Friday, January 26
Seattle, WA
1:00 PM PT
UC Irvine
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UW Invitational
Anteaters Head to Seattle for UW Invitational
January 25, 2018 | Women's Indoor Track
Heat Sheets | Meet Schedule | UC Irvine All-Time Records
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's indoor track & field team is back in action this weekend as it makes its way to Seattle, Wash., for the UW Invitational, Jan. 26-27.
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UW INVITATIONAL
The two-day meet will be held at the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor, which is also the site of the 2018 MPSF Championships (Feb. 23-24). The Anteaters have 17 individuals entered in 10 different events this weekend. Action on the track gets underway Friday at 4 p.m., while three field events will also be contested, starting at 5 p.m. On Saturday, a full slate begins with the women's 60m hurdle qualifying round at 9 a.m.
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SETTING THE STANDARD
Senior Persis William-Mensah bettered her own 60-meter school record with a personal-best 7.34 (7.38 converted) at the season-opening Lumberjack Team Challenge last Friday. It is the fourth year in a row the Costa Mesa native has set a new 60m standard at UC Irvine. Her previous best was 7.43, which she ran at the 2017 Don Kirby Invitational. William-Mensah is also scheduled to make her 200m season debut this weekend, an event in which she owns the program record (24.38).
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IN THE BOOKS
Eighteen current 'Eaters have combined to produce 22 marks that rank among the top-10 in UCI's indoor history, including eight that were established in the 2018 season opener. In addition, three of those are school records held by seniors Persis William-Mensah (60m, 200m) and Simone Buchanan (400m).
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WHAT'S ON TAP?
UC Irvine will have a week off before heading to Albuquerque, N.M., for the Don Kirby Invitational, Feb. 9-10. The meet will be the Anteaters' final tune-up before the MPSF Championships in Seattle, Feb. 23-24. The NCAA Indoor Championships are also set to take place in College Station, Texas, on March 9 and 10.
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"The Don Kirby Invitational is a phenomenal meet and brings in some of the best teams in the country," UCI head coach Jeff Perkins said. "That is really where we can see what we stack up against in terms of national competition for indoor."
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BACK TO SEATTLE
The 'Eaters make their second trip to the University of Washington at the end of February for the MPSF Championships. This marks the 16th-straight year the conference meet will be held at Dempsey Indoor.
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LAST TIME OUT
β’ Seven Anteaters placed among the top-five in their respective events at the Lumberjack Team Challenge in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Friday, Jan. 19.
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β’ Persis William-Mensah led the way as she won the 60m dash in a school-record 7.34 seconds (7.38 converted).
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β’ Junior Hope Bushnell also took fourth in the 60m thanks to a career-best 7.61 (7.65). She moved up two spots to No. 3 in program history.
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β’ Junior transfer Julia Sambvani (7.83) and freshman Mikayla Scott (7.92) had strong Anteater debuts in the 60m where they finished 12th and 21st, respectively. Sambvani cracked UCI's all-time top-10, coming in at No. 8.
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β’ Junior transfer Mychal Robinson notched a fourth-place showing in the 60m hurdles (8.82).
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β’ In her first collegiate indoor meet, junior Elizabeth Akindele claimed bronze in the shot put. Her mark of 44-05.5 ranks third in school history.
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β’ Junior Barbara Coward placed third overall in the weight throw with a toss of 54-11.5, which was just under an inch short of her career-best 55-00.25 that ranks second in program history.
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β’ Sophomore Brianna Villanueva came in ninth in the weight throw with a personal-record 46-06.25 to move up to No. 5 among the Anteaters' all-time leaders.
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β’ Junior Adrienne Lee (10-11.75) and sophomore Tatyana Hamlett (35-01.25) took fourth in the pole vault and triple jump, respectively.
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UC Irvine's Entries
Elizabeth Akindele - Shot Put
Keely Boyd - Mile
Simone Buchanan - 400m, 4x400
Hope Bushnell - 60m, 200m
Barbara Coward - Weight Throw
Brenda Dorantes - Mile
Tyra Jones - 60m, 60H
Anastasia Karnaze - Mile
Natalie Koppel - 60m, Long Jump
Megan Mirkhanian - Mile
Hallie Pullum - 800m, 4x400
Jenessa Reyes - Mile
Mychal Robinson - 60m, 60H
Julia Sambvani - 400m, 4x400
Mikayla Scott - 60m, 200m, 400m, 4x400
Brianna Villanueva - Weight Throw
Persis William-Mensah - 60m, 200m, 4x400
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IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's indoor track & field team is back in action this weekend as it makes its way to Seattle, Wash., for the UW Invitational, Jan. 26-27.
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UW INVITATIONAL
The two-day meet will be held at the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor, which is also the site of the 2018 MPSF Championships (Feb. 23-24). The Anteaters have 17 individuals entered in 10 different events this weekend. Action on the track gets underway Friday at 4 p.m., while three field events will also be contested, starting at 5 p.m. On Saturday, a full slate begins with the women's 60m hurdle qualifying round at 9 a.m.
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SETTING THE STANDARD
Senior Persis William-Mensah bettered her own 60-meter school record with a personal-best 7.34 (7.38 converted) at the season-opening Lumberjack Team Challenge last Friday. It is the fourth year in a row the Costa Mesa native has set a new 60m standard at UC Irvine. Her previous best was 7.43, which she ran at the 2017 Don Kirby Invitational. William-Mensah is also scheduled to make her 200m season debut this weekend, an event in which she owns the program record (24.38).
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IN THE BOOKS
Eighteen current 'Eaters have combined to produce 22 marks that rank among the top-10 in UCI's indoor history, including eight that were established in the 2018 season opener. In addition, three of those are school records held by seniors Persis William-Mensah (60m, 200m) and Simone Buchanan (400m).
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WHAT'S ON TAP?
UC Irvine will have a week off before heading to Albuquerque, N.M., for the Don Kirby Invitational, Feb. 9-10. The meet will be the Anteaters' final tune-up before the MPSF Championships in Seattle, Feb. 23-24. The NCAA Indoor Championships are also set to take place in College Station, Texas, on March 9 and 10.
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"The Don Kirby Invitational is a phenomenal meet and brings in some of the best teams in the country," UCI head coach Jeff Perkins said. "That is really where we can see what we stack up against in terms of national competition for indoor."
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BACK TO SEATTLE
The 'Eaters make their second trip to the University of Washington at the end of February for the MPSF Championships. This marks the 16th-straight year the conference meet will be held at Dempsey Indoor.
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LAST TIME OUT
β’ Seven Anteaters placed among the top-five in their respective events at the Lumberjack Team Challenge in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Friday, Jan. 19.
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β’ Persis William-Mensah led the way as she won the 60m dash in a school-record 7.34 seconds (7.38 converted).
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β’ Junior Hope Bushnell also took fourth in the 60m thanks to a career-best 7.61 (7.65). She moved up two spots to No. 3 in program history.
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β’ Junior transfer Julia Sambvani (7.83) and freshman Mikayla Scott (7.92) had strong Anteater debuts in the 60m where they finished 12th and 21st, respectively. Sambvani cracked UCI's all-time top-10, coming in at No. 8.
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β’ Junior transfer Mychal Robinson notched a fourth-place showing in the 60m hurdles (8.82).
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β’ In her first collegiate indoor meet, junior Elizabeth Akindele claimed bronze in the shot put. Her mark of 44-05.5 ranks third in school history.
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β’ Junior Barbara Coward placed third overall in the weight throw with a toss of 54-11.5, which was just under an inch short of her career-best 55-00.25 that ranks second in program history.
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β’ Sophomore Brianna Villanueva came in ninth in the weight throw with a personal-record 46-06.25 to move up to No. 5 among the Anteaters' all-time leaders.
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β’ Junior Adrienne Lee (10-11.75) and sophomore Tatyana Hamlett (35-01.25) took fourth in the pole vault and triple jump, respectively.
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UC Irvine's Entries
Elizabeth Akindele - Shot Put
Keely Boyd - Mile
Simone Buchanan - 400m, 4x400
Hope Bushnell - 60m, 200m
Barbara Coward - Weight Throw
Brenda Dorantes - Mile
Tyra Jones - 60m, 60H
Anastasia Karnaze - Mile
Natalie Koppel - 60m, Long Jump
Megan Mirkhanian - Mile
Hallie Pullum - 800m, 4x400
Jenessa Reyes - Mile
Mychal Robinson - 60m, 60H
Julia Sambvani - 400m, 4x400
Mikayla Scott - 60m, 200m, 400m, 4x400
Brianna Villanueva - Weight Throw
Persis William-Mensah - 60m, 200m, 4x400
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