RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The UC San Diego track and field team continued its 2021 season at the Chris Rinne Twilight, hosted by UC Riverside on Friday, April 2. The Tritons matched up against Seattle University, Montana State, Western New Mexico, UC Riverside, as well as some athletes from University of San Diego.
INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
Overall Top Performances:
- Discus
- Senior Blake Walkowiak became UC San Diego's all-time record holder with a massive toss of 176'10", good for second place overall.
- Redshirt sophomore Sebastian Garcia followed Walkowiak in third place. His 164'9" mark put him sixth all-time in program history.
- 800
- Senior Jake Selstad took first place, crossing the finish line in 1:51.78, not only a meet record but a time that ties his No. 10 all-time performance in 2019.
- 3000
- Sophomore Gabe Reuter finished in first with a time of 8:32.81, sufficing for fifth in the record books at UC San Diego.
Overall Event Winners:
WOMEN:
Overall Event Winners:
RESULTS
Click here for the complete results (PDF).
QUOTEABLE
"As a team, we look like we are starting to roll back into competition mode with solid performances across the board on both the men's and women's sides," said Women's Head Coach
Darcy Ahner. "Blake's school record in the discus, which broke the long standing 1992 mark, was a tremendous accomplishment in only the second meet of the season."
TRITON TIDBITS
- It was the Tritons' first time participating at the Chris Rinne Twilight meet in program history.
- Walkowiak's 176'10" discus toss surpassed Triton alum Scott Sargeant's 173'10" marker from 1992, becoming the UC San Diego all-time record holder.
- With the hurl, Walkowiak now ranks third in the Big West Conference in the discus behind two other athletes from Long Beach State.
UP NEXT
Moving forward, UC San Diego will prep for the Triton Invite next weekend on Saturday, April 10, held at Triton Track & Field Stadium. For the meet info and schedule, click
here.
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.
