Stanislaus County Distance: MMC Track Championship Preview

The athletes of the seven MMC schools will meet on MJC's blue oval on Tuesday May 12th to compete for bragging rights and one of the four qualifying spots to the D1 Sac Joaquin Section Championships. The top ten in each event at D1 Sections will qualify for Section Masters, and the top three from there will qualify for the California State Meet.

As I attempt to compose this preview, keep in mind that many athletes may switch events. At this time I do not know which athletes will compete in which events. I have compiled this preview mainly using the times that have been posted on Athletic.net.

VB 100m
Downey athletes hold 4 of the top six times.

Daniels in the 100m

1. Tyran Daniels (Downey) 11.02 (currently ranked 14th in D1)
2. Andrew Raspo (Downey) 11.19

VG 100m
This could be perhaps one of the tighter races in the meet as these top two ladies could literally be separated by only a hair.

Erykah Hall

1. Erykah Hall (Downey) 12.35 (currently ranked 9th in D1)
2. Danielle Drew (Gregori) 12.40 (currently ranked 11th in D1)

VB 200m
As with the 100m it is Raspo and Daniels as the only two under 23 secs, with no one ranked in the top 20 in the section
1. Andrew Raspo (Downey) 22.90
2. Tyran Daniels (Downey) 22.92

VG 200m
No one is ranked in the top 20 in the section, but Claire Seymoure is over 1/2 a sec faster than the rest of the field.

Claire Seymoure could compete in the 200, 400, and 800

1. Claire Seymoure (Enochs) 26.06

VB 400m
This could be a two-man race between Cristobal and Gomez-Garcia with no one else within two seconds.

Tony Cristobal

1. Anthony Cristobal (Gregori) 50.53 (currently ranked 15th in D1)
2. Carlos Gomez-Garcia (Enochs) 51.05 (currently ranked 19th in D1)

VG 400m
Claire Seymoure is one of the top MMC athletes, and nowhere is that fact more apparent than when she circles the track in the 400m. She leads the rest of the MMC by over 4 seconds
1. Claire Seymoure (Enochs) 57.38 (currently ranked 8th in D1)

VB 800m
Hunter Casey leads the MMC in the 800m by a large margin

Hunter Casey

1. Hunter Casey (Downey) 2:00.37 (currently ranked 18th in D1)

VG 800m
Arielle Names has the fastest time in the 800m. Her tightest competition could come from 400m specialist Seymoure if she choose to move up to the two-lapper.

Arielle Names

1. Arielle Names (Downey) 2:24 (currently ranked 18th in D1)
2. Claire Seymoure (Enochs) 2:28
3. Victoreya Maravilla (Gregori) 2:29

VB 1600m
Michael Keith has swept through the MMC dual meets, but there is a pack of 4:40ish milers to compete against, however no one is currently ranked in the section

Keith and Hart battle

1. Michael Keith (Enochs) 4:34
2. Jeremy Hart (Gregori) 4:35
3. Jonathan Alcantara (Gregori) 4:38

VG 1600m
Savannah Mendoza seems to be peaking at the right time, but could see a real challenge if Names decides to double in the longer event. No one is currently in the top 20 in the section.

Savannah Mendoza

1. Savannah Mendoza (Modesto) 5:37
2. Arielle Names (Downey) 5:44

VB 3200m
Although no one is ranked in the section, this race should be close and hotly contested as at least 14 individuals have sub 11 min times.

Medina with Hart over his shoulder

1. Mario Medina (Gregori) 10:02
2. Jeremy Hart (Gregori) 10:11
3. Justin Goering (Downey) 10:24
4. Santiago Ruiz (Gregori) 10:38

VG 3200m
Esmeralda Aguayo has the fastest time by 16 seconds but no one is sectionally ranked.

1. Esmeralda Aguayo (Downey) 12:26
2. Hilda Perez (Modesto) 12:42

VB 100m H
In the boy's hurdles it is all about Kendall McNair. He is more than 3.5 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.
1. Kendall McNair (Modesto) 15.13 (currently ranked 10th in D1)

VG 100m H
Freshmen Destiny Tolliver and Destiny Anderson are the top two short hurdlers, however neither is ranked in the section

Tolliver

1. Destiny Tolliver (Modesto) 17.09
2. Destiny Anderson (Johnasen) 17.12

VB 300m H

Just like with the shorter hurdle race, the conversation starts and ends with Kendall McNair

McNair

1. Kendall McNair (Modesto) 41.21 (currently ranked 14th in D1)

2. Anthony Cristobal (Gregori) 42.10

VG 300m H

Anderson leads the field by over a second. No one is ranked in the section.

1. Destiny Anderson (Johansen) 52.48

VB 4X100m RELAY

One thing I know for sure is that the 4X1 races are the least predictable event on the track. Invariably some team will have a zone or hand-off issue that will affect their performance. With that said, the Downey boys lead the other six MMC teams by over 2 seconds--a huge margin in such an event.

1. Downey 43.51 (currently ranked 14th in D1)

VG 4X100m RELAY

The girl's 4X1 appears to be a tighter race, however no team is ranked in the section.

1. Gregori 51.97

2. Modesto 52.17

3. Downey 52.26

VB 4X400m RELAY

1. Gregori 3:31 (currently ranked 21st in D1)

2. Enochs 3:37

VG 4X400m RELAY

1. Gregori 4:24

2. Modesto 4:29

VB SP

Gonzalez leads the SP field by 3 full feet which may make him the easy money bet. However no one is ranked in the section.

1. Marcos Gonzalez (Johnasen) 44'0"

VG SP

The only two throwers over 30' are Garth and Garcia, but no one is ranked.

1. Jasmyn Garth (Johansen) 32'3"

2. Chanel-Nicole Garcia (Beyer) 31'11"

VB DIS

As with the shot, Gonzalez is the leader in discus. He leads the field by almost 17 feet and should easily win.

1. Marcos Gonzalez (Johnasen) 132'6"

VG DIS

Garcia is also a top thrower in the discus, but the field is crowded with seven throwers over 80'.

1. Chantel-Nicole Garcia (Beyer) 88'4"

VB HJ

Soph Grover leads a wide open HJ field

Grover in the HJ

1. Calvin Grover (Downey) 5'10" (currently tied for 18th in D1)

VG HJ

The top mark by any MMC athlete this track season was the 5'4" HJ by Anne Stuart. It is currently tied for the top HJ mark in the section. If she can duplicate this effort at the Elk Grove facility, she could be guaranteeing herself a spot in the State Meet

Stuart has cleared 5'4" several times

1. Anne Stuart (Downey) 5'4" 1 (currently ranked 1st in D1)

VB PV

Largent is the top vaulter by 1.5 feet. Unless he has an off day he should easily win.

Largent

1. Zayne Largent (Modesto) 13'6" (currently ranked 16th in D1)

VG PV

Mendoza and MacDonald are the only two vaulters over 8' with no one ranked in the section.
1. Miranda Mendoza (Modesto) 8'
2. Tiegan MacDonald (Gregori) 8'

VB LJ

The LJ competition seems wide open with no one ranked and three jumper over 19 feet. The MJC jumping boards are not known for their "pop" to produce lengthy jumps. Thus one good or lucky jump may be all it takes, since no one is ranked.
1. Cameron Goldman (Gregori) 19'9"
2. Jamaal Prince (Enochs) 19'4.5"
3. Miles Lewis (Downey) 19'2"

VG LJ

Like the boy's LJ the girl's is also wide open with no one ranked and three girls within one inch of each other.
1. Savannah Ford (Enochs) 15'8"
2. Zakiyyah Bogan (Johansen) 15'7.5"
3. Brianna Swan (Gregori) 15'7"

VB TJ
Daniels uncorked his massive TJ effort early in the year and has focused on the sprints ever since. Even though he is ranked higher in the TJ than the 100m, the question begs will he even compete in the TJ at League?