SACRAMENTO -- Cal track and field will send eight student-athletes to the NCAA Championship after three more booked their spot on day three of action at the NCAA West Prelims at Hornet Stadium.
 
Tuomas Kaukolahti will return to the NCAA Championship for the second straight outdoor season. The Pac-12 champion in the triple jump qualified with a mark of 15.98m/52-5.25. Kaukolahti hit that mark on his first jump to ensure that there would be little drama in the qualification process. He finished fifth and will travel to Austin for the NCAA Championship from June 5-8.
 
After just missing a qualifying spot in the 100m, Zion Corrales Nelson came back in the 200m and finished in the top three of her heat to earn a spot in Austin. The junior set a personal best of 23.16, which was also the second-best time in school history and a national record for the Philippines. It bettered her time of 23.18, which she ran in the prelims yesterday. Corrales Nelson finished in 14th overall, but earned an automatic qualifying spot by taking third place in her heat.
 
Misana Viltz will join Corrales Nelson and Kaukolahti in Austin as he finished in ninth place in the 110m hurdles. The senior ran 13.85 and took fourth in his heat. He had to wait out the final two heats to find out that he had the top time-qualifying mark and a place at the NCAA Championship. It was Viltz's second-best time of the year, trailing only his time of 13.78, which he set in yesterday's prelims.
 
Unfortunately for the Bears, Jasher Foster was the first person out of the men's 110m hurdles race. Foster ran 13.96 and finished in 13th place, just .02 seconds from the 12th place spot and a qualifying spot.
 
Sophomore Joshua Johnson concluded his sophomore campaign with a throw of 18.72m/61-5 in the shot put. Johnson opened with a mark of 18.02m/59-1.50, but bettered it on his second mark. Johnson's third throw appeared to go even further, but he clipped the toe board on his final rotation, creating a foul. Johnson finished in 18th place, 10 spots better and 3.5 feet further than he did at last year's NCAA Prelims.
 
The women's 4x100m team was disqualified from the competition after the third exchange wasn't completed within the zone. The squad of Jackie Patterson, Corrales Nelson, Maisie Stevens and Ezinne Abba recorded a time of 45.20, which would have placed 16th in the field.
 
The Bears will be sending eight student-athletes to the NCAA Championship in Austin. Silviu Bocancea (Hammer), Camryn Rogers (Hammer), Rebecca Croft (800m), Paramveer Chohan (400m hurdles) and Iffy Joyner (Discus) will join Corrales Nelson, Kaukolahti and Viltz at the NCAA Championship. The title chase will begin Wednesday, June 5 and extend through Saturday, June 8 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
 
THURSDAY
Women
100m First Round: 14. Zion Corrales Nelson, 11.50q
800m First Round: 17. Rebecca Croft, 2:07.63q; 20. Jordyn Colter, 2:07.68q
1500m First Round: 24. Mina Anglero, 4:21.34
Javelin First Round: 27. Chrissy Glasmann, 44.56m/146-2
Hammer First Round: 1. Camryn Rogers, 67.22m/220-6q
 
Men
1500m First Round: 47. Garrett Corcoran, 3:56.52
10,000m Semifinal: 36. Paul Zeiss, 29:57.52
400m Hurdles First Round: 14. Paramveer Chohan, 51.05q; 39. Jasher Foster, 52.70
Hammer First Round: 4. Silviu Bocancea, 67.43m/221-2q
 
FRIDAY
Women
100m Quarterfinal: 14. Zion Corrales Nelson, 11.41
200m First Round: 11. Zion Corrales Nelson, 23.18
800m Quarterfinal: 10. Rebecca Croft, 2:04.35q; 23. Jordyn Colter, 2:09.53
100m Hurdles First Round: Deshae Wise, DNS
3000m Steeplechase Quarterfinal: 21. Annie Boos, 10:10.36
Discus First Round: 24. Kendall Mader, 50.67m/166-3
 
Men
110m Hurdles First Round: 7. Misana Viltz, 13.78q; 22. Jasher Foster, 14.04q
400m Hurdles Quarterfinal: 12. Paramveer Chohan, 50.61q
3000m Steeplechase Quarterfinal: 30. Kai Benedict, 9:00.86; 45. Takeshi Okada, 9:22.15
Discus First Round: 6. Iffy Joyner, 56.19m/184-4q; 43. Malik McMorris, 50.96m/167-2
             
SATURDAY
Women
200m Quarterfinal: 14. Zion Corrales Nelson, 23.16q
4x100m Relay Quarterfinal: California (Jackie Patterson, Zion Corrales Nelson, Maisie Stevens, Ezinne Abba), DQ
 
Men
110m Hurdles Quarterfinal: 9. Misana Viltz, 13.85q; 13. Jasher Foster, 13.96             
Triple Jump First Round: 5. Tuomas Kaukolahti, 15.98m/52-5.25
Shot Put First Round: 18. Joshua Johnson, 18.72m/61-5