'Eaters Square off Against Titans in OC Dual

Thursday, April 22

Irvine, Calif.

10:00 AM

UC Irvine

OC Dual

Photo by: Robert Huskey

'Eaters Square off Against Titans in OC Dual

April 21, 2021 | Men's Track & Field

OC Dual vs. Cal State Fullerton
Date: Thursday, April 22
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Anteater Stadium (Spectators not permitted)
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IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's track & field team will welcome Cal State Fullerton to Anteater Stadium for the OC Dual on Thursday, April 22. Spectators are not permitted at this time.

The dual meet gets underway with the hammer throw at 9 a.m., while action on the track is slated to start with the 4x100 relay at 12 p.m.

QUICK HITS
• Josh Farmer won the decathlon at the Franson Classic Multis in Azusa, April 9-10.
• He established a personal-record 7,648 points, which ranks seventh in all of NCAA Division I this season.
• Farmer was named the Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week for his effort.
• UCI competed in one meet last season before the rest of the 2020 campaign was canceled due to the pandemic.
• Over a year later, the Anteaters made their return to competition at the Ben Brown Invitational (March 12-13, 2021).
• UC Irvine's roster is comprised of 16 returners and 15 newcomers.
• Three returners were All-Big West performers in 2019 - Seth Enochs, Jack Pickard and Kyle Tsu.
• The 'Eaters own eight marks that rank among the top three in the conference this season.

2021 BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
UC Irvine is set to host the 2021 Big West Championships, starting with the heptathlon and decathlon, May 7-8. The remainder of the events will be held the following week, May 13-15. In accordance with COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, spectators will not be allowed at Anteater Stadium for the conference championships.

LAST TIME OUT
UCI competed in the two-day Beach Invitational at LBSU's Jack Rose Track last weekend. Miles Duncan led the way with his second individual victory of the season, winning the 800m in a time of 1:53.69. Jarel Sayles was also second in the 110m hurdles (14.76), while Lukas Amare placed third in the 1500m (4:06.09). In the throws, Jack Pickard was the runner-up in the javelin (182-04), and Kyle Tsu took third in both the shot put (57-02.75) and discus (172-07).

FARMER EARNS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS
Junior Josh Farmer was named the Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week after winning the decathlon at the Franson Classic Multis, April 9-10. In his first decathlon since 2019, and first as an Anteater, Farmer posted the second-best point total in school history, sitting behind only 1978 national champion Mauricio Bardales. His mark also ranks first in the Big West, second in the West Region and fourth in the nation this season. The San Diego native established lifetime bests in seven of the 10 events, including a leap of 23-11 in the long jump, which puts him at No. 10 in program history. He also set PRs in the pole vault (15-11), javelin (167-11), shot put (45-03.75), discus (130-08), 100m (10.66) and 400m (48.79). Farmer's last decathlon was at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships where he had a podium finish as a true freshman at Colorado.

THROWING IT OUT THERE
Junior Kyle Tsu is currently tops in the Big West in the shot put (57-09.75) and eighth in the discus (174-08). Tsu's mark in the discus, which he notched at the season-opening Ben Brown Invitational, was a lifetime best and put him at No. 8 in school history. He already ranks third among UCI's all-time leaders with a personal-record 57-11.25 in the shot put. Tsu was a 2019 All-Big West performer and NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the shot put.

LONG JUMP LEADER
Senior Seth Enochs is the top returning long jumper from the 2019 Big West Championships where he was the runner-up with a wind-aided personal-record 25-04. He also came in 15th at the 2019 NCAA West Preliminary Championships, and ranks fourth in school history with a wind-legal PR of 25-00.75. In 2021, Enochs owns a season-best 23-11, which is tied for second in the conference.

BACK ON TRACK
Prior to the season opener, senior javelin thrower Jack Pickard was last in action at the NCAA West Prelims in May 2019. He advanced to the postseason two years ago with a school-record 221-00. Pickard didn't miss a beat after the long hiatus, starting the 2021 campaign with an individual victory in the javelin at the Ben Brown Invitational (205-05), and later establishing a season-best 213-10 at the Fullerton Spring Invitational. He ranks third in the Big West.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
Freshman Jarel Sayles has had an impressive start to his collegiate career, placing among the top-two in each of his first five 110-meter hurdle races. He picked up individual victories at the Red & Black Invitational and Fullerton Spring Invitational, while establishing a season-best 14.49 in a runner-up finish at UCLA.

UP NEXT
UC Irvine will be in Long Beach and Riverside next week for the Steve Scott Split Meet, April 29-May 1.