ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. and SEATTLE – The California track & field team finished its third weekend of competition in fine fashion, combining for five program top-10 times Saturday at the New Mexico Team Open and the UW Invitational.
 
Junior Johnny Goode once again lit up the Albuquerque Convention Center by posting his second school record of the weekend, an ACC-leading 400m time of 45.96, which clinched his third-straight week re-setting Cal's top all-time mark. Senior Isaiah Shaw also performed well in the race, recording a time of 46.97 to improve his own program No. 4 entry. In the 60m invitational, senior David Foster earned another title with a time of 6.57, while sophomore Javon Hampton Jr. took third in the unseeded race with a PR of 6.92; he was followed closely by classmate Chukwunonso Udeh (6.92) and Jason Plumb (6.94), who each set personal bests of their own. Freshman Kosi Nwafor, making his collegiate debut, took third place in the triple jump with the best performance by a Cal man this season at 15.12m (49-7.25).
 
On the women's side, sophomore Mari Testa posted another PR in the 60m hurdles, racing to a time of 8.39 in the preliminary heats to move into a tie with teammate Asjah Atkinson for sixth-fastest in school history; she later took seventh place in the final at 8.48. In the 800m, junior Jayden Hill likewise notched another career best with a time of 2:10.44, ninth-fastest on Cal's all-time list, while freshman Paige Porter earned her second collegiate PR of the weekend in the 60m unseeded race, finishing second in 7.68.
 
Cal also acquitted itself well at the Dempsey in Seattle as redshirt senior Garrett MacQuiddy won his mile heat with a time of 4:00.91 and sophomore Justin Pretre earned a time of 4:02.30 – 15 seconds faster than his lifetime best and good for eighth-fastest in school history. Redshirt sophomore Rowan FitzGerald posted his own PR of 4:11.55 in the race, over 16 seconds better than his previous collegiate time. The men's 800m featured redshirt senior Iyan Godwin (1:41.49) and sophomore Lamarr Kirk Jr. (1:53.82), each of whom bettered their own career records. All three of the Cal women who competed Saturday likewise posted personal bests, with sophomore Addie Johnson shaving 20 seconds off her mile time to finish in 4:49.37 while freshman Zoe Lahanas ran the 800m in 2:11.38 and junior Carolina Dawson doing so in 2:15.65.
 
NEW MEXICO TEAM OPEN – MEN'S RESULTS
60m Invitational Final – 1. David Foster 6.57
60m Invitational Prelim – 1. David Foster 6.60q; 23. Christian Trapps 6.96
60m Unseeded – 3. Javon Hampton Jr. 6.92 (PR); 4. Chukwunonso Udeh 6.92 (PR); 5. Jason Plumb 6.94 (PR); 12. Jakobi Smith 7.07 (=PR)
400m Invitational – 4. Johnny Goode 45.96 (PR, School Record); 10. Isaiah Shaw 46.97 (PR, No. 4 Cal History)
60m Hurdles Final – 8. Donovan Bradley 7.94
60m Hurdles Prelim – 8. Donovan Bradley 7.94q; 13. Matt Gladney 8.25 (PR)
Pole Vault Section A – - Parker Terrill NH
Triple Jump – 3. Kosi Nwafor 15.12m/49-7.25 (PR); 10. Jeremiah Bolaños 14.21m/46-7.5; 11. Victor Ezike Jr. 13.63m/44-8.75 (PR)
Shot Put – - Nik Iwankiw NM
 
NEW MEXICO TEAM OPEN – WOMEN'S RESULTS
60m Invitational Prelim – 15. Ryan Lacefield 7.66; - Aysha Shaheed FS
60m Unseeded – 2. Paige Porter 7.68 (collegiate PR)
400m Invitational – 6. Ryan Lacefield 54.98
800m – 4. Jayden Hill 2:10.44 (PR, No. 9 Cal History)
60m Hurdles Final – 7. Mari Testa 8.48
60m Hurdles Prelim – 5. Mari Testa 8.39q (PR, Tied-No. 6 Cal History)
Triple Jump – 11. Leah Anderson 11.69m/38-4.25
Shot Put – 6. Caisa-Marie Lindfors 15.97m/52-4.75
 
UW INVITATIONAL – MEN'S RESULTS
800m – 11. Iyan Godwin 1:51.49 (PR); 23. Lamarr Kirk Jr. 1:53.82 (PR)
Mile – 10. Garrett MacQuiddy 4:00.91; 13. Justin Pretre 4:02.30 (PR, No. 8 Cal History); 54. Caden Carney 4:10.67; 58. Rowan FitzGerald 4:11.55 (PR)
 
UW INVITATIONAL – WOMEN'S RESULTS
800m – 17. Zoe Lahanas 2:11.38 (PR); 31. Carolina Dawson 2:15.65 (PR)
Mile – 37. Addie Johnson 4:49.37 (PR)
 
 
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Cal returns to Albuquerque for the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, which is scheduled for Feb. 7-8.
 
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