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Alyssa Wilson earned her third top-eight finish at nationals with a seventh-place effort in the discus.
Wilson, Chenault Round Out 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 08, 2019 | Track & Field
AUSTIN – 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.
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).
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).
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.
Christina Chenault 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.
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).
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).
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.
Christina Chenault 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.
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