SACRAMENTO – The California track & field team finished up competition at the Hornet Invitational on Saturday with another three program top 10s, bringing its total to seven on the weekend, and a pair of event wins to likewise rise to seven over the past two days. Both the men's and women's squads finished atop the team standings with the men at 163 points and the women at 99.
 
For the women, it was sophomore Lucija Leko who starred with two new program top-four marks in her first collegiate outdoor meet. The Second-Team All-ACC thrower started off her day with a second-place finish in the discus, with her best throw sailing 56.85m (186-6) to trail only national leader Cierra Jackson of Fresno State and her 60.14m (197-4). Leko's and Jackson's positions reversed in the shot put as the Croatian native posted a mark of 16.21m (53-2) on her last throw to beat Jackson by 7.5 inches.
 
Jade Neser (1.64m/5-6.5) and Adriana Ellard (1.59m/5-2.5) took second and third, respectively, in the women's high jump open section, while sophomore Ashanti Elie posted the top mark by a Golden Bear this season with a clearance of 1.69m (5-6.5) in the invite section. Over in the long jump pit, Torre Anderson posted a PR of over four inches with a leap of 5.88m (19-3.5).
 
On the track, Mari Testa led the Bears' 100m hurdlers with a time of 13.85, while Fallyn Gowans shaved 0.01 second off her best time to finish in 14.42. Jaymie Ruskovich (11.99) and Jayden Hill (56.02) led the team in the 100m and 400m, respectively; Zoe Lahanas ran in the latter event for the first time as a collegian and posted a time of 59.50. Georgia McCorkle nearly matched her personal best in the 1500m with a time of 4:30.42, pacing a Bears unit that also contained first-time 1500m competitors Sophie Tau (4:33.68) and Sarah Perkins (4:46.22).
 
Junior Johnny Goode stood out once again on the men's side, posting his second top-five time in two days with a 400m time of 45.86 that stands as fourth-fastest in Cal history and took second place in the field. Isaiah Shaw (47.43) and Aiden Lippert (47.44) also competed in uniform in the event for the first time this season, while Avinash Schwarzkopf posted a personal best in the Blue & Gold with a time of 48.82.
 
Chase Williams led the way in the men's 100m with a time of 10.61, followed by a trio of freshmen in Aidan Orias (10.88), Jakobi Smith (11.03) and Aaron Yang (11.16); Orias's time was a wind-legal PR, while Yang's was his collegiate best. In the 110m hurdles, Donovan Bradley posted Cal's best time at 14.18 and Riley Knott lowered his career best to 15.01. Freshman Zac Gibson led Cal's 1500m runners with his time of 3:53.59, while Sam Franco posted a time of 3:54.81 in his event debut and Antoine Moret notched a personal best of 3:56.07.
 
In the men's long jump, Jason Plumb took the title for Cal with a leap of 7.53m (24-8.5) while Chukwunonso Udeh placed third at 7.14m (23-5.25). In the pole vault invite section, Will Siemens and Parker Terrill went 2-3, with the former posting a personal-best mark of 5.18m (17-0) and Terrill ending his day at 5.08m (16-8). The Bears' male throwers added a pair of top-three finishes of their own as Nick Godbehere made his season debut in the shot put with a second-place 17.96m (58-11) and Jared Freeman took third in the discus at 50.47m (165-7).
 
HORNET INVITATIONAL DAY 1 – MEN'S RESULTS (1st, 163 points)
100m – 6. Chase Williams 10.61; 20. Aidan Orias 10.88 (wind-legal PR); 34. Jakobi Smith 11.03; 52. Aaron Yang 11.16 (collegiate PR)
400m – 2. Johnny Goode 45.86 (PR, 4th Cal History); 4. Isaiah Shaw 47.43; 5. Aiden Lippert 47.44; 17. Avinash Schwarzkopf 48.82 (collegiate PR)
1500m – 7. Zac Gibson 3:53.59; 11. Caden Carney 3:54.46; 14. Sam Franco 3:54.81 (PR); 18. Alexander Lodewick 3:55.41; 22. Antoine Moret 3:56.07 (PR); 27. Gabriel Rodriguez 3:57.47; 42. Julian Doak 4:00.58; 52. Rowan FitzGerald 4:03.49
110m Hurdles – 5. Donovan Bradley 14.18; 11. Matt Gladney 14.78; 12. Riley Knott 15.01 (PR); 21. Luke Buddie 15.78
Pole Vault Invite – 2. Will Siemens 5.18m/17-0 (PR); 3. Parker Terrill 5.08m/16-8; 9. David Brok 4.63m/15-2.25
Long Jump – 1. Jason Plumb 7.53m/24-8.5; 3. Chukwunonso Udeh 7.14m/23-5.25; 5. Javon Hampton Jr. 7.07m/23-2.5; 9. Brandon Cheeks II 6.83m/22-5
Shot Put – 2. Nick Godbehere 17.96m/58-11.25; 4. Nik Iwankiw 16.60m/54-5.5
Discus – 3. Jared Freeman 50.47m/165-7 (Cal PR); 4. Charlie Dang 50.38m/165-3; 5. Nick Godbehere 50.21m/164-9; 6. Nik Iwankiw 49.85m/163-6
 
HORNET INVITATIONAL DAY 1 – WOMEN'S RESULTS (1st, 99 points)
100m – 14. Jaymie Ruskovich 11.99; 15. Mari Testa 12.01; 21. Masina Mayo 12.18w; 29. Saqqara Ruffin 12.43; 45. Fallyn Gowans 12.84; - Zanae Woods DNF
400m – 8. Jayden Hill 56.02; 26. Nairobi Smith 58.12; 36. Zoe Lahanas 59.50 (collegiate PR)
1500m – 8. Georgia McCorkle 4:30.42; 12. Sophie Tau 4:33.68 (PR); 32. Carolina Dawson 4:41.12; 47. Sarah Perkins 4:46.22 (PR)
100m Hurdles – 4. Mari Testa 13.85; 5. Asjah Atkinson 13.87; 14. Saqqara Ruffin 14.34; 17. Fallyn Gowans 14.42 (PR); 42. Torre Anderson 15.74
4x100m Relay – 5. California 45.90 (Zanae Woods, Jaymie Ruskovich, Mari Testa, Asjah Atkinson)
High Jump – 2. Jade Neser 1.64m/5-4.5 (PR); 3. Adriana Ellard 1.59m/5-2.5
High Jump Invite – 5. Ashanti Elie 1.69m/5-6.5; 12. Mara Lampsas 1.59m/5-2.5
Long Jump – 5. Torre Anderson 5.88m/19-3.5 (PR); 12. Yuki Hamachi 5.53m/18-1.75; 21. Jade Neser 5.29m/17-4.25
Shot Put – 1. Lucija Leko 16.21m/53-2 (collegiate PR, 4th Cal History)
Discus – 2. Lucija Leko 56.85m/186-6 (collegiate PR, 4th Cal History); 8. Amanda Spear 45.20m/148-3 (Cal PR); 10. Adrianna Coleman 44.67m/146-7 (PR)
 
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