Sacramento, Calif. – On a windy afternoon, the William Jessup University track and field team closed out the season at the Sacramento State Open at Hornet Stadium.

Senior Gabby Leon closed out a great career by finishing fourth in the 400 meter with a time of 1:02.33 and sixth in the 200 meter with a time of 27.80.  Junior Emily Fernandez finished seventh in the 100 meter with a time of 13.89. Sophomore Lauren Young finished seventh in the 200 meter with a time of 26.65 and eighth in the 100 meter with a time of 14.08.  Hannah Wiesner led the Warriors in the 1500 meter with a tenth place finish (4:55.11), while Alyssa Amack followed in the fifteenth place with a time of 5:25.93.  Dallas Butterfield was right behind Amack with a time of 5:29.30.  Freshman Allyson Richmond ran a 2:27.49 in the 800 meter for 9^th place.

On the men's side, freshman Michael Basuini had the top finish of the day as he ran to a fourth place finish in the 5000 meter with a time of 16:41.11.  Senior Ben Burchett finished two spots behind Basuini with a time of 17:38.25.  Micah Hays had a strong showing in the 200 and 400 meter race.  Hayes finished thirteenth in the 200 meter with a 23.50 and sixth in the 400 meter with a time of 53.22.  Freshman Christian Wichmann finished sixth in the 800 meter with a time of 2:00.48.  Thomas Provenzano ran a 12:19.87 in the 3000 meter steep chase, which placed him in sixth place.  In the 1500 meter, Wayne Smith finished ninth with a time of 4:14.79, while freshman Patrick Johnson followed right behind Smith with a time of 4:14.90.

With a young squad, the Warriors look forward to the future.