ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – California track & field kicks off its 2024 campaign on Friday and Saturday at the New Mexico Team Open, hoping to make a strong impression right off the bat in the program's fifth year under Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Robyne Johnson.
 
Last season, the Golden Bears set no fewer than 32 program indoor top-10 marks, including six school records. Most of those athletes will be competing in the Blue & Gold again this year, keeping expectations high for the team going forward.
 
For its season opener, Cal will debut 13 newcomers, a group that achieved six individual high school state titles in 2023. Multi-eventers Mara Lampsas and Luke Buddie, as well as throwers Nick Godbehere and Nik Iwankiw, will also compete in uniform for the first time after redshirting in their first year on campus; the latter two both appeared at the USA Track & Field (USATF) U20 Championships last summer, with Godbehere taking bronze in the shot put. Three other athletes – Seth Johnson, Jason Plumb and Parker Terrill – will appear in a collegiate indoor meet for the first time after only competing outdoors last season.
 
The Bears will begin competition with the women's weight throw on Friday at 1:45 p.m. PT. Saturday's events start off with the women's "C" pole vault at 7:30 a.m.; Cal will not appear until 9:30 a.m. for the men's 60m hurdles preliminary rounds.
 
New Mexico Team Open – Meet Schedule (All Times PT)
An asterisk (*) indicates the school record-holder in the event.
Friday, Jan. 26
1:45 p.m. – Women's Weight Throw – Audrey Jacobs, Adrianna Coleman, Angie Schykerynec
2:00 p.m. – Men's Unseeded 200m – George Monroe, David Foster, Chase Williams
2:00 p.m. – Women's High Jump – Mara Lampsas, Ashanti Elie
2:00 p.m. – Women's "B" Pole Vault – Paige Martin
2:00 p.m. – Women's Long Jump – Torre Anderson
2:00 p.m. – Men's Long Jump – Mason Mangum, Javon Hampton Jr., Seth Johnson, Obi Nwafor, Jason Plumb, Chukwunonso Udeh
3:05 p.m. – Women's Unseeded 200m – Torre Anderson
3:45 p.m. – Men's High Jump – Jai Williams, Riley Knott, Luke Buddie
5:25 p.m. – Men's Unseeded 400m – Josh Keller, Isaiah Shaw
6:10 p.m. – Women's Unseeded 400m – Loreal Wilson, Jayden Hill, Mackenzie Motz, Trudy Watkins
 
Saturday, Jan. 27
9:30 a.m. – Men's 60m Hurdles Prelims – Riley Knott, Donovan Bradley, Seth Johnson
9:30 a.m. – Women's "A" Pole Vault – Amari Turner, Ali Sahaida
9:30 a.m. – Women's Triple Jump – Busola Akinduro, Myla Canty
9:30 a.m. – Men's Triple Jump – Jeremiah Bolaños, Obi Nwafor
9:50 a.m. – Women's 60m Hurdles Prelims – Jazlynn Shearer, Asjah Atkinson, Mara Lampsas, Mari Testa
10:10 a.m. – Men's Unseeded 60m – George Monroe, Mason Mangum, Christian Trapps, Luke Buddie, Javon Hampton Jr., Jason Plumb, Parker Terrill, Chukwunonso Udeh
10:45 a.m. – Women's Unseeded 60m – Torre Anderson, Ryan Lacefield
11:15 a.m. – Men's Invitational 60m Prelims – David Foster*, Chase Williams
11:25 a.m. – Women's Invitational 60m Prelims – Makhaila Mills
11:30 a.m. – Men's Shot Put – Jeff Duensing, Nick Godbehere, Nik Iwankiw
12:00 p.m. – Men's "A" Pole Vault – Skyler Magula*, Parker Terrill
12:30 p.m. – Men's Invitational 60m Hurdles Final
12:35 p.m. – Women's Invitational 60m Hurdles Final
12:40 p.m. – Men's Invitational 400m – Aiden Lippert
12:55 p.m. – Women's Invitational 400m – Ryan Lacefield
1:10 p.m. – Men's Invitational 60m Final
1:15 p.m. – Women's Invitational 60m Final
2:05 p.m. – Men's 4x400m Relay – Isaiah Shaw*, Josh Keller*, Donovan Bradley, Aiden Lippert*
2:30 p.m. – Women's 4x400m Relay – Loreal Wilson, Trudy Watkins, Jayden Hill, Ryan Lacefield
 
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