April 12, 2008

BERKELEY -

Complete Results

Although California fell to Stanford in the 114th Big Meet, Saturday at Edwards Stadium, the Golden Bears won 17 events, set two Big Meet records and a school record. The Cardinal men and women have defeated the Cal men and women back-to-back seasons now. The Stanford men defeated the Cal men, 96-67, while the Stanford women were victorious by the score of 87-76.

"I was so proud of the effort they gave; we fought in every event," said Cal interim director of track and field Tony Sandoval. "Some events could have gone either way. Stanford competed well and so did we. I'm just so proud of the kids and their effort, especially the seniors who really stepped forward with the leadership this year and really brought forth the spirit, enthusiasm and team work that was tremendous."

Highlighting the day's action for Cal was junior Katie Morgan and senior Thomas Mack, although many Bears contributed numerous successful efforts. Morgan took top honors in the pole vault when she set the new school record that had previously been set earlier this year by teammate Allison Stokke. Morgan surpassed Stokke's mark of 13-3.50 with her score of 13-5.75. Morgan's score was also a Big Meet record.

"I'm glad that things in practice are coming together," Morgan said. "I'm just really excited, and I hope that I keep going. I'm happy for our team, everybody did well."

Mack secured his own Big Meet record in the 110-meter hurdles. He tied his personal best in the event when he clocked a 13.74. Junior Jordan Paul also earned points for the Bears in that event, taking third with a time of 13.96. In the 100 meters, Mack took second with junior Kellan Patterson right behind him in third with a PR of 10.65. Mack and Patterson were also part of the 4x100-meter relay that was victorious with a time of 41.37.

The women were particularly strong in the track events, led by freshman Cherrelle Garrett and junior Kandi Bonty. Garrett was a three-time winner, claiming top honors in the 100-meter dash, the 200 meters and she ran the final leg of the first-place 4x100 relay. She clocked in at 11.51 in the 100 meters, which was a regional-qualifying time. The 4x100 relay, which also consisted of Bonty, sophomore Kimyon Broom and freshman Kayla Dixon, clocked a season-best, regional-qualifying time of 45.03. Bonty took first in the 400 meters, surpassing her old PR in the event by over a second. She won with a time of 54.44. Bonty also gave the Bears the lead in the 4x400 relay, a lead that Cal never gave up as it won the final women's event of the competition.

Freshman Hayley Huxtable secured a new personal best of 55.81 in the 400, as Bonty and Huxtable took first and second, respectively. Another first-place finisher for Cal was Broom in the 100-meter hurdles. Broom clocked a time of 13.65.

The Cal women garnered a lot of success in the 400-meter hurdles and the 200 meters. Garrett, who won the 200, was followed by junior Kristin Holmes, who took second with a new PR of 24.53. In the 400-meter hurdles, junior Evelyn Smith recorded a regional-qualifying time of 1:00.12, taking first, and was followed by freshman Natalya Beneby in second at 1:01.55.

2007 All-American Inika McPherson set a regional-qualifying mark in the high jump, as she claimed top honors with her score of 5-10.00 (1.78m).

The Cal men really flourished in the field events, winning four of them. Senior Ed Wright won the high jump, for the third consecutive year, with a mark of 7-.50 (2.15m). Junior Martin Maric and senior Craig Kent had huge afternoons for the Bears. Maric took first in the discus with his mark of 192-00 (58.52m), while Kent came in second at 172-07 (52.60m). Kent also won shot put, recording a score of 56-4.50 (17.18m). Maric followed his teammate this time with a mark of 52-8.00 (16.05m) to take third. Finally in the javelin, the Bears claimed all top-three spots. Sophomore Ryan Young won the event with a mark of 217-08 (66.35m), while Maric took second with his score of 210-04 (64.10m) and freshman Colin Kennedy finished in third at 193-08 (59.04m)

2007 All-American David Torrence made his outdoor debut, competing in the 1500. Torrence took second and posted a regional-qualifying time of 3:44.30. Torrence's fellow distance runners, sophomore Michael Coe and junior Mark Matusak got a big victory for the Bears in the 3000. Coe won the event with a time of 8:14.45, with Matusak following in third at 8:18.12.

Cal has next week off before preparing for its third and final home meet of the season. The Bears will host the Brutus Hamilton Invitational from April 25-26 in their next competition.

California Results
Women's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
2. Rowena Tam 10:37.28

Women's 4x100 Relay
1. Kimyon Broom, Kandi Bonty, Kayla Dixon, Cherrelle Garrett 45.03

Women's 1500 Meters
5. Chelsea Reilly 4:54.44, 6. Mackenzie Pierce 5:09.80

Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
1. Kimyon Broom 13.65, 5. Dantia Hudson 14.98, Cameo Motley

Women's 400 Meters
1. Kandi Bonty 54.44, 2. Hayley Huxtable 55.81

Women's 100 Meters
1. Cherrelle Garrett 11.51, 3. Kayla Dixon 12.02, 4. Kimyon Broom 12.25

Women's 800 Meters
1. Mackenzie Pierce 2:05.04, 3. Pippa MacDonald 2:11.15, 4. Francesca Weems 2:16.47, 6. Chelsea Reilly 2:26.86

Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Evelyn Smith 1:00.12, 2. Natalya Beneby 1:01.55, 3. Shannon Forbes 1:02.64

Women's 200 Meters
1. Cherrelle Garrett 24.01, 2. Kristin Holmes 24.53, 4. Kayla Dixon 24.77

Women's 3000 Meters
5. Alison Greggor 10:01.07, 6. Gabriela Rios-Sotelo 10:10.47, 8. Rebecca Yau 10:29.29

Women's 4x400 Relay
1. California 3:43.68

Women's Hammer
3. Kiely Smith 157-01 (47.87m)

Women's Long Jump
3. Kristin Holmes 19-8.00 (5.99m), 5. Tracey Stewart 19-3.50 (5.88m), 8. Lollie Onipede 17-9.50 (5.42m), 9. Mercedes Marchbanks 17-5.50 (5.32m), 10. Artensia Young 17-3.50 (5.27m)

Women's Javelin
5. Dana Hoolko 117-10 (35.93m), 6. Tifani Grimes 112-07 (34.32m)

Women's Pole Vault
1. Katie Morgan 13-5.75 (4.11m), 2. Allison Stokke 12-1.50 (3.70m), 3. Theresa Raub 12-1.50 (3.70m), 5. Taylor Franklin 11-7.75 (3.55m), 6. Veronica Stimson 11-1.75 (3.40m), 7. Kerry Boyle 11-1.75 (3.40m)

Women's Shot Put
4. Kiely Smith 37-7.25 (11.46m), 5. Tifani Grimes 37-6.50 (11.44m), 6. Dantia Hudson 30-11.75 (9.44m)

Women's High Jump
1. Inika McPherson 5-10.00 (1.78m), 3. Kristen Meister 5-7.00 (1.70m)

Women's Triple Jump
3. Tracey Stewart 40-3.50 (12.28m), 4. Artensia Young 39-8.75 (12.11m), 5. Mercedes Marchbanks 39-5 (12.01m)

Women's Discus
2. Kiely Smith 127-09 (38.95m)

Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
2. Matthew Miller 9:07.35, 4. Micah Parker 9:15.60, 5. Patrick Lynch 9:42.98, 6. Matt H. Miller 9:47.07, 7. Peter Deptula 10:08.76

Men's 4x100 Relay
1. Kellan Patterson, Thomas Mack, Jake Hanson, Steven Conrad 41.37

Men's 1500 Meters
2. David Torrence 3:44.30, 4. Mark Matusak 3:46.67, 6. Chris Chavez 3:50.25, 8. Nick Palladino 4:00.47

Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
1. Thomas Mack 13.74, 3. Jordan Paul 13.96

Men's 400 Meters
2. Jake Hanson 46.92, 5. Tojsh Kennedy 49.14, 6. Keagan Wethington 49.21, Jonathan Suddaby DNF

Men's 100 Meters
2. Thomas Mack 10.62, 3. Kellan Patterson 10.65, 4. Nick Porter 10.68, 6. Steven Conrad 10.95

Men's 800 Meters
3. Sean Carey 1:51.61, 4. Joey Thomas 1:51.75, 5. Andres Perezchica 1:52.09, David Torrence DNF

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
3. Justin Ta 55.53, 4. Jordan Paul 56.04, 6. John Meachem 1:00.88

Men's 200 Meters
3. Thomas Mack 21.68, 4. Nick Porter 21.71, 5. Michael Bradley 21.75, 8. Kellan Patterson 22.23, 9. Steven Conrad 22.34

Men's 3000 Meters
1. Michael Coe 8:14.45, 3. Mark Matusak 8:18.12, 4. Kari Karlsson 8:18.18, 8. Yosef Ghebray 8:51.22

Men's 4x400 Relay
2. California 3:12.66

Men's Hammer
3. Miles Palacios 178-03 (54.34m)

Men's Long Jump
3. Steven Conrad 23-5.25 (7.14m), 5. Kyle Mills-Bunje 23-.50 (7.02m), 6. Ed Wright 22-1.50 (6.74m), Christian Green (Foul)

Men's Javelin
1. Ryan Young 217-08 (66.35m), 2. Martin Maric 210-04 (64.10m), 3. Colin Kennedy 193-08 (59.04m)

Men's Pole Vault
4. Donny Appanaitis 16-0.75 (4.90m), 6. Ryan Shuler 15-7.0 (4.75m), 7. Grigore Key 15-7.00 (4.75m), 8. Andrew Stevens 15-7.00 (4.75m)

Men's Shot Put
1. Craig Kent 56-4.50 (17.18m), 3. Martin Maric 52-8.00 (16.05m), 4. Patrick Kowalsky 52-6.75 (16.02m), 5. Miles Palacios 47-11.25 (14.61m)

Men's High Jump
1. Ed Wright 7-.50 (2.15m), 3. Kyle Mills-Bunje 6-2.75 (1.90m)

Men's Triple Jump
2. Christian Green 46-3.25 (14.10m)

Men's Discus
1. Martin Maric 192-00 (58.52m), 2. Craig Kent 172-07 (52.60m), 6. Patrick Kowalsky 152-05 (46.46m), 7. Miles Palacios 143-03 (43.66m)