T&F2/9/2023 3:30 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Surging Bears Split For Two-Meet Weekend
Cal Challenges Don Kirby Invitational, Husky Classic
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BERKELEY – Heading into week three of the season after a red-hot start, California track & field faces its biggest challenge yet as the squad splits into two, sending the majority of its competitors to Albuquerque, N.M., for the Don Kirby Invitational and 10 distance runners to Seattle for the Husky Classic. Both meets are scheduled to run from Feb. 10-11.
To date, the 2023 Golden Bears have accumulated 24 top 10 marks and 2 program records, the latter set by
Gavin Schurr (21.21 – men's 200m) and
Aysha Shaheed (23.81 – women's 200m) two weeks ago in Albuquerque at the New Mexico Team Open. Both are expected to compete again this weekend, as well as 23 other athletes who currently own top-10 program marks. Four other Bears – sophomores
Yuki Hamachi,
Masina Mayo and
Christian Trapps, as well as freshman
Jayden Hill – will compete for the first time in a Cal uniform.
"We have high expectations for this meet – the competition is going to be at an entirely new level this week," Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Robyne Johnson said. "We're looking for everyone to reach the potential that we know they each have."
Cal's men are currently ranked No. 4 in the West Region, while the women are ranked at No. 8. The Bears' ationally ranked event squads include the men's pole vault (No. 11), the women's pole vault (No. 12), the men's high jump (No. 17), the women's 60m hurdles (No. 22) and the men's 60m hurdles (No. 25).
Don Kirby Invitational Entries – Tentative
Men's 60m Dash – Juniors
George Monroe,
Samir Thota and
Naseem Woods; sophomores
David Foster,
Gavin Schurr and
Christian Trapps
Men's 200m Dash – Juniors
George Monroe and
Samir Thota; sophomore
Gavin Schurr
Men's 200m Dash (Unseeded) – Junior
Naseem Woods
Men's 400m Dash – Senior
Henry Larkin
Men's 400m Dash (Unseeded) – Junior
Josh Keller; sophomores
Aiden Baker,
Aiden Lippert and
Isaiah Shaw
Men's 60m Hurdles – Senior
Riley Hunt; sophomore
Di'Niko Bates
Men's 4x400m Relay – Sophomore
Aiden Lippert, junior
Josh Keller, sophomore
Isaiah Shaw, senior
Henry Larkin
Men's High Jump – Senior
Jai Williams
Men's Pole Vault – Senior
Skyler Magula; sophomore
Tyler Burns
Men's Shot Put – Juniors
Jeff Duensing (NCAA No. 17) and
Jake Porter
Men's Weight Throw – Senior
Kegan Schroeter; juniors
Michael Gupta and
Ivar Moisander
Women's 60m Dash – Senior
Asha Fletcher; sophomores
Makhaila Mills,
Masina Mayo,
Jahzara Richardson and
Aysha Shaheed
Women's 200m Dash – Sophomore
Aysha Shaheed
Women's 200m Dash (Unseeded) – Junior
Ryan Lacefield; sophomores
Masina Mayo and
Jahzara Richardson
Women's 400m Dash (Unseeded) – Junior
Ryan Lacefield; sophomore
Jordyn Grady; freshmen
Jayden Hill and
Loreal Wilson
Women's 60m Hurdles – Juniors
Jada Hicks and
Jazlynn Shearer; sophomores
Jordyn Grady and
Yuki Hamachi
Women's 4x400m Relay – Freshman
Loreal Wilson, freshman
Jayden Hill, sophomore
Jordyn Grady, junior
Ryan Lacefield
Women's High Jump – Sophomore
Toby Lai (NCAA No. 22)
Women's Pole Vault – Seniors
Kylie Hilton and
Amari Turner; freshman
Ali Sahaida
Women's Pole Vault (Section B) – Sophomore
Gabrielle Pack
Women's Long Jump – Senior
Asha Fletcher; Junior
Jazlynn Shearer; sophomore
Yuki Hamachi
Women's Triple Jump – Senior
Asha Fletcher; junior
Busola Akinduro
Women's Weight Throw – Seniors
Anna Purchase and
Camryn Rogers (NCAA No. 3); freshman
Audrey Jacobs
Husky Classic Entries - Tentative
Men's Mile Run – Junior
Garrett MacQuiddy; freshmen
Caden Carney and
John Sesteaga
Men's 3000m Run – Juniors
Gabriel Abbes and
Carrick Denker; sophomore
Ethan Bersley
Women's Mile Run – Senior
Lucy Hurt; junior
Claire Yerby
Women's 3000m Run – Juniors
Natalie Weiner and
Claire Yerby; freshman
Georgia McCorkle