ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – California track & field started off its indoor campaign in strong fashion, posting five top-three finishes as well as three program top-10 entries on the first day of the New Mexico Team Open.
 
Two of those top marks came in the women's weight throw, courtesy of sophomore Audrey Jacobs and freshman Adrianna Coleman. Jacobs shattered her old personal best by nearly a meter and a half, posting a third-place toss of 18.64m (61-1.75) for the seventh-best throw in program history, while Coleman's fourth-place attempt sailed 18.14m (59-6.25) for Cal's No. 10 all-time mark in her collegiate debut. Fellow freshman Angie Schykerynec also reached the weight throw final, placing sixth at 17.95m (58-10.75); were it not for Jacobs and Coleman re-setting the list, her performance would have also made it into Cal's top 10.
 
On the track, junior Isaiah Shaw finished third in the men's unseeded 400m with a time of 47.59 – a 1.27-second improvement on his old personal record to move all the way up to No. 4 in program history. Shaw is slated to compete again tomorrow in the 4x400m relay, an event in which he is already a co-holder of the indoor school record.
 
In addition to Jacobs and Shaw, three other Golden Bears finished in the top three of their respective events. Redshirt junior Paige Martin was Cal's lone representative in the "B" section of the women's pole vault, acquitting herself well with a personal-best 3.85m (12-7.5) to finish in second place. In the men's high jump, junior Riley Knott cleared 2.09m (6-10.25) for a second-place PR of his own, while redshirt senior Mason Mangum won his flight and took third overall in the men's long jump at 7.51m (24-7.75). Mangum's finish was the best of four Bears who made the long jump final, the others being sophomore Jason Plumb (fifth place, 7.44m/24-5), freshman Chukwunonso Udeh (sixth place, 7.38m/24-2.5) and freshman Obi Nwafor (ninth place, 7.02m/23-0.5).
 
Two additional returning Bears – sophomores Torre Anderson (long jump – 5.62m/18-5.25) and Jayden Hill (unseeded 400m – 57.27) added their names to the PR list, while freshman Ashanti Elie tied for first in her high jump flight with a debut mark of 1.65m (5-5).
 
Men's Results
Unseeded 200m – T19. George Monroe 21.57; T19. Chase Williams 21.57
Long Jump – 3. Mason Mangum 7.51m/24-7.75; 5. Jason Plumb 7.44m/24-5; 6. Chukwunonso Udeh 7.38m/24-2.5; 9. Obi Nwafor 7.02m/23-0.5; 16. Javon Hampton Jr. 6.64m/21-9.5; 21. Seth Johnson 6.42m/21-0.75
High Jump – 2. Riley Knott 2.09m/6-10.25 (PR); 9. Jai Williams 2.01m/6-7; Luke Buddie NH
Unseeded 400m – 3. Isaiah Shaw 47.59 (Cal Top 4 – PR); 12. Josh Keller 48.67
 
Women's Results
Weight Throw – 3. Audrey Jacobs 18.64m/61-1.75 (Cal Top 7 - PR); 4. Adrianna Coleman 18.14m/59-6.25 (Cal Top 10); 6. Angie Schykerynec 17.95m/58-10.75
High Jump – T10. Ashanti Elie 1.65m/5-5; 17. Mara Lampsas 1.57m/5-1.75
"B" Pole Vault – 2. Paige Martin 3.85m/12-7.5 (PR)
Long Jump – 13. Torre Anderson 5.62m/18-5.25 (PR)
Unseeded 200m – 51. Torre Anderson 25.86
Unseeded 400m – 20. Jayden Hill 57.27 (PR); 27. Loreal Wilson 57.82; 40. Trudy Watkins 59.87; 52. Mackenzie Motz 1:00.99
 
UP NEXT
The Bears will finish up at the New Mexico Team Open tomorrow, with Cal's first events beginning at 9:30 a.m. PT.
 
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