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Alyssa Wilson earned her third top-eight finish at nationals with a seventh-place effort in the discus.ย
Wilson, Chenault Round Out 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 08, 2019 | Track & Field
AUSTIN โ Alyssa Wilson earned another top-eight finish to become a three-time 2019 First Team All-American, and the UCLA track & field program capped a strong showing at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.ย
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With a throw of 56.70m (186-0), Wilson finished seventh in the discus. She earned First Team All-America honors in the discus, shot put (seventh) and hammer (third).
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Wilson became the first three-time First Team All-American in the same meet in program history since the First- and Second Teams were initiated in 2013. She is the first Bruin to notch top-eight finishes in three separate events since 2004, when Sheena Johnson achieved it in four events (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay).
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She accounted for all 10 of UCLA's points, as the Bruins ultimately finished tied for 25th. Thanks to a USC baton drop in the 4x400m, Arkansas came away with the title with 64 points.ย
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Christina Chenaultย concluded her first-career NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance, taking 20th in the heptathlon with a point tally of 5,386. Chenault placed 15th in the long jump, leaping 5.76m (18-10.75) on her second attempt to log 777 points. She followed that up with a throw of 32.93m (108-0) in the javelin. She fought until the very end, winning her heat in the 800m with a time of 2:14.86.
It was a successful season for Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Avery Anderson, who was the Pac-12 Men's Coach of the Year and West Region Men's Coach of the Year.ย
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With a throw of 56.70m (186-0), Wilson finished seventh in the discus. She earned First Team All-America honors in the discus, shot put (seventh) and hammer (third).
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Wilson became the first three-time First Team All-American in the same meet in program history since the First- and Second Teams were initiated in 2013. She is the first Bruin to notch top-eight finishes in three separate events since 2004, when Sheena Johnson achieved it in four events (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay).
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She accounted for all 10 of UCLA's points, as the Bruins ultimately finished tied for 25th. Thanks to a USC baton drop in the 4x400m, Arkansas came away with the title with 64 points.ย
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Christina Chenaultย concluded her first-career NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance, taking 20th in the heptathlon with a point tally of 5,386. Chenault placed 15th in the long jump, leaping 5.76m (18-10.75) on her second attempt to log 777 points. She followed that up with a throw of 32.93m (108-0) in the javelin. She fought until the very end, winning her heat in the 800m with a time of 2:14.86.
It was a successful season for Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Avery Anderson, who was the Pac-12 Men's Coach of the Year and West Region Men's Coach of the Year.ย
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