Ignacio Punches Ticket to Nationals at Chico State
Men's Track and Field
March 19, 2022
CHICO, Calif. –
Jose Ignacio dominated the javelin competition at the Wildcat Classic, hosted by Chico State, headlining the season-opening meet for the Oregon Tech men's track and field team.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Ignacio punched his ticket to the NAIA Championships with an automatic qualifying mark of 50.26 meters (191 feet, 2 inches) – the No. 2 mark in the NAIA this season – winning the event by nearly 35 feet.
"This was an outstanding meet for the team to come together and get back to some normalcy," said OIT assistant coach Bill Reinhard.
In the sprints, both
Mark Hodge and
Patrick Giraudo hit Cascade Conference qualifying marks in the 100-meters – Hodge clocking a time of 11.30 seconds and Giraudo a time of 11.32 seconds.
Jonas Hartline led three Tech runners competing in the 5,000-meters – finishing in the time of 15:29.23.
OIT returns to action on April 9 at the Lane College Invitational.
