AZUSA, Calif. — The Santa Clara University men's track team turned in one of its strongest record-book performances of the season Friday and Saturday, adding 11 all-time top-10 marks at the Franson Last Chance Meet at Azusa Pacific's Cougar Athletic Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Liam Papavasiliou led the record push with the fastest 1,500-meter time in program history, setting a school record in 3 minutes, 43.82 seconds to place 14th overall and second in his heat. Jack Tolbert also moved up the Broncos' all-time list in the event, finishing 21st in 3:45.83, the sixth-fastest mark in school history. Antonio Camacho-Bucks placed 48th in 3:51.60, while Connor Rickey and Evan Charkut also competed in the event.
   
• Santa Clara also stacked five all-time marks in the 800 meters. Ben Pinkel led the Broncos with a ninth-place finish in 1:48.88, good for No. 2 all-time at Santa Clara. Papavasiliou added the No. 5 mark in program history with a heat-winning time of 1:51.94, while Tolbert, Camacho-Bucks and Andrew Ho also moved into the top 10. Tolbert ran 1:52.30 to place 40th overall, Camacho-Bucks followed in 1:52.41, and Ho clocked 1:52.99. Rickey added a 1:53.52 finish in the event.
   
• Daniel Trampe added another top-three overall finish for the Broncos in the 10,000 meters, placing third in 29:28.26. The time ranks fourth all-time in program history. It was his fourth different top-10 time this season after also running all-time Santa Clara marks in the indoor 5,000 (9th, 14:29.83), outdoor 3,000 (6th, 8:25.33), and outdoor 5,000 (6th, 14:05.82).
   
• The Broncos added three more all-time marks in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Daniel Vaca led Santa Clara with a third-place finish in 9:00.44, while Eric Ortega-Gammill, Jack Tobin and McCoy Brooks finished 10th, 11th and 14th, respectively. Ortega-Gammill ran 9:11.53 to move to No. 8 all-time, Tobin followed with the No. 9 mark in 9:11.67, and Brooks improved his No. 10 all-time mark with a time of 9:16.35.
   
• In the 5,000 meters, Zafer Courcelle led Santa Clara with a 17th-place finish in 14:29.15. Jacob McManus placed 25th in 14:37.55, and Charkut added a 52nd-place finish in 15:06.57.

COMING UP

• The Broncos will compete in their final regular season meet on Saturday at the West Coast Last Chance Meet, hosted by San Francisco State.

 
FRANSON LAST CHANCE MEET RESULTS
800 meters
1, Aidan McCarthy (Cal Poly), 1:47.90
9, Ben Pinkel, 1:48.88
37, Liam Papavasiliou, 1:51.94
40, Jack Tolbert, 1:52.30
41, Antonio Camacho-Bucks, 1:52.41
44, Andrew Ho, 1:52.99
49, Connor Rickey, 1:53.52
 
1,500 meters
1, Marco Langon (Villanova), 3:32.79
14, Papavasiliou, 3:43.82
21, Tolbert, 3:45.83
48, Camacho-Bucks, 3:51.60
65, Rickey, 3:54.96
79, Evan Charkut, 3:57.39
 
5,000 meters
1, Cael Grotenhuis (Northern Arizona), 13:41.86
17, Zafer Courcelle, 14:29.15
25, Jacob McManus, 14:37.55
52, Charkut, 15:06.57
 
10,000 meters
1, Jonathan Velasco (Unattached), 29:16.42
3, Daniel Trampe, 29:28.26
 
3,000-meter steeplechase
1, Elijah Gentry (Pepperdine), 8:55.03
3, Daniel Vaca, 9:00.44
10, Eric Ortega-Gammill, 9:11.53
11, Jack Tobin, 9:11.67
14, McCoy Brooks, 9:16.35