Bears also get six more regional qualifiers

Bears also get six more regional qualifiers

March 28, 2009

STANFORD –

The California track and field team gained six more regional qualifiers in the second and final day of the Stanford Invitational Saturday at Cobb Track & Angell Field on the Stanford campus. The Golden Bears also won five events on Saturday, as well. The six regional qualifiers were the women's 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays, sophomore Allison Stokke in the pole vault, senior Martin Maric in the discus, senior Francis Gadayan in the 800 and sophomore Cherrelle Garrett in the 200.

On Friday The California track and field team opened competition at the Stanford Invitational with seven NCAA Regional qualifiers. The seven qualifiers for the Golden Bears were sophomore Cherrelle Garrett in the 100, senior Brook Turner in the 400, freshman Debra Maier in the 5000, senior Jordan Paul in the 110-meter hurdles, senior Jake Hanson in the 400-meter hurdles, junior Ryan Young in the javelin and junior Yosef Ghebray in the 10,000. Ghebray's time of 28:32.27 was an automatic qualifier and also set a new school record, surpassing the old time of 29:17.78 by Girmay Guangul.

Freshman Brian Carmichael took top honors in the high jump with a mark of 6-8.75 (2.05m).

Turner took third in the 400 with her time of 54.39. Although she was the only regional qualifier in that event, Cal posted strong scores, as senior Kandi Bonty and sophomore Kayla Dixon placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Bonty's time was 54.64 and Dixon's was 55.31.

Garrett was a two-time winner on Saturday, capturing first place in both the 100 meters and the 200. In the 100, she posted a season-best time of 11.60, which was also a regional-qualifying time, besting her previous regional-qualifying time of 11.73 in prelims yesterday. In the 200, Garrett clocked a personal-best time of 23.63, just shy of fifth on Cal's all-time career list (23.62).

Both the Cal men's and women's 4x400-meter relays were victorious. The women tallied a regional-qualifying time of 3:39.04, while the men notched a time of 3:11.88. The women's 4x100 relay took second with a regional-qualifying time of 45.24.

Maric took top honors in the discus, collecting a regional-qualifying mark of 191-06 (58.37m).

Senior Jordan Paul took second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.94. He posted a regional-qualifying time of 13.79 in the prelims of that event on Friday. Senior Kellan Patterson also turned in a second-place performance, clocking in at 10.65 in the 100. Gadayan placed fifth in the 800 with his regional-qualifying time of 1:50.09.
Cal will next compete in the Sacramento State Elite Meet on Saturday, April 4, in Sacramento.

California Results
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
4. Emani Truluck 14.31

Women's 100 Meters
1. Cherrelle Garrett 11.60RQ, 5. Kristin Holmes 12.08

Women's 4x100 Meter Relay
2. California 45.24RQ

Women's 800 Meters
31. Brazile Clark 2:13.38, 40. Francesca Weems 2:15.57

Women's 200 Meters
1. Cherrelle Garrett 23.63RQ, 14. Robyn Hunte 25.54

Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
1. California 3:39.04RQ

Women's Hammer
11. Linda Oseso 156-11 (47.82m), 12. Kiely Smith 154-00 (46.95m)

Women's Pole Vault
6. Allison Stokke 12-7.50 (3.85m)RQ 14. Cyrena Giordano 11-7.75 (3.55m), Veronica Stimson NH

Women's Triple Jump
5. Artensia Young 39-6 (12.04m), 6. Mercedes Marchbanks 39-1.25 (11.92m)

Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
2. Jordan Paul 13.94RQ, 6. Ryan Holmes 14.71

Men's 100 Meters
2. Kellan Patterson 10.65

Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
1. California 3:11.88

Men's 800 Meters
5. Francis Gadayan 1:50.09RQ

Men's Pole Vault
12. Ryan Shuler 15-7.0 (4.75m)

Men's Discus
1. Martin Maric 191-06 (58.37m)RQ, 7. Patrick Kowalsky 152-07 (46.51m)

California's Friday Results
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
4. Emani Truluck 14.26, 11. Dantia Hudson 14.57

Women's 100 Meters
1. Cherrelle Garrett 11.73RQ, 8. Kristin Holmes 12.28, 14. Robyn Hunte 12.53

Women's 400 Meters
3. Brook Turner 54.39RQ, 4. Kandi Bonty 54.64, 5. Kayla Dixon 55.31

Women's 400 Meter-Hurdles
2. Evelyn Smith 61.03, 4. Natalya Beneby 62.65, 5. Shannon Forbes 62.67

Women's 5000 Meters
6. Debra Maier 16:31.41RQ

Women's 10,000 Meters
15. Alison Greggor 34:37.01

Women's Long Jump
4. Tracey Stewart 17-10.75 (5.45m), 6. Robyn Hunte 17-4.75 (5.30m)

Women's Long Jump Invitational
4. Kristin Holmes 18-11.75 (5.78m), 5. Jacqulyn Lewis 18-11.25 (5.77m)

Women's Shot Put
11. Linda Oseso 38-8.75 (11.80m)

Women's Javelin
12. Danielle Hoolko 106-04 (32.42m)

Women's Discus
3. Kendall Morris 145-02 (44.25m)

Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
1. Jordan Paul 13.79RQ, 7. Ryan Holmes 14.61, 11. Aaron Burney 14.85

Men's 100 Meters
2. Kellan Patterson 10.65

Men's 1500 Meters
11. Brad Surh 4:02.13

Men's 400 Meters
10. Tojsh Kennedy 48.37, 11. Sebastian Sam 48.46, 18. Keagan Wethington 48.74

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
2. Jake Hanson 51.25RQ, 20. Ryan Holmes 55.35

Men's 5000 Meters
19. Kari Karlsson 14:29.45

Men's 10,000 Meters
9. Yosef Ghebray 28:32.27AQ

Men's Javelin
4. Ryan Young 217-11 (66.42m)RQ

Men's Shot Put
11. Patrick Kowalsky (15.22m)

Men's High Jump
1. Brian Carmichael 6-8.75 (2.05m