Friday, April 16
Long Beach, Calif.
All Day
UC Irvine
at
Beach Invitational
Photo by: Robert Huskey
UC Irvine Starts Strong at Beach Invitational
April 16, 2021 | Women's Track & Field
Live Results
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's track & field team posted six personal records on the first day of the Beach Invitational Friday at Jack Rose Track.
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Junior Tayla Crenshaw led the way in the throws as she claimed runner-up honors in the discus. Crenshaw shattered her personal record by over 15 feet with a toss of 164-02. She moved up five spots to No. 4 in school history. Crenshaw also placed among the top-five in the shot put (42-00) and hammer (165-07).
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Senior Brianna Villanueva paced five Anteaters in the hammer where she took third, coming in behind only USC's Joy McArthur and Karlee Freeman with a season-best 184-05. Villanueva also took fourth in the discus (158-08). Freshman Kassidy Sani added PRs in both the discus (143-06) and hammer (144-02).
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On the track, sophomore Cathy Salazar-Gasca was third in the 1500m, crossing the finish line in a lifetime-best 4:36.88. Junior Hannah Chau placed fourth at 4:41.38, while junior Patricia Sanchez (4:47.01) and senior Daisy Garcia (4:57.30) finished with personal bests.
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Sophomore Tess Mathes (2:20.81) and freshman Alexis Alexander (2:21.03) both notched season bests in the 800m. Sophomore Nikki Fulcomer also competed in her first career 3000m steeplechase, clocking in at 12:13.61.
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UC Irvine continues the Beach Invitational tomorrow with the jumps, sprints, hurdles and relays. The field events are slated for a 10:30 a.m. start, while action on the track gets underway at 3 p.m.
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's track & field team posted six personal records on the first day of the Beach Invitational Friday at Jack Rose Track.
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Junior Tayla Crenshaw led the way in the throws as she claimed runner-up honors in the discus. Crenshaw shattered her personal record by over 15 feet with a toss of 164-02. She moved up five spots to No. 4 in school history. Crenshaw also placed among the top-five in the shot put (42-00) and hammer (165-07).
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Senior Brianna Villanueva paced five Anteaters in the hammer where she took third, coming in behind only USC's Joy McArthur and Karlee Freeman with a season-best 184-05. Villanueva also took fourth in the discus (158-08). Freshman Kassidy Sani added PRs in both the discus (143-06) and hammer (144-02).
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On the track, sophomore Cathy Salazar-Gasca was third in the 1500m, crossing the finish line in a lifetime-best 4:36.88. Junior Hannah Chau placed fourth at 4:41.38, while junior Patricia Sanchez (4:47.01) and senior Daisy Garcia (4:57.30) finished with personal bests.
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Sophomore Tess Mathes (2:20.81) and freshman Alexis Alexander (2:21.03) both notched season bests in the 800m. Sophomore Nikki Fulcomer also competed in her first career 3000m steeplechase, clocking in at 12:13.61.
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UC Irvine continues the Beach Invitational tomorrow with the jumps, sprints, hurdles and relays. The field events are slated for a 10:30 a.m. start, while action on the track gets underway at 3 p.m.
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