BERKELEY – After kicking off the outdoor season in Berkeley two weekends ago at the Cal Outdoor Opener, California track & field will continue its campaign this weekend at the Hornet Invitational, held this year at Sacramento State's Hornet Stadium this Friday-Saturday.
 
Last time out, the Golden Bears started off with a bang, recording 15 event wins and five podium sweeps at Edwards Stadium. Although the competition will be tougher this week with a handful of Division I teams (including rival Stanford, whose women ranked 12th nationally and its men 16th at the end of the indoor season) sending a large contingent to Sacramento, Cal will be sending a dangerous group of its own – 18 athletes set to compete for the Bears at the meet own spots on the program top 10 lists. The most recent of those entries belongs to junior Asjah Atkinson, whose 100m hurdles time of 13.82 at the Cal Opener moved her into a tie for eighth fastest in program history.
 
Two of Cal's 2024 indoor All-Americans – senior Busola Akinduro and junior David Foster – will be opening their outdoor seasons this weekend. Akinduro will appear in Friday's triple jump while Foster will race in the 100m on Saturday. The Bears will also field two outdoor program record-holders in senior Amari Turner and sophomore Carolina Visca, who will respectively compete in the pole vault (Friday) and javelin throw (Saturday).
 
Friday, March 15 – All Times PT
An asterisk (*) indicates the school record-holder in the event.
Names in bold appear on the program top-10 list.
 
3 p.m. Women's Hammer – Adrianna Coleman, Audrey Jacobs, Destiny Okoh, Kay Racine, Angie Schykerynec
(Following the women) Men's Hammer – Michael Gupta, Ivar Moisander, Justin Wirtz
4 p.m. Women's Triple Jump – Busola Akinduro, Myla Canty
(Following the women) Men's Triple Jump – Jeremiah Bolaños, Victor Ezike Jr., Obi Nwafor
4 p.m. Women's Pole Vault – Kylie Hilton, Paige Martin, Ali Sahaida, Amari Turner*
5:30 p.m. Women's 3000m Steeplechase – Georgia McCorkle
6 p.m. Women's 200m – Jayden Hill, Ryan Lacefield, Masina Mayo, Makhaila Mills, Jaymie Ruskovich, Aysha Shaheed, Loreal Wilson, Zanae Woods
6:45 p.m. Men's 200m – Josh Keller, Deon McCauley, George Monroe, Allen Seo, Isaiah Shaw, Samir Thota, Christian Trapps, Chase Williams
7:15 p.m. Women's 3000m – Addie Johnson, Georgia McCorkle, Sophie Tau, Claire Yerby
8:30 p.m. Men's 3000m – Gabriel Abbes, Dylan Bissell, Caden Carney, Carrick Denker, Julian Doak, Rowan FitzGerald, Justin Pretre, Roland Ruckmann-Barnes
 
Saturday, March 16 – All Times PT
An asterisk (*) indicates the school record-holder in the event.
Names in bold appear on the program top-10 list.
 
9 a.m. Women's Javelin – Carolina Visca*
(Following the women) Men's Javelin – Charlie Dang
10 a.m. Men's Pole Vault – David Brok, Will Siemens, Parker Terrill
11 a.m. Men's Shot Put – Jeff Duensing, Nick Godbehere, Nik Iwankiw, Tanveer Raza
(Following the men) Women's Shot Put – Sara Pettinger
11 a.m. Women's Long Jump – Busola Akinduro, Torre Anderson, Myla Canty, Mara Lampsas
(Following the women) Men's Long Jump – Javon Hampton Jr., Mason Mangum, Obi Nwafor, Jason Plumb, Chukwunonso Udeh
12 p.m. Men's High Jump – Luke Buddie, Victor Ezike Jr., Seth Johnson, Riley Knott, Jai Williams
(Following the men) Women's High Jump – Torre Anderson, Ashanti Elie, Adriana Ellard, Mara Lampsas
12 p.m. Women's 4x100m Relay – California
12:20 p.m. Men's 4x100m Relay – California
12:45 p.m. Women's 100m Hurdles – Asjah Atkinson, Jada Hicks, Amelia Liao, Jazlynn Shearer, Mari Testa
1:10 p.m. Men's 110m Hurdles – Donovan Bradley, Seth Johnson, Chukwunonso Udeh
1 p.m. Women's Discus – Jasmine Blair, Sara Pettinger
(Following the women) Men's Discus – Charlie Dang, Nick Godbehere, Nik Iwankiw, Justin Wirtz
1:30 p.m. Men's 400m – Iyan Godwin, Josh Keller, Aiden Lippert, Zachary Pastore, Isaiah Shaw
2 p.m. Women's 400m – Jayden Hill, Ryan Lacefield, Mackenzie Motz, Anastasia Snodgrass, Trudy Watkins
2:30 p.m. Women's 100m – Torre Anderson, Asjah Atkinson, Jada Hicks, Mara Lampsas, Masina Mayo, Makhaila Mills, Jaymie Ruskovich, Aysha Shaheed, Jazlynn Shearer, Mari Testa, Zanae Woods
2:55 p.m. Men's 100m – Luke Buddie, David Foster, Javon Hampton Jr., Riley Knott, Mason Mangum, Deon McCauley, George Monroe, Jason Plumb, Allen Seo, Samir Thota, Christian Trapps, Chase Williams
3:15 p.m. Women's 800m – Claire Yerby, Dasha Zerboni
3:45 p.m. Men's 800m – Iyan Godwin, Lamarr Kirk Jr., Justin Pretre
4:15 p.m. Women's 400m Hurdles – Loreal Wilson
4:30 p.m. Men's 400m Hurdles – Aiden Baker
4:40 p.m. Women's 1500m – Addie Johnson, Georgia McCorkle, Sydney Morrow, Eva Novy-Hildesley, Petra Schuster, Sophie Tau
5:20 p.m. Men's 1500m – Gabriel Abbes, Dylan Bissell, Caden Carney, Carrick Denker, Julian Doak, Rowan FitzGerald, Rolan Ruckmann-Barnes
6:20 p.m. Men's 4x400m Relay – California
 
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