PASADENA, Calif. — The men's and women's track & field teams traveled to the campus of Occidental College on Saturday where both squads competed in their second in-conference meet of the season. It was a massive day for multiple athletes, who recorded multiple personal bests and inched closer to school records.

Highlighting the meet was the performance of sophomore Josh Saha, who grabbed the victory in the men's 400-meter hurdles race with a scorching time of 52.92 seconds. The time is the second-fastest in school history — just .08 seconds off from the record. Saha's time puts him 11th on the DIII Nationals qualifying list in the event.

Saha also competed in the 100-meter dash, where he finished tenth overall with a personal-best time of 11.42, before running a leg of the 4x400 meter relay in the final event of the afternoon.

Both the women's and men's 1500-meter events saw Beavers placing well in highly contested races.

Sophomore Sophie Dalfonzo and senior Lauren Garriques both notched personal records in the women's race, with both athletes breaking five minutes for the first time in their careers. Dalfonzo's 4:58.72 was good for ninth place among the 31 competitors while Garriques's 4:59.01 was good for tenth.

First-year Gigi Pistilli placed right behind her teammates with a 12th place finish, recording a personal-record herself with a time of 5:00.54. Junior Katy Chu finished 16th (5:13.77), while first-year Elisa Grillo placed 18th (5:18.39).

Sophomore Rohun Agrawal led the way for the Beavers in the men's race, placing 11th among 31 runners with a time of 4:04.60. He was followed moments later by fellow sophomore Jonathan Bennett, who earned a personal record of 4:07.47 for 14th overall. Junior Ryan Chan finished 19th (4:19.46) and sophomore Miles Jones placed 20th (4:20.89).

In the men's throwing events, it was junior Ezra Johnson who led the way for Caltech, recording a personal best result in his three events. The Beaver finished the day sixth in the discus (35.03m), seventh in the shotput (11.91m), and seventh in the hammer throw (36.26m).

Sophomore Emily Hu placed sixth in the hammer throw (32.20m) and eighth in discus (26.62m). Fellow sophomore Rucheng Pan was seventh in the hammer throw (27.87m) and eighth in shot put (9.28m).

In the pole vault, first-year Aaban Syed notched a personal-record height, clearing the bar at 4.10 meters for fourth place overall.

Sophomore Roy Jiang slipped into the top-ten in the men's 400 meter dash, crossing the line at 52.97 seconds.

The men's 800 meter race was led by senior Julen Lujambio, who finished in 12th place with a time of 2:01.39. On the women's side, junior Katy Chu recorded a time of 2:34.80 for thirteenth.

Next up for both programs is the Pomona Pitzer Invite this Saturday, Apr. 8, with events scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. Follow the teams on Instagram at @caltechxctf.