SEATTLE - California track & field kicked off the last indoor regular-season meet of the 2024 campaign on Friday, joining several other squads from across the western United States at Washington's Dempsey Indoor in Seattle. As they have in each meet to date this season, the Golden Bears posted yet another historic outing, as seniors Skyler Magula (pole vault) and Rowan Hamilton (weight throw) improved upon their school records while three other Cal athletes recorded program top-10 entries.
 
Magula was one of Cal's first competitors of the day and started the meet off with a bang, recording a 5.38m (17-7.75) clearance to begin his series before sailing over the bar at 5.53m (18-1.75) on his first attempt to surpass his own program mark. He was the only man at the meet to clear that particular height, thus clinching the first win of his indoor season and bettering his chances at claiming a spot at the upcoming NCAA Indoor Championships.
 
Over at the circle, Hamilton one-upped his performance from two weeks ago when he broke the weight throw program record in his indoor debut, raising that mark to 22.36m (73-4) on Friday to increase his own potential of earning a spot at the NCAA Championships; Hamilton's throw was only second to Washington's Jayden White, who set a facility and meet record with a toss of 23.73m (77-10). Cal's other competitor in the event, senior Ivar Moisander, also acquitted himself very well with a personal-best 20.03m (65-8) that moved him up from fourth to second in program history. He and Hamilton are the only two Bears to date to cross the 20-meter barrier in the event.
 
Cal's No. 10 men's long jump squad proved its mettle once again this week, making up nearly half of the final as four of its competitors earned spots in the top nine after three attempts. Two of those men – senior Mason Mangum and sophomore Jason Plumb – went on to earn top-three finishes, with Mangum's 7.70m (25-3.25) taking second place and Plumb's 7.40m (24-3.5) taking third. The Bears' other ranked unit, the No. 18 men's 60m group, followed up by sending all three of its own competitors to the final. Junior David Foster's PR-tying 6.54 would have set a new meet record had it not been for winner Travis Williams (6.52) of USC; senior Chase Williams was the second of Cal's finishers at 6.71, while Mangum smashed his personal best by .16 in his second event of the day to leap onto the program top-10 list with a No. 4 6.72. Breakout freshman Donovan Bradley, meanwhile, posted a new PR for the third straight competition, finishing only behind NCAA leader Johnny Brackins Jr. of USC (7.55) with a 7.79 that improved his program No. 4 entry.
 
On the women's side, Cal had two additional top-three finishes. Freshman Adrianna Coleman (19.47m/63-10) took second place in the women's weight throw, trailing only Washington's Beatrice Asomaning and her throw of 21.65m (71-0). Top sprinter Makhaila Mills, a junior, won her heat in the 60m prelims to reach the final; she took third with a time of 7.34. Senior Busola Akinduro also qualified for her event final in the long jump, finishing with a leap of 5.72m (18-9.25).
 
Cal also had several athletes appear in the multi-events. In the men's heptathlon, redshirt freshman Seth Johnson finished day one of competition with a team-leading 2958 points to stand at sixth overall in the field, particularly impressing in the high jump with a third-place mark of 1.92m (6-3.5). Junior Riley Knott did one better in that event, finishing second with his leap of 1.98m (6-6); he is currently in eighth place after four events with 2928 points. Redshirt freshman Luke Buddie (2884 points) and sophomore Parker Terrill (2761 points) round out the group. The Bears also had two entries in the women's pentathlon: sophomore Torre Anderson improved her personal best to 3472 points, racing to a PR of 2:34.53 in the 800m, while redshirt freshman Mara Lampsas competed in her first multi in the Blue & Gold to finish at 3039 points.
 
KEN SHANNON INVITATIONAL – Day One
Men's Results
Pole Vault: 1. Skyler Magula 5.53m/18-1.75 (School Record, PR)
Long Jump: 2. Mason Mangum 7.70m/25-3.25; 3. Jason Plumb 7.40m/24-3.5; 4. Chukwunonso Udeh 7.30m/23-11.5; 7. Obi Nwafor 6.86m/22-6.25; 10. Jeremiah Bolaños 6.49m/21-3.5 (PR)
60m Hurdles: 2. Donovan Bradley 7.79 Final/7.80 Prelim (Cal Top 4, PR)
60m: 2. David Foster 6.54 Final/6.57 Prelim; 4. Chase Williams 6.71 Final/6.78 Prelim; 5. Mason Mangum 6.72 Final/6.74 Prelim (Cal Top 4, PR)
Weight Throw: 2. Rowan Hamilton 22.36m/73-4 (School Record, PR); 4. Ivar Moisander 20.03m/65-8 (Cal Top 2, PR)
3000m: 31. Caden Carney 8:20.44 (PR)
Heptathlon (First Four Events):
-Seth Johnson (6th Place, 2958 Points)

• 6. 60m – 7.09 (PR, 851 Points)
• 8. Long Jump – 6.80m/22-3.75 (PR, 767 Points)
• 8. Shot Put – 12.04m/39-6 (PR, 609 Points)
• 3. High Jump – 1.92m/6-3.5 (PR, 731 Points)

-Riley Knott (8th Place, 2928 Points)

• 15. 60m – 7.36 (759 Points)
• 8. Long Jump – 6.80m/22-3.75 (PR, 767 Points)
• 6. Shot Put – 12.18m/39-11.5 (617 Points)
• 2. High Jump – 1.98m/6-6 (785 Points)

-Luke Buddie (11th Place, 2884 Points)

• 14. 60m – 7.28 (PR, 785 Points)
• 5. Long Jump – 6.98m/22-10.75 (PR, 809 Points)
• 15. Shot Put – 11.64m/38-2.25 (PR, 585 Points)
• T9. High Jump – 1.89m/6-2.25 (PR, 705 Points)

-Parker Terrill (13th Place, 2761 Points)

• 11. 60m – 7.23 (802 Points)
• 11. Long Jump – 6.70m/21-11.75 (PR, 743 Points)
• 14. Shot Put – 11.71m/38-5 (PR, 589 Points)
• T13. High Jump – 1.80m/5-10.75 (PR, 627 Points)

Women's Results
Weight Throw: 2. Adrianna Coleman 19.47m/63-10
60m Hurdles: 10. Jazlynn Shearer 8.50 Prelim; Asjah Atkinson DNF Prelim
60m: 3. Makhaila Mills 7.34 Final/7.36 Prelim
Pole Vault: T9. Amari Turner 4.02m/13-2.25; T9. Ali Sahaida 4.02m/13-2.25
Long Jump: 8. Busola Akinduro 5.72m/18-9.25; 12. Ashanti Elie 5.49m/18-1.75
3000m: 29. Georgia McCorkle 9:43.95
Pentathlon:
12. Torre Anderson 3472 (PR)

• 12. 60m Hurdles – 9.15 (879 Points)
• 9. High Jump – 1.63m/5-4.25 (771 Points)
• 14. Shot Put – 9.22m/30-3 (479 Points)
• 7. Long Jump – 5.52m/18-1.5 (706 Points)
• 9. 800m – 2:34.53 (PR, 637 Points)

14. Mara Lampsas 3039 (PR)

• 15. 60m Hurdles – 9.74 (PR, 761 Points)
• T11. High Jump – 1.57m/5-1.75 (701 Points)
• 15. Shot Put – 8.71m/28-7 (PR, 445 Points)
• 14. Long Jump – 4.93m/16-2.25 (PR, 540 Points)
• 13. 800m – 2:38.35 (PR, 592 Points)

UP NEXT
Cal will finish up competition at the Ken Shannon Invitational on Saturday, with the first events starting at 10 a.m. PT.
 
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