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Ejima Breaks Pole Vault Meet Record - Kanto Region University Track and Field Championships Day Three Highlights



The third day of the 2019 Kanto Region University Track and Field Championships, Japan's most competitive collegiate meet, saw few finals, most of the day being dedicated to qualifying rounds for the last day's finals. One exception was the D1 men's pole vault final, where Kanto Region record holder Masaki Ejima (Nihon Univ.) cleared 5.61 m to break the meet record. Another meet record came in the D2 men's 10000 m racewalk, where Katsuya Ishii (Keio Univ.) set a D2 record of 41:21.44. His time was over two minutes slower than that of D1 winner Koki Ikeda (Toyo Univ.).

Other winners of finals included Sayaka Nakamura (Kanagawa Univ.) with a jump of 12.96 m (+2.5 m/s) in the women's triple jump, Genku Hiratsuka (Nihon Univ.) clearing 2.11 m in the men's high jump, Masanari Ito (Juntendo Univ.) with a toss of 62.95 m in the D1 men's hammer throw, Yugo Sakai (Keio Univ.) with a 7.70 m (+4.6 m/s) in the D2 men's triple jump, Koichi Ishii (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.) with a throw of 46.79 m in the D2 men's discus throw, and Naoki Okamoto (Jobu Univ.) throwing 68.38 m in the D2 men's javelin throw.

Kanto Regionals wrap up Sunday.

98th Kanto Region University Track and Field Championships

Day Three Highlights
Gion Stadium, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 5/25/19
complete results

Women

Women's Triple Jump Final
1. Sayaka Nakamura (Kanagawa Univ.) - 12.96 m +2.5 m/s
2. Kuria Kenmochi (Tsukuba Univ.) - 12.79 m +3.8 m/s
3. Aiko Miyaguchi (Nittai Univ. - 12.63 m +1.5 m/s

Women's Heptathlon Day One Standings
1. Haruna Hashimoto (Tsukube Univ.) - 3228
2. Konoka Takahashi (Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) - 3144
3. Karin Odama (Nittai Univ.) - 3141

 Women's 800 m Final Qualifiers
Airi Ikezaki (Juntendo Univ.) - 2:10.50
Riku Kikuchi (Juntendo Univ.) - 2:10.69
Miki Shimura (Nittai Univ.) - 2:10.87
Mari Takeuchi (Waseda Univ.) - 2:10.90
Erina Hosoi (Keio Univ.) - 2:11.68
Hikaru Yamaguchi (Juntendo Univ.) - 2:11.86
Natsuki Saito (Chuo Univ.) - 2:12.11
Haruru Asahi (Nittai Univ.) - 2:12.93

Women's 3000 m Steeplechase Final Qualifiers
Reimi Yoshimura (Daito Bunka Univ.) - 10:39.59
Yuna Takahashi (Juntendo Univ.) - 10:41.04
Yuki Akiyama (Daito Bunka Univ.) - 10:41.55
Shoko Tsujita (Juntendo Univ.) - 10:41.59
Karin Akahori (Nittai Univ.) - 10:44.35
Satsuki Kinuno (Nittai Univ.) - 10:46.20
Rika Shishido (Hakuoh Univ.) - 10:46.21
Yurina Kinoshita (Chuo Univ.) - 10:46.27
Ayami Hirano (Nittai Univ.) - 10:50.34
Yuka Nosue (Daito Bunka Univ.) - 10:51.32
Maina Hara (Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) - 10:54.19
Kaho Osabe (Takushoku Univ.) - 11:00.95

Women's 4x400 m Relay Final Qualifiers
Chuo Univ. - 3:42.41
Nittai Univ. - 3:43.50
Aoyama Gakuin Univ. - 3:45.28
Surugadai Univ. - 3:45.44
Chuo Univ. - 3:45.93
Yamanashi Gakuin Univ. - 3:46.63
Kokushikan Univ. - 3:47.93
Tsukuba Univ. - 3:48.39

Division 1 Men

D1 Men's 10000 m Racewalk Final
1. Koki Ikeda (Toyo Univ.) - 39:18.03
2. Katsuji Suzuki (Yamanashi Gakuin Univ.) - 40:30.26
3. Hiroto Jusho (Juntendo Univ.) - 40:31.61

D1 Men's High Jump Final
1. Genku Hiratsuka (Nihon Univ.) - 2.11 m
2. Riku Hashimoto (Nihon Univ.) - 2.08 m
3. Keigo Takahashi (Tokai Univ.) - 2.05 m

D1 Men's Pole Vault Final
1. Masaki Ejima (Nihon Univ.) - 5.61 m - MR
2. Shunto Ozaki (Nittai Univ.) - 5.30 m
3. Kosei Takekawa (Hosei Univ.) - 5.30 m

 D1 Men's Hammer Throw Final
1. Masanari Ito (Juntendo Univ.) - 62.95 m
2. Reo Yamamoto (Nihon Univ.) - 62.46 m
3. Shoji Ijima (Kokusai Budo Univ.) - 61.39 m

D1 Men's 800 m Final Qualifiers
Kazuyoshi Tamogami (Chuo Univ.) - 1:50.30
Tatsuya Nishikubo (Waseda Univ.) - 1:50.49
Junya Matsumoto (Hosei Univ.) - 1:50.56
Ryosuke Irie (Nihon Univ.) - 1:50.78
Kentaro Usuda (Tsukuba Univ.) - 1:51.03
Daiki Nemoto (Juntendo Univ.) - 1:53.07
Riku Sakamoto (Toyo Univ.) - 1:53.26
Takahiro Hayashi (Juntendo Univ.) - 1:53.33

 D1 Men's 3000 m Steeplechase Final Qualifiers
Ryoma Aoki (Hosei Univ.) - 9:00.20
Takumi Yoshida (Waseda Univ.) - 9:00.67
Riku Hagiwara (Chuo Univ.) - 9:01.48
Yusuke Tanabe (Hosei Univ.) - 9:04.28
Tsubasa Komuro (Toyo Univ.) - 9:05.10
Ryohei Sakaguchi (Tokai Univ.) - 9:05.30
Kosei Hitomi (Hosei Univ.) - 9:05.76
Kazuya Yamaguchi (Nittai Univ.) - 9:06.14
Kota Oki (Waseda Univ.) - 9:06.75
Shingo Moriyama (Yamanashi Gakuin  Univ.) - 9:07.04
Taiga Oda (Toyo Univ.) - 9:07.80
Hiromu Kawase (Tsukuba Univ.) - 9:08.95

D1 Men's 4x400 m Relay Final Qualifiers
Surugadai Univ. - 3:08.99
Waseda Univ. - 3:09.08
Toyo Univ. - 3:09.24
Hosei Univ. - 3:09.33
Chuo Univ. - 3:09.39
Tokai Univ. - 3:09.39
Nihon Univ. - 3:09.50
Juntendo Univ. - 3:09.79

 Division 2 Men

D2 Men's 10000 m Racewalk Final
1. Katsuya Ishii (Keio Univ.) - 41:21.44 - MR
2. Taiji Inomoto (Boei Univ.) - 42:11.82
3. Toshiki Ueda (Tokyo Gakugei Univ.) - 42:17.34

D2 Men's Long Jump Final
1. Yugo Sakai (Keio Univ.) - 7.70 m +4.6 m/s
2. Hiroto Yokochi (Jobu Univ.) - 7.67 m +4.8 m/s
3. Kimiaki Sakai (Tokyo Keizai Univ.) - 7.40 m +4.5 m/s

D2 Men's Discus Throw Final
1. Koichi Ishii (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.) - 46.79 m
2. Takuto Sano (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.) - 45.12 m
3. Shunsuke Kobayashi (Seigakuin Univ.) - 43.43 m

D2 Men's Javelin Throw Final
1. Naoki Okamoto (Jobu Univ.) - 68.38 m
2. Masafumi Azechi (Keio Univ.) - 68.16 m
3. Daichi Tanaka (Jobu Univ.) - 66.69 m

D2 Men's 800 m Final Qualifiers
Jiro Shikai (Asia Univ.) - 1:51.57
Ryosuke Sasaki (Koku Gakuin Univ.) - 1:51.68
Yuta Asaumi (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.) - 1:51.82
Kaisei Ichiba (Obirin Univ.) - 1:51.85
Takamichi Miura (Keio Univ.) - 1:52.07
Masaki Ishikawa (Yokohama Kokusai Univ.) - 1:54.52
Yuzuki Maekawa (Tokyo Kokusai Univ.) - 1:55.18
Yasunobu Orui (Heisei Kokusai Univ.) - 1:55.18

D2 Men's 3000 m Steeplechase Final Qualifiers
Tomoki Osawa (Soka Univ.) - 9:04.11
Kazuki Morita (Tokyo Nogyo Univ.) - 9:07.75
Tenta Suzuki (Tokyo Kokusai  Univ.) - 9:08.38
Kota Yoshida (Chuo Gakuin Univ.) - 9:08.38
Naoto Hashimoto (Teikyo Univ.) - 9:08.41
Wataru Kataoka (Soka Univ.) - 9:08.45
Taiju Nishikawa (Kanagawa Univ.) - 9:08.65
Yuto Imae (Chiba Univ.) - 9:08.68
Joya Tamura (Teikyo Univ.) - 9:09.05
Ryota Sakai (Komazawa Univ.) - 9:09.07
Yuki Sakai (Teikyo Univ.) - 9:09.23
Toshi Ishii (Ryutsu Keizai Univ.) - 9:11.50

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