Suleman, Jarvis Notch Wins at UW Invitational

Suleman Doubles in Long Jump/Triple Jump; Jarvis Wins 3000

Alison Greggor set a PR in the 3000 meters.

Jan. 29, 2011


SEATTLE, Wash. - Hammed Suleman captured two events - setting a PR in the triple jump and tying his indoor career best in the long jump - and Collin Jarvis went under 8 minutes to win the 3000 meters, pacing the Golden Bears on the second day of action of the UW Invitational.

Last week, Suleman became the first Cal triple jumper to surpass 50 feet since 2004, going 50-2.50 at the Cherry & Silver Invitational. But on Saturday, Suleman went more than a foot further with an effort of 51-5.75 on his fifth attempt. He added two other jumps over 50 feet during the day as well, going 50-6.25 on his second try and 51-4.25 on his sixth.

In the long jump, Suleman recorded to two best marks of any competitor on the day, opening at 24-2.25 and improving to 24-6.25 on his second attempt - a distance that matched his career indoor best from last year.

Jarvis prevailed in a close 3000 race as the top three finishers all crossed the line within a second of each other. Jarvis came through in 7:59.85, just ahead of Scott Smith (8:00.24) and Nathan Ogden (8:00.55). The time was a PR by nearly 15 seconds and moved Jarvis into fifth on Cal's all-time performer list.

Alison Greggor ran a lifetime best by 10 seconds in the women's 3000, taking third in 9:26.58. Only teammate Deborah Maier, who did not compete in Seattle, has run a faster time for the Bears since 1997.

Three members of the squad collected runner-up honors on the day, starting with Patrick Kowalsky, who was second in the shot put with a mark of 54-7.50. Brian Carmichael cleared 6-11 in the high jump for an indoor PR (he jumped 7-0.25 outdoors last May), while Allison Stokke made it over the pole vault bar at 13-5.75, better than any effort last year and only 1.25 inches shy of her indoor best.





Mike Morrison PR'd in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:42.24, but couldn't overcome a deficit he accumulated Friday and placed third in the heptathlon with 5,490 points. Washington's Jeremy Taiwo won with a score of 5,746 and Oregon's David Klech was second with 5,685.

Cherrelle Garrett took third in the 60 meters in a season-best time of 7.53 seconds, while she was fourth in the 200 in a season-best 24.76. Freshman Chioma Amaechi continued with a strong start to her Cal career by finishing third in the shot put at 48-5.50 and eighth in the weight throw at 56-0.50.

The Bears will take a week off before returning to Seattle for the Husky Classic Feb. 12.

UW Invitational
Seattle, Wash.

Complete Results

Men
200 meters - 27. Dan Davis 22.94; 31; Aaron Burney 23.10

400 meters - 15. Tojsh Kennedy 49.61; 18. Dan Davis 49.76

Mile - 21. Steve Sodaro 4:12.47

3000 meters - 1. Collin Jarvis 7:59.85; 12. Maxime Chevee 8:15.30; 23. Cody Schmidt 8:25.28

60-meter hurdles (prelims) - 5. Aaron Burney 8.31q

60-meters hurdles (finals) - 5. Aaron Burney 8.25

High Jump - 2. Brian Carmichael 6-11.00 (2.11m); 6. Nick Ridge 6-9.00 (2.06m)

Pole Vault - 5. Connor Landry 16-7.25 (5.06m)

Long Jump - 1. Hammed Suleman 24-6.25 (7.47m); 4. Chase Wheeler 23-5.25 (7.14m); 6. Taylor Kientzel-Means 22-3.75 (6.80m); 13. Chad Jones 21-8.25 (6.61m)

Triple Jump - 1. Hammed Suleman 51-5.75 (15.69m); 10. Taylor Kientzel-Means 46-2.00 (14.07m); 14. Chad Jones 45-2.50 (13.78m)

Shot Put - 2. Patrick Kowalsky 54-7.50 (16.65m)

Heptathlon
60-meter hurdles - 3. Mike Morrison 8.37 (891); 6. Kevin Kuechler 8.59 (839); 20. Idarre Coles 9.47 (646)

Pole Vault - 7. Mike Morrison 13-11.25 (4.25m) (688); 13. Kevin Kuechler 13-3.50 (4.05m) (631); 19. Idarre Coles 11-5.75 (3.50m) (482)

1000 meters - 4. Mike Morrison 2:42.24 (847); 12. Kevin Kuechler 2:52.72 (737); 17. Idarre Coles 2:57.10 (693)

Final Totals - 3. Mike Morrison 5490; 11. Kevin Kuechler 4964; 19. Idarre Coles 4499

Women
60 meters (prelims) - 7. Cherrelle Garrett 7.67q; 15. Charnell Price 7.79

60 meters (finals) - 3. Cherrelle Garrett 7.53

200 meters - 4. Cherrelle Garrett 24.76; 6. Charnell Price 24.85; 11. Kayla Dixon 25.49; 18. Emani Truluck 25.72; 37. Hayley Huxtable 26.21

400 meters - 6. Angelica Weaver 56.17; 7. Ashley Cooke 56.47; 19. Kayla Dixon 58.27; 23. Hayley Huxtable 58.81

Mile - 11. Chelsea Reilly 4:50.12; 12. Taylor Dutch 4:52.76; 15. Taylor Bryson 4:55.29

3000 meters - 3. Alison Greggor 9:26.58; 10. Rowena Tam 9:41.38

60-meter hurdles (prelims) - 5. Emani Truluck 8.67q; 9. Angelica Weaver 8.77q; 22. Ashley Cooke 9.05

60-meter hurdles (finals) - 7. Emani Truluck 8.64; 8. Angelica Weaver 8.75

4x400-meter relay - 4. California 3:51.50

High Jump - 3. Kristen Meister 5-8.00 (1.73m); 5. Gianna Fernandez 5-6.00 (1.68m)

Pole Vault - 2. Allison Stokke 13-5.75 (4.11m); 5. Theresa Raub 12-4.00 (3.76m)

Triple Jump - 4. Amanda Hunter 39-6.50 (12.05m)

Shot Put - 3. Chioma Amaechi 48-5.50 (14.77m); 6. Linda Oseso 47-3.50 (14.41m)

Weight Throw - 8. Chioma Amaechi 56-0.50 (17.08m); 9. Kiely Smith 55-7.00 (16.94m); 12. Linda Oseso 54-5.25 16.59m)

q - qualified for final