Men's Track & Field | 1/18/2025 10:35:00 AM

Goodwell,Okla—The Aggies men's and women's track and field teams began their 2025 campaign at the Washburn Rust Buster on January 17 in Topeka, Kansas. 
Head Coach Cyrus Hall reflected on the meet, saying, "The meet was called Rust Buster, and it was appropriate. We spent a lot of the day shaking off the rust. The long layoff plus the bad weather have not helped us. But we managed some bright spots. I thought our weight throwers (men and women) had a good day. They kind of picked us up and gave us some energy this morning when we were struggling. From there, I thought we ran well in the 300, 400, and 200. We finished with some good 4x400 relays. Kamron [Neal] qualified for the 400m for Nationals. He's got a lot more in the tank, so that's exciting. We will try to get some work in this week even though the weather isn't looking favorable, and we are back at it at Pitt State next weekend for the NAIA/JUCO Challenge."

In the men's 60-meter dash, Kamron Neal finished 7th at 6.86. Dillon Bruington ran 7.15 to place 42nd, followed by Austin White in 54th with 7.20, Joshua Granillo in 60th with 7.27, and Jason Granillo in 65th with 7.31. Trenton Peterson and Diego Hernandez tied for 80th with a time of 7.42, Nevin Mojica ran 7.50 to finish 89th, and Aspen Jolly placed 103rd with 7.81.
In the 200 meters, Joshua Granillo placed 24th with a time of 22.31, ranking him 69th nationally in the NAIA. Austin White finished 43rd in 22.94, and Trenton Peterson ran 24.48 for 68th. In the 300 meters, Diego Hernandez and Nevin Mojica finished 17th and 18th, respectively, with times of 37.50 and 37.85.

Kamron Neal delivered a standout performance in the 400 meters, finishing 4th with a time of 48.08, which ranks 5th in the NAIA. Alan Martinez placed 15th with a time of 50.81, ranking him 73rd nationally. Jason Granillo finished 36th in 52.68. Click HERE to watch.

In the men's distance events, Colby Perez led the Aggies in the 800 meters, placing 33rd in 2:08.36. Arturo Vallejo was 36th in 2:08.57, and Trevor Youngblood took 38th in 2:10.79. Josh Samaron placed 41st in 2:13.71, and Bramhan Matschek was 44th in 2:21.95. In the mile, Youngblood ran 4:55.85 to finish 60th, followed by Cameron in 62nd with 4:59.80. Perez clocked 5:05.73 for 65th, Vallejo finished 66th in 5:06.50, and Matschek was 78th in 5:25.34.

In the field events, Dillon Bruington jumped 6.02 meters to place 30th in the long jump and 12.51 meters to secure 13th in the triple jump. Aspen Jolly cleared 4.02 meters in the pole vault to place 20th.

 Ayden Hendershot threw 11.93 meters to place 33rd in the shot put and 12.30 meters for 36th in the weight throw. Richmond Howell and William Sirmans also competed in both events, placing 39th and 45th in the shot put and 46th and 48th in the weight throw, respectively.

The men's 4x400-meter relay teams saw the "A" team of Jason Granillo, Diego Hernandez, Alan Martinez, and Kamron Neal finish 6th with a time of 3:21.34, ranking them 17th nationally in the NAIA. The "B" team placed 14th in 3:33.96, and the "C" team finished 17th in 3:45.86.

For the women, Breyanna Kemp finished 32nd in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.20, followed closely by Ashlynn Perez in 36th at 8.21. Jamiah Clay ran 8.27 for 39th, Zoe Marsh placed 49th in 8.39, and Ki'Anna Jones ran 8.46 for 52nd. Paizlie Reyna-Mata and Akia Bowens ran 8.67 and 8.84, placing 60th and 63rd, respectively.

In the 200 meters, Zoe Marsh led the Aggies with a time of 27.13 for 23rd place. Ashlynn Perez ran 28.00 for 33rd, Paizlie Reyna-Mata finished 34th in 28.34, and Akia Bowens placed 37th in 28.79. Kemp placed 11th in the 400 meters at 1:00.57, ranking her 39th in the NAIA. Clay finished 15th in 1:01.78, placing her 65th nationally. Jones ran 1:03.52 for 21st place.

Carolina Valenzuela finished 27th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:37.89, ranking 103rd and 30th in the mile with 5:57.29. In the shot put, Avery Brown led the Aggies with a throw of 9.89 meters for 27th, while Brittney Carrasco placed 39th with 8.67 meters. Brown also competed in the weight throw, placing 40th with a distance of 11.68 meters, followed by Carrasco in 50th with 10.37 meters.

The women's 4x400-meter relay "A" team of Kemp, Jones, Marsh, and Clay finished 7th at 4:15.76, ranking 35th in the NAIA. The "B" team placed 13th in 4:38.35.

The Aggies will return to action on January 25 at the NAIA/JUCO Challenge, which will be hosted by Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.