LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego senior Jake Selstad set a new school record in the 800-meter Run on Saturday, one of three athletes to break records on the final day of the Triton Invitational. Selstad became the first UC San Diego athlete to cover 800 meters in less than 1:50, finishing with a time of 1:49.97, surpassing the previous record set by Daniel Anderson in 2010.
 
A pair of Triton Track & Field Stadium records fell as well on Saturday. American thrower Sean Donnelly shattered the old men's hammer throw record, setting the new mark at 246' 7" (75.15 meters), exactly five feet beyond the previous best. In the women's shot put, Swedish Olympian Fanny Roos just barely missed the 19-meter mark in her record-breaking performance, setting the new stadium record at 18.99 meters (62' 3.75").
 
Selstad was one of eight Tritons to set new or improve on top-ten marks in school history on Saturday, bringing the total to an even ten updates to the UC San Diego top-ten list for the weekend. His first-place finish was one of six event wins for the Tritons.
 
INSIDE THE MEET
WOMEN:
All-Time Performances:

• 4x100-meter Relay team (Lizzie Dolan, Idara Ibekwe, Jenna Mencarelli, Mckenna Meaney) — 46.95 (second overall/sixth all time)
• Mattie Cecilio — Triple Jump (40'/second overall/third all time)
• 4x400-meter Relay team (Maxine Schultz, Mckenna Meaney, Idara Ibekwe, Amari Jenkins) — 3:46.24 (first overall/eighth all time)

Event Winners:

• 4x400-meter Relay team (Maxine Schultz, Mckenna Meaney, Idara Ibekwe, Amari Jenkins) — 3:46.24

MEN:
All-Time Performances:

• Jake Selstad — 800-meter Run (1:49.97/first overall/first all time)
• Nolan Crespo — 100-meter Dash (10.55/fourth overall/improves on second all time)
• Kiasa Salgado — 400-meter Hurdles (52.92/first overall/improves on fifth all time)
• Jack Wiseman — High Jump (6' 9"/first overall/tied for fifth all time)
• Matthew Amankonah — Shot Put (54' 3.75"/ninth overall/second all time)

Event Winners:

• 4x100-meter Relay team (Christopher Erpelding, Kyle McCray, Tristan Lee, Nolan Crespo) — 40.88
• Jake Selstad — 800-meter Run (1:49.97)
• Kiasa Salgado — 400-meter Hurdles (52.92)
• Jack Wiseman — High Jump (6'9")
• Brad Nelson — 3000-meter Steeplechase (9:28.69)

QUOTABLE
"This was yet another legendary Triton Invitational," Co-Head Coach Tony Salerno said. "It included an American record in the women's discus, but for me, the most memorable performance was Jake Selstad's school record in the 800."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• The UC San Diego Triton Athletes' Council held a 4x100-meter Relay, with squads from various UC San Diego sports teams competing. Men's swim & dive took the top spot with a time of 51.04 seconds; women's soccer was the fastest women's team, finishing third overall with a time of 55.80.
• A couple of Tritons were a hundredth of a second away from top-ten marks on Saturday. Megan Mattson narrowly missed the Tritons' tenth-best 100-meter Hurdles time, and Kiasa Salgado was just off his personal best (third all time) in the 110-meter Hurdles
• Sylvana Northrop finished second overall (10:12.08) and Caitlin Billman third (10:15.82) in the women's 3000-meter Run, but they were the two fastest collegiate athletes in the event

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons split their squad for the first time this season to attend three meets next week. UC San Diego athletes will compete at Azusa Pacific's Bryan Clay Invite in Azusa, California April 14-15, plus the Mount SAC Relays in Walnut, California and Long Beach State's Beach Invitational April 15-16.
 
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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.