EUGENE, Ore. – Two men from the California track & field team completed their 2025 collegiate seasons on Wednesday evening, as school record-holders Garrett MacQuiddy (1500m) and Johnny Goode (400m) represented the Blue & Gold at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, held this year at Oregon's Hayward Field.
 
Competing in his second NCAA Championships semifinal, MacQuiddy closed out his collegiate career with a time of 3:53.49 after being cut off on the back stretch, which kept him in the back half of the pack despite posting a time of 51.87 on the bell lap.
 
Goode, who broke the 40-year-old program record at the ACC Championships, raced in the third heat in the NCAA Semifinals and posted a time of 46.39 to likewise earn All-America Honorable Mention status.
 
The Golden Bears have just one more man (discus world record-holder Mykolas Alekna) appearing at the NCAA Championships his week, with the men's discus competition slated for Friday at 2:15 p.m. PT.
 
2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships – Day One Results
Men's 400m Semifinal – 21. Johnny Goode 46.39
Men's 1500m Semifinal – 22. Garrett MacQuiddy 3:53.49
 
 
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Cal hammer throwers Valentina Savva, Giavonna Meeks and Audrey Jacobs – the largest group in school history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the event – will compete Thursday at 1:30 p.m., while Lucija Leko is set to appear in the women's shot put at 6:10 p.m.
 
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