Cal Athletics
Bears Complete MPSF Indoors With Great Results
Two School Records, Several NCAA Qualifiers Part Of Stellar Effort
SEATTLE - When the dust settled and the results of the 2016 MPSF Championships were announced, the California track and field programs were left with some exceptional performances from a number of student-athletes, including several new Golden Bear records.
TOP FIVE PERFORMANCES
- Isabella Marten took home the Women’s Triple Jump title with a leap of 42-10.75 (13.07m), six inches more than her next competitor.
- Bethan Knights ran an exceptional race in the Women’s 3000 Meters, finishing in second (9.08.77) to Erin Clark of Colorado by only forty-eight hundredths of a second.
- The Men’s Distance Medley Relay team of Josh Lewis, Alexander McElwee, Eugene Hamilton III, and Thomas Joyce was second with a time of 9:32.22, less than three seconds off the winning pace.
- Hamilton and Peter Simon each set new Cal school records: Hamilton’s 1:48.55 time in the 800 Meters replaces Sean Carey’s 2009 MPSF Championships mark of 1:49.65 while Simon’s Shot Put toss of 62.7.75 edges the previous record held by Rhuben Williams (62-4.50), also from the MPSF meet.
OTHER TOP RESULTS
- Garrett Corcoran: 5th in the Mile while recording a sub-four minute mile (3:59.79)
- Ashtyn Davis: 3rd in Men’s 60 Meter Hurdles (7.80)
- Kiare Tanner: 4th in Women’s Triple Jump (41-1.75 / 12.54m)
- Karsten Wethington: 7th in Men’s Triple Jump (48-8.25 / 14.84m)
- Rebecca Crofts: 8th in Women's 800 Meters (2:08.27; new PR)
- Thomas Joyce: 8th in the Men’s Mile (4:04.64) and 9th in the 3000 Meters (8:00.99)
- Destiny Parker: 9th in Women’s Weight Throw (58-0.25 / 17.68m)
- Sullivan Parker: 9th in Men’s Shot Put (59-5.00 / 18.11m)
- Ashley Anderson: 10th in the Women’s Triple Jump (39-7.75 / 12.08m)
- Tyler Brendel: 12th in Men’s Heptathlon (5,158 points)
NCAA QUALIFIERS
- Knights (Mile); Simon (Shot Put); Marten (Triple Jump)
COACH'S CORNER
"We're pleased of the effort that everyone displayed at the MPSF Championships this weekend. To achieve two new indoor school records and two additional NCAA qualifiers in this type of championship meet is reflective of their poise and toughness. We were very close on a number of other wins. Khalfani Muhammad in the 200 and Ashtyn Davis in the 60 hurdles were so close to winning their events. Garrett Corcoran's sub 4 minute mile was in a race that produced the 3rd fastest collegiate mile in history. Isabella Marten did double duty scoring in the long jump and dominating the Triple jump."
- DIrector of Track & Field Tony Sandoval
DAY 1 RESULTS
- The women’s team of Sydney Gray, Jackie Chandler, Rebecca Croft, and Bethan Knights won the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 11:10.61, besting Stanford (11.12.41) and BYU (11.16.87) in the process. On the men’s side, Josh Lewis, Alexander McElwee, Eugene Hamilton III, and Thomas Joycefinished the DMR behind Oregon for second place in the event (9:32.22)
- The 3rd place position in the Men’s 200 Meter Dash went to Khalfani Muhammad and his time of 21.44.
- Isabella Marten finished 4th in the Long Jump with a leap of 19-7.00 (5.97m)
- Isaac Dan ended the men’s Weight Throw in 4th place with a throw of 63-0.25 (19.21m) while Aaron Russell came in 5th (60-3.75 / 18.38m) and Peter Simon finished 10th (57-10.5 / 17.64m)
- Karsten Wethington finished 7th in the men’s Long Jump with a result of 23-5.25 (7.12m)
- Destiny Parker’s Weight Throw toss of 58-0.25 (17.68m) gave her a 9th place mark in the event
- Mariel Mendoza placed 10th in the 5000 Meter Run with a time of 16:49.69
- Tyler Brendel ended the day in 13th place in the Heptathlon, with his best performance coming in the 60 Meter Dash (7.03; 4th place).
NEXT UP
Cal will open its outdoor season by hosting its annual Outdoor Opener on Saturday, March 5 before concluding indoor season with the NCAA Championships from March 11-12 in Birmingham, Ala.
TOP FIVE PERFORMANCES
- Isabella Marten took home the Women’s Triple Jump title with a leap of 42-10.75 (13.07m), six inches more than her next competitor.
- Bethan Knights ran an exceptional race in the Women’s 3000 Meters, finishing in second (9.08.77) to Erin Clark of Colorado by only forty-eight hundredths of a second.
- The Men’s Distance Medley Relay team of Josh Lewis, Alexander McElwee, Eugene Hamilton III, and Thomas Joyce was second with a time of 9:32.22, less than three seconds off the winning pace.
- Hamilton and Peter Simon each set new Cal school records: Hamilton’s 1:48.55 time in the 800 Meters replaces Sean Carey’s 2009 MPSF Championships mark of 1:49.65 while Simon’s Shot Put toss of 62.7.75 edges the previous record held by Rhuben Williams (62-4.50), also from the MPSF meet.
OTHER TOP RESULTS
- Garrett Corcoran: 5th in the Mile while recording a sub-four minute mile (3:59.79)
- Ashtyn Davis: 3rd in Men’s 60 Meter Hurdles (7.80)
- Kiare Tanner: 4th in Women’s Triple Jump (41-1.75 / 12.54m)
- Karsten Wethington: 7th in Men’s Triple Jump (48-8.25 / 14.84m)
- Rebecca Crofts: 8th in Women's 800 Meters (2:08.27; new PR)
- Thomas Joyce: 8th in the Men’s Mile (4:04.64) and 9th in the 3000 Meters (8:00.99)
- Destiny Parker: 9th in Women’s Weight Throw (58-0.25 / 17.68m)
- Sullivan Parker: 9th in Men’s Shot Put (59-5.00 / 18.11m)
- Ashley Anderson: 10th in the Women’s Triple Jump (39-7.75 / 12.08m)
- Tyler Brendel: 12th in Men’s Heptathlon (5,158 points)
NCAA QUALIFIERS
- Knights (Mile); Simon (Shot Put); Marten (Triple Jump)
COACH'S CORNER
"We're pleased of the effort that everyone displayed at the MPSF Championships this weekend. To achieve two new indoor school records and two additional NCAA qualifiers in this type of championship meet is reflective of their poise and toughness. We were very close on a number of other wins. Khalfani Muhammad in the 200 and Ashtyn Davis in the 60 hurdles were so close to winning their events. Garrett Corcoran's sub 4 minute mile was in a race that produced the 3rd fastest collegiate mile in history. Isabella Marten did double duty scoring in the long jump and dominating the Triple jump."
- DIrector of Track & Field Tony Sandoval
DAY 1 RESULTS
- The women’s team of Sydney Gray, Jackie Chandler, Rebecca Croft, and Bethan Knights won the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 11:10.61, besting Stanford (11.12.41) and BYU (11.16.87) in the process. On the men’s side, Josh Lewis, Alexander McElwee, Eugene Hamilton III, and Thomas Joycefinished the DMR behind Oregon for second place in the event (9:32.22)
- The 3rd place position in the Men’s 200 Meter Dash went to Khalfani Muhammad and his time of 21.44.
- Isabella Marten finished 4th in the Long Jump with a leap of 19-7.00 (5.97m)
- Isaac Dan ended the men’s Weight Throw in 4th place with a throw of 63-0.25 (19.21m) while Aaron Russell came in 5th (60-3.75 / 18.38m) and Peter Simon finished 10th (57-10.5 / 17.64m)
- Karsten Wethington finished 7th in the men’s Long Jump with a result of 23-5.25 (7.12m)
- Destiny Parker’s Weight Throw toss of 58-0.25 (17.68m) gave her a 9th place mark in the event
- Mariel Mendoza placed 10th in the 5000 Meter Run with a time of 16:49.69
- Tyler Brendel ended the day in 13th place in the Heptathlon, with his best performance coming in the 60 Meter Dash (7.03; 4th place).
NEXT UP
Cal will open its outdoor season by hosting its annual Outdoor Opener on Saturday, March 5 before concluding indoor season with the NCAA Championships from March 11-12 in Birmingham, Ala.
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