BOSTON – The California track & field team closed out its second day at the ACC Indoor Championships on Friday with two more All-ACC honors (bringing its total up to five) and a pair of program all-time top-10 entries as well as an additional finals qualifier.
 
No. 8 Virginia's men maintained their firm grip on the men's team leaderboard with 48 points, followed by Louisville's 31 and North Carolina's 28.5; the Golden Bears, meanwhile, currently sit in eighth with 16 points. For the women, Notre Dame likewise held onto its advantage with 29 points, just ahead of Virginia (27) and Miami (26), while Cal's three points have the squad in 15th place.
 
For the second year in a row, two of the Bears' long jumpers earned indoor All-ACC honors. Sophomore Trevor Rogers recorded a season-best 7.37m (24-2.25) on his final attempt of the competition, good for fourth place and his third all-conference award. Senior Jason Plumb finished two spots below Rogers with a best mark of 7.34m (24-1), which he posted on his first jump for his second All-ACC nod. Juniors Chukwunonso Udeh and Javon Hampton Jr. also joined Rogers and Plumb in the competition, finishing with marks of 7.12m (23-4.5) and 7.09m (23-3.25), respectively.
 
Redshirt junior Luke Buddie was Cal's lone finisher in the heptathlon, as classmate Seth Johnson did not start the final event after finishing third in the 60m hurdles (8.05) and matching his season best in the pole vault (4.40m/14-5.25). Buddie saved his best for last, posting a two-second personal best in the 1000m race to finish fourth in the field and rise to No. 9 in program history. His final eighth-place total of 5329 points, which also added a point to Cal's team total, pushed him up the Bears' all-time list to No. 8 overall with a 185-point PR.
 
Junior Mari Testa added another standout time to her impressive season with a heat-winning 8.25 in the women's 60m hurdles prelims to earn an auto-bid to Saturday's final and the No. 3 time overall. Sophomore Inara Ukawuba and senior Saqqara Ruffin raced in the same hurdles heat, posting times of 8.54 (Ukawuba) and 8.61 (Ruffin).
 
Two Cal freshmen (Caitlyn Johnson and Avery Hart) competed in the women's long jump, with Johnson recording a best leap of 5.74m (18-10) and Hart a mark of 5.64m (18-6).
 
The men's 60m prelims featured sophomores Aidan Orias (6.82) and Wazell Wright (6.88), the latter of whom recorded a personal best; the women's side, meanwhile, featured classmates Nairobi Smith (7.52) and Paige Porter (7.64). The Bears were represented in three more track events, beginning with seniors Rowan FitzGerald (4:06.75) and Caden Carney (4:16.00) in the men's mile followed by junior Lamarr Kirk Jr. (1:51.26) and freshman Jackson Hein (1:53.81) in the men's 800m before closing out the night with senior Carolina Dawson's time of 2:11.15.
 
ACC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – DAY TWO MEN'S RESULTS
60m Prelims – 13. Aidan Orias 6.82; 15. Wazell Wright 6.88 (PR)
800m Prelims – 18. Lamarr Kirk Jr. 1:51.26; 28. Jackson Hein 1:53.81
Mile Prelims – 24. Rowan FitzGerald 4:06.75; 36. Caden Carney 4:16.00
Long Jump – 4. Trevor Rogers 7.37m/24-2.25 (All-ACC Second Team); 6. Jason Plumb 7.34m/24-1 (All-ACC Second Team); 11. Chukwunonso Udeh 7.12m/23-4.5; 13. Javon Hampton Jr. 7.09m/23-3.25
Heptathlon –
8. Luke Buddie 5329 (PR, 8th Cal History)

• 60m Hurdles – 8.62 (10th, 832 points)
• Pole Vault – 4.30m/14-1.25 (11th, 702 points)
• 1000m – 2:45.44 (PR, 9th Cal History, 4th, 814 points)

- Seth Johnson DNF

• 60m Hurdles – 8.05 (3rd, 969 points)
• Pole Vault – 4.40m/14-5.25 (10th, 731 points)

                                                                                                                                                                            
ACC INDOOR CLASSIC – DAY TWO WOMEN'S RESULTS
60m Prelims – 15. Nairobi Smith 7.52; 22. Paige Porter 7.64
800m Prelims – 19. Carolina Dawson 2:11.15
60m Hurdles Prelims – 3. Mari Testa 8.25 (Q); 17. Inara Ukawuba 8.54; 18. Saqqara Ruffin 8.61
Long Jump – 16. Caitlyn Johnson 5.74m/18-10; 17. Avery Hart 5.64m/18-6
 
UP NEXT
The Bears will finish up at the ACC Indoor Championships on Saturday, beginning the final day of competition with the men's triple jump and men's shot put at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET.
 
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