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Indoor T&F 2026 - Nevada Invite Preview Story

Women's Track & Field (Indoor)

Aggies Return To Reno For Nevada Invite

RENO, Nev. — Coming off its season opener at the Silver State Invitational, which featured several top performances including a record-breaking mark by Kadidja Sangare, UC Davis women's indoor track and field returns to Reno this weekend to compete at the Nevada Invite on Friday, Jan. 16, and Saturday, Jan. 17.
 
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On Friday, Jan. 16, the Aggies open competition with a strong presence in the field events. In the morning, Hailey Hernandez and Ningning O'Brien compete in the weight throw at 10 a.m., while Hannah Crone, Kylee Davis, Kadidja Sangare and Riley Lankford take on the long jump at 12 p.m. The pole vault will feature Atianna Marquez and Shae Wright, also starting at 12 p.m. and continuing throughout the day.

On the track Friday, Crone and Sangare are set to run the 60-meter hurdles starting at 1 p.m., while the 60-meter dash includes Davis, Lankford, Rujeko Munetsi and Tianna Ruskovich beginning at 2 p.m., with both events lasting throughout the day. UC Davis will also be represented in the mile by Peyton Adams and Gracie Trenam, set to begin at 3 p.m.

On Saturday, Jan. 17, field events begin at 10 a.m., with Maya Ifo-Desai and Chinyere Egbuziem in the shot put, Elizabeth Churchill in the high jump, and Chiara Fantin in the triple jump.

On the track, the 400-meter at 11 a.m. features Ashleigh Christy, Katie Coppersmith, Elle Middleton, Avah Reichow, and Maya Shinnick, followed by the 800-meter at 12 p.m. with Miriam Aguirre and Dominika Janik. The 200-meter at 12:35 p.m. again features Christy, Coppersmith, Middleton, Reichow, and Shinnick. The 3000-meter at 2:30 p.m. includes Hannah Aguirre, Kiah Aitken, Grace Dunham, and Kayla Towne.

The meet concludes with the 4x400-meter relay, where the Aggies are expected to field a deep lineup including Christy, Coppersmith, Middleton, Janik, Reichow and Shinnick.

RETURNING PLAYERS: UC Davis is headlined by returning MPSF conference first-place champion Kadidja Sangare (Long Jump); MPSF conference fifth and second-place finisher Maya Shinnick (200m and 400m dash); MPSF conference third and fourth-place finisher Madison Kackley (3,000m run and one mile run); MPSF conference ninth-place finisher Cierra Kinsey (400m dash); MPSF conference eight-place finisher Elizabeth Churchill (High Jump); MPSF conference tenth-place finisher Hailey Hernandez (Weight Throw); MPSF conference sixth-place finishing squad Grace Dunham, Dominika Janik, Kinsey, and Kackley (Distance Medley Relay); and MPSF conference sixth-place finishing squad Asleigh Christy, Janik, Kinsey, and Shinnick (4x400m relay).
 
These Aggies are joined by fellow returners, Kiah Aitken (So.); Emily Allison (So.); Brooke Butler (Jr.); Francesca Castro (So.); Hennah Crone (Sr.); Kylee Davis (R-Jr.); Chinyere Egbuziem (Sr.); Chiara Fantin (R-Jr.); Kirra Fisk (So.); Lily Holman (R-So.); Cassidy Kajita (So.); Anistecia Kinsey (So.); Riley Lankford (Jr.); Haley Large (Sr.); Fiona McGrath (So.); Elle Middleton (So.); Tauren Mitchell (So.); Jocelyn Pacheco (Jr.); Tianna Ruskovich (So.); Kayla Rutz (Sr.); Aiza Sarwar (Sr.); Trisha Sharma (Sr.); Kayla Towne (So.); Gracie Trenam (So.); Angelina Valladeres (So.); Francesca Villain (Jr.); Lauren Villegas (So.); and Stormy Wallace (Sr.).
 
UP NEXT: After a month off from competition, the Aggies will compete in two meets over the weekend of Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14, being the Battleborn Classic in Reno and the Husky Invite in Seattle.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 
UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked #1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as #1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

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Players Mentioned

Kiah Aitken

Kiah Aitken

Distance
Sophomore
Emily Allison

Emily Allison

Distance
Sophomore
Brooke Butler

Brooke Butler

Distances
Junior
Francesca Castro

Francesca Castro

Sprints
Sophomore
Ashleigh Christy

Ashleigh Christy

Sprints/Hurdles
Senior
Hannah Crone

Hannah Crone

Multis
Senior
Kylee Davis

Kylee Davis

Sprints/Jumps
Redshirt Junior
Grace Dunham

Grace Dunham

Distance
Sophomore
Chinyere Egbuziem

Chinyere Egbuziem

Throws
Senior
Chiara Fantin

Chiara Fantin

Jumps
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Kiah Aitken

Kiah Aitken

Sophomore
Distance
Emily Allison

Emily Allison

Sophomore
Distance
Brooke Butler

Brooke Butler

Junior
Distances
Francesca Castro

Francesca Castro

Sophomore
Sprints
Ashleigh Christy

Ashleigh Christy

Senior
Sprints/Hurdles
Hannah Crone

Hannah Crone

Senior
Multis
Kylee Davis

Kylee Davis

Redshirt Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Grace Dunham

Grace Dunham

Sophomore
Distance
Chinyere Egbuziem

Chinyere Egbuziem

Senior
Throws
Chiara Fantin

Chiara Fantin

Redshirt Junior
Jumps