AZUSA, Calif. – UC San Diego track and field wrapped three days of competition at the Bryan Clay Classic hosted by Azusa Pacific University on Saturday night. Three program records were broken over the course of the invitational by Zeno Castiglioni, Sylvana Northrop, and Kyle Gibbs.
 
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
On Friday, Sylvana Northrop set the tone for the women as she finished 15th in the 5000m race with a time of 16:53.20 that also broke the program record. Continuing a strong distance performance, Stella Gladden took 9th in the 5K with a personal record and a Big West qualifying mark.
 
Moving into the No. 4 spot all-time, Amari Jenkins ran a personal record in the 100m hurdles. Her time of 14.07 put her 17th overall at the meet. Finishing 15th in the 400m hurdles, Jenkins ran another consistent time for the Tritons.
Kate MacNaughton joined Jenkins in the 100m hurdles and ran a time of 14.35. This was a personal record for the senior and put her 28th overall in the event. The lone Triton running in the 200m, Idara Ibekwe ran her second-best time of the season to finish 39th.

In the field, Tia Stapleton posted her own personal record in the triple jump with a mark of 12.05m (39'6.5") to finish 14th. After competing on the track, MacNaughton jumped a 1.69m (5'6.5") placing her in second overall.
 
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
Zeno Castiglioni led the men's effort on Thursday night when he ran an 8:54.23 time to finish 13th in the 3000m steeplechase open. This is Castiglioni's third record broken so far this season and his second time breaking the steeplechase record. Keeping it going in distance, Evan Hild ran a personal record in the 5K to earn a Big West qualifying mark and finished 38th overall with a time of 14:43.98.
 
Joining Castiglioni in the record books, Kyle Gibbs broke his own school record from last season as he vaulted a height of 5.20m (17' 0¾"). The mark carried him to the first-place finish at the meet.
 
Finishing fourth in shot put, Nathan Tripp threw a mark of 15.98m (52' 5.25"). In the same event, Ian Gammal finished 25th with a mark of 13.38m (43' 10.75").
 
QUOTABLE
With three school program records falling, head coach Kim Graham-Miller said, "the team's hard work is paying off and there were a lot of highlights across the whole meet."
 
She added, "nearly every one of our meets have been ran in poor weather conditions so I am proud of the results we had this weekend despite the challenges."
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons are on the road at the Mt. Sac Relays from April 17 thru 20.
 
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 began a new era in 2020 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 earned 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.