In the last home meet of the season and final meet before conference championships, the Sacramento State track and field team continued to perform at a high level on Friday.

David Nichols had his best performance of the outdoor season with a mark of 61-01.5 in the shotput. He also improved his personal record in the discus by seven feet with a throw of 176-00.

“Most of the team did really well this meet,” Nichols said. “The captains gave a speech to pump everyone up for the Big Sky Conference Championship.”

When asked if Nichols could improve on his shotput of 61+, he responded with confidence.

“I’ll do it at conference next week. I’ve been ready,” Nichols said.

Chauncey Corbin ran in his last home meet in the 100 and won with a time of 10.90. Jason Nelson finished in third with a time of 11.05.

“I feel good about going into the Big Sky Championships,” said assistant track and field coach Terry Van Laningham. “On both sides we are very focused. We have expectations for everyone to perform at their best, and when that happens, things usually take care of themselves.”

Chris Kirkwood won the javelin with a throw of 203-01. For the women, Ashley Ast finished third with a heave of 144-01. Daniel Imlach won again in the polevault with a mark of 16-06.

“I just want to win conference,” Imlach said. “We want another Big Sky championship. Other than that, I want to place in the top five at regionals and beat my PR at 17-05.”

Tyreina Henley-Henderson won the 200 among collegiate competitors with a time of 25.23. Lori Vaught and Nancy Searcy finished one-two in the long jump with marks of 19-01.5 and 19-00.5, respectively.

Emilio Hernandez finished first in men’s high jump with a leap of 6-04, an outdoor personal record for him.

“This meet was good to get all the kinks out,” said Director of Track and Field Kathleen Raske. “Now our athletes can focus on making adjustments and executing for next week. We have always been a team that performs great at the Big Sky Championship. We have always stepped it up – this is the one we really get up for.”

The Big Sky Championships begin on Wednesday at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.