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Karl Boudiwan

Track and Field

Track & Field Wraps Up Strong Weekend at Vince O’Boyle Classic

Highlanders collect multiple event wins and meet records at UCI

IRVINE, Calif. - UC Riverside Track & Field compiled notable performances across the board during Friday and Saturday's Vince O'Boyle Classic at Anteater Stadium.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Chelsea Aninyei continued her dominance in the long jump with a lifetime best on Friday at Anteater Stadium. Aninyei grabbed fifth place for UCR, setting her mark of 5.97m/19'7" on her fifth attempt.  
  • Mateo Garcia (52.49m/172' 2") and Deven Martin (44.05m/144' 6") continued Friday's lifetime best trend in the hammer throw. Garcia's mark was a Big West qualifier and 10th all-time in school history.  
  • Aaron Fruge recorded the fourth and final lifetime best of day one with a 7.46m/24-05.75 in the long jump. Fruge also cracked the top 10 and now ranks fifth all-time.  
  • Juliana Base finished second in the javelin (43.28m/142' 0"), a week removed from her win at last weekend's UC Riverside Spring Classic.  
  • The 4x100 squad of Olivia McIntosh-Adams, Raykiyat Olukoju, Jessica Boyd and D'Lainey Nakamoto secured the meet title with a top ten mark of 45.94 on day two.  
  • UCR's 4x400 teams broke meet records on both sides to cap off Saturday. 

NOTABLES 

  • The Highlanders collected seven meet records and four event wins over a two-day span.  
  • Fruge collected his second top two finish in the outdoor long jump this season with his top 10 mark. The sophomore also won the high jump in Irvine with a 1.91m/6-03.75. 
  • Aninyei tacked on a win as well, posting a 12.49m/40-11.75 in the triple jump for back-to-back victories in the event and a new meet record held previously by Melanie Ceballos.  
  • Raykiyat Olukoju won the 200 (23.80) in her first outdoor 200 since winning last season's Big West title.  

UP NEXT 

  • UC Riverside continues the outdoor season next weekend in the Bay Area at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic and Stanford Invitational.  

Players Mentioned

Aaron Fruge

Aaron Fruge

Jumps/Short Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
Chelsea Aninyei

Chelsea Aninyei

Jumps
5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Deven Martin

Deven Martin

Throws
5' 10"
Senior
D

D'Lainey Nakamoto

Short Sprints
5' 1"
Junior
Jessica Boyd

Jessica Boyd

Sprints
5' 5"
Senior
Juliana Base

Juliana Base

Javelin
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Melanie Ceballos

Melanie Ceballos

Jumps
5' 5"
Junior
Olivia McIntosh-Adams

Olivia McIntosh-Adams

Short Sprints
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Raykiyat Olukoju

Raykiyat Olukoju

Short Sprints
5' 11"
Junior
Mateo Garcia

Mateo Garcia

Throws
6' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Aaron Fruge

Aaron Fruge

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jumps/Short Sprints
Chelsea Aninyei

Chelsea Aninyei

5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jumps
Deven Martin

Deven Martin

5' 10"
Senior
Throws
D

D'Lainey Nakamoto

5' 1"
Junior
Short Sprints
Jessica Boyd

Jessica Boyd

5' 5"
Senior
Sprints
Juliana Base

Juliana Base

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Javelin
Melanie Ceballos

Melanie Ceballos

5' 5"
Junior
Jumps
Olivia McIntosh-Adams

Olivia McIntosh-Adams

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Short Sprints
Raykiyat Olukoju

Raykiyat Olukoju

5' 11"
Junior
Short Sprints
Mateo Garcia

Mateo Garcia

6' 4"
Sophomore
Throws