'Eaters Head to Eugene for NCAA Track & Field Championships
June 05, 2017 | Men's Track & Field
NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Historic Hayward Field - Eugene, Ore.
June 7-10, 2017
Wednesday, June 7
5:32 p.m. Lloyd Sicard 110H Semifinals (ESPN2)
6:14 p.m. Isaiah Jewett 800m Semifinals (ESPN2)
Friday, June 9
6:12 p.m. 110H Final (ESPN)
6:44 p.m. 800m Final (ESPN)
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IRVINE, Calif. - Senior Lloyd Sicard and sophomore Isaiah Jewett will represent the UC Irvine men's track & field team at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 7-10.
The national meet will be held at the University of Oregon's Historic Hayward Field for the fifth year in a row. Sicard kicks things off for the 'Eaters in the 110-meter hurdle semifinals Wednesday at 5:32 p.m., while Jewett follows in the 800m at 6:14 p.m. Both Sicard and Jewett need to place first or second in their heat or have one of the next two fastest times in their respective events to advance to the final round on Friday evening. The 110H final is slated for 6:12 p.m., and the 800m final will take place at 6:44 p.m.
HOW THEY GOT HERE: Isaiah Jewett was the first Anteater to punch his ticket to Eugene as he claimed runner-up honors in his 800-meter quarterfinal heat at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Austin, Texas. Jewett, who is in his first year running the 800m, clocked in at 1:48.40, marking the 10th-fastest qualifying time out of the West Region. Lloyd Sicard then advanced to nationals in the 110-meter hurdles for the third-straight year as he finished second in his heat and fourth overall in the West Preliminary quarterfinal round. Sicard matched his own school record at 13.60 seconds.
A LITTLE HISTORY: Charles Jock, a 2016 Olympian and three-time All-American, was UC Irvine track & field's most recent national champion as he won the 800m at the 2012 NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Jock's victory ended a 34-year drought for the 'Eaters as he took home the program's first individual title since Steve Scott (1500m) and Mauricio Bardales (Decathlon) in 1978. Steve Scott was also a four-time NCAA Division II champion at UCI, winning the 1500m three consecutive years (1975-77), while adding an 800m title in 1977.
ISAIAH JEWETT // 800m // Sophomore // Inglewood, Calif.
• NCAA Championship qualifier in his first year competing in the 800-meter
• Enters nationals as the No. 22 seed with a qualifying time of 1:48.40
• Placed second in his quarterfinal heat and 10th overall at the West Preliminary Championships
• Went unbeaten in the 800m in five regular-season meets
• Established a personal-record 1:48.22 at the Steve Scott Invite where he beat out UCI alum Charles Jock for the win
• Claimed the conference title making him the Anteaters' first Big West 800m champion since Jock in 2012
• Also victorious at the UCI Spring Collegiate Classic, Big West Challenge and Mt. SAC Relays
• Ranks third in school history behind Charles Jock and Steve Scott, who were both Olympians and NCAA Champions
• Earned four Big West Track Athlete of the Week awards in 2017
• Ran the anchor leg on the 'Eaters 4x400 that finished first at the Big West meet (3:09.19) and qualified for regionals
• Competed in the 400m as a true freshman last year; Lifetime-best 46.82 puts him at No. 6 in program history
On qualifying for nationals in his first year running the 800m: "I was definitely surprised, but at the same time it has been a goal of mine. This is what I have been aiming for all year. I worked really hard for it and I kind of always knew that I could perform at the elite level."
LLOYD SICARD // 110m Hurdles // Senior // Gardena, Calif.
• Making his third-straight appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Seeded seventh after matching his own school record of 13.60 at the West Preliminaries
• Secured an automatic bid to nationals with a second-place finish in his West regional quarterfinal heat (4th overall)
• Came in 17th at the NCAA Championships as a sophomore and junior
• Won his third consecutive Big West title in the 110H with a wind-legal season-best 13.61 on May 13
• Became just the third athlete in Big West history to complete a three-peat in the 110H
• Also earned all-conference honors as a member of the 4x400 (1st) and 4x100 (2nd)
• Ended up accounting for 28 of the Anteaters' 62 total team points (10 individual, 18 relay)
• Ran a wind-aided personal-record 13.55 at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational on April 29
• Finished first or second in eight of nine regular-season 110H races with six individual victories this year
• Part of eight of UCI's first-place relay teams including the Big West champion 4x400 that ran a season-best 3:09.19
• Picked up his sixth career Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Week award on March 28
• Was the 2014 Big West Freshman of the Year and 2016 co-Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Year
• Established a program-record 13.60 at the 2016 NCAA West Preliminaries
• Competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 110m hurdles
On returning to nationals: "At this point there's really no pressure. This is my third time going to nationals, so honestly, it's about executing your race and understanding that it really doesn't matter what you're ranked going in, because everyone has to perform. It's just a matter of who's going to show up on that day and I know that with my training, my body will be ready to go."
