Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
Date: Thursday, April 19
Time: 10 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Jack Rose Track - Long Beach, Calif.
Meet Program // Live Results

Bryan Clay Invitational
Date: Thursday, April 19
Time: 2:30 p.m. (PDT)
Location: Cougar Stadium - Azusa, Calif.
Schedule // Live Results

Mt. SAC Relays
Date: Friday, April 20
Time: 10:30 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Murdock Stadium - Torrance, Calif.
Schedule // Live Results

Beach Invitational
Dates: Friday-Saturday, April 20-21
Time: 8:25 a.m. / 9:00 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Jack Rose Track - Long Beach, Calif.
Meet Program // Live Results

UC Irvine Meet Notes

The UC Irvine men's track & field team will be scattered across Los Angeles County this week with individuals entered in four different meets. The 'Eaters are sending a group of sprinters and throwers to Long Beach for the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, while a handful of distance runners are set to compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa on Thursday, April 19. UCI also has entries in the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays (Torrance) on Friday, April 20, and at the Beach Invitational (Long Beach), April 20-21.

QUICK HITS
• Brandon Lucas established personal bests in the 100m (10.60) and 200m (21.08) at the Mondo Team Challenge.
• Both of those marks rank among UCI's all-time top-10 as he is sixth in the 100m and seventh in the 200m.
• Asa Allen has won two of the three 110m hurdle races he has competed in this year.
• Freshman Seth Enochs, who won the long jump in his first three meets, is tied for fifth in school history at 24-05.5.
• Omar Valenzuela came up a foot short of etching his name in the record books in the discus with a PR of 168-04.
• The Anteaters' 27-man roster features 12 newcomers, including eight freshmen.
• 2016 Olympian & 2012 NCAA champion Charles Jock (800) has returned to his alma mater as a volunteer assistant.
 
LAST TIME OUT: TRITON INVITATIONAL RECAP
• Of the eight Anteaters in action last Saturday, six were underclassmen, including four freshmen.
• Xavier Weaver (1:55.57) and Hector Garcia (1:55.65) led five 'Eaters in the 800m with top-30 finishes.
• Tariq Harness competed in his second 100m race of the season, placing 22nd overall at 11.30 seconds.
• Ravi Sharma ran a season-best 4:10.11 in the 1500m.
• Omar Valenzuela came in 20th out of 51 in the open section of the discus (161-01).
 
LEADING MAN
Junior Brandon Lucas owns UC Irvine's top times of the 2018 campaign in the short sprints. At the Mondo Team Challenge, Lucas won the 200m in a personal-record 21.08, which ranks seventh in school history. He became the first Anteater to register a top-10 mark in the 200m since Dayne Comrie (2008). The transfer from Central Arizona College also established a lifetime-best 10.60 in the 100m, putting him at No. 6 among the program's career leaders. As of April 16, Lucas' 200m time is No. 3 in the Big West and No. 34 in the NCAA West Region.
 
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Freshman Seth Enochs wasted no time in making a name for himself at the collegiate level as he won the long jump in each of his first three meets. At the season-opening Ben Brown Invitational (March 10), Enochs recorded a winning mark of 23-02.5. 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 lifetime-best 24-01.75, but that PR was short-lived as he saw an improvement of over three inches in the finals, hitting 24-05.5. It was the first time an Anteater surpassed the 24-foot mark since 1992, and was best jump by an 'Eater in 34 years. He went on to pick up his third-straight title at the UCR Spring Track Classic (24-00.25).
 
FILLING THE VOID
UC Irvine 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 ran a 14.28 to win the event and rank eighth in program history. The Oakland, Calif., native currently ranks second in the Big West and 31st in the NCAA West Region.
 
TESTING THE WATERS
Sophomore Hector Garcia ran his first collegiate 800m at the UCR Spring Track Classic on March 24 and finished sixth out of 29 competitors with a time of 1:55.01. He ran the half-mile race again at the Big West Challenge and saw an improvement of .11 seconds as he placed fifth overall at 1:54.90. That is the Anteaters' top 800m time of the year. Garcia also set personal records and owns UC Irvine's season bests in the 1500m (3:52.87) and mile (4:16.38). He added a PR of 15:07.84 in the 5000m at the season-opening Ben Brown Invitational.
 
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 for its final home meet of the 2018 campaign next weekend as it hosts the Steve Scott Invitational, April 27-28.