RIVERSIDE, Calif. --- UC Irvine senior Mason Miller won the shot put title at the Big West Conference Track & Field Championships in Riverside Friday.
Miller placed first with a mark of 60-0 ¼, becoming UCI's first conference champion in the men's shot put in 25 years, since Mike Morales won the event in 1990 (and also in 1989).
Anteater freshman Lawrence O'Hara finished eighth in the shot put Friday with a career-best mark of 51-11 ¾.
Freshman Matt Dispenza placed second in the high jump with a mark of 6-7 ½ to earn eight team points for the 'Eaters.
Mike Graf finished ninth in the long jump at 21-11 ½, Tommy Newton-Neal was 12th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:37.41) and Nolan Del Valle placed 14th in the 10,000 meters (32:08.18).
UCI is fifth in the team competition with 19 points following Friday's action.
Advancing to Saturday's finals after the preliminaries Friday are Lloyd Sicard (14.22), Kyle Hubbard (14.70) and Oliver Pham (14.91) in the 110-meter hurdles, Isaiah Thompson (1:52.76) in the 800 meters, and Cameron Vaca (51.98) and Sicard (52.82) in the 400-meter hurdles.
The final day of action Saturday begins with field events at 10:00 a.m. and the first track event at 2:08 p.m.
FOX Prime Ticket will air Saturday's competition from 2:00-6:00 p.m.
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