LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego track and field team hosted the 2021 Triton Invitational on Saturday, April 10 at Triton Track & Field Stadium. With 56 points scored, the Triton men placed first ahead of UC Riverside (54) and CSUN (50). The women's team tallied 70 points, good for second place, behind San Diego State (99) and ahead of UC Riverside (69) and CSUN (49).
INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
Event Winners:
WOMEN
Event Winners:
Top 10 All-Time Program Marks:
RESULTS
Click here for the complete results (PDF).
QUOTABLE
"Even with a limited squad we performed well," said Men's Head Coach
Tony Salerno. "Next week will be a little more competitive against USC, Long Beach and UCI at Long Beach."
TRITON TIDBITS
- Diei's 165'11" toss in the hammer was just six centimeters shy of UC Riverside Shiloah Corrales-Nelson's 166'01" throw. Corrales-Nelson is a national record holder for the Philippines.
- UC San Diego went 2-3 in the men's 3000, 3-4 in the women's 1500 and 4-5, 7-8 in the women's long jump.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will look forward to competing as a full team at the Long Beach Invite next weekend, April 16-17 in Long Beach, Calif.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
Return To Sport… Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA and Big West Conference guidelines and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.
