Friday, January 24
Reno, Nev.
10:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Nevada Invite/Multis
Anteaters Post Eight Top-10 Marks to Open Nevada Invite/Multis
January 24, 2025 | Women's Indoor Track
RENO, Nev. β The UC Irvine women's indoor track & field team posted eight marks that rank among the program's all-time top-10 Friday at the Nevada Invitational/Multis.
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Sophomore Kailah McKenzie and senior Jolie Robinson both established personal-records of 5.93 meters (19-5.5) in the long jump. They are tied for second in program history behind teammate Reyna Johnson who set a school-record 5.97m (19-7) at last year's MPSF Championships. McKenzie took sixth in the competition, while Robinson was seventh based on their second-best jumps. Junior Zharia Taylor (5.53m/18-1.75) and senior Jazzmine Davis (5.45m/17-10.75) also had personal bests in the event. Taylor's distance is tied for ninth on UCI's all-time charts.
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McKenzie followed her long jump performance with a fifth-place showing in the high jump. The Moreno Valley, California, native improved on her No. 3 mark in program history with an indoor PR of 1.73m (5-8). In her UC Irvine debut, junior Esmiray Demirbas cleared the bar at 1.63m (5-4.25), which is tied for seventh among the Anteater leaders.
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On the track, senior Anna Vogtmann took third in the 3000m, clocking an altitude-adjusted time of 10:00.50, which was just three-hundredths of a second off her lifetime best. Junior Nicole Contreras (10:11.25), freshman Cynthia Herrera (10:11.82) and freshman Liana Lee (10:12.81) added top-10 finishes. Contreras' and Herrera's times rank ninth and 10th, respectively, in indoor school history.
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Senior Malia Gay was third in section two of the mile (5:03.42), while Kaitlene Ofilan was eighth in her 800m indoor debut (2:21.41).
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Freshman Mikah Longcob also competed in her first collegiate meet, placing 11th in the 400m with a time of 58.12 seconds.
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In the 200m, junior Samantha Bartz crossed the finish line in a season-best 24.94, while sophomore Sarah Ajayi notched a personal-record 25.20 to rank 10th in program history.
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The 'Eaters will be back in action for the final day of the Nevada Invitational/Multis tomorrow starting at 10 a.m.
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Sophomore Kailah McKenzie and senior Jolie Robinson both established personal-records of 5.93 meters (19-5.5) in the long jump. They are tied for second in program history behind teammate Reyna Johnson who set a school-record 5.97m (19-7) at last year's MPSF Championships. McKenzie took sixth in the competition, while Robinson was seventh based on their second-best jumps. Junior Zharia Taylor (5.53m/18-1.75) and senior Jazzmine Davis (5.45m/17-10.75) also had personal bests in the event. Taylor's distance is tied for ninth on UCI's all-time charts.
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McKenzie followed her long jump performance with a fifth-place showing in the high jump. The Moreno Valley, California, native improved on her No. 3 mark in program history with an indoor PR of 1.73m (5-8). In her UC Irvine debut, junior Esmiray Demirbas cleared the bar at 1.63m (5-4.25), which is tied for seventh among the Anteater leaders.
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On the track, senior Anna Vogtmann took third in the 3000m, clocking an altitude-adjusted time of 10:00.50, which was just three-hundredths of a second off her lifetime best. Junior Nicole Contreras (10:11.25), freshman Cynthia Herrera (10:11.82) and freshman Liana Lee (10:12.81) added top-10 finishes. Contreras' and Herrera's times rank ninth and 10th, respectively, in indoor school history.
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Senior Malia Gay was third in section two of the mile (5:03.42), while Kaitlene Ofilan was eighth in her 800m indoor debut (2:21.41).
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Freshman Mikah Longcob also competed in her first collegiate meet, placing 11th in the 400m with a time of 58.12 seconds.
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In the 200m, junior Samantha Bartz crossed the finish line in a season-best 24.94, while sophomore Sarah Ajayi notched a personal-record 25.20 to rank 10th in program history.
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The 'Eaters will be back in action for the final day of the Nevada Invitational/Multis tomorrow starting at 10 a.m.
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