Results

DAVIS, Calif. - Senior Noah Holm claimed the shot put title to lead the UC Irvine men's track & field team at the Big West Championships Friday at UC Davis.
 
Holm won the shot put with a toss of 58-08.5, which was just a quarter of an inch off his lifetime best. After entering the finals in second behind Long Beach State's Charlie Vernoy, Holm took over the lead on his fifth attempt at 55-06.25, then topped that mark on his final throw. It was his eighth shot put victory of the season. Quincy Stokes also notched a personal-record 52-08.25 to come in fifth, while 2021 Big West champion Kyle Tsu placed sixth (52-08), giving the Anteaters 17 points in the event.
 
Freshman Liam Miksic got the 'Eaters on the board in the first men's event of the day. In his Big West Championship debut, Miksic placed third in the javelin with a personal-record 209-05, improving on his No. 2 mark in program history.
 
Junior Josh Farmer and senior Seth Enochs both scored in the long jump. Farmer climbed five spots in the standings on his final attempt, finishing fourth overall at 23-09.5. Enochs, who has scored in all four of his Big West appearances, took seventh at 23-04.5.
 
On the track, Cameron Smith picked up four points in the steeplechase as he crossed the finish line in fifth (9:11.44).
 
Sophomore Drew Pickett had the top time in the 110m hurdle prelims at 14.35 seconds, while Farmer had a qualifying mark of 14.97. Both Pickett and Farmer advance to tomorrow's final.
 
Senior Miles Duncan won his heat in the 800m prelims to automatically qualify for the conference final for the second year in a row. He finished with a time of 1:51.77.
 
Sophomore Eric Parker narrowly missed out on advancing out of the 400m prelims as he placed ninth overall (48.94). Pickett was also ninth in the 400m hurdles (56.80), while junior Malcolm Overbaugh was 10th in the 200m (21.92).
 
Sophomore Lukas Amare took 10th in his first career 10K (31:42.83).
 
UC Irvine returns to Woody Wilson Track tomorrow for the final day of the Big West Championships.