Conrad Sets Provisional Qualifying Score, PR in Decathlon at Cal Multis

March 29, 2007

BERKELEY - California junior Steven Conrad reached an NCAA regional provisional-qualifying and lifetime-best score of 7,214 points en route to finishing second in the decathlon on Thursday in the Cal Multi-Events Meet at Edwards Stadium. Earlier in the afternoon, Bridget Johnson, competing unattached, won the heptathlon with a score of 4,842 points.

Stanford's Josh Hustedt won the decathlon with a score of 7,286. Hustedt and third-place finisher Rickey Moody of Washington State (6,926) were also provisional qualifiers.

In the heptathlon, Utah State's Elle Cruikshank, who was second (4,667), and Western Oregon's Jacque Postlewait, who was fourth (4,561), both provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships.

Cal senior Jonas Hallgrimsson, who pulled up short in Wednesday's last event, the 400-meter dash, did not compete today and finished 13th (2,594).

Conrad started the day off with a time of 15.48 to take sixth in the 110-meter hurdles and a mark of 111-5.5 to take eighth in the discus. The product of Grass Valley, Calif., then recorded a lifetime-best 13-9.25 to place fourth in the pole vault.

He finished with a 173-1 in the javelin and a 4:39.81 in the 1,500-meter run to take second in both events.

Cal is next in action at the Stanford Invitational that runs tomorrow through Saturday, March 30-31, on the Farm.

Cal Multi-Events Meet

Decathlon Standings
1. Josh Hustedt (Stanford) 7,286 points. 2. Steven Conrad (Cal) 7,214. 3. Mark Jellison (Golden Bear AC) 6,971. 4. Rickey Moody (Washington State) 6,926. 5. John Strang (Utah State) 6,580. 6. Kyle Schauble (Washington State) 6,308. 7. Justin Chambers (Washington State) 6,307. 8. Eric Demers (Boise State) 6,301. 9. Francis Nugent (Redlands) 6,254. 10. Robert Nooney (Chico State) 6,159. 11. Levi Stroing (Chico State) 5,020. 12. Lance Prange (Chico State) 4,477. 13. Jonas Hallgrimsson (Cal) 2,594. 14. Dimitry Yakoushkin (unattached) 2,404. DNF Heigo Nurmsalu (Boise State). DNF Logan Moore (unattached). DNF Keron Francis (unattached).

Heptathlon Standings
1. Bridget Johnson (unattached) 4,842 points. 2. Elle Cruikshank (Chico State) 4,667. 3. Carrie Yost (Utah State) 4,603. 4. Jacque Postlewait (Western Oregon) 4,561. 5. Kara Bennett (Stanford), 4,387. 6. Ashley Land (Nevada) 4,225. 7. Aimee Sauvageau (Utah State) 4,071. 8. Corinne Kuklovsky (Nevada) 3,936. 9. Reba Moyneur (Chico State) 3,880. 10. Dantia Hudson (unattached) 3,581. 11. Jenna Salz (Chico State) 3,416. 12. Felicia Ladson 3,390.

Cal Decathlon Results from Thursday

Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
6. Steven Conrad 15.48.

Men's Discus
8. Steven Conrad 111-5.5 (33.97m).

Men's Pole Vault
4. Steven Conrad 13-9.25 (4.20m).

Men's Javelin
2. Steven Conrad 173-1 (52.76m).

Men's 1,500-Meter Run
2. Steven Conrad 4:39.81.