IRVINE, Calif. — The UC San Diego track and field team starts competition back at Anteater stadium for the Steve Scott Invitational. The Tritons saw a few personal bests on day one of the meet and concluded the day with four top ten finishes.
 
Some highlights of the day include Kyle Gibbs trying for a new personal record, ultimately finishing tied for third in the men's pole vault while Katie Cuneo landed a third place finish in the javelin throw, completing a distance of 42.30m.

INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
Top Finishers:

• Nathan Garderes – 1-mile Run (4:14.10/19^th overall)
• Kyle Gibbs – Pole Vault (4.97m/T3rd overall)
• Matthew Amankonah – Hammer Throw (48.19m/10^th overall)
• Derek Brajevich – Long Jump (6.34m/23^rd overall)

WOMEN:
Top Finishers:

• Ashley Faller – 3000-meter Steeplechase (11:34.73/ninth overall)
• Isabelle Shepherd – 1-mile Run (5:02.90/23^rd overall)
• Caitlin Billman – 5000-meter Run (17:21.73/sixth all-time/14^th overall)
• Feyi Olukanni – Hammer Throw (45.29m/15^th overall)
• Katie Cuneo – Javelin Throw (42.30m/third overall)
• Anyssa Romo – Long Jump (4.97m/20^th overall)

TRITON TIDBITS

• Caitlin Billman moved up to No. 6 on the UC San Diego All-Time performance list in the 5000-meter Run
• Feyi Olukanni and Bryan Chang both threw new personal bests in the Hammer Throw
• Ashley Faller beat her prior personal record in the Steeplechase by 38-seconds

 
QUOTABLE
"We started off really well today with our freshman throwers," shares UC San Diego head coach Kim Graham-Miller . "Great day for the Tritons!"

UP NEXT
The UC San Diego Track and Field team will return tomorrow for day two of the Steve Scott Invitational hosted by UC Irvine.

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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.