Brendan Maloney
Asha Fletcher competed in the triple jump for the Bears on Saturday night.
T&F6/10/2023 8:06 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Finish Up At NCAA Championships
Cal Women End Competition With Six Points
AUSTIN, TEXAS – California track & field closed out competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Saturday night to bring its record-setting season to a close, ending the year with a total of three First Team All-Americans and four Second Team All-Americans – the most combined by the Golden Bears since 2009.
Senior
Asha Fletcher was Cal's only competitor of the night, taking 18th place in the triple jump with a best leap of 13.06m (42-10.25). She ends her career with the Bears as the No. 4 triple jumper and No. 6 long jumper on Cal's outdoor all-time lists, in addition to the program's No. 4 indoor triple jump mark.
Texas took home the women's team title with 83 points, followed by Florida (51 points) and Arkansas (46 points). Cal ended the competition in a tie for 37th place with six total points from senior
Anna Purchase's third-place finish in Thursday's hammer throw.
Below is a list of accomplishments from Cal's outdoor season:
MEN
Highest NCAA ranking reached: 3
Pac-12 finish: 4th
First Team All-Americans: Mykolas Alekna (Discus);
Jeff Duensing (Shot Put)
Second Team All-Americans: Ivar Moisander (Hammer)
Nationally ranked event squads: Discus (No. 1); Pole Vault (No. 3); Decathlon (No. 3); Hammer (No. 4); 110m Hurdles (No. 15); High Jump (No. 23)
Nationally ranked individuals: Mykolas Alekna (No. 1 Discus);
Jeff Duensing (Tied – No. 14 Shot Put);
Skyler Magula (Tied – No. 14 Pole Vault);
Tyler Burns (Tied – No. 14 Pole Vault);
Kegan Schroeter (No. 15 Hammer);
Iffy Joyner (No. 17 Discus);
Ivar Moisander (No. 18 Hammer);
Hakim McMorris (No. 24 Decathlon)
Unofficial world records: Mykolas Alekna (U23 Discus)
Official European records: Mykolas Alekna (U23 Discus)
Top 10 world rankings: Mykolas Alekna (No. 1 Discus)
Facility records: Mykolas Alekna (Discus – Hornet Stadium)
Meet records: Mykolas Alekna (Discus - Brutus Hamilton Invitational, Big Meet, Pac-12 Championships, NCAA West Preliminary);
Kegan Schroeter (Hammer – Cardinal Classic);
David Foster (100m – Cardinal Classic);
Skyler Magula (Pole Vault – Brutus Hamilton Invitational)
Collegiate records:
Mykolas Alekna (Discus)
Pac-12 Champions: Skyler Magula (Pole Vault);
Mykolas Alekna (Discus)
Pac-12 Bronze Medalists: Di'Niko Bates (110m Hurdles);
Tyler Burns (Pole Vault);
Ivar Moisander (Hammer)
USTFCCCA Men's Athlete of the Week: Mykolas Alekna (April 11, May 2)
Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week: Mykolas Alekna (April 11, April 18, May 2);
Tyler Burns (March 28)
School records: Mykolas Alekna (Discus);
Kegan Schroeter (Hammer)
Other Cal Top 10 marks:
David Foster (100m – No. 2);
Jeff Duensing (Shot Put – No. 3);
Ivar Moisander (Hammer – No. 3);
Tyler Burns (Pole Vault – Tied No. 3);
Skyler Magula (Pole Vault – Tied No. 3);
Aiden Lippert (400m – No. 10);
Michael Gupta (Hammer – No. 10)
WOMEN
Highest NCAA ranking reached: 17
Pac-12 finish: 6th
First Team All-Americans:
Anna Purchase (Hammer)
Second Team All-Americans:
Amari Turner (Pole Vault);
Audrey Jacobs (Hammer);
Carolina Visca (Javelin)
Nationally ranked event squads: Hammer (No. 4); Pole Vault (No. 8); Women's 100m Hurdles (No. 25)
Nationally ranked individuals: Anna Purchase (No. 2 Hammer);
Carolina Visca (No. 17 Javelin);
Jada Hicks (No. 18 4x100m Relay);
Jordyn Grady (No. 18 4x100m Relay);
Makhaila Mills (No. 18 4x100m Relay);
Aysha Shaheed (No. 18 4x100m Relay);
Amari Turner (Tied – No. 19 Pole Vault);
Audrey Jacobs (No. 25 Hammer)
Top 10 world rankings:
Audrey Jacobs (No. 4 U20 Hammer)
National records:
Audrey Jacobs (Dutch U20 Hammer)
Meet records:
Claire Yerby (1500m – The Big Meet);
Jada Hicks (100m Hurdles/4x100m Relay – Cardinal Classic; 4x100m Relay – The Big Meet);
Jordyn Grady (4x100m Relay – The Big Meet);
Makhaila Mills (4x100m Relay – The Big Meet);
Aysha Shaheed (4x100m Relay – The Big Meet);
Amari Turner (Pole Vault – Cardinal Classic)
Pac-12 Silver Medalists: Jada Hicks (4x100m Relay);
Jordyn Grady (4x100m Relay);
Makhaila Mills (4x100m Relay);
Aysha Shaheed (4x100m Relay);
Anna Purchase (Hammer);
Carolina Visca (Javelin)
Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Week:
Amari Turner (March 21)
School records:
Jada Hicks/
Jordyn Grady/
Makhaila Mills/
Aysha Shaheed (4x100m);
Carolina Visca (Javelin);
Amari Turner (Tied – Pole Vault)
School freshman records: Ali Sahaida (Pole Vault);
Carolina Visca (Javelin)
Other Cal Top 10 marks: Aysha Shaheed (100m – No. 2; 200m – No. 4);
Claire Yerby (1500m – No. 2);
Jada Hicks (100m Hurdles – No. 2);
Anna Purchase (Hammer – No. 2);
Ali Sahaida (Pole Vault – No. 4);
Asha Fletcher (Triple Jump – No. 4);
Audrey Jacobs (Hammer – No. 4);
Ijeoma Uche (Long Jump – No. 6);
Toby Lai (High Jump – Tied No. 6);
Kylie Hilton (Pole Vault – No. 7);
Busola Akinduro (Triple Jump – No. 8);
Georgia McCorkle (3000m Steeplechase – No. 9);
Gabrielle Pack (Pole Vault – No. 9)
NCAA Outdoor Championships Complete Roundup – California
Men's Total: 7 (T32nd); Women's Total: 6 (
Women's Hammer:
-Third Place
Anna Purchase (First Team All-American – 71.47m/237-4)
-12th Place
Audrey Jacobs (Second Team All-American – 63.77m/209-2)
Men's Discus:
-Third Place
Mykolas Alekna (First Team All-American – 63.25m/207-6)
Men's Shot Put:
-Eighth Place
Jeff Duensing (First Team All-American – 19.98m/65-6.75)
Women's Pole Vault:
-Tied – Ninth Place
Amari Turner (Second Team All-American – 4.15m/13-7.25)
Women's Javelin:
-12th Place
Carolina Visca (Second Team All-American – 51.83m/170-0)
Men's Hammer:
-15th Place
Ivar Moisander (Second Team All-American – 68.47m/224-8)
Women's 100m Hurdles:
-17th Place
Jada Hicks (13.29)
Women's 4x100m Relay:
-18th Place California (
Jada Hicks,
Jordyn Grady,
Makhaila Mills,
Aysha Shaheed 43.83)
Women's Triple Jump:
-18th Place
Asha Fletcher (13.03m/42-10.25)
Men's 1500m:
-20th Place
Garrett MacQuiddy (3:44.77)
Men's Pole Vault:
-20th Place
Skyler Magula (5.30m/17-4.5)
Women's Long Jump:
-24th Place
Ijeoma Uche (5.71m/18-8.75)
Men's Decathlon:
-DNF
Hakim McMorris
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