Thursday, April 17
Long Beach, Calif.
11:00 AM ET/8:00 AM PT
Liberty University
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Pacific Coast Invitational
Addilae Watts
Watts Claims Pacific Coast Invitational Women’s Javelin Title
4/17/2025 9:47:00 PM | Track and Field
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Liberty's Addilae Watts won the Pacific Coast Invitational women's javelin title on Thursday, headlining six top-10 finishes for the Flames' throwers at Jack Rose Track.
Women's Recap
Watts' first javelin throw of the morning measured 153-9. That mark held up to win her second javelin competition in seven days by 10 inches. The program record holder had previously recorded a victory at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic on April 11, about 2,500 miles east of Thursday's venue.
All-American Paola Bueno placed seventh in a deep women's hammer competition with a top effort of 200-9.
Freshman Bethany Tate was just an inch off her shot put personal best, placing ninth at 48-11.75.
Sofia Mojica closed out the evening with a 152-4 discus throw, adding eight feet to her previous season best.
Men's Recap
Two weeks after throwing the hammer a personal-best 216-3 at the Florida Relays, Kellen Kimes eclipsed that mark three times Thursday morning (219-4, 218-5 and 218-4). The sophomore's 219-4 effort from round three placed third in the competition and strengthened his hold on the No. 3 spot on Liberty's all-time list. Kimes is now just three feet away from Jon Hart's program record of 222-4 which has stood since 2008.
Ethan Mylin eclipsed 60 meters in the men's javelin for the first time this season, reaching 197-8 to finish seventh.
Christian Hicks' 182-3 discus throw was good for seventh place. Meanwhile, freshman Trevor Veenstra came in 13th after pushing his personal best from 156-4 at last week's Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic to 170-8 on Thursday.
Veenstra later paced Liberty's shot putters at 53-3.75, while Hicks produced a big outdoor personal-best mark of 52-2.
Women's Event Winners
Addilae Watts – Javelin – 153-9
Other Men's Top 3 Finishers
3rd – Kellen Kimes – Hammer – 219-4
Updates to Liberty's All-Time Men's Top 10 List
Hammer – No. 3 – Kellen Kimes – 219-4
Up Next
On Friday, Liberty will compete in two meets in California (Bryan Clay Invitational and Beach Invitational) and two more in Virginia (Virginia Challenge and WildCat Invitational).
Women's Recap
Watts' first javelin throw of the morning measured 153-9. That mark held up to win her second javelin competition in seven days by 10 inches. The program record holder had previously recorded a victory at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic on April 11, about 2,500 miles east of Thursday's venue.
All-American Paola Bueno placed seventh in a deep women's hammer competition with a top effort of 200-9.
Freshman Bethany Tate was just an inch off her shot put personal best, placing ninth at 48-11.75.
Sofia Mojica closed out the evening with a 152-4 discus throw, adding eight feet to her previous season best.
Men's Recap
Two weeks after throwing the hammer a personal-best 216-3 at the Florida Relays, Kellen Kimes eclipsed that mark three times Thursday morning (219-4, 218-5 and 218-4). The sophomore's 219-4 effort from round three placed third in the competition and strengthened his hold on the No. 3 spot on Liberty's all-time list. Kimes is now just three feet away from Jon Hart's program record of 222-4 which has stood since 2008.
Ethan Mylin eclipsed 60 meters in the men's javelin for the first time this season, reaching 197-8 to finish seventh.
Christian Hicks' 182-3 discus throw was good for seventh place. Meanwhile, freshman Trevor Veenstra came in 13th after pushing his personal best from 156-4 at last week's Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic to 170-8 on Thursday.
Veenstra later paced Liberty's shot putters at 53-3.75, while Hicks produced a big outdoor personal-best mark of 52-2.
Women's Event Winners
Addilae Watts – Javelin – 153-9
Other Men's Top 3 Finishers
3rd – Kellen Kimes – Hammer – 219-4
Updates to Liberty's All-Time Men's Top 10 List
Hammer – No. 3 – Kellen Kimes – 219-4
Up Next
On Friday, Liberty will compete in two meets in California (Bryan Clay Invitational and Beach Invitational) and two more in Virginia (Virginia Challenge and WildCat Invitational).
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