Courtesy: Stanford Athletics
Release: 04/12/2014
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BERKELEY, Calif. – Stanford ended the 120th Big Meet on a high, winning the men’s and women’s 4x400 relays in dominating fashion on Saturday at Edwards Stadium.
However, it was Cal that collected the team victories, winning both the men’s and women’s competitions for the first time since 2000 at the annual track and field dual meet.
The Cardinal women had their three-year winning streak snapped, falling 97-66, and the Stanford men lost, 113-48. Cal leads 68-50-2 in a series that began in 1893, and Stanford leads the women’s, which began in 1980, 23-12.
Stanford women won every non-barrier running event from 200 to 3,000, as well as the discus (Rebecca Hammar, 162-6), javelin (Brianna Bain, 178-1), and pole vault (Ellie McCardwell, 13-0 1/4).
Kristyn Williams won two individual events and ran the third leg on the winning 4x400 to lead the Cardinal effort. Williams on the 200 (24.16) and 400 (54.21), and gave the Stanford the lead on the relay, extending it throughout.
Her men’s counterpart, Steven Solomon, cruised to victory in the 400, running 46.89. He followed by closing out the racing portion of the meet with a blazing 45.3 anchor through a human tunnel of Stanford and Cal athletes lining the inside lanes of the track.
Other individual Stanford highlights included Luke Lefebure’s personal record 1:48.79 to win the men’s 800, and Amy Weissenbach’s dominating women’s 800 victory in 2:08.15.
Aisling Cuffe won the 1,500 (4:19.79), edging teammate Jessica Tonn, who followed with a strong winning effort in the 3,000 (9:22.32). The 4x400 order was freshmen Malika Waschmann and Amabel Stokes, followed by Williams and Weissenbach. Together, they ran 3:42.46.
Stanford captured the top three spots in the men’s 3,000, with Jim Rosa and twin brother Joe, conceding the race to Erik Olson in the final steps to recognize Olson’s willingness to set the pace for most of the race. Olson ran 8:04.38.
Andrew Rondema’s winning javelin throw of 205-2 was a personal record and made him No. 6 all-time at Stanford. The Cardinal also earned a victory in the pole vault from freshman Dylan Duvio (16-4 ¾), who is undefeated during his first collegiate outdoor season, in three meets.
The 4x400 lineup of Jackson Shumway, Lefebure, Scott Buttinger, and Solomon ran 3:12.07, despite losing perhaps a second on a botched handoff that nearly was disastrous.
Stanford returns to action next weekend at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Further details, plus comments from Stanford athletes, will be posted shortly on gostanford.com.
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