UCLA Athletics
JAN 29, 2016 | Track & Field
UCLA Track Shows Well on First Day
COURTESY By: UCLA Athletics
Freshman Rai Benjamin showed his experience on the indoor oval with a third place finish in the 200m with a time of 21.17. He ran the 400m leg of the DMR where he split a 47.10 that finished sixth with a time of 9:38.77.
The 9:38.77 by the UCLA DMR was the seventh fastest time in school history. Ferdinand Edman opened with a 2:56.39 in the 1,200m then passed off to Benjamin that led to a 1:49.54 by Nick Hartle in the 800m and was finished off by a 4:05.76 in the mile by Austin O’Neil.
In the high jump sophomore Sage Stone equaled his indoor career best with a leap of 6-10.25 to finish third overall. Cody Crampton followed in fifth also at 6-10.25. Junior Austin Hazel improved his season best mark to 24-0.75 to place 12th overall. Jessie Maduka placed 13th in the long jump at 19-9.75.
In her first collegiate action for UCLA redshirt freshman Greta Wagner placed seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-0.75. Redshirt freshman Stamatia Scarvelis in her second ever weight throw completion improved her early lifetime best with a mark of 59-2.75 to finish ninth.
Day two of the meet will begin for the Bruins at 10 a.m. PT in the women’s shot put. The track portion for UCLA will start at 10:30 a.m. PT with the 400m. The final day of competition will air on the SEC Network.
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