By Jonathan Cañas (@jonathancanas_) – Spear Reporter
SJSU track and field team posing with their medals following the Mountain West Indoor Championships. | Photo via SJSU Athletics
San Jose State men’s and women’s track and field finished in third and fifth place in the midst of breaking several records in the Mountain West Indoor Championships that took place from Feb. 22-24.
Day One:
After day one of the championships, Kendall McCoy stole the show. She took third place in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.90 seconds. McCoy finished sixth overall in the women’s pentathlon to lead SJSU on day one.
Day Two:
Emilia Sjostrand now holds the first and second-best distances in San Jose State history in women’s long jumps after recording a mark of 6.48 meters. On top of defending her title, she was SJSU’s first Mountain West champion of the season.
Eve Divinity had herself a day as well finishing second in the long jump at 6.34 meters. Her mark is right behind Sjostrand for SJSU’s record.
Sky Hagan set a SJSU all-time record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.11 seconds.
As for the men, Cameron Tarver, Demaris Waters, Christopher Coats, Malachi Snow and Jaden Smith found their way into the SJSU record books. All advanced to the final rounds.
Jeremiah Walker and Tarver both finished the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.11 seconds to qualify for the final day.
Day Three:
San Jose crowned five Mountain West Champions in Sjostrand, Hagan, Snow, Smith and Coats.
Sjostrand defended another crown and set an SJSU record in the triple jump with a 14.09. She currently holds the best mark in the nation.
Hagan had the first women’s Mountain West record of the day when she tallied a 8.09 in the 60-meter hurdles.
Smith took the 400-meter title with a time of 46.08.
The men’s team went one, two, three, four in the 200-meter dash led by Coats with a time of 20.88.
Snow won the conference’s 60-meter dash after finishing in 6.67 seconds.
“Men have our highest placed finish as a team in school history and Emilia did her thing as always,” San Jose State head coach Charles Ryan said. “When the history of the meet is written, we are continuing to rise as a program.”
San Jose State will be represented in the NCAA Indoor championships in Boston, Mass. in a couple of weeks.
In the meantime, the Spartans head to Berkley, Calif. for the Cal Opener on March 2.