April 20, 2013
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STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford sophomore Brianna Bain broke the school record in the javelin to highlight a victory for the Stanford women at the 119th running of the Big Meet, the Cardinal's track and field rivalry with Cal.
But in the end, the dual meet was a split decision at Cobb Track and Angell Field on Saturday. The Stanford women won for the third consecutive time, beating the Golden Bears, 102-61, but the Cardinal men had their six-meet win streak in the series snapped, 85-78.
Bain, the defending Pac-12 champion, had the nation's farthest throw among collegians this season with a 183-10 in the second round. The mark beat her own school record of 180-2 that earned her a runner-up finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships as a freshman.
Stanford associate head coach Michelle Eisenreich doesn't believe this raises the bar for Bain.
"We have some pretty high goals," Eisenreich said. "She's got a lot better throws in her once we back off training a little."
The meet also featured the collegiate debut of Stanford's Steven Solomon, the only freshman in the country who was an Olympic track and field finalist in 2012. Solomon, who was eighth in the London Games, won the 400 meters in 46.91.
Using the same strategy in the 4x400 relay, Solomon, a 19-year-old Australian, eased through the first 200 before accelerating through the turn to win going away. His split was 46.9 in anchoring the team of Spencer Chase, Loren Pilorin, and Luke Lefebure to victory in 3:11.80.
Solomon has competed in the world's biggest meets, but said he was nervous when taking the line for the first time at Stanford.
"Definitely," he said. "I had one of those sleepless nights. This is something I've been waiting for for a long time."
The sub-47 was a good start to the season for Solomon, whose best is 44.97. It was the third-fastest by a freshman in Stanford history. But, for Solomon, this wasn't the time to open it up and go for broke.
"Everything went according to plan," he said. "This was more about getting fit and getting strong, running controlled, and turning it over at the end of the track. The faster times will come. This meet was an example that our gameplan is working."
The highlight for Solomon was the finish of the 4x400. At the Big Meet, both teams line inside lines down the final stretch, creating a veritable tunnel to the finish line.
Stanford got strong legs from Pilorin and Lefebure to stay close, giving Solomon the baton about two meters behind. Solomon relaxed down the backstretch before making his move, and finished with his arms outstretched before screaming teammates and opponents.
"I've never had something like that before," he said.
Stanford's Kori Carter, the world leader in the 400 hurdles was a quadruple winner for Stanford, rallying the Cardinal 4x100 team (45.09) on her anchor leg, winning the 100 hurdles (13.28) and 400 hurdles (58.59), and anchoring the 4x400 (3:38.74).
Stanford had two other additions to its all-time Top 10 lists: Rebecca Hammar won the women's discus with a throw of 179-11 -- a personal record by eight feet -- to move from No. 7 to No. 4 all-time. And Jules Sharpe won the men's high jump at 7-1 3/4 to move to No. 5.
Geoffrey Tabor was yet another thrower to have a big day. The senior won the discus at 187-1.
The Stanford women clinched the victory by the 14th of 19 events to take a 21-11 lead in the all-time series, and the Cal men clinched on the penultimate event, the triple jump, by taking first and third. The Bears now hold a 67-50-2 series lead.
-- David Kiefer, Stanford Athletics
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Results Saturday of the 119th Big Meet between California and Stanford at Stanford's Cobb Track and Angell Field. All running event distances in meters.
MEN
100 - 1. Tom Blocker (Cal) 10.51. 2. Charles Saseun (Cal) 10.72. 3. Dash Oliver (Cal) 10.77.
200 - 1. Tom Blocker (Cal) 21.23. 2. Spencer Chase (Stanford) 21.39. 3. Julius Travis (Cal) 21.64.
400 - 1. Steven Solomon (Stanford) 46.91. 2. Spencer Chase (Stanford) 48.02. 3. Daniel Davis (Cal) 48.88.
800 - 1. Jordan Locklear (Cal) 1:50.08. 2. Tyler Stutzman (Stanford) 1:50.39. 3. Michael Atchoo (Stanford) 1:50.50.
1,500 - 1. Michael Atchoo (Stanford) 3:55.14. 2. Tyler Stutzman (Stanford) 3:55.53. 3. Jordan Locklear (Cal) 3:55.90.
3,000 - 1. Erik Olson (Stanford) 8:04.59. 2. Jim Rosa (Stanford) 8:04.69. 3. Joe Rosa (Stanford) 8:05.74.
3,000 steeplechase - 1. Collin Jarvis (Cal) 8:53.32. 2. Tim Luthin (Stanford) 9:07.35. 3. Seamus Land (Cal) 9:16.81.
110 hurdles - 1. Ray Stewart (Cal) 13.98. 2. Randy Bermea (Cal) 14.48. 3. Ryan Holmes (Cal) 14.93.
400 hurdles - 1. Randy Bermea (Cal) 53.70. 2. Ryan Holmes (Cal) 55.59. 3. Jackson Shumway (Stanford) 56.10.
4x100 relay - 1. California (Travis, Blocker, Oliver, Stewart) 40.24. 2. Stanford 43.67.
4x400 relay - 1. Stanford (Chase, Pilorin, Lefebure, Solomon) 3:11.80. 2. California 3:12.68.
High jump - 1. Jules Sharpe (Stanford) 7-1¾. 2. Nick Ridge (Cal) 7-0¼. 3. Mike Tracy (Cal) 6-8¼.
Pole vault - 1. Dalton Duvio (Stanford) 16-2. 2. Garrett Starkey (Stanford) 15-8¼. 3. Andrew Ramay (Cal) 15-2¼.
Long jump - 1. Hammed Suleman (Cal) 24-2¼w. 2. Taylor Kientzel (Cal) 23-11¾. 3. Dartis Willis (Stanford) 23-10.
Triple jump - 1. Hammed Suleman (Cal) 51-3¾; 2. Jules Sharpe (Stanford) 49-10½w. 3. Taylor Kientzel (Cal) 48-10w.
Shot put - 1. Ethan Cochran (Cal) 58-2. 2. Geoffrey Tabor (Stanford) 58-1¾. 3. Sullivan Parker (Cal) 56-1¾.
Discus - 1. Geoffrey Tabor (Stanford) 187-1. 2. Ethan Cochran (Cal) 181-6. 3. Chijoke Nwuzi (Cal) 168-6.
Hammer - 1. Scott Esparza (Cal) 193-11. 2. Lucas Rowley (Stanford) 182-4. 3. Isaac Dan (Cal) 178-1.
Javelin - 1. Aaron Konigsberg (Stanford) 207-3. 2. Andrew Rondema (Stanford) 194-3. 3. Charles Kerr (Stanford) 183-2.
Final score - California 85, Stanford 78.
WOMEN
100 - 1. Charnell Price (Cal) 11.68. 2. Carissa Levingston (Stanford) 11.72. 3. Carisma Lyday (Cal) 11.83.
200 - 1. Charnell Price (Cal) 23.91. 2. Carissa Levingston (Stanford) 23.94. 3. Alima Kamara (Cal) 24.68.
400 - 1. Alima Kamara (Cal) 53.01. 2. Kristyn Williams (Stanford) 54.29. 3. Hannah Farley (Stanford) 56.02.
800 - 1. Justine Fedronic (Stanford) 2:04.94. 2. Amy Weissenbach (Stanford) 2:06.48. 3. Claudia Saunders (Stanford) 2:08.60.
1,500 - 1. Amy Weissenbach (Stanford) 4:22.65. 2. Kathy Kroeger (Stanford) 4:24.15. 3. Jessica Tonn (Stanford) 4:24.65.
3,000 - 1. Kathy Kroeger (Stanford) 9:28.83. 2. Kelsey Santisteban (Cal) 9:30.90. 3. Jessica Tonn (Stanford) 9:36.51.
3,000 steeplechase - 1. Mary Kate Anselmini (Stanford) 10:31.72. 2. Emilie Amaro (Stanford) 10:37.35. 3. Julia Foster (Stanford) 10:42.28.
100 hurdles - 1. Kori Carter (Stanford) 13.28. 2. Katie Nelms (Stanford) 13.79. 3. Golde Ibia (Cal) 14.27.
400 hurdles - 1. Kori Carter (Stanford) 58.59. 2. Kala Stepter (Stanford) 1:00.16. 3. Tiarra Pittman (Cal) 1:01.31.
4x100 relay - 1. Stanford (Stepter, Levingston, Nelms, Carter) 45.09. 2. California 45.18.
4x400 relay - 1. Stanford (Levingston, Kr. Williams, Fedronic, Carter) 3:38.74. 2. California 3:51.85.
High jump - 1. Gianna Fernandez (Cal) 5-10½. 2. Kristin Rimbach (Cal) 5-7¼. 3. Elaine Patten (Stanford) 5-7¼.
Pole vault - 1. Ellie McCardwell (Stanford) 12-6¾. 2. Victoria Rische (Cal) 12-0¾. 3. Katie Zingheim (Stanford) 12-0¾.
Long jump - 1. Malaina Payton (Cal) 21-1½. 2. Karynn Dunn (Stanford) 19-4¾. 3. Jordan Merback (Stanford) 18-5¾.
Triple jump - 1. Amanda Hunter (Cal) 41-5¾. 2. Jordan Merback (Stanford) 40-7½. 3. Karynn Dunn (Stanford) 39-7.
Shot put - 1. Alyssa Wisdom (Stanford) 52-3¼. 2. Chioma Amaechi (Cal) 50-4½. 3. Victoria Owers (Cal) 49-3¾.
Discus - 1. Rebecca Hammar (Stanford) 179-11. 2. Shavana Talbert (Stanford) 138-8. 3. Chioma Amaechi (Cal) 134-6.
Hammer - 1. Shelby Ashe (Cal) 201-10. 2. Victoria Owers (Cal) 181-4. 3. Chioma Amaechi (Cal) 172-5.
Javelin - 1. Brianna Bain (Stanford) 183-10. 2. Cheri Chan (Cal) 121-7. 3. Jaci Powell (Cal) 118-11.
Final score - Stanford 102, California 61.