Saturday, March 7
Long Beach, CA
10:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Beach Opener
'Eaters Set Two Top-10 Marks on Final Day in Long Beach
March 07, 2026 | Women's Track & Field
LONG BEACH, Calif. β The UC Irvine women's track & field team had several standout performances to close out action at the Beach Opener Saturday at Jack Rose Track.
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Junior transfer Catalina Teran made an impressive Anteater debut in the 200m where she clocked a personal-record 23.61. Teran was second in a field of 35 sprinters, and her time ranks second in program history.
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Sophomore Pinkie Schnayer finished first in the shot put and improved on her No. 5 mark in school history with a lifetime-best 14.94 meters (49-0.25). Schnayer overtook Maryland's Ella O'Neall on her final attempt to take home her fourth career event win. Senior Nyla Baker added a third-place showing (14.52m/47-7.5) in the shot put and a fifth-place performance in the discus (47.69m/156-5).
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Junior Kaitlene Ofilan was the runner-up in the 800m, crossing the finish line in a personal-best 2:16.47. Sophomore Arden Keeton also clocked a PR 2:17.38 to come in fourth, while freshman Kaitlin Kenney was sixth (2:18.74).
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Sophomore Daisy Penney led a quartet of 'Eaters in the 1500m, placing fifth out of 32. Penney registered a time of 4:53.97. Sophomore Breckyn Kornachuk was a few seconds back in fifth, running a personal-record 4:56.42.
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UC Irvine is back in action next weekend at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton, March 12-13.
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Junior transfer Catalina Teran made an impressive Anteater debut in the 200m where she clocked a personal-record 23.61. Teran was second in a field of 35 sprinters, and her time ranks second in program history.
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Sophomore Pinkie Schnayer finished first in the shot put and improved on her No. 5 mark in school history with a lifetime-best 14.94 meters (49-0.25). Schnayer overtook Maryland's Ella O'Neall on her final attempt to take home her fourth career event win. Senior Nyla Baker added a third-place showing (14.52m/47-7.5) in the shot put and a fifth-place performance in the discus (47.69m/156-5).
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Junior Kaitlene Ofilan was the runner-up in the 800m, crossing the finish line in a personal-best 2:16.47. Sophomore Arden Keeton also clocked a PR 2:17.38 to come in fourth, while freshman Kaitlin Kenney was sixth (2:18.74).
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Sophomore Daisy Penney led a quartet of 'Eaters in the 1500m, placing fifth out of 32. Penney registered a time of 4:53.97. Sophomore Breckyn Kornachuk was a few seconds back in fifth, running a personal-record 4:56.42.
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UC Irvine is back in action next weekend at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton, March 12-13.
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