Friday, February 8
Albuquerque, NM
3:00 PM PT
UC Irvine
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Don Kirby Invitational
Women's Indoor Track & Field Set for Don Kirby Invitational
February 06, 2019 | Women's Indoor Track
Don Kirby Invitational
Dates: Friday-Saturday, Feb. 8-9
Time: 2 p.m. (PST) / 8:30 a.m. (PST)
Location: Albuquerque Convention Center - Albuquerque, N.M.
Meet Info // Schedule // Live Results // Live Stream ($)
Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. -Β The UC Irvine women's indoor track & field team is back in action this weekend as it heads to Albuquerque, N.M., for the Don Kirby Collegiate Invitational, Feb. 8-9. The two-day meet will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
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Competition gets underway with the women's long jump at 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT on Friday. A full day of events is then slated for Saturday, beginning with the women's shot put at 9:30 a.m. MT/8:30 a.m. PT. The Anteaters have 20 athletes entered in 11 different events.
STORYLINES
β’ UC Irvine's current student-athletes occupy 24 spots on the program's all-time charts.
β’ Eleven of those top-10 marks have been established this year.
β’ Senior Barbara Coward set a school-record 57-05.75 in the weight throw at the Lumberjack Team Challenge.
β’ Coward topped UCI's three-year old standard by over a foot and improved her personal best by 2 feet, 5.5 inches.
β’ Junior Brianna Villanueva (54-01.25) and senior Alison Meegan (52-03.75) are also third and fourth, respectively.
β’ Coward, Villanueva and Meegan are three of only four Anteaters to surpass 50 feet in the weight throw.
β’ Freshman Zani Meaders ran the second-fastest 400m in program history at the UW Invitational (56.53).
β’ Meaders was one-hundredth of a second off the school record of 56.52 established by Simone Buchanan in 2016.
β’ In her collegiate debut, freshman Lorraine Nance cracked UC Irvine's top-three in the triple jump at 38-01.25.
β’ Junior Tatyana Hamlett added a personal-best 37-01, which puts her at No. 8 on the all-time charts.
β’ Sophomore Natalie Koppel entered the school's top-10 in the long jump with a leap of 17-11.75.
β’ Senior Mychal Robinson, who was already third in program history in the 60H, had a PR 8.61 in the season opener.
β’ Senior Hope Bushnell sits at No. 2 in both the 60m (7.57) and 200m (24.50).
β’ Sophomore Mikayla Scott is also among the Anteaters' top-five in the 200m and 400m.
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UW INVITATIONAL RECAP
β’ Zani Meaders placed eighth out of 36 competitors, and was the only freshman among the top-10 in the 400m.
β’ Meaders ran a personal-best 56.53, which ranks second in the Anteaters' indoor record book.
β’ Hope Bushnell was UCI's top finisher in the 60m (7.68) and 200m (25.48). Both marks were season bests.
β’ Mychal Robinson was one of eight individuals to qualify for the 60H final and finished third overall (8.63).
β’ Brianna Villanueva and Alison Meegan registered PRs of 54-01.25 and 52-03.75 in the weight throw.
β’ Natalie Koppel took ninth in a long jump field of 34 with a leap of 17-09.75.
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MEET REWIND - 2018 DON KIRBY HIGHLIGHTS
β’ Hope Bushnell ran the second-fastest 60m (7.57) and 200m (24.43) times in program history at last year's meet.
β’ Mikayla Scott added PRs of 25.24 in the 200m and 57.03 in the 400m, both of which rank among UCI's top-10.
β’ Mychal Robinson clocked in at a then lifetime-best 8.63 seconds in the 60m hurdle semifinals.
β’ Elizabeth Akindele put up a personal-best 45-10.5 in the shot put.
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UP NEXT
UC Irvine has a week to prepare for the MPSF Championships, which will be held at Dempsey Indoor in Seattle, Feb. 22-23.
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Dates: Friday-Saturday, Feb. 8-9
Time: 2 p.m. (PST) / 8:30 a.m. (PST)
Location: Albuquerque Convention Center - Albuquerque, N.M.
Meet Info // Schedule // Live Results // Live Stream ($)
Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. -Β The UC Irvine women's indoor track & field team is back in action this weekend as it heads to Albuquerque, N.M., for the Don Kirby Collegiate Invitational, Feb. 8-9. The two-day meet will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Β
Competition gets underway with the women's long jump at 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT on Friday. A full day of events is then slated for Saturday, beginning with the women's shot put at 9:30 a.m. MT/8:30 a.m. PT. The Anteaters have 20 athletes entered in 11 different events.
STORYLINES
β’ UC Irvine's current student-athletes occupy 24 spots on the program's all-time charts.
β’ Eleven of those top-10 marks have been established this year.
β’ Senior Barbara Coward set a school-record 57-05.75 in the weight throw at the Lumberjack Team Challenge.
β’ Coward topped UCI's three-year old standard by over a foot and improved her personal best by 2 feet, 5.5 inches.
β’ Junior Brianna Villanueva (54-01.25) and senior Alison Meegan (52-03.75) are also third and fourth, respectively.
β’ Coward, Villanueva and Meegan are three of only four Anteaters to surpass 50 feet in the weight throw.
β’ Freshman Zani Meaders ran the second-fastest 400m in program history at the UW Invitational (56.53).
β’ Meaders was one-hundredth of a second off the school record of 56.52 established by Simone Buchanan in 2016.
β’ In her collegiate debut, freshman Lorraine Nance cracked UC Irvine's top-three in the triple jump at 38-01.25.
β’ Junior Tatyana Hamlett added a personal-best 37-01, which puts her at No. 8 on the all-time charts.
β’ Sophomore Natalie Koppel entered the school's top-10 in the long jump with a leap of 17-11.75.
β’ Senior Mychal Robinson, who was already third in program history in the 60H, had a PR 8.61 in the season opener.
β’ Senior Hope Bushnell sits at No. 2 in both the 60m (7.57) and 200m (24.50).
β’ Sophomore Mikayla Scott is also among the Anteaters' top-five in the 200m and 400m.
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UW INVITATIONAL RECAP
β’ Zani Meaders placed eighth out of 36 competitors, and was the only freshman among the top-10 in the 400m.
β’ Meaders ran a personal-best 56.53, which ranks second in the Anteaters' indoor record book.
β’ Hope Bushnell was UCI's top finisher in the 60m (7.68) and 200m (25.48). Both marks were season bests.
β’ Mychal Robinson was one of eight individuals to qualify for the 60H final and finished third overall (8.63).
β’ Brianna Villanueva and Alison Meegan registered PRs of 54-01.25 and 52-03.75 in the weight throw.
β’ Natalie Koppel took ninth in a long jump field of 34 with a leap of 17-09.75.
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MEET REWIND - 2018 DON KIRBY HIGHLIGHTS
β’ Hope Bushnell ran the second-fastest 60m (7.57) and 200m (24.43) times in program history at last year's meet.
β’ Mikayla Scott added PRs of 25.24 in the 200m and 57.03 in the 400m, both of which rank among UCI's top-10.
β’ Mychal Robinson clocked in at a then lifetime-best 8.63 seconds in the 60m hurdle semifinals.
β’ Elizabeth Akindele put up a personal-best 45-10.5 in the shot put.
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UP NEXT
UC Irvine has a week to prepare for the MPSF Championships, which will be held at Dempsey Indoor in Seattle, Feb. 22-23.
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