Saturday, March 31
Sacramento, CA
11:00 AM
UC Riverside
at
Sacramento State Mondo Team Challenge
Fleming, Men's 4x100m Take First at Sac State Mondo Team Challenge
3/31/2018 11:18:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Sacramento, Calif. – The UC Riverside Track and Field Teams wrapped up a busy month of March at the Sacramento State Mondo Team Challenge on Saturday, resulting in big wins for junior Tayler Fleming in the long jump and for the Men's 4x100m Relay.
"This was our first time at the Sac State Challenge and we were pleased with most of the outcomes," Head Coach Nate Browne said. "We've been working with our athletes on setting goals, so that you know what you're aiming at. We believe our execution on meet day is better, so naturally, the times and marks are following. More qualifiers, more season bests and more to come."
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Fleming (5.96m, 19-06.75) and sophomore Didi Amarasekara (5.71m, 18-09.00) took first and third in the Women's Long Jump, respectively. Fleming's score of 19-06.75 set a new season-best mark on her team.
Freshman Alison Soto finished second in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 11:09.19, less than three seconds shy of her fastest time in 2018.
Men
The Men's 4x100m Relay consisted of Ondrej Rapp, Michael Kojin, Nathan Noble and Carlos Wedlow, who finished in first with a time of 41.29 seconds – the seventh-fastest time in school history.
Kojin also placed third in the 100m (10.72s) and fourth in the 200m (21.62s). Making his UCR debut, junior Erik Cisneros placed fifth in the 100m (10.77s).
In the Men's 800m, sophomore Heinrich Van Niekerk took second, setting a new collegiate-best with a time of 1:52.01, while junior Ethan Van Setten placed fourth at 1:52.95 seconds.
Freshman Quinn Williams recorded a personal-best mark in the 400m Hurdles, crossing the finish line in 54.21 seconds to finish in second.
Ondrej Rapp also impressed in his first ever long jump, taking second among 14 participants with a score of 23-08.00 (7.21m).
"This was our first time at the Sac State Challenge and we were pleased with most of the outcomes," Head Coach Nate Browne said. "We've been working with our athletes on setting goals, so that you know what you're aiming at. We believe our execution on meet day is better, so naturally, the times and marks are following. More qualifiers, more season bests and more to come."
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Team Highlights
WomenFleming (5.96m, 19-06.75) and sophomore Didi Amarasekara (5.71m, 18-09.00) took first and third in the Women's Long Jump, respectively. Fleming's score of 19-06.75 set a new season-best mark on her team.
Freshman Alison Soto finished second in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 11:09.19, less than three seconds shy of her fastest time in 2018.
Men
The Men's 4x100m Relay consisted of Ondrej Rapp, Michael Kojin, Nathan Noble and Carlos Wedlow, who finished in first with a time of 41.29 seconds – the seventh-fastest time in school history.
Kojin also placed third in the 100m (10.72s) and fourth in the 200m (21.62s). Making his UCR debut, junior Erik Cisneros placed fifth in the 100m (10.77s).
In the Men's 800m, sophomore Heinrich Van Niekerk took second, setting a new collegiate-best with a time of 1:52.01, while junior Ethan Van Setten placed fourth at 1:52.95 seconds.
Freshman Quinn Williams recorded a personal-best mark in the 400m Hurdles, crossing the finish line in 54.21 seconds to finish in second.
Ondrej Rapp also impressed in his first ever long jump, taking second among 14 participants with a score of 23-08.00 (7.21m).
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