Friday, March 25
Austin, Texas
All Day
UC Irvine
at
Texas Relays
Distance Crew Shines at Bob Larsen Invitational
March 25, 2022 | Women's Track & Field
LOS ANGELES, Calif. & AUSTIN, Texas - UC Irvine women's track & field had a split squad in action Friday at UCLA's Bob Larsen Distance Invitational and the Texas Relays.
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The distance crew had an impressive showing at UCLA, led by Montgomery Allison, who became the sixth Anteater in program history to break the 11-minute mark in the steeplechase. She clocked in with a personal-record 10:55.69 to finish fifth out of 20 overall competitors. Allison moved up five spots to No. 4 on UCI's all-time charts.
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Anna Vogtmann made her way into UC Irvine's top-10 in her 5000m collegiate debut. Vogtmann crossed the finish line in 16:52.68, which was the fifth-fastest time of the evening and eighth-fastest in school history. Sameen Andar wasn't far behind in sixth with a lifetime-best 16:56.89.
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Claire Livengood paced a trio of 'Eaters in the 1500m Invite with a personal-best 4:41.22 (18th). Maggie Sczupak was also among the top-20 with a season-best 4:43.71. In the Open section, Nikki Fulcomer took fourth in a personal-record 4:53.05, and Sophia Zago added a season-best 5:00.01 to place sixth.
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UC Irvine took two of the top-three spots in the javelin and hammer.Β Kassidy SaniΒ was the runner-up in both events with marks of 138-00 and 153-11, respectively. Her toss in the hammer was a lifetime-best.Β Laura LindquistΒ was also third in the javelin with a personal-best 134-11, while Deandra Tyler took thrid in the hammer (149-07).
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Over at Mike A. Myers Stadium for the Texas Relays, Reyna Johnson ran a season-best 14.24 to finish 12th out of 51 in the 100m hurdles. Amari Fraser contributed a top-20 showing, placing 18th with a time of 14.39 seconds.
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In the relays, Mia Marquez, Fraser, Zani Meaders and Jennifer Daly took seventh in the 4x400 at 3:49.64, while Johnson, Meaders, Marquez and Aryel Coats combined for an eighth-place performance in the 4x100 (47.78).
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Coats also competed in the 100m (12.31). Β
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UC Irvine is back in action on Saturday, March 26, for the final day of the Texas Relays, as well as the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational.
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The distance crew had an impressive showing at UCLA, led by Montgomery Allison, who became the sixth Anteater in program history to break the 11-minute mark in the steeplechase. She clocked in with a personal-record 10:55.69 to finish fifth out of 20 overall competitors. Allison moved up five spots to No. 4 on UCI's all-time charts.
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Anna Vogtmann made her way into UC Irvine's top-10 in her 5000m collegiate debut. Vogtmann crossed the finish line in 16:52.68, which was the fifth-fastest time of the evening and eighth-fastest in school history. Sameen Andar wasn't far behind in sixth with a lifetime-best 16:56.89.
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Claire Livengood paced a trio of 'Eaters in the 1500m Invite with a personal-best 4:41.22 (18th). Maggie Sczupak was also among the top-20 with a season-best 4:43.71. In the Open section, Nikki Fulcomer took fourth in a personal-record 4:53.05, and Sophia Zago added a season-best 5:00.01 to place sixth.
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UC Irvine took two of the top-three spots in the javelin and hammer.Β Kassidy SaniΒ was the runner-up in both events with marks of 138-00 and 153-11, respectively. Her toss in the hammer was a lifetime-best.Β Laura LindquistΒ was also third in the javelin with a personal-best 134-11, while Deandra Tyler took thrid in the hammer (149-07).
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Over at Mike A. Myers Stadium for the Texas Relays, Reyna Johnson ran a season-best 14.24 to finish 12th out of 51 in the 100m hurdles. Amari Fraser contributed a top-20 showing, placing 18th with a time of 14.39 seconds.
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In the relays, Mia Marquez, Fraser, Zani Meaders and Jennifer Daly took seventh in the 4x400 at 3:49.64, while Johnson, Meaders, Marquez and Aryel Coats combined for an eighth-place performance in the 4x100 (47.78).
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Coats also competed in the 100m (12.31). Β
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UC Irvine is back in action on Saturday, March 26, for the final day of the Texas Relays, as well as the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational.
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