LOS ANGELES, Calif. --- Just a week removed from another Golden State Athletic Conference Championship Biola Track & Field traveled down the road to Jack Kemp Stadium at Occidental College for the 2016 Oxy Invitational.
 
The teams hit four NAIA automatic qualifying standards and three provisional standards in a solid day at the track. The student-athletes came out ready to compete and completely focused on getting to nationals, which can be a challenge just one week after all the focus was on the conference championships.
 
Wes Noyes led the way on the men's side as he hit a provisional standard in the 800-meter (1:53.5) and finished less than half a second in front of his teammate, Andrew Daedler, who was just shy of the standard at (1:53.9). Aditya Lal also ran in that 800m race and finished back a few seconds at 1:56.
 
"All of the guys ran very well. The guys in the 800 asserted themselves very well," said Henning. "Adi ran very aggressively and just fell about 100 meters short of a qualifying mark. Wes did a great job and closed very well, as did Andrew. Andrew just needs to work on getting in better position earlier on in the race."
 
Ryan Thompson was another highlight from the men's competition. He completed his 5,000-meter run in 15:21.56 to finish strong in a group of over 100 men.
 
The women's 5k was the true highlight of the day as four women earned automatic qualifying standards and one more hit a provisional time. Kellian Hunt smashed a 24-year-old school record by 13 seconds when she finished 15^th overall and finished with a 16:51.
 
Anika Gasner (17:11), Lyndee Dawson (17:13) and Stephanie Croy (17:33) all finished with 'A' qualifier times as well, while Michelle Clark (17:47) managed a 'B' provisional time in another remarkable event for the Eagles.
 
The 1,500-meter was a slower race, but Stephanie Chaires and Melissa Ledesma did a fine job running their races and put forth good showings.
 
"Stephanie really asserted herself by taking the lead to try to go after a fast time," said Henning. "Melissa held on for a good portion of the race and showed a lot of resolve."
 
Chaires finished near the top of her heat and placed 40^th overall in the event with a 4:48. Ledesma was not too far back with a 4:56.
 
Emily Ransom and Ilima Kung battled hard through the 3,000m steeplechase. Ransom earned a provisional standard with an 11:25.24 and finished inside of the top-15. Kung had battled fatigue all week and was not at 100 percent heading into her race, but she still finished with one of her fastest times ever and a 17^th-place finish (11:33).
 
It was the final day of pole vaulting before the NAIA Outdoor National Championships and it was a good one. Nicole Falkenstein came one inch shy of Taylor McCahon's school record with a 3.70m vault. She will have another chance at that record in a few weeks. Christina Clark finished with a 3.15m effort in her final go of the season.
 
"It was a really good day for us," said Henning.