Sacramento State T&F and XC

Breaking News!!! After 200 days since our last practice, the Hornets will return to Hornet Stadium under strict protocols to safely Practice on October 1st! The most excited everyone has ever been to begin Fall Conditioning!! #stingersup

Meet your All-Decade Team! Lea Wallace, competed in 2009-11 as the most decorated Middle-Distance runner in Hornet History! Over two decades, she won numerous Individual Big Sky Titles, set several individual & DMR Hornet School Records, and made trips to multiple NCAA Championship Finals. At the 2011 Indoor Big Sky Championship, she claimed the 800m & Mile titles. Her personal best Mile of 4:48.19, her only Mile in a Hornet uniform, was the School Record. Her 800m Hornet Sch...ool Record of 2:03.07 ranked her First for the 2011 Division 1 NCAA Indoor Track season & is still the All-Time Big Sky Indoor 800m Record. She earned All-American Status that indoor season, with her All-Decade teammate Renisha. Outdoors, Lea blew away the competition with a 2:02.95 800m. This stands as the Outdoor Hornet School Record & All-Time Big Sky Outdoor Record! At the Outdoor Big Sky Championship, she won the 800m, 1500m, and was part of the winning 4x400m relay. Her 800m at the Conference Championship, set a meet record of 2:04.36. At the NCAA West Championship Prelim, she qualified for the National Meet in the 1500m & 800m! Making the NCAA Final in both events, Lea closed out her career with a 6th place finish in the 800m & 9th place in the 1500m. Post Collegiately, Lea competed professionally with the best in the world finishing 11th at the 2012 Olympic Trials and 4th at the US Championship in Sacramento in 2014! She holds a lifetime best of 2:00.30! I am humbled and honored to be named to the All-Decade Team. I truly cherish the time spent I spent competing in a hornet uniform. The memories made with my hornet family are treasures that I will always hold close to my heart. I retired from competition in 2016, but couldn’t leave the sport entirely. I have since been coaching and training high school athletes. I am married, and just had a daughter who is turning 1 in Oct! I also plan to be mentoring student athletes for CSUS in the fall. I am forever indebted and grateful for all of the ways coaches and staff poured into me while I was a student athlete at Sac State. I was so blessed. I couldn’t have imagined a better ending to my collegiate career. #StingersUp @ Hornet Stadium

Meet your All-Decade Team! Ronald Brookins, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2008-11, as an incredible Hurdler, Jumper, Sprinter! Wrapping up his career in 2011, he was a force previous decade, winning numerous Big Sky Titles and All-American Honors across the Hurdles, Sprints, and Long Jump. During the 2011 Indoor and Outdoor seasons, he amassed 5 Big Sky Event Titles, adding 2 more top 3 finishes for 7 total Big Sky Honors for the year. Ronald was an integral part of H...ornet Men’s Indoor & Outdoor Big Sky Team Titles. At the Indoor Big Sky Conference meet, he scored 28 points, helping the Men’s team win the Big Sky Title by 0.5 points. At the Outdoor Big Sky Conference Meet, Ronald scored 28 individual points, and 16 points as part of relays. During that Indoor season, Ronald set the Hornet School Record, and the All-Time Big Sky Conference Record, in the 60 Hurdles with a time of 7.75. At the Indoor NCAA Championship, that March he earned All-American status and his best NCAA Championship finish of 10th place. Ronald’s best race came at the 2011 Mt. SAC Relays, as he set the Hornet School Record, and the All-Time Big Sky Conference Record at 13.47. He also set the Big Sky Championship meet record, during the preliminary race in 13.68, nearly 1 second ahead of all other competitors. Winning the 110 Hurdles for his 4th consecutive year, he had other wins with a 25’0 long jump, and as a leg of the 4x100m relay. He was runner up in the 100m to another All-Decade team member, and as a leg of the 4x400m relay. His last post season run started at the NCAA West Championship prelims running in the 110 Hurdles, the 4x100m relay, and the Long Jump. He would advanced to the National meet on a 13.47 race, earning an All-American honor weeks later. Post Collegiately, Ronald qualified for 110 Hurdles at the World University Games in 2011, finishing 3rd at the event. He trained and competed in both the Hurdles and Long Jump, qualifying for the 2012 & 2016 Olympic Trials. In the 110 Hurdles, he placed 22nd at the 2012 US Trials, then finished 10th at the 2016 US Trials. #StingersUp @ Hornet Stadium

Meet your All-Decade Team! Dominique Whittington, competed in 2012-2015 specializing in the Sprints! She accumulated the most All-Big Sky Honors of everyone on these All-Decade teams. As part of relays and individually, Dominique claimed 16 All-Big Sky Honors, 7 Big Sky event titles,and was part of 5 Big Sky Championship Teams! In her first Big Sky Championship in 2012, she set the Indoor Hornet School Record with a time of 54.54, placing 2nd at the Championship. She repeated... outdoors 2012, claiming the runner up position, with a time of 54.24, and a 3rd place finish in the 200m & 4x100m relay. She would qualify to the NCAA West Championship prelim in the 400m as a Freshman! The 2013 season was when dominance began in the Big Sky. At the Indoor Championship, she won the 400m Title with a new indoor best 54.33! She was the runner up in the 200m! During the Outdoor Big Sky Championship, she claimed the 400m with a Hornet School Record time of 53.50! She qualified again for the NCAA West Championship Prelim. During her Junior year, Dominique placed in all three events she participated in at the 2014 Indoor Big Sky Championship! She raced Indoor bests of 24.19 in the 200m, 54.09 to win the 400m, and was part of the winning 4x400m that set the Hornet School Record! Outdoors she recorded a season best of 53.90. She placed 2nd in the 200m with a windy 23.77 at the Big Sky Championship, and was part of both relays that also placed 2nd. The 45.55 4x100m relay was a Hornet School record. At her 3rd attempt at the NCAA West Championship Prelim, she saw her best regional finish of 27th in the 400m. Her final season, she defended her 400m Indoor Big Sky Title, as the only Hornet woman to run under 54 indoors, running 53.91. She set another Hornet School record as a leg of the 3:41.84 4x400m relay team! Outdoors, she reclaimed the Outdoor Big Sky 400m title, and was also part of both winning relays. At her Final NCAA West Championship Prelim, she would race the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay. The relay team would se the Hornet School Record with a collective race of 3:39.41 #StingersUp

Meet your All-Decade Team! Morgan Jones, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2016-2020, specializing in the Throws! During her years, she claimed 4 All-Big Sky Honors, culminating with a Hornet School Record in the Weight Throw this 2020 Indoor season. Joining the program in 2016, Morgan started to impact the Big Sky throws at the Indoor Big Sky Championship in 2018. At the Championship, she recorded her first 60’+ Weight Throw, to place 3rd, also claiming 5th in the Shot P...ut. She would climb the rankings in 2019, with another 60’+ Weight Throw to finish 2nd at the 2019 Indoor Big Sky Championship! Outdoors in 2019, Morgan set fire to her old personal bests, recording a 171’5 Hammer Throw in a regular season meet in Davis. Then at the Outdoor Big Sky Championship, she heaved her best career shot put of 47’9.25 to place 3rd, stepping on the podium with her All-Decade teammate Jelaia. During the 2020 Indoor season, Morgan made leaps and bounds up the Hornet School Record Board. In Washington, she would come within the closest she had ever been to her older Sister (Erin’s) Weight Throw Record, with her in attendance. Ultimately the following meet in New Mexico, Morgan threw nearly a 2’ personal best, to claim her place as the Hornet School Record Holder! In her final meet as a Hornet, she would bring home a 2nd place finish in the Weight Throw at the 2020 Indoor Big Sky Championship! My time at Sac State was truly unforgettable! I am forever grateful for the memories and family I have gained through this team! #StingersUp

Meet your All-Decade Team! Jesse Elvrom, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2010-2013, as a Multi transformed into a Thrower! He won one Big Sky title in the Javelin and earned 2 All-Big Sky Honors. He qualified for the NCAA West Championship Prelim twice in the Javelin, missing the National meet by one place, then making it the following year! After a year throwing the Javelin, Jesse took on the multi for 2012, before transitioning back to the Javelin full time outdoors 2...012. He improved every meet that Outdoor season, from 208’10 to his Big Sky Championship runner up performance of 220’2, a mark that would be top of the Hornet Record Board, until his final season! His first major meet of the 2013 season came at Mt SAC, where he won the event with a 231’2 throw. Weeks later at the Big Sky Championship, Jesse blew away the competition by over 30 feet! Winning the event with a Hornet School Record of 239’6! This throw would also set the Big Sky Championship meet record in the event! With this toss, qualified for the US Championship in 2013. At the National level, Jesse progressed through the NCAA West Championship prelim in 6th place. Then would earn his first All-American accolade with a 6th place at the National meet! Following his NCAA competition, Jesse went on to compete with the best in the United States at the US Championship. He went in ranked 20th in the US, and finished 16th! #stingersup

Meet your All-Decade Team! Emilio Hernandez, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2008-2011, as a versatile Jumper! Winning numerous Big Sky titles across the two decades, she finished his Hornet Career with 5 All-Big Sky Honors and 3 Individual Big Sky titles in 2011. He would qualify for the NCAA West Championship Prelim in all his jumping events! Capping off his Hornet Campaign, Emilio won the 2011 Indoor Big Sky Triple Jump, with an indoor best mark of 48’9.5 a mark tha...t once was 2nd on the Hornet Record Board. Earlier in the season, he leapt a 6’11.75 bar in the High Jump, again ranking 2nd on the Hornet Record Board! He would place 3rd in the event at the Championship meet. He also recorded a personal best at the time with a 4th place finish, behind 2 other Hornets, in the Long Jump with a 23’5.25 mark. Outdoors, Emilio quickly improved in every event. He recorded his best Triple jump of 49’3.5, a mark that qualified for the NCAA West Championship Prelim. Fast Forward to the Outdoor Big Sky Championship, he would help the Hornets win the team title, by nearly 50 points. He contributed a personal best in the High Jump winning the event, with a 7’1 jump. He also won the Triple Jump, winning the event, having to improve by 1-foot on his final jump! Just behind All-Decade Teammate Ronald, Emilio would claim the runner up place in the Long Jump, with his career best of 24’2.5 Competing at the NCAA West Championship Prelim was not new to him in 2011, but qualifying in all his jumping events was. His best finish would come in the High Jump, where he wrapped up his historic run with a 14th place finish, in a field including many future Olympians. #StingersUp

Meet your All-Decade Team! Renisha Robinson, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2008-2012, as a dominant Middle-Distance Runner! Over two decades, she earned numerous All Big Sky Honors, won individual titles, and made 4 trips to the NCAA Championships, and left her name on several events top-10 Hornet School Records. Coming off a hot season of 2010, defending her 3rd Indoor 800m title & Outdoor 800m Big Sky Title, she handed the leading torch to her All-Decade teammate Le...a. At the 2011 Indoor Big Sky Championship, Renisha took home the runner up place in the 800m, and assisted in the 2nd place 4x400m relay! The following weekend, she would race another 2:05 800m run at the last chance UW Qualifier, a feat she completed the year prior. She would qualify for the Indoor NCAA Championship and earn All-American status at the meet! Returning the following Outdoor season, for her final year, Renisha ran several sub 2:10 800m, and her best 1500m of 4:20.66, a time that ranks number 2 on the Outdoor Hornet Record board for the event. This was a time that would qualify her to run the event at the NCAA West Championship Prelim. At her last Outdoor Big Sky Championship in 2012, she would finish runner up in both the 800m and 1500m races. Weeks later at the NCAA West Championship Prelim, she qualified for the Final Championship in the 800m with a 2:05.68. Ultimately at the Outdoor NCAA Championship she would run her lifetime best of 2:05.15, wrapping up her career as a Hornet with her last All-American performance! My time at Sac State as a student-athlete overall was truly magical. You only get one chance in a lifetime to experience a great coach (Coach Abbott you are beyond the best coach anyone could have! He is the MVP and I’m forever grateful he was my coach), teammates and forever friendships. I’m forever thankful for the memories I was able to build, cultivate and share with others. Currently I’m located in Orlando, FL and I’m the Development /Volunteer Coordinator for a leading nonprofit in mental health and child family services and I’m a MBA Graduate Student at UCF. #StingersUp

Meet your All-Decade Team! Oleg Ryabokorovka, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2012-2014, specializing in the Jumps! Over his years, he won the Big Sky Indoor Long Jump title in 2014, earned Big Sky Honors 4x, and scoring at all of his Big Sky Championship meets. At the 2013 Indoor Big Sky Championship, Oleg significantly improved his Long Jump to a best of 23’7.25 to place 3rd, and recorded an indoor best of 46’10.25 to place 4th in the Triple Jump. At the Outdoor Big... Sky Championship, he improved his place in both events to finish 2nd in the Long Jump with a 23’10.75 jump, and also added a 3rd place finish in the Triple Jump. In his final season, indoors of 2014 Oleg would record his indoor best Long Jump of 23’9. This was leading up to his Indoor Big Sky Championship crown in the event. Finishing in style, he led the way in the Long Jump, seeing 3 other Hornets that scored in the final for the event, including an All-Decade teammate, then Freshman Michael Turner. It’s an honor to be part of this list. I certainly have very fond memories of my time at Sac State; from the beautiful campus to the time on the track. I miss that collegiate environment, especially practices and the track meets with the team. There was nothing more exciting than traveling for competitions and setting new PRs. A week after graduating from Sac State In 2014 I moved to the island of Oahu in Hawaii to pursue a career in Human Resources. Although I have not stepped foot on the track in few years I found my new runway out in the ocean on a surfboard. With Aloha, Oleg R. #StingersUp

Meet your All-Decade Team! Mikayla Revera, current athlete for the Sac State Hornets since 2018, specializing in the Sprints! Over her years, she claimed 8 Big Sky Honors, winning the 4 events individually and as a part of relays. She scored at every Big Sky Championship meet, first on relays, but now individually and as a staple of the relays. During the 2018 Indoor Big Sky Championship, Mikayla earned her first two Big Sky Honors as part of the 2nd place DMR, and 3rd place ...4x400m relay. At her next Indoor Championship in 2019, Mikayla made the 200m & 400m finals, running a then best time of 55.89, and was part of the 2nd place 4x400m relay team. Her individual and relay haul helped the Hornets secure their first Big Sky Title since 2016. Outdoors Mikayla raced several 55 second 400m races, culminating with her 54.42 at the Outdoor Big Sky Championship. She also raced a best of 24.41 to qualify, then score in the 200m Final. Her contributions to the 4x100m and 4x400m relays also helped the Hornets win both events, in a successful Women’s Outdoor pursuit to defend the Indoor Team Title. During the 2020 season, raced indoor bests in the 60m, 200m, & 400m. IN New Mexico, she raced to a personal best 7.73 60m dash! At the 2020 Indoor Big Sky Championship, Mikayla would win the 400m with her best time of 54.13, a time that ranks 2nd in the Hornet School Record book. She finished runner up in the 200m in a best attempt of 24.11, a time that ranks 3rd in the Hornet School Record book. Capping off the Championship, she was part of the 4x400m relay that won the event! It’s an honor to be chosen, and wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my teammates and coaches. Very grateful for Coach Kim always believing in me. #StingersUP

Meet your All-Decade Team! Caprice Powell, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2011-15 in Sprints! She piled up 7 All-Big Sky Honors, set a Hornet School Record, claimed 3 Big Sky Individual Titles, & two trips to the NCAA West Championship Prelim Caprice was a vital part of the Hornet Relay team, before she scored at the 2013 Indoor Big Sky Championship, sprinting 24.61 in the 200m... At the 2014 Outdoor Big Sky Championship, she set more bests in the 100m in 11.55, and a Hornet School Record in the 4x100m relay in 45.55. Her 23.63 200m from earlier in the season, would qualify her into the NCAA West Championship Prelim for both the 100 & 200 During 2015 she regularly ran below 7.7 & a few times below 7.6 in the 60m. At the 2015 Indoor Big Sky Championship, she would run a personal best & Hornet School record of 7.53! She raced to win the 200m with a time of 23.98 a mark that still stands as the Hornet School Record! Moving outdoors, she raced a wind legal 23.90 200m & 11.71 100m races. Both marks, on the top-10 Hornet School Record Board Culminating at the 2015 Outdoor Big Sky Championships, she won the 100m, 200m, and the 4x100m relay, helping the Women’s team claim the Big Sky Team Title! While at Sac State, I was a part of an amazing group of athletes. We went hard on and off the track and it showed through the many team titles we won together. It was not easy but because I was surrounded by competition daily at practice and guided by coaches who expected me to be great, I had no choice but to live up to that and I enjoyed it to the fullest! My last year was my best year because I desired to not only challenge myself, but I wanted to show the younger hornets who were watching and the future hornets to come that when you set your mind to it, anything is possible! Since graduating from Sac State in 2015 with a Bachelors in Sociology, I have pursued a Masters in Social Work Degree from Clark Atlanta University (Class of 2019). I am now living in Houston TX, trying to advance my career in higher education within the field of Social Work. #stingersup

Meet your All-Decade Team! Jah Strange, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2017-2018, specializing in Triple Jump! During his time in Sacramento, he won the Big Sky Indoor Triple Jump title in 2018, earned Big Sky Honors 4x, and scoring at all 4 of his Big Sky Championship meets. During the Indoor 2018 season Jah recorded personal bests in the Long & Triple Jumps. The timing of his first 23’ Long Jump, couldn’t come at a better moment, as his leap placed him 3rd in the Big... Sky Championship event. His best attempt of 51’3.5 is a mark that still stands as the Indoor Hornet School Record. At the Indoor Big Sky Championship, he would win the Triple Jump, leading the 1-2-3 Hornet Finish. This was not new to the Hornets, as they finished 1-3-4-5 at the 2017 Indoor Championship, when Jah was 3rd and All-Decade Teammate Darius won the event. Outdoors in 2018 he would record his best moments as a Hornet in late April and early May. Jumping 51’3.75 at the Causeway Classic, and a windy best of 24’11.75 in the Long Jump, where the Hornets took the first 6 places in the event versus Davis! At the 2018 Outdoor Big Sky Championship, Jah would bring in two 3rd place finishes in his jumping events. Since competing with the Hornets, Jah continued his education and Track & Field career at Purdue, finishing his degree and earning numerous Big Ten Conference honors. #stingersup

Meet your All-Decade Team! Kassandra Corrigan, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2015-2018, as a Multi, Jumper, Sprinter, Hurdler! The Local Sacramento product, earned 6 All-Big Sky Honors individually and as part of relays. Beginning at the Indoor season of 2015, she scored in several events, most notably with her 2nd place finish, and first 3700+ score in the pentathlon. She returned the following indoor season to set the Hornet School Record at the time, with a total o...f 3794. She always carried momentum into the Outdoor season well, lengthening her spread of events to the open 400m and 4x400m relays. Narrowly eclipsing the 5000 point mark at the Outdoor Big Sky Championship in 2015, Kassandra earned a 3rd place finish with a score of 4995. Following an off season, she returned during the outdoor 2017 season to finish her career on her Home Track. In pursuit of a Big Sky Team Title, she scored in 3 events, lead by her 2nd place finish in the Heptathlon, finishing behind one of her teammates, another member of this All-Decade team. This best score of 5,163 places her 4th on the Hornet School Record board! She is also 4th on the Hornet School Record Board for her Indoor best High Jump mark of 5’7.75 #stingersup

Meet your All-Decade Team! Elizabeth Venzon, competed for the Sac State Hornets in 2015-2017, as a Multi/Jumper! During her time, she was a two-time Big Sky Champion, four-time All-Big Sky Performer, and qualified for the NCAA West Championship Prelim for the High Jump. In her first Indoor season, Elizabeth set personal bests, including in the Pentathlon with her 2015 Indoor Big Sky Championship performance of 3656, which placed her 3rd. The following indoor season, she jumpe...d an indoor best of 5’7.75 to place 2nd at the 2016 Indoor Big Sky Championship. In her final Indoor season, she jumped another new indoor best of 5’8, to win her first Big Sky individual Championship event in 2017. This performance now stands 2nd on the Hornet School Record Board. During the Hornet Invite Heptathlon, she set her Outdoor best of 5’8.75 in the High Jump, a mark that ranks her 4th on the Outdoor Hornet School Record Board. At the 2017 Outdoor Big Sky Elizabeth forged together 5 personal bests of the 7 events to win the Heptathlon title, scoring 5322. Her score is number 2 on the Hornet School Record board for the event! I’m currently finishing up my masters in teaching and starting my first year as a high school math teacher this August. I feel incredibly blessed to have found a job l feel so much passion for. I now spend most of my free time hiking, backpacking, kite boarding, taking my pups on runs, and planning my upcoming wedding all in the beautiful state of Oregon! Don’t stress so much about the result. Give your training everything you have then allow yourself to enjoy the meets and the results will follow. I always did my best when I went into an event with a smile on my face expecting to have some fun! I also want to thank the amazing coaches who were so patient with me and teammates who pushed me every day and made long practices something to look forward to. I wouldn’t be where I am now if it wasn’t for Sac State track and field and for that I’m forever grateful. When I coach now even three years later I still have to remind myself to keep my pinky down on break outs. A big piece of me will always be a hornet! #stingersup