FULLERTON, Calif. — On day two of the Ben Brown Invite hosted by Cal State Fullerton, UC San Diego's track and field team had a number of top-ten finishes in various events.
 
For the men's team, Nathan Tripp had a strong performance in the shot put, finishing eighth overall with a throw of 14.81m. Kyle Gibbs also had a solid showing in the pole vault, coming in at sixth with a height of 4.80m. Jack Wiseman had a standout performance in the high jump finishing second overall with a jump of 2.05m, while Nathan Yoder placed fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 14.07m. 
 
On the women's side, Feyi Olukanni had a good showing in the shot put, finishing eighth overall with a throw of 13.18m. Julia Di Silvestri came in at fifth in the pole vault with a height of 3.75m and Kate MacNaughton finished second overall in the high jump with a jump of 1.66m. Lizzie Coley had a standout performance in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in fourth with a time of 14.34 while Maxine Schultz finished seventh in the 400-meter run with a time of 57.75. Gloria Kalt came in ninth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.41, and Maxine Schultz completed the 200-meter dash in ninth with a time of 25.32. To conclude the action on day two, the team of Kalt, Kepler, Schiele, and Schultz finished fifth overall in the 1600-meter relay with a time of 3:58.58.

INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
Top Finishers:

• Nathan Tripp – Shot Put (14.81m/eighth overall)
• Kyle Gibbs – Pole Vault (4.80m/sixth overall)
• Jack Wiseman – High Jump (2.05m/second overall)
• Nathan Yoder – Triple Jump (14.07m/fourth overall)
• Sebastian Garcia – Discus Throw (47.77m/14^th overall)
• Saliou Ndiaye – 400-meter Run (51.35/28^th overall)
• Kyle McCray – 100-meter Dash (10.76/15^th overall)
• Anish Kasam – 400-meter Hurdles (58.77/17^th overall)
• Kyle McCray – 200-meter Dash (22.01/13^th overall)
• Halvax, Kasam, Hastings, Heinlein – 1600-meter Relay (3:36.44/11^th overall)

WOMEN:
Top Finishers:

• Feyi Olukanni – Shot Put (13.18m/eighth overall)
• Julia Di Silvestri – Pole Vault (3.75m/fifth overall)
• Kate MacNaughton – High Jump (1.66m/second overall)
• Julia Di Silvestri – Triple Jump (10.77m/15^th overall)
• Lizzie Coley – 100-meter Hurdles (14.34/fourth overall)
• Maxine Schultz – 400-meter Run (57.75/seventh overall)
• Leila Kepler – 100-meter Dash (12.50/17^th overall)
• Gloria Kalt – 400-meter Hurdles (1:05.41/ninth overall)
• Maxine Schultz – 200-meter Dash (25.32/ninth overall)
• Kalt, Kepler, Schiele, Schultz – 1600-meter Relay (3:58.58/fifth overall)

QUOTABLE
"Day two was about mental toughness," shares UC San Diego head coach Kim Graham-Miller. "We had another day of cool wet weather to compete in and I was pleased with how we stayed consistent or improved with our performances. It's about getting better with every meet and I think we did that today."

UP NEXT
The Tritons gear up for the Aztec Invitational stretching from Thursday, Mar. 23 to Saturday, Mar. 25 in San Diego.
 
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