With only three weeks left until the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference preliminaries, members of the San Bernardino Valley College track and field teams got a chance to test themselves against teams from across the 3C2A at the annual Arnie Robinson Invitational at San Diego Mesa College on March 20.

Micah Watson became the latest SBVC distance runner to impress in the 3000-meter steeplechase. The cross country All-American won the event Friday, clocking in at 9 minutes, 35.25 seconds - setting the meet record for the event. His time was also the second-fastest in the state this season. He was followed by teammates Noah Townsend (fourth, 10:20.3) and Samuel Chavarria (fifth, 10:26.46) - placing both of them in the top 12 of runners in the 3C2A this season.

Oscar Hernandez shaved nearly six seconds off his personal best in the 1500 meters, finishing 12th in the field with a time of 4:06.34. Nine of the 11 runners who finished in front of him also posted personal bests in the stacked field. Wahi Traylor also posted a personal best in the 400 meters, finishing with a time of 52.22 seconds. 

On the women's side, Callie Frias placed third in the 3000-meter steeplechase, with a time of 12:35.27 - a top-five time in the state this season. Savannah Flores posted a pair of personal bests on the day - finishing seventh overall in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:58.18 and third in her heat of the 800 meters with a time of 2:28.93.

Freshman jumper Tamia Hardwick continued her strong start to the spring, posting season bests in her three events. She finished third in the high jump, clearing 5-foot-1 (1.55 meters) before finishing fifth in the long jump with a jump of 17 feet, 11.75 inches (5.48 meters). In the triple jump, she finished third again, posting a best jump of 36 feet, 11.5 inches (11.26 meters).