It was a very successful first day at the Stanford Invitational held at Cobb Track and Angell Field. The Cardinal recorded three NCAA Regional Qualifying marks as well as a first place finish during the competition. Overall, there were 99 NCAA Regional Qualifying marks recorded by collegiate competitors, along with two meet records set in the high school division.

For the men in the 800 meter it was Michael Garcia recording an NCAA Regional qualifying time of 1:49.49 to finish fourth in the event. In the 110 meter hurdle prelims it was Myles Bradley winning his heat and qualifying for the finals in sixth place overall with his time of 14.45. In the 800 meter "B" Section run, Lauren Jespersen took home second place with his time of 1:51.88, while Jacob Evans finished fourth posting a 1:52.07, Rolf Steier finished 24 with a time of 1:53.75, Alex Greenburg placed 26 with a 1:54.15, Justin Marpole-Bird took 35 in a time of 1:55.05, Sean Drake recorded a 37 place finish with a 1:55.23, and Chris Hadley finished 50 in a time of 2:02.09. In the hammer throw, it was Mark Kogan earning 13 place with his mark of 157-04 (47.97m). Garrett Heath took 21 place in the event as he ran a time of 1:51.75, while Elliot Luscombe placed 26 with a 1:53.30 and Justin Reed finished 33 in a time of 1:56.51. Next up for Stanford was the pole vault "B" Section where Ben Dickens posted a fourth place finish with his height of 15-07 (4.75m), while Ben Sheehan recorded a height of 14-05 ¼ (4.40m) to take tenth place. After a thirty minute break, the men began with the 3000 meter steeplechase where Chris Mocko earned seventh place in his heat with a time of 9:11.69.