CIF state track and field: Pittsburg athletes win two state titles
When the curtain closed Saturday night at the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field championships in Clovis, four individuals and one relay team stood tallest among Bay Area News Group athletes.
Pittsburg’s 4×100 relay team of Jamar Searcy, Michael Stallworth, La’Rico Tezeno and Tim Edwards opened the meet with a sizzling sprint around the Veterans Memorial Stadium track, posting a time of 40.77 to edge Long Beach Poly by three-tenths of a second.
The East Bay school wasn’t done.
Later, Jathiyah Muhammad captured Pittsburg’s second state title, winning the girls pole vault in 13 feet, 9 inches.
Muhammad’s brother, Khaliq, took second in the boys pole vault with a mark of 16-4, which was four inches behind winner Kai Anderson of University City.
Acalanes’ Trevor Rogers leaped 24-3 ¾ to capture the long jump one year after placing fourth in the event.
The Cal-bound two-sport standout, who helped Acalanes win a state football title in December, edged Wilcox’s Tyson Bonilla, who took second in 24-1.
Campolindo’s Pinkie Schnayer also stood atop the medal stand after she finished first in the shot put in 47-3 ¾. Aja Johnson of Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks was second in 46-8 ¾.
Bishop O’Dowd triple jumper Brandon Rush celebrated a state championship in the triple jump after he posted a mark of 47-5. He went 48-1 ¼ in Friday’s trials, which ranked second heading into Saturday’s finals.
Here is how athletes from the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area performed on Saturday:
Girls 4×100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Oaks Christian, 45.67
No. 7 Pittsburg, 47.08
Friday’s trials
No. 8 Pittsburg, 46.86
Top time: Calabasas, 45.90
Boys 4×100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Pittsburg (Jamar Searcy, Michael Stallworth, La’Rico Tezeno, Tim Edwards), 40.77
No. 6 Archbishop Mitty, 41.13
DQ De La Salle
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Pittsburg, 41.30
No. 5 Archbishop Mitty, 41.51
No. 7 De La Salle, 41.58
Top time: Long Beach Poly, 41.19
Girls 1,600
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Sadie Engelhardt, Ventura, 4:32.06
No. 5 Tatum Olesen, Menlo-Atherton, 4:46.76
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Tatum Olesen, Menlo-Atherton, 4:51.25
Top time: Sadie Engelhardt, Ventura, 4:50.52
Boys 1,600
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Andreas Dybdahl, Santa Barbara, 4:08.23
No. 4 Benjamin Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands, 4:10.40
No. 6 Miles Jones, Oakland Tech, 4:11.15
No. 7 Arrin Sagiraju, Dougherty Valley, 4:11.45
No. 11 Daniel Martinez, Clayton Valley Charter, 4:14.61
Friday’s trials
No. 4 Arrin Sagiraju, Dougherty Valley, 4:11.88
No. 6 Daniel Martinez, Clayton Valley Charter, 4:11.92
No. 7 Benjamin Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands, 4:10.99
No. 12 Miles Jones, Oakland Tech, 4:12.53
Top time: Jonah Reynolds, Jesuit-Carmichael, 4:10.59
Girls 100 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Anisa Bowen-Fontenot, San Diego, 13.59
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Anisa Bowen-Fontenot, San Diego, 13.74
Boys 110 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Myles Mcfarland, Cosumnes Oaks, 13.69
No. 6 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 14.22
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 14.75
Friday’s trials
No. 3 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 14.07
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 14.24
Top time: Myles Mcfarland, Cosumnes Oaks, 13.71
Girls 400
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Payton Smith, La Jolla, 53.39
No. 2 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 53.70
No. 8 Eden Enoru, Heritage, 56.39
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 54.54
No. 8 Eden Enoru, Heritage, 55.65
Top time: Morgan Maddox, Culver City, 53.62
Boys 400
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Xai Ricks, Long Beach Poly, 46.79
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Dylan Ochoa, Northview, 47.24
Girls 100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Mikaela Warr, Canyon, 11.41
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Amirah Shaheed, Madison, 11.50
Boys 100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 10.33
No. 4 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 10.49
No. 9 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 10.63
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 10.40
No. 7 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 10.51
Top time: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 10.27
Girls 800
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Tessa Buswell, Poway, 2:06.51
No. 7 Kylie Hoornaert, Prospect, 2:09.22
No. 8 Zoe Lahanas, Clayton Valley Charter, 2:10.96
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Kylie Hoornaert, Prospect, 2:08.48
No. 11 Zoe Lahanas, Clayton Valley Charter, 2:12.18
Boys 800
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Cain Evans, Carlsbad, 1:50.21
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Cain Evans, Carlsbad, 1:51.88
Girls 300 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Morgan Herbst, Carlsbad, 41.26
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Morgan Herbst, Carlsbad, 41.93
Boys 300 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jordehn Gammage, Canyon, 37.35
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 39.39
Friday’s trials
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 38.57
Top time: Jonathan Tseko-Biffle, El Capitan, 37.48
Girls 200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Amirah Shaheed, Madison, 23.53
No. 7 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 24.06
Friday’s trials
No. 3 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 23.99
Top time: Morgan Maddox, Culver City, 23.60
Boys 200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 20.55
No. 3 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 21.27
No. 5 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 21.34
DNS Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle
Friday’s trials
No. 6 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 21.11
No. 7 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 21.20
No. 9 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 21.46
Top time: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 20.55
Girls 4×800 relay
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Ventura. 8:57.21
No. 6 Granada, 9:10.55
No. 7 Los Altos, 9:11.42
No. 8 St. Francis, 9:12.15
No Friday’s trials
Boys 4×800 relay
Saturday’s finals
State champion: San Clemente, 7:38.07
No. 2 Granada, 7:40.29
No. 7 Foothill, 7:44.53
No Friday’s trials
Girls 3,200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jaelyn Williams, East Lake, 9:57.11
No. 8 Shea Volkmer, Campolindo, 10:20.57
No Friday’s trials
Boys 3,200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Evan Noonan, Dana Hills, 8:43.12
No. 2 Grant Morgenfeld, Palo Alto, 8:44.40
No. 5 Lucas Cohen, Albany, 8:48.63
No. 7 Landon Pretre, Menlo School, 8:50.47
No. 9 Olaf Dietz, Berkeley, 8:51.77
No Friday’s trials
Girls 4×400 relay
State champion: Long Beach Wilson, 3:41.40
No locals advanced
Top time: Long Beach Poly, 3:47.95
Boys 4×400 relay
State champion: Long Beach Wilson, 3:12.54
No locals advanced
Top time: Long Beach Wilson, 3:15.08
Girls discus
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Aja Johnson, Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks, 158-10
No. 5 Brielle Moseley, Silver Creek, 142-4
Friday’s trials
No. 10 Brielle Moseley, Silver Creek, 138-4
Top mark: Sol Bitners, Davis, 153-5
Boys discus
Saturday’s finals
State champion: McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 206-8
No. 3 Kyler Headley, Silver Creek, 197-6
Friday’s trials
No. 6 Kyler Headley, Silver Creek, 184-6
Top mark: Derek Smith, Buchanan, 206-11
Girls long jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Loren Webster, Long Beach Wilson, 20-5 1/4
No. 5 Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius, 19-0
No. 9 Natalie Lyons, Acalanes, 18-3
No. 10 Kira Gant Hatcher, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 18-1
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius, 18-8 ½
No. 9 Natalie Lyons, Acalanes, 17-11 3/4
No. 12 Kira Gant Hatcher, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 17-6 ¾
Top mark: Loren Webster, Long Beach Wilson, 20-9 ¼
Boys long jump
Saturday’s finals
No. 1 Trevor Rogers, Acalanes, 24-3 ¾
No. 2 Tyson Bonilla, Wilcox, 24-1
No. 6 Jonathan Craft, James Logan, 23-2 ¼
No. 11 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 22-1 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Trevor Rogers, Acalanes, 24-7 ¾
No. 2 Tyson Bonilla, Wilcox, 24-3 ¼
No. 4 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 23-7
No. 5 Jonathan Craft, James Logan, 23-6 ¼
Girls shot put
Saturday’s finals
State champion: No. 1 Pinkie Schnayer, Campolindo, 47-3 3/4
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Pinkie Schnayer, Campolindo, 44-3 ½
Boys shot put
Saturday’s finals
State champion: McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 62-9 ½
No. 10 Luke Lewis, Serra, 55-6 1/2
Friday’s trials
No. 10 Luke Lewis, Serra, 55-7
Top mark: Brayden Bitter, Clovis North, 64-3 ¼
Girls pole vault
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jathiyah Muhammad, Pittsburg, 13-9
No. 6 (tie) Elise Doyle, San Ramon Valley, 12-5
No. 9 (tie) Abigail Goetz, Sequoia, 11-11
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Jathiyah Muhammad, Pittsburg, 12-7
No. 2 (tie) Elise Doyle, San Ramon Valley, 12-3
No. 10 Abigail (Abby) Goetz, Sequoia, 11-9
Boys pole vault
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Kai Anderson, University City, 16-8
No. 2 Khaliq Muhammad, Pittsburg, 16-4
Friday’s trials
No. 4 Khaliq Muhammad, Pittsburg, 15-6
Top mark: Three tied for first, also at 15-6
Girls triple jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Alyssa Alumbres, Vista Murrieta, 40-11
No. 11 Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 37-2 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 11 Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 37-7 1/4
Top mark: Quincie Richards, Royal, 39-8 ¾
Boys triple jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 47-5
No. 8 Noah Gonzalez, St. Ignatius, 45-7 ¼
No. 11 Anthony Dean, De La Salle, 44-2 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 48-1 ¼
No. 7 Noah Gonzalez, St. Ignatius, 46-7
No. 11 Anthony Dean, De La Salle, 46-2
Top mark: Jordan Carter, Vista del Lago, 48-6 ¾
Girls high jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Valentina Fakrogha, Ventura, 5-8
No. 2 Summer Young. Menlo School, 5-8
No. 4 Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista, 5-7
Friday’s trials
No. 3 (tie) Addison Braitberg, Miramonte, 5-5
No. 6 Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista, 5-5
No. 8 Summer Young, Menlo School, 5-5
Top mark: Two tied, also at 5-5
Boys high jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Deshawn Banks, Birmingham, 7-0 ½
ND Alexander Dillon, Milpitas
Friday’s trials
No. 3 (tie) Alexander Dillon, Milpitas, 6-6
Top mark: Two tied, also at 6-6