Bob Larsen Distance Carnival
Date: Friday, March 30
Time: 4:50 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Drake Stadium - Los Angeles, Calif.
Meet Entries // Schedule // Live Results

Mondo Team Challenge
Date: Saturday, March 31
Time: 9:30 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, Calif.
Meet Entries // Schedule // Live Results 

UC Irvine Meet Notes

The UC Irvine men's track & field team has two meets on the docket this weekend with the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival in Los Angeles on Friday, March 30, and the Mondo Team Challenge in Sacramento on Saturday, March 31.

UCI will send five runners to UCLA's Drake Stadium for Friday's Bob Larsen Distance Carnival that kicks off with the men's mile at 4:50 p.m., and wraps up with the women's 10000m at 8:15 p.m. On Saturday, 14 Anteaters are slated to compete in the Mondo Team Challenge at Hornet Stadium, which is also the site of the 2018 NCAA West Prelims. The one-day meet commences with the hammer throw at 9:30 a.m., while action on the track gets underway with the 4x100 relay at 1:15 p.m.

QUICK HITS
• Freshman Seth Enochs is undefeated in the long jump through his first three collegiate meets.
• Enochs' top mark of 24-05.5 ranks second in the Big West, 18th in the West Region and 37th in the NCAA.
• Asa Allen earned an individual victory in his second 110m hurdle race of the year, clocking in at 14.28 seconds.
• Hector Garcia (3:52.87), Ashton Garcia (3:55.21) and Sam Ayala (3:55.93) all set 1500m PRs on March 17.
• Omar Valenzuela ranks among the Big West's top-five in the discus 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: UCR SPRING TRACK CLASSIC RECAP
• Seth Enochs took top honors in the long jump for the third week in a row with a leap of 24-00.25.
• Asa Allen ran a season-best 14.28 to edge out Sacramento State's Andre Lindsey by .04 seconds for the 110H title.
• Allen was also UC Irvine's top finisher in the 200m as he placed fourth overall (21.92).
• Brandon Lucas was the runner-up in the 400m, clocking in at a season-best 48.56 seconds.
• Paul Resong was right on his heels in third (48.57), while CJ Hicks notched a personal-record 49.25.
• Andres Woodruff claimed silver in the 400m hurdles with a lifetime-best 54.11.
• Woodruff, Resong, Lucas and Stefon Goudeau closed out the meet with a second-place performance in the 4x400.

MAKING AN IMPRESSION
Freshman Seth Enochs has wasted no time in making a name for himself at the collegiate level where he is undefeated in the long jump. 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 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. He went on to pick up his third-straight title with a leap of 24-00.25 at the UCR Spring Track Classic. Enochs currently ranks second in the Big West, 18th in the West Region and 37th in the NCAA.

FILLING THE VOID
UCI suffered a big loss with the graduation of three-time All-American and Big West champion Lloyd Sicard, but junior transfer Asa Allen (Merritt College) has made a smooth transition into the Anteaters' leading role in the 110H. In just his second race of the season, Allen registered a 14.28 to win the event and rank eighth in program history. The Oakland, Calif., native currently sits atop the Big West leaderboard and owns the 14th-fastest time in the NCAA West Region.

GOING THE DISTANCE
The distance runners have had a number of impressive outings over the first few weeks of the 2018 campaign. Senior Izzak Mireles ran the Anteaters' fastest 5000m of the season at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic, 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 in the home opener.

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), moving him 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 returns to Anteater Stadium on Friday, April 6, to host Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara in the 26th annual Big West Challenge.