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Lyvante Su'emai (photo by Ryan Andersen)
Bruins Capture Nine Event Victories at Chris Rinne Twilight
April 23, 2022 | Track & Field
Riverside, Calif. โ UCLA Track & Field stayed local for the Chris Rinne Twilight at UC Riverside Track & Field Stadium, with the squad picking up nine event victories on Friday evening.
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Lyvante Su'emai secured three wins of her own in Riverside, taking victories in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw competitions with meet-record marks in each event. She posted her second-best hammer mark of the season with a toss of 59.10m (193-10) and went 53.39m (175-2) in the discus. She capped her day in the shot put, where she took the win with a mark of 15.58m (51-01.50).
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Jacob Wilson and Dayne Gordien went 1-2 in the men's shot put, notching marks of 18.48m (60-07.75) and 16.60m (54-05.50), respectively. Aidan Elbettar and Ugonna Ikejiofor similarly went 1-2 in the men's discus with tosses of 58.00m (190-3) and 53.92m (176-11). Wilson's and Elbettar's marks were meet records in their respective events.
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The Bruins' sixth victory in the throws was in the women's javelin, where Lauren McFall secured the win by over 18 feet with a mark of 46.57m (152-9). McFall also notched a meet record with her performance. ย
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Freshmen distance runner Audrey Allen was impressive in the 5000m in the Bruins' final event of the evening, taking the win with a time of 17:32.33. Allen ran on her own at the front of the pack the entire way, defeating her nearest competitor by almost 52 seconds. ย
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Sophomore Katerina Adamiec took the victory in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 3.75m (12-03.50). Freshman Aaron Kim picked up another win for the Bruins in the field with a clearance of 2.00m (6-06.75) in the high jump.
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Freshman Gabriel Martin secured a second-place finish 6.84m (22-05.25) in the men's long jump while Megan Ronan was fifth overall in the women's competition with a clearance of 5.32m (17-05.50).
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UCLA Track & Field wraps its regular season with a dual meet against USC on Sunday, May 1. The Trojans will host the meet at Cromwell Field and Loker Track.
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Lyvante Su'emai secured three wins of her own in Riverside, taking victories in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw competitions with meet-record marks in each event. She posted her second-best hammer mark of the season with a toss of 59.10m (193-10) and went 53.39m (175-2) in the discus. She capped her day in the shot put, where she took the win with a mark of 15.58m (51-01.50).
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Jacob Wilson and Dayne Gordien went 1-2 in the men's shot put, notching marks of 18.48m (60-07.75) and 16.60m (54-05.50), respectively. Aidan Elbettar and Ugonna Ikejiofor similarly went 1-2 in the men's discus with tosses of 58.00m (190-3) and 53.92m (176-11). Wilson's and Elbettar's marks were meet records in their respective events.
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The Bruins' sixth victory in the throws was in the women's javelin, where Lauren McFall secured the win by over 18 feet with a mark of 46.57m (152-9). McFall also notched a meet record with her performance. ย
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Freshmen distance runner Audrey Allen was impressive in the 5000m in the Bruins' final event of the evening, taking the win with a time of 17:32.33. Allen ran on her own at the front of the pack the entire way, defeating her nearest competitor by almost 52 seconds. ย
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Sophomore Katerina Adamiec took the victory in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 3.75m (12-03.50). Freshman Aaron Kim picked up another win for the Bruins in the field with a clearance of 2.00m (6-06.75) in the high jump.
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Freshman Gabriel Martin secured a second-place finish 6.84m (22-05.25) in the men's long jump while Megan Ronan was fifth overall in the women's competition with a clearance of 5.32m (17-05.50).
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UCLA Track & Field wraps its regular season with a dual meet against USC on Sunday, May 1. The Trojans will host the meet at Cromwell Field and Loker Track.
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