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Competing at the Pac-12 championships, both of Cal’s teams, the men and women, took fourth place. It was none other than the Cal throwing squad that carried the team with four podium finishes.

As students finish up the 2023 finals season, Cal track and field is faced with a final test — the Pac-12 championships and the rest of the postseason.

Facing both Pac-12 and nonconference competitors in San Diego, the Bears were able to find individual successes, with the men’s hammer throw and pole vault squads leading the way.

The Bears are set to compete against numerous Pac-12 teams for the first time this outdoor season, including Oregon and Washington. While the Bears have proved their skill thus far, these teams will certainly provide Cal with a challenge.

On Friday and Saturday, Cal will face an array of tough competition in Seattle, Washington at its penultimate meet of the indoor season before heading to nationals.

This weekend, the blue and gold showed that they don’t fade under the bright lights at pivotal meets — in fact, they only shine brighter.

Mason Mangum made his collegiate debut in long jump at Cal track and field's season opener, where he recorded the 10th-best jump in school history.

The place an athlete finishes in is almost entirely dependent on the level of competition that they face, but times are indisputable evidence of fitness.

Even in Albuquerque’s thin air, Cal’s track and field athletes were still able to produce a strong start to their season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational last Saturday.