SCHEDULE
Big West Multis
May 6-7, 2022
Woody Wilson Track - Davis, Calif.
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OXY Invite
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Occidental College Track, Los Angeles
Meet Information
Big West Multis
List of Competitors
UCSB heads out to UC Davis on Friday to compete in the two-day Big West Conference Multis Championships, sending a total of six Gaucho decathletes and heptathletes.
Sophomores Jessica Swalve and Sofia Bailey will represent Santa Barbara on the women's side. Swalve owns the highest heptathlon score in the Big West this year, scoring 5,024 points at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Apr. 13. Bailey enters the conference championships ranking third with her mark of 4,603 at the UCSB Invite on Mar. 9.
Last year, Swalve ended up second on the podium thanks to strong second-place performances in the javelin and 800m. Bailey finished a second behind Swalve in the 800m for third place in the event. She also took fourth in the long jump and finished fourth overall.
On the men's side, four Gauchos will be in action. Just as he finished third in last year's Big West Multis Championships, Matthew Molina owns the conference's third-highest score in the decathlon this season, thanks to his 6,746 at the UCSB Invite. Peter Michiels ranks fifth (6,619) in the Big West this season while Joshua Godfrey and Brad Thomas both come in at sixth (6,606).
Molina took a first-place finish in the 1500m (4:35.27) at the UCSB Invite, while Michiels' 2.06m high jump also ended up being a top score.
The decathlon events will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6 with the 100m. The heptathlon is set to start at 12:30 p.m. with the 100m hurdles. On Saturday, the decathlon kicks off at noon with the 110m high hurdles and 30 minutes later the hepathlon starts with the long jump.
OXY Invite
On Saturday, some Gauchos will have one final tune-up ahead of the two-day Big West Championships (May 13-14) at the OXY Invite in Occidental, Calif.
One Gaucho to watch out for will be Landon Mispagel in the 110 hurdles. His 14.99 mark from the UCSB Invite currently ranks 14th in the conference.
Jimmy Chahal is coming off a new personal-best 51.08 in the 400m at last Friday's Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine. He will be competing in the 800m at the Oxy Invite, coming in with a high score this year of 1:51.49 at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 24.
Shelby Nelson will also be running in the women's 5k. The field events will begin with shot put at 11:00 a.m. while the running events kickoff at 1:00 p.m. with the women's 110m hurdles.
Recent Meets
- Gauchos Take Second on Both Sides at Long Beach's Challenge Cup
- Brian Schulz runs second-fastest 5K in school history at Bryan Clay Invitational
- Gauchos Put Together Strong Weekend at Steve Scott and Fresno Invites
Randazzo Dazzles
Nick Randazzo once again etched his name in the Gaucho history books at the Stanford Invitational last week running the program's second fastest 10K ever. He came in at a time of 28:52.01 that earned him second place. His time breaks down to a 4:39 mile splits.
Vince O'Boyle Classic Recap
The Gauchos got a number of podiums at UCI's Vince O'Boyle Invite in early April as the men took third place and the women finished fifth.
- Ryan Spear took home the 100m dash title (10.89) and Brendan Fong took third (10.97).
- Deonne McCrary topped the 400m dash (48.98).
- Anthony Victa won the triple jump (14.17m).
- The Trimble bros topped the hammer throw with Jackson winning the event with a 52.66m mark and Anthony taking second at 52.23m.
- Gabby Sanchez took second in the shot put (12.79m) and discus (47.54m) while taking third in the hammer (49.48m), and Amanda Spear win the discus (48.77) and placed second in the hammer (50.34m).
Men Take Aztec Invite
The first team win of the season came Saturday afternoon for the men's team as the Gauchos placed first in a field of 13 teams at SDSU's Aztec Invite. The men compiled 177.5 points as a team to take home the victory outscoring the second place team in Cal by over 28 points.
Several Gauchos contributed to the win with Jimmy Chahal (1:51.49) taking first in the 800m and Jarett Chinn (3:48.70) winning the 1500m. Deonne McCary (48.41) and Brendan Fong (48.52) took third and fourth in the 400m, Chase Tarr (63.52m) tied for third in the javelin, and Jared Freeman scored some points with a second place finish in the hammer and a seventh place finish in the discus.
Spear Sends It
At the Aztec Invite Amanda Spear etched her name into the Gaucho record books achieving the third-best discus mark in program history. Her toss went 50.58m and was good for seventh place.
Schulz Makes History
Senior Brian Schulz final run at Pauley Track during the UCSB Invite was an epic one that saw him come in at a time of 13:59, which is the third best mark in the Gaucho record books. He was neck and neck with Cal Poly's Xian Shively as the two raced under the lights with the rest of the field 15 seconds behind them. In the end Schulz would take second in a battle that was separated by 1.24 seconds.
UCSB Invite Recap
Aside from Schulz's run, there were several strong performances out at the UCSB Invite. Senior Nick Randazzo took first place in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:04.22 and sophomore Brendan Fong would complete a single lap in 48.65 to place first in the 400m. In a trifecta of events, junior Gabby Sanchez would place second in the discus, shot put and hammer throw. Finally junior Chase Tarr would dominate in the javelin, throwing an astounding 64.73m on his third attempt.
Long Beach Opener
UCSB opened up the outdoor season at the Long Beach Opener and had a great showing getting a number of solid performances in the two-day meet. In the 800m, junior Jimmy Chahal and senior Jarett Chinn, hot on his teammate's heels, raced to earn times of 1:53.50 and 1:53.84 for fourth and fifth place in their main events.
Two sophomore Gauchos established themselves in the hammer throw, Jared Freeman throwing 59.25m followed by a 52.73m mark for Gabriela Sanchez. She would go on to shoot 45.58 in the discus the next morning.
Lanz Etches Her Name
Sophomore Mariana Lanz got the 2021-22 season off on the right foot in UCSB's first meet back in early January, the Cougar Classic, breaking the all-time program record in the 200-meter dash. Lanz finished with a time of 24.78 coming in second and nearly breaking the Podium facility record.
