Hornet track and field held their final home meet of the season over the weekend, giving a rest to some athletes and a last chance hope to others to qualify for the Big Sky Championships.

Sophomore Roshena Duree led the Hornets, placing first in both the women’s triple jump and the 100-meter hurdles.

Shot-put was dominated by Sacramento State with David Nichols and Geoffrey Fong placing second and third, respectively, for the men. And for the women, Sabrina Kirkwood took first with a throw of 13.10 meters.

Obi Osuji placed first in the 200-meter dash and Brent Sims also won the 400-meter dash.

Hornet star Brandon Parker has already qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 100, 200, relay and long jump. He is focused on his goals and is determined to retain his long jump title at conference.

However, at the Sacramento State Open on Saturday, Parker had other more important matters on his mind, such as not losing to his younger brother who is still in high school and jumping on the heels of his older brother.

Brandon’s brother, Bryan Parker, is a senior at Lincoln High School in Stockton. He, too, has made his mark at Sac State by receiving a scholarship as cornerback for the football team. And Saturday, Bryan jumped 4 inches short of his older brother’s lead mark of 23.8 feet.

Brandon is not concerned with the mark of this past weekend’s jump.

“There are not a whole lot of athletes out here,” Brandon Parker said. “Right now I’m just gearing up for conference trying to stay focused and not get too tired.”Brandon jumped a personal best 25.9 feet last year at the Big Sky Championships earning himself the conference title, as well as ranking himself 12th in the nation.

This year, Brandon plans on retaining his title and advancing into the NCAA Championships and qualifying for the final round of competition.

“I usually get a good warm-up right before the meet,” Parker said. “The day before I don’t do much, just hang out and play Madden. I do a lot of plyo-metrics in the off-season and speed training in season. But right now I’m just trying to get some rest before championships.”

Brandon continues to take each day at a time. He has managed to out jump his opponents and his brother thus far this season.

“My next goal is to make it into the top five in the region. I just need to jump far when it matters,” Parker said.