AZUSA, Calif. — The UC San Diego track and field team participated in the men's and women's 3000-meter Steeplechase this evening during day one of the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific.
 
Both Kelsie Yamano and Zeno Castiglioni set new personal bests, putting them on UC San Diego's all-time record list at fourth and seventh, respectively.

INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
Top Finishers:

• Zeno Castiglioni – 3000-meter Steeplechase (9:14.36/88th overall/seventh all-time)

WOMEN:
Top Finishers:

• Kelsie Yamano – 3000-meter Steeplechase (11:09.23/107^th overall/fourth all-time)

 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Kelsie Yamano ran a personal best in the 3000-meter Steeplechase with a tie of 11:09.23, leaving her at the No. 4 spot on UC San Diego's all-time record list.
• Zeno Castiglioni also beat his previous personal record in the 3000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 9:14.36, putting him at the No. 7 spot on UC San Diego's all-time list.

 
QUOTABLE
"This meet always brings out the best in the scholar athletes," shares UC San Diego head coach Kim Graham-Miller . "We are starting off really good!"

UP NEXT
The UC San Diego Track and Field team will return tomorrow for day two of the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific. The event will continue o take place at Cougar Athletics Stadium up until Saturday, Apr. 15.

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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.