SACRAMENTO – California track & field closed out its second outdoor meet of the season on Saturday with decisive team victories over its competition, as the men finished with 201.33 points (123.33 above second place) and the women with 169.50 (74.50 over second place) at the Hornet Invitational.
 
The men's sprinters fared well once again on the second day of the meet, with junior David Foster improving his 100m PR to a winning 10.24 and bettering his own program No. 2 entry while senior Chase Williams made his debut on Cal's top-10 list with a third-place 10.38, good for fifth fastest in program history. Williams, along with senior George Monroe, senior Mason Mangum and junior Christian Trapps, also took second place in the 4x100m relay with a combined 39.98. Junior Isaiah Shaw earned another top-three finish in the 400m with his second-place time of 47.15; meanwhile, freshman Donovan Bradley continued his standout rookie campaign by placing second in the 110m hurdles (13.87). Cal's male distance runners also picked up two more event wins on Saturday, with junior Iyan Godwin running a personal-best 1:49.99 in the 800m and sophomore Caden Carney picking up his second title of the weekend with a time of 3:49.46 in the 1500m.
 
In the men's field events, the Bears took home four event wins and eight total top-three placings. Junior Riley Knott crushed his outdoor high jump PR with a winning leap of 2.10m (6-10.75), while freshman teammate Victor Ezike Jr. took second with a mark of 2.01m (6-7) in his collegiate debut. Mangum matched his success on the track with a resounding victory in the long jump, posting an enormous wind-aided PR of 7.86m (25-9.5); sophomore Jason Plumb took second with his own PR of nearly two feet, recording a best leap of 7.67m (25-2). Senior Jeff Duensing added yet another shot put crown to his season with a winning throw of 18.18m (59-7.75), taking the title via tiebreaker with redshirt freshman Nick Godbehere and his matching personal-best mark. Godbehere later claimed a win of his own in the discus, whirling the platter 50.81m (166-8), while junior Charlie Dang improved his javelin career high with a third-place effort of 60.90m (199-10).
 
Both the women's runners and field athletes also posted a slew of top finishes, including two top-10 program times of their own. Junior Makhaila Mills made her debut on Cal's all-time list with a winning 100m time of 11.60, just .003 seconds faster than classmate Aysha Shaheed's second-place finish and eighth best in program history. Senior Jazlynn Shearer took second place in the 100m hurdles behind classmate Jada Hicks (13.35); her time of 13.48 was her best as a member of the Blue & Gold and bettered her own program No. 5 mark. Meanwhile, senior Ryan Lacefield's star continued to rise as she won the 400m in a personal-best 54.26, while classmate Claire Yerby took third in the 800m race with a time of 2:10.76.
 
Freshman Ashanti Elie acquitted herself well in the high jump, clearing the bar at 1.67m (5-5.75) to earn third place. Two female Cal throwers also claimed event titles to round out the group – senior Jasmine Blair competed for the first time in two years to win the discus contest at 54.98m (180-4), while sophomore Carolina Visca topped the javelin field at 49.07m (161-0).
 
Men's Results
100m: 1. David Foster 10.24 (PR, Cal Top 2); 3. Chase Williams 10.38 (PR, Cal Top 5); 6. Mason Mangum 10.59 (wind-legal PR); 11. Christian Trapps 10.68; 12. George Monroe 10.70; 23. Chukwunonso Udeh 10.86; 24. Javon Hampton Jr. 10.88; 25. Jason Plumb 10.90; 28. Samir Thota 10.92; 69. Luke Buddie 11.35 (PR); 72. Riley Knott 11.43w (wind-aided PR)
400m: 2. Isaiah Shaw 47.15; 7. Josh Keller 48.33 (PR); 31. Zachary Pastore 50.19 (PR)
800m: 1. Iyan Godwin 1:49.99 (PR); 4. Justin Pretre 1:52.86 (PR); 15. Lamarr Kirk Jr. 1:56.13
1500m: 1. Caden Carney 3:49.46; 6. Carrick Denker 3:50.74; 22. Rowan FitzGerald 3:57.75 (PR); 53. Dylan Bissell 4:05.65 (PR); 56. Roland Ruckmann-Barnes 4:06.48
110m Hurdles: 2. Donovan Bradley 13.87 (wind-legal PR); 6. Seth Johnson 14.55 (PR)
400m Hurdles: 6. Aiden Baker 54.08
4x100m Relay: 2. California 39.98 (Chase Williams, George Monroe, Mason Mangum, Christian Trapps)
High Jump: 1. Riley Knott 2.10m/6-10.75 (PR); 2. Victor Ezike Jr. 2.01m/6-7; 4. Seth Johnson 1.91m/6-3.25; 20. Luke Buddie 1.81m/5-11.25; - Jai Williams NH
Pole Vault: 6. Will Siemens J4.75m/15-7 (PR); 10. David Brok J4.45m/14-7.25 (PR)
Long Jump: 1. Mason Mangum 7.86mw/25-9.5 (wind-aided PR); 2. Jason Plumb 7.67m/25-2 (PR); 7. Chukwunonso Udeh 7.16m/23-6; 8. Javon Hampton Jr. 7.12m/23-4.5 (PR)
Shot Put: 1. Jeff Duensing 18.18m/59-7.75; 2. Nick Godbehere 18.18m/59-7.75 (PR); 4. Nik Iwankiw 16.14m/52-11.5; 11. Tanveer Raza 15.07m/49-5.5
Discus: 1. Nick Godbehere 50.81m/166-8; 5. Justin Wirtz 49.28m/161-8; 6. Nik Iwankiw 49.18m/161-4 (PR); 7. Charlie Dang 42.22m/138-6
Javelin: 3. Charlie Dang 60.90m/199-10 (PR)
 
Women's Results
100m: 1. Makhaila Mills 11.60 (PR, Cal Top 8); 2. Aysha Shaheed 11.60; 9. Jazlynn Shearer 11.84 (PR); 12. Jada Hicks 11.92 (PR); 19. Jaymie Ruskovich 12.05w (wind-aided PR); 25. Mari Testa 12.08w (wind-aided PR); 27. Masina Mayo 12.11 (wind-legal PR); 35. Asjah Atkinson 12.23w (PR); 38. Torre Anderson 12.29w (wind-aided PR); 41. Zanae Woods 12.39 (wind-legal PR)
400m: 1. Ryan Lacefield 54.26 (PR); 18. Jayden Hill 58.13; 27. Mackenzie Motz 59.34 (PR); 29. Trudy Watkins 59.44; 51. Anastasia Snodgrass 1:02.20
800m: 3. Claire Yerby 2:10.76; 34. Dasha Zerboni 2:28.21
1500m: 9. Georgia McCorkle 4:30.30 (PR); 23. Eva Novy-Hildesley 4:43.92; 47. Petra Schuster 4:54.99; 74. Sydney Morrow 5:11.54; - Addie Johnson DNF
100m Hurdles: 1. Jada Hicks 13.35; 2. Jazlynn Shearer 13.48 (Cal Top 5); 4. Asjah Atkinson 13.82; 6. Mari Testa 14.11 (PR); 10. Saqqara Ruffin 14.39 (PR)
400m Hurdles: 5. Loreal Wilson 1:01.54
4x100m Relay: - California DNF (Jada Hicks, Ryan Lacefield, Makhaila Mills, Aysha Shaheed)
High Jump: 3. Ashanti Elie J1.67m/5-5.75; 6. Mara Lampsas 1.62m/5-3.75 (PR); 9. Torre Anderson 1.62m/5-3.75 (PR); 17. Adrianna Ellard 1.52m/4-11.75
Long Jump: 4. Torre Anderson 5.72m/18-9.25 (PR); 32. Mara Lampsas 4.86m/15-11.5
Shot Put: 5. Sara Pettinger 13.36m/43-10
Discus: 1. Jasmine Blair 54.98m/180-4; 13. Sara Pettinger 40.84m/134-0
Javelin: 1. Carolina Visca 49.07m/161-0
 
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