While opening up their outdoor play Saturday with hosting the Early Bird Invitational at Roadman Park the California University of Pennsylvania men’s track team won five events and qualified 10 events for the PSAC championships.

Redshirt freshman Jae’Len Means went on to win the 200 meter dash with a finish time of 21.89 seconds, the second fastest finish in the PSAC this spring. Means would also move on to win the 100 meter dash with a finish of 11.05 seconds. Junior Joe Vedilago would go on to claim the 400 meter dash as he set a personal record with a 48.92 seconds finish which was nearly two whole seconds faster than the whole field. Vedilago and fellow junior Francis Jajua both qualified for the league championships in the 200 meter dash. Senior Steven Stoffel made his return to the outdoor track for the first time since 2013 and posted a win in the 800 meter run and reached a PSAC- qualifying time with a 1 minute, 56.38 seconds finish. Junior Anderson Novalin posted a victory in the shot put on Saturday with a throw of 15.09 meters (49-6.25 feet). Senior Andy Tuzikow placed a second overall finish in the discus throw and qualified for the league championships with a mark of 43.60 meters (143-0.0 feet). Junior Aaron Morgan reached PSAC-qualifying marks in a pair of events at Roadman Park. Placing second in the 400 meter hurdles posting a time of 56.38 seconds. Morgan also went on to finish third in the high jump after clearing 1.95 meters (6-4.75 feet).

The Lady Vulcans won five events and qualified nine entries for the PSAC championships in Saturday’s invitational. Sophomore Gabby Irving broke the school record in the 200 meter dash and won a pair of events at the home meet. Irving went on to finish the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.98 seconds. Irving also went on to finish the 100 meter dash in a time of 12.37 seconds. Irving boasts the second-fastest time in the PSAC this spring in both the 100 and 200.

The trio of Kaila Cannon, sophomore Kailah Holmes and senior Ieisha Jackson each reached the league-qualifying standard in both the long jump and triple jump on Saturday. Cannon won the long jump with a mark of 5.41 meters (17-9.00 feet) and placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 11.24 meters (36-10.50 feet). Holmes finished in second place in the long jump with a leap of 5.22 meters (17-1.50 feet) and placed third overall in the triple jump with a mark of 11.13 meters (36-6.25 feet). Jackson claimed the victory in the triple jump with a distance of 11.24 meters (37-7.25), which is the second-best mark in the PSAC this spring. She also established a personal record in the long jump with a mark of 5.21 meters (17-1.25) to finish in fourth place.

Junior Emilia Ricciuti won the 400-meter dash and qualified for the league championships with a time of 1 minute, 0.16 seconds, which was almost three seconds faster than the rest of the field. She also set a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 26.51 seconds.

The Vulcans will return to action next weekend when they compete at both the Colonial Relays hosted by William &Mary and the Bethany Invitational.