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Pac-12 Championships
Bruins Capture Pac-12 Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Title, See Two More Podium Finishes and Nine Qualifiers after Day Two
May 11, 2024 | Track & Field
BOULDER, Colo. - UCLA Track and Field capped off day two of the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday evening at Potts Field in Boulder, Colo.
The Bruins captured the women's 3000m steeplechase title and two podium finishes in the men's hammer and women's shot put. UCLA also earned qualifications in nine running events for Sunday's finals and put additional points on the board in the men's pole vault, women's shot put, women's 3000m steeplechase, women's heptathlon, and women's high jump.
Junior Mia Kane (10:19.81) secured the Pac-12 title in the women's 3000m steeplechase, the first in program history. Freshman Ailish Hawkins (11:34.29) and sophomore Bella Browne (11:36.07) also scored in the event.
UCLA throwers continued to impress with strong performances in the men's hammer and women's shot put. To begin the day, junior Kris Emig broke the all-time UCLA record twice in his first two attempts of the men's hammer final, his second (71.03m, 233-00) marking the first time a Bruin surpassed 70 meters in the event. He placed third in the Conference.
Graduate student Lea Riedel also placed third in the Conference with a mark of 16.76m (55-00) in the women's shot put. Graduate student Natalie Ramirez also scored four points with a fifth-place finish.
Junior Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck qualified for the women's 100m hurdles final (13.09), finishing second in her heat and third overall in the preliminary round. On the men's side, freshman Davis Davis-Lyric and senior Aiden Lieb qualified for the men's 100m hurdles final.
Runners in the 400m race were next to qualify. On the women's side, junior Aly Conyers (53.08) placed eighth overall, and senior Antonie Nortje (45.55) finished sixth in the men's race.
Kaylen Fletcher ran a time of 11.50 in the women's 100m to move on to Sunday's final, while graduate student Angus Harrington (1:49.23), and seniors Kate Jendrezak (2:03.64) and Rose Pittman (2:04.79) qualified for the men's and women's 800m finals, respectively.
Other UCLA scorers on the day were sophomore Hunter O'Brien in the men's pole vault, junior Sydney Johnson in the women's heptathlon, and graduate student Julia Jordahl-Henry in the women's high jump.
After day two, the Bruin women collected 56 points with eight of 21 events scored, sitting in second-place heading into the third and final day of competition.
The Pac-12 Championships conclude on Sunday, May 12, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (PST) with the women's discus final.
FIELD RESULTS
Men's Hammer - Final
3. Kris Emig - 71.03m (233-00) (first on UCLA's Outdoor All-Time Top 10 List)
15. Jake Stafford - 57.24m (187-09)
Men's Pole Vault - Final
4. Hunter O'Brien - 5.19m (17-00.25)
Women's High Jump - Final
7. Julia Jordahl-Henry - 1.71m (5-07.25)
12. Amber Jackson - 1.66m (5-05.25)
Women's Shot Put - Final
3. Lea Riedel - 16.76m (55-00)
5. Natalie Ramirez - 16.35m (53-07.75)
10. Lyvante Su'emai - 14.04m (46-00.75)
TRACK RESULTS
Women's 100m Hurdles - Prelim
3. Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck - 13.09 (qualified for final)
13. Jada Jones - 13.90
Men's 110m Hurdles - Prelim
6. Davis Davis-Lyric - 14.32 (qualified for final)
7. Aiden Lieb - 14.56 (qualified for final)
Women's 400m - Prelim
8. Aly Conyers - 53.08 (qualified for final)
Men's 400m - Prelim
6. Antonie Nortje - 45.55 (qualified for final)
9. Ismail Turner - 46.16
13. Myles Misener-Daley - 46.72
15. Sam Herenton - 46.88
Women's 100m - Prelim
7. Kaylen Fletcher - 11.50 (qualified for final)
11. Naomi Johnson - 11.56
20. Catherine Leger - 11.90
Men's 100m - Prelim
16. Benjamin Kirk - 10.72
Women's 800m - Prelim
6. Kate Jendrezak - 2:03.64 (qualified for final)
7. Rose Pittman - 2:04.79 (qualified for final)
Men's 800m - Prelim
6. Angus Harrington - 1:49.23 (qualified for final)
27. Jai Dawson - 2:01.59
Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Final
1. Mia Kane - 10:19.81
7. Ailish Hawkins - 11:34.29
8. Bella Browne - 11:36.07
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Final
9. Mateo Bianchi - 9:47.95
HEPTATHLON FINAL STANDINGS:
5. Sydney Johnson - 5,437
12. Jada Sims - 4,333
SUNDAY SCHEDULE:
RUNNING EVENT SCHEDULE
12:00/1:00 p.m. - Women's 4x100m Relay (Final)
12:10/1:10 p.m. - Men's 4x100m Relay (Final)
12:20/1:20 p.m. - Women's 1500m (Final)
12:30/1:30 p.m. - Men's 1500m (Final)
12:40/1:40 p.m. - Women's 100m Hurdles (Final)
12:47/1:47 p.m. - Men's 110m Hurdles (Final)
12:55/1:55 p.m. - Women's 400m (Final)
1:00/2:00 p.m. - Men's 400m (Final)
1:05/2:05 p.m. - Women's 100m (Final)
1:10/2:10 p.m. - Men's 100m (Final)
1:15/2:15 p.m. - Women's 800m (Final)
1:22/2:22 p.m. - Men's 800m (Final)
1:30/2:30 p.m. - Women's 400m Hurdles (Final)
1:37/2:37 p.m. - Men's 400m Hurdles (Final)
1:45/2:45 p.m. - Women's 200m (Final)
1:50/2:50 p.m. - Men's 200m (Final)
2:00/3:00 p.m. - Women's 5000m (Final)
2:25/3:25 p.m. - Men's 5000m (Final)
2:55/3:55 p.m. - Women's 4x400m Relay (Final)
3:10/4:10 p.m. - Men's 4x400m Relay (Final)
FIELD EVENT SCHEDULE
10:00/11:00 a.m. - Women's Discus (Final)
10:10/11:10 a.m. - Women's Triple Jump (Final)
10:15/11:15 a.m. - Men's Triple Jump (Final)
11:00 a.m./12:00 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault (Final)
12:15 p.m./1:15 p.m. - Men's High Jump (Final)
12:45 p.m./1:45 p.m. - Men's Discus (Final)
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