Saturday, February 22
Spokane, Wash.
10:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
MPSF Championships
Photo by Keith Webber
UC Irvine Finishes Sixth at MPSF Championships
February 22, 2025 | Women's Indoor Track
SPOKANE, Wash. β The UC Irvine women's indoor track & field team closed out the MPSF Championships Saturday at The Podium.
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The Anteaters finished sixth overall with 53.5 points. Oregon State took home the team title with 128.5 points, while Washington State was second (102.5).
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Junior Nyla Baker made her way onto the podium in the shot put for the second year in a row, coming in third with a toss of 14.18 meters (46-6.25). Freshman Pinkie Schnayer added a top-10 showing with a personal-record 13.66m (44-6).
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In the high jump, junior Zharia Taylor took third with a clearance of 1.75m (5-8.75). Sophomore Kailah McKenzie also scored in the event as she tied for sixth at 1.65m (5-5)
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Senior Malia Gay, who ran the opening leg of the school-record breaking distance medley relay yesterday, scored in the 800m with a fourth-place effort. She clocked in at 2:11.13.
Sophomore Halle Sutherland was also fourth in the 60m final with a lifetime-best 7.51. She shaved .01 seconds off her No. 2 time in program history.
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Senior Reyna Johnson led a trio of Anteaters in the 60m hurdle finals, crossing the finish line in sixth at 8.57 seconds. Senior Jazzmine Davis (8.60) and McKenzie (8.72) were seventh and eighth, respectively.
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Junior Esmeray Demirbas placed eighth out of 29 in the 400m (56.49). Sophomore Amelia Trautman (57.51) added a personal best.
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Sophomore Kaia Schmidt ran a personal-record 4:57.72 in the mile. She was just outside of scoring position in ninth, but posted the third-fastest time in program history. Seniors Makena Castillo (5:03.80) and Maggie Sczupak (5:05.03) also notched lifetime bests, while classmate Montgomery Allison (5:10.46) had a season best.
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Senior Anna Vogtmann was UC Irvine's top finisher in the 3000m, coming in 17th at 10:02.13. Freshmen Liana Lee (10:08.33) and Cynthia Herrera (10:09.7) both registered personal bests that rank ninth and 10th, respectively, in school history.
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Demirbas, Gay, Mikah Longcob and TrautmanΒ combined for an eighth-place showing in the 4x400 relay (3:50.06) to close out the day.
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The Anteaters finished sixth overall with 53.5 points. Oregon State took home the team title with 128.5 points, while Washington State was second (102.5).
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Junior Nyla Baker made her way onto the podium in the shot put for the second year in a row, coming in third with a toss of 14.18 meters (46-6.25). Freshman Pinkie Schnayer added a top-10 showing with a personal-record 13.66m (44-6).
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In the high jump, junior Zharia Taylor took third with a clearance of 1.75m (5-8.75). Sophomore Kailah McKenzie also scored in the event as she tied for sixth at 1.65m (5-5)
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Senior Malia Gay, who ran the opening leg of the school-record breaking distance medley relay yesterday, scored in the 800m with a fourth-place effort. She clocked in at 2:11.13.
Sophomore Halle Sutherland was also fourth in the 60m final with a lifetime-best 7.51. She shaved .01 seconds off her No. 2 time in program history.
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Senior Reyna Johnson led a trio of Anteaters in the 60m hurdle finals, crossing the finish line in sixth at 8.57 seconds. Senior Jazzmine Davis (8.60) and McKenzie (8.72) were seventh and eighth, respectively.
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Junior Esmeray Demirbas placed eighth out of 29 in the 400m (56.49). Sophomore Amelia Trautman (57.51) added a personal best.
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Sophomore Kaia Schmidt ran a personal-record 4:57.72 in the mile. She was just outside of scoring position in ninth, but posted the third-fastest time in program history. Seniors Makena Castillo (5:03.80) and Maggie Sczupak (5:05.03) also notched lifetime bests, while classmate Montgomery Allison (5:10.46) had a season best.
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Senior Anna Vogtmann was UC Irvine's top finisher in the 3000m, coming in 17th at 10:02.13. Freshmen Liana Lee (10:08.33) and Cynthia Herrera (10:09.7) both registered personal bests that rank ninth and 10th, respectively, in school history.
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Demirbas, Gay, Mikah Longcob and TrautmanΒ combined for an eighth-place showing in the 4x400 relay (3:50.06) to close out the day.
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/ Women's Indoor Track
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