Aliso Viejo, CA – The Firestorm Track & Field program traveled to Aliso Viejo, CA for the GSAC Track & Field Championships which were hosted on the campus of Soka University on Thursday and Friday.  The women's came out on top, achieving the first ever women's team title for the program.  Nine conference champions and numerous All-GSAC performances propelled the lady's team to a dominant victory over their GSAC opponents.

Junior Cheney Gomez was awarded Field performer in the meet for scoring the most points of any field competitor.  Freshman Rylan Rhodes scored the most overall points in the meet while competing in both track and field events and so was awarded Overall Performer of the Meet.  And finally, Head Coach Brian Bell was awarded Women's Coach of the Year for his efforts guiding the women to the team title.

Thoughts from Head Coach Brian Bell
"We are super proud of our women's team.  This is our first conference champions since the inception of track and field at ACU.  It was an historic day with some special young women."
 
Top Track Finishers
4x100M Relay: Roberts, Gomez, Johnson, Rhodes – 49.46 Conference Champions / Program Record
4x400M Relay: Fugatt, Charles, Santa Maria, Guillaume – 4:07.74 All-Conference / Program Record
4x800M Relay: Fugatt, Charles, Santa Maria, Guillaume – 10:56.96 All-Conference
100 Meters: Rylan Rhodes – 12.69 Conference Champion / Program Record
200 Meters: Georgia Gomez – 26.62 All-Conference
400 Meters: Shaylee Quenzer – 1:01.49 All-Conference
800 Meters: Emma Coccimiglio – 2:54.59
1500 Meters: Allena Fugatt – 5:14.48
5000 Meters: Madeline Davis – 20:54.52
10000 Meters: Priscilla Celis-Saldivar – 42:47.13
3K Steeplechase: Kaesha Guillaume – 11:43.60 All-Conference / Program Record
400M Hurdles: Shaylee Quenzer – 1:05.36 Conference Champion
110M Hurdles: Jade Roberts – 16.00 All-Conference
 
Top Field Finishers
Hammer: Sedona Dietrich – 123' 1" All-Conference
Javelin: Cheney Gomez – 102' 2" Conference Champion
Discus: Sedona Dietrich – 124' 6" Conference Champion
Shot Put: Sedona Dietrich – 33' 4.75" Conference Champion
Pole Vault: McKenna Rogers – 10' 6" Conference Champion
Long Jump: Rylan Rhodes – 17' 8" Conference Champion
Triple Jump: Goldyn Hall – 36' .75" Conference Champion
High Jump: Cheney Gomez – 4' 5.5" All-Conference
 
Next On the Schedule
NAIA Track & Field National Championships May 21-23 in Marian, IN.
Roll Storm!