T&F2/26/2022 4:35 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Finish Up At Pac-12 Invite
Individual NCAA Qualifiers Will Be Announced Next Week
Complete Results
SEATTLE – California track & field closed out day 2 of the Pac-12 Invitational with a trio of top-3 finishes and 14 new personal bests at the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor on Saturday afternoon, concluding the indoor regular season.
Freshman
Di'Niko Bates kicked things off for Cal with a third-place finish in the men's 60m hurdles, racing to a time of 8.08. He was followed onto the podium by senior
Felicia Renelus, who leaped 12.60/41-4.25 to take second place in the women's triple jump, and by senior
Josh Johnson, who bettered his personal record in the men's shot put with a heave of 19.93m/65-4.75 to take further command of Cal's No. 2 all-time spot.
In the women's 400m dash, freshman
Aly Conyers moved up to sixth in program history with her PR of 55.54. Meanwhile, classmate
Isaiah Shaw continued his season-long improvement in the men's triple jump, breaking his personal record with a best leap of 14.57m/47-9.75.
Freshman
Riley Knott reached a personal-record 4851 points in the heptathlon, aided by his solid pole vault performance of 4.40m/14-5.25 on Saturday after finishing second in the high jump on Friday.
In order to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships in two weeks, competitors must possess a time or mark within the Top 16 nationally in their respective events. Qualifiers will be announced next week.
MEN
Heptathlon: Riley Knott 4851 (PR) (11
th)
-60m Hurdles: 8.65 (8
th)
-Pole Vault: 4.40m/14-5.25 (PR) (7
th)
-1000m Run: 3:08.27 (PR) (12
th)
60m Hurdles Final: 3.
Di'Niko Bates 8.08
Mile Run: 5.
Garrett MacQuiddy 4:01.14; 10.
Jaden Rosenthal 4:08.81 (PR); 11.
Arjun Vadgama 4:09.34 (PR)
Triple Jump: 5.
Isaiah Shaw 14.57/47-9.75 (PR)
400m Dash: 13.
Henry Larkin 48.24; 27.
Josh Keller 49.83; 30.
Alessandro Russo 50.92
800m Run: 10.
Ben Micallef 1:52.80
High Jump: T9.
Jai Williams 1.93m/6-4
Shot Put: 3.
Josh Johnson 19.93m/65-4.75 (2
nd Cal history) (PR); 8.
Jeff Duensing 18.03m/59-2; 9.
Jake Porter 17.69m/58-0.5 (PR); 11.
Iffy Joyner 17.62m/57-9.75; 13.
Justin Wirtz 17.25m/56-7.25 (PR)
3000m Run: 17.
Cole Sawires Yager 8:12.67 (PR); 24.
Gabriel Abbes 8:23.80
WOMEN
60m Hurdles Final: 4.
Jazlynn Shearer 8.36
Mile Run: 19.
Claire Yerby 4:51.06 (PR); 23.
Jessica Nye 4:55.64 (PR)
Triple Jump: 2.
Felicia Renelus 12.60m/41-4.25
400m Dash: 12.
Aly Conyers 55.54 (6
th Cal history) (PR); 20.
Ryan Lacefield 57.48 (PR)
60m Dash Final: 7.
Ezinne Abba 7.43
3000m Run: 31.
Meredith Corda 10:08.40
UP NEXT
Cal track & field kicks off the outdoor season with the Cal Opener at Edwards Stadium on Saturday, March 5.
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