After a two-year absence because of the pandemic, the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field meet returns this weekend to Veteran’s Memorial Stadium in Clovis.
Dozens of athletes from the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area who survived league and sectional meets this month will be among those competing on the state’s premier stage in the 102nd edition of the showcase.
Los Altos distance runner Lauren Soobrian and Dublin pole vaulter Jathiyah Muhammad are BANG’s only top qualifiers.
Soobrian, a junior, ran 10:17.17 to win the 3,200 at the Central Coast Section championships. Nobody in the field of 26 that will compete Saturday night — there are no Friday trials in the 3,200 — ran faster than Soobrian in section finals.
Muhammad cleared the pole vault bar at 14 feet to finish first at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions last weekend on her home track. The mark was matched by Lexi Evans of Scripps Ranch-San Diego at the San Diego Section finals.
Independence’s Ben Kin Ho Tsang is the No. 2 qualifier in the 300 hurdles. His winning time of 37.32 at the CCS championships trails only Upland’s Delaney Crawford (37.23).
Muhammad’s brother, Khaliq, has the third-best qualifying mark in the boys pole vault (15-7). Leader Hunter O’Brien of East Roosevelt-Eastvale cleared 16-5 in the sectional round.
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James Logan’s Jacob Watts will compete again in an unusual double — discus and triple jump.
He just started triple jumping about a month ago and astonishingly has the fourth-best qualifying mark this weekend (46-4).
The trials are Friday and the finals are Saturday.
Here is the top qualifier in each event, along with BANG’s leaders:
GIRLS 4×100
Top qualifier
Golden Valley-Santa Clarita, 45.98
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Lynbrook, 47.99
Oakland Section: Oakland Tech, 48.14
NCS schools: Campolindo, 48.42
BOYS 4×100
Top qualifier
Central-Fresno, 40.63
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: El Cerrito, 41.90
CCS schools: Harker, 42.11
Oakland Section: McClymonds, 42.36
GIRLS 1,600
Top qualifier
Sam McDonnell, Newbury Park, 4:49.19
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Samira Kennedy, Castilleja, 4:55.79
BOYS 1,600
Top qualifier
Christopher Caudillo, Clovis, 4:07.57
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Alex Lamoureux, College Park, 4:14.94
CCS schools: Harrison Dance, Saratoga, 4:16.45
Oakland Section: Miles Jones, Oakland Tech, 4:21.25
GIRLS 100 HURDLES
Top qualifier
Aaliyah McCormick, Scripps Ranch-San Diego, 13.82
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Chika Nwachukwu, Silver Creek, 14.45
NCS schools: Mari Testa, Campolindo, 14.68
Oakland Section: Eliza Ayres, Oakland Tech, 15.59
BOYS 110 HURDLES
Top qualifier
Kai Graves-Blanks, Upland, 13.75
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Ben Kin Ho Tsang, Independence, 14.17
NCS schools: Anish Kasam, Dublin, 14.39
GIRLS 400
Top qualifier
Takiya Cenci, Clovis North, 53.40
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 55.88
NCS schools: Zoe Lahanas, Clayton Valley Charter, 57.79
BOYS 400
Top qualifier
Christopher Goode, West Ranch-Stevenson Ranch, 46.75
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Jeremiah Earby, Menlo-Atherton, 49.35
NCS schools: Bryce Thomas, Moreau Catholic, 48.41
GIRLS 100
Top qualifier
Jordan Washington, Serra-Gardena, 11.64
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Mari Testa, Campolindo, 12.19
CCS schools: Vanessa Su, Lynbrook, 12.23
Oakland Section: Jala Williams, Oakland Tech, 12.54
BOYS 100
Top qualifier
Rodrick Pleasant, Serra-Gardena, 10.14
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Cornell Davis, Pinole Valley, 10.47
CCS schools: Andrew Fu, Harker, 10.82
GIRLS 800
Top qualifier
Mia Chavez, Chino, 2:08.84
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Lillian Kaelber, St. Francis, 2:11.48
BOYS 800
Top qualifier
Ellis Delvecchio, Thacher-Ojai, 1:51.11
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Ben Pinkel, Bellarmine, 1:52.61
NCS schools: Timothy Keller, Berkeley, 1:57.28
GIRLS 300 HURDLES
Top qualifier
Karina Janik, Torrey Pines, 42.38
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Sara Tabibian, Campolindo, 45.63
CCS schools: Sharona Schwab, Gunn, 44.87
BOYS 300 HURDLES
Top qualifier
Delaney Crawford, Upland, 37.23
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Ben Kin Ho Tsang, Independence, 37.32
GIRLS 200
Top qualifier
Adonijah Currie, Golden Valley-Santa Clarita, 23.45
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Vanessa Su, Lynbrook, 24.98
NCS schools: Victoria Chatter, Miramonte, 25.48
BOYS 200
Top qualifier
Rodrick Pleasant, Serra-Gardena, 20.49
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Ryan Teeple, Leland, 21.83
NCS schools: Bryce Thomas, Moreau Catholic, 21.93
GIRLS 3,200
(No Friday trials)
Top qualifier
Lauren Soobrian, Los Altos, 10:17.17
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Soobrian
NCS schools: Sophia Nordenholz, Albany, 10:29.77
BOYS 3,200
(No Friday trials)
Top qualifier
Daniel Appleford, Newbury Park, 8:58.85
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Sean Morello, Albany, 9:08.54
CCS schools: Landon Pretre, Menlo, 9:09.13
GIRLS 4X400
Top qualifier
Clovis North, 3:47.33
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: St. Francis, 3:59.19
NCS schools: Clayton Valley Charter, 4:00.96
BOYS 4X400
Top qualifier
Cathedral-Los Angeles, 3:13.98
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Los Gatos, 3:20.74
NCS schools: Dublin, 3:20.82
GIRLS HIGH JUMP
Top qualifier (tie)
Elizabeth Churchill, Aptos, 5-9
Meagan Humphries, Golden Valley-Santa Clarita, 5-9
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Hannah Slover, Los Gatos, 5-7
NCS schools: Mara Lampsas, California, 5-4
GIRLS POLE VAULT
Top qualifier (tie)
Jathiyah Muhammad, Dublin, 14-0
Lexi Evans, Scripps Ranch-San Diego, 14-0
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Muhammad
CCS schools (tie): Emily Zamora, Willow Glen and Abigail Goetz, Sequoia, 10-6
GIRLS LONG JUMP
Top qualifier
Kylee Davis, Golden Valley-Santa Clarita, 20-04.50
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Lynee Sims, Castro Valley, 18-10.25
CCS schools: Jessi Barry, Valley Christian, 18-07.75
Oakland Section: Eliza Ayres, Oakland Tech, 16-10.00
GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP
Top qualifier
Jada Gatlin, Mission Viejo, 40-02.50
BANG’s top qualifiers
Oakland Section: Monique Ricks, Skyline, 37-02.00
CCS schools: Megan MacKenzie, Los Altos, 36-06.00
NCS schools: Michelle Chen, Dublin, 36-03.75
GIRLS SHOT PUT
Top qualifier
Feyi Olukanni, Clovis East, 44-05.00
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Nicole Steiner, Los Gatos, 38-10.00
NCS schools: Daisy Hart, Antioch, 38-08.00
GIRLS DISCUS
Top qualifier
Feyi Olukanni, Clovis East, 152-11
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Hannah Richardson, California,122-10
CCS schools: Ningning O’Brien, Homestead, 119-08
BOYS HIGH JUMP
Top qualifier (tie)
Five at 6-8
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Chukwunonso Udeh, De La Salle, 6-04.00
CCS schools: Luke Buddie, Woodside, 6-04.00
BOYS POLE VAULT
Top qualifier
Hunter O’Brien, East Roosevelt-Eastvale, 16-05.00
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Khaliq Muhammad, Dublin, 15-07.00
CCS schools: Logan Lehnert, St. Ignatius, 14-00.00
BOYS LONG JUMP
Top qualifier
Maceo McDowell, Lodi, 23-10.00
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Elias Ajamu Reed, Salesian, 23-06.00
CCS schools: Andrew Fu, Harker, 23-02.50
Oakland Section: Tajir Golden, McClymonds, 21-07.00
BOYS TRIPLE JUMP
Top qualifier
Elijha Ellis, Golden Valley-Santa Clarita, 48-01.50
BANG’s top qualifiers
NCS schools: Jacob Watts, James Logan, 46-04.00
CCS schools: Joshua Kung, Los Altos, 44-09.00
BOYS SHOT PUT
Top qualifier
Cade Moran, Murrieta Mesa-Murrieta, 66-01.00
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Joseph Harbert, Archbishop Riordan, 56-00.00
NCS schools: Khalil Golden, San Leandro, 52-09.75
BOYS DISCUS
Top qualifier
Terraine Wiggins Jr., Golden Valley-Santa Clarita, 196-10
BANG’s top qualifiers
CCS schools: Kyler Headley, Silver Creek, 154-07
NCS schools: Jacob Watts, James Logan, 153-08
Oakland Section: Azriel Shakur, Skyline, 153-01
Source: www.mercurynews.com