Courtesy UCLA
April 7, 2012
Alec Faldermeyer (SO New Hampton, NY/Minisink Valley), Taylor Hobson (RS SR Upland, CA/Upland), Matthew Kosecki (RS SO Humble, TX/Humble)
and Mark Weber (RS JR Oceanside, CA/El Camino) highlighted the men's track and field team in Eugene, OR on Saturday as all four posted individual event wins at the Pepsi Invitational. Oregon won the quadrangular scored meet with 204 points, followed by Texas A&M (190), Washington (138) and the Bruins (134).
UCLA posted four lifetime-best marks and 10 season-best performances during the meet.
For the third straight meet, three-time All-American Alec Faldermeyer was again victorious in the hammer throw as he won the event on Saturday by nearly 20 feet with a mark of 216-9.
Kosecki tossed a season-best of 182-1 in the discus to notch his second win of the season. Hobson also posted a season-best as he won the high jump with a mark of 6-9.75. Weber won the shot put with a mark of 53-00.75.
In the javelin, redshirt freshman Derek Eager (RS FR Renton, WA/Tahoma
had a solid mark of 226-7 for third-place.
Junior Dillon Stucky (RS JR Camarillo, CA/Desert)had a big day in the triple jump as he posted a new lifetime-best of 50-1.25 to finish second overall.
Sophomore Jacob Wood (San Diego, CA/Mt. Carmel) was the top finisher in the steeple as he ran a lifetime-best of 9:08.11 to finish fifth. Philip MacQuitty (SO Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto)was the top finisher in the 1500m as the sophomore ran a lifetime-best of 3:49.24 to finish sixth overall. In the 800m, sophomore Sam DeMello (RS FR Thousand Oaks, CA/Westlake)placed fourth with a time of 1:51.97.
In the 5000m, redshirt freshman Dustin Fay (RS FR Lake Arrowhead, CA/Rim of the World )ran a lifetime-best of 14:05.54 to finish third overall. That time will move him into the top 20 in the NCAA this season.
The pole vault and the 200m were a rough one for the men's team as sophomore Mike Woepse (Tustin, CA/Mater Dei), who ranks No. 2 in the NCAA in the pole vault, no heighted and senior Karlton Rolle (SR Nassau, Bahamas/Nassau Christian Academy) pulled up with injury in the 200m.
Before going down with an injury in the 200m, Rolle ran a season-best of 10.58 in the 100m to place sixth overall and ran on the 400m relay. The 4x100m relay team of Jamal Alston (SR Vista, CA/Rancho Buena Vista), Rolle, Maxwell Dyce (JR Moorpark, CA/Moorpark ) and R.J. Frasier (SO Elk Grove, CA/Jesuit) finished second with a time of 40.69. Freshman Pete Lauderdale (FR Carson, CA/Junipero Serra) was fourth in the 400m with a time of 48.55, while fellow newcomer Laijon White (Los Angeles, CA/Rancho Cucamonga)was seventh in the 200m (22.08).
UCLA returns home to Drake Stadium for its next meet as they host the annual Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational Apr. 12-14.
2011-2012 Roster
Coaches
Last Name NAME Height HT WT EVENT eligibility Year Hometown/High School/Last College
alston jamal Jamal Alston 70 5-10 170 Sprints 7 SR Vista, CA/Rancho Buena Vista
ambo joel Joel Ambo 65 5-5 115 Distance 2 RS FR Bellevue, WA/Bellevue
andrews ryan Ryan Andrews 73 6-1 235 Throws 1 FR Newport Beach, CA/Newport Harbor
bartholomew jacob Jacob Bartholomew 68 5-8 160 Middle Distance 1 FR Goleta, CA/Dos Pueblos HS
bedford matthew Matthew Bedford 71 5-11 177 Sprints 2 RS FR Los Angeles, CA/Harvard Westlake
burd sean Sean Burd 74 6-2 195 Sprints 1 FR Temecula, CA/Great Oak
chapman andre' Andre' Chapman 70 5-10 170 Sprints 1 FR San Jose, CA/Bellarmine College Prep
colaco sean Sean Colaco 75 6-3 155 Distance 3 SO Danville, CA/San Ramon Valley
collins shayne Shayne Collins 68 5-8 130 Distance 1 FR Mansfield, Ma/Mansfield
cook scott Scott Cook 77 6-5 180 Pole Vault 2 RS FR Newport Beach, CA/Mater Dei
cushing-murray nathaniel Nathaniel Cushing-Murray 68 5-8 135 Distance 1 FR Santa Monica, CA/Foothill
davies nigel Nigel Davies 74 6-2 260 Throws 6 RS JR Torrance, CA/Loyola
demello sam Sam DeMello 73 6-1 155 Distance 2 RS FR Thousand Oaks, CA/Westlake
dyce maxwell Maxwell Dyce 73 6-1 170 Sprints 5 JR Moorpark, CA/Moorpark
eager derek Derek Eager 77 6-5 230 Throws 2 RS FR Renton, WA/Tahoma
faldermeyer alec Alec Faldermeyer 73 6-1 220 Throws 3 SO New Hampton, NY/Minisink Valley
fay dustin Dustin Fay 72 6-0 158 Distance 2 RS FR Lake Arrowhead, CA/Rim of the World
frasier r.j. R.J. Frasier 69 5-9 167 Sprints 3 SO Elk Grove, CA/Jesuit
giovannoni dominic Dominic Giovannoni 75 6-3 190 Decathlon 5 JR Napa, CA/Napa/Northern Arizona
govi alec Alec Govi 72 6-0 154 Distances 5 JR San Rafael, CA/Marin Catholic
grumney sean Sean Grumney 74 6-2 160 Distance 1 FR Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park HS
hart tom Tom Hart 74 6-2 227 Throws 2 RS FR El Cajon, CA/St. Augustine
hobson taylor Taylor Hobson 75 6-3 164 Jumps 8 RS SR Upland, CA/Upland
huusfeldt drew Drew Huusfeldt 73 6-1 185 Decathlon 2 RS FR Yorba Linda, CA/Esperanza
klarer david David Klarer 73 6-1 170 Hurdles 5 JR Spring Valley, CA/Steele Canyon HS
knight dylan Dylan Knight 68 5-8 132 Distances 8 RS SR Riverside, CA/La Sierra
koch aleksander Aleksander Koch 76 6-4 205 Jumps 1 FR Trondheim, Norway/Paso Robles
kosecki matthew Matthew Kosecki 74 6-2 275 Throws 4 RS SO Humble, TX/Humble
kostelnik phillip Phillip Kostelnik 72 6-0 160 Distance 1 FR La Canada, CA/Loyola
lauderdale pete Pete Lauderdale 73 6-1 178 Sprints 1 FR Carson, CA/Junipero Serra
lema nohe Nohe Lema 75.5 6-3.5 170 Distance 2 RS FR San Jose, CA/Willow Glen
macquitty philip Philip MacQuitty 74 6-2 165 Distance 3 SO Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto
mahmood ahmed Ahmed Mahmood 75 6-3 175 Jumps 1 FR El Segundo, CA/El Segundo HS
martore anthony Anthony Martore 73 6-1 158 Middle Distance 1 FR Castro Valley, CA/Castro Valley
mcdonald david David McDonald 71 5-11 155 Distances 6 RS JR Murrieta, CA/Vista Murrieta
morikawa kent Kent Morikawa 64 5-4 116 Distances 8 RS SR Torrance, CA/Torrance
nagengast thomas Thomas Nagengast 76 6-4 220 Throws 8 RS SR Paso Robles, CA/Paso Robles
nilsson marcus Marcus Nilsson 73 6-1 194 Decathlon 3 SO Malmo, Sweden/
norton steven Steven Norton 70 5-10 140 Distances 6 RS JR Riverside, CA/La Sierra
parsons will Will Parsons 74 6-2 245 Throws 1 FR La Habra, CA/La Habra
penn christian Christian Penn 70 5-10 127 Middle Distance 1 FR Signal Hill, CA/Long Beach Poly
perez trent Trent Perez 71 5-11 140 Decathlon 7 SR Villa Park, CA/Servite
perry michael Michael Perry 70.5 5-10.5 155 Jumps 3 SO Altadena, CA/La Salle
rodriguez wally Wally Rodriguez 76 6-4 200 Sprints 1 FR Lemon Grove, CA/Mount Miguel
rolle karlton Karlton Rolle 72 6-0 161 Sprints 7 SR Nassau, Bahamas/Nassau Christian Academy
rosales daniel Daniel Rosales 68 5-8 147 Distance 3 SO Apple Valley, CA/Apple Valley
sakioka mark Mark Sakioka 70 5-10 165 Pole Vault 1 FR Newport Beach, CA/Newport Harbor
scarvelis nicholas Nicholas Scarvelis 73 6-1 250 Throws 1 FR Santa Barbara, CA/Dos Pueblos HS
senko jordan Jordan Senko 71 5-11 145 Distance 3 SO Silverado, CA/El Toro
simmons jonathan Jonathan Simmons 69 5-9 143 Distances 7 SR Los Angeles, CA/Beverly Hills
stucky dillon Dillon Stucky 73 6-1 175 Jumps 6 RS JR Camarillo, CA/Desert
sushchikh sergey Sergey Sushchikh 71 5-11 140 Distances 1 FR Santa Barbara, CA/Goleta
thomas david David Thomas 75 6-3 200 Decathlon 5 JR Artesia, CA/Cerritos/Cerritos Junior College
torres zack Zack Torres 65 5-5 125 Distance 5 JR La Crescenta, CA/Crescenta Valley
valdes carlo Carlo Valdes 74 6-2 205 Javelin 6 RS JR Newport Beach, CA/Mater Dei
walters brett Brett Walters 71 5-11 130 Distance 4 RS SO Victorville, CA/Sultana/Colorado
weber mark Mark Weber 74 6-2 250 Throws 6 RS JR Oceanside, CA/El Camino
werley lane Lane Werley 77 6-5 160 Distance 1 FR Riverside, CA/Martin Luther King
white laijon Laijon White 74 6-2 165 Middle Distance 1 FR Los Angeles, CA/Rancho Cucamonga
williams thomas Thomas Williams 77 6-5 160 Middle Distance 1 FR Phoenix, AZ/Brophy College Preparatory
woepse mike Mike Woepse 73 6-1 175 Pole Vault 3 SO Tustin, CA/Mater Dei
wood jacob Jacob Wood 70 5-10 135 Distance 3 SO San Diego, CA/Mt. Carmel
wruck julian Julian Wruck 78 6-6 260 Throws 5 JR Brisbane Queensland, Australia/Gregory Terrace/Texas Tech
zukerman chase Chase Zukerman 72 6-0 132 Distance 2 RS FR Palos Verdes, CA/Palos Verdes
Coaches
Mike Maynard - Head Coach/Throws Coach
Forest Braden - Assistant Coach - Long Distance
Anthony Curran - Assistant Coach - Pole Vault/Jumps
Johnny Gray - Assistant Coach - Middle Distance
LaMonte Vaughn - Assistant Coach - Sprints, Hurdles, Relays
Rob Jarvis - Volunteer Jumps/Decathlon Coach
Allison Collins - Student Team Manager
Kyle Steve - Equipment Manager
Becci Twombley - Nutritionist
Leah Waller - Director of Operations
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