Thursday, April 19
Long Beach, CA
9:00 AM PT
UC Irvine
at
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
Women's Track & Field Set for Four Local Meets This Week
April 18, 2018 | Women's Track & Field
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 women'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.
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QUICK HITS
β’ Persis William-Mensah holds three outdoor (100m, 200m, 4x100) and two indoor (60m, 200m) school records.
β’ She bettered her own 100m standard at the Big West Challenge with a wind-legal career-best 11.51.
β’ William-Mensah also broke the 200m record twice in as many weeks, most recently running a PR 23.88 on March 24.
β’ Barbara Coward was named the Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week on April 10.
β’ She was recognized after winning the HT (187-07) and DT (169-03) with league-leading marks at the BW Challenge.
β’ Coward's 187-07 in the hammer shattered her previous PR by over 10 feet and broke a two-year old program record.
β’ Hope Bushnell ranks among the Anteaters' all-time top-10 in the 100m (T3rd, 11.76) and 200m (2nd, 24.03).
β’ UC Irvine's 39-woman roster features 14 newcomers, including 12 freshmen.
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LAST TIME OUT: TRITON INVITATIONAL RECAP
β’ Adrienne Lee produced her second top-three performance of the year as she was third in the pole vault at 11-05.75.
β’ Barbara Coward was ninth out of 42 competitors in the hammer throw with a toss of 179-04.
β’ Alison Meegan (175-01) was also 12th and Brianna Villanueva (149-00) was 21st.
β’ Coward added a 12th-place showing in the invitational section of the discus (164-11).
β’ Tyra Jones was sixth in the 100H with a season-best 13.98, and fifth in her first 400H race of the 2018 campaign (62.72).
β’ Sophia Zhou had a top-20 showing in the 400m where she ran a personal-record 59.14.
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COWARD COLLECTS WEEKLY HONORS
Junior Barbara Coward earned her third career Big West Field Athlete of the Week award following a pair of individual victories at the Big West Challenge on April 6. Coward started her day by winning the hammer where she unleashed a huge personal and school-record 187-07 on her final attempt. The Atwater, Calif., native crushed her PR coming into the meet by over 10 feet and overtook the top spot in program history, breaking Bridget Devaney's two-year old record of 182-05. Coward returned to action a couple hours later for her third-straight Big West Challenge discus title as she registered a season-best 169-03. She ranks first in the conference in both events.
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RECORD BREAKER
Senior Persis William-Mensah has continued to add to her legacy as one of UC Irvine's all-time great sprinters. At the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (March 17), the Costa Mesa, Calif., native, broke a 22-year old school record in the 200m with a lifetime-best 23.90. She was the first 'Eater to run a sub-24 second 200m, shattering Toby Dean's previous standard of 24.06, which had held up since 1996. One week later, she topped that performance with another PR of 23.88 at the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic. On April 6, William-Mensah established a new program record in the 100m for the fourth year in a row. She clocked in at a wind-legal career-best 11.51 to beat her previous standard of 11.57. William-Mensah now owns UCI's top marks in the 100m (11.51), 200m (23.88) and 4x100 (44.51).
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INTERNATIONAL FLAIR
William-Mensah has also put her talent on display at the international level as she was one of 16 athletes to represent Ghana at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was selected for the 4x100 relay pool after running the 100m at the African Senior Track & Field Championships. In addition, William-Mensah was a member of Ghana's 4x100 that earned a berth into the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.
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BUSHNELL BRINGS THE HEAT
Junior Hope Bushnell has joined William-Mensah to make a formidable 1-2 punch in the 100m and 200m. Bushnell has established two personal records in both events this year. At the UCR Spring Track Classic, she claimed the 100m title in a wind-legal lifetime-best 11.77, while running an all-conditions career-best of 24.06 in the 200m. She went on to improve those times at the Big West Challenge where she clocked in at 11.76 and 24.03, respectively. Bushnell now ranks second in school history in the 200m and is tied for third in the 100m.
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RAISING THE BAR
Junior pole vaulter Adrienne Lee has either tied or bettered her PR in four of six meets this season. She matched her old career-best of 11-03.75 at the season-opening Ben Brown Invitational before clearing 11-06.25 at the UCR Spring Track Classic and 11-07.75 at the Mondo Team Challenge. Lee continued to raise the bar at the Big West Challenge where she reached 11-11.75 to move into a tie for fourth on UCI's all-time charts.
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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.
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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 women'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.
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QUICK HITS
β’ Persis William-Mensah holds three outdoor (100m, 200m, 4x100) and two indoor (60m, 200m) school records.
β’ She bettered her own 100m standard at the Big West Challenge with a wind-legal career-best 11.51.
β’ William-Mensah also broke the 200m record twice in as many weeks, most recently running a PR 23.88 on March 24.
β’ Barbara Coward was named the Big West Women's Field Athlete of the Week on April 10.
β’ She was recognized after winning the HT (187-07) and DT (169-03) with league-leading marks at the BW Challenge.
β’ Coward's 187-07 in the hammer shattered her previous PR by over 10 feet and broke a two-year old program record.
β’ Hope Bushnell ranks among the Anteaters' all-time top-10 in the 100m (T3rd, 11.76) and 200m (2nd, 24.03).
β’ UC Irvine's 39-woman roster features 14 newcomers, including 12 freshmen.
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LAST TIME OUT: TRITON INVITATIONAL RECAP
β’ Adrienne Lee produced her second top-three performance of the year as she was third in the pole vault at 11-05.75.
β’ Barbara Coward was ninth out of 42 competitors in the hammer throw with a toss of 179-04.
β’ Alison Meegan (175-01) was also 12th and Brianna Villanueva (149-00) was 21st.
β’ Coward added a 12th-place showing in the invitational section of the discus (164-11).
β’ Tyra Jones was sixth in the 100H with a season-best 13.98, and fifth in her first 400H race of the 2018 campaign (62.72).
β’ Sophia Zhou had a top-20 showing in the 400m where she ran a personal-record 59.14.
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COWARD COLLECTS WEEKLY HONORS
Junior Barbara Coward earned her third career Big West Field Athlete of the Week award following a pair of individual victories at the Big West Challenge on April 6. Coward started her day by winning the hammer where she unleashed a huge personal and school-record 187-07 on her final attempt. The Atwater, Calif., native crushed her PR coming into the meet by over 10 feet and overtook the top spot in program history, breaking Bridget Devaney's two-year old record of 182-05. Coward returned to action a couple hours later for her third-straight Big West Challenge discus title as she registered a season-best 169-03. She ranks first in the conference in both events.
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RECORD BREAKER
Senior Persis William-Mensah has continued to add to her legacy as one of UC Irvine's all-time great sprinters. At the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic (March 17), the Costa Mesa, Calif., native, broke a 22-year old school record in the 200m with a lifetime-best 23.90. She was the first 'Eater to run a sub-24 second 200m, shattering Toby Dean's previous standard of 24.06, which had held up since 1996. One week later, she topped that performance with another PR of 23.88 at the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic. On April 6, William-Mensah established a new program record in the 100m for the fourth year in a row. She clocked in at a wind-legal career-best 11.51 to beat her previous standard of 11.57. William-Mensah now owns UCI's top marks in the 100m (11.51), 200m (23.88) and 4x100 (44.51).
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INTERNATIONAL FLAIR
William-Mensah has also put her talent on display at the international level as she was one of 16 athletes to represent Ghana at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was selected for the 4x100 relay pool after running the 100m at the African Senior Track & Field Championships. In addition, William-Mensah was a member of Ghana's 4x100 that earned a berth into the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.
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BUSHNELL BRINGS THE HEAT
Junior Hope Bushnell has joined William-Mensah to make a formidable 1-2 punch in the 100m and 200m. Bushnell has established two personal records in both events this year. At the UCR Spring Track Classic, she claimed the 100m title in a wind-legal lifetime-best 11.77, while running an all-conditions career-best of 24.06 in the 200m. She went on to improve those times at the Big West Challenge where she clocked in at 11.76 and 24.03, respectively. Bushnell now ranks second in school history in the 200m and is tied for third in the 100m.
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RAISING THE BAR
Junior pole vaulter Adrienne Lee has either tied or bettered her PR in four of six meets this season. She matched her old career-best of 11-03.75 at the season-opening Ben Brown Invitational before clearing 11-06.25 at the UCR Spring Track Classic and 11-07.75 at the Mondo Team Challenge. Lee continued to raise the bar at the Big West Challenge where she reached 11-11.75 to move into a tie for fourth on UCI's all-time charts.
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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.
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