IRVINE, Calif. - The sprinters led the 'Eaters on the second and final day of the UC Irvine Spring Break Collegiate Classic Saturday at Anteater Stadium.
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Senior
Hope Bushnell, who was making her outdoor season debut, was a double champion in the 100m and 200m. She was the only competitor to run a sub-12 second time in the 100m, clocking in at 11.88. Bushnell came back an hour later to finish ahead of the pack in the 200m at 24.37 seconds.
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Freshman
Zani Meaders also cruised to the 400m title, beating the rest of the field by over a second. She posted the eighth-best time in program history at 55.74. Sophomore
Mikayla Scott was the runner-up (57.08).
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Meaders added a fifth-place showing in the 200m (24.97), while Scott was sixth (25.08). Sophomore
Natalie Koppel notched a season-best 12.41 to come in fourth in the 100m.
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Senior
Julia Sambvani, Meaders, freshman
Briana Johnson and Scott also combined for a victory in the 4x400 relay. Scott moved up two spots early in the anchor leg before eventually catching Army down the home stretch for the win at 3:48.90.
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In the 100m hurdles, junior
Imani Jones ran a personal-record 14.57 to place third overall. Junior
Cecily Montanez also paced a quartet of Anteaters in the 400m hurdles with a lifetime-best 65.09 (6th).
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Freshmen
Destiny Whitaker (2:16.49) and
Natalie Ewe (4:47.56) were seventh in the 800m and 1500m, respectively.
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In the field events, junior
Brianna Villanueva placed third in the discus with a toss of 153-02. Senior
Elizabeth Akindele contributed a sixth-place performance in the shot put (43-04.5).
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Freshman
Lorraine Nance came in fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 38-04. Sophomore
Hanna Coloma wasn't far behind in sixth in her first collegiate triple jump competition (36-11.5). Â
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Senior pole vaulter
Adrienne Lee also cleared a season-best 11-03.75 to tie for sixth.
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Up next, UC Irvine will head to the Inland Empire for the UC Riverside Spring Classic, March 22-23.
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