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Men's Track & Field Wraps up Final Home Meet

IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's track & field team wrapped up the Steve Scott Invitational, its final home meet of the season, Saturday at Anteater Stadium.
 
Redshirt freshman Kyle Tsu was the runner-up in the shot put at 57-05. His best effort of the day came on his third attempt and put him behind only Tim Nedow of the Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club.  
 
Tsu also led the way in the discus throw where he was eighth overall (161-03). Senior Omar Valenzuela came in 15th (152-08).
 
Junior Sam Ayala paced a quartet of 'Eaters in the 1500m, bettering his personal record by over two seconds. Ayala, who was fourth behind three non-collegiate athletes, clocked in at 3:48.85. Junior Hector Garcia placed eighth with a season-best 3:53.44, while senior Ashton Garcia was 12th (3:56.77). Senior Jon Rodriguez took 29th with a season-best 4:02.09.
 
Senior Asa Allen was the top collegiate finisher, and fourth overall, in the 110m hurdles where he matched his season best at 14.43.
 
Junior Andres Woodruff added a fifth-place showing in the 400m hurdles with a personal-record 52.74. He shaved .59 seconds off his previous best.
 
Junior Evan Singletary had a top-10 finish in a strong 100m field with a time of 10.81 seconds.
 
Senior Paul Resong came in 11th out of 40 competitors in the 400m (48.45), while junior Brennan Doyle wasn't far behind in 12th (48.50).
 
Woodruff, Doyle, Resong and Allen combined for a fourth-place performance in the 4x400 relay, notching a season-best 3:13.82.
 
Woodruff, Singletary, Allen and sophomore Seth Enochs also started the afternoon with a season-best 41.03 in the 4x100 (5th).
 
UC Irvine honored its five seniors - Asa Allen, Ashton Garcia, Paul Resong, Jon Rodriguez and Omar Valenzuela - at the end of the meet.
 
The Anteaters will now turn their focus to the main events of the Big West Championships, May 10-11, in Santa Barbara.
 
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