AZUSA, Calif. — The Tritons know how to go out with a bang. In their final competition of the 2022 season, Friday and Saturday's APU Last Chance meet, UC San Diego's track and field team set three school records among a total of twelve new top-ten marks in program history. Seniors Jake Selstad and Andrew Thomas each improved on records they set earlier this year, with junior and first-time record breaker Nolan Crespo joining them atop the UC San Diego all-time charts.
 
Selstad achieved his third record in as many weekends (and fourth this season) in the 800-meter run Friday night, taking first place in a time of 1:48.69, which also makes him the Big West Conference's fastest man in the event this season. Selstad's fellow senior and distance runner, Thomas, first broke the Tritons' 1500-meter run record at the Aztec Invitational in March and improved on his time by 0.39 seconds in Azusa Saturday evening, setting the new program-best mark at 3:49.32.
 
Crespo put his name atop the record books for the first time Saturday afternoon, finishing the 100-meter dash in a mere 10.36 seconds, 0.03 seconds faster than previous record holder Paul Doan's 2018 effort. Crespo's record-setting pace brought him across the line in third place overall, but he was the fastest collegiate competitor in the event.
 
This weekend is the first time that the Tritons have set multiple school records at a single competition in the Division I era.
 
INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
All-Time Performances:

• Jake Selstad — 800-meter Run (1:48.69/first overall/school record)
• Nolan Crespo — 100-meter Dash (10.36/third overall/school record)
• Andrew Thomas — 1500-meter Run (3:49.32/14^th overall/school record)
• Kalobe Jimenez — 200-meter Dash (21.50/ninth overall/improves on fourth all time)
• Brett Beattie — 5000-meter Run (14:35.34/19^th overall/fifth all time)
• Andrew Schulz — 5000-meter Run (14:36.74/20^th overall/seventh all time)

Event Winners:

• Jake Selstad — 800-meter Run (1:48.69)
• Kiasa Salgado — 400-meter Hurdles (52.29)

WOMEN:
All-Time Performances:

• Lizzie Dolan — 100-meter Hurdles (14.03/second overall/third all time)
• Lizzie Dolan, Idara Ibekwe, Jenna Mencarelli, Mckenna Meaney — 4x100-meter Relay (46.76/sixth overall/improves on fourth all time)
• Idara Ibekwe — 100-meter Dash (12.00/tenth overall/tied for fifth all time)
• Maxine Schultz — 200-meter Dash (24.40/13^th overall/improves on fifth all time)
• Zeinab Torabi — 400-meter Hurdles (1:00.87/second overall/tied for sixth all time)
• Sky Kezmoh — Pole Vault (11' 10"/seventh overall/ninth all time)

Top Finishers:

• Lizzie Dolan — 100-meter Hurdles (14.03/second overall/first among collegiate athletes)
• Zeinab Torabi — 400-meter Hurdles (1:00.87/second overall)
• Naomi Chin — Pole Vault (12' 8"/second overall)
• Megan Mattson — 100-meter Hurdles (14.39/fifth overall/third among collegiate athletes)

QUOTABLE
"The team certainly is ending on high note," Co-Head Coach Tony Salerno said. "To finish the season with three school records and a number of all-time marks is all we could ask for.  With many of our top people returning, the future is bright to say the least"
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• The last time the Tritons set multiple school records at the same meet was the 2019 Occidental Invitational, in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase and the men's 4x400-meter relay; both records still stand today
• Nathan Yoder exactly matched his personal-best mark of 48' 2.75" in the triple jump on Saturday, which stands as the seventh longest jump in Tritons' history
• All but 21 members of this year's squad are set to return for next season, with Big West Athlete of the Week honoree Amari Jenkins and new 100-meter record holder Nolan Crespo among those set to suit up for the Tritons again in 2023

UP NEXT
While the Tritons' competitive season is over, UC San Diego will be hosting a Blue & Gold Celebration meet on Saturday, May 21 to say thank you and farewell to retiring Head Coaches Tony Salerno and Darcy Ahner. The event will consist of light-hearted, "fun and games" competitions for the current team and alumni from noon – 2 p.m., followed by a short program celebrating Salerno and Ahner. Register to attend (for free) by clicking 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 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.