Saturday, March 5
Long Beach, Calif.
10:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Beach Opener
Anteaters Pick up Three Event Wins at Beach Opener
March 05, 2022 | Women's Track & Field
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's track & field team had 17 top-10 finishes, including three event wins, at the Beach Opener Saturday at Jack Rose Track.
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Reyna Johnson led the way with an individual victory in the long jump. In her first outdoor collegiate meet, Johnson finished first in a field of 35 with a personal-record 19-01.25. Her mark ranks eighth in school history.
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Montgomery Allison also made her way into the Anteaters' top-10 in her outdoor debut. She won the steeplechase with a time of 11:13.28, which puts her ninth all-time at UCI. Laura Yontz (12:09.47) and Nikki Fulcomer (12:13.94) were third and fourth, respectively.
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Emma McCarthy came in nearly two seconds ahead of the pack in an 800m race that featured 39 athletes. She crossed the finish line in a lifetime-best 2:14.73. Alexis Alexander added a personal-record 2:17.07 to come in fifth, while Jennifer Daly was eighth (2:21.21).
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Zani Meaders led five 'Eaters in the 400m, clocking in at 56.29 seconds to claim runner-up honors. Mia Marquez was also seventh (58.26).
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Lorraine Nance, who was making her return to competition after missing all but the first two meets of the 2021 campaign, took third in the triple jump with a leap of 37-05.75.
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In the 100m, Aryel Coats placed fourth overall (12.23), while Cathy Salazar-Gasca was fifth in the 3000m (10:19.26). Hannah Chau contributed a fifth-place showing in the 1500m at 4:41.27.
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Marquez, Amari Fraser, Meaders and Daly also ran the third-fastest 4x400 relay of the meet at 3:52.74.
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Deandra Tyler was fourth in the shot put with a toss of 42-07, and Cassious Fiaui notched a personal-best 37-09.25. Kassidy Sani led the way in the discus, coming in seventh out of 50 throwers (146-01). Phoebe Roach also registered a collegiate personal-best 10-07 in the pole vault.
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UC Irvine will be back in action next weekend at the UCSB Invitational, March 9-11.
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Reyna Johnson led the way with an individual victory in the long jump. In her first outdoor collegiate meet, Johnson finished first in a field of 35 with a personal-record 19-01.25. Her mark ranks eighth in school history.
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Montgomery Allison also made her way into the Anteaters' top-10 in her outdoor debut. She won the steeplechase with a time of 11:13.28, which puts her ninth all-time at UCI. Laura Yontz (12:09.47) and Nikki Fulcomer (12:13.94) were third and fourth, respectively.
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Emma McCarthy came in nearly two seconds ahead of the pack in an 800m race that featured 39 athletes. She crossed the finish line in a lifetime-best 2:14.73. Alexis Alexander added a personal-record 2:17.07 to come in fifth, while Jennifer Daly was eighth (2:21.21).
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Zani Meaders led five 'Eaters in the 400m, clocking in at 56.29 seconds to claim runner-up honors. Mia Marquez was also seventh (58.26).
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Lorraine Nance, who was making her return to competition after missing all but the first two meets of the 2021 campaign, took third in the triple jump with a leap of 37-05.75.
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In the 100m, Aryel Coats placed fourth overall (12.23), while Cathy Salazar-Gasca was fifth in the 3000m (10:19.26). Hannah Chau contributed a fifth-place showing in the 1500m at 4:41.27.
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Marquez, Amari Fraser, Meaders and Daly also ran the third-fastest 4x400 relay of the meet at 3:52.74.
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Deandra Tyler was fourth in the shot put with a toss of 42-07, and Cassious Fiaui notched a personal-best 37-09.25. Kassidy Sani led the way in the discus, coming in seventh out of 50 throwers (146-01). Phoebe Roach also registered a collegiate personal-best 10-07 in the pole vault.
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UC Irvine will be back in action next weekend at the UCSB Invitational, March 9-11.
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