AZUSA, Calif. -- Azusa Pacific hosted another Meet of Champions under beautiful skies with nearly 700 athletes competing.

NAIA power Azusa Pacific showcased several of its All-Americans for the first time during the outdoor season as the Cougars seemingly open their throttle on the outdoor campaign.

The Cougars swept the men's and women's javelin competition with surprise performances. Sophomore Matt Michels continued his emergence into the elite of the NAIA with a career-best heave of 185' 9" to beat Cal State Bakersfield's Brian Lopez by more than 11 feet. Meanwhile, NAIA champion Vivian Chukwuemeka made the javelin debut of her career a memorable one by not only winning the event with the a throw 136' 6" but also easily qualifying for the NAIA Outdoor Championships. She has now qualified for the NAIAs in all 4 throwing events -- hammer, shot, discus and now javelin. Chukwuemeka went on to also win the shot put (season-best 59' 9 1/2") and was fourth in the hammer with another season-best effort (188' 5"). Teammate Barbara Sugar was right on Chukwuemeka's heels with another season-best effort in the hammer (185' 8").

Overall, the Cougar men and women notched 57 season-best marks for the meet. The Cougar distance team opened up their training with first-ever appearances this season in the long distances.

All-American Whitney Jacobsmeyer was second in the 5000 with an 18:32.13, a fine time for her first effort of the season. Jaime Canterbury (4:47.83) and Oliva Richert (4:49.53) clocked their first 1500 of the season.

Neither Cougar men's or women's squad ran in any of the available relays. Thus Caleb Lynch (4:05.01) and Kevin Lindsey (4:07.83) made their first open appearances of the season in the 1500, an event that teammate Danny Reid won with a fine time of 3:57.46.

Meanwhile, Christian Snyder (15:29.45), Peter Sherman (15:38.26) and Sean Henning (15:50.91) all finished among the top 6 of the 5000.