2026 All South SJS Distance Team

This is my first year using the expanded South SJS Distance area to name a track team. Unlike the All South SJS XC Team which was voted on and decided by the coaches, The track team is based on reaching certain set times. For the boys the set marks are sub 2:00 (800), sub 4:30 (1600), and sub 10:00 (3200). On the girls' side the times are 2:20 (800), 5:25 (1600), and 12:00 (3200). To make the first team the runner had to hit all three of the times. For the second team you needed two of them. There were 54 athlete who hit al least one. Eight made the first team, and 28 made the second team. Just as a point of comparison there were 35 from StanCo who hit at least one of the times, which is slightly below last year's total of 42.

 

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FIRST TEAM ALL SOUTH SJS DISTANCE TRACK TEAM

 

NATALIE ARRIAZA (Patterson) 12-- Natalie's best times this season of 2:18.34 and 4:59.20 would be landmark performances for most athletes. But it is her 10:29.67 3200m time ranks as #1 in South SJS and the StanCo record which cements Natalie forever in the history books. Some of her highlights this season were 1st in the 800 at Black and Blue, 2nd in the 1600 at StanCo, 1st in the 3200 at Dublin, 1st in the 3200 at VOL, and 1st in the 3200 at SJS D3. She qualified for Masters in the 3200.

 

GISELLE FERNANDEZ (Riverbank) 12--Giselle's marks this year accounted for the South SJS best of 2:14.60 and 4:51.60. She added a 11:49.73 to complete the trio of All South SJS  qualifying times. Giselle's notable races this year included placing 1st in the StanCo 800 and 1600. She swept the distance events at the MLL and placed 1st at the SJS D5 1600m and qualified for Masters.

 

RILEY GIER (Lathrop) 12--Riley's big day came at SJS D4 Championship where he won the 800m in an extraordinary 1:52.59 (#6 South SJS). Incredible! Additionally he produced times this season of 4:18.49 (#26 South SJS) and 9:44.59. He was 1st at Dave Soeth in the 800, 1600, and 3200. He was also 1st at Timberwolf in the 1600 and MJC in the 3200. He won SJS D4 in the 800. He qualified for Masters in the 800 and the 3200.

 

 

YAIR GONZALEZ (Atwater) 10--As a soph Yair was finding his stride this season. He produced admirable times of 1:59.79, 4:24.70, and 9:32.34. He was 1st at Bob Pryor in the 800 and 2nd at CCC in the 3200. He qualified for Masters in the 1600 and 3200.

 

 LENA LLAMAS (Buhach Colony) 12--Lena has spent much of her HS years on the injured list. This season she strung together some very strong races producing marks of 2:16.31, 5:16.27, and 10:58.38 (which is #20 all time South SJS). Lena placed 1st in the CCC 800m.

 

WESTON MCGHEE (Oakdale) 11--Weston was 1st at County Clash in the 1600 and 2nd in the VOL in the 1600 and 3200. He produced impressive times of 1:59.99, 4:28.97, and 9:26.83. He qualified for Masters in the 3200.

 

 

ALEX MEJIA HIDALGO (Beyer) 11--Alex had a big day at SMOC producing times of 1:53.32 (#11 South SJS) ) and 4:11.87 (#7 South SJS). To complete the season trifecta he ran 9:32.89 for the 3200. He was 1st in the 800 at StanCo, WAC, and SMOC. He qualified for Masters in the 1600.

 

DOMINIC URTEAGA (Golden Valley) 10--Dom was a workhorse for Golden Valley and remarkably versatile across the three distance events. He placed first in the 800 and both MerCo and County Clash.He was the CCC Champ in both the 1600 and 3200. He qualified for Masters in those same two events. His best times were 1:59.73, 4:23.22, and 9:25.62.

  

SECOND TEAM ALL SOUTH SJS DISTANCE TRACK TEAM

 

TYLEAH BADEA (Sierra) 11--Tyleah had to sit out 1/2 of the season. However her marks of 2:17.40 and 5:03.67 shows she was working hard during that break. She placed 1st at VOL in the 800 and 1600. She was 2nd in the 800 and 3rd in the 1600 at SJS D3. She qualified for Masters in both the 800 and 1600. 

 

JAMES BARAJAS (Golden Valley) 11--James, like his teammate Dom was a workhorse often tripling throughout the season. He won the 1600 at Dean Andreessen and was second at the MerCo and Rust Buster 800. His top times were 4:29.62 and 9:40.95.

 

HAVYN BARTELL (Beyer) 12--Havyn's best times were 4:26.87 and 9:39.23. He placed 2nd in the StanCo 1600 and 2nd in the WAC 3200.

 

AVERY CARLSON (Pitman) 12-- Avery was injured all season and still managed some enviable times of 5:08.90 and 11:18.67. She placed 1st at StanCo in the 3200 and at County Clash in the 1600. 

 

JAYLYN CARRILLO (Patterson) 9--Jaylyn was 1st at Rust Buster, 2nd at VOL, and 3rd at SMOC all in the 3200. She ran 5:14.53 in the 1600. But it is the 10:50.25 in the 3200 that ranks #11 South SJS that is truly remarkable. She qualified for Masters in the 3200. 

 

LIZ CHRISTOPHER (Turlock) 12--Liz produced times of 5:24.32 and 11:42. She was 2nd at Dean Andreessen in the 1600 and Hughson Vintage in the 2mile. She was 3rd in the CCAL 3200. 

 

FERNANDA CORTES (Golden Valley) 11--Fernanda  placed 2nd at SMOC in the 3200, 1st in the CCC 1600 and 2nd in the 3200. In the SJS D3 3200 she placed 4th. Her best times were 5:01.77 (#23 South SJS) and 10:50.25 (#11 South SJS). She qualified for Masters in the 3200.  

 

DEMIREE DEAN (Sonora) 12--Demiree's best performances were 5:20.97 and 11:35.28. She placed. At TVL she was 1st in the 3200, 2nd in the 1600, and 3rd in the 800. She placed 4th in the SJS D5 3200.

ANNA DITTMAN (Sierra) 10--Anna started the season on a tear and then some nagging injury issues slowed that progress. She ran 5:08.49 and 11:19.36. She was 1st in the 800 at Dave Soeth, Timber wolf 1600 and 800, and Car Chandler in the 3200. She qualified for Masters in the 3200 but chose to tend to her injuries rather than compete. 

ROSELYNN DOMINGUEZ (Modesto) 9-- Roselynn was 2nd at the StanCo 3200 and 4th in the 1600. She won the MJC 3200 and placed 2nd in both the 3200 and 1600 at CCAL. Her best marks were 5:08.62 and 11:21.0

CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ (Sierra) 12--focused mostly on the 800 this season but his best performances came in the 1600. He was He was 1st at Timber wolf, Carl Chandler, and VOL in the 800. He won the 1600 at VOL. He ran 1:58.23 and 4:19.89 (#30 South SJS). He qualified for Masters in the 1600

ELEANOR HAMPTON (Merced) 10--Eleanor place 2nd at Dean Andreessen in both the 1600 and 3200. She won the 3200 and placed 2nd in the 1600 at CCC. Her best times were 5:10.94 and 10:49.0 in the 3200 which is the new MerCo record and ranks #9 for South SJS. She qualified for Masters in the 3200. 

GABRIELA HICKS (Golden Valley) 11--Gabi had a very bust season. She was 1st at Black and Blue in the 1600 and 2nd at Rust Buster in the 3200 and Bob Pryor in the 1600. She produced times of 5:20.67 and 11:40.70

SIDNEY LOGSDON (Hilmar) 12--Sidney was 1st at MerCo and TVL in the 1600. She placed 4th at the SJS D5 1600 and 3rd in the 3200. Her best performances were 5:18.45 and 11:25.29.

 

NAYELI MATTISON (Pitman) 12--Nayeli is a remarkably versatile athlete, sprinting, hurdling, and running the 800 and 1600. Actually her only open 800 of the season produced a time of 2:18.08. Her best 1600 was nothing to sneeze at--5:23.26.  

 

GIO MEJIA (Pacheco) 12--Gio's best times were 4:28.25 and 9:25.14. He was 1st in the 1600 at Distance Wars and 3rd in the WAC 3200.

 

SEAN MUTURI (Oakdale) 12--Sean placed 1st in the VOL, StanCo and County Clash 3200. His best marks were 4:27.93 and 9:33.16. He qualified for Masters in the 3200.

 

 JYMENA NGUYEN MARQUEZ (Grace Davis) 12--Jymena produced serious times of 5:08.11 and 10:55.70 (#15 South SJS). She dominated the WAC winning the 1600 and 3200 and placing 2nd in the 800. At SJS D4 she was 1st in both the 1600 and 3200. She qualified for Masters in both the 1600 and 3200. 

 

MYLIE OLSON (Turlock) 11--Mylie's top times were 2:18.23 and 5:20.53. She placed 1st at Delta Mustang and CCAL in the 800. 

 

IVAN RODRIGUEZ (Modesto) 11--Ivan won Rust Buster in the 1600 and was 2nd at CCAL in the 1600 and 3200. His times of 4:26.41 and 9:36.44 qualify him for this spot.

 

ANAHI RUIZ VELASCO (Beyer) 9--Anahi was 1st at Dist Wars in the 3200 and at County Clash. She was also 2nd at WAC in both the 1600 and 3200. She placed 2nd in the SJS D4 3200. Her best performances were 5:09.09 and 10:59.43 (#21 South SJS). She qualified for Masters in the 3200.

 

ANNIE SERVIN (Beyer) 9--Annie was 1st at the Carl Bryant 800 and 2nd in the 1600.She was also 2nd in the 800 at StanCo and 3rd at WAC. Her best marks were 5:20.80 and 11:46.92.  

 

HAYES TERRY (Beyer) 12--Had Hayes run the 800 more often he might have made the 1st team. He did produce admirable times of 4:16.58 (#19 South SJS) and 9:12.38 (#11 South SJS). He placed 1st in the StanCo 1600 and 1st at the WAC and SJS D4 3200. He qualified for Masters in both the 1600 and 3200.

 AUBRI VILLA (Golden Valley) 11--Aubri ran 5:20.62 and 11:56.64. She placed 1st at MerCo in the 800 and at Bob Pryor in the 3200. 

 

LARSON WEJMAR (Turlock) 12--Larson won Dist Wars in the 3200 and CCAL in the 1600 and 3200. He ran 4:22.31 in the 1600. His best mark was a 9:14.01 3200m that is #16 South SJS.

 

ELLE WILLIAMS (Turlock) 10--Elle missed half the season but over the final meets worked to rectify the absence. She won the CCAL in both the 1600 and 3200. She  placed 2nd in the 3200 and 3rd in the 1600 at the SJS D2. Her best times were 5:06.16 and 10:41.22 (#5 South SJS) She qualified for Masters in both the 1600 and 3200.

 

LANDON WILSON (Sonora) 10--Landon placed 1st in the TVL 1600 and 3200. He won the SJS D5 3200 to qualify for Masters. His best times were 4:29.71 and 9:18.62 (#24 South SJS).

 

ADDISON WYLIE (Oakdale) 10--Addison's best times were 5:13.59 and 11:22.61. She was 2nd at County Clash in the 1600 and 3200. She placed 3rd at VOL in the 3200. 

 

 

HONORABLE MENTION ALL SOUTH SJS DISTANCE TRACK TEAM 

Runners who met only one of the three standards were honorable mention.

 

MORGAN EMERY (Lathrop) 10--1600-5:14.97

EMMA LYNN HOGAN (Central Catholic) 11--3200-11:46.01

GRACE BENITEZ (Hughson) 11--3200-11:58.09

TENLEY WYLIE (Oakdale) 9--3200-11:55.33

KYLIE FAST (Oakdale) 11--1600-5:23.02

SOPHIE BENHAM (Hughson) 12--1600-5:23.26

MAGGIE BECCHETTI (Hughson) 10--3200-11:46.21

JERRY MADRIGAL (El Capitan) 12--800-1:57.36

ELI SCOTT (Pitman) 11--800-1:59.89

MANNY RUIZ (Hughson) 11-- 800-1:59.79

ETHAN SAMULSKI (Beyer) 10--3200-9:50.26

QUINN BACA (Oakdale) 11-- 3200-9:44.25

GAVIN MARTIN (Turlock) 11--3200-9:52.53

ADEN CAVANAUGH (Oakdale) 9--3200-9:59.45

GABE AVALOS (Turlock) 12--3200-9:51.56

JACE CAMPOS (Pacheco) 12--3200-9:51.21

ARMANDO GARCIA (Riverbank) 11--800-1:58.70

GISELA HERNANDEZ (Turlock) 9--5:19.66 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

2026 South SJS Distance "All Frosh Track Distance Team"

This will be the first time I name an "All Frosh" distance track team. I have shuffled from covering just the StanCo schools to covering the full South SJS. I will name a first and second team for this region in the next few days...but this post is exclusively focusing on the rookies, the newbies, the freshmen.  There are time standards that I have used in order for a runner to make the All StanCo Track team. Expanding out to the full South SJS I am keeping those same standards. But for the frosh those times needed to be relaxed a bit. So the times from the frosh boys were 2:10 (800), 4:45 (1600), and 10:30 (3200). On the frosh girls side those times were 2:30, 5:45, and 12:30. To make the "First Team" the runner needed to hit all three of the frosh standards. For the "Second Team" it was necessary to hit at least two of the required marks. Since this is my first time naming this "All Frosh" team I am certainly open to feedback on the process.

 

FIRST TEAM FROSH ALL SOUTH SJS DISTANCE

PORTER PETTY (Turlock) 9th--Porter was the only boy to hit all three marks. He almost ran fast enough in a couple of the events to hit the regular track standards. His best times were 2:02.37 in the 800, 4:35.84 in the 1600, and 10:19.94 in the 3200.

 

ANNIE SERVIN (Beyer) 9th--Annie did make the 2nd team regardless of grade but for the frost she hit all three of the key standards: 2:22.44, 5:20.80, and 11:46.22.

 

JAYLYN CARRILLO (Patterson) 9th--just like Annie, Jaylyn hit the full South SJS marks for the 1600 and 3200. For the frosh she achieved all three of the required times: 2:25.98, 5:14.53, and 10:50.25. That 3200m time ranks an amazing #11 all time for the South SJS.  

 

ANAHI RUIZ VELASCO (Beyer) 9th--Anahi also hit the full standards in the 1600 and 3200. In fact her best 3200 (10:59.43) ranks #21 all time for the South SJS. Her best times hit all three of the frosh requirements: 2:26.43, 5:09.07, and 10:59.43.

 

 

 

SECOND TEAM FROSH ALL SOUTH SJS DISTANCE 

 

ADEN CAVANAUGH (Oakdale) 9th--Aden had a huge PR at the VOL Championship meet which qualified him for the full team. His sub 10 time in the 3200 made him only the third frosh in the last 20 years to meet that standard. As for the Frosh team he met the marks in the 1600-4:35.84 and 3200-9:59.45.

 

CARMELO RODRIGUEZ (Ripon) 9th--Carmelo was really coming on at the end of the season. His best times of 4:42.56 in the 1600 and 10:22.43 in the 3200 both hit the froh team requirements.

 

GISELA HERNANDEZ (Turlock) 9th--Gisela mostly focused on the 800 this season but I suspect that the 3200 would be her best event. She met the full 1600 time and two of the frosh times: 800-2:25.86 and 1600-5:19.66.

 

ROSELYNN DOMINGUEZ (Modesto) 9th--Roselynn hit the full standards for both the 1600 and 3200. Those she bettered both of the frosh marks in those two events. I suspect had she ever run an open 800 she would have hit that mark also and been on the first team. Her qualifying times were 5:08.62 and 11:21.00.

 

ZOI ANN MORAITIS (Beyer) 9th--You can see above the Zoi Ann has some great young teammates to train with. Her best times in the 1600-5:35.69 and 3200-12:19.62  best both of the frosh standards.

 

TENLEY WYLIE (Oakdale) 9th--Tenley oscillated between competing Frosh and competing varsity this season. She did hit the full standard in the 3200. As for the frosh marks she hit two of them: 1600-5:36.26 and 3200-11:55.33. 

 

CARMEN GONZALEZ (Johansen) 9th--Carmen ran F/S most of the year. Had she moved up to varsity, especially in the WAC Championship meet she might have hit the full times. But as it was she hit two of the frosh times (5:35.69 and 12:20.20) 

 

HONORABLE MENTION ALL SOUTH SJS DISTANCE

These athlete hit one of the required standards.

 

BENJAMIN CERNA (Qrestimba)--1600-4:43.75

VINCE WU (Enochs)--3200-10:04.4

ASHER BERG (Sonora)--3200-10:09.71

MELVIN LEON (Golden Valley)--800-2:08.15

CHARLES GRIFFITH (Modesto)--3200-10:25.13

JAELYNE ANGUIANO (Hughson)--800-2:27.15

EVELYN AVALOS AMAYA (Gregori)--1600-5:34.04

JADE CARMONA (Orestimba)--1600-5:40.53

AVINA HARRINGTON (East Union)--1600-5:44.57