STANFORD – Thomas Joyce added another milestone to his outstanding junior year Saturday, winning section 2 of the 5000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational in 13:34.42 – the No. 2 time in school history.
Joyce, who set a Cal record in the 1500 meters at the Big Meet (3:39.43) and captured the Don Bowden Mile in 3:58.69 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational last month, now ranks behind only Belota Asmerom’s 2001 school mark of 13:31.88.
During his race, Joyce outlasted a pair of runners from Syracuse, edging Justyn Knight by less than half a second and finishing just over a second ahead of Martin Hehir.
Joyce was not the only Golden Bear victor on the day as Peter Simon captured the shot put with a mark of 57-7.75 and Brenden Song took the discus with a lifetime best of 188-2.
Eugene Hamilton III (1:48.90) and Josh Lewis (1:50.73) both set PRs in the 800 meters, as did Ellis Newton (3:48.66) and Garrett Corcoran (3:49.61) in the 1500.
For the women, Victoria Rische in the pole vault (12-9.50) and Ginika Iwuchukwu in the shot put (46-10.75) placed second in their respective events.
Payton Jordan Invitational
May 2, 2015 – Stanford, Calif.
Complete Results
Cal Men’s Results
800m (section 3) – 2. Eugene Hamilton III 1:48.90
800m (section 5) – 2. Josh Lewis 1:50.73
1500m (section 7) – 4. Ellis Newton 3:48.66; 6. Garrett Corcoran 3:49.61
5000m (section 2) – 1. Thomas Joyce 13:34.42
5000m (section 4) – 8. Leland Later 14:06.01; 18. Collin Jarvis 14:48.35
Pole Vault – 2. Matthew Schwartz 15-5.00 (4.70m)
Discus – 1. Brenden Song 188-2 (57.35m); 2. Ethan Cochran 176-3 (53.73)
Javelin – 5. Andrew Scholnick 167-11 (51.19m)
Shot Put – 1. Peter Simon 57-7.75 (17.57m); 4. Matt Esparza 54-9.25 (16.69m)
Cal Women’s Results
Pole Vault – 2. Victoria Rische 12-9.50 (3.90m)
Hammer – 6. Destiny Parker 148-11 (45.38m)
Shot Put – 2. Ginika Iwuchukwu 46-10.75 (14.29m); 3. Destiny Parker 45-4.50 (13.83m)
