LONG BEACH, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Men's and Women's heptathletes and decathletes are ready to take on the Big West Multis this weekend on May 9-10. This meet marks the beginning of the postseason for the Gauchos, with the Big West Track & Field Championships occurring a week later. The Multis will take place in Long Beach, Calif. at the Jack Rose Track.
The Gauchos are one of ten men's teams and one of eleven women's teams competing during the two-weekend event. On the women's side, the heptathletes competing for Santa Barbara will consist of sophomore Hanna Barmettler as well as freshman Ally Tito and Amanda Eames. The men will be comprised of four athletes, two seniors in Brad Thomas and Jeramiah Havens and two freshman in Hudson Shaver and Braylon Noble.
MEET SCHEDULE
On the first day of competition, the Men's Decathlon will take place at 12 p.m. to start off the weekend. The first event will be the 100m dash, followed by the long jump at 12:45 p.m., shot put at 1:50 p.m., high jump at 2:50 p.m., and the 400m at 4:45 p.m.
Following the start of the decathlon will be the Women's Heptathlon starting promptly at 12:30 p.m. The 100m hurdles will be the first event for the women, with the high jump, shot put, and 200m dash all coming after.
The second day will see the latter halves of the decathlon and heptathlon, with the men once again resuming events at 12 p.m. and the women continuing where they left off at 1 p.m. The men will compete in the 110m hurdles first and the discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1500m will follow in that order. The women will start their day off with the long jump and finish the day with the javelin and 800m race.
MORE DETAILS
For more information regarding the meet schedule and live results, visit UCSBGauchos.com.
UP NEXT
After the conclusion of the Multis, the second half of the Big West Championships will commence the following weekend on May 16-17. The Gauchos will look to bring their A-game in hopes of advancing further to Outdoor Regionals held in College Station, Texas.
