ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The California track & field team closed out its weekend with yet another standout showing on Saturday, notching four program top-five performances and two additional top-10 marks at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
 
Junior Seth Johnson took home his first victory in the heptathlon with an outstanding total of 5800, third-best in program history, after posting sizeable personal bests to claim at least a share of the win in both the 60m hurdles (8.07) and the pole vault (4.60m/15-1). Including Friday's results, he matched or bettered a PR in six of seven events, claiming wins in four of those.
 
The men's triple jump featured a huge personal best courtesy of sophomore Jeremiah Bolaños, whose leap of 15.21m (49-11) increased his PR by eight-and-a-half inches and marked the ACC's best jump of the week. Redshirt junior Tyler Burns claimed second place in Section A of the men's pole vault with a mark of 5.36m (17-7).
 
On the track, senior Aysha Shaheed bettered her 60m PR to 7.33 for the fastest time of the weekend by an ACC woman, moving into a tie for second-best in program history, while freshman Paige Porter (7.61) and sophomore Mari Testa (7.70) also recorded personal bests in the event. Testa, along with senior Asjah Atkinson, additionally made waves in the 60m hurdles, lowering their respective personal bests to 8.31 and 8.33 for the fourth- and seventh-best times in program history. On the men's side, Johnny Goode ran the fastest 400m by any ACC man this weekend with a time of 46.38.
 
The women also performed well in the field events. In the shot put, redshirt senior Caisa-Marie Lindfors led the Bears with a mark of 16.21m (53-2.25), but it was debuting freshman Lucija Leko and redshirt sophomore Giavonna Meeks who moved upwards on Cal's all-time list. Leko's best throw of 15.89m (52-1.75) gave her the No. 5 spot in Cal history, while Meeks improved her season best to 15.65m (51-4.25) to win her flight and claim Cal's No. 6 all-time mark. Junior Leah Anderson also posted her best mark as a Golden Bear in the triple jump, winning her flight with a leap of 12.14m (39-10).
 
 
NEW MEXICO COLLEGIATE CLASSIC – MEN'S RESULTS
60m Prelim – 28. Deon McCauley 6.99 (PR)
400m – 7. Johnny Goode 46.38; 18. Isaiah Shaw 47.07
60m Hurdles Semifinal – 14. Donovan Bradley 7.98
60m Hurdles Prelim – 10. Donovan Bradley 7.94q
Pole Vault Section A – 2. Tyler Burns 5.36m/17-7
Triple Jump – 6. Jeremiah Bolaños 15.21m/49-11 (PR); 14. Kosi Nwafor 14.20m/46-7.25
Shot Put – 17. Nik Iwankiw 16.41m/53-10.25
Heptathlon – 1. Seth Johnson 5800 (PR, 3rd Cal History)

• 60m Hurdles – 8.07 (1st, 964 points – PR)
• Pole Vault – 4.60m/15-1 (T1st, 790 points – PR)
• 1000m – 2:44.89 (4th, 820 points)

 
NEW MEXICO COLLEGIATE CLASSIC – WOMEN'S RESULTS
60m Semifinal – 10. Aysha Shaheed 7.33 (PR, Tied-2nd Cal History)
60m Prelim – 18. Aysha Shaheed 7.40q; 34. Paige Porter 7.61 (collegiate PR); 39. Ryan Lacefield 7.68; 40. Mari Testa 7.70 (PR)
400m – 26. Ryan Lacefield 55.13
60m Hurdles Final – 7. Mari Testa 8.40
60m Hurdles Semifinal – 8. Mari Testa 8.31 (PR, Tied-4th Cal History); 9. Asjah Atkinson 8.33 (PR, 7^th Cal History)
60m Hurdles Prelim – 14. Asjah Atkinson 8.42q; 19. Mari Testa 8.59q
Triple Jump – 11. Leah Anderson 12.14m/39-10 (Cal PR)
Shot Put – 8. Caisa-Marie Lindfors 16.21m/53-2.25; 9. Lucija Leko 15.89m/52-1.75 (PR, 5th Cal History); 10. Giavonna Meeks 15.65m/51-4.25 (Cal PR, 6th Cal History)
 
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Cal's distance runners will return to Seattle for the Husky Classic on Feb. 14-15.
 
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