The UA track and field team proved this weekend it belongs among the best in the nation, with an impressive meet at the Mt. SAC relays.

Arizona poured on the intensity Saturday in the southern California meet, claiming four titles, a prestigious mark among competition from the nation's top programs.

"In my entire 16 years at Arizona, that was the best Mt. SAC relays since I have been here," Arizona head coach Fred Harvey said of the 45th annual meet held at Mt. San Antonio College.

Senior maturity and freshman explosiveness complimented each other perfectly, pacing the Wildcats to four victories and one school record during the three-day meet.

Richard Legarra, one of three seniors to post a victory for the Wildcats, took first place in the discus throw, besting the field by six inches. The closest competitor to the redshirt senior's toss of 53.14 meters was Jeremy Silverman of UCLA at 51.17.

The seniors dominated on the women's side as well. Seynabou Ndiaye added to her outstanding resume by earning top honors in the 100-meter dash. The senior fended off a pair of Washington State Cougars to finishing in a time of 11.74 seconds. Last weekend, a time of 11.76 managed to get the Dakar, Senegal, native an eighth-place finish.

Kyle Goklish used a second- and-a-half lead to his advantage, speeding to a first place finish in the 10,000-meter run. The senior from Whiteriver finished in a time of 29:31.36.

Not to be outdone by the seniors, two newcomers to Arizona track and field enjoyed success at the Mt. SAC relays as well, including a new UA freshman record.

Sharifa Jones squeaked by Tucson Elite hurdler and former Wildcat Alexandra Komnos by .04 seconds to take first place in the 100-meter hurdles. The victory by the sophomore was the Wildcats' fourth of the weekend.

Robert Cheseret set the new freshman record in the 5,000-meter dash. The distance runner set the mark at 13:45.88, besting his previous high by nearly 30 seconds.

Success on the track is no stranger to Cheseret. The freshman is the younger brother of Bernard Lagat, who was a bronze medalist at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Bernard starred in the Pac-10, running the 1,500-meter dash while at Washington State.

Other standouts for the Wildcats over the weekend included the women's 4 by 100-meter relay squad. Racing in the invitational bracket, the quartet finished fifth overall against opponents like the U.S. National team. Arizona's mark of 45.21 was tops among all collegiate squads.

Angel Perkins topped out at number one in her section of the 200-meter dash.

"She's starting to run (like) she's capable of," Harvey said of Perkins who he feels is recouping nicely from her previous injuries. "When she's on we're dangerous."

As his squad builds towards the postseason, Harvey likes what he sees developing in his talented program.

"We have a lot of diversity," the first year head coach said. "Our throwers, distance runners and sprinters give us opportunities for point potential."