IRVINE, Calif. - Graduate student Sydney Holmes scored UC Davis' first team points of the Big West Conference Track & Field Championships with her third-place finish in the heptathlon Saturday. She scored a career-high 4,698 points in the event, moving her up to fifth in the school record book.

Her placing also put up six team points on the standings for the Big West championship race. The heptathlon and decathlon ran Friday and Saturday, while the main meet will commence this Thursday. All events take place at UC Irvine's Anteater Stadium.

Holmes opened with a long jump of 5.53 meters, or 18 feet, 1.75 inches, on her second attempt. That was good for second place among the 10-person field, and 709 points toward her hep score. Holmes followed with a 34.85m (114-4) in the javelin, and a time of two minutes, 35.44 seconds in the 800-meter run.

This is the highest career Big West  finish for the 2020 neurobiology, physiology and behavior graduate. Holmes previously finished eighth and ninth in the event at the conference meet.

UC Davis now sits third in the overall team scoring on the women's side. The Aggies had no entrants in the men's decathlon. The Big West Conference championship resumes on Thursday.

2021 BIG WEST CONFERENCE MULTI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Anteater Stadium (Irvine, Calif.)
Heptathlon listed only. Winners plus UC Davis entrants are listed.

HEPTATHLON SCORING - 1. Julianna Ruotolo, 4832... 3. Sydney Holmes, 4698.

HEPTATHLON LONG JUMP - 1. Tammy Vien, CSF, 5.55m/18-2.5 (715 pt)... 2. Sydney Holmes, 5.53m/18-1.75 (709 pts).

HEPTATHLON JAVELIN - 1. Brianna Kelpis, CSUN, 36.54/119-10 (601 pts)... 4. Sydney Holmes, 34.85m/114-4 (569 pts).

HEPTATHLON 800 METERS - 1. Julianna Ruotolo, 2:20.75 (813 pts)... 6. Sydney Holmes, 2:35.44 (626 pts).

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORING - 1. Cal Poly 14, 2. UC Santa Barbara 13, 3. UC Davis 6, 4. Long Beach State 3, 5. Cal State Fullerton 2, 6. CSUN 1.
 

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