FULLERTON, Calif. - UC San Diego finished competition at the Ben Brown Invitational on Saturday, March 9 with four top 10 all-time performances.
 
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
Two personal bests were set in the 100 hurdles. Kate MacNaughton ran a 14.51 time to take eleventh and post a new personal best. Joining her teammate, Amari Jenkins also ran a personal best time at 14.57 to finish thirteenth.
 
In the 400m dash, the Tritons went one-two when Lauren Schiele won the event and Maxine Schultz finished second. The teammates were separate by 0.04 seconds. Schiele's time of 55.64 places her in the No. 4 spot on the top 10 all-time list and is a personal best for the sophomore.
 
Idara Ibekwe finished 13th in the 100m with a time of 12.19. The Tritons posted two top 10 finishes in the 400H with Amari Jenkins finishing third with a time of 1:03.02, and Gloria Kalt posted a time of 1:05.67 to take seventh place. Representing in the 200m, Schultz earned the top finish for the women with an eleventh-place finish. 
 
Out in the field, MacNaughton took second in high jump with a height of 1.66m. Alex Farfaras represented in discus and was the top Triton-finisher placing twenty-first. Posting a top 10 all-time mark, Tamara Aimufia took second in the triple jump with a distance of 12.10m moving her to No. 5 all-time. Her teammates Tia Stapleton and Julia Di Silvestri both posted personal best marks. Stapleton took fourth with a distance of 11.85m, and Di Silvestri finished seventh with a distance of 11.66m. Joining her teammates, Chidiebere Agunanne finished fifth jumping 11.81m.
 
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
Opening the day with a top five finish, Brandon Orlow, Anthony Flowers, Jett Collins, and Nolan Crespo finished fifth in the men's 4x100 with a time of 41.16. The time places them in the No. 4 spot on the all-time list.
 
 Running a 49.90 400m dash, Jake Heinlein led the 400m for the Tritons finishing in eleventh. In the 200m dash, Anthony Flowers was fifth with a time of 21.36.
 
Out in the field, Matthew Amankonah was the top finisher, placing 8th in the discus with a distance of 52.33m. It was a personal best and it moved the senior to No. 3 all-time in program history. Amankonah was the top finisher in shot put as well with a distance of 16.73m to take fourth. Nathan Tripp joined his teammate in shot put to take fifth with a distance of 16.05m.
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons are back in action at San Diego State on March 22 and 23.
 
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.