IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine's Tommy Newton-Neal earned first place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on the first day of competition in the Spring Break Invitational Friday.
He finished with a personal-best time of 9:20.91 in winning the race at Anteater Stadium.
UCI's Alex Tebbe placed third in the 5,000 meters with at personal-best time of 14:35.54. Munir Kahssay was fifth in 14:49.39 and Steven Melena finished sixth in 14:50.75.
The 'Eaters and Northern Arizona are tied for the lead with 23 points after three events. UC Riverside is in third with 19 points.
Saturday's action features field events starting at 10:00 a.m. and the first running event at 12:00 p.m.
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PARKING ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY
A Parking Advisory has been issued for the Mesa Parking Structure Saturday due to the Spring Break Invitational, women's tennis against Wyoming, a baseball game versus Grand Canyon University and a large youth soccer tournament on the Crawford Field. Fans are encouraged to plan their time accordingly. Parking for UCI home athletic events is $10.00.
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2014 SPRING BREAK COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Friday-Saturday, March 21-22
Anteater Stadium – Irvine, California
FINAL TIME SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 22
Field Events
10:00 AM W/M Pole Vault (Men follow women)
10:00 AM W/M Javelin (6 attempts) (Men follow women)
10:00 AM W/M Shot Put (6 attempts) (Men follow women)
10:00 AM W Long Jump (6 attempts) (2 runways, simultaneous starts)
10:00 AM M Long Jump (6 attempts) (2 runways, simultaneous starts)
1:00 PM W/M High Jump (Men follow women)
1:00 PM W/M Discus (6 attempts) (Men follow women)
1:30 PM W Triple Jump (6 attempts) (2 runways, simultaneous starts)
1:30 PM M Triple Jump (6 attempts) (2 runways, simultaneous starts)
Track Events
12:00 PM W 4x100m Relay
12:05 PM M 4x100m Relay
12:10 PM W 800m
12:25 PM M 800m
12:50 PM W 100m Hurdles
1:05 PM M 110m Hurdles
1:15 PM W 400m
1:30 PM M 400m
1:40 PM W 100m
1:55 PM M 100m
2:45 PM W 400m Hurdles
2:55 PM M 400m Hurdles
3:05 PM W 200m
3:25 PM M 200m
3:40 PM W 1500m
4:00 PM M 1500m
4:15 PM W 4x400m Relay
4:25 PM M 4x400m Relay
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