Surging Bears Split For Two-Meet Weekend

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
 
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