IRVINE, Calif. - The UCSB track and field team had an incredible team effort this weekend at the Steve Scott Invitational and the Fresno Inviational notching a number of PR's and even a few Gaucho records. It was the most complete weekend for the Gauchos thus far and it came at a perfect time as the team ramps up for the Big West Championships.
Steve Scott Results
Fresno Invite Results
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Up in Fresno, senior Nick Randazzo hit a personal best in the 3000 steeplechase with his first sub-nine minute run. He placed 7th with a time of 8:58.50.
- Down in Irvine, Jessica Boyd made history with the 5th best 100m dash time of 11.98. She took 10th in the race.
- Kendall Martin topped her previous best in the javelin and once again etched her name into the record books with a toss of 43.64m. It now stands as the new, 4th best toss in Gaucho history and it earned her second place in the event.
- A thrower on the men's side in Jared Freeman had a great outing as well as he launched the third-best discus toss in program history measuring 54.10m. It earned him fourth place and he now owns the third and fifth best throws for UCSB. Freeman also had a good showing in the hammer placing 6th with a throw of 57.56m.
- Sophomore Amanda Spear and junior Gabriela Sanchez kicked off the Friday field events with top marks in the hammer throw. Spear had a podium finish with her 51.69m throw and would stake her claim again in the discus with a 48.17m mark. Sanchez would throw 50.30m for fourth place. Saloni Khandhadia was solid in the discus as well placing 6th with a toss of 47.24m.
- Josh Godfrey tied for 6th in the long jump with a personal best mark of 7.19m.
- On Saturday afternoon, senior Jarett Chinn would have a podium finish in the 800m, making it a competitive race as he crossed the finish line in 1:50.23 for second place.
- A third place podium finish would be secured by junior Jiana Boston in the triple jump after she jumped 11.67m on her fourth attempt.
- In the high jump, junior Graham Michiels placed fourth with a mark of 2.01m.
- Lauren Gerhart had a strong showing in the 400m dash placing fifth with a time of 57.21 and right on her heels was Sophia Pardo who crossed at 58.30.
Up Next
Next on the docket for UCSB is the Big West Multis Championships and the Oxy Invite set for next weekend.
