WALNUT, Calif. – Arizona Track and Field will head to California for the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays this Thursday through Saturday for their first away meet in a couple of weeks. The women's team enters the weekend ranked 20th in the USTFCCCA rankings, while the men's team ranks 25th.

"Last week we kicked off championship season with a bang at the Jim Click Shootout. We had 32 NCAA first round performances with both the men and the women," said Head Coach Fred Harvey. "Mt. SAC is one of the top relay carnivals in the world. We will have the opportunity to test ourselves against some of the best collegiates and professionals in the world. This will be another test for us as we get closer to the Pac-12 Championship. At this time, our women are ranked second, and our men are fifth in the Conference of Champions. I expect to see a continuation of last week as the level of competition gets higher."
 
The Mt. SAC Relays is a highly competitive meet that will feature some of the best teams and athletes in the nation and the world. The overall meet will begin Wednesday, but the first Wildcat competitors won't get started until Thursday evening. Thursday's events begin at 10:00 a.m. MST with the Wildcats competing in the men's and women's 10,000m to cap off the day at around 9:00 p.m. MST. Friday will get started at 9:00 a.m. MST with the men's javelin and the women's high jump. Finally, the last day of competition, Saturday, will begin at 9:00 a.m. as well with the women's hammer throw. A comprehensive list of the meet schedule and events can be found here and live results can be found here.
 
The Wildcats are coming off a very successful weekend at Drachman Stadium for the Jim Click Multi's and Shootout, where the women's team won the competition with 200.50 points and the men's team placed second with 164 points. At the meet, both Jordan Geist and Talie Bonds set new Arizona school records. Geist broke his own record in the hammer throw to win the event, and he won the shot put as well. Bonds broke the 100m hurdles record, which she tied earlier in the season, and the Drachman Stadium facility record in the event as well. The men's 4x100m relay team also had an impressive outing, winning the event and clocking the third best time in school history. The team of Trayvion White-Austin, Brian Limage, Carl Hicks, and James Onanubosi was named the Pac-12 Men's Track Athletes of the Week for their outstanding performance. Jenica Bosko also won the women's long jump with a personal best mark that is second all-time in school history.
 
The Wildcats also had a flurry of individual victories among their competitors. For the women, Bonds won the 100m hurdles, Bosko won the long jump, Taylen Wise won the triple jump, Tapenisa Havea won the shot put, Antonia Sanchez Nunez won the 400m hurdles, Alisa Lyesina won the 1500m, and Sailor Hutton won the 3000m. For the men, Geist won the hammer throw and the shot put, Youssef Koudssi won the discus, Carl Hicks won the 400m, and Ian Sanchez Lopez won the 3000m.
 
Jordan Geist remains the highest ranked Wildcat in the national standings as he leads the nation in the hammer throw and ranks second in the shot put. Additionally for the men, Jared O'Riley ranks 18th in the javelin, Carl Hicks ranks 18th in the 400m, Reinaldo Rodrigues ranks 22nd in the long jump, Youssef Koudssi ranks 24th in the discus, and Zach Landa ranks 25th in the shot put.
 
On the women's side, Talie Bonds ranks third in the nation and fourth in the world in the 100m hurdles. Bonds and Alexa Porpaczy are also tied for 13th in the high jump as well. Additionally, Jenica Bosko is ranked fourth in the long jump with her big personal best performance. Tapenisa Havea is also ranked 22nd in the shot put. For the relays, the men's 4x100m is eighth, women's 4x100m is 18th, and men's 4x400m is 25th.
 
Meggie Karp and Noah Jodon will get the weekend started for the Wildcats on Thursday night with the men's and women's 10,000m. The rest of the events will occur on Friday and Saturday.
 
A meet recap will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com detailing the competition results. Live updates will also be posted to @ArizonaTrack on Twitter.
 
WHO'S COMPETING
MEN
Julius Cheek, Isaac Davis, Brennan Foody, Jordan Geist, Joseph Green, Brayden Hasher, Logan Hasher, Carl Hicks, Noah Jodon, Jacorey Jones, Jacob Kauffman, Razeen Khaldun, Tanner Kippes, Youssef Koudssi, Zach Landa, Brian Limage, Lyricc Lopez, Logan Marek, Diego Marquez, Jared O'Riley, James Onanubosi, Cooper Quigley, Reinaldo Rodrigues, Cade Russo, Ian Sanchez Lopez, Iker Sanchez Lopez, Kristjan Sigfinnsson, Jeffrey Sillers, Evan Simmons, Sir Jonathan Sims, Josh Wade, Trayvion White-Austin
 
WOMEN
Malaya Abueg, Camila Aguilar-Perez, Esther Akinlosotu, Talie Bonds, Jenica Bosko, Mia Chavez, Erika Cunniam, Ava David, Makenzie Dilworth, Lauryn Ford, Emma Gates, Brigid Hanley, Tapenisa Havea, Beatrice Honebrink, Neysia Howard, Sailor Hutton, Meggie Karp, Ajaysha Lewis, Lauryn Love, Alisa Lyesina, Kara Mickelson, Paris Mikinski, Johnnie Mitchell, Athena Montgomery, Mackenna Orie, Rylee Perkins, Alexa Porpaczy, Hollan Powers, Antonia Sanchez Nunez, Xahria Santiago, Avery Segura, Skylar Sieben, Erin Tack, Taylen Wise
 
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