CHICO, Calif. – Seven event titles and nine national qualifying marks led the Southern Oregon track and field program to one of its most trips to Chico as two athletes challenged school records and the men's team finished second overall at the 2013 Chico State Distance Medley and Twilight Invitational.

Danny Parks (Eugene, Ore./) surpassed a 25-year-old school record in the discus to improve on last week's NAIA 'A' standard qualifier and climb to third in the nation in the event. Parks' throw of 178-8 beat Randy Settell's previous record of 175-6 ½ from 1998 and earned the junior the event title on Saturday. He also hit Cascade Collegiate Conference marks in the shot put and the hammer.

Amelia Maguin (Fernley, Nev./Fernley) nearly beat the program record in the 400-meter hurdles, instead “settling” for a more than two-second personal best in the event with a time of 1:01.56. She placed first in the race and now ranks second in the nation and second in the SOU record books behind Jill Carrier's 1995 record of 1:01.33.

The Southern Oregon men's national dominance of the 1500-meter event continued, as Jared Hixon (Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale) hit the 'A' qualifier with a time of 3:54.03. He joins Eric Avila (Chula Vista, Calif./Bonita Vista), Zach Boyd-Helm (West Linn, Ore./West Linn) and Kevin Jorgenson as Raiders who have now qualified in the event, with the latter three ranking among the NAIA's top five.

Sam Hartinger (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual) had the best day of his young career on Saturday, finishing third in the triple jump with an NAIA provisional qualifying mark of 47-2 ½ while also hitting the CCC qualifier with a second-place showing in the high jump.

Hixon added a provisional qualifying time and a first-place performance in the men's 5,000-meter race, finishing in 14:50.69. Sullivan Stevens (Sparks, Nev./Spanish Springs) rounded out the Raiders' national qualifiers on the day with a 'B' time of 14.95 in the 110-meter hurdles, winning the event.

Other event titles on the weekend for the Raiders went to Trevor Lynn (Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills) in the steeplechase and the men's 4x400-meter relay team. Lynn ran a CCC-qualifying time of 9:35.92, while the men's relay team of Nick Perrino (Reno, Nev./McQueen), Chase Bussing (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris), Stevens and Jonz Olander (Grants Pass, Ore./Grants Pass) won the race with a time of 3:20.15.

Overall, Southern Oregon finished the meet with 45 CCC marks and a second-place men's team performance, behind only meet host Chico State. The Raiders return to action this weekend, traveling to Eugene on Friday for the Oregon Relays.

Complete SOU Results:

Women 100 Meter Dash
15. Acacia Walton (Pensacola, Fla./Dillingham), 14.23

Women 200 Meter Dash
6. Mikayla Garrard (Klamath Falls, Ore./Mazama), 25.98*
16. Nicole Leaf (Eagle Point, Ore./Eagle Point), 27.52
28. Acacia Walton (Pensacola, Fla./Dillingham), 29.81

Women 400 Meter Run
3. Mikayla Garrard (Klamath Falls, Ore./Mazama), 57.86*

Women 800 Meter Run
3. Luisa Westley (Menlo Park, Calif./Menlo-Atherton), 2:29.19

Women 1500 Meter Run Invitational
15. Alexandra Rudd (North Bend, Wash./Mount Si), 4:49.75*
19. Jessie Rozario (Rocklin, Calif./Del Oro), 4:51.32*
37. Summer Cano (Hillsboro, Ore./Century), 5:14.23

Women 1500 Meter Run
2. Anne Hagy (Medford, Ore./Phoenix ), 4:54.69*
7. Luisa Westley (Menlo Park, Calif./Menlo-Atherton), 5:05.08

Women 5000 Meter Run
5. Alexandra Rudd (North Bend, Wash./Mount Si), 17:50.65*
14. Rebecca Lupescu (Portland, Ore./Westview), 18:16.03*
19. Anne Hagy (Medford, Ore./Phoenix ), 18:34.62*
22. Jessie Rozario (Rocklin, Calif./Del Oro), 18:47.28*
31. Kattarina Korpela (Umatilla, Ore./Umatilla), 19:24.36
41. Stephanie Ramirez (Salinas, Calif./Salinas), 20:13.08

Women 100 Meter Hurdles
16. Nicole Leaf (Eagle Point, Ore./Eagle Point), 18.05*

Women 400 Meter Hurdles
1. Amelia Maguin (Fernley, Nev./Fernley), 1:01.56^*

Women High Jump
10. Shawna Neilson (Central Point, Ore./Crater), 1.48m (4-10 1/4)*

Women Pole Vault
T3. Stephanie Techler (Berlin, Germany/), 3.45m (11-3 3/4)*

Women Long Jump
16. Nicole Leaf (Eagle Point, Ore./Eagle Point), 4.53m (14-10 1/2)*

Women Shot Put
14. Holly Haga (Central Point, Ore. /Crater), 9.96m (32-8 1/4)*

Women Discus Throw
2. Holly Haga (Central Point, Ore. /Crater), 41.09m (134-10)*

Women Hammer Throw
13. Holly Haga (Central Point, Ore. /Crater), 33.26m (109-1)*

Men 100 Meter Dash
10. Sullivan Stevens (Sparks, Nev./Spanish Springs), 11.32*
29. Tyler Stickler (Medford, Ore./Cascade Christian), 12.11

Men 200 Meter Dash
35. Robert Benamati (Fernley, Nev./Fernley), 24.2
38. Tyler Stickler (Medford, Ore./Cascade Christian), 24.4

Men 400 Meter Run
2. Jonz Olander (Grants Pass, Ore./Grants Pass), 49.25*
6. Nick Perrino (Reno, Nev./McQueen), 50.17*
14. Brandon Ritchie (Grants Pass, Ore./Grants Pass), 51.34*
16. Josh Muswieck (Medford, Ore./Cascade Christian), 51.41*
25. Robert Benamati (Fernley, Nev./Fernley), 53.49

Men 800 Meter Run
13. Chase Bussing (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris), 1:57.34*

Men 1500 Meter Run Seeded
2. Trevor Lynn (Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills), 4:00.47*
15. Nathan Normo (Sherwood, Ore./Lake Oswego), 4:07.48
30. Brett Hornig (Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley), 4:12.93
31. Tyler VanDyke (Eagle Point, Ore./Eagle Point), 4:14.2
32. Hector Aleman (Seaside, Calif./Seaside ), 4:14.68

Men 1500 Meter Run
4. Peter Stice (Umatilla, Ore./Umatilla), 4:14.67
11. Matt Williams (La Crescenta, Calif./La Crescenta), 4:18.21

Men 1500 Meter Run Invitational
1. Eric Avila (Chula Vista, Calif./Bonita Vista), 3:49.45^*
5. Zach Boyd-Helm (West Linn, Ore./West Linn), 3:53.19^*
7. Jared Hixon (Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale), 3:54.03^*
8. Kevin Jorgensen (Yreka, Calif./Yreka), 3:54.04^*

Men 5000 Meter Run
1. Jared Hixon (Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale), 14:50.69+*
20. Brett Hornig (Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley), 15:29.92*
28. Hector Aleman (Seaside, Calif./Seaside ), 15:39.35
36. Will Parke-Hoffman (Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis), 15:55.00

Men 110 Meter Hurdles
1. Sullivan Stevens (Sparks, Nev./Spanish Springs), 14.95+*
14. Cody Sharp (Reno, Nev./McQueen), 16.41*
17. Devan Barkley (Stockton, Calif./Lincoln), 16.58*

Men 400 Meter Hurdles
6. Devan Barkley (Stockton, Calif./Lincoln), 57.05*

Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1. Trevor Lynn (Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills), 9:35.92*
3. Cary Dunagan (Reno, Nev./), 9:41.83*
9. Timothy Gonzales (Canyon Country, Calif./Canyon), 11:12.13

Men 4x100 Meter Relay
5. Southern Oregon (Stevens, Perrino, Ritchie, Olander), 42.76

Men 4x400 Meter Relay
1. Southern Oregon 'A' (Perrino, Bussing, Stevens, Olander), 3:20.15
10. Southern Oregon 'B' (Sharp, Barkley, Stice, Williams), 3:34.30

Men High Jump
2. Sam Hartinger (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual), 1.98m (6-6)*

Men Pole Vault
T13. Nathaniel Snyder (Portland, Ore./Grant), 3.97m (13-0 1/4)*

Men Long Jump
15. Brandon Ritchie (Grants Pass, Ore./Grants Pass), 6.0m (19-8 1/4)

Men Triple Jump
3. Sam Hartinger (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual), 14.39m (47-2 1/2)+*
12. Cody Sharp (Reno, Nev./McQueen), 12.72m (41-8 3/4)*

Men Shot Put
11. Michael Ruppert (Winston, Ore./Douglas), 13.74m (45-1)*
14. Danny Parks (Eugene, Ore./), 13.21m (43-4 1/4)*

Men Discus Throw
1. Danny Parks (Eugene, Ore./), 54.45m (178-8)^*
14. Michael Ruppert (Winston, Ore./Douglas), 40.53m (133-0)*

Men Hammer Throw
11. Danny Parks (Eugene, Ore./), 45.53m (149-4)*

^ NAIA 'A' Qualifier
+ NAIA 'B' Qualifier
* Cascade Conference Qualifier