Saturday, April 1
Irvine, Calif.
Pepperdine University
at
Vince O'Boyle Track & Field Classic
Jenna Parsio
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Pepperdine Heads to Irvine for Next Outdoor Meet
3/30/2023 2:57:00 PM | Track
MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's and women's track teams are heading south of Malibu to Irvine to compete in the Vince O'Boyle Track and Field Classic on Saturday.
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MEET DETAILS
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The meet is hosted by UC Irvine at the Anteater Stadium in Irvine, Calif., with running events beginning at 11:10 a.m. on Saturday, April 1. The first event the Waves will participate in is the women's 1,500 meters at 12 p.m.
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LAST TIME RUNNING
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The Waves last competed in the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival and the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Collegiate, both hosted by UCLA at Drake Stadium on March 24 and 25. There were 25 new personal records and multiple Waves earned their names on the Pepperdine all-time lists.
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On Friday, March 24 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, sophomore Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) ran in the women's 5,000 meters, collecting a new personal record time of 18:98.82, which also marks her name ninth on the Pepperdine all-time lists. In the men's 5,000 meters, junior Johnathan Flint (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) crossed the finish line in a new personal record time of 14:40.77, which moved him from seventh on the all-time list to fifth. Freshman Patrick Thomas (Paso Robles, Calif./Mission College Prep) also recorded a new personal record in the men's 5,000 meters in a time of 14:51.27, which is good for eighth all-time. Graduate student Will Bullock (Marietta, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain HS/Eastern Illinois) also ran a personal best on Friday night in the men's 5,000 meters in a time of 15:14.75.
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Junior Elle Shrader (Boerne, Texas/Boerne-Samuel V. Champion HS), sophomore CeCe Fleenor (Alexandria, Va./Bishop O'Connell HS) and freshmen Ashley Eagan (St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg HS), Caroline Graham (Hockessin, Del./Delaware Military Academy), Savannah Shaw (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown STEM Academy) and Faith Talbott (McKinney, Texas/McKinney Boyd HS) all ran personal records in the 1,500 meters on Friday at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival. Freshman Kai Newman (Temecula, Calif./Linfield Christian HS) also ran a personal record in the men's 1,500 meters. Pepperdine's final race on Friday night was the women's 10,000 meters with senior Skyler Danley (Easton, Pa./Easton Area HS) clocking in at 38:46.08, which puts her sixth on the Pepperdine all-time list.
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On Saturday, March 25 at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Collegiate, freshmen Isabella Reyes (Caldwell, Idaho), Jenna Parsio (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro HS), Mia Skuraton (Mendham, N.J./Perkiomen School) and sophomore Kaley Peterson (Sunnyvale, Calif./Saint Francis HS) collected a season-best time of 48.83 in the women's 4x100m relay. Skuraton and Parsio both marked their names on the 400 meter Pepperdine all-time list. Skuraton notched a time of 58.98, which is good for sixth all-time, and Parsio clocked in at 1:00.06, which is good for ninth all-time.
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Peterson competed in the women's 100m crossing the line at 12.10, which is a new personal record and keeps her fourth on the all-time list. Reyes also marked a new personal record with a time of 13.03. Junior William Watkins (Mill Valley, Calif./Marin Catholic HS) collected a new personal record in the men's 100m with a time of 11.17 and stays second on the all-time list. In the women's 800m, Miller clocked in at 2:17.49, which is a new personal record and moved her from ninth all-time to sixth. Graham also ran a personal record in the 800m, in a time of 2:24.77.
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Junior Ryan Hemphill (Visalia, Calif./Redwood HS) collected a third-place overall finish in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:49.82, which was 0.01 seconds from tying his school record. Hemphill's time was the 11th fastest in the West region and 20th in the nation. Freshmen Spencer Mueller (Fresno, Calif./Clovis North HS), Joshua Bergers (Cohasset, Mass./IMG Academy) and Thomas all ran personal records in the 800m. Mueller also marked his name higher on the Pepperdine all-time list, moving from eighth to sixth with a time of 1:54.97.
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UP NEXT
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The Waves will have a couple weeks off, before competing at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 12-15 in Walnut, Calif., and the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 13-15 in Azusa, Calif.
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MEET DETAILS
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The meet is hosted by UC Irvine at the Anteater Stadium in Irvine, Calif., with running events beginning at 11:10 a.m. on Saturday, April 1. The first event the Waves will participate in is the women's 1,500 meters at 12 p.m.
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LAST TIME RUNNING
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The Waves last competed in the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival and the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Collegiate, both hosted by UCLA at Drake Stadium on March 24 and 25. There were 25 new personal records and multiple Waves earned their names on the Pepperdine all-time lists.
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On Friday, March 24 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, sophomore Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) ran in the women's 5,000 meters, collecting a new personal record time of 18:98.82, which also marks her name ninth on the Pepperdine all-time lists. In the men's 5,000 meters, junior Johnathan Flint (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) crossed the finish line in a new personal record time of 14:40.77, which moved him from seventh on the all-time list to fifth. Freshman Patrick Thomas (Paso Robles, Calif./Mission College Prep) also recorded a new personal record in the men's 5,000 meters in a time of 14:51.27, which is good for eighth all-time. Graduate student Will Bullock (Marietta, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain HS/Eastern Illinois) also ran a personal best on Friday night in the men's 5,000 meters in a time of 15:14.75.
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Junior Elle Shrader (Boerne, Texas/Boerne-Samuel V. Champion HS), sophomore CeCe Fleenor (Alexandria, Va./Bishop O'Connell HS) and freshmen Ashley Eagan (St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg HS), Caroline Graham (Hockessin, Del./Delaware Military Academy), Savannah Shaw (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown STEM Academy) and Faith Talbott (McKinney, Texas/McKinney Boyd HS) all ran personal records in the 1,500 meters on Friday at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival. Freshman Kai Newman (Temecula, Calif./Linfield Christian HS) also ran a personal record in the men's 1,500 meters. Pepperdine's final race on Friday night was the women's 10,000 meters with senior Skyler Danley (Easton, Pa./Easton Area HS) clocking in at 38:46.08, which puts her sixth on the Pepperdine all-time list.
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On Saturday, March 25 at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Collegiate, freshmen Isabella Reyes (Caldwell, Idaho), Jenna Parsio (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro HS), Mia Skuraton (Mendham, N.J./Perkiomen School) and sophomore Kaley Peterson (Sunnyvale, Calif./Saint Francis HS) collected a season-best time of 48.83 in the women's 4x100m relay. Skuraton and Parsio both marked their names on the 400 meter Pepperdine all-time list. Skuraton notched a time of 58.98, which is good for sixth all-time, and Parsio clocked in at 1:00.06, which is good for ninth all-time.
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Peterson competed in the women's 100m crossing the line at 12.10, which is a new personal record and keeps her fourth on the all-time list. Reyes also marked a new personal record with a time of 13.03. Junior William Watkins (Mill Valley, Calif./Marin Catholic HS) collected a new personal record in the men's 100m with a time of 11.17 and stays second on the all-time list. In the women's 800m, Miller clocked in at 2:17.49, which is a new personal record and moved her from ninth all-time to sixth. Graham also ran a personal record in the 800m, in a time of 2:24.77.
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Junior Ryan Hemphill (Visalia, Calif./Redwood HS) collected a third-place overall finish in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:49.82, which was 0.01 seconds from tying his school record. Hemphill's time was the 11th fastest in the West region and 20th in the nation. Freshmen Spencer Mueller (Fresno, Calif./Clovis North HS), Joshua Bergers (Cohasset, Mass./IMG Academy) and Thomas all ran personal records in the 800m. Mueller also marked his name higher on the Pepperdine all-time list, moving from eighth to sixth with a time of 1:54.97.
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UP NEXT
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The Waves will have a couple weeks off, before competing at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 12-15 in Walnut, Calif., and the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 13-15 in Azusa, Calif.
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