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Garrett MacQuiddy will attempt to break his third school record next Sunday in Ontario, where he will race in the outdoor mile.
Golden Bear Graduate Set To Continue Racing This Summer
PORTLAND, Ore. – Just four days after an appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, California track & field’s Garrett MacQuiddy found himself back at a starting line, hoping to put on a career performance at the Portland Track Festival, held at Lewis & Clark’s Griswold Stadium, after missing out on the final two hours south at Hayward Field. Despite the conclusion of the collegiate season, MacQuiddy, a graduate, still has time to race in a collegiate uniform – and have his times count toward the school record books – until the Toyota USA Track & Field Championships on July 31-August 3.
In the end, it was a wildly successful effort for the Saratoga native, who posted a time of 3:37.94 on Sunday to take seventh place in the 62-man field and better his own school record by over half a second. MacQuiddy last broke the record in April at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 3:38.50, becoming the first Cal man in history to go sub-3:39 and surpassing the 10-year-old mark set by alumnus Thomas Joyce.
MacQuiddy’s next race will be at the Bob Vigars Classic in London, Ont., on June 22, where he will attempt to break Cal’s 16-year-old outdoor mile record of 3:56.18.
Two Golden Bears joined MacQuiddy in Portland, but competed unattached. Rising sophomore Sam Franco shaved seven seconds off his 1500m PR to win the men’s open section with a time of 3:47.64, while rising junior Addie Johnson posted a season-best 4:32.49 in the women’s high performance race.
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