Brendan Maloney
Mykolas Alekna earned his second straight First Team All-American nod on Friday.
Cal Men Finish With Seven Points at NCAA Championships
AUSTIN, TEXAS – On an incredibly hot Friday evening that saw the men finish competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, California track & field’s final male competitor (sophomore Mykolas Alekna) took to the ring against what many dubbed the deepest discus field of all time with four athletes in the top-10 of the all-time collegiate list.
The competition was as tight as promised, with each of the final 10 competitors surpassing the 60-meter benchmark; at the end of the night, the Golden Bears’ collegiate record-holder finished third at 63.25m (207-6) for his second straight First Team All-American honor. He will turn his attention ahead to a slate of elite competition this summer, which includes the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
The Florida men won their second straight team championship with 57 total points, followed by Arkansas (53 points) and Stanford (44 points). Cal tied for 32nd with seven points from contributed by Alekna’s third place and teammate Jeff Duensing’s 8th-place shot put finish on Wednesday.
Senior Asha Fletcher will close out the NCAA Championships tomorrow for the Bears’ women in the triple jump as she makes her debut on the biggest stage of collegiate track & field. She currently ranks fourth in program history with a wind-legal PR of 13.33m (43-9).
Day Three Results
Men’s Discus: 3. Mykolas Alekna 63.25m/207-6 (First Team All-American)
Day Four Schedule (Saturday, June 10)
6:10 p.m. PT: Women’s Triple Jump (Asha Fletcher)
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