UC Irvine Sends Five to Triton Invitational

Saturday, April 13

La Jolla, CA

9:30 AM PT

UC Irvine

Triton Invitational

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UC Irvine Sends Five to Triton Invitational

April 11, 2019 | Men's Track & Field

Triton Invitational
Date: Saturday, April 13
Location: Triton Track & Field Stadium - La Jolla, Calif.
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IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's track & field team will travel to La Jolla this weekend for UC San Diego's Triton Invitational on Saturday, April 13. The Anteaters have a small contingent with five individuals entered in three events.

All of the men's events will take place on Saturday. Andres Woodruff and Kyle Sandoval will get things started for the 'Eaters, running the 400m at 12:55 p.m. Asa Allen and Alan Tantiwassadakran are slated to follow in the 110m hurdles at 1:40 p.m., while Evan Singletary and Tantiwassadakran wrap up the afternoon in the 100m at 3:25 p.m.

This will be Singletary's second 100m race of the season. He ranks seventh in school history with a lifetime-best 10.61 which he established as a freshman in 2017. Allen also owns a personal-record 14.28 in the 110H, putting him at No. 8 on UCI's all-time charts.

STORYLINES
• This marks the fourth year in a row the 'Eaters have multiple entries in the Triton Invitational.
• Jack Pickard made a statement in his debut last week, breaking the new javelin school record with a PR 221-00.
• Brennan Doyle was named the Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Week on March 26.
• He was recognized after winning the 400m in a lifetime-best 47.76 at the UCR Spring Track Classic.
• Sophomore Seth Enochs has two individual victories in the long jump this season.
• He won the event with a PR 24-07 at the UCI Spring Collegiate Classic, putting him at No. 5 in program history.
• Kyle Tsu has made his way into UCI's all-time top-10 in the shot put with a season-best 57-11.25 (No. 3).
• The Anteaters have a good mix of experience and youth with 15 returners and 10 newcomers.
• They welcome back four All-Big West performers in Asa Allen, Andres Woodruff, Paul Resong and Kyle Sandoval.
• The 'Eaters remain in Southern California for all of their regular-season meets.
• The only time UCI travels outside of the region is for NCAA postseason competition.
• The NCAA West Prelims are in Sacramento, while the NCAA Championships will take place in Austin, Texas.

LAST TIME OUT
• Junior transfer Jack Pickard led the Anteaters at the Big West Challenge in Santa Barbara last Friday.
• Pickard won the javelin by over 50 feet with a school-record 221-00.
• Redshirt freshman Kyle Tsu continued to climb UCI's all-time charts in the shot put with a season-best 57-11.25.
• That was good for second overall and moves him up to No. 3 in school history.
• Sophomore Seth Enochs claimed runner-up honors in the long jump with a leap of 24-04.5.
• On the track, senior Asa Allen ran a season-best 14.54 to finish second in the 110m hurdles.
• Junior Andres Woodruff also took third in the 400m hurdles, clocking in at 54.05.
• Junior Sam Ayala paced the distance squad with a runner-up finish in the 1500m (3:54.43) and 3000m (8:36.76).

NOW THAT'S A DEBUT
• Jack Pickard turned heads in his Anteater debut, winning the javelin at the Big West Challenge with a PR 221-00.
• He broke a school record in the new javelin (since 1986), and had the best mark by an 'Eater since 1984.
• The two-time JC state finalist currently ranks first in the Big West, 17th in the West Region and 29th in the nation.
• Pickard led wire-to-wire in the meet against conference foes, opening with a then lifetime-best 194-04.
• He saw an improvement of 8 feet, 4 inches on his next toss before hitting 221-00 on his fourth and final attempt.

BIG WEST ACCOLADES
• Junior transfer Brennan Doyle received his first career Big West Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor on March 26.
• It was also the first weekly award won by an Anteater on the men's side since 2017.
• The Burbank, Calif., native was recognized for his performance at the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic (March 23).
• He picked up a victory in the 400m with a personal-record 47.76, and added a season-best 22.16 in the 200m.
• In his season debut, Doyle was the runner-up at the UCI Spring Collegiate Classic (48.45).
• He is also a member of UC Irvine's 4x400 relay, helping the quartet to a season-best 3:14.89.

NEW ERA
• Seth Enochs earned his second-straight long jump victory of the season, and fifth of his career, on March 23.
• He defended his titles at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic and the UCR Spring Track Classic.
• On his home track, Enochs established a PR 24-07 to take over sole possession of fifth in program history.
• It was the best jump by an Anteater since Bob Rust reached 25-01 in 1984.
• Enochs, who is 20 years old, was born after each of the other top-10 marks were established.
• He is the first 'Eater to enter UC Irvine's long jump records in 26 years.
• The Yucca Valley, Calif., native also won the long jump at UC Riverside with a mark of 24-04.5.
• Enochs ranks second in the Big West and 16th in the NCAA West Region.

PATIENCE PAYS OFF
• Kyle Tsu, who sat out the 2018 campaign with an injury, made his long-awaited collegiate debut at the Beach Opener.
• On a rainy Saturday in Long Beach, he claimed runner-up honors in the shot put with a toss of 51-00.25.
• Just two weeks later, he went for a then season-best 55-02.75 to crack UCI's all-time top-10, coming in at No. 8.
• He has since climbed the charts to No. 3 in program history with a season-best 57-11.25 at the Big West Challenge.
• The Huntington Beach native also owns a season-best 166-07 in the discus.
• Through six meets, Tsu has finished no lower than sixth in the shot put and ninth in the discus.

DISTANCE LEADER
• Sam Ayala has notched four personal records in four different events this year.
• His PRs in the 800m, 1500m, 3000m and 5000m are also the Anteaters' top times of the season.
• At the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, Ayala registered a lifetime-best 14:35.10 in the 5000m.
• The Norwalk, Calif., native also notched an 800m personal-best 1:54.00 in a fourth-place finish at UC Riverside.
• He made his 2019 debut in the 3000m at the Beach Opener where he took third in 8:32.69.
• Ayala followed with a third-place showing in the 1500m at the UCI Spring Collegiate Classic (3:51.33).

UP NEXT
• UC Irvine has a busy week ahead starting with the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 17-19) in Azusa.
• UCI will also head to Long Beach for the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 18) and Beach Invitational (April 19-20).
• In addition, a handful of 'Eaters will make their way to Torrance for the Mt. SAC Relays, April 19-20.