LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego track and field team is set to compete in the Ben Brown Invite hosted by Cal State Fullerton from Mar. 10-11 at Titan Track and Field. This event is the Tritons' second outdoor meet of the season and is expected to feature a high level of competition from schools across the region.
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through
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Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdtrackfield.
DETAILS
at Ben Brown Invite
Friday, Mar. 10 through Saturday, Mar. 11
Titan Track and Field | Fullerton, Calif.
Meet Schedule (PDF)
ATTENDING UC SAN DIEGO HOME EVENTS
For ticket information for the Triton Invitational (April 7-8), visit the
Triton Box Office. Parking permits are required seven days per week at UC San Diego.
LAST TIME OUT
UC San Diego's appearance at the Beach Opener (Mar. 3-4) left the Tritons with event wins in the women's and men's high jump as well as men's pole vault.
In the men's division, the relay team for the 4x100-meter race finished third overall with a time of 41.71 seconds.
Kyle McCray showed his speed in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes finishing second overall with a time of 10.67 seconds and tying for second overall with a time of 21.67 seconds respectively.
Jack Wiseman took first place in the high jump with a jump of 2.14 meters.
Kyle Gibbs tied for first place in pole vault clearing a height of 5.10 meters, setting a new school record in the event. Additionally several athletes placed in the top ten in their events including
Nicco Pompili in the 1500-meter run,
Jake Heinlein in the 400-meter dash,
Nathan Garderes in the 800-meter run, and
Sebastian Garcia in the discus throw.
On the women's side,
Kate MacNaughton won the high jump with a jump of 1.61 meters while
Feyi Olukanni placed third in the shot put and fifth in the discus throw.
Isabelle Shepherd finished third overall in the 800-meter run and
Caitlin Billman placed second in the 3000-meter run.
Megan Mattson had a strong showing in the 100-meter hurdles finishing 12th overall while
Maxine Schultz placed sixth in the 400-meter dash and 15th in the 200-meter dash. Other top ten finishes included
Julia Di Silvestri in pole vault,
Anyssa Romo in long jump, and
Elyse Nordheim in triple jump.
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST KIM GRAHAM-MILLER TAKES THE HELM
UC San Diego Director of Athletics
Earl W. Edwards announced the hiring of former Olympic gold medal-winner Kimberly Graham-Miller as the new head track & field coach of the Tritons on July 11, 2022. She took over UC San Diego's men's and women's programs after serving as an assistant coach at Sacramento State since 2014, working with relay teams and sprints and hurdles. During her time in Sacramento, she helped coach the Hornets to six Big Sky Conference titles.
A 1993 graduate of Clemson University, she was a decorated athlete for the Tigers. The team captain was a three-time ACC Performer of the Year – the only woman to capture that honor three times. She was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1999.
After graduating from Clemson, Graham-Miller took part in the 1995 Indoor and Outdoor World Championships, where she was a semifinalist in the 400-meter. Competing for the United States in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, she was a 400-meter semifinalist before capturing a gold medal as part of the 4x400 meter relay team.
ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire athletics program is in its third year of a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of
The Big West for the 2024-25 academic year. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The 2023 track and field squad is composed of seven graduate students, 26 seniors, 12 juniors, 14 sophomores and 16 freshmen. All but four Tritons hail from California.
NEW TRITONS ON THE BLOCK
The freshman class consists of 11 women and five men. The women's rookies are
Allyson Abandonato (Corona, Calif.),
Lauren Delgado(Granada Hills, Calif.),
Emma Dunmire (Mill Valley, Calif.),
Mannat Gill (Milpitas, Calif.),
Emma Jelmeland (San Marcos, Calif.),
Leila Kepler(Riverside, Calif.),
Lauren McBride (Chino Hills, Calif.),
Feyi Olukanni (Clovis, Calif.),
Ella Parsley (Manhattan Beach, Calif.),
Jenna Satovsky (San Francisco, Calif.), and
Lauren Schiele (Arlington Heights, Ill.).
The men's freshman class is
Bryan Chang (Palm Desert, Calif.),
Evan Hild (Corona, Calif.),
Michael Julian (Seaside, Calif.),
Anish Kasam(Dublin, Calif.) and
Luke Stefanou (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.).
MAKING THE GRADE
The Tritons have continued to excel in the classroom. The UC San Diego women's team posted a 3.57 team grade point average during fall quarter. The Triton men combined for a 3.30 cumulative GPA in the fall.
UP NEXT
The UC San Diego track and field team will remain in San Diego, Calif. for the Aztec Invitational stretching from Thursday, Mar. 23, to Saturday, Mar. 25.
WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.
TRITON TRACK TALK ON UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS' PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast,
Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches, and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and The Big West. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on Twitter
@Tritoncast.
TRACK & FIELD ON TRITONCAST
| Episode |
Published |
Guest(s) |
Listen Link |
| 09 |
8/26/20 |
Claudia Cox '20, TAC President |
Listen |
| 18 |
10/28/20 |
Vince Tedjasaputra '09, Nat'l. Science Foundation |
Listen |
| 33 |
2/10/21 |
Valentine's Day Special |
Listen |
| 65 |
10/19/22 |
Derek Brajevich '22, Leadership, Mental Agility |
Listen |
| 68 |
11/09/22 |
Amari Jenkins '24, Black Triton Association |
Listen |
GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO TRACK & FIELD
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through
Twitter and
Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdtrackfield.
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 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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
