Bears Finish 1-2 in High Jump, Discus and Triple Jump to Win over Michigan, Virginia
Chanell Price won the 100 meters and ran on two winning relays Saturday.
April 6, 2013
BERKELEY - 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 Saturday 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 Noel Frazier and 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. Ethan Cochran (178-10) and 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.
"What a thrilling traditional college scoring meet on both genders at Edwards Stadium today," Director of Track & Field Tony Sandoval said. "The team rallied together as the meet seesawed back and forth. Both [Jordan] Locklear and [Tom] Blocker's double wins fueled a rally at the latter part of the meet. We were balanced with strong performances on the jumps and throws to complement the running events."
Freshman Shelby Ashe and senior Chioma Amaechi placed 1-2 in the women's hammer to open up the meet. Ashe captured the event with a season-best 191-2, which puts her fourth on Cal's all-time performer list and is just 22 inches shy of the school freshman record. In the men's hammer, Scott Esparza won with his own season-best mark, 200-6.
In the men's 1500 meters, Jordan Locklear broke off with the lead pack on the final lap, then surged ahead with about 50 meters to go to triumph in the race in a PR 3:45.14. He came back an hour later to win the 800 meters in a season-best 1:51.21.
Malaina Payton set a season best with a mark of 20-5.75 in the women's long jump. The effort came on her first attempt and makes her the No. 9 performer in the country this season.
The Bears produced several outdoor personal bests in the shot put. Chioma Amaechi won the women's event at 49-11.25 with Torie Owers second at 48-11.75; and Cochran was second in the men's competition at 56-8.75.
Ray Stewart prevailed in the hurdles with a 13.90 time, while Alima Kamara held off Virginia's Jordan Lavender to win her specialty, the women's 400 meters, in a season-best time of 53.48 that puts her sixth in the country so far this spring.
Cal swept the 100 meters with Charnell Price (11.79) taking the women's race and Tom Blocker posting a PR 10.59 to prevail in the men's. Blocker also PR'd in the 200 meters with a victorious time of 21.58.
In the men's 5000 meters, Collin Jarvis took over the lead on the final backstretch and cruised home with a winning time of 14:02.60. The quartet of Taylor Lawson, Arielle Cunningham-Stevenson, Charnell Price and Alima Kamara claimed the final women's running event in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:41.24.
Hammed Suleman posted his best legal mark of the season in the men's long jump (24-4.25), with Chase Wheeler (23-9.00) and Kientzel (23-0.75) following for a 1-2-3 Cal result.
Saturday's 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 coaches expect the triangular competition to become a regular event between the schools.
The Bears take a break from action next week to prepare for the April 20 Big Meet at Stanford. Cal's final home action will be the Brutus Hamilton Invitational April 26-27.
California-Michigan-Virginia Tri-Meet
Edwards Stadium / Berkeley, Calif.
Complete Results
Team Scores
Men - 1. California 161; 2. Michigan 145; 3. Virginia 93
Women - 1. Michigan 153; 2. California 142; 3. Virginia 86
California Results
Men
100 meters - 1. Tom Blocker 10.59; 3. Eric McDaniel 10.81; 4. Dash Oliver 10.84; 5. Julius Travis 10.85; 6. Charles Saseun 10.89; 9. Taylor Kientzel 11.42
200 meters - 1. Tom Blocker 21.58; 7. Eric McDaniel 22.63; 8. Charles Saseun 23.19
400 meters - 4. Daniel Davis 49.11; 6. Elliott Surovell 49.83; 7. Jonathan Berry-Smith 50.91
800 meters - 1. Jordan Locklear 1:51.21; 6. Kristian Martinez 1:54.54; 9. Andrew Bland 1:57.53
1500 meters - 1. Jordan Locklear 3:45.14; 4. Thomas Joyce 3:50.31; 7. Matt Carpowich 3:52.58
5000 meters - 1. Collin Jarvis 14:02.60; 5. Chris Walden 14:18.20; 7. Leland Later 14:24.75
110-meter hurdles - 1. Ray Stewart 13.90; 4. Randy Stewart 14.63
400-meter hurdles - 2. Randy Bermea 51.99; 5. Ryan Holmes 54.00
3000-meter steeplechase - 6. Seamus Land 9:35.35; 7. Edward Trim 9:47.72
4x100-meter relay - 2. Eric McDaniel, Tom Blocker, Charles Saseun, Julius Travis 40.59
4x400-meter relay - 3. Daniel Davis, Ryan Holmes, Randy Bermea Elliott Surovell 3:14.73
High Jump - 1. Noel Frazier 6-9.75 (2.08m); 2. Mike Tracy 6-9.75 (2.08m); 4. Nick Ridge 6-6.00 (1.98m); 5. Harrison Steed 6-6.00 (1.98m)
Pole Vault - 3. Evan Barr 15-3.00 (4.65m); 5. Andrew Ramay 14-9.00 (4.50m)
Long Jump - 1. Hammed Suleman 24-4.25 (7.42m); 2. Chase Wheeler 23-9.00 (7.24m); 3. Taylor Kientzel 23-0.75 (7.03m)
Triple Jump - 1. Chad Jones 50-7.25 (15.42m); 2. Taylor Kientzel 49-3.00 (15.01m); 3. Hammed Suleman 46-8.25 (14.23m)
Shot Put - 2. Ethan Cochran 56-8.75 (17.29m); 3. Sullivan Parker 55-6.25 (16.92m); 5. Cody Bickham 49-3.50 (15.02m); 7. Andrew Cruikshank 42-8.75 (13.02m)
Discus - 1. Ethan Cochran 178-10 (54.51m); 2. Chijoke Nwuzi 174-7 (53.22m); 6. Cody Bickham 156-1 (47.58m); 7. Sullivan Parker 152-2 (46.38m); 9. Andrew Cruikshank 134-3 (40.93m)
Hammer - 1. Scott Esparza 200-6 (61.11m), 3. Chijoke Nwuzi 173-3 (52.80m); 5. Stephen Burke 167-1 (50.93m)
Javelin - 3. Andrew Cruikshank 164-7 (50.16m); 4. Hammed Suleman 158-11 (48.45m)
Women
100 meters - 1. Charnell Price 11.79; 2. Carisma Lyday 11.93; 5. Esther Higgwe 12.32
200 meters - 4. Carisma Lyday 24.81; 6. Esther Higgwe 25.37
400 meters - 1. Alima Kamara 53.48
800 meters - 5. Arielle Cunningham-Stevenson 2:10.67; 7. Laura O'Neill 2:14.90; 8. Dynasty Gammage 2:16.74
1500 meters - 5. Taylor Dutch 4:29.22; 6. Sydney Gray 4:29.74; 8. Christine Bowlus 4:39.04
3000 meters - 10. Anna Corrigan 9:56.43; 13. Hillary Hayes 10.07.03
100-meter hurdles - 3. Golde Ibia 14.22; 4. Jaci Powell 14.30
400-meter hurdles - 3. Taylor Lawson 1:01.04; 4. Tiarra Pittman 1:01.75
3000-meter steeplechase - 2. Molly Babcock 11:16.39
4x100-meter relay - 1. Carisma Lyday, Charnell Price, Esther Higgwe, Alima Kamara 45.67
4x400-meter relay - 1. Taylor Lawson, Arielle Cunningham-Stevenson, Charnell Price, Alima Kamara 3:41.24
High Jump - 3. Kristin Rimbach 5-7.25 (1.71m); 4. Grace Beaudoin 5-5.25 (1.66m); 4. Gianna Fernandez 5-5.25 (1.66m)
Pole Vault - 2. Victoria Rische 12-8.75 (3.88m); 4. Mackenzi Landry 11-3.00 (3.43m)
Long Jump - 1. Malaina Payton 20-5.75 (6.24m); 3. Jaci Powell 18-8.50 (5.70m); 6. Sunny Margerum 18-0.25 (5.49m)
Triple Jump - 1. Amanda Hunter 40-8.75 (12.41m); 3. Jaci Powell 38-11.75 (11.88m)
Shot Put - 1. Chioma Amaechi 49-11.25 (15.22m); 2. Torie Owers 48-11.75 (14.93)
Discus - 3. Chioma Amaechi 153-10 (46.90m); 5. Shelby Ashe 107-5 (32.74m)
Hammer - 1. Shelby Ashe 191-2 (58.27m); 2. Chioma Amaechi 178-4 (54.35m)
Javelin - 2. Cheri Chan 130-2 (39.68m); 4. Jaci Powell 121-8 (37.09m)
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