James’ Two Victories Help CSUN Outrun Fresno State, Cal Poly

Senior Nancy James won the 800 meters and 1,500 to lead the Cal State Northridge women’s track and field team to a first place finish in a nonconference triangular meet Saturday at Northridge.

The Matadors (3-1) accumulated 135 points to defeat Fresno State (112) and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (92) in dual competition.

James, an All-Big Sky Conference runner indoors and outdoors last year, beat Melissa Flynn of Cal Poly by a stride to win the 800 in 2:12.52. In the 1,500 race, she finished in 4:39.94--more than four seconds faster than runner-up Jasmine Hall of Cal Poly, who timed 4:44.03.

Nancy Dollar edged Northridge teammate Marisol Barajas by six-tenths of a second to win the 3,000 in 10:10.23.

Perhaps the most impressive performance was turned in by redshirt freshman Frances Santin of Northridge, who aggravated a foot injury but still won the 400 hurdles in 58.79--her fastest time ever. Santin was 4.94 seconds ahead of Sarah Bonilla of Cal Poly.

“I suffered a light stress fracture to the top of my left foot hurdling at the start of the season, and this is only my second race since then,” said Santin, a two-time City Section champion in the 300 hurdles at Taft. “My foot was bothering me down the stretch. Otherwise, I would have run even faster.”

Santin was unable to run the second leg of the 1,600 relay because of her injury. LaShaunda Fowler replaced Santin and the Matadors finished third in 3:50.77.

Brandi Prieto of Northridge won the 100 hurdles in 14.11and Fowler was second in 14.24.

Prieto won the triple jump with a mark of 42-2 3/4 and finished second in the long jump behind teammate Dee Scott, who jumped 18-8 3/4.

Carol Stevenson won the hammer throw for Northridge at 167-7.

The Matador men’s team finished third with 81 points behind Cal Poly (142) and Fresno State (136).

Clement Ourunna won the 110 high hurdles with a hand time of 14.1 and Mohammed Ahmed was second in 14.8.

Jermaine Hunsaker won the 400 hurdles in 54.0 and Billy Bush won the hammer throw at 192-3. Bush finished second in the shot put and discus.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

CS Northridge def. UC San Diego, 15-7, 15-9, 15-3--J.P. Jandreau had 20 kills and Jeff Toon and Adam Black each added 12 kills for the 12th-ranked Matadors in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at Northridge.

Setter Johns Baxter had 53 assists for Northridge (11-13, 6-11), which won for the sixth time in nine matches.