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NCAA West Preliminary Round
Women's Track & Field Ready for NCAA West Preliminaries
May 22, 2018 | Women's Track & Field
NCAA West Preliminary Round
Dates: Thursday-Saturday, May 24-26
Location: Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, Calif.
Live Stream ($): FloTrack
Live Results: NCAA.com
Meet Info // Start Lists
UC Irvine Meet Notes
The UC Irvine women's track & field team is sending six student-athletes to Sacramento for the NCAA West Preliminary Round, May 24-26. The three-day meet will take place at Hornet Stadium with the top-12 finishers in each individual event and relay advancing to the NCAA Championships, June 6-9, in Eugene, Ore.
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Senior Persis William-Mensah leads the 'Eaters as a three-event qualifier. She is slated to compete in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay. Junior Barbara Coward will also double up in the hammer and discus. This is the third consecutive trip to the NCAA West Prelims for both William-Mensah and Coward. Junior Hope Bushnell, junior Julia Sambvani and freshman Mikayla Scott are making their first regional appearances in the 4x100. Senior Tyra Jones will serve as an alternate to the relay.
QUICK HITS
β’ Persis William-Mensah holds three outdoor (100m, 200m, 4x100) and two indoor (60m, 200m) school records.
β’ She won her first career Big West individual title in the 100m, while finishing second in the 200m at the conference meet.
β’ Barbara Coward owns UC Irvine's all-time top marks in the discus (180-08) and hammer (192-03).
β’ Coward was the Big West champion in the discus and runner-up in the hammer.
β’ Bushnell, William-Mensah, Sambvani and Scott have combined to win the 4x100 in three of six meets this year.
ALL-BIG WEST ACCOLADES
The UC Irvine women had five individuals earn All-Big West distinction after placing among the top-three in their respective events at the conference championships. Persis William-Mensah was the Big West champion in the 100m and runner-up in the 200m. Barbara Coward also claimed the discus title, and took second in the hammer throw. Tyra Jones (2nd, 100H), Hope Bushnell (3rd, 200m) and Elizabeth Akindele (3rd, shot put) rounded out the all-conference performers.
BARBARA COWARD // Discus & Hammer // Junior // Atwater, Calif.
β’ Coward is making her third-straight NCAA appearance in the discus, and first in the hammer.
β’ Won the discus at the Big West Championships by over 11 feet with a toss of 167-07.
β’ It was her fifth individual title of the year, and fourth in the discus.
β’ Double champion in the discus (169-03) and hammer (187-07) at the Big West Challenge on April 6.
β’ Her 187-07 obliterated her lifetime best by over 10 feet and broke a two-year old school record.
β’ Earned her third career Big West Field Athlete of the Week award for that effort.
β’ Went on to break the hammer record three more times at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 27.
β’ Finished the prelims with a heave of 188-07, before unleashing throws of 191-08 and 192-03 in the finals.
β’ Became the first Anteater in program history to reach the 190-foot mark.
β’ Registered a season-best 173-07 in the discus to win the event at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 19).
β’ Established a personal and school-record 180-08 last year.
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PERSIS WILLIAM-MENSAH // 100m & 200m // Senior // Costa Mesa, Calif.
β’ Earned her third career NCAA West Preliminary qualifying mark in the 100m, and first in the 200m.
β’ Broke the 100m school record for the fourth year in a row and also established UCI's top 200m time.
β’ Set the 200m record three times in 2018, most recently running a PR 23.75 to place second at the Big West meet.
β’ Also clocked in at 23.90 in her season debut on March 17, and 23.88 at the UCR Spring Classic (March 24).
β’ Only Anteater in program history to run a sub-24 second 200m as she shattered a 12-year old record.
β’ Bettered her own 100m standard at the Big West Challenge with a wind-legal career-best 11.51.
β’ Matched that time at the Mt. SAC Relays (4th) and Beach Invitational (4th).
β’ Claimed her first Big West title in the 100m after finishing second in each of the last two years.
β’ Became the third 'Eater to be crowned the women's 100m Big West champion and first since Toby Dean in 1996.
β’ Ran a wind-aided season-best 11.42 in the prelims to rank second in the conference and 32nd in the West Region.
β’ Six-time All-Big West performer; Part of the 2016 conference champion 4x100 that ran a school-record 44.51.
β’ Traveled to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as part of Ghana's 4x100 relay pool.
β’ Also a member of Ghana's 4x100 that earned a berth into the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.
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BUSHNELL, WILLIAM-MENSAH, SAMBVANI, SCOTT // Women's 4x100 Relay
β’ UC Irvine's 4x100 relay team earned an NCAA regional bid for the second time in three years.
β’ Hope Bushnell, Persis William-Mensah, Julia Sambvani and Mikayla Scott have run the 4x100 in six meets.
β’ The quartet boasted three victories and placed no lower than third in five finishes.
β’ Ran a season-best 45.05 to win the event at the Big West Challenge.
β’ Bushnell was an All-Big West performer in the 200m and scored at the conference meet in the 100m.
β’ Sambvani established the 10th-fastest 400H time in school history at the Big West Championships, clocking in with a PR 60.73.
β’ Scott, who is just a freshman, was a Big West point-scorer in the 100m, 200m and 4x400 relay.
β’ Tyra Jones, the conference runner-up in the 100H, will travel as an alternate for the 4x100.
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Dates: Thursday-Saturday, May 24-26
Location: Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, Calif.
Live Stream ($): FloTrack
Live Results: NCAA.com
Meet Info // Start Lists
UC Irvine Meet Notes
The UC Irvine women's track & field team is sending six student-athletes to Sacramento for the NCAA West Preliminary Round, May 24-26. The three-day meet will take place at Hornet Stadium with the top-12 finishers in each individual event and relay advancing to the NCAA Championships, June 6-9, in Eugene, Ore.
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Senior Persis William-Mensah leads the 'Eaters as a three-event qualifier. She is slated to compete in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay. Junior Barbara Coward will also double up in the hammer and discus. This is the third consecutive trip to the NCAA West Prelims for both William-Mensah and Coward. Junior Hope Bushnell, junior Julia Sambvani and freshman Mikayla Scott are making their first regional appearances in the 4x100. Senior Tyra Jones will serve as an alternate to the relay.
QUICK HITS
β’ Persis William-Mensah holds three outdoor (100m, 200m, 4x100) and two indoor (60m, 200m) school records.
β’ She won her first career Big West individual title in the 100m, while finishing second in the 200m at the conference meet.
β’ Barbara Coward owns UC Irvine's all-time top marks in the discus (180-08) and hammer (192-03).
β’ Coward was the Big West champion in the discus and runner-up in the hammer.
β’ Bushnell, William-Mensah, Sambvani and Scott have combined to win the 4x100 in three of six meets this year.
ALL-BIG WEST ACCOLADES
The UC Irvine women had five individuals earn All-Big West distinction after placing among the top-three in their respective events at the conference championships. Persis William-Mensah was the Big West champion in the 100m and runner-up in the 200m. Barbara Coward also claimed the discus title, and took second in the hammer throw. Tyra Jones (2nd, 100H), Hope Bushnell (3rd, 200m) and Elizabeth Akindele (3rd, shot put) rounded out the all-conference performers.
BARBARA COWARD // Discus & Hammer // Junior // Atwater, Calif.
β’ Coward is making her third-straight NCAA appearance in the discus, and first in the hammer.
β’ Won the discus at the Big West Championships by over 11 feet with a toss of 167-07.
β’ It was her fifth individual title of the year, and fourth in the discus.
β’ Double champion in the discus (169-03) and hammer (187-07) at the Big West Challenge on April 6.
β’ Her 187-07 obliterated her lifetime best by over 10 feet and broke a two-year old school record.
β’ Earned her third career Big West Field Athlete of the Week award for that effort.
β’ Went on to break the hammer record three more times at the Steve Scott Invitational on April 27.
β’ Finished the prelims with a heave of 188-07, before unleashing throws of 191-08 and 192-03 in the finals.
β’ Became the first Anteater in program history to reach the 190-foot mark.
β’ Registered a season-best 173-07 in the discus to win the event at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 19).
β’ Established a personal and school-record 180-08 last year.
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PERSIS WILLIAM-MENSAH // 100m & 200m // Senior // Costa Mesa, Calif.
β’ Earned her third career NCAA West Preliminary qualifying mark in the 100m, and first in the 200m.
β’ Broke the 100m school record for the fourth year in a row and also established UCI's top 200m time.
β’ Set the 200m record three times in 2018, most recently running a PR 23.75 to place second at the Big West meet.
β’ Also clocked in at 23.90 in her season debut on March 17, and 23.88 at the UCR Spring Classic (March 24).
β’ Only Anteater in program history to run a sub-24 second 200m as she shattered a 12-year old record.
β’ Bettered her own 100m standard at the Big West Challenge with a wind-legal career-best 11.51.
β’ Matched that time at the Mt. SAC Relays (4th) and Beach Invitational (4th).
β’ Claimed her first Big West title in the 100m after finishing second in each of the last two years.
β’ Became the third 'Eater to be crowned the women's 100m Big West champion and first since Toby Dean in 1996.
β’ Ran a wind-aided season-best 11.42 in the prelims to rank second in the conference and 32nd in the West Region.
β’ Six-time All-Big West performer; Part of the 2016 conference champion 4x100 that ran a school-record 44.51.
β’ Traveled to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as part of Ghana's 4x100 relay pool.
β’ Also a member of Ghana's 4x100 that earned a berth into the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.
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BUSHNELL, WILLIAM-MENSAH, SAMBVANI, SCOTT // Women's 4x100 Relay
β’ UC Irvine's 4x100 relay team earned an NCAA regional bid for the second time in three years.
β’ Hope Bushnell, Persis William-Mensah, Julia Sambvani and Mikayla Scott have run the 4x100 in six meets.
β’ The quartet boasted three victories and placed no lower than third in five finishes.
β’ Ran a season-best 45.05 to win the event at the Big West Challenge.
β’ Bushnell was an All-Big West performer in the 200m and scored at the conference meet in the 100m.
β’ Sambvani established the 10th-fastest 400H time in school history at the Big West Championships, clocking in with a PR 60.73.
β’ Scott, who is just a freshman, was a Big West point-scorer in the 100m, 200m and 4x400 relay.
β’ Tyra Jones, the conference runner-up in the 100H, will travel as an alternate for the 4x100.
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