CLAREMONT, Calif. – UC San Diego's track and field team opened the 2022 season, taking on a wide variety of competition at the 25^th Annual Rossi Relays on Saturday. The Tritons finished first overall in six events and recorded seven new entries on all-time program top-ten lists. Nolan Crespo's 100 meter dash, just 0.15 seconds shy of the UC San Diego record, highlighted the weekend.
 
INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
Event Winners

• Nolan Crespo — 100 (10.54)
• UC San Diego 4x100 Relay — Christopher Erpelding, Nathaniel Grant, Tristan Lee, Nolan Crespo (41.40)
• UC San Diego 4x400 Relay — Maximilian Halvax, Saliou Ndiaye, Kalobe Jimenez, Jake Selstad (3:19.85)
• Zach Anstoots — High Jump (6'9.75")
• Blake Walkowiak — Discus (168'4.75")

 
All-Time Performances:

• Nolan Crespo — 100 (10.54/first overall/second all-time)
• Kalobe Jimenez — 110 Hurdles (14.19/tied first overall/third all-time)
• UC San Diego 4x100 Relay — (41.40/first overall/fifth all-time)
• Jack Wiseman — High Jump (6'8"/third overall/tied tenth all-time)

 
WOMEN:
Event Winners

• Katie Cuneo — Javelin (140'1.5")

 
All-Time Performances:

• Katie Cuneo — Javelin (140'1.5"/first overall/seventh all-time)
• Jenna Mencarelli — 100 (12.15/fifth overall/tied tenth all-time)

 
 
QUOTABLE
"This was a perfect opener," Co-Head Coach Darcy Ahner said. "The fact that we had some of the best performances in school history at our first meet, has us all excited about the season ahead"
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• While it is not an official NCAA event, the Men's 3200 Relay team of Jake Selstad, Andrew Thomas, Jake Heinlein, Charlie Frank, and Trevor Paulbitski set a UC San Diego record time of 7:45.83, good for second place overall in the event.
• The 3000-meter run is another non-NCAA event, which the Tritons run quite often. Jonathan Rodriguez posted UC San Diego's fastest time on the men's side (8:26.71/tenth overall), with Caitlin Billman the top Triton finisher on the women's side (10:21.98/fifth overall).

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons hit the road again next weekend, traveling to Long Beach for the Beach Opener, March 4-5. UC San Diego will host its first of two home meets, the San Diego Collegiate Challenge, on March 11 at Triton Track & Field Stadium.
 
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 38 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.