California Golden Bears Athletics
Saturday, December 6
Boston, MA
9:00 a.m.
California
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Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
Pretre aims to be just the second Bear in history to run sub-7:50 this season.
Photo by: Steve Pretre
Pretre Finishes 9th Of 130 In Boston
12/6/2025 1:10 PM | Track & Field
Cal’s First Competition As A Team Will Be Jan. 16
BOSTON – California track & field junior Justin Pretre opened the indoor season for the Golden Bears in fine fashion at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, starting off slow but kicking into another gear to close out his heat of the men's 3000m to finish in 7:56.30 with a final 200m split of 29.26. Pretre's finish was good for ninth out of 130 total runners who competed in the open section.
Were he not already at No. 4 on Cal's all-time performers list with a PR of 3:53.44, set last season at the UW Invitational, Pretre's race would have moved him up to eighth in program history. He is also the Bears' all-time No. 4 performer in the indoor mile (3:59.34) and ran the first leg of Cal's No. 4 distance medley relay time (9:32.81). Outdoors, he ranks eighth at Cal in the 1500m with a best time of 3:42.72.
"This was a great way to cap off 2025," said Cal assistant coach Bobby Lockhart, who leads the distance squad. "I'm happy that Justin made the most of it today."
UP NEXT
The Bears will have their first competition as a team on Jan. 16 at the Spokane Sports Showcase in Spokane, Washington.
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For complete coverage of Cal track & field, follow the Bears on X (@CalTFXC), Instagram (@caltfxc) and Facebook (@Cal Cross Country/Track and Field).
Were he not already at No. 4 on Cal's all-time performers list with a PR of 3:53.44, set last season at the UW Invitational, Pretre's race would have moved him up to eighth in program history. He is also the Bears' all-time No. 4 performer in the indoor mile (3:59.34) and ran the first leg of Cal's No. 4 distance medley relay time (9:32.81). Outdoors, he ranks eighth at Cal in the 1500m with a best time of 3:42.72.
"This was a great way to cap off 2025," said Cal assistant coach Bobby Lockhart, who leads the distance squad. "I'm happy that Justin made the most of it today."
UP NEXT
The Bears will have their first competition as a team on Jan. 16 at the Spokane Sports Showcase in Spokane, Washington.
STAY POSTED
For complete coverage of Cal track & field, follow the Bears on X (@CalTFXC), Instagram (@caltfxc) and Facebook (@Cal Cross Country/Track and Field).
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