Cal Track and Field

For Patrick McMorris, family is everything. McMorris grew up in Santa Ana in Southern California, playing youth football across Orange County. But, while he was grinding on the field, he remained true to his family, maintaining his tight-knit relationships and understanding their impact on his life.

The lineup reveals an obvious weak spot: Not a single member of Cal’s distance squad qualified for NCAA championships.

At the Pac-12 championships held May 13-15 in Eugene, Oregon, Cal track and field qualified 32 athletes for regionals — the highest number in program history.

This season the Bears have already shown that they can rise to the challenge of strong in-conference competition.

The Bears went home from Palo Alto last Saturday boasting a resounding win — some even took a victory dip into the Cardinal’s water-filled steeplechase pit.

While the name exudes comedic potential (if only to 12-year-old boys and 21-year-old sportswriters in need of a lede), the event itself will be no joke.

Cal track and field sent representatives to three separate meets last weekend, but its success was bolstered by its formidable throwing squad.

This weekend will be grueling for both athletes and coaches as resources are spread thin across three large events.

Now, depending on end of season qualifiers, the Bears have just six meets left — six more chances to walk off the track proud.