STANFORD – California track & field posted a stellar outing in its first true outdoor meet of the 2023 season, recording no fewer than 4 meet records, 10 entries on the program's all-time top-10 lists and 10 event wins at the Cardinal Classic on Saturday.
 
On the men's side, the hammer throw was the standout of the morning's field events as two Golden Bears – senior Kegan Schroeter and junior Ivar Moisander – posted top 10 program marks. Schroeter's winning toss of 69.33m (227-5) was also a new meet record and currently stands at No. 2 in program history, while Moisander's 68.20m (223-9) improved his own No. 5 mark and earned him second place in the field. Sophomore Riley Knott posted a win of his own in the high jump, clearing the bar at 2.00m (6-6.75) to match his own personal best and close out the morning.
 
The track events then kicked off with another Cal win as sophomore David Foster, junior George Monroe, sophomore Gavin Schurr and junior Samir Thota combined for a time of 40.58 in the 4x100m relay. Later, sophomore Aiden Lippert picked up right where he left off from the indoor season, winning the 400m in 46.38 – the 10^th-fastest time in program history. Foster quickly followed that up with his own event win (and meet record), finishing the 100m in 10.34 that tied the Bears' No. 3 all-time mark. Cal's men finished the day with a win in the shot put (courtesy of junior Jeff Duensing's 18.75m/61-6.25) and a win in the 4x400m relay as sophomore Isaiah Shaw, junior Josh Keller, Lippert and senior Henry Larkin combined for a time of 3:09.69.
 
The women collected several impressive results of their own, starting with senior Ijeoma Uche's long jump of 6.17m (20-3) that earned her second place and the No. 10 spot on the program's all-time list. Three women collected program top 10s of their own in the pole vault – senior Amari Turner's meet record of 4.27m (14-0) earned her the No. 2 spot, while freshman Ali Sahaida and senior Kylie Hilton tied at No. 6 with a height of 4.06m (13-3.75). Meanwhile, junior Jada Hicks posted her own meet record on the track, running the 100m hurdles in 13.43; not to be outdone by her fellow indoor star, sophomore Aysha Shaheed won the 100m dash with a time of 11.59 that ranks seventh in program history. Junior Busola Akinduro rounded out Cal's top 10s by improving her own No. 8 triple jump mark, finishing in second place at 13.18m (43-3).
 
Hoping to build off of their early-season successes, the Bears will have a quick turnaround before their next outdoor meet; they are scheduled to head down to San Diego for the Aztec Invitational on March 24-25.
 
 
RESULTS – MEN
Hammer: 1. Kegan Schroeter 69.33m/227-5 (Meet Record) (2^nd Cal history) (PR); 2. Ivar Moisander 68.20m/223-9 (5^th Cal history) (PR); 5. Michael Gupta 61.71m (202-5)
Long Jump: 3. Jason Plumb 6.89m/22-7.25
High Jump: 1. Riley Knott 2.00m/6-6.75
4x100m Relay: 1. California (Foster, Monroe, Schurr, Thota) 40.58
1500m: 4. Caden Carney 3:54.12; 6. Carrick Denker 3:55.06; 24. Landen Lee 4:01.92 (PR)
110m Hurdles: 3. Di'Niko Bates 14.27 (PR); 4. Riley Hunt 14.44; 9. Seth Johnson 15.04; 10. Cole Whatley 15.37
400m: 1. Aiden Lippert 46.38 (10^th Cal history); 3. Henry Larkin 47.30; 5. Isaiah Shaw 48.14 (PR); 8. Josh Keller 48.85
100m: 1. David Foster 10.34 (Meet Record) (Tied-3^rd Cal history) (PR); 4. George Monroe 10.60; 6. Gavin Schurr 10.67; 12. Samir Thota 10.81 (wind-legal PR); 40. Ethan Song 11.45
Pole Vault: 4. Jono Pelusi 4.90m/16-0.75 (PR); 5. Parker Terrill 4.75m/15-7 (PR)
Shot Put: 1. Jeff Duensing 18.75m/61-6.25
400m Hurdles: 4. Di'Niko Bates 53.35; 5. Will Sornberger 54.19; 8. Aiden Baker 55.10
200m: 5. George Monroe 21.57; 30. Ethan Song 23.69; DQ Samir Thota
Discus: 3. Justin Wirtz 52.18m/171-2; 7. Charlie Dang 48.42m/158-10 (PR); 19. Parker Terrill 36.98m/121-4 (PR); 20. Riley Knott 36.93m/121-2 (PR); 22. Cole Whatley 33.66m/110-5; 24. Seth Johnson 30.90m/101-4
4x400m: 1. California A (Shaw, Keller, Lippert, Larkin) 3:09.69; 7. California B (Johnson, Knott, Pelusi, Terrill) 3:22.31
 
RESULTS – WOMEN
Long Jump: 2. Ijeoma Uche 6.17m/20-3 (10^th Cal history) (Cal PR)
Pole Vault: 1. Amari Turner 4.27m/14-0 (Meet Record) (2^nd Cal history) (PR); 3. Ali Sahaida 4.06m/13-3.75 (Tied-6^th Cal history) (PR); 5. Kylie Hilton 4.06m/13-3.75 (Tied-6^th Cal history) (PR); 7. Gabrielle Pack 3.91m/12-10 (Cal PR); 15. Seanne Chan 3.31m/10-10.25
4x100m Relay: DQ California (Hicks, Shaheed, Richardson, Mills)
1500m: 11. Lucy Hurt 4:32.92 (PR); 14. Georgia McCorkle 4:34.65; 16. Natalie Weiner 4:35.43 (PR); 17. Emilie Barrett 4:35.55; 22. Lauren Calcagno 4:45.68 (PR); 23. Sydney Morrow 4:46.44; 26. Kalinda Reynolds 4:49.67 (PR)
100m Hurdles: 1. Jada Hicks 13.43 (Meet Record); 3. Jazlynn Shearer 13.67; 8. Yuki Hamachi 15.11
Hammer: 2. Rebecca Tomann 56.03m/183-10; 5. Destiny Okoh 52.04m/170-9 (PR); 8. Sara Pettinger 47.74m/156-7 (PR)
400m: 4. Ryan Lacefield 55.92 (PR); 10. Jayden Hill 56.82 (PR); 20. Zanae Woods 1:00.43; 22. Madison Jeffries 1:00.90 (PR)
100m: 1. Aysha Shaheed 11.59 (7^th Cal history) (PR); 7. Jada Hicks 12.01; 8. Jazlynn Shearer 12.02; 9. Makhaila Mills 12.06; 14. Jahzara Richardson 12.22; 16. Grace Lanouette 12.26; 21. Torre Anderson 12.42; 24. Madison Jeffries 12.45; 26. Masina Mayo 12.49 (PR); 30. Jaymie Ruskovich 12.62 (wind-legal PR); 40. Chloe Decker 13.20 (PR)
Triple Jump: 2. Busola Akinduro 13.18m/43-3 (8^th Cal history) (wind-legal PR); 3. Asha Fletcher 12.82m/42-0.75; 4. Felicia Renelus 12.55m/41-2.25
800m: 11. Carolina Dawson 2:19.68
400m Hurdles: 3. Jordyn Grady 1:02.05 (PR); 4. Loreal Wilson 1:02.12
200m: 16. Jahzara Richardson 25.09; 19. Jaymie Ruskovich 25.59; 25. Grace Lanouette 25.77; 33. Torre Anderson 26.38; 36. Yuki Hamachi 26.59 (PR); 45. Chloe Decker 27.45 (PR)
Discus: 5. Sara Pettinger 44.62m/146-4
4x400m: 4. California (Wilson, Lacefield, Hill, Grady) 3:44.62