LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The UC San Diego track and field team concluded the day-long Oxy Invitational with 12 top-three finishes.
 
The men's team saw several standout performances including Sebastian Garcia's first-place finish in the Discus Throw with a distance of 46.72m. Jack Wiseman also impressed coming in at second in the High Jump clearing 2.09m. Nathan Yoder had a strong performance in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump, finishing 10th and 3rd overall. Additionally, the 1600-meter Relay team consisting of Saliou Ndiaye, Kyle McCray, Nicco Pompili, and Jake Heinlein placed third with a time of 3:20.40.
 
On the women's side, Katie Cuneo won the Javelin Throw with a distance of 43.92m while Feyi Olukanni placed second in the Discus Throw with a distance of 43.55m and third in the Shot Put with a distance of 12.90m. The 1600-meter Relay team of Gloria Kalt, Kate MacNaughton, Lauren Schiele, and Maxine Schultz took home the gold with a time of 3:54.47. Lizzie Coley had a strong showing in the 100-meter Hurdles, finishing second overall with a time of 14.36 while Naomi Chin finished second overall in the Pole Vault with a height of 3.81m.

INSIDE THE MEET
MEN:
Top Finishers:

• Nathan Tripp – Shot Put (15.37m/fourth overall)
• Sebastian Garcia – Discus Throw (46.72m/first overall)
• Nathan Yoder – Long Jump (6.45m/10^th overall)
• Bryan Chang – Hammer Throw (29.53m/ninth overall)
• Nathan Yoder – Triple Jump (14.33m/third overall)
• Jack Wiseman – High Jump (2.09m/second overall)
• Jake Heinlein – 400-meter Dash (49.40/fifth overall)
• Nolan Crespo – 100-meter Dash (10.68/seventh overall)
• Nicco Pompili – 800-meter Run (1:53.08/eighth overall)
• Saliou Ndiaye – 200-meter Dash (22.62/24^th overall)
• Saliou Ndiaye, Kyle McCray, Nicco Pompili, Jake Heinlein – 1600-meter Relay (3:20.40/third overall)
• Zeno Castiglioni – 3000-meter Steeplechase (9:13.08/sixth overall/fifth all-time)
• Nathan Garderes – 1500-meter Run (3:57.11/26^th overall)
• Marcos Milla – 5000-meter Run (14:28.44/18^th overall/fourth all-time)

Event Winners:

• Sebastian Garcia – Discus Throw (46.72m/first overall)

WOMEN:
Top Finishers:

• Feyi Olukanni – Shot Put (12.90m/third overall)
• Feyi Olukanni – Discus Throw (43.55m/second overall)
• Naomi Chin – Pole Vault (3.81m/second overall)
• Julia Di Silvestri – Long Jump (5.34m/eighth overall)
• Katie Cuneo – Javelin Throw (43.92m/first overall)
• Elyse Nordheim – Triple Jump (11.03m/fourth overall)
• Lauren Pritchard – High Jump (1.65m/second overall)
• Lizzie Coley – 100-meter Hurdles (14.36/second overall)
• Lizzie Coley, Maxine Schultz, Megan Mattson, Leila Kepler – 400-meter Relay (47.36/third overall)
• Leila Kepler – 100-meter Dash (12.17/ninth overall)
• Isabelle Shepherd – 800-meter Run (2:15.94/14^th overall)
• Gloria Kalt – 400-meter Hurdles (1:06.48/seventh overall)
• Maxine Schultz – 200-meter Dash (25.22/11^th overall)
• Gloria Kalt, Kate MacNaughton, Lauren Schiele, Maxine Schultz – 1600-meter Relay (3:54.47/first overall)
• Leila Keyvan – 3000-meter Steeplechase (12:23.73/eighth overall)
• Caitlin Billman – 1500-meter Run (4:38.59/11^th overall)
• Lauren Lapporte – 5000-meter Run (17:52.12/23^rd overall)

Event Winners:

• Katie Cuneo – Javelin Throw (43.92m/first overall)
• Gloria Kalt, Kate MacNaughton, Lauren Schiele, Maxine Schultz – 1600-meter Relay (3:54.47/first overall)

TRITON TIDBITS

• Zeno Castiglioni moved up to fifth on the all-time UC San Diego list for the 3000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 9:13.08
• Marcos Milla with a time of 14:28.44, moved up to fourth on the UC San Diego all-time list for the 5000-meter Run
• Leila Kepler set a new season best in the women's 100-meter Dash with a time of 12.17
• Nolan Crespo ran a season best of 10.68 in the 100-meter Dash

 
QUOTABLE
"Pretty good and consistent day across the board for the Tritons," shares UC San Diego head coach Kim Graham-Miller . 

UP NEXT
The UC San Diego track and field team will conclude their season next weekend back in Azusa with APU Franson Last Chance stretching from May 12 to May 13.

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