May 28, 2007
BERKELEY -
This week's Muscle Milk Athlete of the Week honor goes to
Ed Wright from the men's track and fied team. The junior from Oakland was victorious in the high jump at the NCAA West Regional Championships held at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.
Wright's jump of 7-3.25 (2.22 meters) was a lifetime best and propels him to the NCAA Championships as well as the Muscle Milk honor for the first time.
As a team, the Golden Bear women took seventh place with 48 points, while the Cal men tied Long Beach State for 10th with 27 points each. In addition to Wright's victory, junior Alysia Johnson won the 80--meter run.
Wright, the Pac-10 champ in the high jump, edged Washington's second-place Norris Frederick (7-1, 2.16).
"His actual jumping was good enough to win, and that sets you up for success at the next major meet," Cal associate head coach Ed Miller said of Wright. "It's nice to know even if you're not jumping your best that day you're still good enough to win. That shows that you've prepared well."
The 11 Bears who qualified for the NCAA Championships were Johnson (800 and 4x400-meter relay), Wright (high jump), sophomore Inika McPherson (women's high jump), junior Thomas Mack (men's 110-meter hurdles), junior Cassandra Strickland (women's triple jump), senior Kevin Davis (men's 3,000-meter steeplechase), sophomore Emilee Strot (women's shot put), junior Brook Turner (women's 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay), sophomore Mackenzie Pierce (women's 4x400-meter relay), senior Carrie Johnson (women's hammer) and sophomore Kandi Bonty (women's 4x400-meter relay).
Next up for the Bears is the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 6-9 in Sacramento, Calif.
Muscle Milk California Student-Athlete of the Week
