Track and field
The UC Davis track team kicked off its first outdoor portion of their season by hosting the Aggie Open on Saturday.
With almost a thousand competitors, the Aggies were able to secure five individual victories as well as three relay victories.
The UC Davis women swept the 5000-meter run led by senior Sarah Sumpter with a time of 16:33.91. Senior Krista Drechsler followed her with a time of 17:01.99 seconds, good enough for second place, while sophomore Hilary Teaford took third with a time of 17:49.02.
Senior Lauren Radke recorded her person best in the pole vault with a height of 3.86 meters to tie for first.
Junior Kayla Carter won the 100 meter hurdles title with a time of 14.42, running against a 3.2 meter per second headwind.
Junior Melanies Chapman was also able to secure an individual title by winning the 200 meter race with a time of 24.58.
The Aggies also won both relays.
UC Davis beat out Sacramento State to win the 4×100 event with a time of 46.86. The Aggies also won the 4×400 event with a time of 3:50.47 to edge out The Academy of Art.
On the Men’s side, sophomore Karl Moran was victorious in the 400 meter hurdle winning with a time of 53.49, half a second faster than second place. He was also a member of the 4×400 relay team that won with a time of 3:16.63.
Next week the team will travel to Sac State to face off in the Sacramento State Hornet Open.
– Jason Min
