BERKELEY – Two weeks after claiming 12 podium spots (and two titles) at the Pac-12 Championships, California track & field is ready to take on an even bigger test as the Golden Bears head to nearby Sacramento for the NCAA West Preliminary. The Golden Bears will send a program-record 36 qualifiers to Hornet Stadium this week, with each athlete hoping to clinch a spot in the NCAA Outdoor Championships by finishing within the top-12 in his or her respective events.
 
Cal already has one guaranteed competitor moving on to the NCAA Finals in senior Hakim McMorris, who pre-qualified as one of the nation's top 24 decathletes this season. He also made an appearance at last year's championships, as did eight additional Bears on this year's squad.
 
This is the first career regional meet for 11 of Cal's competitors, four of whom (pole vaulter Skyler Magula, sprinter Mdakhaila Mills, javelin thrower Carolina Visca and hurdler Di'Niko Bates) finished on the podium at the Pac-12 Championships.
 
In this outdoor season alone, the Bears have accumulated 26 program top-10 marks, including four school records; one of those (Mykolas Alekna, discus) also stands as the current collegiate record and world lead.
 
Track events will be streamed each day on ESPN+. Tickets for the NCAA West Regional are available at HornetSports.com.
 
NCAA West Regional Schedule (All Times PT) (Seeds & Qualifying Marks notated)
Last Year's Finals Qualifiers Marked With An Asterisk (*)
 
Wednesday, May 24
Men's Hammer (First Round) – 10 a.m.
                  -No. 6 Kegan Schroeter (70.21m/230-4)
                  -No. 9 Ivar Moisander* (69.32m/227-5)
                  -No. 31 Michael Gupta (63.78m/209-3)
Men's Shot Put (First Round) – 6 p.m.
                  -No. 20 Jeff Duensing (18.94m/62-1.75)
                  -No. 30 Jake Porter (18.27m/59-11.25)
Men's 110m Hurdles (First Round) – 6 p.m.
                  -No. 38 Di'Niko Bates (13.88)
Men's Pole Vault (First Round) – 6:30 p.m.
                  -No. 7 Skyler Magula (5.55m/18-2.5)
                  -No. 8 Tyler Burns (5.55m/18-2.5)
Men's 1500m (First Round) – 6:30 p.m.
                  -No. 21 Garrett MacQuiddy (3:41.26)
Men's 100m (First Round) – 7 p.m.
                  -No. 47 David Foster (10.30)
 
Thursday, May 25
Women's Hammer (First Round) – 10 a.m.
                  -No. 1 Anna Purchase* (73.02m/239-7)
                  -No. 27 Audrey Jacobs (61.10m/200-5)
Women's Javelin (First Round) – 1:30 p.m.
                  -No. 14 Carolina Visca (53.91m/176-10)
Women's Long Jump (First Round) – 6 p.m.
                  -No. 16 Ijeoma Uche (6.31m/20-8.5)
Women's 100m Hurdles (First Round) – 6 p.m.
                  -No. 18 Jada Hicks (13.17)
Women's Pole Vault (First Round) – 6:30 p.m.
                  -No. 12 Amari Turner (4.30m/14-1.25)
                  -No. 35 Ali Sahaida (4.06m/13-3.75)
                  -No. 37 Kylie Hilton (4.06m/13-3.75)
Women's 1500m (First Round) – 6:30 p.m.
                  -No. 23 Claire Yerby (4:16.41)
Women's 100m (First Round) – 7 p.m.
                  -No. 29 Aysha Shaheed (11.34)
Women's 200m (First Round) – 8:45 p.m.
                  -No. 38 Aysha Shaheed (23.43)
 
Friday, May 26
Men's Discus (First Round) – 1 p.m.
                  -No. 1 Mykolas Alekna* (71.00m/232-11)
                  -No. 10 Iffy Joyner* (60.43m/198-3)
Men's High Jump (First Round) – 2:30 p.m.
                  -No. 37 Jai Williams (2.11m/6-11)
Men's 1500m (Quarterfinals) – 5:15 p.m.
Men's 110m Hurdles (Quarterfinals) – 6:15 p.m.
Men's 100m (Quarterfinals) – 6:35 p.m.
Men's 4x400m Relay (Quarterfinals) – 8:45 p.m.
                  -No. 18 California (Isaiah Shaw, Josh Keller, Aiden Lippert, Henry Larkin; Alt: Hakim McMorris, Will Sornberger) (3:06.54)
 
Saturday, May 27
Women's High Jump (First Round) – 2:30 p.m.
                  -No. 25 Toby Lai (1.78m/5-10)
Women's 4x100m Relay (Quarterfinals) – 5 p.m.
                  -No. 8 California* (Jada Hicks*, Jordyn Grady*, Makhaila Mills, Aysha Shaheed*; Alt: Ryan Lacefield) (43.81)
Women's 1500m (Quarterfinals) – 5:15 p.m.
Women's Triple Jump (First Round) – 6 p.m.
                  -No. 15 Busola Akinduro* (13.18m/43-3)
                  -No. 29 Asha Fletcher (12.82m/41-7)
                  -No. 37 Felicia Renelus (12.67m/41-7)
Women's 100m Hurdles (Quarterfinals) – 6:15 p.m.
Women's 100m (Quarterfinals) – 6:35 p.m.
Women's 200m (Quarterfinals) – 7:50 p.m.
 
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