Program-Record 36 Bears Qualify For Regionals

Sophomore Aysha Shaheed qualified for three events at next week’s NCAA West Regionals.

BERKELEY – California track & field will send a program-record number of athletes to the NCAA West Regional in Sacramento on May 24-27, as 36 Golden Bears were included among the qualifiers released on Thursday.  The list of men’s and women’s qualifiers contains the top-48 athletes in each event this year (minus scratches), each of whom will compete at Sacramento State’s Hornet Stadium in hopes of clinching a coveted top-12 spot to move on to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 

“I think our kids came into this season with a desire to compete, and they took notes from what we did the previous year and stepped their game up a bit,” said Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Robyne Johnson. “I’m really proud of the way they competed, particularly at the end of the season.”
 
Of the Bears’ qualifying marks, 17 were set over their past two meets, with a whopping 13 of those at the Pac-12 Championships alone.
 
The 2023 NCAA West Regional qualifiers from Cal are as follows:
 
WOMEN’S QUALIFIERS: 17 (Season-best marks notated)
Aysha Shaheed – 100m (11.34); 200m (23.43); 4x100m Relay (43.81)
                  -Set (100m): May 13, Pac-12 Championships/Walnut
                  -Set (200m): April 29, The 128th Big Meet/Berkeley
                  -Set (4x100m Relay): May 14, Pac-12 Championships/Walnut
Claire Yerby – 1500m (4:16.41)
                  -Set: April 29, The 128th Big Meet/Berkeley
Jada Hicks – 100m Hurdles (13.17); 4x100m Relay (43.81)
                  -Set (100m Hurdles): May 13, Pac-12 Championships/Walnut
                  -Set (4x100m Relay): May 14, Pac-12 Championships/Walnut
Jordyn Grady – 4x100m Relay (43.81)
                  -Set: May 14, Pac-12 Championships/Walnut
Makhaila Mills – 4x100m Relay (43.81)
                  -Set: May 14, Pac-12 Championships/Walnut
Ryan Lacefield – 4x100m Relay (Alternate)
                  -Set: N/A
Toby Lai – High Jump (1.78m/5-10)
                  -Set: April 15, Mt. SAC Relays/Walnut
Amari Turner – Pole Vault (4.30m/14-1.25)
                  -Set:…