SPOKANE, Wash. – California track & field closed out its opening weekend of competition with another successful day at The Podium, earning six victories and another trio of program top 10s at the Spokane Indoor Challenge.
 
Once again, Cal's sprinters and hurdlers were the stars of the show, collecting all three of the Bears' new program top-10 times and accounting for six of the team's 10 podium finishes. The trio of David Foster (21.22), Gavin Schurr (21.23) and Johnny Goode (21.24) finished 1-2-3 in the men's 200m – Foster and Goode rose to second and third, respectively, on the program's all-time list, while Schurr missed his own school record by just .02 seconds. Competing in her first indoor race since 2023, Aysha Shaheed came even closer to her own school record in the women's 200m, winning the race by nearly half a second (23.78) and finishing .01 seconds off her personal best. Sophomore Mari Testa claimed a second-place finish in the 60m hurdles, posting a PR in two-straight days to move into a tie for eighth on the all-time program list (8.61). The sprinters closed out their weekend with the women's 4x400m relay as the quartet of Loreal Wilson, Jayden Hill, Zoe Lahanas and Ryan Lacefield combined for a winning time of 3:47.29.
 
Lahanas also acquitted herself well in the 800m, posting a lifetime best of 2:14.01 that was second-fastest in the field, while Iyan Godwin won the men's event with a PR of 1:55.82 and Lamarr Kirk Jr. took third at 1:56.63. Senior Riley Knott had a career day of his own, winning the men's long jump with a personal-best leap of 6.87m (22-6.5), while pole vaulter Will Siemens soared to a PR for the second day in a row with a first-jump clearance of 4.88m (16-0) to claim victory.
 
In total, Cal collected 48 personal bests on the weekend.
 
SPOKANE INDOOR CHALLENGE – MEN'S RESULTS
60m Final – 5. Seth Johnson 6.92 (PR)
60m Prelims – 8. Seth Johnson 6.93q; 9. Javon Hampton Jr. 6.94 (PR); 10. Chukwunonso Udeh 6.95 (PR); 13. Jason Plumb 6.97 (PR); 18. Trevor Rogers 7.00 (PR); 33. Luke Buddie 7.25 (PR); 38. Riley Knott 7.29 (=PR)
200m – 1. David Foster 21.22 (PR, No. 2 Cal History); 2. Gavin Schurr 21.23; 3. Johnny Goode 21.24 (PR, No. 3 Cal History); 8. Wazell Wright 21.89 (PR); 17. Chase Williams 22.72
400m – 9. Seth Johnson 50.22 (PR); 17. Riley Knott 52.04 (PR); 21. Luke Buddie 52.67 (PR)
800m – 1. Iyan Godwin 1:55.82 (PR); 3. Lamarr Kirk Jr. 1:56.63 (PR)
Pole Vault – 1. Will Siemens 4.88m/16-0 (PR)
Long Jump – 1. Riley Knott 6.87m/22-6.5 (PR); 12. Seth Johnson 6.49m/21-3.5; 13. Jeremiah Bolaños 6.49m/21-3.5 (=PR)
Triple Jump – 8. Victor Ezike Jr. 12.97m/42-6.75 (PR)
 
SPOKANE INDOOR CHALLENGE – WOMEN'S RESULTS
60m Prelims – 17. Paige Porter 7.79 (PR); 20. Zanae Woods 7.88
200m – 1. Aysha Shaheed 23.78; 12. Paige Porter 25.49 (PR); 14. Jaymie Ruskovich 25.55; 25. Ryan Lacefield 26.52
400m – 5. Loreal Wilson 58.32
800m – 2. Zoe Lahanas 2:14.01 (PR)
60m Hurdles Final – 2. Mari Testa 8.61 (PR, Tied – No. 8 Cal History); 4. Saqqara Ruffin 8.77; 5. Torre Anderson 8.82; 7. Fallyn Gowans 8.95
60m Hurdles Prelims – 3. Mari Testa 8.75q; 4. Torre Anderson 8.76q (PR); 6. Saqqara Ruffin 8.82q; 7. Fallyn Gowans 8.83q
4x400m Relay – 1. California A 3:47.29 (Loreal Wilson, Jayden Hill, Zoe Lahanas, Ryan Lacefield)
High Jump – 8. Torre Anderson 1.61m/5-3.25
Long Jump – 20. Ashanti Elie 4.93m/16-2.25; 21. Myla Canty 4.92m/16-1.75 (PR)
 
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Cal heads to Albuquerque, N.M., for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational on Jan. 24-25.
 
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