Stanford, Cal Split at Big Meet, release from David Kiefer, note by Larry Eder

The Big Meet, now in it’s 119th year, is a classic track & field duel between Stanford University and University of California-Berkeley. Cal and Stanford duel have many who savor the event. I have fond memories of watching the meet and enjoying when it came down to the 4 x 400m, a proper ending to a fine meet.

Thanks to Stanford’s David Kiefer, one of the hardest working in the world of SID associates. If others want to send us info on track and field for runblogrun.com, send to [email protected].

April 20, 2013

STANFORD, CAL SPLIT BIG MEET

Bain’s school record highlights Stanford women’s victory

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford sophomore Brianna Bain broke the school record in the javelin to highlight a victory for the Stanford women at the 119^th 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.

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 4×400 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.

Stanford’s Kori Carter, the world leader in the 400 hurdles was a quadruple winner for Stanford, rallying the Cardinal 4×100 team (45.09) on her anchor leg, winning the 100 hurdles (13.28) and 400 hurdles (58.59), and anchoring the 4×400 (3:38.74).

The Stanford women clinched the victory by the 14^th 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.

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STANFORD — 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.

4×100 relay – 1. California (Travis, Blocker, Oliver, Stewart) 40.24. 2. Stanford 43.67.

4×400 relay – 1. Stanford (Chase, Pilorin, Lefebure, Solomon) 3:11.80. 2. California 3:12.68.

High jump – 1. Jules Sharpe (Stanford) 7-1Â¾. 2. Nick Ridge (Cal) 7-0Â¼. 3. Mike Tracy (Cal) 6-8Â¼.

Pole vault – 1. Dalton Duvio (Stanford) 16-2. 2. Garrett Starkey (Stanford) 15-8Â¼. 3. Andrew Ramay (Cal) 15-2Â¼.

Long jump – 1. Hammed Suleman (Cal) 24-2Â¼w. 2. Taylor Kientzel (Cal) 23-11Â¾. 3. Dartis Willis (Stanford) 23-10.

Triple jump – 1. Hammed Suleman (Cal) 51-3Â¾; 2. Jules Sharpe (Stanford) 49-10Â½w. 3. Taylor Kientzel (Cal) 48-10w.

Shot put – 1. Ethan Cochran (Cal) 58-2. 2. Geoffrey Tabor (Stanford) 58-1Â¾. 3. Sullivan Parker (Cal) 56-1Â¾.

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) 5
8.59. 2. Kala Stepter (Stanford) 1:00.16. 3. Tiarra Pittman (Cal) 1:01.31.

4×100 relay – 1. Stanford (Stepter, Levingston, Nelms, Carter) 45.09. 2. California 45.18.

4×400 relay – 1. Stanford (Levingston, Kr. Williams, Fedronic, Carter) 3:38.74. 2. California 3:51.85.

High jump – 1. Gianna Fernandez (Cal) 5-10Â½. 2. Kristin Rimbach (Cal) 5-7Â¼. 3. Elaine Patten (Stanford) 5-7Â¼.

Pole vault – 1. Ellie McCardwell (Stanford) 12-6Â¾. 2. Victoria Rische (Cal) 12-0Â¾. 3. Katie Zingheim (Stanford) 12-0Â¾.

Long jump – 1. Malaina Payton (Cal) 21-1Â½. 2. Karynn Dunn (Stanford) 19-4Â¾. 3. Jordan Merback (Stanford) 18-5Â¾.

Triple jump – 1. Amanda Hunter (Cal) 41-5Â¾. 2. Jordan Merback (Stanford) 40-7Â½. 3. Karynn Dunn (Stanford) 39-7.

Shot put – 1. Alyssa Wisdom (Stanford) 52-3Â¼. 2. Chioma Amaechi (Cal) 50-4Â½. 3. Victoria Owers (Cal) 49-3Â¾.

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.

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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