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Dan DeHart Invitational
Cal Men Finish 3rd, Women 4th at Dan DeHart Invitational
1/27/2007 12:00 PM | Track & Field
Jan. 27, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Highlighted by a variety of strong performances, the California men's track and field team took third place and the Golden Bears women were fourth at the conclusion of the indoor Dan DeHart Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Cal men scored 70 points and the women collected 58.
"This was the best non-championship meet that we've had since I've been here," said Cal Director of Track and Field Chris Huffins.
Texas Tech (88) won the men's competition, while Arizona (66.50) captured the women's title.
Cal highlights included a top three sweep of the men's 800-meter run (sophomore Francis Gadayan, 1:54.59, junior David Torrence, 1:55.28, and senior Kevin Davis, 1:55.45), a 1-2 finish in the women's 400-meter dash (junior Alysia Johnson, 54.48, and junior Brook Turner, 55.19), junior Cassandra Strickland's win in the women's triple jump with a Convention Center record and NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 43-03.25 (13.19 meters), junior Ed Wright's second-place men's high jump finish in an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 7-01.00 (2.16), and a victory in the women's 4x400-meter relay (sophomore Kandi Bonty, Turner, sophomore Kristin Holmes and Johnson, 3:44.07).
Several Bears set records and/or moved up the ranks in the Cal record books. Johnson's time of 54.48 is a new school indoor record in the women's 400, while Strickland's triple jump is a lifetime-best mark and keeps her as the No. 3 all-time triple jumper in Cal history.
"Brook, who finished second, broke the old school 400 record, too," Cal assistant coach Bryan Fetzer said. "Alysia was just off of getting the provisional mark in the quarter. That was big.
"The 4x400 team beat Houston and Arizona State, and ASU was the MPSF and Pac-10 runner-up last year, while Houston was No. 8 at NCAAs last year. That's a huge win for our women. And they've got a lot more left in the gas tank. Kristin Holmes on that relay put us in position to win. Normally her job is to keep us close before getting to Alysia, and Kristin ran phenomenally, with a lot of guts."
Wright's mark in the high jump moves him to No. 10 on Cal's all-time list.
Cal sophomore Artensia Young had a busy day, taking sixth place in the women's triple jump in 41-04.50 (12.61), which moved her to No. 5 on the Cal all-time list, and was seventh in the women's 60-meter hurdles (8.88). Freshman teammate Ryan Shuler took fifth place in the men's pole vault with a height of 16-07.50 (5.07).
Bears senior Kelechi Anyanwu set a lifetime best with a throw of 48-10.75 (14.90) to take fourth place in the women's shot put. That throw is the also the new No. 6 mark on Cal's all-time list. Running the women's 200-meter dash, Bonty ran an indoor lifetime-best time of 25.16 to take 10th.
"Our team is competing with a lot of confidence right now, and it's showing with their performances," Fetzer added. "Not just in one area but across the board. The kids are taking what we're telling them and running with it. They realize they are really good and that they can succeed."
Dan DeHart Invitational
Final Standings
Men1. Texas Tech 88 2. Arizona State 75 3. California 70 4. Houston 66.50 5. Arizona 50 5. Kansas State 50 7. New Mexico 47 8. Wyoming 43 9. Western State 42 10. Kansas 38.50 11. Long Beach State 36
Women
1. Arizona 64.50 2. Houston 63 3. Kansas State 61 4. California 58 5. Arizona State 52 6. BYU 49 7. Kansas 47 8. New Mexico 40 9. Wyoming 37 10. Texas Tech 36 11. UT-San Antonio 29 12. New Mexico State 26 13. Western State 18 14. New Mexico JC 14 15. Cal Poly 8 16. Long Beach State 0.50
Cal Results from Saturday
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
7. Artensia Young 8.88.
Women's 200-Meter Dash
10. Kandi Bonty 25.16. 16. Cameo Motley 25.62.
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Alysia Johnson 54.48. 2. Brook Turner 55.19. 6. Evelyn Smith 57.01.
Women's 800-Meter Run
- Mackenzie Pierce DNF
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Cal A (Kandi Bonty, Brook Turner, Kristin Holmes, Alysia Johnson) 3:44.07.
Women's Triple Jump
1. Cassandra Strickland 43-03.25 (13.19 meters). 6. Artensia Young 41-04.50 (12.61). 7. Tracey Stewart 40-01.25 (12.22). 10. Lollie Onipede 38-08.75 (11.80).
Women's Shot Put
4. Kelechi Anyanwu 48-10.75 (14.90). 7. Missy Faubus 46-11.00 (14.30). 8. Daisy Van Ravenswaay 45-09.25 (13.95). 9. Emilee Strot 44-09.50 (13.65).
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
- Craig Gallimore FS.
Men's 200-Meter Dash
10. Jake Hanson 22.21. 13. Thomas Mack 22.59. 15. Jordan Paul 22.78.
Men's 400-Meter Dash
7. Nestor Solis 49.27. 10. Jonathan Suddaby 49.54.
Men's 800-Meter Run
1. Francis Gadayan 1:54.59. 2. David Torrence 1:55.28. 3. Kevin Davis 1:55.45. 6. Andres Perezchica 1:56.82. 7. Sean Carey 1:56.97.
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
5. Cal A (Nestor Solis, Jonathan Suddaby, Jake Hanson, Francis Gadayan) 3:15.99. 7. Cal B (Sean Carey, Andres Perezchica, Kevin Davis, Jordan Paul) x3:21.31.
Men's High Jump
2. Ed Wright 7-01.00 (2.16 meters).
Men's Pole Vault
5. Ryan Shuler 16-07.50 (5.07 meters).
Men's Shot Put
7. Craig Kent 55-05.75 (16.91). 10. John Ludden 50-08.25 (15.45).
