California track & field closed out its weekend with yet another standout day, posting a veritable cornucopia of impressive times and marks that included three all-time program bests, five podium finishes, 17 total personal records and an additional special milestone.
 
Most the Golden Bears competed at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where many of the day's highlights belonged to the sprints and hurdles squad. Juniors David Foster (6.54) and Makhaila Mills (7.26) re-set their own program records in the 60m invitational races, respectively placing first and second in the final. Senior Chase Williams, meanwhile, finished close behind Foster in the same contest with a third-place time of 6.68 to better his own program No. 2 mark. In the unseeded men's 60m, junior Christian Trapps posted a time of 6.93 to take third place overall for Cal's fourth sprints podium finish.
 
An impressive number of the sprinters set additional personal bests. Other Cal men's 60m runners who improved their old times included senior George Monroe (6.84), senior Mason Mangum (6.88) and freshman Javon Hampton Jr. (6.97); the women had senior Ryan Lacefield (7.55), senior Masina Mayo (7.62), junior Jaymie Ruskovich (7.74) and freshman Mari Testa (7.76). Lacefield followed that up by crushing her PR in the women's invitational 400m, shaving her time down to 54.98 for the fifth-best in program history. Not to be outdone, junior Isaiah Shaw posted a heat-winning time of 47.13 in the men's invitational 400m, good for the third-best time on Cal's top-10 list. Sophomore Jayden Hill also set a personal record in the 400m, taking nearly a second off her best time to finish the race at 56.21. Finally, in the men's 60m hurdles, freshman Donovan Bradley improved his own program No. 4 time to 7.80 and took fourth place in the final; on the women's side, sophomore Torre Anderson set her own PR of 8.93.
 
The Bears posted three additional program top-10s in the other events, as well as an outright event win. Junior Caisa-Marie Lindfors made her Cal debut in the women's shot put and broke a 23-year-old school record on her first legal throw, finishing fourth at 16.53m (54-2.75) for a new personal best. Over at the women's triple jump, classmate Busola Akinduro earned her second program top-10 mark of the meet, leaping to a massive PR of 13.25m (43-5.75) to finish fourth overall and rise to third-best in school history. Fellow senior Amari Turner broke her tie for the program No. 3 pole vault mark to take outright control of the spot, clearing the bar at 4.23m (13-10.5) to take fourth place in the field. Finally, senior Jeff Duensing closed out the meet with a winning 18.30m (60-0.5) in the men's shot put, where redshirt freshman Nick Godbehere also posted a personal-best 17.77m (58-3.75).
 
Meanwhile, over in Boston, senior Garrett MacQuiddy represented the Bears splendidly at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational by posting his third career sub-four mile (3:58.75), which was just .08 over his personal record.
 
"Today was definitely a great validation of my early season fitness," he said. "It feels wild to say that it's my third time under four minutes, and all three came in my three most recent mile races, so it's great to be consistently in shape. I feel like I'm starting off the season on the right foot."
 
Cal also fielded distance runners at the Husky Classic in Seattle. Senior Carrick Denker led the squad's men's milers with a time of 4:04.02, while sophomore Georgia McCorkle led Cal's women in the event at 4:59.53. Junior Iyan Godwin ended the Bears' day at that meet with a 1:57.06 in the 800m.
 
DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL
Men's Results
60m Hurdles: 3. Donovan Bradley 7.80/7.94 prelim (PR, Cal Top 4); 20. Seth Johnson 8.34; 31. Riley Knott 8.51
Triple Jump: 13. Obi Nwafor 14.47m (47-5.75); Jeremiah Bolaños ND
Unseeded 60m: 3. Christian Trapps 6.93; 5. Javon Hampton Jr. 6.97 (PR); 27. Jason Plumb 7.18; 35. Parker Terrill 7.34; 36. Luke Buddie 7.36
Invitational 60m: 1. David Foster 6.54/6.63 prelim (PR, School Record); 3. Chase Williams 6.68/6.73 prelim (PR, Cal Top 2); T15. George Monroe 6.84 prelim (PR); 19. Mason Mangum 6.88 prelim (PR)
Invitational 400m: 8. Isaiah Shaw 47.13 (PR, Cal Top 3)
Shot Put: 1. Jeff Duensing 18.30m (60-0.5); 4. Nick Godbehere 17.77m (58-3.75 – PR); 9. Nik Iwankiw 16.78m (55-0.75)
 
Women's Results
Shot Put: 4. Caisa-Marie Lindfors 16.53m (54-2.75 – PR, School Record)
Invitational 60m Hurdles: 10. Jazlynn Shearer 8.43 prelim; 12. Asjah Atkinson 8.47 prelim; 36. Mari Testa 8.83 prelim; 44. Torre Anderson 8.93 prelim (PR)
Triple Jump: 4. Busola Akinduro 13.25m (43-5.75 – PR, Cal Top 3); 12. Myla Canty 12.47m (40-11)
Unseeded 60m: 4. Masina Mayo 7.62 (PR); 9. Asjah Atkinson 7.73; 13. Jaymie Ruskovich 7.74 (PR); T18. Mari Testa 7.76 (PR); T.18 Jazlynn Shearer 7.76
Invitational 60m: 2. Makhaila Mills 7.26/7.31 prelim (PR – School Record); 15. Ryan Lacefield 7.55 (PR)
Pole Vault: 4. Amari Turner 4.23m (13-10.5 – PR, Cal Top 3); 10. Ali Sahaida 3.83m (12-6.75)
Invitational 400m: 17. Ryan Lacefield 54.98 (PR, Cal Top 5); 23. Jayden Hill 56.21 (PR)
 
HUSKY CLASSIC
Men's Mile: 17. Carrick Denker 4:04.02; 65. Caden Carney 4:11.83; 86. Gabriel Abbes 4:18.20; 90. Rowan FitzGerald 4:28.13
Men's 800m: 39. Iyan Godwin 1:57.06
 
Women's Mile: 84. Georgia McCorkle 4:59.53; 117. Addie Johnson 5:09.49
 
DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
Men's Mile: 31. Garrett MacQuiddy 3:58.75
 
UP NEXT
Cal will host the second of its all-comers meets next Saturday, Feb. 17, before heading to Seattle on Feb. 23-24 for the Ken Shannon Invitational.
 
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