the women's 800m Run, where graduate student Margaret Trautner (Houston, Texas / MIT) once again broke her own school record. Trautner took 2nd place in the event out of 33 total entries, outrunning athletes from Division I and II institutions. The graduate student crossed the finish line at 2:08.43, breaking her own school record of 2.11.51 set last month at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite. Moreover, Trautner's impeccable performance now ranks 4th in the nation for Division III Outdoor Track and Field.
In the men's 800m Run, senior Kellen Rodriguez (Fairmont, Minn. / Fairmont) crossed the finish line at 1:58.56, placing 1st in his heat and 39th out of 57 competitors. The senior's impressive run set a new personal record (PR), outrunning his previous PR of 2:00.98 set at SCIAC Track & Field Championships in April.
Following the 800m event, three Beavers represented the men's track team in the 5000m Run. Sophomore Joey Litvin (Bala Cynwyd, Pa. / Lower Merion) led the Beavers in the event with a 15:07.49 finish, placing 5th in his heat of 24 and 40th out of 81 total runners. Also competing in the event was sophomore Kyle Lethander (Dayton, Ohio / Oakwood), who placed 2nd in his heat of 20 and 52nd overall. Lethander crossed the finish line at 15:39.38, breaking his previous PR of 15:43.94 from SCIAC Multi Dual 3. Freshman Thomas MacLean (Redding, Calif. / Shasta) closed out the 5K for the Beavers, placing 11th in his heat and 74th overall while recording his second-best time of the year at 16:35.20.
Representing the women's team in 5000m run was freshman Sophia Dalfonzo (Fair Haven, N.J. / Biotechnology & Rumson-Fair Regional). The All-SCIAC runner placed 10th out of 24 athletes with an 18:00.18 finish. Additionally, Dalfonzo recorded her second-best 5k time of the season that ranks third on Caltech's all-time leaderboard.
Later in the evening, Senior Claire Hu (Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry M. Gunn) closed out the night's track events with the women's 10K Run. Hu placed 6th overall with a 38:54.39 finish, outrunning Division II competitors from UC San Diego and Fresno Pacific.
Sophomore Meg Robertson (Nashville, Tenn. / Harpeth Hall) and freshman Daniel Amelinez-Robles (Madison, Wisc. / James Madison Memorial) represented the Beavers in the women's and men's Friday field events. In women's Hammer Throw, Robertson placed 9th overall with a 38.62m throw that ranks 5th on Caltech's leaderboard. Robertson later placed 7th in Discus with a 34.47m throw, ranking 4th on the school leaderboard. In men's Hammer Throw, Amelinez-Robles placed 6th with a 39.69m throw, breaking his previous PR of 39.46m from SCIAC Track & Field Championships in April. Moreover, the freshman's record-breaking hammer throw now ranks 7th on Caltech's all-time leaderboard. Amelinez-Robles placed 8th in Discus with a 39.89m throw, recording his second-best distance of the season.
Five Beavers competed in track events on the second day of competition. Freshman Roy Jiang (Vancouver, B.C. / Southridge) started the day off in the men's 400m Dash, placing 22nd overall with a 52.34 finish. Jiang later competed in the men's 200m Dash, where he placed 28th with a 23.20 finish. After Jiang's 400m Dash, Cason Shepard (Vancouver, Wash. / Union) competed in the men's 400m Hurdles, placing 12th in the event with a 57.48 finish.
The Beavers finished out the day in the men's 1500m Run with all three competitors setting new personal records in the event. Sophomore Kyle Piper (Lafayette, Colo. / Centaurus) led the Beavers in the event, placing 3rd in his heat and 51st out of 103 entries. Crossing the finish line at 4:00.86, Piper set a new PR and broke his previous best of 4:04.64 from SCIAC Multi Dual 3. Freshman Jonathan Bennett (Englewood, Colo. / Kent Denver) also competed in the 1500m Run, placing 75th with a 4:08.36 finish that broke his previous PR of 4:11.40 from SCIAC Multi Dual 3. Running alongside Bennett was sophomore Miles Jones (San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo) who placed 85th at 4:13.51 and broke his previous PR of 4:13.92 from SCIAC Multi Dual 2.
Head Coach Kelli Blake and the Beavers will be at the Redlands Final Qualifier this coming Wednesday and Thursday, May 18th and 19th, as they aim to deepen their National Championship roster. Visit GoCaltech.com for the meet's live stats and results.
