Bears Complete Final Tune-Up Before MPSF Meet

Track & Field Team to Return to Seattle in 2 Weeks for Conference Championships

Jordan Locklear competed in the 800 meters and mile on Saturday.

Feb. 9, 2013




SEATTLE, Wash. - A handful of personal bests and the fastest men's 4x400-meter relay since 2009 highlighted Cal's efforts on the second day of the Husky Classic Saturday, the Golden Bears' final competition before the MSPF Championships in two weeks at the same Dempsey Indoor Facility.

Freshman Ethan Cochran finished fourth in the shot put with a mark of 55-3.50, nearly three feet further than when went at the season-opening Cherry & Silver Invitational last month.

Two Bears advanced to the final of the men's 60 meters - Tom Blocker and Dash Oliver - with Oliver coming through with a PR 6.89 to take ninth. In the 4x400-meter relay, the quartet of Blocker and freshmen Randy Bermea, Elliot Surovell and Kyle Ezold claimed second in 3:15.60.

The highest individual finish for the women was third by Amanda Hunter in the triple jump. In addition, the 4x400 relay of Taylor Lawson, Charnell Price, Arielle Stevenson and Alima Kamara also placed third in 3:48.77.

Among the PRs set were a 9:47.41 by Taylor Dutch in the women's 3000 meters and 17-10.75 by multi-event athlete Jaci Powell in the women's long jump.

Husky Classic
Dempsey Indoor Facility / Seattle, Wash.

Complete Meet Results


California Results
Men
60m (preliminaries) - 11. Dash Oliver 6.91q; 12. Tom Blocker 6.94q; 30. Charles Saseun 7.15

60m (final) - 9. Tom Blocker 6.89; 12. Dash Oliver 6.94

400m - 10. Kyle Ezold 49.61; 13. Elliot Surovell 49.76; 14. Randy Bermea 49.90; 16. Jonathan Berry-Smith 50.20; 20. Cameron Roach 50.33

800m - 15. Jordan Locklear 1:52.28

Mile - 15. Jordan Locklear 4:07.68; 63. Matt Carpowich 4:15.41; 78. Chris Walden 4:20.59

3000m - 18. Chris Walden 8:10.27; 38. Matt Carpowich 8:14.34

60m hurdles (preliminaries) - 6. Maurice Valentine Jr. 8.28q; 16. Randy Bermea 8.49

60m hurdles (final) - 10. Maurice Valentine Jr. 8.32

Invitational 4x400m relay - 2. Tom Blocker, Randy Bermea, Elliot Surovell, Kyle Ezold 3:15.60

High Jump - 3. Mike Tracy 6-8.00 (2.03m)

Shot Put - 4. Ethan Cochran 55-3.50 (16.85m); 14. Sullivan Parker 48-11.50 (14.92m)

Women
60m (preliminaries) - 6. Carisma Lyday 7.65q; 14. Charnell Price 7.71; 26. Esther Higgwe 7.86

60m (final) - 8. Carisma Lyday 7.69

Invitational 400m - 6. Alima Kamara 57.20

400m - 26. Taylor Lawson 58.11; 37. Arielle Stevenson 58.81

Mile - 25. Sydney Gray 4:57.14

3000m - 20. Taylor Dutch 9:47.41

Invitational 4x400m relay - 3. Taylor Lawson, Charnell Price, Arielle Stevenson, Alima Kamara 3:48.77

High Jump - 7. Gianna Fernandez 5-6.00 (1.68m); 11. Kristin Rimbach 5-4.25 (1.63m); 24. Jaci Powell 5-0.25 (1.53m)

Pole Vault - 10. Victoria Rische 11-10.50 (3.62m)

Long Jump - 9. Jaci Powell 17-10.75 (5.45m)

Triple Jump - 3. Amanda Hunter 39-4.50 (12.00m)

Courtesy Stanford