BERKELEY - California track & field's multi-events squad closed out the decathlon and heptathlon at a sunny Edwards Stadium on Friday, where all four Golden Bear representatives ended the afternoon with massive personal bests.
 
Once again, alumnus Hakim McMorris won four out of the day's five events to take first place in the decathlon competition with 8015 points, crossing the 8000-point threshold for the first time in his career and surpassing the automatic qualification mark for the U.S. Olympic Trials in June.
 
Sophomore Seth Johnson crossed 7000 points for the first time in his career, totaling a second-place 7315 after notching personal bests in all five of Friday's events and finishing second in both the 110m hurdles (14.53) and the 1500m (4:39.32); his PR in the javelin was by over 14 feet at 54.83m (179-10). Redshirt freshman Luke Buddie also surpassed 7000 points for the first time and set five personal records, taking third at 7073; he was helped by PRs of over a foot-and-a-half in the pole vault (4.20m/13-9.25), over 15 feet in the discus (36.33m/119-2) and over 10 seconds in the 1500m (4:53.07). Junior Riley Knott finished fourth at a personal-best 6782 points, notching three individual PRs in the 100m hurdles (15.04), the pole vault (4.40m/14-5.25) and the 1500m 5:17.13, the latter of which was over 11 seconds faster than his previous top time.
 
"Trying to put 10 events together is always challenging, just keeping track of the variables and trying to be solid in every event," assistant coach Dan Lefever, who leads the multi-events and vertical jumps, said. "For them to all do really well here at home is so cool. We had rough weather last year; fortunately the weather cooperated this year so they could show out today."
 
In the women's heptathlon, redshirt freshman Mara Lampsas took fifth place with 4020 points, a new personal best. Her top finish of the day was in the javelin, where she posted a third-place mark of 30.51m (100-1).
 
BRUTUS HAMILTON INVITATIONAL – Day Two
 
Men's Results
Decathlon:
2. Seth Johnson 7315 (PR)

• 2. 110m Hurdles – 14.53 (PR, 907 Points)
• 4. Discus – 33.20m/108-11 (PR, 528 Points)
• T3. Pole Vault – 4.40m/14-5.25 (PR, 731 Points)
• 3. Javelin – 54.83m/179-10 (PR, 660 Points)
• 2. 1500m – 4:39.32 (PR, 685 Points)

12. Luke Buddie 7073 (PR)

• 4. 110m Hurdles – 15.24 (PR, 821 Points)
• 3. Discus – 36.33m/119-2 (PR, 590 Points)
• 5. Pole Vault – 4.20m/13-9.25 (PR, 673 Points)
• 2. Javelin – 55.97m/183-7 (PR, 677 Points)
• 3. 1500m – 4:53.07 (PR, 600 Points)

11. Riley Knott 6782 (PR)

• 3. 110m Hurdles – 15.04 (PR, 845 Points)
• 2. Discus – 36.40m/119-5 (592 Points)
• T3. Pole Vault – 4.40m/14-5.25 (PR, 731 Points)
• 4. Javelin – 47.67m/156-4 (554 Points)
• 4. 1500m – 5:17.13 (PR, 465 Points)

 
Women's Results
Heptathlon:
5. Mara Lampsas 4020 (PR)

• 7. Long Jump – 4.81m/15-9.5 (508 Points)
• 3. Javelin – 30.51m/100-1 (486 Points)
• 7. 800m – 2:51.84 (445 Points)

 
UP NEXT
The bulk of Cal's competitors will appear at Edwards Stadium on Saturday for day three of the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, with the first event (the men's hammer) set to begin at 8:30 a.m. PT.
 
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