WALNUT – California track & field put together a solid third day at the Mt. SAC Relays on Friday, entering the heart of its weekend of competition after senior Hakim McMorris' decathlon effort over the previous two days. In all, nearly 50 Golden Bears competed at Hilmer Lodge Stadium and recorded five new program top-10 marks throughout the day, including one that stands at the very top of its list.
 
Senior Amari Turner, who won the Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Week award on March 21, soared to new heights in the pole vault to make her case for another conference award this week; her mark of 4.30m (14-1.25) landed inside the NCAA's top 10 this year and tied the school record set by Lauren Martinez in 2018. Following that, freshman Carolina Visca made her collegiate debut in the women's javelin elite section with a throw of 46.53m/152-8 that instantly landed her at third in program history. Her fellow "elite" counterpart in junior Claire Yerby recorded her own entry on Cal's all-time lists, running the 1500m in 4:18.81 to rise all the way from ninth to sixth. At the long jump pit, senior Ijeoma Uche was improving her own No. 10 mark, leaping to a third-place 6.23m (20-5.25) for her best result in a Cal uniform. Freshman Georgia McCorkle rounded out the Bears' top finishes by placing third in the 5000m run, recording a time of 16:42.46.
 
One week after raising his pole vault PR to 5.53m (18-1.5), senior Skyler Magula bettered his career high yet again, clearing the bar at 5.55m (18-2.5) to tie teammate Tyler Burns' No. 3 all-time program mark and win Section A of the men's collegiate competition. Junior Jake Porter recorded Cal's next podium finish for the Bears' men, a second-place effort in the shot put that measured 17.68m (58-6.5), while sophomore David Foster finished third in the 100m finals at 10.52.
 
Cal will finish up its weekend tomorrow with entries in no fewer than seven "elite" sections – the women's 4x100m, women's high jump, women's hammer, men's 4x400m, men's pole vault, men's shot put and men's discus – in addition to its regular collegiate section entries. The Bears will begin at 9:00 a.m. PT with the women's collegiate hammer throw.
 
Results – Mt. SAC Relays (Day Three)
MEN
100m: 3. David Foster 10.52; 22. George Monroe 10.70; 40. Samir Thota 10.93
200m: 19. George Monroe 21.54; 38. Samir Thota 22.12
400m: 4. Henry Larkin 46.75; 10. Isaiah Shaw 47.18; 11. Aiden Lippert 47.26; 45. Josh Keller 48.78
1500m: 8. Caden Carney 3:50.45
110m Hurdles: 5. Riley Hunt 14.09 (wind-legal PR); 7. Di'Niko Bates 14.37 (14.17 prelim); 32. Seth Johnson 14.90 (PR)
400m Hurdles: 23. Di'Niko Bates 55.15; 25. Will Sornberger 55.34
4x100m: 7. California (Isaiah Shaw, George Monroe, Samir Thota, David Foster) 40.47
High Jump B: 9. Riley Knott 1.90m/6-2.75; T10. Seth Johnson 1.85m/6-0.75
Long Jump: 16. Jason Plumb 7.08m/23-2.75 (PR)
Pole Vault A: 1. Skyler Magula 5.55m/18-2.5 (tied-3^rd Cal history) (PR)
Pole Vault C: T5. Parker Terrill 4.75m/15-7; T5. Jono Pelusi 4.75m/15-7 (Cal PR)
Discus A: 15. Justin Wirtz 49.81m/163-5
Shot Put: 2. Jake Porter 17.68m/58-6.5
 
WOMEN
100m: 14. Makhaila Mills 11.98 (Cal PR); 17. Jada Hicks 12.02; 23. Jahzara Richardson 12.10; 31. Jazlynn Shearer 12.17
200m: 6. Aysha Shaheed 23.81; 29. Jahzara Richardson 24.75; 32. Ryan Lacefield 25.01
400m: 39. Ryan Lacefield 55.62; 48. Jayden Hill 56.25
1500m: 10. Lucy Hurt 4:34.55
1500m ELITE: 6. Claire Yerby 4:18.81 (6^th Cal history) (PR)
5000m: 3. Georgia McCorkle 16.42.46
100m Hurdles: 5. Jada Hicks 13.46; 15. Jazlynn Shearer 14.00; 43. Yuki Hamachi 15.08
400m Hurdles: 14. Jordyn Grady 1:00.57 (PR); 23. Loreal Wilson 1:01.65 (PR)
Long Jump: 3. Ijeoma Uche 6.23m/20-5.25 (10^th Cal history) (Cal PR); 28. Torre Anderson 5.53m/18-1.25 (PR); 37. Yuki Hamachi 5.37m/17-7.5; 42. Asha Fletcher 4.64m/15-2.75
Pole Vault A: 2. Amari Turner 4.30m/14-1.25 (tied-School Record) (PR)
Pole Vault B: T8. Kylie Hilton 3.95m/12-11.5; 12. Ali Sahaida 3.95m/12-11.5; - Gabrielle Pack NH
Triple Jump: 4. Asha Fletcher 12.52m/41-1; 7. Felicia Renelus 12.47m/40-11; 16. Busola Akinduro 12.25m/40-2.25
Discus B: 9. Sara Pettinger 44.57m/146-2
Javelin ELITE: 12. Carolina Visca 46.53m/152-8 (3^rd Cal history)
 
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