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 (April
20, 2008) – The UC Riverside Men's and Women's Track
and Field teams competed in the Mt. SAC Relays from April
17-20, with several athletes breaking school records and qualifying
for NCAA Regionals in the process.
Sophomore
Brenda
Martinez won the 800m (2:05.71) on Friday and on Sunday
finished sixth in the 1500m while breaking the school record
and bettering her NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark with a time
of 4:19.53. Lisa Lopez ran a 4:24.14 in the same race to finished
14th and also qualify for the NCAA's.
The
women's 4x400 team of Uchechi Egeonuigwe,
Ashley Williams,
Marina Young and Tajma Stephenson finished second at the Mt.
SAC Relays and qualified for the NCAA's in the process.
On
the men's side, the 4x400 team of Greg Lemon,
Aaron Eckles,
Marcus Marbrey and Andrew Jacobson
broke the Highlander record
with a time of 3:13.65 – the third fastest time by a
Big West school this year.
Next up for UC Riverside's Track & Field programs is the
Drake Relays in Des Moines, IA on April 24-26
Complete Mt. SAC Results
Complete
UC Riverside Results
| Men |
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| Event |
Rank |
Athlete
|
Yr |
Mark |
Date |
| 4x400 |
2 |
Greg
Lemon |
Jr. |
3:13.65 |
April
20 |
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Nemo
Simmons |
Sr. |
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Marcus
Marbrey |
So. |
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|
Andrew
Jacobson |
So. |
|
|
| 400m |
9 |
Andrew
Jacobson |
So. |
48.69 |
April
18 |
| |
12 |
Greg
Lemon |
Jr. |
48.78 |
April
18 |
| 400m
Hurdles |
11 |
Marcus
Marbrey |
So. |
53.90 |
April
18 |
| 800m |
7 |
Ed
Giles |
Sr. |
1:52.30 |
April
18 |
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| Women |
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| Event |
Rank |
Athlete |
Yr |
Mark |
Date |
| 4x400 |
2 |
Uchechi
Egeonuigwe |
Jr. |
3:41.77 |
April
20 |
| |
|
Ashley
Williams |
Jr. |
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Marina
Young |
Jr. |
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Tajma
Stephenson |
Sr. |
|
|
| 1500m |
6 |
Brenda
Martinez |
So. |
4:19.66 |
April
20 |
| |
14 |
Lisa
Lopez |
Sr. |
4:24.14 |
April
20 |
| 800m |
1 |
Brenda
Martines |
So. |
2:05.71 |
April
18 |
| |
2 |
Sara
Hall |
VAC |
2:05.86 |
April
18 |
| |
3 |
Lisa
Lopez |
Sr. |
2:08.01 |
April
18 |
| 100m
(Heat 4) |
2 |
Whitney
Leachman |
Sr. |
11.97 |
April
18 |
| 100m
(Heat 6) |
9 |
Molly
Russell |
Jr. |
11.98 |
April
18 |
| 400m
Hurdles |
3 |
Uchechi
Egeonuigwe |
Jr. |
61.66 |
April
18 |
| 400m |
10 |
TreAna
Hundley |
Jr. |
57.00 |
April
18 |
| |
11 |
Marina
Young |
Jr. |
56.78 |
April
18 |
| 3000m
Steeplechase |
14 |
Cristina
Olivas |
Jr. |
10:55.55 |
April
18 |
| Discus |
7 |
Melissa
Genisauski |
Sr. |
44.79m |
April
18 |
| Long
Jump |
2 |
Jacqulyn
Lewis |
So. |
5.93m |
April
18 |
| |
4 |
Lauren
Reid |
So. |
5.66m |
April
18 |
| 10,000m |
25 |
Brenna
Bauer |
So. |
37:19.36 |
April
17 |
| |
33 |
Jenessia
Navarro |
Fr. |
38:49.23 |
April
17 |
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