Rowan Hamilton (left) and Mason Mangum (right) were named Academic All-Americans for the first time in their respective careers.
Alums Add Accolades From College Sports Communicators
AUSTIN, Texas – California track & field’s Rowan Hamilton and Mason Mangum were announced as College Sports Communicators (CSC) Men’s Track & Field Academic All-Americans on Wednesday, with Hamilton earning a second-team spot and Mangum a third-team nod.
It is the first Academic All-America honor and second major academic award (2023 NAIA Scholar-Athlete) for Hamilton, who transferred from British Columbia in the 2023-24 school year to pursue a graduate certificate at Cal. During the indoor track & field season, the Chilliwack, British Columbia, native broke the program’s weight throw record at 22.36m (73-4) and became Cal’s first male weight thrower to reach the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning Second-Team All-America status. His record-breaking ways continued in the outdoor season, when he became Cal’s first conference champion in the men’s hammer since 1919 and its first NCAA Champion in the event since 1922; his personal best of 77.18m (253-2) is not only a program record, but the No. 8 collegiate performance of all time. Hamilton, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country (USTFCCCA) West Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year, will represent Canada at the upcoming Olympic Games.
Mangum, a long jumper and sprinter who hails from Austin, Texas, and majored in data science at Cal, had a breakout season for the Golden Bears in which he recorded two entries apiece on the program’s indoor and outdoor top-10 lists. His indoor 60m PR of 6.72 ranks fourth in program history, while his best indoor long jump of 7.70m (25-3.25) raised him to third all-time at Cal. In his outdoor campaign, he posted a wind-aided long jump PR of 7.86m (25-9.5) and a wind-legal 7.80m (25-7.25) – the best leap by a Bear in 11 years – to rise to fifth in program history. As the third leg of the men’s 4x100m relay squad, Mangum contributed to a significant school record in the event, surpassing the previous 49-year-old entry with a combined time of 38.90 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn his first All-America honor (Second Team). This is his first Academic All-America selection in a career that also includes…
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