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MPSF Indoor Championships
Cal Men Win Relay in Record Time at MPSF Championships
2/23/2007 12:00 PM | Track & Field
Feb. 23, 2007
SEATTLE, Wash. - California won the distance-medley relay in a meet-record time of 9:34.99 on Friday at the MPSF Indoor Championships at Dempsey Indoor. The Golden Bears foursome of senior Giliat Ghebray, senior Nestor Solis, junior Francis Gadayan and senior Kevin Davis, who broke the meet record of 9:38.87 set by Stanford last year, also ran an NCAA Championships provisional qualifying time in the relay. They were .99 of a second from clocking an automatic NCAA qualifying time.
The 9:34.99 is an overall Cal school record, both indoors and outdoors.
"There were some great relay legs there," Cal assistant coach Tony Sandoval said. "First leg was Giliat Ghebray, subbing for David Torrence, and Giliat ran a 2:57.5, so we were in the hunt. Nestor Solis kept us in striking distance. Francis ran a tremendous leg, a 1:49, though we still were behind. Washington was way out ahead, maybe 50-60 yards. Also, 20 yards ahead was Oregon with [1500-meter U.S. junior champion] A.J. Acosta. Kevin made up the ground in the first quarter and ran with Acosta before passing him. The last 400, Kevin ran down All-American Carl Moe from Washington, and ran a 4:00.5. It was a good finish. We're pretty excited about that."
Bears junior Daisy Van Ravenswaay took ninth place overall in the women's weight throw, with a lifetime-best mark of 15.47 meters (50-09.25). Sophomore teammate Emilee Strot was 10th, with a lifetime best of 14.86 (48-09).
Cal junior Thomas Mack ran a lifetime-best 7.96 in the preliminary of the men's 60-meter hurdles to qualify for tomorrow's final and tie a school record, first set by Tim Bogdanof in 2003. Mack, who took second place in the prelim, just missed an NCAA Championships provisional qualifying time of 7.91 seconds.
Golden Bears teammate Cameo Motley clocked a time of 7.80 in the women's 60-meter dash prelim to qualify for tomorrow's final. The freshman took ninth in the race. The provisional qualifying time in the women's 60 is 7.44.
In the men's 200-meter prelim, Cal sophomore Jake Hanson finished ninth, one spot out of the final, with a lifetime-best 22.06.
The MPSF Indoor Championships will conclude tomorrow.
2007 MPSF Indoor Championships
Women's Team Rankings
(Through 7 events)
1. Arizona State 53 2. Stanford 48 3. Oregon 37 4. Arizona 35.50 5. Washington 29 6. UCLA 27.50 7. Washington State 13 8. California 10 9. Long Beach State 9 10. UC Irvine 8
Men's Team Rankings
(Through 5 events)
1. Washington 42 2. Oregon 30 3. Stanford 23 3. Long Beach State 23 3. Arizona State 23 6. Arizona 19 6. California 19 8. Washington State 12
Cal Finals Results
(Complete results on CalBears.com)
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (Pentathlon)
6. Tifani Grimes 9.08 meters.
Women's High Jump (Pentathlon)
2. Tifani Grimes 1.72 meters (5-07.75).
Women's Shot Put (Pentathlon)
8. Tifani Grimes 10.73 meters (35-02.50).
Women's Long Jump (Pentathlon)
5. Tifani Grimes 5.36 meters (17-07).
Women's 800 Meters (Pentathlon)
7. Tifani Grimes 2:33.64.
Women's Pentathlon
6. Tifani Grimes 3657 points.
Women's Long Jump
9. Tracey Stewart 5.81 meters (19-00.75). 10. Lollie Onipede 5.55 (18-02.50). 12. Mercedes Marchbanks 5.32 (17-05.50).
Women's Weight Throw
9. Daisy Van Ravenswaay 15.47 meters (50-09.25). 10. Emilee Strot 14.86 (48-09).
Women's Pole Vault
12. Taylor Franklin 3.65 meters (11-11.75). - Theresa Raub (NH).
Women's 200-Meter Dash
5. Brook Turner 24.54. 9. Kandi Bonty 25.02. 10. Cameo Motley 25.10. 11t. Evelyn Smith 25.12. 16. Kristin Holmes 25.38.
Women's Distance Medley Relay
6. Cal A (Rowena Tam, Francesca Weems, Alysia Johnson, Bridget Duffy) 11:48.20.
Men's 60-Meter Dash (Heptathlon)
3. Steven Conrad 7.08. 11. Jonas Hallgrimsson 7.69.
Men's High Jump (Heptathlon)
7. Steven Conrad 1.86 meters (6-01.25). 9t. Jonas Hallgrimsson 1.80 (5-10.75).
Men's Long Jump (Heptathlon)
8. Jonas Hallgrimsson 6.58 meters (21-07.25). 9. Steven Conrad 6.56 (21-06.25).
Men's Shot Put (Heptathlon)
5. Jonas Hallgrimsson 12.59 meters (41-03.75). 8. Steven Conrad 11.52 (37-09.50).
Men's Weight Throw
6. John Ludden 17.67 meters (57-11.75). 9. Zak Thomas 16.93 (55-06.50).
Men's 5000 Meters
5. Chris Chavez 14:34.70. 7. Steve Sodaro 14:39.27.
Men's 200-Meter Dash
9. Jake Hanson 22.06. 18. Jordan Paul 22.52. 21. Alex Beitashour 22.94.
Men's Distance Medley Relay
1. Cal A (Giliat Ghebray, Nestor Solis, Francis Gadayan, Kevin Davis) 9:34.99pm*.
Cal Preliminary Results
(Complete results on CalBears.com)
Women's 60-Meter Dash
9. Cameo Motley 7.80q.
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
2. Thomas Mack 7.96*q. 11. Jordan Paul 8.24. 12t. Craig Gallimore 8.29.
p NCAA Championships provisional qualifying time/mark
m Meet record
* School record
q Qualified for tomorrow's final
