Cal Produces Two More National Champions
Look, I’ll be the first to admit I don’t know much about Track & Field, and outside of the Olympics, these athletes don’t get much coverage, but when Cal produces a National Champion, we gotta show ‘em some respect.
This past weekend, at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, two women bested all comers to take a national title home. On Friday, Kelechi Anyanwu threw a discus an incredible 188′ 11", breaking her own school record. Do you have any idea how far that is? Freaking ridiculously amazingly far, that’s how. Those things are heavy. If you find yourself insufficiently awed, go try and throw a discus yourself, then report back here.
Kelechi Anyanwu can throw things much further than you. She can probably throw you pretty far, too.
Then, on Saturday, Alysia Johnson ran a crazy-fast sub-2:00 800-meters. That’s almost half a mile. In less than two minutes. Seriously? Seriously. It’s the second-fastest time in NCAA history, and the third fastest time in the US all year, college or otherwise. It’s also her second title of the year, as she already had won the 800-meters in the indoor championships earlier this season.
Might you be soon seeing Alysia Johnson at the 2008 Olympics?
Buoyed by these two crowns, the Bears finished 8th place overall, the program’s highest finish ever. Honestly, I don’t have much in the way of analysis here. I just thought I’d bring this to everyone’s attention and let you be amazed and proud of our Cal Women. Go Bears!
