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UCLA Wraps Day One at NCAA Indoors
March 10, 2023 | Track & Field
Albuquerque, N.M. โ UCLA Track and Field completed its first day of competition at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships on Friday.
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The first Bruin in competition was hurdler Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, and she took to the blocks at 4:55 p.m. inside the Albuquerque Convention Center. After two false starts from competitors in the race, Ndjip-Nyemeck got her shot at the 60m hurdles. The redshirt-sophomore ran a personal-best 8.01 in the race, four hundredths of a second faster than her previous personal record. Ndjip-Nyemeck placed third in her heat, and her time was good for seventh in the prelims. Finishing in the top eight, the hurdler qualified for Saturday's final.
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Ronan McMahon-Staggs took to the track last for UCLA in the first heat of the men's mile. After a strong start at altitude, the group tightened and more runners got into the mix after five laps on the 200m banked track. The junior made a move around the final turn but the Washington Huskies were overpowering down the final stretch. McMahon-Staggs finished in 4:10.04, which placed him 12th in the meet.
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Saturday's Events
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Ndjip-Nyemeck will start things off for UCLA in the women's 60m hurdles final at 4:40 p.m., followed shortly after by the women's 4x400m relay. The relay team is slated to start at 5:20 p.m. and consists of Aly Conyers, Kate Jendrezak, Makenzy Pierre-Webster and Naomi Johnson; they qualified with a 3:30.86.
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The men's 4x400m relay will wrap things up for the Bruins โ 8:20 p.m is the start time for the relay final.
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Saturday's track events will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can be watched with a paid subscription to the streaming service.
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The first Bruin in competition was hurdler Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, and she took to the blocks at 4:55 p.m. inside the Albuquerque Convention Center. After two false starts from competitors in the race, Ndjip-Nyemeck got her shot at the 60m hurdles. The redshirt-sophomore ran a personal-best 8.01 in the race, four hundredths of a second faster than her previous personal record. Ndjip-Nyemeck placed third in her heat, and her time was good for seventh in the prelims. Finishing in the top eight, the hurdler qualified for Saturday's final.
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Ronan McMahon-Staggs took to the track last for UCLA in the first heat of the men's mile. After a strong start at altitude, the group tightened and more runners got into the mix after five laps on the 200m banked track. The junior made a move around the final turn but the Washington Huskies were overpowering down the final stretch. McMahon-Staggs finished in 4:10.04, which placed him 12th in the meet.
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Saturday's Events
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Ndjip-Nyemeck will start things off for UCLA in the women's 60m hurdles final at 4:40 p.m., followed shortly after by the women's 4x400m relay. The relay team is slated to start at 5:20 p.m. and consists of Aly Conyers, Kate Jendrezak, Makenzy Pierre-Webster and Naomi Johnson; they qualified with a 3:30.86.
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The men's 4x400m relay will wrap things up for the Bruins โ 8:20 p.m is the start time for the relay final.
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Saturday's track events will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can be watched with a paid subscription to the streaming service.
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