Sophomore Eugene Hamilton III was one of many Bears to PR on Saturday in Seattle
Courtesy: GoldenBearSports.com
Courtesy: GoldenBearSports.com
SEATTLE – The California Golden Bears track and field team concluded the MPSF Indoor Championships on Saturday at Dempsey Indoor on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle with the men’s team finishing eighth with 53 points and the women placing 11th with 30 points. The men’s team was bolstered early on by scoring performances by junior Thomas Joyce in the mile (4:01.56), who placed fifth, freshman Ashtyn Davis in the 60-meter hurdles final (8.14) with a seventh place finish and sophomore Khalfani Muhammad in the 60-meter dash (6.87), who finished sixth. Later in the afternoon, junior Jonte Grant set a new PR in the triple jump with a leap of 51-2.25 (15.60m) to grab a second place finish and eight points, while sophomore Eugene Hamilton III PR’ed in the 800-meters (1:49.82) to grab a seventh place finish. Junior jumper Noel Frazier also claimed seventh place in the high jump, clearing a height of 6-10.25 (J2.09m). On the women’s side, it was redshirt senior Chioma Amaechi who recorded a season-best mark of 49-11.75 (15.23m) in the shot put to seize sixth place and three team points. Sophomore Kiare Tanner also showed well in the triple jump, earning six points for her third place finish, with a leap of 40-6.00 (12.34m). Freshman Bethan Knights placed fourth in the 3000-meters, and was just shy of her own freshman school record with a time of 9:18.44 and her teammate, junior Kelsey Santisteban was seventh with a time of 9:21.43 to combine for seven points.
"I thought there were a number of highlights at this meet," director of track and field Tony Sandoval said on Saturday from Dempsey. "We came close on a lot of events where we could have scored. It was tough to follow the high energy from yesterday and I think we might have been a little flat when we got going today, but we did come on later as the meet went on. We have a lot of young people that learned a lot today and we are going to build on that. We saw a lot of good chemistry and that is pleasing to all of us."
Joyce was able to secure four points for the Golden Bears in their quest to repeat as MPSF champions with his mile performance of 4:01.56. Fellow junior Leland Later PR’ed in his section of the mile with a time of 4:05.28 for the Bears, falling just short of scoring with a ninth place effort.
Muhammad clocked a time of 6.87 in the 60-meter dash, slightly behind his PR time (6.78) Friday in the prelims, but was still able to register three points for the Bears with a sixth place finish. In the hurdles, Davis, who enrolled in January, ran a time of 8.14 and grabbed another two points as he placed seventh.
Hamilton III won his section of the men’s 800-meters in exciting fashion, coming from behind late to set a new lifetime best in the event, with a time of 1:49.82, earning the Bears two points. Freshman Ellis Newton also won his section, setting a new PR with a time of 1:51.79, improving on his previous best of 1:52.67 set at the Husky Classic on Feb. 14.
Grant beat his previous best of 50-10.75 with a leap of 51-2.25 (15.60m) in the triple jump to capture second place and eight key points for Cal.
Knights fell just two hundredths of a second shy of her school freshman record on Saturday, placing fourth and earning five points for the women’s team. Junior teammate Kelsey Santisteban also scored for Cal, clocking a time of 9:21.43 for seventh place, grabbing two more points.
Several other Golden Bears PR’ed on Saturday, including redshirt junior Chris Walden (7:55.90), Joyce (8:09.61) and sophomore Yohaness Estifanos (8:24.02) in the 3000-meters, junior Jonte Turner (50.18) in the men’s 400-meters, the aforementioned Later in the men’s mile and 3000-meters (8:09.81), freshman Natalie Herberg in the women’s 800-meters (2:14.37), junior Mariel Mendoza in the women’s mile (4:57.33) and 3000-meters 9:42.93), juniorChristine Canning in the women’s high jump, clearing a height of 5-5.25, freshmen Ginika Iwuchukwu (47-10.50) and Destiny Parker (45-0.50) in the women’s shot put and freshman Peter Simon (54-0.50) in the men’s shot put.
The Bears will open their outdoor season next Saturday with the California Outdoor Opener at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley. Fans are encouraged to head to CalBears.com and follow @Cal_Track for the latest news and updates on the team.
MPSF ChampionshipsSeattle, Wash.
Dempsey Indoor
California Results
Mile – 5. Thomas Joyce 4:01.56 – 4 points; 9. Leland Later 4:05.28 PR; 26. Josh Lewis 4:13.35; 28. Collin Jarvis 4:16.82
3000-meters – 10. Chris Walden 7:55.90 PR; 18. Thomas Joyce 8:09.61 PR; 19. Leland Later 8:09.81 PR; 34.Yohaness Estifanos 8:24.02 PR
4x400-meter relay – 8. Jalen Doss, Walt Jones IV, Ellis Newton, Eugene Hamilton III 3:17.47 – 1 point
Triple Jump – 2. Jonte Grant 51-2.25 (15.60m) PR – 8 points; 9. Karsten Wethington 48-6.00 (14.78m); 14. Ben Davis44-8.75 (13.63m)
Team Standings – 1. Oregon – 95; 2. USC – 88.50; 3. Arizona State – 70; 4. UCLA – 65.50; 5. BYU – 64.50; 6. Stanford – 61.50; 7. Washington – 54.50; 8. California – 53; 9. Arizona – 37; 10. Washington State – 24.50; 11. Colorado – 24; 12. Long Beach State – 21; 13. Portland – 3; 14. Cal State Northridge - 1.
Women
800-meters – 24. Natalie Herberg 2:14.37 PR; 25. Nijae Jones 2:14.62; 27. Katherine Haysbert 2:14.78
3000-meters – 4. Bethan Knights 9:18.44 – 5 points; 7. Kelsey Santisteban 9:21.43 – 2 points; 24. Mariel Mendoza9:42.93 PR; 43. Leann Jarvis 10:14.52
Triple Jump – 3. Kiare Tanner 40-6.00 (12.34m) – 6 points; 9. Ashley Anderson 39-1.00 (11.91m); T-20. Rukayah Bent-Mikail 37-4.50 (11.39m)
Shot Put – 6. Chioma Amaechi 49-11.75 (15.23m) – 3 points; 9. Ginika Iwuchukwu 47-10.50 (14.59m) PR; 14.Destiny Parker 45-0.50 (13.73m) PR
Team Standings – 1. USC – 111; 2. Oregon – 89; 3. Arizona State – 69.33; 4. UCLA – 62; 5. Stanford – 52; 6. Washington – 51; 7. Arizona – 48.50; 8. Washington State – 36; 9. Colorado – 31; 10. BYU – 30.33; 11. California – 30; 12. Long Beach State – 13; 13. Cal State Northridge – 9; 14. Hawaii – 8.33; 15. Portland – 6; T-16. Utah – 5; T-16 Oregon State – 5; 18. Cal State Fullerton – 2.50
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