SAN FRANCISCO — The Santa Clara University men's track team closed its regular season Saturday with three event wins and several front-pack finishes at the West Coast Last Chance Meet at San Francisco State's Cox Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ben Pinkel led Santa Clara in the 800 meters, winning the event in 1 minute, 49.34 seconds. Connor Rickey added a fifth-place finish in a personal-best 1:52.89, moving to ninth all-time in Santa Clara history. Andrew Ho placed eighth in 1:54.17, and Evan Charkut finished 11th in 1:54.87. Coen Strub and Nico Trepanier also raced for the Broncos in the event.
   
• The Broncos had two runners place among the top three of the 1,500 meters. Liam Papavasiliou finished second in 3:46.56, and Jack Tolbert followed in third with a time of 3:48.23. Eric Ortega-Gammill added a ninth-place finish in 3:53.39, while Zafer Courcelle, Jack Tobin, Charkut, McCoy Brooks, Trepanier and Rickey all finished inside the top-22.
   
• Daniel Trampe gave Santa Clara another event win in the 5,000 meters, crossing first in 14:41.65. Will Carroll placed fourth in 14:48.33, while James Ponzio took eighth in 15:10.27 and Jack Kyle finished 12th in 15:11.59.
   
• Strub added the Broncos' third event win of the meet in the 400 meters, running 50.07 to edge Craig Cox of City Speed SF by two hundredths of a second.
   
• Daniel Vaca finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, clocking 8:55.79.

COMING UP

• Santa Clara now waits to see if any of its student-athletes qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships West Region Preliminary Meet. Announcements are made on Thursday.

 
WEST COAST LAST CHANCE MEET RESULTS
400 meters
1, Coen Strub, 50.07
2, Craig Cox (City Speed SF), 50.09
 
800 meters
1, Ben Pinkel, 1:49.34
5, Connor Rickey, 1:52.89
8, Andrew Ho, 1:54.17
11, Evan Charkut, 1:54.87
21, Strub, 1:58.44
25, Nico Trepanier, 1:59.08
 
1,500 meters
1, Divan Du plooy, 3:43.51
2, Liam Papavasiliou, 3:46.56
3, Jack Tolbert, 3:48.23
9, Eric Ortega-Gammill, 3:53.39
11, Zafer Courcelle, 3:54.85
12, Jack Tobin, 3:56.09
15, Evan Charkut, 3:56.79
19, McCoy Brooks, 3:57.94
20, Nico Trepanier, 3:58.79
22, Connor Rickey, 3:59.30
35, Jude Alvarez, 4:05.67
36, Jacob McManus, 4:06.20
 
5,000 meters
1, Daniel Trampe, 14:41.65
4, Will Carroll, 14:48.33
8, James Ponzio, 15:10.27
12, Jack Kyle, 15:11.59
 
3,000-meter steeplechase
1, Ethan O'Shea (San Francisco), 8:47.46
2, Daniel Vaca, 8:55.79