{"id":252510,"date":"2026-04-05T05:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/252510\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T05:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:06:09","slug":"smith-breaks-brutus-hamilton-100m-meet-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/252510\/","title":{"rendered":"Smith Breaks Brutus Hamilton 100m Meet Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nairobi Smith currently leads the ACC and is eighth on the NCAA’s 100m list for the 2026 outdoor season.<\/p>\n

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T&F4\/4\/2026 9:35 PM | By: Cal Athletics<\/p>\n


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Cal Honors Graduating Seniors At Edwards Stadium<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tBERKELEY \u2013 The California track & field team posted a pair of program top-10 times and took home 15 event wins Saturday at the final day of the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Edwards Stadium, also closing out its 2026 home campaign by honoring its graduating seniors.
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\nStellar sophomore sprinter Nairobi Smith<\/a> competed in her first collegiate 100m race and positively dominated, winning by .2 seconds with a time of 11.25 \u2013 second-fastest in Golden Bear history (thus bringing her total of program top-10 times this season to three) and a new meet record, surpassing the previous benchmark of 11.28 set by Oregon’s Jadyn Mays in 2024. She now trails only alumna Ezinne Abba (who posted a time of 11.12 in 2022) in the Cal record books and currently leads the ACC by .04 seconds, also rising into a tie for No. 8 nationally.
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\n“This year, I would say that studying the sport, being patient and trusting in my coach’s race plan has helped me improve the most,” Smith, who took 200m bronze at the ACC Indoor Championships, said. “I’ve also put a lot of focus on elevating my mindset through journaling.”
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\nJunior Justin Pretre<\/a> took first place in the men’s mile with an outdoor PR of 4:01.79. The 4x100m relay squad of Aidan Orias<\/a>, Isaiah Shaw<\/a>, Wazell Wright<\/a> and Javon Hampton Jr.<\/a> combined for a winning season best of 40.11, while sophomore Inara Ukawuba<\/a> rose from No. 9 to No. 7 in program 100m hurdles history with her winning time of 13.40 to lead a Cal podium sweep.
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\nSenior Ali Sahaida<\/a> continued her stellar 2026 campaign with a win in the women’s pole vault, clearing the bar at 4.16m (13-7.75). Redshirt junior Seth Johnson<\/a> posted a trio of outdoor personal bests and two event titles, claiming a wind-aided victory of 14.07 in the 110m hurdles before out-throwing the rest of the javelin field with a mark of 57.27m\/187-10.
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\nRedshirt freshman Miles Clark<\/a> led another Cal podium sweep in the men’s hammer, posting a personal-best throw of 62.18m (204-0) to claim victory. The Bears also claimed the top-five spots in the women’s hammer, with the title going to sophomore Valentina Savva<\/a> and her season-best 67.75m (222-3).
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\nRedshirt junior Nik Iwankiw’s<\/a> standout season continued with a personal best in his third consecutive meet, launching the discus 53.75m (176-4). Freshman Matas Mikulenas earned his second outdoor title in the men’s shot put with a mark of 15.99m (52-5.5), while junior Lucija Leko<\/a> claimed victory for the women with a throw of 14.84m (48-8.25).
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\nGraduate Zahra Amos<\/a> posted a season-best mark of 1.72m (5-7.75) in the women’s high jump to earn her first win for the Bears. Sophomore Brandon Cheeks II<\/a> recorded a winning leap of 7.14m (23-5.25) in the men’s long jump, after which senior Leah Anderson<\/a> recorded a win in the women’s triple jump with a best mark of 12.15m (39-10.5).
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\nBRUTUS HAMILTON INVITATIONAL \u2013 MEN’S RESULTS
\n100m \u2013 3. Aidan Orias<\/a> 10.63; 6. Wazell Wright<\/a> 10.75 (=wind-legal PR); 7. Javon Hampton Jr.<\/a> 10.76; 14. Chukwunonso Udeh<\/a> 10.93; 21. Jakobi Smith<\/a> 11.03; 23. Jason Plumb<\/a> 11.06; 50. Josh Myers<\/a> 11.31 (PR)
\n200m \u2013 2. Wazell Wright<\/a> 21.43; 21. Jakobi Smith<\/a> 22.29 (=PR); – Isaiah Shaw<\/a> DNF; – Ikembuchukwu Udeh<\/a> DNF
\n400m \u2013 3. Arian Naim<\/a> 47.98 (PR); 8. Nathan Lee<\/a> 49.64 (PR); 15. Ikembuchukwu Udeh<\/a> 50.20
\nMile \u2013 1. Justin Pretre<\/a> 4:01.79 (PR); 2. Caden Carney<\/a> 4:09.88 (PR); 4. Bradley Arrey<\/a> 4:18.68 (PR); 5. Alexander Lodewick<\/a> 4:21.20 (PR); 6. Julian Doak<\/a> 4:22.39 (PR); 7. Gabriel Rodriguez<\/a> 4:23.35 (PR); 15. Jack Paradise<\/a> 4:35.97 (PR)
\n110m Hurdles \u2013 1. Seth Johnson<\/a> 14.07w (wind-aided PR)
\n400m Hurdles \u2013 4. Luke Tanguay<\/a> 55.03 (PR); 5. Daniel Chen<\/a> 55.23
\n4x100m Relay \u2013 1. California (Aidan Orias<\/a>, Isaiah Shaw<\/a>, Wazell Wright<\/a>, Javon Hampton Jr.<\/a>) 40.11
\nPole Vault \u2013 2. Will Siemens<\/a> 5.21m\/17-1 (PR); 3. Parker Terrill<\/a> 5.06m\/16-7.25; 4. Kai Anderson<\/a> 4.91m\/16-1.25; T8. Seth Johnson<\/a> 4.46m\/14-7.5
\nLong Jump \u2013 1. Brandon Cheeks II<\/a> 7.14m\/23-5.25; 11. Antonio Bayon<\/a> 6.51m\/21-0.5 (PR); 13. Victor Ezike Jr.<\/a> 6.31m\/20-8.5; 15. David Brok<\/a> 6.13m\/20-1.5
\nTriple Jump \u2013 2. Jeremiah Bola\u00f1os<\/a> 15.04m\/50-5.25; 4. Brandon Rush<\/a> 14.50m\/47-7 (PR); 6. Frankie Cruz Jr.<\/a> 14.15m\/46-5.25
\nShot Put \u2013 1. Matas Mikulenas 15.99m\/52-5.5; 3. Eliot Traxler<\/a> 15.23m\/49-11.75 (PR)
\nDiscus \u2013 1. Nik Iwankiw<\/a> 53.75m\/176-4 (PR); 2. Eliot Traxler<\/a> 48.51m\/159-2
\nHammer \u2013 1. Miles Clark<\/a> 62.18m\/204-0 (PR); 2. Kai Barham<\/a> 59.63m\/195-7; 3. Kai Burich<\/a> 58.63m\/192-4
\nJavelin \u2013 1. Seth Johnson<\/a> 57.257m\/187-10 (PR)
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\nBRUTUS HAMILTON INVITATIONAL \u2013 WOMEN’S RESULTS
\n100m \u2013 1. Nairobi Smith<\/a> 11.25 (PR, 2nd Cal History); 5. Inara Ukawuba<\/a> 11.98 (PR); 6. Paige Porter<\/a> 12.00; 19. Tiffany Williams<\/a> 12.41; 20. Kaitlyn Williams<\/a> 12.42; 21. Saqqara Ruffin<\/a> 12.43; 22. Lauren Gilhooly<\/a> 12.43; 42. Fallyn Gowans<\/a> 12.88
\n200m \u2013 3. Paige Porter<\/a> 24.47 (PR); 7. Kaitlyn Williams<\/a> 24.96 (PR); 11. Diana Scott<\/a> 25.16w (wind-aided PR)
\n400m \u2013 9. Diana Scott<\/a> 57.78
\n800m \u2013 4. Lily Montilla<\/a> 2:17.30 (PR); 5. Savannah Harris<\/a> 2:18.34 (PR)
\n100m Hurdles \u2013 1. Inara Ukawuba<\/a> 13.40 (PR, 7th Cal History); 2. Saqqara Ruffin<\/a> 13.57; 3. Fallyn Gowans<\/a> 13.98
\n400m Hurdles \u2013 17. Jaya Westby<\/a> 1:07.51
\nHigh Jump \u2013 1. Zahra Amos<\/a> 1.72m\/5-7.75; 5. Kimiko Hirahara<\/a> 1.62m\/5-3.75 (PR); T9. Grace Reinhardt-Perez<\/a> 1.62m\/5-3.75
\nPole Vault \u2013 1. Ali Sahaida<\/a> 4.16m\/13-7.75; 11. Anya Patel<\/a> 3.55m\/11-7.75 (PR)
\nTriple Jump \u2013 1. Leah Anderson<\/a> 12.15m\/39-10.5
\nShot Put \u2013 1. Lucija Leko<\/a> 14.84m\/48-8.25
\nHammer \u2013 1. Valentina Savva<\/a> 67.75m\/222-3; 2. Audrey Jacobs<\/a> 64.05m\/210-1; 3. Adrianna Coleman<\/a> 62.33m\/204-6; 4. Isabella Popejoy<\/a> 56.60m\/185-8 (PR); 5. Angie Schykerynec<\/a> 55.04m\/180-7
\nJavelin \u2013 3. Grace Reinhardt-Perez<\/a> 39.04m\/128-1 (PR)
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\nUP NEXT
\nThe Bears will head to Stanford on April 11 for the 131st Big Meet, held this year at Cobb Track and Angell Field.
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