
Two School Records Fall at Mt. SAC Relays
April 17, 2026 | Women's Track & Field
WALNUT, Calif. - UC Irvine women's track & field broke two more school records Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays.
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Aoife Hernon started the day by topping her own 400m record at 53.88. Hernon is the first Anteater to run a sub-54 second time.
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Hernon came back later in the afternoon to join forces with Ihe Okoh, Catalina Teran, and Esmeray Demirbas to claim runner-up honors in the 4x400 relay with a program-best 3:39.01. It is the second time this season the 'Eaters have broken the 4x400 school record as Hernon, Teran, Demirbas, and Mikah Longcob set the previous standard of 3:40.83 at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 13.
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One day after establishing a school-record 11.43 in the 100m at the Pacific Coast Invitational, Samantha Bartz was right back in action, finishing third out of 41 (11.63). Teran also competed in the 200m (24.27).
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AZUSA, Calif. - UC Irvine's distance runners set seven personal records at the Bryan Clay Invitational Friday at Cougar Athletic Stadium.
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In the 800m, Emma Hadley bettered her No. 6 time in program history with a lifetime-best 2:07.65. Kaia Schmidt (2:09.26) and Makena Castillo (2:11.73) were both less than five-tenths of a second shy of their respective PRs. Arden Keeton (2:13.27) and Kaitlene Ofilan (2:14.36) added personal bests..
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Cynthia Herrera had the Anteaters' top 5000m time of the meet, running a personal-record 17:08.07. Grace Baxter (17:25.45), Anna Soares (17:29.34), and Jackie Pan (17:38.43) also clocked lifetime bests.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - UC Irvine kicked off the Beach Invitational with three field events Friday at Jack Rose Track.
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Kaylee Tan tied for fourth in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.47 meters (11-4.5).
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Giselle Rodriguez finished sixth in the javelin (46.51m/152-7).
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Elisabeth Driscoll notched a personal-record 46.87m (153-9) in the hammer throw.
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UC Irvine wraps up the weekend Saturday at the Mt. SAC Relays, Bryan Clay Invitational, and Beach Invitational.
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Aoife Hernon started the day by topping her own 400m record at 53.88. Hernon is the first Anteater to run a sub-54 second time.
Β
Hernon came back later in the afternoon to join forces with Ihe Okoh, Catalina Teran, and Esmeray Demirbas to claim runner-up honors in the 4x400 relay with a program-best 3:39.01. It is the second time this season the 'Eaters have broken the 4x400 school record as Hernon, Teran, Demirbas, and Mikah Longcob set the previous standard of 3:40.83 at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 13.
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One day after establishing a school-record 11.43 in the 100m at the Pacific Coast Invitational, Samantha Bartz was right back in action, finishing third out of 41 (11.63). Teran also competed in the 200m (24.27).
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AZUSA, Calif. - UC Irvine's distance runners set seven personal records at the Bryan Clay Invitational Friday at Cougar Athletic Stadium.
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In the 800m, Emma Hadley bettered her No. 6 time in program history with a lifetime-best 2:07.65. Kaia Schmidt (2:09.26) and Makena Castillo (2:11.73) were both less than five-tenths of a second shy of their respective PRs. Arden Keeton (2:13.27) and Kaitlene Ofilan (2:14.36) added personal bests..
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Cynthia Herrera had the Anteaters' top 5000m time of the meet, running a personal-record 17:08.07. Grace Baxter (17:25.45), Anna Soares (17:29.34), and Jackie Pan (17:38.43) also clocked lifetime bests.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - UC Irvine kicked off the Beach Invitational with three field events Friday at Jack Rose Track.
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Kaylee Tan tied for fourth in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.47 meters (11-4.5).
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Giselle Rodriguez finished sixth in the javelin (46.51m/152-7).
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Elisabeth Driscoll notched a personal-record 46.87m (153-9) in the hammer throw.
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UC Irvine wraps up the weekend Saturday at the Mt. SAC Relays, Bryan Clay Invitational, and Beach Invitational.
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