SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The University of Alaska Anchorage opened the 2024 outdoor track and field season with four top-10 performances at the Hornet Open Friday and Saturday.

Joshua Caleb finished 10^th in the 200 with a time of 21.52, second-fastest ever at UAA.

Marc Mercier finished ninth in the long jump with a leap of 23-4.5, third-best all-time in school history.

Liv Heite led three women under 15 seconds in the 100 hurdles. Heite placed 14^th with a time of 14.52, fifth-best all-time at UAA. Mette Van der Meer was 20^th (14.73), and Lacie Simmons was 22^nd (14.97).

Liv Heite finished 10^th in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:04.66, seventh-all-time at UAA.

Lacie Simmons finished 15^th (1:07.48).

Truman Hansen finished fifth in the steeplechase (9:47.17), and Cole Nash placed eighth in the 1,500 (3:52.03).

Kevin Angarita finished 13^th in the 400 (48.64) and 47^th in the 200 (22.38).

Riday Jana placed 35^th in the 100 (11.0) and 48^th in the 200 (22.39).

Mette Van der Meer finished 23^rd in the pole vault (10-11.75).

Blanca De Arvizu Sarrias finished 59^th in the 200 (25.77).

The women's 4x100 finished 11^th (48.63) and the men finished 16^th (44.26).

UAA will compete at the Aztec Invite March 21-23.