IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine sophomore Bridget Devaney tied the school record in the hammer throw Friday in the first day of competition of the Spring Break Invitational at Anteater Stadium.

Devaney had a mark of 166-11 (50.89m), tying the mark initially set by Jessica Imani in 2012.  Devaney finished sixth of 19 competitors in the event Friday.

Colleen Lillig used a burst down the home stretch to finish second in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:22.59.  Teammate Carlotta Pham placed ninth in 17:57.91.

Hannah Ruby finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:18.67, improving on her No. 6 time in UCI history, and Nicole Mendoza was seventh with a time of 12:36.39.

After three events, UCI is in third place with 20 points.  Northern Arizona leads with 37 and Long Beach State is second with 28.

Field events begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday with the first track 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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