• Event: NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Date: Wednesday-Saturday, June 7-10 
• Location: Eugene, Ore.
• Time: All Day

California will send a trio of Golden Bears to the NCAA Outdoor Championships this week in Eugene, Ore., Ashley Anderson in the triple jump, Bethan Knights in the 10,000m and Peter Simon in the shot put. 

Simon will be the first Cal competitor in action at the national meet. The shot put will take place on the first day, Wednesday, June 7, at 6:40 p.m. Knights will race the following night at 7:08 p.m. Finally, Anderson will participate in the triple jump on the final day of the event on Saturday, June 10, at 3:40 p.m.  

Anderson and Simon will be competing in their second straight NCAA Outdoor Championships, while this will be the first appearance for Knights. Simon placed 19th with an effort of 60-10.50 last year.  
  
The ESPN family of networks will televise portions of the NCAA Championships on each of the four days. 

Wed., June 7:
3:30 p.m. - ESPN3
7:30 p.m. - ESPNU
8:30 p.m. - ESPN2

Thurs., June 8
1:30 p.m. - ESPN3
7:30 p.m. - ESPN2

Fri., June 9
3:30 p.m. - ESPN3
8:30 p.m. - ESPN

Sat., June 10
2:30 p.m - ESPN3
6:30 p.m - ESPN

• LAST TIME OUT: THREE BEARS QUALIFY FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 
Two weeks ago at the NCAA West Regional from Austin, Texas, Ashley Anderson, Bethan Knights and Peter Simon punched their tickets for this week's NCAA Championships.

Anderson finished eighth with a personal-best mark of 13.20, 43-3.75. Knights was the first Bear to qualify when she clocked in at 34:41.74, placing seventh in the 10,000 meters. Simon finished sixth with a mark of 18.91, 62-0.5.

•LAST YEAR'S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
At the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, sophomore Isabella Marten secured her second All-American selection after finishing seventh in the women's triple jump with a leap of 43-9.75 (13.35m). In the men's shot put, Peter Simon placed 19th with an effort of 60-10.50. Ashley Anderson also competed in the triple jump, but failed to record a legal jump in her three attempts. Ashtyn Davis also ran in the 110m hurdles, but failed to advance despite reaching a then-personal best. 

• THE TOP 10S A-CHANGIN'
No less than 25 marks posted this year have earned spots on Cal's all-time top 10 list. Perhaps the biggest impact came the night of March 31 at the Stanford Invitational when Robert Brandt ran Cal's No. 2 time in the men's 10,000m (28:48.39) and Bethan Knights the No. 3 women's 10K (33:31.25).

At the NCAA West Regional two weeks ago, Ashley Anderson moved up from seventh to fifth in the triple jump with her personal-best mark of 13.20, 43-3.75. Her previous PR was 42-11.00, which she set earlier this season. 

• REGIONAL RANKINGS
Heading into the final competition of the 2017 season, the Bears' three competitors this week rank highly in the regional and national rankings. Knights is the top-rated Bear, ranking sixth in the 10,000m (33:30.13), while Simon is third (64-9.25, 19.74m) and Anderson ranks 16th (42-11, 13.08m).