THE SCHEDULE
California Collegiate Invitational
Saturday, April 4 • 10 a.m.
Triton Track & Field Stadium • La Jolla
Live Results

UC San Diego will host the newly-named California Collegiate Invitational on Saturday, April 4. The meet was formerly known as the Cal-Nevada Championships over the last 20-plus years. Competition will start with with the women's hammer throw at 10 a.m. Action on the track gets underway at 12 p.m. with the women's 3000 steeplechase.

LIVE RESULTS
Live results will be provided for Saturday's meet courtesy of Finished Results. Follow along here.

ADMISSION
Track and field meets on North Campus are free for UCSD students to attend, with valid identification. General admission for Saturday's California Collegiate Invitational is $10. The fee is $5 for outside students with ID, seniors 65 and older, and youth. Children seven and under are admitted for free. Parking is free on the UCSD campus on weekends. The nearest recommended parking lot for track meets is the Hopkins Parking Structure adjacent to RIMAC Arena.

THE COMPETITION
Schools competing alongside the Tritons on Saturday are Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Lutheran, Loyola Marymount, Long Beach State, Cal State San Marcos, Soka, USC, Westmont, Pomona-Pitzer, Williams and Western New Mexico.

THE ROAD TO ALLENDALE
Several individual UCSD student-athletes and one relay have nabbed qualifying marks for the 2015 NCAA Championships in Allendale, Mich. They are:

AUTOMATIC
Nash Howe (Javelin)

PROVISIONAL
Matt Bowen (Triple Jump)
Dan Golubovic (Pole Vault)
Clint Rosser (Pole Vault)
Jared Senese (800)
Raymond Silver (High Jump)
Derek Van de Streek (Triple Jump)

Megan Benham (Pole Vault)
Devon Brook (High Jump)
Chrissi Carr (Pole Vault)
Savanna Forry (High Jump)
Anneke Kakebeen (3000 Steeplechase)
Haley Libuit (Javelin)
Sabrina Pimentel (800)
Kristin Sato (Triple Jump)
Ellexi Snover (Javelin)
Women's 4x400 Relay

VAN DE STREEK SELECTED AS CCAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Derek Van de Streek was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the week of March 23-29. The Tracy native won his flight and was fifth overall in the invitational triple jump on Saturday's final day at the Aztec Invitational, hosted by San Diego State University. His personal-best mark of 48'1.75" put him No. 5 all-time at UCSD, and gave him a first career NCAA provisional qualifier in the process. Van de Streek also ran a leg in the invitational 4X400 relay, helping his squad to a fourth-place finish with a time of 3:18.25.

SAN DIEGO COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS
Both of the UC San Diego men's and women's track and field teams took first at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge on Saturday, March 14 at Triton Track & Field Stadium. The Triton men scored 212 points to win, with Navy coming in second at 172. The women's competition was much closer, but UCSD edged out San Diego State, 197-181, to take home the crown. For a full recap, click here.

HOWE EARNS AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER
Nash Howe hit his automatic qualifier and won the javelin at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge with a season-best mark of 222'2" on his final toss. The two-time All-American and two-time CCAA champion is the first Triton to punch a ticket to the 2015 NCAA Division II Championships held in May in Allendale, Mich. Howe is one of just nine male student-athletes, in all events, to already be assured of a trip to Michigan, and ranks No. 4 in the javelin in Division II. His personal record remains as 229'3" as he continues to pursue the program standard held by older brother and former national champion Nick Howe, at 231'3".

BROOK HONORED WITH CCAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK AWARD
Devon Brook was named the CCAA Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the week of March 9-15. Brook won the high jump competition and improved on her existing NCAA provisional mark at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge with a height of 5'7". She also took fifth in the javelin with a throw of 102'.

ALL-UC RUNNER-UPS
Both of the UCSD men's and women's track and field teams took second at the All-UC Championships. As a team, the women narrowly came behind UC Santa Barbara by nine, 169-160. On the men's side, UCSB edged the Tritons 168-151. For a full recap, click here.

BOWEN LEAPS AND BOUNDS AHEAD
Matt Bowen's personal-record triple jump of 50'4.5" in a first-place effort at home during the All-UC Championships on March 7 is currently the No. 2 mark in Division II, according to the TFRRS database. The freshman out of Fresno ranks No. 2 all-time at UCSD, behind only Ka Wai Ng (51'9"). With the strong provisional, Bowen is virtually assured already of qualifying for May's NCAA Championships. The automatic qualifier stands, just like the school record, at 51'9".

KAKEBEEN LOWERS OWN MARK
UCSD's first school record for 2015 was turned in by Anneke Kakebeen at the All-UC Championships, as the senior distance runner shattered her own standard in the 3000 steeplechase by over 10 seconds in 11:03.84. It marks an NCAA provisional qualifier for Kakebeen, who has now broken UCSD's steeple record three times.

UCSD DOMINATES AT POMONA PREVIEW
The Tritons took care of conference foes Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State L.A. and junior colleges Mt. SAC and San Bernardino Valley College at the Pomona Preview on Feb. 28. The Tritons took first place in a combined 21 events, 12 on the women's side and nine for the men. The UCSD men combined for 236.5 points, followed by Cal Poly Pomona (206.5) and Mt. SAC (134). The Triton women totaled 338.5 points, 130.5 more than CPP in second. For a full recap, click here.

TRITONS SWEEP SEASON'S FIRST CCAA AWARDS
Junior thrower Haley Libuit and freshman jumper Matt Bowen swept the 2015 season's first CCAA Athlete of the Week awards following their performances at the Soka Peace Invitational on Feb. 14. Bowen, in a remarkable college debut, moved right into the No. 2 slot in the all-time UCSD record book in the triple jump, with his winning distance of 49'11.25". Libuit was the top collegiate finisher (second overall) in the shot put with her toss of 40'4.75".

2014 CONFERENCE RUNNER-UP
On the women's side, UCSD is coming off of a fifth consecutive second-place showing, all behind Chico State, at the CCAA Championships. The Triton men finished runner-up in the conference as well, with Chico State becoming 11-time defending conference champion.

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UP NEXT
The Tritons will stay in San Diego County for the Mangrum Invitational, hosted by Cal State San Marcos, on Saturday, April 11.