DAVIS, Calif. – The UC Davis track and field team was led by individual Big West Champions
Matthew Okonkwo and
Sierra Atkins on Saturday at Woody Wilson Track and Toomey Field. 20 Aggies and three relays scored for UC Davis on the final day of the Big West Championships.
Okonkwo defended his 200m title with a 21.08 +2.7 and added a third-place finish in the 400m with a 47.20. The junior also ran a leg on the sixth place 4x100m relay and seventh place 4x400m relay.
Sierra Atkins led a 23-point effort by the Aggies in the 5,000m to win the event in a time of 16:42.76.
Brianna Weidler followed in fourth at 16:48.95, while
Gillian Meeks (16:51.21) was fifth,
Madison Kackley (16:55.79) sixth, and
Dani Barrett (17:07.93) scored a point in eighth.
Kackley and Weidler also scored in the 1,500m as Kackley crossed the line in fourth with a 4:29.24 and Weidler closely followed in fifth at 4:29.88. Brooks Starn also secured points for the Ags with a sixth-place finish, posting a 4:30.83.
Chloe Arriaga paced the Aggies with a third place showing with a 4:26.81. In all, the 1,500m squad scored 18 points in the event.
In the men's 1,500m,
Isaiah Galindo made the podium by placing third with a 3:49.87.
Also, for the men,
Max Glasser placed fifth in the 100m, blazing the straightaway in a time of 10.56 +2.9. He also followed Okonkwo in the 200m with a seventh place showing at 21.41 +2.7.
Kurtis Lee placed seventh in 100m with a 10.69 and Jared Jones was able to cross the line for a point for the Ags. The men's 4x100m relay placed sixth with a 42.13.
Joey Monti ran a 53.92 in the 400mH to place fifth while in the field,
Corey Moore was fourth in the discus with a throw of 172-8 (52.63m).
Rounding out the women's efforts was
Alexys Ford in the 400m, placing fourth overall with a 57.36. The women's 4x100m relay placed seventh with a 48.22.
Deja Ingram followed to place eighth in the 100m in a time of 12.27.
In the field,
Kerrington Smith was fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 39-5.25 (12.02m) and
Samantha Louie was eighth in the event with a mark of 38-0.75 (11.60m).
Jayme Hendrickson was seventh in the high jump, clearing 5-3.25 (1.61m).
After the conclusion of the meet,
Marlene Gutierrez was named the Women's Field Athlete of the Meet. Gutierrez won the hammer throw and shot put yesterday that included a school record mark in the hammer.
The women's team posted 100.50 points to place fourth overall while the men scored 50, to finish sixth.
