DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis outdoor track hosted its first of three home meets on Friday and Saturday, joined by competitors from Sacramento State, San Jose State, Pacific, and Santa Clara, along with local junior colleges and various club teams. In very rainy and windy conditions, the Aggies recorded over a dozen new personal best marks to finish in first place as a team with 238 points for the women, and 236 points for the men.
On Friday, the Aggie Open started with the hammer and javelin throws; freshman Marlene Gutierrez PRed in hammer with a throw of 46.18m, joined by sophomore teammate Xochitl Bryson, who PRed with 43.01m.
Continuing with the field events on Saturday morning, senior thrower Greg Richardson PRed in the shot put to win the event and lead the Big West Conference with a 16.23m heave. Senior teammate Michael Pertusati finished second in the event, and sits behind Richardson in Big West standings. Senior multi Drake Foote competed in just the shot and discus, and PRed in both, finishing in the top-ten.
In the women's pole vault, junior Bianca Becker and senior Stasia Kubicki each finished with the winning height of 3.75m, but Becker took top honors due to attempts, while newcomers Katrina Meier and Marin Chamberlin vaulted 3.45m, and finished fifth and sixth, respectively, also based on attempts. Sophomore Kathleen Bufka PRed in her two events, winning the long jump with a distance of 5.48m, and placing sixth in the 100m with a wind-assisted time of 12.68.
All six of the women's 100m sprinters finished in the top-eight, led by senior Kieana Butler, running a 12.08, closely followed by junior Kierra Davis at 12.10. Davis went on to win the 200m in 25.25 with a 2.3 head wind.
The men's sprint squad was led by senior Brandon Jetter, who PRed with a 10.68 in the 100m to take home the event title and sits third in the Big West. Jetter also finished third in the 200m at 22.84, hindered by a 2.6 m/s head wind, and was also the third leg of the winning 4x100m relay team that ran 42.13. Freshman Max Glasser competed in the 100m and 200m as well, and placed third and first, respectively, with a 10.73 PR in the 100m. Fellow freshman Matthew Okonkwo PRed in the 100m, running a 10.71 to place fifth in the conference, followed by Glasser.
The dual sport cross country athletes put on a show in the women's 1500m, with freshman Anaya Ward taking the crown, and the Aggies placing all seven runners in the top-eight. Ward ran a 4:40.34 to PR, and sit seventh in the Big West, and be the highest-ranked freshman in the conference. To close the Aggie Open, junior defending women's 10,000m Big West champion Sarah Anderson won the 3000m in 9:52.03 to be the only runner to cross under 10 minutes; the second-place finisher was nearly 30 seconds behind, finishing at 10:18.18. In the men's 3000m, junior Zachary Katzman cut even more time off last weekend' PR for a new personal best of 8:55.94 to be the only Aggie under the nine minute mark, finishing third.
UC Davis will be back in action next week, as they split the team between the Hornet Invite at Sacramento State and the USC Trojan Invite at USC on Mar. 15-16.
AGGIE OPEN FULL RESULTS (Winner + UC Davis Only)
Women's Hammer Throw
1. Breanna Lowther, Stanislaus State, 53.02m
6. Erika Contreras, UC Davis, 46.90
7. Marlene Gutierrez, UC Davis, 46.18m*
10. Xochitl Bryson, UC Davis, 43.01m*
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Zechariah Whittington, Unattached, 65.85m
8. Cody Holt, UC Davis, 48.28m
— Michael Pertusati, UC Davis, Foul
Men's Javelin Throw
1. Andrew Stich, Unattached, 54.54m
2. Kyle Clancy, UC Davis, 48.90m
Women's Javelin Throw
1. Julia Grimm, Unattached, 46.33m
6. Samantha Louie, UC Davis, 24.90m
Men's Long Jump - NWI
1. Matthew Myers, UCD XC/TF Club, 6.80m
5. Steven Childs, UC Davis, 6.56m
8. Max Molchanov, UC Davis, 6.47m
10. Kyle Clancy, UC Davis, 6.20m
12. Max Gibson, UC Davis, 6.12m
16. Clem DeGiovanni, Unattached, 5.79m
— Drew Xandrine-Anderson, UC Davis, Foul
Men's High Jump
1. Clem DeGiovanni, Unattached, 1.80m
2. Max Molchanov, UC Davis, 1.80m
Men's Shot Put
1. Greg Richardson, UC Davis, 16.23m*
2. Michael Pertusati, UC Davis, 15.89m
9. Drake Foote, UC Davis, 12.31m*
Women's Discus Throw
1. Shantel Nnaji, Unattached, 43.18m
4. Erika Contreras, UC Davis, 36.51m
8. Xochitl Bryson, UC Davis, 35.23m
Men's Pole Vault
1. Jered Española, UC Davis, 4.75m
— Kyle Clancy, UC Davis, No Height
Women's Long Jump - NWI
1. Kathleen Bufka, UC Davis, 5.48m*
2. Sydney Holmes, UC Davis, 5.41m
Women's Shot Put
1. Jelaia Jones, Sacramento State, 14.16m
5. Marlene Gutierrez, UC Davis, 12.01m
16. Samantha Louie, UC Davis, 7.19m
Women's Pole Vault
1. Bianca Becker, UC Davis, 3.75m
2. Stasia Kubicki, UC Davis, J3.75m
5. Katrina Meier, UC Davis, J3.45m
6. Marin Chamberlin, UC Davis, J3.45m
Men's Discus Throw
1. Kyle Peterson, Sacramento State, 46.33m
2. Greg Richardson, UC Davis, 45.48m
8. Drake Foote, UC Davis, 36.14m*
Men's Triple Jump - NWI
1. Basil Okoroike, Unattached, 15.58m
2. Drew Xandrine-Anderson, UC Davis, 15.43m
8. Max Molchanov, UC Davis, 13.29m
— Clem DeGiovanni, Unattached, Foul
Women's Triple Jump - NWI
1. Nashedah Mu'min, Sacramento State, 11.97m
3. Sydney Holmes, UC Davis, 11.65m
Men's 4x100m Relay
1. UC Davis, 42.13
— Matthew Okonkwo, Max Glasser, Brandon Jetter, Dante Berggren
Women's 1500m
1. Anaya Ward, UC Davis, 4:40.34*
2. Julia Lemak, UC Davis, 4:43.11
3. Haley Adel, UC Davis, 4:45.61
4. Anya Sturm, UC Davis, 4:50.82
5. Mandy Wainfan, UC Davis, 4:54.15
7. Marie Navarro, UC Davis, 4:55.77
8. Alexa Bolanos, UC Davis, 4:56.82
Men's 1500m
1. Nathan Kwan, UCD XC/TF Club, 3:57.92
2. Jordy Ceja, UC Davis, 3:59.22
3. Xolan Brown, UC Davis, 4:03.05
4. Jon Horvath, Unattached, 4:04.07
5. Adam Fragola, UC Davis, 4:06.29
7. Wade Kiesow, UC Davis, 4:07.58
8. Derek Lin, UC Davis, 4:09.99
13. Ryman Crone, UC Davis, 4:14.76
Women's 100m Hurdles
1. Emilia Del Hoyo, Sacramento State, 14.30 (0.1)
2. Xjaedah Williams, UC Davis, 14.88 (0.1)
7. Sydney Holmes, UC Davis, 16.18 (0.1)
Men's 110m Hurdles
1. Kyle Clancy, UC Davis, 14.57 (1.5)
Women's 400m
1. Sarahvaughn King, San Jose State, 58.03
2. Mikaela Adolphus, UC Davis, 58.54m
4. Chelsea Daye, UC Davis, 59.24
Women's 100m
1. Kieana Butler, UC Davis, 12.08 (1.4)
2. Kierra Davis, UC Davis, 12.10 (1.4)
3. Natsumi McGee, UC Davis, 12.20 (1.4)
5. Jazmen Bunch, UC Davis, 12.27 (1.4)
6. Kathleen Bufka, UC Davis, 12.68 (2.2)*
8. Hilary Ojinnaka, UC Davis, 12.77 (2.2)
Men's 100m
1. Brandon Jetter, UC Davis, 10.64 (2.0)*
2. Matthew Okonkwo, UC Davis, 10.71 (2.0)*
3. Max Glasser, UC Davis, 10.73 (2.0)*
6. Kyle Clancy, UC Davis, 11.14 (2.0)
Men's 800m
1. Daryon Baynard, Santa Clara, 2:02.12
— Xolan Brown, UC Davis, DNF
Women's 800m
1. Shelby Hightower, UC Davis, 2:24.32
2. Mandy Wainfan, UC Davis, 2:25.02
6. Alexa Bolanos, UC Davis, 2:32.70
Women's 400m Hurdles
1. Flora Oliveira, UC Davis, 1:04.45
4. Chelsea Daye, UC Davis, 1:13.08
5. Xjaedah Williams, UC Davis, 1:14.67
Men's 400m Hurdles
1. Anthony Easter, UC Davis, 54.54
4. Alec Moysov, UC Davis, 59.06
Women's 200m
1. Kierra Davis, UC Davis, 25.25 (-2.3)
2. Jazmen Bunch, UC Davis, 25.43 (-2.3)
3. Natsumi McGee, UC Davis, 25.64 (-2.3)
5. Kieana Butler, UC Davis, 25.87 (-2.4)
6. Chelsea Daye, UC Davis, 26.15 (-2.3)
11. Mikaela Adolphus, UC Davis, 27.01 (-2.3)
13. Sydney Holmes, UC Davis, 27.68 (-2.7)
Men's 200m
1. Max Glasser, UC Davis, 22.41 (-2.9)
3. Brandon Jetter, UC Davis, 22.84 (-2.6)
Women's 3000m
1. Sarah Anderson, UC Davis, 9:52.03
— Julia Lemak, UC Davis, DNF
Men's 3000m
1. Nathan Kwan, UCD XC/TF Club, 8:40.15
3. Zachary Katzman, UC Davis, 8:55.94*
7. Bradley Needles, UC Davis, 9:01.95
8. Fenn Hoppe, UC Davis, 9:03.14
12. Michael Wheeler, UC Davis, 9:23.11
* personal or lifetime best mark
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