FRESNO, Calif. — UC Davis track and field wrapped up a successful two-day stretch at the West Coast Relays, headlined by five individual event victories. Competing against a deep field at Fresno State, the Aggies combined for 11 total podium finishes to highlight a strong weekend of competition.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN):
 
The men's squad was highlighted by a dominant performance in the field from Aidan Hagerty, who secured an event victory by clearing 5.19m to take first place in the pole vault. Jake Joerger also earned a podium spot, finishing third in the discus with a toss of 51.09m.
 
On the track, Zachary Jones delivered a blistering 10.59 in the 100m dash to take fourth place, leading a strong sprint group. The men's 4x100m relay team of Jacob Beals, Erik Erdiakoff, Riley Leyva, and Luke Wales also posted a top-five finish, crossing the line in 41.10.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN):
 
The UC Davis women recorded four first-place finishes, headlined by Kylee Davis, who secured a victory in the long jump with a mark of 5.94m. Kadidja Sangare also reached the top of the podium, dominating the 100m hurdles to win in 13.84, while adding a second-place finish in the long jump (5.91m). On the track, Maya Shinnick proved to be the class of the field in the 400m dash, taking first place with a time of 54.49, and Brooke Butler capped off the evening session with a victory in the 5000m run, clocking in at 17:53.75.
 
The distance crew saw a strong runner-up finish from Grace Dunham in the 3000m Steeplechase (11:44.53) and a fifth-place effort from Gracie Trenam in the 1500m (4:35.33). In the throwing events, Maya Ifo-Desai earned second place in the shot put (14.30m) and fifth in the discus (43.65m), while Ningning O'Brien took third in the discus (46.36m). Rounding out the top track performances, Anicia Garvin placed fourth in the 400m (56.73), Dominika Janik took third in the 800m (2:11.49), and the 4x100m and 4x400m relay squads both secured top-five finishes.
 
UC DAVIS RESULTS
West Coast Relays | Fresno, Calif.
 
FIELD EVENTS
Hammer: 7. Logan Brantley, 51.40m; 10. Brandon Pau, 49.17m; Andres Perez - FOUL
6. Ningning O'Brien, 51.20m; 7. Hailey Hernandez, 50.80m
 
Javelin: (1. Tevz Podlipnik, 72.05m) 6. Brenden Park, 49.26m
 
LJ: (1. Caleb Foser, 7.94m) 9. Daren Randolph, 6.88m; 21. Justin Reichenberg, 6.32m; 27. Charlie Bowers, 5.89m
Kylee Davis, 5.94m; 2. Kadidja Sangare, 5.91m; 6. Riley Lankford, 5.65m
 
PV: (1. Astrid Teran, 4.02m) 4. Shae Wright, 3.72m; 6. Daisy Penney, 3.57m; 7. Francesca Villain, 3.42m; Atianna Marquez – NH; Keily Ramirez – NH
Aidan Hagerty, 5.19m
 
HJ: (1. Elizabeth Tarczy, 1.82m) 5. Elizabeth Churchill, 1.62m; 6. Kylee Davis, 1.62m
 
Discuss: (1. Robbie Otal, 60.17m) 3. Jake Joerger, 51.09m; 4. Santiago Adan, 47.44m; 5. Logan Brentley, 47.32m; 7. Jacob Zimmerman, 44.62m; 22. Justin Reichenberg, 35.86m; 26. Charlie Bowers, 32.23m
(1. Isabella Rigby, 48.39m) 3. Ningning O'Brien, 46.36m; 5. Maya Ifo-Desai, 43.65m; 8. Chinyere Egbuziem, 38.23m
 
SP: (1. Jake Todden, 18.25m) 6. Jake Joerger, 14.89m; 7. Logan Brantley, 14.64m
(1. Taylor Hofland, 14.59m) 2. Maya Ido-Desai, 14.30m; 7. Chinyere Egbuziem, 11.72m; Emma San – DNS
 
RUNNING EVENTS
3000m Steeplechase: (1. Daphne Iosua, 11:21.45) 2. Grace Dunham, 11:44.53
 
4x100m Relay: (1. San Jose St. - Ewell, Johnson, McCuller, Champion, Magu, 44.73) 4. UC Davis – Lankford, Holman, Davis, Sangare, Munetsi, Shinnick, Coppersmith, Gates, 45.91; UC Davis – Gates, Coppersmith, Ruskovich, Garvin, Lankford, Munetsi, Sangare – DNS
(1. San Jose St. – Jones, Smith, Gray, Botts, 40.43) 5. UC Davis – Leyva, Beals, Wales, Erdiakoff, 41.10
 
1500m: (1. Annie Wild, 4:24.65) 5. Gracie Trenam, 4:35.33; 14. Kayla Towne, 4:42.77; 18. Kiah Aitken, 4:44.95; 30. Stormy Wallace, 4:50.75; 47. Kirra Fisk, 4:58.35; 50. Kayla Rutz, 5:00.09; 52. Emily Allison, 5:00.75; 54. Cassidy Kajita, 5:01.15; 79. Jocelyn Pacheco, 5:25.22; Fiona McGrath – DNS
(1. Jacob Yagers, 3:45.89) 7. Frank Ramisch, 3:55.85; 9. Ethan Brooks, 3:56.34; 24. Nick Herrmann, 4:00.01; 34. Lucas Tam, 4:04.07; 43. Tanner Gray, 4:06.80; 50. Zachary Graeber, 4:08.03; 61. Caden Hicks, 4:13.38; Chris Coles – DNS
 
100m H: 1. Kadidja Sangare, 13.84; 14. Emma San, 15.22; 28. Karolina Gates, 19.46
 
110m H: (1. Kalobe Jimenez, 14.01) 10. Justin Reichenberg, 15.59
 
400m: 1. Maya Shinnick, 54.49; 4. Anicia Garvin, 56.73; 10. Ashleigh Christy, 58.25; 11. Katie Coppersmith, 58.29; 18. Francesca Castro, 1:03.77; Tianna Ruskovich – DNS
(1. Shemar Palmer, 47.27) 11. Erik Erdiakoff, 49.21; 13. Kathir Balakrishnan, 49.70; 34. Marco Martin, 52.24; 39. Charlie Bowers, 53.08; Luke wales – DNS
 
100m: (1. Zoe Ewell, 11.59) 6. Kylee Davis, 11.88; 12. Rujeko Munetsi, 12.02; 30. Emma San, 12.85
(1. Andrew Bishop, 10.50) 4. Zachary Jones, 10.59; 12. Jocob Beals, 10.81; 26. Riley Leyva, 10.98
 
800m Run: (1. Jordan Jackson, 2:08.52) 3. Dominika Janik, 2:11.49; 8. Miriam Aguirre, 2:15.68; 16. Phoebe Drazsnzak, 2:19.24; 23. Angelina Valladeres, 2:20.49; 30. Tauren Mitchell, 2:22.75; 37. Haley Large, 2:25.65
(1. Aidan McCarthy, 1:47.51) 9. Christian Taylor, 1:52.88
 
400m H: (1. Brianna Green, 57.67) 7. Avah Reichow, 1:03.50; 11. Elle Middleton, 1:04.73; 17. Trisha Sharma, 1:09.88
(1. Vincent Atilano, 51.53) 14. Kodjo Kouwonou, 57.18
 
200m Dash: (1. Nyarah Anderson-Brown, 23.72) 6. Maya Shinnick, 24.33; 7. Anicia Garvin, 24.55; 20. Lily Holman, 25.35; 21. Katie Coppersmith, 25.48
(1. Shemar Palmer, 20.57) 18. Jacob Beals, 21.98; 19. Riley Leyva, 22.00; 29. Erik Erdiakoff, 22.36; Marco Martin – DNS
 
5000 Run: 1. Brooke Butler, 17:53.75
 
4x400m Relay: (1. Fresno Pacific, 3:43.02) 5. UC Davis – Christy, Janik, Garvin, Coppersmith, 3:57.91; 9. UC Davis (B) – Middleton, Aguirre, Drazsnzak, Large, Valladeres, 4:06.61
(1. Fresno State – Ortileb, Ford, Higareda, Hagedorn, 3:16.64) 6. UC Davis – Wales, Beals, Leyva, Eridiakoff, Balakrishnan, 3:21.37
 
UP NEXT: The Aggies will split squads next week to compete across three different meets. UC Davis will be represented at the Texas Relays (Austin, Texas) from April 1–4, the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (Berkeley, Calif.) from April 2–4, and the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (San Francisco, Calif.) from April 3–4.

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