Ericka Nowell, Amber Middleton Lead UCI at Spring Break Invitational

Ericka Nowell set a meet record in the 400 hurdles Saturday.

IRVINE, Calif. --- Junior Ericka Nowell and senior Amber Middleton led UC Irvine in the Spring Break Invitational at Anteater Stadium Saturday.

Nowell won the 400-meter hurdles in a meet-record time of 59.18 and Middleton was second in 59.50 for the third-fastest time in UCI history. Kelly Collins finished ninth in 62.67 and KayC Wharton was 10th in 63.68.

Middleton was second in the 100-meter hurdles in 13.80 as she improved on her No. 2 time in the Anteater record book.

Middleton and Nowell ran the second and anchor legs of UCI's second-place 4x400 relay that posted a season-best 3:45.40 with Wharton and Collins running the first and third legs, respectively.

Sanmisola George finished fourth in the 100 meters (12.30) with Martina Mickos placing sixth (12.41) and Breeanca Fleming ninth (12.45).

George was fifth in the 200 meters in 25.04 and Kira Helmer eighth (25.30).

Sakia Sailinuu finished eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.28 and Helmer was 10th in the 400 meters (58.06).

In the field events, Itos Aikhionbare placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 44-3 ¼ as she improved on her third-best mark in UCI history. She was fifth in the discus throw at 138-10 while Christa Kondru was eighth at 127-9.

Jennica Smith finished sixth in the triple jump (34-9) and 10th in the long jump at 16-9 ¼.

Chelsea Pham was seventh in the javelin throw with a mark of 114-5 and Lauren Freschauf placed seventh in the pole vault at 11-2 ¼.

UCI competes in the Cal/Nevada Championships next Saturday and Sunday in Claremont.

Courtesy UCI

Top Marks
400H
Stadium: # 56.96 1992 Linetta Wilson, South bay TC
Meet: % 59.36 2011 Molly Glantz, Cornell
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Ericka Nowell JR UC Irvine 59.18%
2 Amber Middleton SR UC Irvine 59.50

Event 29 Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase
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Stadium: # 10:15.96 2009 Julianne Masciana, CSU Ful
Meet: % 10:28.45 2008 Cristina Olivas, UC Rivers
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Genna Hartung JR Cornell 10:27.96%
Class: Junior
Hometown: Morrisonville, N.Y.
High School: Seton Catholic HS
Major: Nutritional Sciences

Event 34 Women High Jump
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Stadium: # 6-04 1987 Rita Graves, unattached
Meet: % 5-10.75 2008 Lauren Collins, Unat
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Lauren Collins Unattached 1.80m 5-10.75
1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.80 1.84
P P P P P O O XXO O XXX

Lauren Collins ’10, UC Irvine high jump and heptathlon record-holder and winner of the Alumni Association’s 2010 Lauds & Laurels Award for outstanding student-athlete, hit a new high as cover model for the July issue of Runner’s World.

Event 35 Women Pole Vault
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Stadium: # 15-00 2004 Mary Sauer, Asics
Meet: % 12-11.50 2009 Sarah Landau, Arkansas
Meet: % 12-11.50 2006 Jodi Unger, Arkansas
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Katy Viuf Unattached 4.37m 14-04.00
2.36 2.51 2.66 2.81 2.96 3.11 3.26 3.41 3.56 3.71 3.86 4.01 4.16 4.26 4.37 4.47
P P P P P P P P P P P P XXO XXO O XXX
Hometown:
Tulsa, OK

High School:
Cascia Hall Prep School

College: UCLA
2 Megan Jamerson Unattached 4.16m 13-07.75
2.36 2.51 2.66 2.81 2.96 3.11 3.26 3.41 3.56 3.71 3.86 4.01 4.16 4.26
P P P P P P P P P P XO P XXO XXX
Megan Jamerson UCLA 2009

Hometown:
Trabuco Canyon, CA

High School:
Santa Margarita

Event 39 Women Discus Throw
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Stadium: # 213-05 1984 Ria Stallman, ATC-Holland
Meet: % 170-04 2009 Emily Penleton, Michigan
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Seema Poonia Unattached (India) 62.60m 205-04
62.60m FOUL PASS PASS PASS PASS
Krishna Poonia, is a national woman discus throw champion of India.
2 Lindsey Spencer SR Utah State 51.39m 168-07
51.35m FOUL 51.39m FOUL FOUL FOUL

Event 40 Women Hammer Throw
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Stadium: # 229-00 2011 Amanda Bingson, UNLV
Meet: % 201-01 2009 Leslie Coons, Unat
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Lindsey Spencer SR Utah State 59.56m 195-05
58.57m FOUL 57.87m 59.56m

Event 41 Women Javelin Throw
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Stadium: # 173-07 2011 Avione Allgood, unattached
Meet: % 156-11 2004 Dana Pounds, Air Force
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Ashley Gatewood SR UC Riverside 47.41m 155-06
x x 47.27m 47.41m 46.02m 46.94m