SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Stanford sophomore Julia Flynn, in her first race since the 2023 Pac-12 Championships, won the 3,000 meters on the opening day of the Cardinal outdoor track and field season on Friday at Hornet Stadium.
Flynn's outdoor freshman season was focused on the 800 and 1,500, but in her first collegiate outdoor 3,000, she ran 9:35.88, more than three seconds ahead of runner-up Lindsey Adams, a former Cal Poly
runner. This was Flynn's first victory as a collegiate runner, including cross country and indoor and outdoor track, and the time was a personal best.
In the pole vault, freshman Sky Schuller took fourth at 13-3 ½ (4.05m). It was her collegiate best and placed her No. 7 on Stanford's all-time outdoor list. She also strengthened her hold on the No. 4 spot on Stanford's all-time freshmen list.
Schuller tied for the second-highest mark in the competition, but fell behind two others on a countback, needing three tries at 13-3 ½. Schuller had three unsuccessful attempts at 13-7 ¼ (4.15m), which would have come within a half-inch of the Stanford's freshmen record.
In the men's hammer, Anthony Argyropoulos placed fifth at 186-4 (56.79m) and was followed by Mason McKhann in sixth with a throw of 181-4 (55.27m) – a 10-foot personal best.
Action continues Saturday with action beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing through 5 p.m.
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Hornet Invitational
At Hornet Stadium
Winners and all Stanford
Men
200 – 1, Michael Ohioze (City Speed SF) 21.04; 32, Dylan Davis (Stanford) 22.04; 50, Gabriel Ajaegbu (Stanford) 22.39; 56, Evan Jackson (Stanford) 22.50; 81, Joseph Bailey (Stanford) 22.97 (PB).
Triple jump – 1, Yacouba Gnacko (Academy of Art) 51-0 (15.54m); 2, Kevin Yang (Stanford) 49-2 ½ (15.00m).
Hammer – 1, Michael Gupta (Cal) 206-4 (62.89m); 5, Anthony Argyropoulos (Stanford) 186-4 (56.79m); 6, Mason McKhann (Stanford) 181-4 (55.27m) (PB).
Women
200 – 1, Aysha Shaheed (Cal) 23.74w; 14, Maya Valmon (Stanford) 24.35w; 20, Samantha Thomas (Stanford) 24.55; 24, Sage Hinton (Stanford) 24.81w; 26, Cate Peters (Stanford) 24.82w; 39, Rachel Nelson (Stanford) 25.18w; 48, Megan Olomu (Stanford) 25.29w; 50, Camille Peisner (Stanford) 25.43w; 63, Madison Romain (Stanford) 25.88 (PB).
3,000 – 1, Julia Flynn (Stanford) 9:35.88 (PB); 6, Abi Archer (Stanford) 9:48.26; 11, Imogen Gardiner (Stanford) 9:59.86.
3,000 steeplechase – 1, Marissa D'Atri (Chico State) 10:27.97; 4, Riley Stewart (Stanford) 10:32.38.
Pole vault – 1, Amari Turner (Cal) 14-2 (4.32m); 4, Sky Schuller (Stanford) 13-3 ½ (4.05m) (No. 7 Stanford AT; No. 4 Stanford frosh); 5, Lianne Kistler (Stanford) 12-11 ½ (3.95m); 9, Kelly Kern (Stanford) 12-5 ½ (3.80m).
PB = personal best
AT = all-time
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Stanford's Saturday Schedule
9 a.m.: Women's javelin – Fl. 2: Abbey Moody.
10 a.m.: Men's pole vault – Garrett Brown.
11 a.m.: Men's shot put – Fl. 2: Garin Gross, Sam Liokumovich.
11 a.m.: Women's long jump – Fl. 3: Alaysia Oakes, Tess Stapleton, Teagan Zwaanstra.
Noon: Men's high jump – James Stevens.
12:30 p.m.: Women's 100 hurdles – Sec. 1: Tess Stapleton; Sec. 2: Sky Schuller; Sec. 4: Madison Romain.
1 p.m.: Women's discus – Brandy Atuatasi, Kaiah Fisher, Abbey Moody.
(After women's long jump, which begins at 11 a.m.): Long jump – Fl. 3: Allan Hunter.
(After men's shot put, which begins at 11 a.m.): Women's shot put – Kaiah Fisher.
1:10 p.m.: Men's 400 – Sec. 7: Gabriel Ajaegbu.
1:30 p.m.: Women's 400 – Sec. 1: Sage Hinton, Camille Peisner.
2:20 p.m.: Men's 100 – Sec. 1: Dylan Davis; Sec. 2: Olufemi Cole; Sec. 3: Evan Jackson.
2:40 p.m.: Women's 100 – Sec. 2: Maya Valmon, Cydney Wright; Sec. 3: Teagan Zwaanstra; Sec. 4: Alaysia Oakes, Megan Olomu; Sec. 5: Rachel Nelson.
2:40 p.m.: Women's 800 – Sec. 1: Cate Peters.
2:55 p.m.: Men's 800 – Sec. 3: Lorenzo Botter.
(After women's discus, which begins at 1 p.m.): Men's discus – Fl. 1: Garin Gross; Fl. 2: Sam Liokumovich.
3:10 p.m.: Women's 400 hurdles – Sec. 1: Samantha Thomas; Sec. 2: Madison Romain.
3:20 p.m.: Men's 400 hurdles – Sec. 2: Joseph Bailey.
3:45 p.m.: Women's 1,500 – Sec. 1: Amelia Everett, Madison Shults, Riley Stewart, Hillary Studdert; Sec. 2: Tori Starcher.
4:05 p.m.: Men's 1,500 – Sec. 1: Caleb Boutelle, Callum Sherry; Sec. 2: Liam Anderson, Lorenzo Botter, Galen Topper.
4:30 p.m.: Women's 4x400 relay – Sec. 1: Stanford A (Cydney Wright, Samantha Thomas, Camille Peisner, Sage Hinton); Sec. 2: Stanford B (Maya Valmon, Cate Peters, Rachel Nelson, Megan Olumu, Madison Romain).
4:45 p.m.: Men's 4x400 relay – Sec. 2: Stanford (Joseph Bailey, Dyan Davis, Olufemi Cole, Gabriel Ajaegbu).
