IRVINE, Calif. — Following the conclusion of the regular season, UC Davis Track & Field officially kicks off its postseason campaign this weekend at the Big West Multi-Event Championships. The Aggies are sending
Justin Reichenberg and
Charlie Bowers to UC Irvine to compete in the decathlon on Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9, with competition set to begin at 12 p.m. on both days.
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Sophomore
Justin Reichenberg returns to the conference stage for his second career Big West Multi-Event Championship appearance. As a freshman last season, he secured a sixth-place overall finish with a score of 6422, highlighted by a second-place tie in the pole vault after clearing 4.41m. During that debut, Reichenberg also recorded a fourth-place finish in the 110m hurdles (15.79) as well as in the 400m (50.90).
He enters this weekend having consistently lowered his marks throughout the spring, including a standout performance at the Brutus Hamilton Invite where he notched four career bests in the 100m (11.06), 400m (50.74), 1500m (4:47.75), and Long Jump (6.57m). Additionally, Reichenberg improved his hurdles time to 15.59 at the West Coast Relays and closed the regular season at the Causeway Classic with a new javelin PR of 48.76.
Freshman
Charlie Bowers is set to make his postseason debut after a versatile first year with the Aggies. Throughout the spring, Bowers has proven his range across the events, carrying top marks in the 100m (11.30) and Long Jump (6.02m) into the championship weekend. He found his stride during the final stretch of the regular season, recording three new personal bests at the Causeway Classic in the Javelin (39.19m), Pole Vault (3.12m), and 110m Hurdles (18.88). Bowers heads to Irvine with significant momentum as he prepares for his first career conference championship appearance.
BIG WEST MULTIS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
MAY 8 (FRIDAY)
MENS DECATHLON
12:00 p.m. – 100m Dash
12:45 p.m. – Long Jump
1:50 p.m. – Shot Put
2:50 p.m. – High Jump
4:45 p.m. – 400m Dash
MAY 9 (SATURDAY)
MENS DECATHLON
12:00 p.m. – 110m Hurdles
12:45 p.m. – Discus
1:45 p.m. – Pole Vault
4:00 p.m. - Javelin
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.)
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