Steve Pretre
Garrett MacQuiddy set the school record in the 1500m on Friday.
T&F4/18/2025 9:57 PM | By: Cal Athletics
MacQuiddy Sets School Record In 1500m
Leko Registers No. 2 Mark In Cal History In Women's Shot Put
Senior
Garrett MacQuiddy capped off an eventful day for the California track & field team Friday evening by setting the school record in the 1500m with a time of 3:38.50 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.MacQuiddy, who finished fourth in his section, broke the previous program standard of 3:39.43 set by alumnus Thomas Joyce in 2015
Sophomore teammate
Justin Pretre set a personal best in the same race with a 3:42.72, good for the eighth-best time ever at Cal.
At the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, sophomore
Lucija Leko won the women's shot put with a mark of 16.54m (54-3.25) – the second-best throw in Cal history. She was joined in that competition by redshirt senior
Caisa-Marie Lindfors (second place, 15.83m/51-11.25) and redshirt sophomore
Giavonna Meeks (third place, 15.35m/50-4.25), who respectively posted the program's No. 7 and No. 10 all-time marks.
Several other Bears set personal bests at the Mt. SAC Relays. Freshman
Gabriel Rodriguez shaved over three seconds off his career-best 1500m time, taking second place in the collegiate section with a time of 3:53.36, while classmate
Sam Franco followed up with a 13-second PR in the 5000m at 14:24.06. Freshmen
Fallyn Gowans (14.00w, 100m hurdles) and
Wazell Wright (10.75, 100m) recorded wind-aided and wind-legal PRs, respectively, after which junior
Jayden Hill lowered her 800m time to 2:09.36 to take third place. In the field, sophomore
Adrianna Coleman added three meters to her previous best mark in the discus with a throw of 47.83m (156-11), while senior
Riley Knott leaped to a wind-aided PR of 7.11m (23-4) in the long jump.
Juniors
Jason Plumb and
Ali Sahaida posted third-place finishes in their respective events, with Plumb earning a best mark of 7.56m (24-9.75) in the long jump and Sahaida clearing the bar at 4.20m (13-9.25) in the Elite B pole vault section.
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL - MEN'S RESULTS
1500m Invite - 4.
Garrett MacQuiddy 3:38.50 (PR, School Record); 37.
Justin Pretre 3:42.72 (PR, 8th Cal History)
MT. SAC RELAYS DAY 2 - MEN'S RESULTS
100m - 33.
Wazell Wright 10.75 (wind-legal PR)
200m - 14.
Avinash Schwarzkopf 21.32; 32.
Wazell Wright 21.67
400m - 11.
Aiden Lippert 47.49
800m - 14.
Lamarr Kirk Jr. 1:53.80
1500m - 2.
Gabriel Rodriguez 3:53.36
1500m Elite - 14.
Rowan FitzGerald 3:59.18
5000m Elite - 10.
Sam Franco 14:24.06 (PR)
110m Hurdles - 27.
Matt Gladney 14.81w
400m Hurdles - 21.
Daniel Chen 53.83
High Jump A - 8.
Victor Ezike Jr. 2.00m/6-6.75
High Jump B - -
Brandon Cheeks II NH
Pole Vault Elite B - 4.
Parker Terrill 5.15m/16-10.75; -
Will Siemens NH
Long Jump - 3.
Jason Plumb 7.56m/24-9.75; 8.
Javon Hampton Jr. 7.24m/23-9; 9.
Chukwunonso Udeh 7.12m/23-4.5; T10.
Riley Knott 7.11mw/23-4 (wind-aided PR)
Triple Jump - 6.
Jeremiah Bolaños 14.79m/48-6.25; 10.
Kosi Nwafor 14.23m/46-8.25
Shot Put - 10.
Nik Iwankiw 16.43m/53-11
Discus - 5.
Jared Freeman 53.38m/175-1 (Cal PR); 6.
Charlie Dang 52.81m/173-3; 7.
Nick Godbehere 51.07m/167-6; 9.
Nik Iwankiw 49.39m/162-0
MT. SAC RELAYS DAY 2 - WOMEN'S RESULTS
100m - 23.
Jaymie Ruskovich 12.02; 32.
Masina Mayo 12.12
200m - 23.
Jaymie Ruskovich 24.38; 49.
Masina Mayo 25.11
400m - 32.
Nairobi Smith 57.25
800m - 3.
Jayden Hill 2:09.36 (PR); 15.
Carolina Dawson 2:11.75; 22.
Zoe Lahanas 2:16.77
5000m Elite - -
Sarah Perkins DNF
100m Hurdles - 4.
Mari Testa 13.67; 9.
Saqqara Ruffin 13.89; 11.
Fallyn Gowans 14.00w (wind-aided PR); 29.
Torre Anderson 14.77w
High Jump A - -
Ashanti Elie NH
High Jump B - T4.
Jade Neser 1.60m/5-3
Pole Vault Elite B - 3.
Ali Sahaida 4.20m/13-9.25
Long Jump - 19.
Yuki Hamachi 5.67m/18-7.25
Triple Jump - 15.
Leah Anderson 11.92m/39-1.25
Shot Put - 1.
Lucija Leko 16.54m/54-3.25 (PR, 2nd Cal History); 2.
Caisa-Marie Lindfors 15.83m/51-11.25 (Cal PR, 7th Cal History); 3.
Giavonna Meeks 15.35m/50-4.5 (Cal PR, 10th Cal History)
Discus - 7.
Adrianna Coleman 47.83m/156-11 (PR); 12.
Amanda Spear 43.81m/143-8
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The Bears wrap up action at the Mt. SAC Relays on Sunday.
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