UCI’s Tozier finishes sixth in 800 at Stanford

UC Irvine senior Darrell Tozier finished sixth with a time of 1:51.33

in the finals of the 800 meters at the NCAA track and field West

regional championships at Stanford University on Saturday. USC’s

Raphael Asafo-Agyei won the event in 1:50.05 to lead the five

automatic qualifiers for the NCAA championships at Sacramento June

11-14.

Tozier still has a chance to also advance to the NCAA meet when

at-large berths are awarded next week. Tozier won his preliminary

heat in 1:49.72 Friday. Also on Saturday, junior Annmarie Turpin

finished 10th in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 7 1/4 inches,

and junior Jenny Liou finished 20th overall in the 3,000 steeplechase

with a time of 10:55.98.

In men’s action Friday, senior Santosh Swamidass finished eighth

in the high jump at 6-9 3/4 inches to tie his personal best.

Sophomore Scott Jarvis finished fourth in his heat of the 400 hurdles

in 53.86, but did not qualify for the finals.

In women’s competition Friday, sophomore Erin Curtis finished 16th

in the pole vault at 12-6 1/4 inches and senior Jessica Stafford

finished 19th in the javelin throw with a toss of 135-8. Sophomore Suzanne Purmort finished fifth in her heat of the 400 hurdles in

1:03.78, and senior Wendy Chan placed eighth in her heat of the 800

with a time of 2:10.01. Neither Purmort or Chan advanced to the

finals.