RENO, Nev. — UC Davis indoor track and field recorded a dominant opening day at the MPSF Championships, garnering four individual finishes in the top five and securing a wave of top ten performances.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hailey Hernandez led the charge in the field events, securing a third-place podium finish in the weight throw with a mark of 17.95m, while Ningning O'Brien followed in 11th with a toss of 16.10m.
- On the track, Kadidja Sangare clocked a blistering 8.49 in the 60m hurdles prelims to take second place and secure an automatic qualifier for Monday's final.
- Maya Shinnick added to the top-five tally, finishing fifth in the 200m dash with a time of 24.14.
- In the long jump, Kadidja Sangare notched her second top-five finish of the day by taking fourth (5.88m), while Kylee Davis secured 10th (5.58m). Riley Lankford (13th) and Lily Holman (18th) also represented the Aggies in the pit.
- Kylee Davis also excelled in the high jump, clearing 1.45m to finish eighth overall.
- In the pole vault, Atianna Marquez (9th) and Shae Wright (10th) both cracked the top ten by clearing 3.73m and 3.58m, respectively.
- Rujeko Munetsi (11th, 7.63) and Lily Holman (23rd, 7.82) both competed in a fast 60m dash preliminary field.
- The distance crew saw a gritty 11th-place finish from Stormy Wallace (17:39.07) in the 5000m run, with Fiona McGrath taking 15th (17:56.05) and Brooke Butler finishing 20th (18:24.00).
- To close out the evening, the Distance Medley Relay team of Aguirre, Christy, Janik, and Trenam combined for an 8th-place finish with a time of 12:07.85.
- Emma San also completed the five-event Pentathlon circuit throughout the day, highlighted by seventh-place finishes in both the shot put and long jump, to finish ninth overall (3053 points).
UC DAVIS RESULTS
MPSF Championships | Reno, Nev.
TRACK EVENTS
60m H Prelims: (1. Jazzmine Davis, UC Irvine, 8.39) 2.
Kadidja Sangare, 8.49
60m D Prelims: (1. Trinity Barnett, Long Beach State, 7.35) 11.
Rujeko Munetsi, 7.63; 23.
Lily Holman, 7.82
500m: (1. Anna Buettner, San Francisco, 16:47.77) 11.
Stormy Wallace, 17:39.07; 15.
Fiona McGrath, 17:56.05; 20.
Brooke Butler, 18:24.00
200m: (1. Arionn Livingston, Cal State Fullerton, 23.90) 5.
Maya Shinnick, 24.14
DMR: (1. Biwott, Graham, Evenson, Longisa, Washington State, 11:31.83) 8. Aguirre, Christy, Janik, Trenam, UC Davis, 12:07.85
FIELD EVENTS
PV: (1. Ava Enriquez, Hawaii, 3.88m) 9.
Atianna Marquez, 3.73m; 10.
Shae Wright, 3.58m; Daisey Penney – NH
WT: (1.Giszelle Hrehor, Long Beach State, 19.06m) 3.
Hailey Hernandez, 17.95m; 11. Ninging O'Brien, 16.10m
HJ: (1. Lilian Turban, Hawaii, 1.79m) 8.
Kylee Davis, 1.64m
LJ: (1. KiiKii Brown, Long Beach State, 6.14m) 4.
Kadidja Sangare, 5.88m; 10.
Kylee Davis, 5.58m; 13.
Riley Lankford, 5.49m; 18.
Lily Holman, 5.17m
Pentathlon: (1. Joy Anderson, UC Irvine, 4069) 9.
Emma San, 3053
UP NEXT: The Aggies close out the indoor season at the final day of the MPSF Championships tomorrow, on Monday, March 2, beginning at 9:00 a.m. PT.
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