Parker Smith and Gary Valle (left to right) both competing in the men’s 1500 meter race at Cox Stadium on May 6. (Paris Galarza / Golden Gate Xpress) (Paris Galarza)
Parker Smith and Gary Valle (left to right) both competing in the men’s 1500 meter race at Cox Stadium on May 6. (Paris Galarza / Golden Gate Xpress)

Paris Galarza

Gators fall short at track and field championship

May 9, 2022

SF State’s track and field team got outperformed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship. The Gators finished seventh place overall with 46 points, edging out of eighth place behind Humboldt State University by one point. 

Cal Poly Pomona took home the championship by winning in both men’s and women’s events. Although it seemed like SF State was down for the count, they managed to put two athletes on the podium.

Dezirae Smith placed third in the triple jump competition and Daisy Salinas placed third in the steeplechase race.

Their next meet is on May 14 in Turlock, California at Cal State Stanislaus’ Warrior Last Chance Meet.

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  • Callie Lawson-Freeman gets ready to take off in the women’s 100 meter hurdles race at Cox Stadium on May 7. Freeman competed in the third heat having a prelim of 15.12q. (Paris Galarza / Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Camryn Ellis competes in the women’s heptathlon at the California Collegiate Athletic Association track and field championships at SF State on May 5. (Benjamin Fanjoy for Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Athletes from Cal State San Bernandino watch the women’s hammer throw competition at the California Collegiate Athletic Association track and field championships at SF State on May 5. (Benjamin Fanjoy for Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Camryn Ellis competes in the women’s heptathlon at the California Collegiate Athletic Association track and field championships at SF State on May 5. (Benjamin Fanjoy for Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Athletes from Cal Poly Pomona cheer for their fellow team member, who is competing in the high jump, during their warm-up lap around the track before competing during the California Collegiate Athletic Association track invitational on May 5. (Trista Livermore for Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Athletes from Humboldt State University and Chico State University hang out before their next event during the California Collegiate Athletic Association track invitational on May 5. (Trista Livermore for Golden Gate Xpress)

  • Jazzlyn Matthews leaps into the air at Cox Stadium on May 5. Matthews competed in the women’s long jump event, placing fourth with a distance jump of 5.48 millimeters. (Paris Galarza / Golden Gate Xpress)

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Paris Galarza
Paris Galarza is a photojournalism major and a senior at SF State. He is from South San Francisco and likes to photograph, but is always willing to work out of his comfort zone. Outside of school, Galarza likes to travel, bake.  
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Benjamin Fanjoy is a San Francisco-based photojournalist. Originally from Maryland, Benjamin moved to San Francisco in the summer of 2018 after completing his five-and-one-half year enlistment in the United States Coast Guard. He is currently studying Journalism (concentrating on Photojournalism) with a minor in Political Science at San Francisco State University. Benjamin has photographed social justice movements of historical relevance including Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, Abolish ICE, the wildfires in Northern California, San Francisco's response to Covid-19, and the immigration surge at the Tijuana-San Ysidro Port of Entry in Mexico. Benjamin has worked with The Associated Press, Bloomberg, The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Standard, El Tecolote and Golden Gate Xpress.

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