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UC Irvine Men's Team in 4th Place at Big West ChampionshipsMay 16, 2008
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The UC Irvine men's team is in fourth place following Friday's competition in the Big West Conference Track & Field Championships at Cal State Northridge's Matador Track Complex. Sky Johnston, Nick Mosey and Eric Nyberg earned the Anteaters' top finishes Friday. Johnston finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:14.38 as Mike Powers of UC Santa Barbara won the event in 9:05.08. Mosey was third in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:42.67 as UC Santa Barbara's Chris Ashley won the event in 31:21.93. Nyberg placed third in the javelin throw with a mark of 188-11 and teammate James Lehigh was sixth at 173-11. Chris Richardson of Long Beach State was first at 217-3. UCI's Matt Lahti (169-3) and Kelley Hall (160-8) were seventh and eighth, respectively, in the hammer throw. Long Beach State's Robert Jennings won the event with a mark of 192-7. The Anteater men are in fourth place with 33 points as Cal State Northridge is in first with 69. In women's competition, UCI's Kendall Bruton finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:51.93 as she improved on her No. 3 mark in Anteater history. Lauren Chramosta was fifth in 11:12.59. Cal State Fullerton's Carolyn Ellis won the race in 10:37.21 Candice Proctor of UCI finished fourth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:58.00 as Danielle Domenichelli of UC Santa Barbara was first in 36:14.49. Alisha Misiaita placed eighth in the hammer throw at 156-5 as she bettered her No. 2 mark in school history. The UCI women's team is in seventh place with 15 points as Cal State Northridge leads with 78. The conference meet concludes Saturday. Big West Championships Results: http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/BigWest/
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