Both of the Humboldt State men’s and women’s track and field teams will begin a week-long road trip this Friday-Saturday, April 23-24, when the Lumberjacks participate in the two-day Raider Invitational on the campus of Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Ore.  After this weekend, the Lumberjacks will travel north to Salem, Ore., on April 29 for a dual with Willamette University.  Humboldt State will finish off its travel in the two-day Oregon State University High Performance Meet on April 30-May 1 in Corvallis, Ore.

 “We are very excited to get back on the road and back to competition this week,” said head coach Sarah Ingram.  “We have been working hard in practices and we feel more prepared with more weeks of training under our belt for this trip. Nearing the end of the semester, we’re really aiming to maintain our focus on our academics, and we have many study halls planned throughout our 9 days on the road. It’s been such a crazy year for everybody, but we’re still full of gratitude and thrilled to have this opportunity. We’re hoping to make it count!”

 Humboldt State is coming off a two-week layover after participating in four meets, March 18-26, also in Oregon.  The Lumberjacks started that trip at the SOU Meet #1 on March 18-19 in Ashland.  The trio of Carson Smith, Rosa Granados and Kegan Richards are recorded first place times or marks.  Smith ran an 8:51.88 in the 3000 while Granados won the 3000 with a time of 10:49.77.  Richards had a throw of 14.02m (46-0) to capture the shot put.

 After the SOU Meet #1, HSU traveled north to Monmouth, Ore., for a pair of meets on March 20 and 23.  The ‘Jacks first participated in the Western Oregon dual with the hosts and also Oregon State University’s women’s team. Four ‘Jacks recorded first place finishes in Ryan Castro, Isaac Figueroa, Shane Oliver and Jackson Miller.  Castro won the 100-meter dash (12.06) while Figueroa captured the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.90.  Oliver ran a 1:03.99 to win the 400-meter and Miller had a jump of 1.81m (5-11.25) to win the high jump. 

 HSU stayed in Monmouth as the ‘Jacks participated in the Western Oregon meet with the hosts and Pacific University on March 23.  Five Lumberjacks won their events in Paul Domingue, Valerie Heywood, Isaac Figueroa, Aris Valerio and Carson Smith. Domingue won the 200 and triple jump.  In the 200, he had a winning time of 22.73 while in the triple jump he captured the event with a jump of 13.94m (45-9).  Heywood won the 400 with her time of 1:05.28 while Figueroa had a winning time of 53.56 in the 400.  In the 5000, Smith ran a first-place time of 15:18.93.  Over in the 800, Valerio ran a 1:55.09 to capture the event.

 The Lumberjacks finished their trip at the SOU Meet #2 in Ashland on March 25-26. HSU placed first in five events.  Rosa Granados won the 1500 (4:56.97) while Joy Hano captured the 100 hurdles (15.44).  Paul Domingue captured the triple jump (13.99m, 45-10.75) and Kegan Richards won the discus (44.14m, 144-10).  The women’s 4x400 relay team of Grace Kasberger, Zoe Becker, Valerie Heywood and Rosa Granados had a winning time of 4:19.55.

 Please go to either the https://hsujacks.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/schedule or https://hsujacks.com/sports/womens-track-and-field/schedule for the links for the live results for each of the three meets that HSU will be participating in the upcoming week. 

 The Lumberjacks started the return to participation process in Fall 2020 and continue this Spring following County Public Health, NCAA, and University protocols including testing on a regular and consistent basis. Protocols include 

• Consultation with Humboldt County Public Health officials
• Frequent testing — teams in competition will be tested three times a week
• Small group practices
• Wearing face coverings on campus and on the road
• Travel-related quarantines

Each team will be on the road for multiple games over the course of one to three weeks. None of the games are part of regular conference competition, which is not occurring this year.