Waves Run Well at Ben Brown Invitational

Saturday, March 9

Fullerton, Calif.

12:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Ben Brown Invitational

Jackson Felkins

Photo by: Jeff Golden

3/9/2019 11:25:00 PM | Track

Results

By: by Athletic Communications

FULLERTON, California – Six Waves – Abbey Meck, Treet Allison, Jackson Felkins, Nick Heath, Justin Touhey and Tim Wells – turned in top-five finishes for the Pepperdine men's and women's track teams at Cal State Fullerton's Ben Brown Invitational on Saturday.

"Despite thinking we were going to have spring break conditions, it was pretty chilly today," Pepperdine Coach Robert Radnoti said. "Despite that, our teams had a lot of PRs. It's another great step on our way to more outstanding performances as the spring continues. Our coaches are doing a wonderful job and the athletes are training hard."

Felkins (Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior HS), a freshman, had the best overall finish as he took second place in the men's 5,000 meters in 14:53.01, a time that moved him into the #5 spot on the Waves' all-time list. He was one of four Waves in the top seven in that event, as Heath (Scotts Valley, Calif./Scotts Valley HS) was fourth, sophomore Justin Touhey (Stony Point, N.Y./Don Bosco Preparatory HS) was fifth and junior Jalen Frantal (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central HS) was seventh.

In the men's mile, Wells (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs HS), a sophomore, took third place in 4:29.72. Junior Treet Allison (Canyon, Texas/Canyon HS) was sixth and sophomore Kieran Halewyn (Lake Oswego, Ore./Southridge HS) was eighth. Allison also had a fifth-place finish in the 800, followed by Halewyn in eighth.

Sophomore Brandon Davis (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) moved up to #2 all-time in the men's 400 in 51.02 seconds and he also ran the 200 today.

On the women's side, Meck (Santa Cruz, Calif./San Lorenzo Valley HS), a sophomore, took fourth place in the 5,000 meters in 17:34.27, a PR by 15 seconds. She is #3 all-time in that event at Pepperdine.

Sophomore Caila Tongco (Kent, Wash./Kent-Meridian HS) was eighth in the 100 hurdles in 15.07 seconds, just one-one hundredth of a second off her school-record time. Tongco was also the top Wave in the 100 meters.

In the 800, freshman Annelies Ondersma (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./University Liggett School) took eight place, followed by junior Lupita Perez (Fillmore, Calif./Fillmore HS) in ninth and freshman Riley Wright (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol HS) in 10th. Senior Catie Barilla (Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos HS) was 10th in the 400 hurdles.

Radnoti singled out Felkins, Davis, Meck and Sheridan Davis for their efforts.

Pepperdine's next meet is UC Irvine's Spring Break Classic next Friday and Saturday (March 15-16).