All-GSAC Honors For Duarte at GSAC Championships

Santa Barbara, Calif.- Freshman Ariz Duarte was up to the challenge in her first GSAC Championship appearance as she earned All-GSAC honors.

Duarte ran a personal best 11:50.42 in the 3000m steeplechase to claim second.  The top three finishers in each event earn All-GSAC honors.

Event Details

• Competing teams (with team scores): Vanguard- 247, The Master’s- 178, Westmont- 153, William Jessup- 147, OUAZ- 72, Arizona Christian- 31, Hope International- 1
• Locations: Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

Top 15 Finishes/Top Five Team/NAIA Cuts/ Records

• 200m- Mariyah Becker– 27.30
• 200m- Kourtney Bruner– 27.35
• 400m- Becker- 1:02.89 (8th/1:02.05 prelims)
• 800m- Holley Nichols– 2:48.83
• 1500m- Allena Fugatt– 5:20.34
• 1500m- Aliyah Balderrama– 5:25.24
• 5000m- Duarte- 20:05.27
• 5000m- Fugatt- 20:08.13
• 100m Hurdles- Bruner- 16.65 (prelims)
• 400m Hurdles- Jade Roberts– 1:12.34 (5th)
• 3000m Steeplechase- Duarte- 11:50.42 (2nd/All-GSAC)
• 4×100 Relay- Natalie Hendrix, Becker, Roberts, Bruner- 51.62 (3rd)
• 4×400 Relay- Becker, Roberts, Balderrama, Becker- 4:22.07 (5th)
• 4×800 Relay- Balderrama, Nichols, Gabriela Espinosa, Fugatt- 11:06.47 (4th)
• Pole Vault- Sarah Cooper– 9’2.25″ (6th)
• Triple Jump- Bruner- 31’10.25″ (7th)

Coach Campbell’s Perspective

“Just pleased as I can be with the women at conference. The majority had personal bests and that’s all we ask for.”

Next On The Schedule

Some of the athletes that are close to a national standard will compete in last chance qualifiers over the next couple of weeks.

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