April 6, 2007
BERKELEY -
Seventeen California Golden Bears earned spots on the Academic All-MPSF team, the conference office announced this week. The MPSF awarded 11 Cal women and six Cal men academic honors.
The complete list of academic honorees follows below.
The Cal women took third place and the Bears men were sixth at the MPSF Indoor Championships in February. Cal garnered conference titles with Ed Wright in the high jump and the men's distance medley relay.
The Bears, now in the midst of their outdoor season, compete at the 113th Big Meet at Stanford on Saturday.
Academic All-MPSF Selections from California
Kelechi Anyanwu 3.21 Senior Throws San Jose, Calif. / Silver Creek HS
Kandi Bonty 3.21 Sophomore Sprints Los Angeles, Calif. / James Monroe HS
Tifani Grimes 3.35 Sophomore Multis Sacramento, Calif. / St. Francis HS
Mercedes Marchbanks 3.17 RS Freshman Jumps Redwood City, Calif. / Sequoia HS
Lollie Onipede 3.36 Sophomore Sprints Berkeley, Calif. / Holy Names HS
Angie Pressey 3.42 Sophomore Sprints, LJ Heathrow, Fla. / Lake May HS
Evelyn Smith 3.19 Sophomore Sprints Hayward, Calif. / Hayward HS
Cassandra Strickland 3.09 Junior Jumps Las Vegas, Nev. / Foothill HS
Brook Turner 3.33 Junior Sprints Beachwood, Ohio / The Hawken School
Daisy Van Ravenswaay 3.48 Senior Throws Canfield, Ontario, Canada / Connecticut
Francesca Weems 3.70 Sophomore Sprints Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i / Kealakehe HS
Alex Beitashour 3.57 Senior Sprints San Francisco, Calif. / The Branson School
Craig Gallimore 3.17 Junior Hurdles Burke, Va. / Lake Braddock HS
Jonas Hallgrimsson 3.15 Senior Multis Hafnarfjodur, Iceland / USC
Jake Hanson 3.11 Sophomore Sprints Yelm, Wash. / Yelm HS
John Ludden 3.02 Junior Throws Canoga Park, Calif. / Harvard-Westlake
Zak Thomas 3.10 Junior Throws Wakefield, R.I. / South Kingstown HS
