Big Meet, Big Win

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford earned a split in the 129th renewal of the track and field dual against Cal on Tuesday, with the Cardinal women earning their first victory in the series since 2019.

Behind triple winners Juliette Whittaker and Cydney Wright, and Tess Stapleton won two and was second in another to highlight Stanford's 90-72 victory over Cal at Cobb Track and Angell Field.
The Cardinal men lost 114-48 to the Golden Bears, who took a 74-53-2 series lead. 

Stanford fell behind quickly in the women's competition, but picked up momentum when Stapleton unleashed a lifetime best 20-7 ¼ (6.28 meters) on her fifth attempt. That jump propelled Stapleton to victory and led a Stanford sweep that cut the deficit to 20-15 after four events. 

Cardinal relays provided the alpha and omega to the team's victory. The Stanford team of Stapleton, Wright, Teagan Zwaanstra, and Alyssa Jones won the 4x100 in 44.38. Jones took the baton behind by a couple of strides, but ran down Cal's anchor to earn the victory that tied the score, 20-20.

In the 4x400, Stanford put the exclamation point on its triumph by controlling the race from the outset and getting not just one, but two relay teams ahead of Cal. Samantha Thomas, Roisin Willis, Maya Valmon, and Whittaker ran 3:34.66 and provided the lasting impression to Stanford's day.

In between, Wright aced the 100 and 200, the former in a personal best 11.47 and the latter in a fast, though wind-aided, 23.20. And Whittaker won both middle distance races – the 1,500 in 4:18.29 and the 800 in 2:03.72.

Stanford won all but one running event and outscored the Bears, 64-8, in races 200 meters and longer, including relays. 

Stanford took the lead for good in the ninth event, when Willis and Valmon dueled each other to the finish line of the 400, with Willis winning in 53.55 and Valmon next in 53.61. That gave the Cardinal a 40-36 lead.

Freshman Abbey Moody's second place in the javelin, with a season-best 159-0 (48.47m), clinched the team victory for Stanford with only the 4x400 to go.

For the Cardinal men, Sam Liokumovich popped a big personal best of 61-3 (18.67m) to win the shot put. The distance moved him from No. 7 to No. 3 in school history. It was among the highlights of the meet for Stanford, which trailed from the first event, when Cal swept the hammer. 

Stanford won four events overall, with Kevin Yang providing an all-conditions lifetime-best triple jump of 51-8 ¼ (15.75m), aided by a 3.6 meters per second wind, which was over the allowable 2.0 for record purposes. 

Ky Robinson was pushed to victory in the 1,500, running 3:43.48, and Callum Sherry won the 3,000 steeplechase in a PB of 9:17.46.

Stanford, done with its home season, next competes at the final Pac-12 Championships, May 10-12 in Boulder, Colorado. 

Sam Liokumovich. Photo by John P. Lozano/ISIphotos.com.

 
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Big Meet
At Cobb Track and Angell Field
Scorers and all Stanford

Men
Final score: California 114, Stanford 48.
100 – 1, David Foster (Cal) 10.25; 2, Chase Williams (Cal) 10.39; 3, George Malone (Cal) 10.39; 5, Dylan Davis (Stanford) 10.72; 8, Evan Jackson (Stanford) 10.88.
200 – 1, David Foster (Cal) 21.16; 2, George Malone (Cal) 21.28; 3, Will Floyd (Stanford) 21.31; 7, Dylan Davis (Stanford) 21.83; 8, Evan Jackson (Stanford) 21.90 (PB); 11, Gabriel Ajaegbu (Stanford) 22.19 (PB).
400 – 1, Isaiah Shaw (Cal) 46.76; 2, Will Floyd (Stanford) 47.52; 4, Gabriel Ajaegbu (Stanford) 50.49.
800 – 1, Iyan Godwin (Cal) 1:54.26; 2, Thomas Boyden (Stanford) 1:56.43 (PB); 3, Leo Young (Stanford) 1:57.34.
1,500 – 1, Ky Robinson (Stanford) 3:43.48; 2, Leo Young (Stanford) 3:44.11; 3,Justin Pretre (Cal) 3:44.29; 4, Thomas Boyden (Stanford) 3:45.99; 5, Lex Young (Stanford) 3:48.40; 8, Robert DiDonato (Stanford) 3:56.88; 10, Liam Anderson (Stanford) 3:58.49.
3,000 – 1, Ky Robinson (Stanford) 8:50.48; 2, Lex Young (Stanford) 8:50.77; 3, Leo Young (Stanford) 8:50.86; 4, Nolan Topper (Stanford) 8:51.99; 5, Callum Sherry (Stanford) 8:54.38; 6, Robert DiDonato (Stanford) 8:57.94. 
110 hurdles – 1, Seth Johnson (Cal) 14.86; 2, Luke Buddie (Cal) 15.12; 3, Riley Knott (Cal) 15.16.
400 hurdles – 1, Aiden Baker (Cal) 52.97; 2, Joseph Bailey (Stanford) 54.65 (PB). 
3,000 steeplechase – 1, Callum Sherry (Stanford) 9:17.46 (PB); 2, Nolan Topper (Stanford) 9:37.41; 3, Dylan Bissell (Cal) 10:04.94.
4x100 relay – 1, Cal 39.46 (meet record); Stanford (Evan Jackson, Gabriel Ajaegbu, Joseph Bailey, James Stevens) DNF.
4x400 relay – 1, California 3:13.23; 2, Stanford (Evan Jackson, Dylan Davis, Joseph Bailey, Gabriel Ajaegbu) 3:18.23.
High jump – 1, Jai Williams (Cal) 6-9 ½ (2.07m); 2, Riley Knott (Cal) 6-7 ½ (2.02m); 3, James Stevens (Stanford) 6-5 ½ (1.97m). 
Pole vault – 1, Will Siemens (Cal) 15-7 ¾ (4.77m); 2, Parker Terrill (Cal) 15-7 ¾ (4.77m); 3, David Brok (Cal) 14-8 (4.47m). 
Long jump – 1, Mason Mangum (Cal) 25-1 3/4w (7.66m); 2, Jason Plumb (Cal) 25-1 ¾ (7.66m); 3, Allan Hunter (Stanford) 25-0 (7.62m); 4, John Kroeger (Stanford) 23-8 1/4w (7.22m), 23-6 ¾ (7.18m).
Triple jump – 1, Kevin Yang (Stanford) 51-8 ¼w (15.75m), 47-9 ¾ (14.57m); 2, Jeremiah Bolanos (Cal) 49-8 1/2w (15.15m); 3, Obi Nwafor (Cal) 48-6 (14.78m).
Shot put – 1, Sam Liokumovich (Stanford) 61-3 (18.67m) (PB; No. 3 Stanford AT); 2, Jeff Duensing (Cal) 60-2 ½ (18.35m); 3, Nikolas Iwankiw (Cal) 56-11 ¾ (17.35m); 6, Garin Gross (Stanford) 48-8 ¼ (14.84m).
Discus – 1, Nicholas Godbehere (Cal) 176-8 (53.85m); 2, Charlie Dang (Cal) 168-8 (51.43m); 3, Justin Wirtz (Cal) 172-4 (52.53m); 5, Sam Liokumovich (Stanford) 151-5 (46.16m); 6, Mason McKhann (Stanford) 136-8 (41.66m) (PB); 7, Garin Gross (Stanford) 130-6 (39.78m).
Hammer – 1, Rowan Hamilton (Cal) 244-3 (64.46m) (meet record); 2, Ivar Moisander (Cal) 224-0 (68.29m); 3, Michael Gupta (Cal) 211-10; 4, Anthony Argyropoulos (Stanford) 188-11 (57.58m); 6, Mason McKhann (Stanford) 181-1 (55.21m).
Javelin – 1, Seth Johnson (Cal) 179-0 (54.57m); 2, Luke Buddie (Cal) 172-2 (52.48m); 3, Riley Knott (Cal) 169-0 (51.51m). 

Women
Final score: Stanford 90, California 72.
100 – 1, Cydney Wright (Stanford) 11.47 (PB; No. 9 Stanford AT); 2, Aysha Shaheed (Cal) 11.51; 3, Jaymie Ruskovich (Cal) 11.86; 5, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 11.(PB); 7, Teagan Zwaanstra (Stanford) 11.94; 8, Megan Olomu (Stanford) 12.16.
200 – 1, Cydney Wright (Stanford) 23.20w; 2, Tess Stapleton (Stanford) 23.34w; 3, Aysha Shaheed (Cal) 23.85w; 4, Sage Hinton (Stanford) 24.22w; 5, Alyssa Jones (Stanford) 24.25w; 7, Cate Peters (Stanford) 24.64w; 9, Megan Olomu (Stanford) 24.85w.
400 – 1, Roisin Willis (Stanford) 53.55; 2, Maya Valmon (Stanford) 53.61; 3, Ryan Lacefield (Cal) 54.61; 4, Sage Hinton (Stanford) 55.50; 5, Cate Peters (Stanford) 56.02.
800 – 1, Juliette Whittaker (Stanford) 2:03.72; 2, Taylor James (Stanford) 2:06.71; 3, Amelia Everett (Stanford) 2:07.05; 4, Madison Shults (Stanford) 2:08.71; 5, Hillary Studdert (Stanford) 2:11.52; 6, Julia Flynn (Stanford) 2:12.82; 9, Tori Starcher (Stanford) 2:18.44.
1,500 – 1, Juliette Whittaker (Stanford) 4:18.29; 2, Lucy Jenks (Stanford) 4:19.92; 3, Zofia Dudek (Stanford) 4:20.87; 4, Sophia Kennedy (Stanford) 4:21.84; 5, Grace Connolly (Stanford) 4:22.75; 6, Julia Flynn (Stanford) 4:23.02; 7, Audrey DaDamio (Stanford) 4:26.82; 9, Imogen Gardiner (Stanford) 4:38.89.
3,000 – 1, Audrey DaDamio (Stanford) 9:48.02; 2, Lucy Jenks (Stanford) 9:48.04; 3, Zofia Dudek (Stanford) 9:50.39; 4, Grace Connolly (Stanford) 9:52.85; 5, Caroline Wells (Stanford) 9:54.32; Sophia Kennedy (Stanford) DNF.
100 hurdles – 1, Jazlynn Shearer (Cal) 13.52; 2, Jada Hicks (Cal) 13.53; 3, Mari Testa (Cal) 14.17; 5, Madison Romain (Stanford) 15.38.
400 hurdles – 1, Samantha Thomas (Stanford) 59.09; 2, Loreal Wilson (Cal) 1:00.82; 3, Madison Romain (Stanford) 1:08.80.
3,000 steeplechase – 1, Riley Stewart (Stanford) 10:22.84 (PB; No. 10 Stanford AT); 2, Georgia McCorkle (Cal) 10:48.13.
4x100 relay – 1, Stanford (Tess Stapleton, Cydney Wright, Teagan Zwaanstra, Alyssa Jones) 44.38; Cal 44.68.
4x400 relay – 1, Stanford A (Samantha Thomas, Roisin Willis, Maya Valmon, Juliette Whittaker) 3:34.66; 2, Stanford B (Madison Shults, Hillary Studdert, Amelia Everett, Taylor James) 3:43.36; Cal 3:47.15.
High jump – 1, Yan Hei Lai (Cal) 5-8 (1.73m); 2, Ashanti Elie (Cal) 5-6 (1.68m); 3, Mara Lampsas (Cal) 5-4 ¼ (1.63m).
Pole vault – 1, Amari Turner (Cal) 14-3 ¼ (meet record); 2, Kylie Hilton (Cal) 13-4 ¼ (4.07m); 3, Ali Sahaida (Cal) 13-0 ¼ (3.97m); 4, Sky Schuller (Stanford) 13-0 ¼ (3.97m); 5, Kelly Kern (Stanford) 12-6 ¼ (3.82m); 6, Lianne Kistler (Stanford) 12-6 ¼ (3.82m). 
Long jump – 1, Tess Stapleton (Stanford) 20-7 ¼ (6.28m) (PB; No. 9 Stanford AT); 2, Alyssa Jones (Stanford) 20-3 ½ (6.18m); 3, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 20-1 ½ (6.13m); 4, Teagan Zwaanstra (Stanford) 18-10 (5.74m).
Triple jump – 1, Myla Canty (Cal) 40-0 (12.19m); 2, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 38-4 ¼ (11.69m); 3, Teagan Zwaanstra (Stanford) 37-4 (11.38m). 
Shot put – 1, Caisa-Marie Lindfors (Cal) 49-9 ¾ (15.18m); 2, Kaiah Fisher (Stanford) 47-9 ¾ (14.57m); 3, Sara Pettinger (Cal) 40-11 (12.47m). 
Discus – 1, Jasmine Blair (Cal) 195-6 (59.60m); 2, Caisa-Marie Lindfors (Cal) 192-11 (58.80m); 3, Kaiah Fisher (Stanford) 176-9 (53.89m) (PB; No. 8 Stanford AT); 4, Brandy Atuatasi (Stanford) 168-1 (51.25m).
Hammer – 1, Jasmine Blair (Cal) 198-4 (60.47m); 2, Adrianna Coleman (Cal) 185-6 (56.54m); 3, Destiny Okoh (Cal) 185-3 (56.47m). 
Javelin – 1, Carolina Visca (Cal) 164-1 (50.03m); 2, Abbey Moody (Stanford) 159-0 (48.47m) (No. 8 Stanford AT. 

PB = personal best
AT = all-time