TEMPE, Ariz. --- After two days of competition at the Pac-12 / Big Ten Invitational this weekend, the California men's and women's track & field teams emerged victorious amongst its conference peers.
The Bears scored 123 points on the men's side and 95 on the women's side to outpace host Arizona State in both conference standings. Only Big Ten winner Nebraska (159.75 men's points; 136.50 women's points) and Penn State (102.50 women's points) outscored Cal overall.
Cal claimed the Pac-12 team titles by winning four events - two from each team - and showing overall consistency across the board: 27 finishes in the top five, 12 in the top eight and two others in the top ten.
In addition to the team's triumphs, four Bears moved their way into the Cal record books with Top-10 All Time marks: Rebecca Croft (800 Meters), Peter Simon (19.26m), Lauren Martinez (Pole Vault) and Eugene Hamilton III (800 Meters).
VICTORIES
Women's 800 Meters: Rebecca Croft (2:07.25)
Men's Shot Put: Peter Simon (63-2.25/19.26m)
Men's 5000 Meters: Trent Brendel (14:29.22)
Women's 5000 Meters: Marissa Williams (16:25.52)
COMPLETE CAL RESULTS
Women's 100 Meter Hurdles: 9. Morgan Robertson (14.45)
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles: 2. Ashtyn Davis (14.04)
Men's 1500 Meters: 16. Josh Lewis (3:53.39)
Women's 1500 Meters: 2. Bethan Knights (4:20.83)
Men's 4x100 Meter Relay: 4. "A" Team (40.40)
Women's 4x100 Meter Relay: 3. "A" Team (46.51)
Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase: 3. Kai Benedict (9:17.13); 5. Max Leach (9:27.65)
Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase: Megan Bordes (DQ)
Men's 400 Meters: 3. Alexander McElwee (47.38); 18. Ben Greenwald (49.48)
Women's 400 Meters: 12. Jackie Chandler (56.32); 15. Nijae Jones (56.99)
Men's 100 Meters: 2. Khalfani Muhammad (10.52)
Women's 100 Meters: 2. Jayla Scholis (11.91)
Men's 800 Meters: 3. Eugene Hamilton III (1:47.24); 21. Evan Malone-White (1:57.50)
Women's 800 Meters: *1. Rebecca Croft (2:07.25); 4. Georgia Bell (2:08.22); 7. Jordyn Colter (2:08.67); 8. Nuria Tio Peig (x2:08.70); 13. Natalie Herberg (2:10.10)
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles: 2. Connor Meech (53.59)
Women's 400 Meter Hurdles: 6. Schantell Williams (1:01.27)
Women's 200 Meters: Jayla Scholis (DQ)
Men's 5000 Meters: *1. Trent Brendel (14:29.22); 2. Chris Walden (14:30.74); Steve Correa (DNF)
Women's 5000 Meters: *1. Marissa Williams (16:25.52); 2. Sydney Gray (16:39.01); 5. Kelsey Santisteban (17:40.50); 6. Xochitl Navarrete (x17.50.91)
Men's 4x400 Relay: 7. "A" Team (3:20.16)
Women's 4x400 Relay: 2. "A" Team (3:44.03); 11. "B" Team (x3:55.68)
Men's Hammer Throw: 3. Isaac Dan (210-10.00/64.26m); 8. Aaron Russell (192-8.00/58.72m); 16. Marshall Godsil (159-9.00/48.69m)
Women's Hammer Throw: 10. Destiny Parker (165-7.00/50.47m); 11. Kendall Mader (161-9.00/49.30m)
Men's Discus Throw: 5. Ethan Cochran (172-3.00/52.52m); 8: Aaron Russell (167-11.00/51.19m); 10. Marshall Godsil (159-6.00/48.62m); 14. Malik McMorris (x153-11.00/46.92m)
Women's Discus Throw: 2. Kendall Mader (169-0.00/51.51m)
Men's Javelin: 8. Andrew Scholnick (191-9.00/58.45m)
Women's Pole Vault: 2. Lauren Martinez (13-4.50/4.08m)
Men's Long Jump: 4. Karsten Wethington (23-5.50/7.15m); 5. Jonte Grant (23-3.25/7.09m); 6. Walt Jones IV (23-2.75/7.08m)
Women's Long Jump: 3. Isabella Marten (19-4.75/5.91m)
Men's High Jump: T7. Noel Frazier (6-4.75/1.95m)
Men's Shot Put: *1. Peter Simon (63-2.25/19.26m); 6. Sullivan Parker (59-3.00/18.06m); 11. Malik McMorris (53-3.00/16.23m)
Women's Shot Put: 8. Ginika Iwuchukwu (46-0.50/14.03m)
Men's Triple Jump: 2. Karsten Wethington (49-7.75/15.13m); 4. Jonte Grant (49-3.50/15.02m)
Women's Triple Jump: 2. Isabella Marten (41-7.00/12.67m); 3. Ashley Anderson (41-0.25/12.50m)
COACH'S CORNER
"We had a number of student-athletes step up in this interconference competition. It's a spectacular feat any time someone breaks into any of the top 10 all time lists at Cal. To score well enough for both teams to place higher than the other Pac-12 schools is very encouraging for our scoring meets in April." - Director of Track & Field Tony Sandoval
NEXT MEET
Cal will return to competition next week as the team will be split between the San Francisco State Distance Festival and the Stanford Invitational.
