Sacramento State held its own in a meeting of the top collegiate track and field athletes from California and Nevada.

The Hornet men finished in ninth place (32 team points) while the women finished in 19th place (seven points) at the Cal-Nevada Track and Field Championships held at California State University, Fresno over the weekend.

The University of California, Los Angeles (204 team points) ran away with the men’s title, while California State University, Northridge (129.5 team points) took the women’s title.

Jonathan Davis led the Hornet men, finishing in second place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.71 seconds.

“(Jonathan) had a great performance,” Hornet coach Joe Neff said. “There are still some technical things he needs to work on.”

Davis currently holds the fastest 100 time in the Big Sky Conference with a time of 10.69 (posted on Mar. 23 in Fullerton).

In the men’s 400, Sac State’s Kenan Smith finished in fifth place with a time of 48.66 while Obi Osuji followed close behind in seventh place with (49.10).

Sac State’s men also earned team points with fourth-place finishes in both the 4X100 meter relay and the 4×400 relay. Cuco Chavez finished in sixth place in the 1,500 with a time of 3 minutes 55.32 seconds.

Myesha Kirtman picked up all seven team points for the Hornet women, finishing in third place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.87. Kirtman was named Big Sky Athlete of the Week after her stellar performance at California State University, Fullerton.

Kirtman also currently holds the Big Sky’s fastest marks in both the 100 (12.17) and the 100 hurdles (14.18).

“Myesha’s really keeping her head together,” Neff said. “There is a lot of pressure in these championship meets.”

Despite Kirtman being the only Hornet woman to earn team points, Neff remains upbeat, realizing the high level of competition his team faced over the weekend.

“When you are going up against the best in the states of California and Nevada, you really have to run,”Neff said.

There were Hornets who were unable to compete over the weekend. Shanita Bryant, who was expected to be one of the Hornet women’s top sprinters this year, did not compete in Fresno and is doubtful for the rest of the season with a torn tendon behind her knee.

Long distance runners Tina Limon and Melissa Madeson also did not compete and are also expected to be out with injuries for the next couple of weeks.

Neff remains enthusiastic with the way his team has performed early on in the outdoor season.

“I was really happy on the drive home (from Fresno),” Neff said. “Everyone was in good spirits. We knew we had represented the school real well.”

The Hornets will next travel to Austin, Texas to run in the Texas Relays scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

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