LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC Irvine men's track & field team swept the relay events in a strong start to the outdoor season at the All-UC Championships Saturday at Triton Track & Field Stadium.

"The team did very well for what we as a staff had projected them to do individually," UCI head coach Jeff Perkins said. "We are happy to start our season the way we did and look forward to the challenges we have coming up in the month of March, and we look forward to getting back to competing at Fullerton next weekend."

Seniors Lloyd Sicard, Antwon Parker and Brandon Howard, along with junior Michael Hamill, combined to win the 4x100 relay in 41.61 seconds. In the 4x400, Sicard, sophomore Paul Resong, Parker and Jewett finished ahead of the pack in 3:13.22.

Sicard also notched a lifetime-best 10.65 in the 100-meter dash to claim runner-up honors. Sicard, whose primary event is the 110H, where he owns the school record, is now tied for 10th in program history in the 100m. Hamill added a top-five showing in the 200m (22.84).

UCI's freshmen had a solid debut on the track as Alan Tantiwassadakran was the runner-up in the 110m hurdles (15.55).  CJ Hicks (49.88) and Andres Woodruff (49.98) were also second and third in the 400m, respectively. Hector Garcia led four 'Eaters in the 3000m with a third-place finish, clocking in at 8:37.97, while Michelangelo Zavala paced the 800m group as he came in fourth (1:57.44).

Sophomore Jon Rodriguez ran a personal-best 9:38.81 to finish fourth in the steeplechase.

In the field events, sophomore Omar Valenzuela was fourth in the discus (151-03). Junior Jon Dickinson contributed top-eight performances in the hammer (153-01) and shot put (45-08.5).

UC Irvine continues the outdoor season next weekend at the Ben Brown Invitational (March 11) in Fullerton, the site of the 2017 Big West Championships.