April 20, 2011

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THIS WEEK IN CAL TRACK & FIELD: Track & field athletes from more than 15 universities from around the country, as well as a host of competitors competing for club teams or unattached, descend on Berkeley this weekend for the Brutus Hamilton Open and Invitational.

Friday's events are deemed the Brutus Hamilton Open and run all day, with field events starting at 9 a.m. and track events at 2 p.m. The Brutus Hamilton Invitational is Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. on the field and 1:30 p.m. on the track.

Among the schools visiting Edwards Stadium are Academy of Art, Chico State, Fresno State, Harvard, New Mexico, USF, Stanford, Utah State and UC Davis.

Admission is free both days. Fans can also follow along live online by visiting rtspt.com/events/cal/brutus11/.

TOP 10 BEARS: Heading into this week's action, several members of Cal's track & field team are ranked among the top 25 in the nation in their respective events, including Tracey Stewart, who is fifth in the triple jump and 15th in the long jump, and NCAA decathlon leader Mike Morrison.

Name                          Event          Mark      NCAA   Pac-10
Ray Stewart                   110m Hurdles   13.66     11th   3rd
Steve Sodaro                  3000m SC       8:55.27   17th   2nd
Mike Morrison                 Decathlon      7,921     1st    1st
Sofia Oberg                   1500m          4:21.60   25th   7th
Price/Stewart/Dixon/Garrett   4x100m Relay   44.75     17th   4th
Kristen Meister               High Jump      5-11.25   8th    4th
Allison Stokke                Pole Vault     13-5.50   18th   3rd
Tracey Stewart                Long Jump      20-6.50   15th   3rd
Tracey Stewart                Triple Jump    43-9.75   5th    1st

ALL-TIME PERFORMER LIST UPDATES: A number of Golden Bears have either put their names on Cal's all-time performance list for the first time or moved up in the rankings this season. Among the more significant marks so far in the spring are:

Name             Event         Mark       Rank
Ray Stewart      110mHH        13.66      T4th
Mike Morrison    Decathlon     7,291      3rd
Charnell Price   100m          11.68      4th
Sofia Oberg      1500m         4:21.60    T5th
Rowena Tam       3000m SC      10:32.79   2nd
Taylor Bryson    3000m SC      10:49.94   4th
Emani Truluck    100mH         13.82      T4th
Tracey Stewart   Long Jump     20-6.50    5th
Tracey Stewart   Triple Jump   43-9.75    3rd
Linda Oseso      Hammer        188-5      5th
Dana Hoolko      Javelin       145-11     3rd

BIG MEET RECAP: Cal captured 15 events during the annual Big Meet at Stanford last Saturday, but the Bears fell to the Cardinal in the dual - 98-65 (men) and 88-75 (women). Both Ray Stewart and Tracey Stewart (no relation) were double-winners on the afternoon. Ray claimed the 100 meters (PR 10.57) and 110-meter hurdles (13.81),while Tracey PR'd during victories in the long jump (20-6.50) and triple jump (43-9.75). Sofia Oberg made her 2011 outdoor debut and held off Stanford's Madeline Duhon by 0.01 seconds in the 1500 (4:21.60). Cal also swept the men's long jump, women's discus and women's hammer.

GOLDEN BEAR NOTES: 25 Golden Bear seniors will be recognized for their contributions to the program during a ceremony Saturday afternoon ... Mike Morrison was named Pac-10 Male Field Athlete of the Week April 11 after winning the Texas Relays decathlon ... a Cal runner has broken the four-minute barrier in the Don Bowden Mile at each of the last three Brutus Hamilton Invites - David Torrence (3:59.10, 2008), Michael Coe (school-record 3:56.18, 2009) and Steve Sodaro (3:59.42, 2010).