ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – California track & field had its eye on history as it entered the weekend, sending its distance runners up to Seattle for the Husky Classic and the rest to Albuquerque for the Don Kirby Invitational. Having accumulated 24 program top 10 marks and 2 school records to date, the Bears were determined to collect more – and they delivered.

Sophomore Toby Lai posted the first of Cal's two new school records in Albuquerque, breaking a 14-year-old high jump record by clearing 1.85m (6-0.75) and finishing first in the field. Later, classmate Aysha Shaheed won her 200m heat by .3 seconds, breaking the tie that she formerly held for Cal's No. 1 all-time spot and gaining sole possession with her time of 23.77.

Senior Camryn Rogers won the women's weight throw in dominant fashion, posting a mark of 24.04m (78-10) to clinch by nearly 3.5 meters. The men's counterpart featured two Golden Bears – senior Kegan Schroeter and junior Ivar Moisander – in the final, with Schroeter's 19.70m (64-7.75) shooting him up to No. 2 in program history and Moisander's 19.67m (64-6.5) putting him at No. 4.

Meanwhile in Seattle, six Golden Bears (three women, three men) competed in the 3000m race. In her event debut, junior Claire Yerby clinched the No. 7 time in program history with a finish of 9:23.64. Senior Ethan Bersley led the men with his time of 8:16.22.

The squads in both Albuquerque and Seattle will finish the week's competition tomorrow, starting at 7:30 a.m. PT for the former group and at 9:15 a.m. for the latter.
 
Don Kirby Invitational – Day One Results
MEN
200m (Unseeded): 34. Naseem Woods 22.42 (Cal PR)
400m (Unseeded): 3. Aiden Lippert 47.70 (5^th Cal history) (PR); 10. Josh Keller 48.22 (PR); 21. Isaiah Shaw 49.41
Pole Vault: 3. Skyler Magula 5.34m/17-6.25 (T-2^nd Cal history) (PR); 5. Tyler Burns 5.34m/17-6.25 (T-2^nd Cal history) (PR)
High Jump: T6. Jai Williams 2.06m/6-9
Weight Throw: 7. Kegan Schroeter 19.70m/64-7.75 (2^nd Cal history); 8. Ivar Moisander 19.67m/64-6.5 (4^th Cal history) (PR); 15. Michael Gupta 17.72m/58-1.75
200m: 12. Gavin Schurr 21.24; 19. George Monroe 21.53; 29. Samir Thota 22.11
 
WOMEN
Weight Throw: 1. Camryn Rogers 24.04m/78-10; 24. Audrey Jacobs 16.81m/55-2 (PR); - Anna Purchase FOUL
High Jump: 1. Toby Lai 1.85m (6-0.75) (School Record) (PR)
200m (Unseeded): 28. Jahzara Richardson 24.83; 38. Ryan Lacefield 25.05 (PR); 81. Masina Mayo 26.39 (PR)
Long Jump: 16. Asha Fletcher 5.79m/19-0; 29. Yuki Hamachi 5.66m/18-6.75; 49. Jazlynn Shearer 5.50m/18-0.5
400m (Unseeded): 15. Loreal Wilson 57.12 (PR); 18. Jayden Hill 57.59; 31. Jordyn Grady 59.02
200m: 10. Aysha Shaheed 23.77 (School Record) (PR)
 
Husky Classic – Day One Results
MEN
3000m: 38. Ethan Bersley 8:16.22; 62. Gabriel Abbes 8:27.06; 65. John Sesteaga 8:28.66
 
WOMEN
3000m: 11. Claire Yerby 9:23.64 (7^th Cal history); 73. Georgia McCorkle 9:59.41; 82. Natalie Weiner 10:06.63


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