SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (March 25, 2023) – The UC Santa Barbara Track and Field teams were back in action after taking a weekend off from meets as the Gauchos went across town to Westmont College for the Westmont Classic. After a day's worth of competition, the pole vaulters had some of the best performances as today's marks put two Gauchos in the record books.

Melodie Quiroz brought home the win today, coming out on top in the pole vault. She hit a mark of 3.80 meters to put herself in fourth in the UC Santa Barbara record books in this event. Joining her on the men's side was Eitan Goore, who finished second in the pole vault. His time on Westmont's campus was topped with a mark of 5.00 meters, the seventh-best height in UC Santa Barbara history.

The Gauchos' success didn't end with the pole vault. The freshmen shined for the Gauchos with Dario Rock, Madeleine Conte and Finn Andrews showing up strong. All three of these new Gauchos won their events while having some of their strongest showings since coming to Santa Barbara.

Along with those great performances, the men's team swept the top three spots in the 200 and 800 while securing the top five spots in the discus. The women, on the other hand, swept two events, taking the top four spots in both 1500 and 400 hurdles. Here are all of the Gauchos who won their events today: 

Brendon Fong: 200M
Finn Andrews: 400M
Advait Krishnan: 800M
Aamir Rehman: 5000M
Dario Rock: 110M Hurdles
Tyler Holl: 400M Hurdles
Andy Buttrell: Shot Put
Jared Freeman: Discus, Hammer
Sophia Pardo: 100M, 200M
Lauren Lum: 1500M
Madeleine Conte: 400M Hurdles
Emma Barthel: Long Jump
Kennedy Johnson: Triple Jump
Amanda Spear: Discus, Hammer

The Gauchos will send their athletes to two different meets next weekend as a part of the team heads to Palo Alto for the Stanford Invitational while a second group heads to the San Francisco State Invitational. Both events will take place on Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1.