BERKELEY – A total of 22 student-athletes – 11 men and 11 women – have been chosen as MPSF Scholar-Athletes for the 2017 indoor track & field season.
 
To earn a spot on the team, student-athletes must have at least a 3.0 GPA, be at least a sophomore academically and have competed in at least 50 percent of a team's competitions during the year.
 
The men's squad is led by sophomore Tyler Brendel, an undeclared major who has a 3.91 GPA, and includes NCAA Championships qualifiers and middle-distance runners Garrett Corcoran, a junior mechanical engineering major with a 3.66 GPA, and senior Thomas Joyce, who has a 3.58 GPA in economics. Corcoran and Joyce were also part of the Bears' distance medley relay that captured the conference title, while Brendel was third in the heptathlon.
 
Among the Cal women, sophomore Lauren Martinez (3.38 GPA, undeclared) was the MPSF runner-up in the pole vault, and junior Bethan Knights, with a 3.33 GPA (undeclared), was a 2016 NCAA indoor qualifier in the 3000 meters.
 
The full list of Cal selections is:
 
Men
Tyler Brendel
Garrett Corcoran
Matt Esparza
Marshall Godsil
Eugene Hamilton III
John Hogan
Thomas Joyce
Max Leach
Josh Lewis
Cameron Tu
Paul Zeiss
 
Women
Jordyn Colter
Jackie Chandler
Christine Canning
Natalie Herberg
Nuria Tio Peig
Bethan Knights
Lauren Martinez
Morgan Robertson
Jayla Scholis
Taylor Smith
Skyler Flora