Cal’s Men Wallop Stanford In Big Meet

STANFORD – California track & field ended its regular season in tremendous fashion on Tuesday, picking up a more-than-decisive victory on the men's side at the 129th Big Meet by demolishing Stanford at Cobb Track and Angell Field by a margin of 114-48, its largest point differential since 1992. The men also picked up two meet records courtesy of NCAA leader Rowan Hamilton (hammer, 74.46m/244-3) and the 4x100m relay quartet of Chase Williams, George Monroe, Mason Mangum and David Foster (39.46); both were previously owned by the Cardinal, with Hamilton's surpassing Dave Popejoy's 1995 mark by over four meters.
 
The win from Hamilton capped off the Golden Bears' first podium sweep of the day, which included Ivar Moisander's second-place mark of 68.29m (224-0) and Michael Gupta's third-place 64.57m (211-10); the latter, a personal-best, moved Gupta up to No. 7 in program history. Cal also scored all nine points in the men's pole vault thanks to Will Siemens (4.77m/15-7.75), Parker Terrill (4.77m/15-7.75) and David Brok (4.47m/14-8), then repeated that feat in the discus, where Justin Wirtz's third-place 52.53m/172-4 followed massive personal bests from Nick Godbehere (53.85m/176-8) and Charlie Dang (53.58m/175-9). The decathlete trio of Seth Johnson, Luke Buddie and Riley Knott also went 1-2-3, in that order, in both the 110m hurdles and the javelin; in the hurdles, Johnson's victory came at a time of 14.86 to Buddie's personal-best 15.12 and Knott's 15.16, while the javelin contest resulted in 54.57m (179-0) for Johnson, 52.48m (172-2) for Buddie and 51.51m (169-0) for Knott. One final men's sweep came in the 100m, where Foster (10.25) led Williams (10.39) and Monroe (10.39) to another nine points for Cal.
 
Other wins for Cal's men came in the long jump (Mangum, 7.66mw/25-1.75), the high jump (Jai Williams, 2.07m/6-9.5), the 400m (Isaiah Shaw, 46.76), the 800m (Iyan Godwin, 1:54.26), the 400m hurdles (Aiden Baker, 52.97), the 200m (Foster, 21.16 – PR) and the 4x400m (Shaw/Godwin/Johnson/Josh Keller, 3:13.23).
 
In the women's competition, the Cardinal broke a three-year Cal winning streak, taking the win with a score of 90-72. Senior Amari Turner earned Cal's third meet record of the day in the pole vault, surpassing the 2011 mark set by Stanford's Katerina Stefanidi with a winning leap of 4.35m (14-3.25).
 
Turner's result highlighted one of three podium sweeps on the women's side, with Kylie Hilton (4.07m/13-4.25) and Ali Sahaida (3.97m/13-0.25) rounding out the pole vault top three. Cal also earned that distinction in the 100m hurdles – with Jazlynn Shearer's 13.52 beating out a 13.53 from Jada Hicks and a 14.17 from Mari Testa – and the women's hammer, where Jasmine Blair's 60.47m (198-4) led Adrianna Coleman's 56.54m (185-6) and Destiny Okoh's 56.47m (185-3). Blair later picked up another win in the discus, where she improved her PR (and program No. 2 mark) by over a meter to 59.60m (195-6).
 
Cal's women took home three more field event victories. The shot put contest landed in favor of Caisa-Marie Lindfors, who posted a throw of 15.18m (49-9.75) for the win, while Myla Canty out-leapt the field in the triple jump (12.19m/40-0) and Carolina Visca out-threw her competition in the javelin (50.03m/164-1).
 
"I think all of our kids competed to the best of their ability," Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Robyne Johnson said. "Credit to Stanford's women – they were the better team today. Our guys did a really good job, really showed up. I think we can do something special at the Pac-12 Championships."
 
THE 129TH BIG MEET - RESULTS
Men's Results
100m: 1. David Foster 10.25; 2. Chase Williams 10.39; 3. George Monroe 10.39; 4. Christian Trapps 10.60; 6. Samir Thota 10.78; 7. Deon McCauley 10.86; 9. Javon Hampton Jr. 10.92; 10. Allen Seo 11.21
200m: 1. David Foster 21.16 (PR); 2. George Monroe 21.28; 4. Chase Williams 21.37 (PR); 4. Christian Trapps 21.58; 5. Deon McCauley 21.67 (PR); 8. Samir Thota 22.03; 9. Avinash Schwarzkopf 22.06 (PR)
400m: 1. Isaiah Shaw 46.76; 3. Josh Keller 48.04; 5. Avinash Schwarzkopf 50.59 (PR)
800m: 1. Iyan Godwin 1:54.26; 4. Rowan FitzGerald 1:57.37
1500m: 3. Justin Pretre 3:44.29 (PR); 6. Carrick Denker 3:48.49 (PR); 7. Caden Carney 3:53.87; 9. Rowan FitzGerald 3:57.17
3000m: 7. Caden Carney 9:06.07; 8. Julian Doak 9:06.25 (PR)
110m Hurdles: 1. Seth Johnson 14.86; 2. Luke Buddie 15.12 (PR); 3. Riley Knott 15.16; 4. Chukwunonso Udeh 16.05 (PR)
400m Hurdles: 1. Aiden Baker 52.97
3000m Steeplechase: 3. Dylan Bissell 10:04.94 (PR)
4x100m Relay: 1. California 39.46 (Chase Williams, George Monroe, Mason Mangum, David Foster – Meet Record)
4x400m Relay: 1. California 3:13.23 (Isaiah Shaw, Iyan Godwin, Seth Johnson, Josh Keller)
High Jump: 1. Jai Williams 2.07m/6-9.5; 2. Riley Knott 2.02m/6-7.5; 4. Victor Ezike Jr. 1.92m/6-3.5; 5. Seth Johnson 1.87m/6-1.5
Pole Vault: 1. Will Siemens 4.77m/15-7.75; 2. Parker Terrill 4.77m/15-7.75; 3. David Brok 4.47m/14-8; 4. Luke Buddie 4.17m/13-8.25
Long Jump: 1. Mason Mangum 7.66mw/25-1.75; 2. Jason Plumb 7.66m/25-1.75; 5. Javon Hampton Jr. 7.21mw/23-8 (wind-aided PR); 6. Chukwunonso Udeh 7.12m/23-4.5
Triple Jump: 2. Jeremiah Bolaños 15.15mw/49-8.5; 3. Obi Nwafor 14.78m/48-6 (wind-legal PR); 4. Victor Ezike Jr. 14.37m/47-1.75 (PR)
Shot Put: 2. Jeff Duensing 18.35m/60-2.5; 3. Nick Godbehere 17.71m/58-1.25; 4. Nik Iwankiw 17.35m/56-11.25 (PR); 5. Tanveer Raza 14.96m/49-1
Discus: 1. Nick Godbehere 53.85m/176-8 (PR); 2. Charlie Dang 53.58m/175-9 (PR); 3. Justin Wirtz 52.53m/172-4; 4. Nik Iwankiw 50.27m/164-11
Hammer: 1. Rowan Hamilton 74.46m/244-3 (Meet Record); 2. Ivar Moisander 68.29m/224-0; 3. Michael Gupta 64.57m/211-10 (PR, Cal Top 7); 5. Justin Wirtz 55.93m/183-6 (PR)
Javelin: 1. Seth Johnson 54.57m/179-0; 2. Luke Buddie 52.48m/172-2; 3. Riley Knott 51.51m/169-0
 
Women's Results
100m: 2. Aysha Shaheed 11.51; 3. Jaymie Ruskovich 11.86 (wind-legal PR); 4. Jada Hicks 11.88 (PR); 6. Jazlynn Shearer 11.93; 9. Zanae Woods 12.28 (wind-legal PR); 10. Masina Mayo 12.37; 11. Mari Testa 12.45; 12. Saqqara Ruffin 12.82
200m: 3. Aysha Shaheed 23.85w; 6. Jaymie Ruskovich 24.30w; 8. Zanae Woods 24.82w; 10. Masina Mayo 25.16w
400m: 3. Ryan Lacefield 54.61; 6. Mackenzie Motz 59.01; 7. Trudy Watkins 59.93
800m: 7. Carolina Dawson 2:16.06; 8. Anastasia Snodgrass 2:17.15 (PR)
1500m: 8. Addie Johnson 4:27.02 (PR)
3000m: 6. Georgia McCorkle 10:05.23; 7. Sophie Tau 10:13.13; - Addie Johnson DNF
100m Hurdles: 1. Jazlynn Shearer 13.52; 2. Jada Hicks 13.53; 3. Mari Testa 14.17; 4. Saqqara Ruffin 14.41; 6. Yuki Hamachi 15.40
400m Hurdles: 2. Loreal Wilson 1:00.82
3000m Steeplechase: 2. Georgia McCorkle 10:48.13
4x100m Relay: 2. California 44.68 (Jada Hicks, Aysha Shaheed, Ryan Lacefield, Asjah Atkinson)
4x400m Relay: 3. California 3:47.15 (Loreal Wilson, Aysha Shaheed, Ryan Lacefield, Mackenzie Motz)
High Jump: 1. Toby Lai 1.73m/5-8; 2. Ashanti Elie 1.68m/5-6; 3. Mara Lampsas 1.63m/5-4.25 (PR); 4. Adriana Ellard 1.58m/5-2.25; 5. Jade Neser 1.53m/5-0.25 (PR)
Pole Vault: 1. Amari Turner 4.35m/14-3.25 (Meet Record): 2. Kylie Hilton 4.07m/13-4.25; 3. Ali Sahaida 3.97m/13-0.25; 7. Paige Martin 3.82m/12-6.25 (PR)
Long Jump: 4. Asjah Atkinson 6.10m/20-0.25 (PR); 6. Yuki Hamachi 5.73m/18-9.75; 7. Ashanti Elie 5.53m/18-1.75 (PR)
Triple Jump: 1. Myla Canty 12.19m/40-0
Shot Put: 1. Caisa-Marie Lindfors 15.18m/49-9.75; 3. Sara Pettinger 12.47m/40-11
Discus: 2. Jasmine Blair 59.60m/195-6 (PR, Cal Top 2); 2. Caisa-Marie Lindfors 58.80m/192-11; 5. Kayla Racine 47.61m/156-2 (PR); 6. Sara Pettinger 41.29m/135-5
Hammer: 1. Jasmine Blair 60.47m/198-4; 2. Adrianna Coleman 56.54m/185-6; 3. Destiny Okoh 56.47m/185-3; 4. Angie Schykerynec 55.38m/181-8 (PR); 5. Kay Racine 53.62m/175-11
Javelin: 1. Carolina Visca 50.03m/164-1; 4. Adriana Ellard 34.86m/114-4 (PR); 5. Mara Lampsas 33.68m/110-6 (PR); 6. Yuki Hamachi 33.07m/108-6
 
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The Bears will head to Boulder, Colo., next week to compete at the Pac-12 Championships, scheduled this year from May 10-12.
 
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