Saturday, April 28
Irvine, CA
12:00 PM PT
UC Irvine
vs
Steve Scott Invitational
UCI Celebrates Senior Day in Style
April 28, 2018 | Women's Track & Field
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IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's track & field team looked strong in their final tune-up before the Big West Championships as they closed out the Steve Scott Invitational with a handful of personal and season bests Saturday at Anteater Stadium.
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Senior Persis William-Mensah was the top collegiate finisher, and overall runner-up in the 100m, with a time of 11.54. It came down to the wire as William-Mensah was only four-thousandths of a second behind former Big West champion Melanise Chapman, who was running unattached.
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Sophomore Hope Bushnell (11.79) was also seventh in the 100m, and freshman Mikayla Scott was eighth with a season-best 11.88, which moved her up to No. 7 on UCI's all-time charts.
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William-Mensah, Bushnell and Scott added top-10 performances in the 200m. William-Mensah took third at 23.89, just .01 seconds off her own school record. Bushnell placed fourth (24.07), and Scott notched her second season best of the afternoon to come in seventh (24.51). Senior Simone Buchanan wasn't far behind in 11th (25.01), while junior Mychal Robinson produced a season-best 26.03 (30th).
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Buchanan also took fifth in her primary event as she ran a career-best 55.37 in the 400m. The Corona, Calif., native ranks fourth in program history. Senior Sophia Zhou chipped in a top-20 finish at 59.18 (18th).
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In the 100m hurdles, senior Tyra Jones saw her fourth sub-14 second time in her last five races. She crossed the finish line in 13.82 to place first among collegiate athletes and fifth overall. Robinson was also ninth (14.03).
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Junior Julia Sambvani claimed bronze in the 400m hurdles at 61.21.
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Bushnell, William-Mensah, Sambvani and Scott combined for a runner-up showing in the 4x100 relay (45.26).
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Junior Hallie Pullum (2:20.14) paced a trio of Anteaters in the 800m, placing 29th out of 52. Sophomore Brenda Dorantes and freshman Emily Bonilla contributed season-bests of 2:22.52 and 2:24.33, respectively.
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Dornates and sophomore Anastasia Karnaze each posted a top-20 finish in a 1500m field of 71 runners. Karnaze PR'd at 4:44.36 (16th), and Dorantes clocked in with a season-best 4:45.87 (20th).
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Sambvani, Buchanan, Jones and Scott eventually closed out the meet with a 4x400 season-best 3:46.19, which was good for third.
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In the field events, junior Elizabeth Akindele established a personal-record 46-10.25 to come in fifth in the shot put. Akindele ranks fourth in school history.
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Junior Barbara Coward took fourth in the discus with a toss of 165-05, while sophomore Brianna Villanueva was also among the top-10 at 148-11 (7th).
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Sophomore Tatyana Hamlett came in ninth in the triple jump (36-08.25).
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The 'Eaters recognized their eight seniors - Simone Buchanan, Michelle Figarella, Tyra Jones, Olympia Martinez, Alison Meegan, Jenessa Reyes, Persis William-MensahΒ and Sophia Zhou in their final home meet.
UC Irvine will now prepare for the main events of the Big West Championships, which are set to run May 11-12 in Northridge.
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IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's track & field team looked strong in their final tune-up before the Big West Championships as they closed out the Steve Scott Invitational with a handful of personal and season bests Saturday at Anteater Stadium.
Β
Senior Persis William-Mensah was the top collegiate finisher, and overall runner-up in the 100m, with a time of 11.54. It came down to the wire as William-Mensah was only four-thousandths of a second behind former Big West champion Melanise Chapman, who was running unattached.
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Sophomore Hope Bushnell (11.79) was also seventh in the 100m, and freshman Mikayla Scott was eighth with a season-best 11.88, which moved her up to No. 7 on UCI's all-time charts.
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William-Mensah, Bushnell and Scott added top-10 performances in the 200m. William-Mensah took third at 23.89, just .01 seconds off her own school record. Bushnell placed fourth (24.07), and Scott notched her second season best of the afternoon to come in seventh (24.51). Senior Simone Buchanan wasn't far behind in 11th (25.01), while junior Mychal Robinson produced a season-best 26.03 (30th).
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Buchanan also took fifth in her primary event as she ran a career-best 55.37 in the 400m. The Corona, Calif., native ranks fourth in program history. Senior Sophia Zhou chipped in a top-20 finish at 59.18 (18th).
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In the 100m hurdles, senior Tyra Jones saw her fourth sub-14 second time in her last five races. She crossed the finish line in 13.82 to place first among collegiate athletes and fifth overall. Robinson was also ninth (14.03).
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Junior Julia Sambvani claimed bronze in the 400m hurdles at 61.21.
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Bushnell, William-Mensah, Sambvani and Scott combined for a runner-up showing in the 4x100 relay (45.26).
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Junior Hallie Pullum (2:20.14) paced a trio of Anteaters in the 800m, placing 29th out of 52. Sophomore Brenda Dorantes and freshman Emily Bonilla contributed season-bests of 2:22.52 and 2:24.33, respectively.
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Dornates and sophomore Anastasia Karnaze each posted a top-20 finish in a 1500m field of 71 runners. Karnaze PR'd at 4:44.36 (16th), and Dorantes clocked in with a season-best 4:45.87 (20th).
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Sambvani, Buchanan, Jones and Scott eventually closed out the meet with a 4x400 season-best 3:46.19, which was good for third.
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In the field events, junior Elizabeth Akindele established a personal-record 46-10.25 to come in fifth in the shot put. Akindele ranks fourth in school history.
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Junior Barbara Coward took fourth in the discus with a toss of 165-05, while sophomore Brianna Villanueva was also among the top-10 at 148-11 (7th).
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Sophomore Tatyana Hamlett came in ninth in the triple jump (36-08.25).
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The 'Eaters recognized their eight seniors - Simone Buchanan, Michelle Figarella, Tyra Jones, Olympia Martinez, Alison Meegan, Jenessa Reyes, Persis William-MensahΒ and Sophia Zhou in their final home meet.
UC Irvine will now prepare for the main events of the Big West Championships, which are set to run May 11-12 in Northridge.
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