SAN MARCOS, Calif. — The University of San Diego women's track team traveled up the road to Cal State San Marcos on Friday for the Mangrum Invite, delivering a series of personal bests and strong finishes across the distance events.

"It's a great day to be a Torero," said head coach Will Guarino.

Highlighting the day in the 5K, Clare Boneau continued her strong debut-season start with a time of 17:12.93 — a USD freshman record and seventh best mark all-time. It's her second program freshman record she's claimed, also taking the 1500m title in her collegiate debut to open the season in Point Loma on March 14. The Keller, Texas native finished in second place Friday, leading from the start up until the final 500 meters. 

Nathalie Green also ran a personal best of 18:13.57 to finish 9th. Hana Husmann and Amy O'Connell rounded out the group at 19:38.53 and 19:50.57, respectively.
 

The Toreros opened competition in the 1500m, where freshman Sydney Tackett led the way with a 12th-place finish and a personal best time of 4:51.98. Redshirt-junior Camryn Kozak also notched a personal best of her own, finishing in 4:59.62. Senior Lizzie McVey was the third Torero to cross the line at 5:00.41, with Allison Kirby rounded out the Torero contingent at 5:02.27.
 

The 800m proved a strong event for the group's depth, with junior Lilly Dow leading the Toreros home in 10th with a time of 2:19.10. Freshman Kara Curry followed closely at 2:20.31, as did fellow first year Talya Sepand who posted a personal best of 2:20.81. Ashleigh Schein added another personal best at 2:22.43,. Scarlett Laurent, Olivia Gaspar and Camryn Kozak completed the Torero 800m contingent.

Up Next

The Toreros now turn their attention to their next competition, the Pomona-Pitzer Invite on Saturday, April 11 at Claremont, California's Strehle Track. 

Results: https://bit.ly/4v2uft2