'Eaters Home for Final Regular-Season Meet

Friday, April 28

Irvine, Calif.

12:30 PM

UC Irvine

Steve Scott Invitational

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'Eaters Home for Final Regular-Season Meet

April 27, 2023 | Men's Track & Field

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Steve Scott Invitational
Date: Friday-Saturday (April 28-29)
Location: Anteater Stadium - Irvine, Calif.
Tickets: Adults $10, Youth (Ages 6-17) $6
Clear Bag Policy & Stadium Info

IRVINE, Calif. - UC Irvine track & field is set to host the Steve Scott Invitational in its final regular-season meet, April 28-29, at Anteater Stadium. Action gets underway Friday with the javelin at 12:30 p.m., while the distance events will run in the evening, beginning with the steeplechase at 6:45 p.m. The teams and athletes return to competition on Saturday with a full slate of events starting at 12 p.m. The 'Eaters will hold their Senior Day ceremony Saturday at 4:15 p.m. when they recognize Jason Messner, Malcolm Overbaugh and Julian Sotelo.

The two-day meet will feature student-athletes from 21 colleges and universities. There are 11 Division I programs (six Big West), five Division II institutions, one NAIA school, two junior colleges and two Canadian universities represented in the field. There are also athletes entered from various clubs along with international athletes from Australia, Brazil and Zambia.

IN THE TOP-10
• Cameron Smith ran a nearly 12-second PR of 8:58.24 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
• Smith is the ninth 'Eater to run a sub-nine-minute race and ranks eighth in school history.
• On April 20, Malcolm Overbaugh ran his first collegiate 100m, clocking in at 10.60 seconds to tie for sixth all-time.
• Drew Pickett established a lifetime-best 14.13 in the 110H, which puts him seventh among the program leaders.
• The throws squad has registered three top-10 marks in 2023.
• Last week at the Battle in the OC, Quincy Stokes unleashed a PR 187-06 to move up to No. 6 in the hammer.
• Justin Willingham also jumped to No. 7 in the shot put with a personal-record 56-06.75 last Thursday.
• Julian Sotelo had the program's sixth-best javelin throw (since 1986) with a personal-record 198-04 on March 11.

LAST TIME OUT
UC Irvine posted four marks that rank among the top-10 in school history last Thursday at the Battle in the OC. On the track, Malcolm Overbaugh ran a 10.60 in his first collegiate 100-meter race. His time is tied for sixth in program history. Drew Pickett led a trio of 'Eaters in the 110m hurdles with a personal-record 14.13, moving him up one spot to No. 7 among UCI's all-time leaders. Jarel Sayles added a lifetime-best 14.39, while Maxwell Jefferson clocked a collegiate-best 14.50. In the throws, Justin Willingham and Quincy Stokes were first and second, respectively, in the shot put. Willingham earned his fourth shot put victory of the season with a PR 56-06.75, which ranks seventh in school history. Stokes' best throw of the day measured at a personal-best 54-06.5. Stokes also unleashed a toss of 187-06 in the hammer to climb to No. 6 on UC Irvine's all-time charts.

THROWS
Despite losing the last two Big West shot put champions to graduation, UC Irvine is still a force to be reckoned with in the throws. Junior Justin Willingham has led the squad with five individual victories on the year. Willingham was a double champion in the shot put and discus at the Vince O'Boyle Classic on April 1. He also won the shot put at the Battle in the OC (56-06.75), Challenge Cup (55-09.25) and UCSB Invitational (55-05.5). All three marks were PRs at the time with his best of 56-06.75 ranking seventh in school history. In the javelin, sophomore Liam Miksic picked up an event win in his season debut at Anteater Stadium before notching a season-best 205-09 at the Beach Invitational to rank second in the Big West. Miksic was an all-conference performer last year and is second in program history with a lifetime-best 215-11. Graduate transfer Julian Sotelo also produced the program's sixth-best throw since 1986 with a toss of 198-04 at the UCSB Invite, while Quincy Stokes is the first 'Eater to enter the record books in the hammer throw in five years with his PR of 187-06 putting him at No. 7.

SPRINTS & HURDLES
Junior Drew Pickett has paced a trio of Anteaters in the hurdles. Last week, he ran a personal-record 14.13 in the 110H to rank seventh in program history. The 2022 Big West runner-up also won the event at the Vince O'Boyle Classic. Sophomore Jarel Sayles, who earned All-Big West honors in the 110H in 2021, notched a PR 14.39 at the Battle in the OC on April 20. In the sprints, senior Malcolm Overbaugh, a two-time all-conference performer, owns the team's top times of the season in the 100m (10.60), 200m (21.44) and 400m (48.42). His 10.60 in the 100m is tied for sixth in program history.

DISTANCE
The Anteater distance crew had an impressive outing at the Bryan Clay Invitational, April 13-15. Junior Cameron Smith, who scored in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships a year ago, led the way with his first career sub-nine-minute race. Smith clocked in at 8:58.24 to rank eighth in program history. Sophomore Jacob Bustamante added a 5000m personal-record 14:28.84, while three 'Eaters notched lifetime bests in the 1500m. Zeid Hussain had a top-20 showing among 197 athletes in the Open B section with a time of 3:51.00. Joshua Schuld also crossed the finish line in 3:51.13, and Smith came in at 3:56.53.

JUMPS & MULTIS
UCI has two newcomers leading the way in the multis and jumps. Max Daniels, a sophomore transfer out of Mt. SAC, was the 2022 California Community College Athletic Association state champion in the decathlon with a personal-record 6,577 points. Freshman Elijah Yoshinaga also owns the team's top marks in the long jump (23-01.75) and triple jump (43-10.5) this season. He was a CIF State finalist in both events at Elsinore High School.

UP NEXT
The Big West Championships get underway with the decathlon, May 5-6, while the main events are set to take place, May 12-13. Both weekends of competition will be held at Titan Track Complex on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.