Friday, May 13
Davis, Calif.
9:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Big West Championships
Chau Leads 'Eaters on First Day of Big West Championships
May 13, 2022 | Women's Track & Field
Results
DAVIS, Calif. - Junior Hannah Chau led the UC Irvine women's track & field team on the first day of the Big West Championships at UC Davis.
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Chau bookended Friday's track events with podium finishes. She kicked off the meet with a runner-up showing in the 3000-meter steeplechase. In her second career steeple, Chau shattered a 13-year old school record with a time of 10:28.19, beating Lauren Chramosta's standard from 2009 by over eight seconds. Chau came back four hours later to place third in the 10,000-meter run (35:32.18) as she totaled 14 points for the Anteaters.
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Freshman Montgomery Allison also scored in the steeplechase, coming in fifth with a lifetime-best 10:54.53, which ranks fifth in program history. Freshman Sameen Andar added three points in the 10K where she was sixth (36:04.41).
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Sophomore Deandra Tyler notched a personal-best 47-03 in the shot put to finish second overall. Tyler's PR came on her sixth and final throw, and moved her up to No. 4 on UCI's all-time charts.
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Graduate student Emma McCarthy ran a personal-record 2:09.17 to win her heat as the fastest qualifier in the 800m prelims. McCarthy cracked the Anteaters' all-time top-10 with the sixth-best time in program history. Alexis Alexander (2:14.03) also placed among the top-eight to advance to tomorrow's 800m final.
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Three 'Eaters will be moving on in the 1500m. Freshman Anna Vogtmann led the trio as an automatic qualifier after taking second in Heat 1 with a personal-record 4:28.23. Her time stood as the second-fastest in the preliminary round. Sophomore Claire Livengood (4:35.97) and freshman Olivia Liuson (4:36.11) are set to join Vogtmann in tomorrow's final as both established lifetime bests to place among the top-12.
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Senior Zani Meaders had the top time in the 400m prelims, crossing the finish line in 55.70 seconds. Mia Marquez also clocked in at 56.82, giving UCI two 400m finalists.
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Freshman Reyna Johnson and sophomore Amari Fraser both earned a time qualifier in the 100m hurdles. Johnson was fourth overall in the prelims at 14.20 seconds, while Fraser was fifth at 14.37. Fraser also ran a personal-best 62.28 to finish fourth in the 400m hurdle prelims, and Johnson notched two points in the long jump, coming in seventh overall (18-03).
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UC Irvine returns to Woody Wilson Track tomorrow for the final day of the Big West Championships.
DAVIS, Calif. - Junior Hannah Chau led the UC Irvine women's track & field team on the first day of the Big West Championships at UC Davis.
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Chau bookended Friday's track events with podium finishes. She kicked off the meet with a runner-up showing in the 3000-meter steeplechase. In her second career steeple, Chau shattered a 13-year old school record with a time of 10:28.19, beating Lauren Chramosta's standard from 2009 by over eight seconds. Chau came back four hours later to place third in the 10,000-meter run (35:32.18) as she totaled 14 points for the Anteaters.
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Freshman Montgomery Allison also scored in the steeplechase, coming in fifth with a lifetime-best 10:54.53, which ranks fifth in program history. Freshman Sameen Andar added three points in the 10K where she was sixth (36:04.41).
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Sophomore Deandra Tyler notched a personal-best 47-03 in the shot put to finish second overall. Tyler's PR came on her sixth and final throw, and moved her up to No. 4 on UCI's all-time charts.
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Graduate student Emma McCarthy ran a personal-record 2:09.17 to win her heat as the fastest qualifier in the 800m prelims. McCarthy cracked the Anteaters' all-time top-10 with the sixth-best time in program history. Alexis Alexander (2:14.03) also placed among the top-eight to advance to tomorrow's 800m final.
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Three 'Eaters will be moving on in the 1500m. Freshman Anna Vogtmann led the trio as an automatic qualifier after taking second in Heat 1 with a personal-record 4:28.23. Her time stood as the second-fastest in the preliminary round. Sophomore Claire Livengood (4:35.97) and freshman Olivia Liuson (4:36.11) are set to join Vogtmann in tomorrow's final as both established lifetime bests to place among the top-12.
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Senior Zani Meaders had the top time in the 400m prelims, crossing the finish line in 55.70 seconds. Mia Marquez also clocked in at 56.82, giving UCI two 400m finalists.
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Freshman Reyna Johnson and sophomore Amari Fraser both earned a time qualifier in the 100m hurdles. Johnson was fourth overall in the prelims at 14.20 seconds, while Fraser was fifth at 14.37. Fraser also ran a personal-best 62.28 to finish fourth in the 400m hurdle prelims, and Johnson notched two points in the long jump, coming in seventh overall (18-03).
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UC Irvine returns to Woody Wilson Track tomorrow for the final day of the Big West Championships.
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