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Track & Field:
Comrie, Misiaita Lead UC Irvine at Big West Championships
May 17, 2008
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- Senior Dayne Comrie and sophomore Alisha Misiaita led UC Irvine Saturday in the final day of competition for the Big West Conference Track & Field Championships at Cal State Northridge's Matador Track Complex. Comrie won the 400 meters in 46.28 as he improved on his No. 3 time in UCI history. He qualified for the NCAA West Regional in that event earlier this season. He finished third in the 200 meters in an NCAA regional-qualifying time of 21.17, eighth-fastest in the Anteater record book. Comrie also ran legs on UCI's second-place 4x400-meter relay and third-place 4x100 relay. Sophomore Tim Murphy placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.89. Kevin Palmer finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (15.01) and the 400-meter hurdles (53.96). Sky Johnston was seventh in the 5,000 meters (15:19.02). The Anteater men finished fifth with 83 points as Long Beach State was first with 185. In women's competition, Misiaita won the shot put with a mark of 49-11 ¼ and she was second in the discus throw at 154-5 for the third-best mark in Anteater history. Samantha Costantini finished seventh in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:40.41. The UCI women's team finished eighth with 42 points as Cal State Northridge scored 189 points to win its third straight title. Big West Championships Results: http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/BigWest/
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