April 21, 2008

BERKELEY - Twelve members of the California track and field team earned spots on the Academic All-MPSF team, the conference office announced today. The MPSF awarded six Cal men and six Cal women academic honors.

The complete list of academic honorees follows below.

The Cal men took second and the women fourth at the MPSF Indoor Championships in March. Senior All-American Alysia Johnson set an MPSF record and the school indoor record when she won the 800-meter title. Besides Johnson, senior All-American Ed Wright won the high jump title, freshman Cherrelle Garrett won the 60-meter dash and Michael Coe won the 3000 meters.

The Bears, now in the midst of their outdoor season, compete in their final home meet of the season, the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, from April 25-26 at Edwards Stadium.

Kandi Bonty 	Junior 	3.03 	Sprints 	Los Angeles, CA / James Monroe HS
Tifani Grimes 	Senior 	3.32 	Heptathlon 	Sacramento, CA / St. Francis HS
Pippa MacDonald 	Senior 	3.50 	Middle Distance 	Kailua, HI / Punahou School
Katie Morgan 	Senior 	3.10 	Pole Vault 	Tempe, AZ / Corona del Sol HS
Mackenzie Pierce 	Junior 	3.13 	Middle Distance 	Winston Salem, NC / Forsyth Country Day
Daisy Van Ravenswaay Senior 	3.23 	Shot Put 	Ontario, Canada / Cayuga Secondary
Donny Appanaitis 	Senior 	3.02 	Pole Vault 	Palos Verdes, CA / Loyola HS
Sean Carey 	Senior 	3.02 	Middle Distance 	Albany, CA / Albany HS
Jake Hanson 	Junior 	3.03 	Sprints, Hurdles 	Yelm, WA / Yelm HS
Patrick Kowalsky 	Sophomore 3.42 	Throws 	Denver, CO / J.K. Mullen HS
Martin Maric 	Junior 	3.05 	Throws 	Split, Croatia / Univ. of Georgia
Mark Matusak 	Junior 	3.41 	Distance 	Torrance, CA / Loyola HS