California track & field has a busy weekend ahead, with athletes from the squad scheduled to make appearances at three different meets on Feb. 9-10.
 
The largest contingent will appear at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with representatives competing in the sprints, hurdles, vertical jumps, horizontal jumps and throws. Top transfers Rowan Hamilton and Caisa-Marie Lindfors will make their Golden Bear debuts, with Hamilton entering the weight throw competition for the first time in his collegiate career and Lindfors set to appear in the shot put. Cal's long jumpers will also look to have another strong outing, with the 11th-ranked men set to field eight individuals in this week's competition; senior Mason Mangum leads that group with a season-best mark of 7.51m (24-7.75).
 
The Bears' distance squad will compete for the first time this season, with 10 different runners scheduled to appear across three events at the Husky Classic in Seattle. Two of Cal's top distance runners – seniors Claire Yerby and Garrett MacQuiddy – will be running the mile all the way across the country at Boston's David Hemery Valentine Invitational. Last year, MacQuiddy became the first Cal man since 2016 to run a sub-four-minute mile, while Yerby added two program top-10 times to the indoor record book.
 
In the Bears' opening weekend at the New Mexico Team Open (Jan. 26-27), the Bears set three program records and seven additional top 10s  while recording 13 top-three finishes. Juniors David Foster and Makhaila Mills ran 6.56 and 7.27 in the men's and women's 60m, respectively, to rise to the top of Cal's all-time lists; Foster's time is tied for the fifth-fastest in the NCAA, while Mills currently ranks in a tie for 21st. Pole vaulter Skyler Magula rose from No. 3 to No. 1 in the program record book, clearing the bar at 5.51m (18-1) for a new indoor personal best.
 
Don Kirby Invitational – Meet Schedule (All Times PT)
An asterisk (*) indicates the school record-holder in the event.
Friday, Feb. 9
8 a.m. – Women's Long Jump – Busola Akinduro, Torre Anderson, Ashanti Elie
9 a.m. – Men's "B" Pole Vault – Parker Terrill, Will Siemens
12 p.m. – Women's High Jump – Torre Anderson, Ashanti Elie, Toby Lai*
12 p.m. – Women's Weight Throw – Adrianna Coleman, Audrey Jacobs, Angie Schykerynec
12:30 p.m. – Men's Pole Vault – Skyler Magula
12:55 p.m. – Women's Unseeded 400m – Loreal Wilson
2 p.m. – Men's Long Jump – Jeremiah Bolaños, Luke Buddie, Javon Hampton Jr., Seth Johnson, Mason Mangum, Obi Nwafor, Jason Plumb, Chukwunonso Udeh
2:50 p.m. – Men's Unseeded 200m – Isaiah Shaw, Christian Trapps, Chase Williams
3:35 p.m. – Women's Unseeded 200m – Jayden Hill, Ryan Lacefield, Masina Mayo, Jaymie Ruskovich, Loreal Wilson
4 p.m. – Women's "B" Pole Vault – Paige Martin
4 p.m. – Men's Weight Throw – Michael Gupta, Rowan Hamilton, Ivar Moisander
4:30 p.m. – Men's High Jump – Luke Buddie, Seth Johnson, Riley Knott, Jai Williams
5:20 p.m. – Men's Invitational 200m – George Monroe
 
Saturday, Feb. 10
8 a.m. – Women's Shot Put – Caisa-Marie Lindfors
8:40 a.m. – Men's 60m Hurdles Prelims – Donovan Bradley, Seth Johnson, Riley Knott
8:55 a.m. – Women's Invitational 60m Hurdles Prelims – Torre Anderson, Asjah Atkinson, Jazlynn Shearer, Mari Testa
9 a.m. – Women's Triple Jump – Busola Akinduro, Myla Canty
9 a.m. – Men's Triple Jump – Jeremiah Bolaños, Obi Nwafor
9:25 a.m. – Men's Unseeded 60m – Luke Buddie, Javon Hampton Jr., Jason Plumb, Parker Terrill, Christian Trapps
9:45 a.m. – Women's Unseeded 60m – Asjah Atkinson, Masina Mayo, Jaymie Ruskovich, Jazlynn Shearer, Mari Testa
10:10 a.m. – Men's Invitational 60m Prelims – David Foster, Mason Mangum, George Monroe, Chase Williams
10:25 a.m. – Women's Invitational 60m Prelims – Makhaila Mills*, Ryan Lacefield
11:25 a.m. – Men's 60m Hurdles Final
11:30 a.m. – Women's Invitational 60m Hurdles Final
11:30 a.m. – Women's Pole Vault – Ali Sahaida, Amari Turner
11:35 a.m. – Men's Invitational 400m – Isaiah Shaw
12 p.m. – Women's Invitational 400m – Jayden Hill, Ryan Lacefield
12 p.m. – Men's Shot Put – Jeff Duensing, Nick Godbehere, Nik Iwankiw
12:25 p.m. – Men's Invitational 60m Final
12:30 p.m. – Women's Invitational 60m Final
1:30 p.m. – Men's 4x400m Relay – Seth Johnson, Luke Buddie, Parker Terrill, Riley Knott
 
Husky Classic – Meet Schedule (All Times PT)
Friday, Feb. 9
3:20 p.m. – Women's 3000m – Addie Johnson, Georgia McCorkle, Sophie Tau, Amelia Wardle-Stacey
4:05 p.m. – Men's 3000m – Gabriel Abbes, John Sesteaga
 
Saturday, Feb. 10
10:10 a.m. – Women's Mile – Addie Johnson, Georgia McCorkle, Sophie Tau, Amelia Wardle-Stacey
11:00 a.m. – Men's Mile – Gabriel Abbes, Caden Carney, Carrick Denker, Rowan FitzGerald, John Sesteaga
12:05 p.m. – Men's 800m – Iyan Godwin
 
David Hemery Valentine Invitational – Meet Schedule (All Times PT)
Friday, Feb. 9
1:25 p.m. – Women's Mile – Claire Yerby
 
Saturday, Feb. 10
1:55 p.m. – Men's Mile – Garrett MacQuiddy
 
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