April 17, 2010

WALNUT, Calif. - UNLV women's track and field concluded a strong weekend in Southern California, as several Rebels turned in strong performances on Saturday at both the Mt. SAC Relays and the Beach Invitational.

On the final day of the Mt. SAC Relays, a trio of UNLV student-athletes ran among the best competition at the meet and responded with strong times.

Chauncey David-Jacobs posted a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 24.00, Shahnel Woodley finished fifth in the 100 meters with a time of 12.00 and Candise Maxwell finished ninth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.83. All three were competing in the Olympic Development university/open division.

The 4x100 meter relay team finished third in the invitational university/open division, posting the fastest team of any collegiate team in the race with a time of 45.58.

In all, the Rebel student-athletes broke two school records, Amanda Bingson in the hammer and Sarah Muniz in the steeplechase, while Lauren Petersen set the freshman record in the 5,000 meters at the Beach Invitational.

Petersen finished fourth in the 5K with a time of 18:07.66, the fastest time by a Rebel rookie, while fellow rookie Lucy Beuster was sixth with a time of 18:31.20 at the meet in Cerritos, Calif,.

"It was a really good weekend for us," UNLV head coach Yvonne Scott said. "The team went out and competed hard, which was exciting to see. Competing well at the Mt. SAC Relays is important because not only does it our team confidence as we get closer toward crunch time of the season, but it is also a great opportunity to perform well in front of the Southern California crowd."

UNLV will return to California next weekend, traveling to the Triton Invitational in San Diego, Calif., on April 23-24.