SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Junior Jonathan Burton, sophomore Justice Chima and senior Antonio Riggins were named CCAA Men’s Track & Field All-Stars by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
With the global COVID-19 pandemic suspending and subsequently ending the 2019-20 college athletics season in mid-March, it became an impossibility to properly bestow all-conference honors for spring sports. As a result, the CCAA announced the first, and hopefully last, CCAA All-Star Team, in a fun effort to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments across the league during the abbreviated 2020 campaign.
In the abbreviated season, Burton posted an NCAA Provisional time of 53.27 in the 400-meter hurdles at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge. His time ranked third in the nation and CCAA this season.
In the high jump at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge, Chima posted the second-best mark in the CCAA at 2.01 meters – tying his personal-best mark. His mark ranked fourth in Division II.
Riggins posted a triple jump distance of 14.33 meters at the RCC Invitational. The school record holder’s mark was the third best in the nation and conference this season.
The list of 32 student-athletes mirrors the championship roster size for CCAA track & field, and is not bound by specific events. All nine men’s track & field programs were guaranteed one representative to showcase talent across the league. These standout performers were submitted for consideration by the league’s men’s track & field sports information contacts.
2020 CCAA All-Star Team
Championship Scholar: Hakim Tokhi, Chico State
Name Yr. Event School Hometown
Alejandro Ambrosio Sr. Distance Cal Poly Pomona North Hollywood
Derrick Atkins Jr. Jumps Cal State LA San Diego
Eric Bejaran * Sr. Throws Stanislaus State Turlock
Jonathan Burton * Jr. Hurdles/Sprints Cal State San Marcos Moreno Valley
Justice Chima So. Jumps Cal State San Marcos San Marcos
Alex Davila * Sr. Multis Chico State Corning
Jack Emanuel So. Distance Chico State Chico
Ryan Fields * So. Hurdles Cal Poly Pomona Los Angeles
Matthew Gallego Sr. Throws Stanislaus State Escalon
Terrence Gladney Jr. Sprints Stanislaus State Sacramento
Aaron Guerra-Garcia * Sr. Throws Cal Poly Pomona Hacienda Heights
Carlos Gonzalez Jr. Distance San Francisco State Pittsburg
Max Halvax So. Sprints UC San Diego Dana Point
Nicholas Harper * Jr. Sprints Cal State LA San Bernardino
Shingirai Hlanguyo * Jr. Sprints Cal State LA Nyazura, Zimbabwe
Kyle Johnston So. Sprints Cal Poly Pomona Antioch
Kyle Lawson * Sr. Multis Cal Poly Pomona Clovis
Randall LeBlanc Sr. Multis Chico State Castro Valley
Devin Lecakes-Jones * Sr. Throws UC San Diego San Diego
Bryan Llopis So. Distance Cal State East Bay Foothill Ranch
Matteo Madrassi * So. Pole Vault Cal Poly Pomona Udine, Italy
Kaelin Moore * Jr. Hurdles Cal Poly Pomona Orange
Antonio Riggins Sr. Jumps Cal State San Marcos Chula Vista
Alex Robie * Jr. Multis Chico State Sacramento
Abraxaz Sanchez Sr. Middle Distance Cal State LA East Los Angeles
Evan Shimasaki * Jr. Pole Vault UC San Diego Seattle, Wash.
Leyikun Solomon * Fr. Hurdles UC San Diego La Mesa
Porte-Joie Tshiaba * So. Jumps Cal State LA Los Angeles
Anthony Victa * Fr. Jumps Cal Poly Pomona Laguna Hills
Blake Walkowiak * Jr. Throws UC San Diego Saugus
Nathan Yoder * Fr. Jumps UC San Diego San Jose
Jaye Washington Sr. Jumps Humboldt State Torrance
* – NCAA Provisional Qualifier
Additional nominees (by school):
Cal Poly Pomona: Jordan Gibson (Jr., sprints); Kenneth Hamel (Sr., sprints); Ryan Peacock (Sr., throws); Matthew Velasco (Sr., throws); 4×100 relay (Taariq Chestnut-Davis, Kenneth Hamel, Kyle Johnston, Jordan Gibson); 4×400 relay (Nicholas Guajardo, Kyle Johnson, Ryan Fields, Kaelin Moore)
Cal State East Bay: – no additional nominees –
Cal State LA: – no additional nominees –
Cal State San Marcos: – no additional nominees –
Chico State: Ryan Elkins (Jr., throws); 4×400 relay (Calvin Igbanoi, Kevin Telford, Ian Hackett, Max Daniels)
Humboldt State: Terrence Allen (Jr., throws); Brayden Leach (Sr., throws); Reece Pecaoco (So., sprints); Joseph Shanahan (Sr., distance)
San Francisco State: – no additional nominees –
Stanislaus State: Thomas Huerta (So., distance); Julian Johnson (So., sprints); Joseph Macareno (Fr., distance)
UC San Diego: Matthew Amankonah (Fr., throws); Sam Blake (Sr., distance); Jake Selstad (Jr., distance)
