SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UCSB men's and women's track and field programs will be back at full strength this weekend for the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic. The competition starts with the hammer throw on Friday while the rest of the running and field events will pick back up on Saturday. In attendance from the Big West will be host UCR, Cal State Northridge, UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton. Non-conference teams scheduled to compete include Southern Utah, Cornell and North Dakota State.
The UCSB men will take a 6-0 dual meet record into this weekends competition. The UCSB women are 4-2 on the year in scored competitions.
So far this season, eight Gauchos have broken into the UCSB all-time list.
Lara Lewis, Javelin, 131'1, 5th
Thomas Gore-Schreck, Javelin, 212', 9th
Zach Tombol, Decathlon, 6327, 7th
Lauren Larson, Pole Vault, 11'5.75, T9th
Bryan Guijarro and Anthony Ortolan, 3000m, 8:23.55, 8th
Jessica Johnson, 200m, 24.54, 5th
Jordan Scott, 200m, 21.51, 6th
Conference Leaders
Although the Big West regular season is just getting rolling, several Gauchos hold Big West #1 spots in their respective events. Thomas Gore-Schreck holds the top throw in the conference in the men's javelin. Schreck is a former Big West runner-up in the event. Zach Tombol and Lolene Swallow hold the top spots in the decathlon and heptathlon as UCSB is the only school to complete a multi event competition after the March 1st outdoor season start date. In the 3,000m steeplechase, Adam Avila and Kelsey O'Connell rank first going into this weekends competitions.
1,500m Pack
This weekend the Gauchos will run seven men in the 1,500m in what looks to be a signature event on the track. Bryce Rausa, Guijarro, Ortolan, Tommy Poston, Greg Dotson, George Baier and Andrew Farkas will teamup for the 3.75 lap event. Look for hot times on what appears to be another scorching Inland Empire afternoon.
Men's Season Recap
The UCSB men started the season with dual meet victories against Westmont and Pepperdine. Next at the All-Cal, the Gauchos earned top honors against host UC San Diego and UC Irvine. Then at the Big West Double Dual, the men came out on top against UC Riverside and Cal Poly running their record to 6-0.
Women's Season Recap
The UCSB women started off the season with four consecutive dual meet victories against Westmont and Pepperdine at the Round-Up and against UC San Diego and UC Irvine at the All-Cal. The Gauchos fell in the Double Dual to Cal Poly and UC Riverside taking their regular season record to 4-2.
Meet Information
Information and a schedule for this weekends UCR Spring Track Classic can be found HERE.
Results and Entries
Results and meet entries for this weekend's competition will be handled by Finished Results and can be found HERE.
Check back with ucsbgauchos.com after the competition for a full recap and a link to the meet's results.
