Men's Track & Field Sends Split Squad to Texas, UCLA

Thursday, March 24

San Marcos, Texas

3:00 PM PT

UC Irvine

Bobcat Invitational

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Men's Track & Field Sends Split Squad to Texas, UCLA

March 23, 2022 | Men's Track & Field

at Bobcat Invitational
Date: Thursday, March 24
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Texas State Track & Field Complex - San Marcos, Texas
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at Texas Relays
Dates: March 25-26 (Friday-Saturday)
Time: All Day
Location: Mike A. Meyers Stadium - Austin, Texas
Live Results

at Bob Larsen Distance Invitational
Date: Friday, March 25
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Drake Stadium - Los Angeles, Calif.
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at Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational
Date: Saturday, March 26
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Drake Stadium - Los Angeles, Calif.
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IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's track & field team has a split squad this week with meets in Texas and Los Angeles. Nine Anteaters are headed to the Lone Star State for both the Bobcat Invitational (March 24) and the Texas Relays (March 25-26), while 14 'Eaters are set to make the short trip to UCLA for the Bob Larsen Distance Invitational (March 25) and the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (March 26).

QUICK HITS
• The Anteaters have 19 returning letterwinners, seven newcomers and one redshirt freshman.
• UCI has combined for 31 collegiate personal bests through the first three meets of the season.
• Junior Noah Holm leads the way with both of his lifetime bests this year ranking among the top-10 in school history.
• At the Beach Opener, Holm established a PR 183-06 in the discus, moving him up to No. 4 all-time at UCI.
• He also had a personal-best 57-02.25 in the shot put last weekend which is fifth in program history.
• True freshman Liam Miksic has thrown over 192 feet in each of his first three collegiate javelin competitions.
• He notched a personal-record 196-10 at the UCSB Invitational to rank fifth on UC Irvine's all-time charts (since 1986).
• Junior Josh Farmer earned USTFCCCA All-America and All-Academic distinction last year.
• Farmer ranks second in school history with a personal-record 7,648 points.
• Senior Kyle Tsu is a two-time NCAA West Preliminary qualifier and the defending Big West champion in the shot put.

LAST TIME OUT
UC Irvine sent its throws squad to San Diego for the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational last Saturday, March 19. The Anteaters won two of the four events in which they competed. Noah Holm remained unbeaten in the shot put, taking first with a meet-record 57-02.25. It was a lifetime best for Holm, who ranks fifth in program history. Kyle Tsu also came in third with a season-best 54-05.75. Justin Willingham (51-09.75) and Jacob Hawkins (50-04.75) notched personal bests to place fifth and seventh, respectively. Willingham finished ahead of the pack in the discus with a personal-record 171-05. He improved on his previous best by six feet. Holm came in third at 168-06, while Tsu (166-06) and Hawkins (162-01) were also among the top-eight. Liam Miksic placed fourth out of 30 in the javelin with a toss of 192-06, and Farmer registered a lifetime-best 171-00 to come in seventh.

THREE-PEAT
Noah Holm is unbeaten in the shot put in 2022, winning the event in the first three meets of the season. He improved his mark in each competition, most recently establishing a personal-record 57-02.25 at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational. That is the top distance in the Big West this year and ranks fifth in school history. Holm also had a lifetime-best 183-07 in the discus at the Beach Opener, which puts him fourth in the conference and ninth in the West Region.

NEW FACES
Liam Miksic is out to an impressive start to his collegiate career with three top-five finishes and a personal-record 196-10 in the javelin. Carlo Reyes added a strong debut on the track with top-10 performances in the 100m (10.86) and 200m (22.32) at the Beach Opener. Maxwell Jefferson, the 2021 California High School State Champion in the 110H, was also ninth in his signature event, while sophomore transfer Ty Sheridan ran a leg on the first-place 4x400 relay. Sheridan went on to establish lifetime-bests of 22.04 in the 200m and 49.72 in the 400m at the UCSB Invitational.

ALL-AMERICAN STATUS
Junior Josh Farmer earned second-team All-America honors last year with a 16th-place finish in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Farmer was the fourth Anteater in program history to compete in the decathlon at the NCAA meet, and first since his father, Matt, took 13th in 1991. The San Diego native qualified for the national championships with a personal-record 7,648 points in an individual victory at the APU Franson Classic. His PR ranks second in program history and stood as the top score in the Big West for the 2021 season.

BIG WEST CHAMP
Senior Kyle Tsu will be looking to defend his Big West title in the shot put this year. Tsu won the event at the 2021 Big West Championships with a personal-record 59-05.5. He was UCI's first conference champion in the men's shot put since 2015. Tsu is a two-time NCAA regional qualifier and ranks second in school history.

MAKING THE LEAP
After the cancellation of the 2020 season, and a modified 2021 schedule, senior Seth Enochs has his sights set on returning to the postseason. Enochs qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in the long jump where he finished 15th as a sophomore in 2019. He is a three-time Big West scorer in the event with a high finish of second. Enochs owns a wind-aided lifetime-best 25-04, while his wind-legal PR of 25-00.75 ranks fourth in school history.

UP NEXT
The Anteaters will host the inaugural Vince O'Boyle Track & Field Classic at Anteater Stadium, April 1-2.