SEATTLE, Wash. --- UC Irvine junior Itos Aikhionbare's sixth-place finish in the shot put led the Anteaters' women's indoor track and field team at the UW Invitational in Seattle Saturday.
Aikhionbare had a mark of 46-11 in the field of 28 competitors. Melanie Speech placed 20th at 39-9 ¾.
Senior Carlotta Pham finished 13th of 25 in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:32.28 and junior Kaycee Holcomb was 16th of 53 runners in the mile run in 5:05.42.
Freshman Ariel Cheng placed 12th in the pole vault with a mark of 11-0 ¼.
UCI travels back to Seattle in two weeks for the Husky Classic Feb. 14-15 at Dempsey Indoor.
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