STANFORD, Calif. – Nine meet records fell at the sixth Cardinal Classic on Saturday at Cobb Track and Angell Field, with two being dropped by Stanford athletes.
Stanford sophomore Garrett Brown, a week removed from placing eighth and earning first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, won the men's pole vault at 17-6 ½ (5.35m).
And Alexa Rossum, who led off Stanford's 12th-place 4x400 relay team at NCAA Indoors, won the 200 meters in 23.37.
Stanford appears to have found a sweet spot for the meet, which was established in 2016 as a night meet oriented toward Power Five teams. That format never really caught on and the meet itself was not contested in 2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic.
However, this was the first year of the Cardinal Classic as a day meet featuring mostly Northern California schools. Overall, 17 four-year schools were represented – 14 from Northern or Central California. It worked out to be a perfect competitive environment for an outdoor season opener, and featured enough athletes to provide sections that tested athletes of each level.
Cydney Wright takes the baton from Alexa Rossum on the 4x400 relay. Photo by John P. Lozano/ISIphotos.com.
Stanford earned eight victories – five for the women and three for the men. Stanford's women's winners were Rossum in the 200, Cydney Wright in the 400 (a personal best of 53.63), Grace Connolly in the 5,000 (16:15.04), Samantha Thomas in the 400 hurdles (a PB 1:00.22), and the 4x400 relay team of Thomas, Rossum, Wright, and Anna Tovkach (3:39.11).
Stanford's men's winners were Brown in the pole vault, Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau in the 1,500 (a PB of 3:46.84), and Allan Hunter in the long jump (24-1 ¾, 7.36m).
This is the first of three meets Stanford will host this season. The next is the Stanford Invitational on March 31-April 1.
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Audrey DaDamio. Photo by John P. Lozano/ISIphotos.com.
Cardinal Classic
At Cobb Track and Angell Field
Winners and all Stanford
Men
100 – 1, David Foster (Cal) 10.34 (meet record); 8, Dorien Simon (Stanford) 10.72; 10, Karson Lippert (Stanford) 10.79.
200 – 1, Cameron Tarver (San Jose State) 20.77 (meet record); 9, Gabriel Navarro (Stanford) 21.86; 14, Dorien Simon (Stanford) 22.24.
400 – 1, Aiden Lippert (Cal) 46.38; 7, Miles Zoltak (Stanford) 48.44.
800 – 1, Edgar Ramirez (unat.) 1:48.93; 5, Caleb Boutelle (Stanford) 1:54.15;
1,500 – 1, Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau (Stanford) 3:46.84 (PB); 2, Caleb Boutelle (Stanford) 3:49.15 (PB); 3, Gavin Sherry (Stanford) 3:52.13; 23, Galen Topper (Stanford) 4:01.91.
5,000 – 1, Richard McLain (Saint Mary's) 14:52.40.
110 hurdles – 1, Kalobe Jimenez (Fresno Pacific) 14.15 (meet record).
400 hurdles – 1, Spencer Carlile (BYU) 51.95.
3,000 steeplechase – 1, James Corrigan (BYU) 9:11.37; 3, Callum Sherry (Stanford) 9:20.09 (PB); 4, Zane Bergen (Stanford) 9:20.16 (PB).
400 relay – 1, California 40.58; 4, Stanford (Dorien Simon, Miles Zoltak, John Kroeger, Karson Lippert) 41.20.
4x400 relay – 1, California 3:09.69.
High jump – 1, Riley Knott (Cal) 6-6 ¾ (2.00m); 2, James Stevens (Stanford) 6-4 ¾ (1.95m).
Pole vault – 1, Garrett Brown (Stanford) 17-6 ½ (5.35m) (meet record); 2, Max Manson (Stanford) 17-2 ¾ (5.25m); 3, J.T. Herrscher (Stanford) 16-0 ¾ (4.90m).
Long jump – 1, Allan Hunter (Stanford) 24-1 ¾ (7.36m); 2, John Kroeger (Stanford) 22-10 (6.96m).
Triple jump – 1, Yacouba Gnacko (Academy of Art) 49-11 ¼ (15.22m); 4, John Kroeger (Stanford) 45-0 ½ (13.73m).
Shot put – 1, Jeff Duensing (Cal) 61-6 ¼ (18.75m); 10, Garin Gross (Stanford) 48-3 ½ (14.72m).
Discus – 1, Dallin Shurts (BYU) 192-3 (58.61m); 12, Garin Gross (Stanford) 133-7 (40.73m).
Javelin – 1, Cameron Bates (BYU) 245-9 (74.90m) (meet record).
Hammer – 1, Kegan Schroeter (Cal) 227-5 (69.33m) (meet record); 3, Max McKhann (Stanford) 208-3 (63.47m); 10, Anthony Argyropoulos (Stanford) 160-2 (48.82m).
Women
100 – 1, Aysha Shaheed (Cal) 11.59; 2, Maya Valmon (unat.) 11.73 (PB); 3, Olivia Okoli (Stanford) 11.81; 28, Megan Olomu (Stanford) 12.52.
200 – 1, Alexa Rossum (Stanford) 23.37 (meet record); 2, Cydney Wright (Stanford) 23.60; 3, Maya Valmon (unat.) 23.83 (PB); 22, Megan Olomu (Stanford) 25.72; 24, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 25.75.
400 – 1, Cydney Wright (Stanford) 53.63 (PB); 5, Anna Tovkach (Stanford) 55.92; 13, Camille Peisner (Stanford) 57.45; 26, Hannah Wilson (Stanford) 1:01.88.
800 – 1, Sarah Jane Underwood (City Speed S.F.) 2:07.66; 4, Lily Flynn (Stanford) 2:11.64.
1,500 – 1, Abigail Pradere (San Francisco) 4:26.49; 3, Audrey Suarez (Stanford) 4:28.29; 6, Julia Flynn (Stanford) 4:30.33 (PB).
5,000 – 1, Grace Connolly (Stanford) 16:15.04; 2, Ava Parekh (Stanford) 16:27.03 (PB); 3, Audrey DaDamio (Stanford) 16:27.25; Lucy Jenks (Stanford) DNF.
100 hurdles – 1, Jada Hicks (Cal) 13.43 (meet record); 15, Madison Romain (Stanford) 15.65 (PB).
400 hurdles – 1, Samantha Thomas (Stanford) 1:00.22 (PB); 14, Madison Romain (Stanford) 1:07.68 (PB).
3,000 steeplechase – 1, Elizabeth Dildine (BYU) 10:40.00.
4x100 relay – 1, San Jose State 45.53; Stanford DNF.
4x400 relay – 1, Stanford (Samantha Thomas, Alexa Rossum, Cydney Wright, Anna Tovkach) 3:39.11; 11, Stanford 'B' (Lily Flynn, Julia Flynn, Audrey Suarez, Hannah Wilson) 4:00.17.
High jump – 1, Lilian Turban (Hawai'i) 5-10 ½ (1.79m).
Pole vault – 1, Amari Turner (Cal) 14-0 (4.27m) (meet record); 2, Laurel Wong (Stanford) 13-3 ¾ (4.06m); 9, Kelly Kern (Stanford) 12-4 (3.76m); 11, Lianne Kistler (Stanford) 11-10 (3.61m).
Long jump – 1, Marie-Jeanne Ourega (Academy of Art) 20-6 ¼ (6.25m); 5, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 18-10 ¾ (5.76m).
Triple jump – 1, Emilia Sjostrand (San Jose State) 45-8 (13.92m); 6, Elise Miller (Stanford) 40-6 ¾ (12.36m); 10, Alaysia Oakes (Stanford) 39-3 ¾ (11.98m); Ellie Talius (Stanford) F.
Shot put – 1, Jessica Thompson (BYU) 50-0 ¾ (15.26m); 5, Brandy Atuatasi (Stanford) 40-3 ½ (12.28m).
Discus – 1, Hallee Mohr (Hawai'i) 158-4 (48.26m); 4, Brandy Atuatasi (Stanford) 147-9 (45.03m).
Hammer – 1, Montserrat Montanes I Arbo (Hawai'i) 188-2 (57.36m).
Javelin – 1, Ashton Riner (BYU) 173-6 (52.89m); 12, Elise Miller (Stanford) 71-7 (21.83m) (PB).