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Track and Field

2016-17 Track and Field Roster

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Bryan Boettcher

Mario Magana

  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Summit HS
  • Hometown Fontana, Calif.

Biography

Career Bests

2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the distance medley relay, helping the team place third in 10:17.67 … also placed eighth in the 400 meters and helped the Coyotes’ 4x400-meter relay take fourth place at the Summit League Championships … notched an indoor best of 48.75 seconds in the Summit preliminary for 400 meters to move to seventh on USD’s all-time charts … ran a leg of the Coyotes’ 4x400-meter relay that notched the eighth-best time in USD program history of 3:16.25 … finished runner-up in the 400 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic … notched a season best 22.78 for 200 meters to take eighth at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … tallied six individual top-10 finishes during the season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Won the 400 meters in 49.22 seconds at the USD Twilight … clocked a season best of 48.66 seconds for 400 meters at the Baldy Castillo Invitational … clocked a career best 21.83 seconds for 200 meters to place third at the USD vs. SDSU Dual … finished runner-up in the 400 meters at the Sioux City Relays and the USD vs. SDSU Dual … recorded six top-10 finishes during the season.

2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Took fifth in the 400 meters at the Summit League Championships … clocked a season-best 49.40 seconds to qualify for the finals at the meet … also ran a leg of the Coyotes’ fifth-place 4x400 relay … won the 400 meters in 51.13 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … clocked 49.63 seconds in the 400 at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the 400 meters, sixth in the 200 meters and fourth in the 4x400 relay at the Summit League Championships … clocked a season-best 48.27 in the 400-meter finals … finished runner-up in the 200 meters at the Cal State LA Twilight … clocked a season-best 21.83 seconds for 200 meters at the Howard Wood Relays with a fourth-place finish … also took third in the 400 meters in 48.44 seconds at Howard Wood … member of the Coyotes 4x400 relay, which posted a season-best 3:16.61 at the Drake Relays.

Prep
Holds six Summit High School records, including 22.17 for 200 meters, 48.31 for 400 meters and 1:58 for 800 meters ... also ran legs on the Skyhawks' school record 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays ... named the Summit boy's track most valuable performer in 2014 ... also played football for the Skyhawks.

Personal
Son of Mario and Angela Magana ... kinesiology and sport science major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints