Bjorklund, of Los Altos, won the discus with a throw of 147 feet 10 inches, while Ramon, of San Jose, was victorious in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:28.44.

The men’s and women’s teams both finished in fourth place, posting gains in throws and distance running. “We’ve certainly turned the corner in those two major event groups,” head coach Troy Engle said. “Those programs have established themselves as amongst – if not the strongest –in the conference on the men’s and women’s sides. The results speak to that.”

Coming in second behind Bjorklund in the discus was senior Mark Bohnstedt (143 feet, 7 inches). Sophomore Chris Kyles added a fifth-place finish. In the shot put, Bjorklund finished second (46 feet, 8 inches), Bohnstedt took third (46 feet, 7 inches), and Kyles finished fourth (43 feet, 7 inches). Trailing Ramon in the steeplechase was fourth-place finisher Galen Smith, a sophomore (9:59.54). In the 5000m, sophomore Kevin Chaves finished second (15:25.02) and senior Nimish Parekh took fourth (15:33.91). Senior Derek Turbin grabbed third in the triple jump with a leap of 45 feet, 2 inches. Bjorklund was sixth in the hurdles with a time of 16.16 seconds.

The women’s effort was led by frosh Kera Bartlett and Molly Frolich. Bartlett was second in the pole vault with a leap of 10 feet, 6 inches and Frolich was second in the shot (38 feet, 1 inch) and sixth in the discus (104 feet, 5 inches). Senior Daisy Demelo finished fourth in the 1,500m and sixth in the 5000m. Cindy Lopez, a senior, was third in the steeplechase with a time of 12:15.08, just ahead of frosh teammate Rachel Keylon (12:25.97). Sophomore Kadiatou Martin was third in the javelin (110 feet, 10 inches), followed by fourth-place finisher Cheryl Prigodich, a senior (110 feet, 2 inches). Martin also was fourth in the high jump.

Complete meet results can be found here.

Following is a list of Occidental’s men’s and women’s All-SCIAC members (athletes finishing in the top six in their event):

Men’s All-SCIAC Performers

Pete Bjorklund (SR): Shot Put, Discus, 110m Hurdles
Mark Bohnstedt (SR): Shot Put, Discus
Chris Kyles (SO): Shot Put, Discus
Alex Ramon (SO): 3000m Steeplechase, 1500m
Galen Smith (SO): 3000m Steeplechase
Kevin Chaves (SO): 5000m
Nimish Parekh (SR): 5000m
Derek Turbin (SR): Triple Jump
4x100m relay: Nate Mladenovic (SO), Lydell Ware (SR), Ruben Sanchez (SR), Andy Dakopolos (FR)
4x400m relay: Lydell Ware (SR), Derek Turbin (SR), Ruben Sanchez (SR), Dan DeMartini (SR)

Women's All-SCIAC Performers

Cheryl Prigodich (SR): Javelin, Hammer
Kera Bartlett (FR): Pole Vault
Molly Frolich (FR): Shot Put, Discus
Daisy DeMelo (SR): 1500m, 5000m
Cindy Lopez (SR): 3000m Steeplechase
Rachel Keylon (FR): 3000m Steeplechase
Kadiatou Martin (SO): Javelin, High Jump
4x100m relay: Kera Bartlett (FR), Shannon Woods (SR), Alice Martinez (SO), Allison Drake (FR)
4x400m relay: Juliana Helleskov (JR), Emily DeArkland (JR), Adrienne Spivak (JR), Azure Greeson (FR)