UC Riverside Spring Track Classic
Dates: Friday-Saturday, March 23-24
Time: 2:30 p.m. (PDT) / 10 a.m. (PDT)
Location: UC Riverside Track & Field Stadium - Riverside, Calif.
Meet Info // Schedule // Live Results

UC Irvine Meet Notes

The UC Irvine men's track & field team will make its way to the Inland Empire this weekend for the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic, March 23-24.
 
The Anteaters, who have 23 individuals entered in 13 events, are set to begin competition on Friday with the hammer throw at 2:30 p.m. A full day of competition is then scheduled for Saturday with several field events starting at 10 a.m. The running events commence in the afternoon with the 4x100 relay at 1 p.m. The two-day meet will be held at UC Riverside Track & Field Stadium.

QUICK HITS
• Freshman Seth Enochs won the long jump at the Ben Brown Invitational and UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic.
• His top mark of 24-05.5 ranks eighth in the West Region and 10th in all of NCAA Division I this season.
• Hector Garcia led the 'Eaters in the 1500m last weekend with a personal-record 3:52.87.
• Garcia's time is second in the conference and 20th in the West Region.
• Ashton Garcia (3:55.21) and Sam Ayala (3:55.93) also ran lifetime bests to rank among the top-10 in the Big West.
• Omar Valenzuela owns the second-best discus mark in the league with a career-best 168-04.
• The Anteaters' 28-man roster features 12 newcomers, including eight freshmen.
• 2016 Olympian Charles Jock has returned to his alma mater as a volunteer assistant.
• Jock was a three-time All-American and the 2012 NCAA individual champion in the 800m at UC Irvine.
 
LAST TIME OUT: UCI SPRING BREAK CLASSIC RECAP
• Seth Enochs won the long jump with a personal-record 24-05.5. That mark is tied for fifth on UCI's all-time charts.
• Omar Valenzuela was the runner-up in the discus, climbing three spots in the standings with a final toss of 168-04.
• Asa Allen made his debut in his signature event, the 110H, and was the top NCAA DI finisher at 14.48 seconds.
• Andres Woodruff notched a season-best 54.66 to place second in the 400m hurdles.
• Izzak Mireles claimed bronze in the 5000m, clocking in at 14:44.73, over two seconds faster than the next competitor.
• Hector Garcia took fourth in the 1500m with a lifetime-best 3:52.87.
• He was followed by Ashton Garcia (6th, 3:55.21) and Sam Ayala (8th, 3:55.93), who also established career bests.
• Paul Resong (48.95) and Brandon Lucas (49.15) both had season bests and placed among the top-five in the 400m.
• Stefon Goudeau, Resong, Brandon Lucas and Woodruff closed out the meet in the 4x400 (2nd, 3:15.64).
 
MAKING AN IMPRESSION
Freshman long jumper Seth Enochs has wasted no time in making a name for himself at the collegiate level. On a rainy Saturday at the season-opening Ben Brown Invitational (March 10), Enochs recorded a winning mark of 23-02.5, which was just nine inches off his high school best. The Yucca Valley, Calif., native followed that performance up by earning his second-straight individual victory at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic on March 17. He had the top distance in the prelims with a then personal-record 24-01.75. It was the first time an Anteater surpassed the 24-foot mark since 1992. Enochs wasn't done, however, as he saw an improvement of over three inches in the finals, hitting 24-05.5. It was the best jump by an 'Eater in 34 years and tied for fifth in program history. Enochs currently ranks second in the Big West, eighth in the West Region and 10th in the NCAA.
 
GOING THE DISTANCE
The distance runners have had a number of impressive outings over the first two weeks of the 2018 campaign. Senior Izzak Mireles ran the Anteaters' fastest 5000m of the season at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic last weekend, crossing the finish line in third at 14:44.73. Sophomore Hector Garcia (3:52.87), senior Ashton Garcia (3:55.21) and sophomore Sam Ayala (3:55.93) also beat their 1500m PR's by close to three seconds in the home opener. In addition, Hector (15:07.84) and Ashton (15:08.59) notched lifetime bests in the 5000m at the Ben Brown Invitational. All of the aforementioned performances rank among the top-eight in the Big West.
 
JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE
Senior Jon Dickinson improved his career best in the hammer throw by six feet, five inches with a toss of 176-02 at the Ben Brown Invitational (March 9). He finished ninth out of 35 overall competitors, while moving up one spot to No. 9 in school history. Junior Omar Valenzuela also stepped into the spotlight on his home turf, taking second in the discus at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic. He unleashed a personal-record 168-04 on his final attempt of the meet.
 
UP NEXT
UC Irvine will prepare for UCLA's Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (March 30) and Sacramento State's Mondo Team Challenge (March 31) next week.