IRVINE, Calif. — The UC San Diego track and field team concludes day two of the Steve Scott Invitational with 17 top-ten finishes. 
 
For the men, the 400-meter relay team consisting of Lee, McCray, Grant, and Crespo finished third with a time of 41.60 seconds. Miles Bennett and Nathan Yoder also took a third place finish in the High Jump and Triple Jump, respectively.
 
The women took home many accomplishments over the weekend including Jenna Satovsky taking third in the one mile run and Lauren Pritchard taking third in the high jump. Naomi Chin also made an appearance finishing third in the pole vault with a height of 41.57m.

INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
Top Finishers:

• Lee, McCray, Grant, Crespo – 400-meter Relay (41.60/third overall)
• Nicco Pompili – 800-meter Run (1:53.85/11^th overall)
• Jake Heinlein – 400-meter Dash (49.75/10^th overall)
• Kyle McCray – 100-meter Dash (10.84/12^th overall)
• Nolan Crespo – 200-meter Dash (21.77/seventh overall)
• Evan Hild – One-mile Run (4:23.70/13^th overall)
• Ndiaye, Pompili, Kasam, Heinlein, Fry – 1600-meter Relay (3:22.52/fifth overall)
• Matthew Amankonah – Shot Put (15.34/13^th overall)
• Miles Bennett – High Jump (2.06m/T3rd overall)
• Nathan Yoder – Triple Jump (14.90m/third overall)
• Sebastian Garcia – Discus Throw (51.98m/seventh overall)

WOMEN:
Top Finishers:

• Coley, Schultz, Mattson, Kepler – 400-meter Relay (48.11/eighth overall)
• Chelsey Romo – 800-meter Run (2:17.06/19^th overall)
• Lizzie Coley – 100-meter Hurdles (14.29/sixth overall)
• Maxine Schultz – 400-meter Dash (58.00/eighth overall)
• Leila Kepler – 100-meter Dash (12.36/22^nd overall)
• Adee Newman – 400-meter Hurdles (1:05.32/fifth overall)
• Maxine Schultz – 200-meter Dash (25.39/22^nd overall)
• Jenna Satovsky – One-mile Run (5:20.71/third overall)
• Lauren Pritchard – High Jump (1.61m/T3rd overall)
• Feyi Olukanni – Discus Throw (41.57m/eighth overall)
• Naomi Chin – Pole Vault (3.66m/T3rd overall)
• Julia Di Silvestri – Triple Jump (11.22m/seventh overall)
• Feyi Olukanni – Shot Put (13.10m/ninth overall)

TRITON TIDBITS

• Miles Bennett set a new personal best in the high jump, finishing third overall with a height of 2.06m
• 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
"For the most part today we were very consistent across the board with a few highlights," shares UC San Diego head coach Kim Graham-Miller . 

UP NEXT
The UC San Diego track and field team will attend the Oxy Invite in Los Angeles, Calif. taking place on May 6.

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