SEATTLE/RENO, Nev. – The California track & field team closed out its indoor regular season Saturday with several outstanding results at the Husky Classic in Seattle and the Battle Born Classic in Reno, Nevada, putting the Golden Bears in good shape as they turn their attention to the upcoming ACC Indoor Championships.
 
Every single one of Cal's distance runners competing Saturday posted a personal best in Seattle. The first event of the day was the men's mile, where seniors Caden Carney (4:00.51) and Rowan FitzGerald rose to No. 7 and No. 10, respectively, in program history, while redshirt freshmen Gabriel Rodriguez and Zac Gibson posted times of 4:10.08 and 4:13.23. Next was the women's 800m, where senior Carolina Dawson improved her own program No. 10 time to 2:08.58. The men's 800m featured junior Lamarr Kirk Jr. and freshman sensation Jackson Hein; Kirk broke the 1:50 barrier for the first time with a time of 1:49.74 to rise from No. 9 to No. 5 in program history, while Hein followed Dawson's example and bettered his own program No. 7 time to 1:50.33.
 
The standout result of the afternoon, however, came from junior Addie Johnson. Competing in a 3000m invite section that finished with three of the top-25 times in collegiate history, Johnson rose to the challenge and improved her PR by nearly eight seconds to 9:06.64 – third-fastest in Cal history and the best time by a Bear since alumnae Deborah Maier's 9:02.35 at the 2012 MPSF Championships. She is just one of three Cal women to break 9:07 in the event, following Maier and school record-holder Chelsea Reilly (2012).
 
Over in Reno, sophomore Nairobi Smith continued her breakout sophomore season with a third-place time of 23.52 in the 200m, taking sole control of Cal's No. 2 all-time spot and coming within 0.03 seconds of the school record with a .29-second PR.
 
Cal's triple jumpers also performed well, led by junior Jeremiah Bolaños' winning mark of 15.56m (51-0.75), the best indoor mark by a Bar in seven years, to become the No. 7 performer in school history with a 7.5-inch PR. Sophomore Kosi Nwafor finished third with a best jump of 14.39m (47-2.5), while redshirt sophomore Frankie Cruz Jr. made his indoor collegiate debut in the event with a leap of 14.27m (46-10). On the women's side, senior Leah Anderson and freshman Avery Hart placed second and third, respectively, with season-best marks of 12.38m (40-7.5) and 12.34m (40-6).
 
Junior Lucija Leko won the women's shot put title with a toss of 15.61m (51-2.75), while redshirt junior Nik Iwankiw placed third in the men's contest with a PR of 17.54m (57-6.5).
 
BATTLE BORN CLASSIC – DAY TWO MEN'S RESULTS
200m – 6. Wazell Wright 21.51
Triple Jump – 1. Jeremiah Bolaños 15.56m/51-0.75 (PR, 7th Cal History); 3. Kosi Nwafor 14.39m/47-2.5; 5. Frankie Cruz Jr. 14.27m/46-10 (PR); 7. Chukwunonso Udeh 13.89m/45-7
Shot Put – 3. Nik Iwankiw 17.54m/57-6.5 (PR); 6. Eliot Traxler 15.95m/52-4
                                                                                                                                                                            
BATTLE BORN CLASSIC – DAY TWO WOMEN'S RESULTS
200m – 3. Nairobi Smith 23.52 (PR, 2nd Cal History)
800m – 32. Savannah Harris 2:26.81
Triple Jump – 2. Leah Anderson 12.38m/40-7.25; 3. Avery Hart 12.34m/40-6 (PR)
Shot Put – 1. Lucija Leko 15.61m/51-2.75
 
HUSKY CLASSIC – DAY TWO MEN'S RESULTS
800m – 10. Lamarr Kirk Jr. 1:49.74 (PR, 5th Cal History); 15. Jackson Hein 1:50.33 (PR, 7th Cal History)
Mile – 14. Caden Carney 4:00.51 (PR, 7th Cal History); 27. Rowan FitzGerald 4:02.57 (PR, 10th Cal History); 60. Gabriel Rodriguez 4:10.08 (PR); 73. Zac Gibson 4:13.23 (PR)
 
HUSKY CLASSIC – DAY TWO WOMEN'S RESULTS
800m – 19. Carolina Dawson 2:08.58 (PR, 10th Cal History)
3000m Invite – 13. Addie Johnson 9:06.64 (PR, 3rd Cal History)
 
UP NEXT
The Bears will host the Cal All Comers at Edwards Stadium on Feb. 21 before returning to action in uniform at the ACC Indoor Championships, which will be held at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston from Feb. 26-28.
 
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