LONG BEACH, Calif — The UC San Diego track and field team competed among a field of high-caliber opposition, and the whole field battled the weather at the Beach Opener Friday and Saturday. Wind was a factor both days, with rainclouds marauding around Long Beach on day two.
Naomi Chin was a silver lining among all the clouds for the Tritons, as she achieved the fifth-best pole vault mark in school history, clearing 12' 0.75" to finish third in the event.
INSIDE THE MEET
WOMEN:
All-Time Performances:
- Naomi Chin — Pole Vault (12' 0.75"/third overall/fifth all-time)
Top Finishers:
MEN:
Top Finishers:
QUOTABLE
"It was great to have the team together at one of the biggest meets we have seen since Covid," Co-Head Coach
Tony Salerno said. "We performed well, but the cool and windy conditions were not great for producing big performances outside of
Naomi Chin in the pole vault."
TRITON TIDBITS
- On the men's side, Brad Nelson (3000 Steeplechase) and the 400 Relay team of Erpelding, McCray, Lee, Crespo, and Asiedu-Akrofi both collected second-place finishes, albeit among fields of only three competitors
- While the Beach Opener is not a Big West Conference meet, many Big West teams attended, with Long Beach State, Hawaii, Cal State Bakersfield, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Irvine all joining UC San Diego
UP NEXT
The Tritons are back home next weekend, hosting the San Diego Collegiate Challenge on March 11 at Triton Track & Field Stadium. It is the first of two meets UC San Diego will host this season, along with the Triton Invitational, which will take place April 8-9.
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.
