Big Meet CXXI

STANFORD, Calif. – The Big Meet, one of the country’s great track and field traditions, continues on Saturday with the 121st track and field duel between Stanford and California. The meet will be held at Stanford’s Cobb Track and Angell Field, beginning with the women's hammer throw at 2 p.m. The women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase opens the running events, at 3:15 p.m. This is the only dual meet on the schedule for either team, and extends a tradition that began in 1893. Cal leads the men's series, 68-50-2. For the women, Stanford leads the series, 23-12.

Meet information:

When: Saturday
What: 121st Big Meet between Stanford and California
Where: Stanford, Calif.
Site: Cobb Track and Angell Field
Events begin: Field, 2 p.m.; Running, 3:15 p.m.
Admission: Free

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Meet schedule

Field events:
2 p.m.: Women’s Hammer, followed by the Men’s Hammer
3 p.m.: Women's Long Jump, followed by the Men's Long Jump
3:30 p.m.: Women's Javelin, followed by the Men's Javelin
3:30 p.m.: Women's Pole Vault, followed by the Men’s Pole Vault
3:30 p.m.: Women’s Shot, followed by the Men's Shot
3:30 p.m.: Women's High Jump, followed by the Men’s High Jump
4:30 p.m.: Women’s Triple Jump, followed by Men’s Triple Jump
4:30 p.m.: Women’s Discus, followed by the Men's Discus

Running events:
3:15 p.m.: Women's 3,000 Steeplechase
3:30 p.m.: Men's 3,000 Steeplechase
3:45 p.m.: Women's 4 x 100 Relay
3:50 p.m.: Men's 4 x 100 Relay
3:55 p.m.: Women's 1,500
4 p.m.: Men's 1,500
4:15 p.m.: Women's 100 Hurdles
4:20 p.m.: Men's 110 Hurdles
4:25 p.m.: Women's 400
4:30 p.m.: Men's 400
4:35 p.m.: Women's 100
4:40 p.m.: Men's 100
4:50 p.m.: Women's 800
4:55 p.m.: Men's 800
5:05 p.m.: Women's 400 Hurdles
5:10 p.m.: Men's 400 Hurdles
5:15 p.m.: Women's 200
5:20 p.m.: Men's 200
5:25 p.m.: Women's 3,000
5:40 p.m.: Men's 3000
5:45 p.m.: Pitch Johnson recognition
5:55 p.m.: Women's 4 x 400 Relay
6:05 p.m.: Men's 4 x 400 Relay

The First
This is the 120th Big Meet, but it's been 121 years since the first. The men's-only meet (the schools wouldn't hold their first women's matchup until 1980) took place on April 22, 1893 at the Olympic Club Grounds in San Francisco. Cal won 10 of the 14 events and swept five events while earning a 91-35 victory. Stanford had no coach and swept only one event - the two-mile bicycle race. Though the meet was held annually, Stanford didn't win until the 11th edition, in 1903.

Further information, including a breakdown of top Stanford competitiors, will be posted here.