Bears Make Outdoor Debut at Stanford Cal Comes Home with 18 Victories in First Meet of Spring Season

Tom Blocker

March 2, 2013




STANFORD - California got the 2013 outdoor season underway Saturday at the Stanford Opener and came away with 18 event victories. A pair of Golden Bears earned two wins apiece - Charnell Price in the 100 and 200 meters and Randy Bermea in the 110 and 400 hurdles.

The meet featured representatives from Cal, Stanford, UC Davis, San Francisco and Fresno State, along with several non-collegiate athletes. The Bears concentrated on the track and jumps, as no throwers made the trip to Stanford after a long indoor season.

"I thought we had a number of good performances, and our young athletes who didn't run indoors had an opportunity to wear the Blue and Gold for the first time," said Tony Sandoval, Cal's director of track & field.

Price prevailed in the women's 100 meters in 11.87, then came back later in the afternoon to claim the 200 in 24.27. Bermea, a freshman who was the Texas state high school champion in the 300-meter hurdles, took home first place in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.58 and won the 400-meter event in 52.89.

In the men's 200 meters, Tom Blocker took first place in a PR 21.62, while James Slater had a 13-second improvement from his previous best in winning the 3000 meters in 8:24.10.

Freshman Noel Frazier, the 2012 California state high school champion out of San Ramon's California HS, made his Golden Bear debut with a victory in the high jump and a clearance of 6-11.75 to surpass his lifetime best. Senior Mike Tracy was second with a PR 6-10.75.





Alima Kamara began her outdoor campaign with an impressive 54.04 in winning the women's 400 meters, a time that was just off her season best of 53.87 from last spring.

Another newcomer, freshman Victoria Rische, captured the women's pole vault at 12-9.50. During the indoor season, she had a best of 12-11 at the MPSF Championships last weekend.

Sydney Gray just missed a winning the women's 1500 meters, but set a lifetime best with a time of 4:27.94. In the men's race, former Bear Michael Coe, running unattached, took first in 3:52.79.

Cal's next outdoor competition is at the Hornet Invitational in Sacramento March 16.

Stanford Outdoor Opener
Cobb Track and Angell Field / Stanford, Calif.

Complete Results

California Results
Men
100m - 1. Dash Oliver 10.73; 4. Julius Travis 10.95

200m - 1. Tom Blocker 21.62; 4. Chad Jones 21.87; 5. Eric McDaniel 22.07; 6. Kyle Ezold 22.10; 7. Charles Saseun 22.12; 8. Cameron Roach 22.26

400m - 1. Kyle Ezold 48.90

1500m - 7. Joseph Greenspun 3:56.11; 9. Kristian Martinez 3:58.07; 14. Andrew Bland 3:59.22; 21. Jared Jones 4:05.59

3000m - 1. James Slater 8:24.10; 2. Thomas Joyce 8:28.34; 6. Matt Petersen 8:39.15; 10. Seamus Land 8:52.93; 12. Jared Hazlett 8:57.89; 13. Edward Trim 9:16.13

110m Hurdles - 1. Randy Bermea 14.58; 2. Chad Jones 14.60; 3. Maurice Valentine Jr. 15.03

400m Hurdles - 1. Randy Bermea 52.89; 2. Ryan Holmes 55.20

4x100m Relay - 1. Tom Blocker, Chase Wheeler, Dash Oliver, Charles Saseun 40.50; 2. Eric McDaniel, Julius Travis, Kyle Ezold, Cameron Roach 41.10

4x400m Relay - 1. Kristian Martinez, Andrew Bland, Elliott Surovell, Jonathan Berry-Smith 3:23.60

High Jump - 1. Noel Frazier 6-11.75 (2.13m); 2. Mike Tracy 6-10.75 (2.10m)

Pole Vault - 2. Andrew Ramay 14-3.25 (4.35m); Evan Barr NH

Long Jump - 8. Andrew Ramay 18-1.00 (5.51m)


Women
100m - 1. Charnell Price 11.87; 2. Malaina Payton 12.00; 3. Carisma Lyday 12.04; 4. Esther Higgwe 12.33; 6. Golde Ibia 12.72

200m - 1. Charnell Price 24.27; 2. Alima Kamara 24.29

400m - 1. Alima Kamara 54.04

800m - 1. Arielle Cunningham-Stevenson 2:12.95

1500m - 2. Sydney Gray 4:27.94; 7. Laura O'Neill 4:35.12; 9. Mariel Mendoza 4:44.55; 14. Christine Zavesky 4:53.64

3000m - 2. Heather Cerney 9:55.63; 9. Molly Babcock 10:30.20; 11. Samantha Ralstin 10:45.22; 12. Dynasty Gammage 11:01.44

100m Hurdles - 1. Golden Ibia 14.75

400m Hurdles - 1. Taylor Lawson 1:01.58; 2. Tiarra Pittman 64.17

4x100m Relay - 1. Carisma Lyday, Charnell Price, Esther Higgwe, Alima Kamara 46.34

4x400m Relay - 3. Sydney Gray, Tiarra Pittman, Mariel Mendoza, Laura O'Neill 3:59.58

High Jump - 2. Gianna Fernandez 5-7.75 (1.72m); 3. Kristin Rimbach 5-5.25 (1.66m); 4. Grace Beaudoin 5-5.25 (1.66m)

Pole Vault - 1. Victoria Rische 12-9.50 (3.90m); 4. Tara Lookabaugh 10-0.00 (3.05m)

Long Jump - 1. Sunny Margerum 17-11.00 (5.46m); 3. Tara Lookabaugh 15-11.00 (4.85m); 5. Grace Beaudoin 15-4.75 (4.69m)

Triple Jump - 3. Amanda Hunter 37-8.00 (11.48m)
courtesy Cal