UCLA’s Pole Vaulters Headed to Tempe for Outdoor Opener

Friday, March 15

Tempe, AZ

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UCLA

Baldy Castillo Invitational

Tate Curran cleared an indoor season-best 5.33m at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational on Feb. 8.

UCLA’s Pole Vaulters Headed to Tempe for Outdoor Opener

March 14, 2019 | Track & Field

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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA track & field team's pole vaulters will kick off the outdoor season this weekend at the Baldy Castillo Invitational, set to take place March 15-16 on the campus of Arizona State University.

The Bruins' competitors include Elleyse Garrett, Melissa Maneatis, Michael Fancey, Tate Curran and Kyle Brown.

It's been a successful year thus far for the UCLA pole vaulters, which saw Sondre Guttormsen shatter a 41-year-old indoor school record when he cleared 5.73m (18-9.5). Garrett improved her ranking on the women's side, as she moved to No. 5 all-time in indoor history with a mark of 4.23m (13-10.5).

Meet Information
Meet: Baldy Castillo Invitational
Date: March 15-16
Venue: Joe Selleh Track at Sun Angel Stadium
Location: Tempe, Ariz.
Meet Schedule
Live Results

Schedule
The UCLA women will open the meet on Friday, starting at 5:30 p.m. (MST). On Saturday, the men will take center stage, starting at 3 p.m.

UCLA Indoor Season Recap
The 2019 indoor season saw UCLA shatter three indoor records, while 15 other student-athletes either made spots or moved up in the Bruins' top-10 indoor list.

Robert Brandt set school records in both the 3000m (7:50.27) and 5000m (13:40.82), while Sondre Guttormsen notched a program record in the pole vault and topped it later in the season when he cleared 5.73m (18-9.5).

In addition to Brandt and Guttormsen's school records, 11 other Bruins moved into the top five all-time in their respective events in the UCLA record books. On the women's side, Alyssa Wilson moved to No. 2 all-time indoor in both the weight throw (72-11.25) and shot put (58-2), while the pole vault saw Elleyse Garrett scoot to No. 5 with a mark of 13-10.25. On the track, Meleni Rodney jumped to fourth in the 200m (24.05), while the distance events saw Christina Rice (3rd in 5000m; 16:31.55) crack the top five.

For the men, Justin Stafford improved to No. 2 all-time in the weight throw (71-0.75), while Sean Lee notched the third-best high jump (7-1.5) in indoor history. Dotun Ogundeji finished his indoor career with the fifth-best shot put (65-1.25), while the quartet of Cameron Stone, Riley Kelly, Carter Blunt and Arturo Sotomayor combined for the fourth-fastest DMR time (9:34.63) in indoor history.

Next Meet
UCLA will compete in the Aztec Invitational, set to take place on March 22 in San Diego at the Aztrack Sports Deck.