Hammed Suleman Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Antioch, Calif. High School: Deer Valley HS Event: Triple Jump-Long Jump Experience: 2V

• Has established himself as one of the top triple jumpers in Cal history
• An NCAA qualifier to the 2011 indoor meet, where he placed 12th in the TJ
• Captured the 2009 California state title in high school with an effort of 49-7.50 in the triple jump
• The 2009 East Bay Boys' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (Contra Costa Times)

CalBears.com Q&A with Hammed Suleman - March 8, 2011

Sophomore (2011): Moved into Cal's all-time top 10 in the triple jump with an indoor mark of 52-10.75 at the MPSF meet, capturing the conference title ... the mark puts him ninth on the Bears' performer list ... earned a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships and placed 12th with a best of 50-11.50 ... also took sixth in the MPSF long jump competition with a mark of 22-11.75 and had a season-best performance of 24-6.25 in Seattle in January ... posted distances of 50-9.50 in the triple jump and 22-1.00 in the long jump outdoors before an injury shortened his season in late March and he received a medical redshirt year. Freshman (2010): As a freshman, led the Bears in both the long jump (24-8.50) and triple jump (49-9.25) ... also ran a 10.95 100 and 23.34 in the 200 ... finished third in the long jump (24-7.25) and seventh in the triple jump (48-10.00) at Pac-10s ... placed 15th in the long jump at the NCAA West Preliminary meet (24-4.50), but didn't record at mark in the triple jump ... during the indoor season, tied for third in the long jump at the MSPF Championships (24-6.25) and was fifth in the triple jump (49-2.25). High School: Set high school PRs of 51-2 in the TJ and 24-1 in the long jump ... also recorded a height of 6-4 in the high jump ... played two years of high school basketball. Personal: Born July 14, 1990, in Berkeley, Calif. ... social welfare major.

Career Best Marks
Event              Mark   Date
60m               7.16i   Feb. 12, 2011
Long Jump       24-8.50   April 3, 2010
Triple Jump   52-10.75i   Feb. 26, 2011