LONG BEACH, Calif. — Following a regular season highlighted by dominant home performances and successful road stints, UC Davis track and field heads to Long Beach for the 2026 Championships. The two-day meet, held Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, serves as the pinnacle of the outdoor season and the final multi-team test for the Aggies, with competition set to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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The UC Davis Aggies are one of 11 total teams competing for the Big West Championship title this season.
Looking to build on a historic legacy, the Aggies return to the championships after placing seventh on the women's side and ninth on the men's side last year, a performance highlighted by five podium finishes across a multitude of events.
The Aggies enter the weekend carrying significant momentum after a regular season that saw the program secure nearly 50 individual event titles. UC Davis set the tone early at the Aggie Open with 23 first-place finishes, followed by strong showings at the West Coast Relays with five first-place finishes and the Causeway Classic with another 17.
The squad is led by several standout multi-event winners, headlined by
Jake Joerger and
Kylee Davis, who each racked up four individual titles across the spring.
Kadidja Sangare and
Maya Shinnick both secured two individual victories apiece to lead the women's sprints and jumps, while
Jacob Beals,
Anicia Garvin,
Atianna Marquez,
Brooke Butler, and
Aidan Hagerty also all finished the regular season with two individual first-place finishes.
In addition to four relay victories from the squad, 20 other Aggies secured at least one individual event title during the outdoor campaign. Backed by this collective depth and a season of high-level preparation, the Aggies arrive in Long Beach ready to make their mark on the conference stage.
BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
MAY 15 (FRIDAY)
FIELD EVENTS
(10:30 a.m.) Hammer (W) –
Hailey Hernandez and
Ningning O'Brien
(12:00 p.m.) Long Jump (W) –
Kylee Davis,
Riley Lankford, and
Kadidja Sangare
(12:00 p.m.) Long Jump (M) – Zach Jones and
Daren Randolph
(12:30 p.m.) Hammer (M) –
Logan Brantley and
Andres Ruiz Perez
(2:30 p.m.) Shot Put (W) –
Chinyere Egbuziem and
Maya Ifo-Desai
(3:30 p.m.) High Jump (W) –
Elizabeth Churchill and
Kylee Davis
(4:30 p.m.) Shot Put (M) –
Jake Joerger
TRACK EVENTS
(12:45 p.m.) 3000m Steeple (M) –
Chris Coles, Tanner Gray, and
Caden Hicks
(1:20 p.m.) 3000m Steeple (W) –
Kiah Aitken and
Grace Dunham
(3:00 p.m.) 100m Hurdles (W) (Prelims) –
Kadidja Sangare
(3:15 p.m.) 400m (M) (Prelims) –
Luke Wales and
Erik Erdiakoff
(3:30 p.m.) 400m (W) (Prelims) –
Anicia Garvin and
Maya Shinnick
(3:45 p.m.) 100m (M) (Prelims) –
Jacob Beals,
Riley Leyva, and Zach Jones
(4:00 p.m.) 100m (W) (Prelims) –
Kylee Davis,
Lily Holman, and
Rujeko Munetsi
(4:15 p.m.) 800m (M) (Prelims) –
Christian Taylor
(4:30 p.m.) 800m (W) (Prelims) –
Dominika Janik
(4:45 p.m.) 400m Hurdles (M) (Prelims) –
Kathir Balakrishnan
(5:00 p.m.) 400m Hurdles (W) (Prelims) –
Ashleigh Christy,
Elle Middleton, and
Avah Reichow
(5:15 p.m.) 200m (M) (Prelims) –
Jacob Beals
(5:30 p.m.) 200m (W) (Prelims) –
Anicia Garvin,
Rujeko Munetsi,
Maya Shinnick, and
Lily Holman
(5:45 p.m.) 10000m (M) –
Chance Tokubo
(6:30 p.m.) 10000m (W) –
Brooke Butler and
Stormy Wallace
MAY 16 (SATURDAY)
FIELD EVENTS
(10:00 a.m.) Javelin (M) –
Brenden Park
(12:30 p.m.) Pole Vault (W) –
Atianna Marquez,
Daisy Penney, and
Shae Wright
(12:30 p.m.) Pole Vault (M) –
Aidan Hagerty
(1:30 p.m.) Discus (M) –
Santiago Adan,
Logan Brantley, and
Jake Joerger
(3:00 p.m.) Triple Jump (W) –
Riley Lankford and
Aiza Sarwar
(3:30 p.m.) Discus (W) –
Maya Ifo-Desai and
Ningning O'Brien
TRACK EVENTS
(2:00 p.m.) 4x100m Relay (M) –
Kathir Balakrishnan,
Jacob Beals,
Erik Erdiakoff, Zach Jones, and
Riley Leyva
(2:10 p.m.) 4x100m Relay (W) –
Kylee Davis,
Lily Holman,
Rujeko Munetsi,
Kadidja Sangare, and
Maya Shinnick
(2:52 p.m.) 110m Hurdles (W) –
Kadidja Sangare
(3:02 p.m.) 400m (M) –
Erik Erdiakoff and
Luke Wales
(3:09 p.m.) 400m (W) –
Maya Shinnick and
Anicia Garvin
(3:19 p.m.) 100m (M) – Zach Jones,
Riley Leyva, and
Jacob Beals
(3:26 p.m.) 100m (W) –
Kylee Davis,
Lily Holman, and
Rujeko Munetsi
(3:36 p.m.) 800m (M) –
Christian Taylor
(3:43 p.m.) 800m (W) –
Dominika Janik
(3:53 p.m.) 400m Hurdles (M) –
Kathir Balakrishnan
(4:03 p.m.) 400m Hurdles (W) –
Ashleigh Christy,
Elle Middleton, and
Avah Reichow
(4:13 p.m.) 200m (M) –
Jacob Beals
(4:21 p.m.) 200m (W) –
Lily Holman,
Rujeko Munetsi,
Maya Shinnick, and
Anicia Garvin
(4:28 p.m.) 5000m (M) –
Chris Coles
(4:48 p.m.) 5000m (W) –
Brooke Butler and
Stormy Wallace
(5:11 p.m.) 4x400m Relay (M) –
Kathir Balakrishnan,
Jacob Beals,
Erik Erdiakoff,
Riley Leyva,
Christian Taylor, and
Luke Wales
(5:21 p.m.) 4x400m Relay (W) –
Ashleigh Christy,
Anicia Garvin,
Dominika Janik,
Elle Middleton, and
Maya Shinnick
RETURNING PLAYERS: UC Davis is headlined by returning Big West conference second and sixth-place finisher
Maya Shinnick (400m and 200m Dash); third-place finisher
Kylee Davis (Long Jump); conference third-place finisher
Aidan Hagerty (Pole Vault); conference fifth-place finisher
Ethan Brooks (10k); conference sixth-place finisher
Kadidja Sangare (Long Jump); conference sixth-place finisher
Hailey Hernandez (Hammer); conference multi's sixth-place finisher
Justin Reichenberg (Decathlon); conference ninth-place finisher
Fiona McGrath (10000m Run); conference tenth-place finisher
Caden Hicks (Steeplechase); conference seventh-place finishing squad Davis,
Anistecia Kinsey, Sangare, Shinnick, and
Riley Lankford (4x100m Relay); and the Big West conference eigth-place finishing squad Shinnick, Kinsey,
Dominika Janik,
Elle Middleton, and
Ashleigh Christy (4x400m Relay).
These Aggies are joined by fellow female returners,
Kiah Aitken (So.);
Emily Allison (So.);
Brooke Butler (Jr.);
Francesca Castro (So.);
Elizabeth Churchill (Sr.);
Hannah Crone (Sr.);
Grace Dunham (So.);
Chinyere Egbuziem (Sr.);
Chiara Fantin (Jr.);
Kirra Fisk (So.);
Lily Holman (So.);
Madison Kackley (Sr.);
Cassidy Kajita (So.);
Cierra Kinsey (Jr.);
Haley Large (Sr.);
Atianna Marquez (So.);
Fiona McGrath (So.);
Tauren Mitchell (So.);
Ningning O'Brien (Jr.);
Jocelyn Pacheco (Jr.);
Avah Reichow (So.);
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.);
Stormy Wallace (Sr.)
And fellow male returners,
Santiago Adan (So.);
Kathir Balakrishnan (Jr.);
Hayden Brooks (So.);
Chris Coles (Sr.);
Erik Erdiakoff (Sr.);
Dario Garrett (So.);
Zachary Graeber (Sr.);
Nick Herrmann (So.);
Jake Joerger (So.);
Riley Leyva (So.);
Anderson Lin (Sr.);
Marco Martin (R-Jr.);
Brandon Pau (R-So.);
Daren Randolph (Sr.);
Andres Ruiz Perez (Sr.);
Lucas Tam (So.);
Christian Taylor (Jr.); Chance Tobuko (Sr.);
Luke Wales (So.);
Jakob Zimmerman (So.)
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.
For more information, visit
https://ucdavisaggies.com/.
