After a successful indoor season, Stanford track and field will be kicking off its outdoor season tomorrow with the Stanford Quad Meet. The Cardinal will be competing against Fresno State, the University of San Francisco and UC-Davis. The competition will consist of springs/hurdles, jumps, throws, multi-events and distances.

At the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Track and Field Championships this past weekend, the Cardinal women claimed a second-place finish while the men’s team placed fourth.

“We have a good team, and well-balanced,” head women’s coach Edrick Floreal said. “That’s our trade mark. We compete at the highest level at every level. We’re hosting the [Pacfic-10 Conference, so] it’s an opportunity to showcase our talent.”

Stanford’s team is preparing for a strong start to a promising season. All-American freshmen Janice Davis, Ashley Freeman and Keisha Gaines seem poised to bring home a championship this season.

The Cardinal’s strongest competitor in jumps competition is junior Erica McLain. A seven-time All-American and the American Junior triple-jump record holder, she has been a phenom on the field for the past several seasons — the upcoming one should only add to her remarkable career.

Floreal identified McLain and redshirt junior distance-runner Arianna Lambie as the team’s “two top female athletes.”

“[They’ve] always done well,” he said. “They are our two stars, and they continue to lead by example.”

In multi-events, sophomore Lauren Stewart set the heptathlon school record last year as a freshman.

The strongest aspect of the women’s squad is the distance team, which consists of All-Americans junior Lauren Centrowitz, sophomore Lindsay Flacks, Lambie, freshman Teresa McWalters, freshman Amanda Trotter and freshman Katie Trotter.

A talented roster gives the men’s team the potential to be one of the best teams Stanford has ever had. In hurdles, Stanford’s star sophomore Myles Bradley set a school record in the 110 meters with a time of 14.36 seconds last season.

Redshirt junior Russell Brown and redshirt sophomore Garrett Heath are the team’s two premier distance runners and will continue to play a integral role in the development of Stanford’s program.

“[They] have really put their stamps on a newly refreshed men’s team,” Floreal said of Brown and Heath. “We had some down years, but now those guys along with [our] All-Americans are doing a good job. We’ve got a lot of bullets.”

Freshmen Durell Coleman and Richard Sherman will look to make an immediate impact in jumps competition. Coleman is a four-time Texas Amateur Athletic Federation high-jump champion while Sherman won the California state triple-jump championship last year.

Senior Michael Robertson, the 2005 NCAA discus champion, leads a strong Cardinal contingent in throws. Robertson has also previously won Pac-10, West Regional and NCAA discus titles. On the distance team, the Stanford men boast a total of 10 All-Americans.

Competition begins at noon tomorrow at Cobb Track and Angell Field.