April 10, 2000
THIS WEEK:
Fri.-Sun. April 14-16 at Mount SAC Relays Walnut, CA All Day
Sat. April 15 at Woody Wilson Invitational Davis, CA All Day
CAL TRAVELS TO MOUNT SAC RELAYS, WOODY WILSON INVITE
Half of the Cal team travels to the 42nd-annual Mount San Antonio (Mt. SAC) Relays, April 14-16, in Walnut, Calif. The non-scored Mt. SAC Relays attracts college teams from throughout the country and nationally-regarded unattached athletes. Cal also sends a group to the Woody Wilson Invitational, April 15.
ABOUT MT. SAC RELAYS
The Bears have athletes competing in the College/Open, University/Invitational and Invitational divisions. The college division attracts primarily Division II and III athletes along with some lower level Division I athletes, the university division features Division I athletes along with some open athletes, and the invitational division spotlights the highest level athletes.
CAL CELEBRATES EDWARDS STADIUM DEDICATION WITH WIN
Cal celebrated the reopening of Edwards Stadium with victories by the men and women at the Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invitational. The men won with 196.5 points, while UC Davis finished second with 98. The women won with 144 points to Nevada's 113.5. The stadium was officially christened when lead donor Richard Goldman (Class of '41) broke a ceremonial finish-line ribbon.
After a year competing off campus, Cal returns home this year to Edwards Stadium, which opened in 1932 as the only stadium in the world built for track & field only. The stadium recently underwent a $3.5 million renovation, which included reconfiguring the 400-meter oval with 85-meter straightaways, installation of a top polyurethane all-weather surface and the conversion of the infield into a regulation size soccer field, among other improvements. The lead gift of $1.5 million came from Goldman and his late wife Rhoda (class '46). In recognition of their contribution, the field at Edwards Stadium has been named Goldman Field in honor of Richard's father, Richard Samuel Goldman.
CAL ON TELEVISION AT LEAST TWICE
FOX Sports Net Bay Area will show the Arizona meet April 30 at 11 a.m., while the Brutus Hamilton meet is being shown on April 29, at 4 p.m.
JOYCE SETS STADIUM RECORD IN THE HAMMER
Sophomore Jennifer Joyce won the hammer throw at the Brutus Hamilton Invite with a throw of 199-0 feet, which breaks her old school record (196-7) and the previous Edwards Stadium record of 194-4. USC's Leslie Coons established the previous facility record in 1996.
KENNEDY RECORDS NCAA PROVIS. MARK IN THE LONG JUMP
Freshman Robert Kennedy won the long jump compettion at the Brutus Hamilton meet with a Cal season-best mark of 25-1.25, which is an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. He surpassed his previous PR of 24-11.25.
BEAR BITS FROM BRUTUS
Cal won seven events (four men, three women) at the Brutus Hamilton, including Bolota Asmerom in the 1500m (3:48.38), Bevan Hart in the pole vault (16-6.75), Jerriod Mack (49-1.75) and Reynda King (41-7.25) in the triple jump, and Erin Belger in the 800m (2:09.46).
