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Women's Track & Field (Indoor)

Indoor Track & Field Splits Squad for Battleborn Classic and Husky Classic

RENO, Nev. — Coming off a record-setting performance at the Nevada Invite, UC Davis women's indoor track and field prepares for a two-meet split Feb. 13-14, dividing its roster between the Battleborn Classic in Reno and the Husky Classic in Seattle.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW
Reno-Tahoe Indoor Track at Reno-Sparks Convention Center | Reno, Nev.
Feb. 13-14 – Battleborn Classic | Live Stream (Day 1) | Live Stream (Day 2) | Live Stats
Dempsey Indoor | Seattle, Wash.
Feb. 13-14 – Husky Classic | Live Stream (Day 1)Live Stream (Day 2) | Live Stats

The Aggies open a busy Friday morning in Reno at 10 a.m. with Hailey Hernandez and Ningning O'Brien in the weight throw, followed by a strong presence in the jumps at 12 p.m. featuring Kylee Davis, Riley Lankford, Kadidja Sangare, Francesca Villain, and Shae Wright. On the Reno track, Sangare leads off in the 60m hurdles at 12 p.m., while a deep sprint group including Davis, Lily Holman, Lankford, and Rujeko Munetsi takes on the 60m dash at 1 p.m.

Distance action begins in the afternoon across both locations. In Reno, Kiah Aitken and Gracie Trenam run the mile at 2 p.m. followed by Brooke Butler in the 5,000m at 3:15 p.m.. Meanwhile, in Seattle, Fiona McGrath makes her Husky Classic debut in the 5,000-meter run, competing in the evening sections starting at 4:30 p.m.

Saturday's competition begins with the Aggies split between field events in Reno and distance heats in Washington. Starting at 10 a.m. in Reno, Davis returns for the high jump while Chinyere Egbuziem and Maya Ifo-Desai lead the shot put. Simultaneously at the Husky Classic, Peyton Adams and Hannah Aguirre begin the mile in the seeded morning sections at 11:10 a.m.

Back on the Reno track, the Aggies field a deep lineup in the 400m at 10 a.m. with Ashleigh Christy, Elle Middleton, Avah Reichow, and Maya Shinnick. Dominika Janik follows in the 800m at 11:45 a.m. before Holman, Middleton, and Munetsi contest the 200m dash at 12:30 p.m..

The weekend concludes with distance efforts in both states, as Aitken, Cassidy Kajita, and Trenam run the 3,000m in Reno at 2:30 p.m.. Depending on morning results in Seattle, Adams and Aguirre may also qualify for the Husky Invite Mile section at 2:20 p.m. The Aggies will officially close out the weekend in Reno with the 4x400m relay at 3 p.m.

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.).
 
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 No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 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
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
Kirra Fisk

Kirra Fisk

Distance
Sophomore

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
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
Kirra Fisk

Kirra Fisk

Sophomore
Distance