Thursday, March 25
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Munir Kabbara took the win in the 1500m at the Anteater Distance Twilight (photo by Don Liebig).
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Distance Squad, Chenault Shine in Weekday Competitions
March 25, 2021 | Track & Field
UCLA continued its outdoor seasons at a pair of locations Thursday, with the distance crew taking on the Anteater Distance Twilight in Irvine, Calif., and a pair of Bruin multi athletes heading out to San Diego for the Aztec Invite.
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Anteater Distance Twilight
Jett Charvet was the first competitor for the Bruins in Irvine, taking the win in the men's 800m with a time of 1:55.32. He finished almost a full second clear of runner-up Miles Duncan (1:56.29) from Irvine.
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Senior Paige Carter was UCLA's top finisher in the women's 1500m, clocking a career-best time of 4:33.30 for third place overall. Gwyn George was right behind in fourth, crossing the line at 4:34.58. Emma Tavella and Kira Loren went 7-8, finishing with times of 4:40.28 and 4:42.06, respectively. Freshman Ashley Johnson took 13th in her UCLA debut, crossing the line at 4:53.74.
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Munir Kabbara notched a personal-best time of 3:49.71 in the men's 1500m competition for the event victory. Freshman Anthony Stone was just behind at 3:50.00, taking second place on the day. Darius Riley followed in fourth (3:51.37) with freshman Jake Parker crossing in sixth place with a time of 3:52.94. Mason Ratkovich (3:53.88) and Andrew Martinez (3:53.23) went 8-9 while Dylan Wilbur took 11th place at 3:55.55. DJ Lawson capped UCLA's lineup with a 16th-place finish (4:04.62).
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The women's 5000m saw Annabelle Werner take ninth overall with a time of 18:07.97. Claire Selleck was UCLA's second finisher, crossing in 13th place at 18:40.40.
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Aztec Invite Multis โ Christina Chenault
While the distance team was busy in Irvine, Christina Chenault took a day-one lead in the heptathlon at the Aztec Invite. She has totaled 3,061 points through four events, picking up a pair of individual event victories. She opened the day with a seventh-place finish in the 100m hurdles, going 15.37 for 193 points. She then picked up third place in the high jump, clearing 1.64m (5-04.50) for 783 points. She capped her day with victories in the shot put (11.62m, 38-01.50) and 200m (25.42), earning 636 and 849 points in the events, respectively. She is 40 points clear of Niki Xydona of GCU, who is currently second in the competition.
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Isa Videler finished fifth in the 100m hurdles, but did not end up competing in other events Thursday.
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Anteater Distance Twilight
Jett Charvet was the first competitor for the Bruins in Irvine, taking the win in the men's 800m with a time of 1:55.32. He finished almost a full second clear of runner-up Miles Duncan (1:56.29) from Irvine.
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Senior Paige Carter was UCLA's top finisher in the women's 1500m, clocking a career-best time of 4:33.30 for third place overall. Gwyn George was right behind in fourth, crossing the line at 4:34.58. Emma Tavella and Kira Loren went 7-8, finishing with times of 4:40.28 and 4:42.06, respectively. Freshman Ashley Johnson took 13th in her UCLA debut, crossing the line at 4:53.74.
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Munir Kabbara notched a personal-best time of 3:49.71 in the men's 1500m competition for the event victory. Freshman Anthony Stone was just behind at 3:50.00, taking second place on the day. Darius Riley followed in fourth (3:51.37) with freshman Jake Parker crossing in sixth place with a time of 3:52.94. Mason Ratkovich (3:53.88) and Andrew Martinez (3:53.23) went 8-9 while Dylan Wilbur took 11th place at 3:55.55. DJ Lawson capped UCLA's lineup with a 16th-place finish (4:04.62).
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The women's 5000m saw Annabelle Werner take ninth overall with a time of 18:07.97. Claire Selleck was UCLA's second finisher, crossing in 13th place at 18:40.40.
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Aztec Invite Multis โ Christina Chenault
While the distance team was busy in Irvine, Christina Chenault took a day-one lead in the heptathlon at the Aztec Invite. She has totaled 3,061 points through four events, picking up a pair of individual event victories. She opened the day with a seventh-place finish in the 100m hurdles, going 15.37 for 193 points. She then picked up third place in the high jump, clearing 1.64m (5-04.50) for 783 points. She capped her day with victories in the shot put (11.62m, 38-01.50) and 200m (25.42), earning 636 and 849 points in the events, respectively. She is 40 points clear of Niki Xydona of GCU, who is currently second in the competition.
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Isa Videler finished fifth in the 100m hurdles, but did not end up competing in other events Thursday.
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