RENO, NEVADA – UC San Diego indoor track and field teams returned to Reno to compete at the Wolf Pack Classic on Feb. 7 and 8 on the Nevada campus. The Triton women posted two first place finishes with Julia Di Silvestri winning pole vault, Feyi Olukanni taking the shot put, and Makena Bailey winning the high jump.
 
DAY ONE
On the women's side
Leading the way in the field, Tamara Aimufia finished second overall in the women's long jump with mark of 5.89m (19'4") In the weight throw, Feyi Olukanni was the Triton top finisher in 12th place with a personal record of 14.12m (46'4"). Amari Jenkins took a ninth-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.00.

Making his collegiate debut, Marcus White finished ninth in the men's long jump setting the UC San Diego indoor record with a distance of 6.87m (22' 6.5").  Jeremy Frank represented the Tritons in the 60m hurdles to finish second with a time of 8.25.
 
DAY TWO
Olukani kept her performance going on day two of the classic as she won the women's shot put with a distance of 14.48m (47'6.25"). Joining Olukani with a top finish was freshman Makena Bailey who won the women's high jump with a mark of 1.73m (5'8"). This is Bailey's second collegiate appearance and with that height she moves into the fourth all-time position for UC San Diego. Her fellow jumper, Chidiebere Agunanne led the way in the women's triple jump with a mark of 11.84m (38'10.25") and sixth place finish. Amari Jenkins, Rachel Aguilar, Lauren Schiele, and Jordyn Thomas represented the Tritons in the women's 4x4 relay, taking second. The first-place team set a new facility record with the Tritons finishing above the previous mark as well.
 
Opening the day for the Triton men, Miles Bennett finished fourth in the men's high jump with a height of 2.10m (6'10.75"). In the shot put, Cesar Salazar finished second with a mark of 16.47m (54' 0.5") and was joined by teammate Zach Lewis in fourth.
 
QUOTABLE
Head coach Kim Graham-Miller commented, "in our second year competing indoors we have already had tremendous improvement. We have adjust to the speed and track much faster than in years past."
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will wrap their indoor season at the Don Kirby Invite on Feb. 14 and 15 in Albuqerque, N.M.
 
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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.