April 16, 2013
THIS WEEK IN CAL TRACK & FIELD: In one of the longest ongoing rivalries in any sport across the country, Cal and Stanford will do battle on the track this coming Saturday in the 119th renewal of the Big Meet.
Action at Cobb Track & Angell Field on the Stanford campus gets underway with the women's hammer at 10:15 a.m., while the first event on the track is the women's 3000-meter steeplechase at 1 p.m. The final race will be the men's 4x400-meter relay scheduled to go off at 4:10 p.m.
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In the most recent dual rankings released last week, the Cal men are No. 9 in the country after defeating both Michigan and Virginia in a triangular at Edwards Stadium April 6. The Golden Bear women, who split with UM and UVA, are rated 12th, while the Cardinal is fifth.
The Bears own a 66-50-2 series edge in the men's competition, which dates back to 1893. The Cardinal men have claimed six Big Meets in a row since Cal won back-to-back meets in 2005 and `06. Stanford holds a 22-11 lead over Cal in the women's meet that started in 1980.
Last year, Stanford won, 106-57, on the men's side and, 122-41, on the women's. Highlights for the Bears included a 7-2.25 clearance by Brian Carmichael to win the men's high jump, victories by Collin Jarvis (8:54.06) and Taylor Bryson (10:19.73) in the 3000-meter steeplechase races, and a big PR from Malaina Payton in the women's long jump (21-6.25w).
COCHRAN SETS CAL FROSH RECORD: Ethan Cochran, a two-time state discus champion while at Newport Harbor HS, etched his name in the Cal record book with a throw of 188-8 in the discus this past Friday. The mark broke the seven-year-old school record of 184-8 set by Nate Rolfe and moved Cochran up to 16th in the country in the event this year. Other than NCAA champion Martin Maric, who threw 201-10 in 2009, no other Bear has thrown further than Cochran since the 1993 season.
TOP 25 BEARS: Seven Golden Bears are ranked among the national top 25 in their respective events, led by Malaina Payton (women's long jump, 14th, 20-5.75); Jordan Locklear (men's 1500m, 15th, 3:45.14); Amanda Hunter (women's triple jump, 18th, 42-0.50)
ON THE ALL-TIME CAL LISTS: Several Cal times and marks have earned spots on the school's top 10 performance list so far this season. Those who have earned mention are:
Hammed Suleman Men's Triple Jump 53-4.50
Ethan Cochran Men's Discus 188-8
Kelsey Santisteban Women's 5000m 15:52.06
Molly Babcock Women's 3000m Steeple 11:08.26
Amanda Hunter Women's Triple Jump 42-0.50
Shelby Ashe Women's Hammer 191-2
Jaci Powell Women's Javelin 141-5
GOLDEN BEAR NOTES: Ray Stewart earned All-America honors indoors with an eighth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles.
RECAPPING THE TRIANGULAR: With 1-2 finishes in the final three results of the day, the Cal men's track & field team captured a tri-meet over Michigan and Virginia April 6 at Edwards Stadium. In the women's competition, the Golden Bears finished second behind the Wolverines despite winning eight of 19 events.
Cal surged to the front in the men's team race in the high jump with Mike Tracy grabbing top honors (both cleared 6-9.75) as the Bears outscored Michigan, 12-2, in the event to take a 137-131 edge in team points. Chijoke Nwuzi (174-7) extended Cal's advantage with their marks in the discus, and Chad Jones (50-7.25) and Taylor Kientzel (49-3.00) wrapped up the day with a sweep in the triple jump.
Overall, the Bears finished with 161 points to 145 for Michigan and 93 for Virginia. On the women's side, Michigan prevailed with 153 points to 142 for Cal and 86 for Virginia.
The meet featured three of the top four public universities in the country according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings - 1. Cal, 3. Virginia and 4. Michigan - and the triangular competition is expected to become a regular event between the schools.
18 BEARS EARN INDOOR ACADEMIC HONORS: A total of 18 Golden Bears earned mention on the 2013 MPSF Indoor All-Academic team - 5 men and 13 women. Among those recognized are four-time honoree Amanda Hunter, three-time winners Taylor Dutch and Gianna Fernandez, and two-time recipients Tom Blocker, Hillary Hayes and Kristin Rimbach. The full list of Cal's 2013 academic team members:
Women Men
Amanda Hunter Evan Barr
Tom Blocker
Christine Bowlus Sunny Margerum Matt Carpowich
Taylor Dutch Laura O'Neill Sullivan Parker
Gianna Fernandez Kristin Rimbach Derek White
Sydney Gray Kelsey Santisteban
Hillary Hayes
BIG MEET RECORDS
Men
Event Mark Athlete Year
100m 10.46 Jimmie Johnson (Stanford) 1997
200m 20.5 James Lofton (Stanford 1978
400m 46.37 Rene Rodriguez (Stanford) 1994
800m 1:47.7 Ernie Cunliffe (Stanford) 1960
1500m 3:42.14 Grant Robinson (Stanford) 2002
3:42.14 Garrett Heath (Stanford) 2009
3000m 7:54.31 Chris Derrick (Stanford) 2012
5000m 13:52.85 Jason Balkman (Stanford) 1999
110m Hurdles 13.61 Myles Bradley (Stanford) 2009
400m Hurdles 49.9 Larry Cowling (California) 1982
3000m Steeple 8:48.32 Steve Sodaro (California) 2010
4x100m Relay 39.7 California 1970
4x400m Relay 3:08.7 California 1966
High Jump 7-3.50 Brian Marshall (Stanford) 1985
Pole Vault 18-0.50 Bubba McLean (California) 2002
Long Jump 26-1.50 Chris Huffins (California) 1991
Triple Jump 53-9.75 Mike Harris (California) 1990
Shot Put 67-9.25 Terry Albritton (Stanford) 1977
Discus 198-7 Dave Maggard Jr. (California) 1985
Hammer 231-1 Dave Popejoy (Stanford) 1995
Javelin 224-10 Ryan Young (California) 2009
Women Event Mark Athlete Year 100m 11.32 Chauntae Bayne (Stanford) 2006 200m 23.01 Chauntae Bayne (Stanford) 2006 400m 53.01 Alysia Johnson (California) 2006 800m 2:03.43 Alysia Johnson (California) 2007 1500m 4:19.4 Regina Jacobs (Stanford) 1983 3000m 9:13.78 Alison Wiley (Stanford) 1984 5000m 15:41.5 Alison Wiley (Stanford) 1983 100m Hurdles 13.18 Kimyon Broom (California) 2010 400m Hurdles 58.06 Jennifer Joyce (California) 2002 Javelin 175-0 Summer Pierson (Stanford) 1998
BIG MEET SCHEDULE
Field Events
10:15 a.m. Women's Hammer, followed by Men's Hammer
11:30 a.m. Women's Long Jump, followed by Men's Long Jump
12:30 p.m. Women's Javelin, followed by Men's Javelin
1:00 p.m. Women's Pole Vault, followed by Men's Pole Vault
1:00 p.m. Women's Shot Put, followed by Men's Shot Put
1:00 p.m. Men's High Jump, followed by Women's High Jump
2:30 p.m. Women's Triple Jump, followed by Men's Triple Jump
2:30 p.m. Women's Discus, followed by Men's Discus
Running Events 1:00 p.m. Women's 3000m Steeplechase 1:15 p.m. Men's 3000m Steeplechase 1:30 p.m. Women's 4x100m Relay 1:35 p.m. Men's 4x100m Relay 1:40 p.m. Women's 1500m Run 1:45 p.m. Men's 1500m Run 1:55 p.m. Women's 100m Hurdles 2:05 p.m. Men's 110m Hurdles 2:10 p.m. Women's 400m Dash 2:15 p.m. Men's 400m Dash 2:20 p.m. Women's 100m Dash 2:25 p.m. Men's 100m Dash 2:35 p.m. Women's 800m Run 2:40 p.m. Men's 800m Run 2:50 p.m. Women's 400m Hurdles 2:55 p.m. Men's 400m Hurdles 3:00 p.m. Women's 200m Dash 3:05 p.m. Men's 200m Dash 3:10 p.m. Women's 3000m Run 3:25 p.m. Men's 3000m Run 3:35 p.m. Stanford Senior Recognition 4:05 p.m. Women's 4x400m Relay 4:10 p.m. Men's 4x400m Relay
