SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's and women's track & field teams will compete in their second outdoor meet of the season at the RCC Invitational on Friday in Riverside.
 
LAST MEET

• At last week's outdoor opener at the Kamaka Open, Kalathan Laiwa-McKay won the shot out with an NCAA provisional of 17.03 meters, currently leading Division II.
• The men's saw recorded three top-10 program marks while the women's team posted two.

 
RCC INVITATIONAL

• This will be CSUSM's first time competing at the RCC Invitational since 2022, where the women's team took first while the men's team finished third.
• Field events will begin at 9:30 a.m. while track events for the Cougars will get underway at 2:50 p.m.
• CSUSM has entries in 33 of 40 events.
• The Cougars will compete against the likes of Azusa Pacific, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State LA, Cal State San Bernardino, California Baptist, Hope International, Riverside City College, UC Riverside and UC San Diego.

THE OLSON FILE

• Head coach Torrey Olson begins his seventh season at the helm of the men's and women's track & field programs after taking over in the summer of 2018.
• In 2019, Olson's men's and women's squads tallied three individual CCAA Championships for outdoor competition while the men's team earned five USTFCCCA All-West Region selections.
• In 2022, Olson guided both teams to a combined three individual CCAA Championships, 13 All-CCAA selections and five outdoor and three indoor USTFCCCA All-West Region honors.
• In 2023, the Cougars earned a combined five individual CCAA Championships, 19 All-CCAA selections, six outdoor and three indoor USTFCCCA All-West Region honorees under Olson's leadership.
• In 2024, CSUSM had a combined five individual CCAA Champions, 16 All-CCAA selections and five outdoor USTFCCCA All-West Region honorees.
• Olson came to CSUSM after spending three seasons as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at the Academy of Art University where his teams earned 50-plus All-American honors.
• Olson served as the head cross country coach for the previous three years at Academy of Art.
• In addition to the Academy of Art, Olson has also worked with the University of San Francisco and Pomona-Pitzer College.
• A graduate of Pomona College in 2009, Olson also holds an MFA from St. Mary's College (2012).