Sunday, April 19, 2026

2026 South SJS Distance Track Highlights Week 9 (CCAL Boys 3; SAL 3; CCC 3; WAC Duals; TVL Duals; VOL Duals; MLL 3; Hughson Vintage; Tokay Tiger Inv; Mt SAC)

Wow this was a busy work with almost all South SJS athletes seeing action. However lots of action doesn't necessarily mean great races and fast times. STRONG winds on Wednesday hampered the times in many of the distance races. But the kids came through with some big races on Saturday in Hughson.
 
WED 4/15 CCAL 3 BOYS @ Johansen HS, Modesto
The competing South SJS teams were Gregori, Enochs, Modesto, Downey, Pitman, and Turlock.
 
VB 800
1. Eli Scott (Pitman) 2:02.12
2. Larson Wejmar (turlock) 2:03.25
3. Ivan Rodriguez (Modesto) 2:03.69
4. Zayn Hamilton (Turlock) 2:05.17
5. Porter Petty (Turlock) 2:06.42
6. Eli Pimentel (Pitman) 2:06.76
 
VB 1600
1. Ivan Rodriguez (Modesto) 4:32.71
2. Cesar Bojorquez (Downey) 4:35.60
3. Gabe Avalos (Turlock) 4:36.50
4. Gavin Martin (Turlock) 4:37.20
5. Porter Petty (Turlock) 4:38.40
6. Luke Oliveira (Turlock) 4:38.50
7. Eli Scott (Pitman) 4:41.90
 
VB 3200
1. Larson Wejmar (Turlock) 9:56.00
2. Vince Wu (Enochs) 10:04.40
3. Eli Pimentel (Pitman) 10:33.30 
  
 
WED 4/15 CCC 3 @ Golden Valley HS, Merced
The competing South SJS teams were Merced, El Capitan, Golden Valley, Atwater, Buhach Colony, and Los Banos. 
 
VB 800
1. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 2:02.37
2. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 2:04.16
3. Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 2:09.84
 
VG 800
1. Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 2:27.12
2. Gabriela Hicks (golden Valley) 2:27.97
3. Aubri Villa (Golden Valley) 2:0.26
4. Chelsea Chavez (Golden Valley) 2:39.40
5. Angelina Deniz (Merced) 2:39.88
6. Mady Dietz (El Capitan) 2:41.06
7. Emma Flores (Atwater) 2:41.56
8. Alaniss Lopez (El Capitan) 2:41.91
 
VB 1600
Urteaga win the 1600
1. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 4:25.29
2. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 4:31.71
3. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 4:33.33
4. Camden Gudgel (Merced) 4:43.89 
 
VG 1600
Gomez Zuluaga with the easy win in the 1600
1. Salome Gomez Zuluaga (Atwater) 5:41.24
 
VB 3200
1. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 10:05.98
2. Angel Ramos (Atwater) 10:20.46 
3. Xavier Trujillo (Atwater) 10:35.31
4. Manuel Elizarraraz Pedraza (Golden Valley) 10:35.42
5. Aiden Villarreal (Golden Valley) 10:44.52
6. Jacob Bernal (Atwater) 10:59.25 
 
VG 3200
1. Salome Gomez Zuluaga (Atwater) 12:24.89
2. Itzel Alonzo Andrade (Golden Valley) 12:33.53 
 
 
WED 4/15 SAL 3 @ Waterford HS, Waterford
The competing South SJS teams were Denair, Delhi, Waterford, LeGrand, Mariposa, Gustine, and Modesto Christian. 
 
VG 800
Camacho
1. Camila Camacho (Waterford) 2:45.37 
 
 
WED 4/15 WAC Dual Meets @ Various Locations
 
Ceres/Grace Davis/Pacheco Tri-Meet @ Pacheco HS, Los Banos
The competing South SJS Teams were Ceres, Grace Davis, and Pacheco. 
 
VG 800
1. Jymena Nguyen Marquez (Grace Davis) 2:28.58
 
VB 800
1. Sergio Torres (Ceres) 2:05.30
2. Gio Mejia (Pacheco) 2:05.74
 
VG 3200
1. Jymena Nguyen Marquez (Grace Davis) 12:16.59
2. Terra Campos (Pacheco) 12:57.71
 
VB 3200
1. Gio Mejia (Pacheco) 10:44.51 
  
 
Lathrop/Livingston Dual Meet @ Livingston HS, Livingston
The competing South SJS teams were Lathrop and Livingston. 
 
VG 800
1. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 2:33.22
2. Alexa Gutierrez (Livingston) 2:36.23 
 
VG 1600
1. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 5:25.88
 
VB 1600
1. Riley Gier (Lathrop) 4:23.45
 
VG 3200
1. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 12:31.18
2. Daisy Rojas (Livingston) 12:51.44
 
VB 3200
1. Riley Gier (Lathrop) 10:24.71 
  
 
Beyer/Johansen/ Central Valley Dual Meet @ Ceres HS, Ceres 
The competing South SJS teams were Beyer, Johansen, and Central Valley. 
 
VG 800
1. Annie Servin (Beyer) 2:27.84
2. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 2:30.99
 
VB 800
1. Havyn Bartell (Beyer) 2:03.55
2. Jonathan Bingham (Beyer) 2:04.74
3. Hayes Terry (Beyer) 2:09.32
 
VG 1600
1. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 5:36.93
2. Madison Viodes (Beyer) 5:46.65
3. Carmen Gonzalez (Johansen) 5:46.69 
 
VB 1600
1. Alex Mejia Hidalgo (Beyer) 4:44.90
 
VG 3200
1. Annie Servin (Beyer) 12:28.69
2. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 12:29.00
 
 
WED 4/15 TVL Dual Meets  @ Various Locations
 
Escalon/Hughson Dual @ Hughson HS, Hughson
The competing South SJS teams were Escalon and Hughson
 
VG 800
1. Jaelyne Anguiano (Hughson) 2:37.07 
 
 
Orestimba/Sonora Dual @ Sonora HS, Sonora
The competing South SJS teams were Sonora and Orestimba.
 
VB 1600
1. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 4:52.03
2. Asher Berg (Sonora) 4:52.77
 
VG 1600
1. Demiree Dean (Sonora) 5:38.08
2. Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 5:44.48
 
VG 800
1. Demiree Dean (Sonora) 2:31.43
2. Madalynn Hernandez (Orestimba) 2:41.24
3. Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 2:41.52
 
VB 3200 
1. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 10:39.90
2. Asher Berg (Sonora) 10:48.19
3. Emmanuel Garabito (Orestimba) 10:54.59 
  
 
Hilmar/Ripon/Ripon Christian @ Ripon HS, Ripon
The competing South SJS teams were Ripon, Ripon Christian, and Hilmar.
 
VG 800
1. Sidney Logsdon (Hilmar) 2:33.46
2. Cheyann Roberts (Ripon) 2:35.78
3. Emma Nyman (Hilmar) 2:40.01
4. Giuliana Locarnini (Ripon) 2:44.98
 
VG 1600
1. Sidney Logsdon (Hilmar) 5:40.20
 
VG 3200
1. Sophia Jung (Ripon) 12:40.48 
  
 
THUR 4/16 VOL Dual Meets @ Various Locations
 
Sierra/Oakdale @ Oakdale HS, Oakdale
the competing South SJS teams were Sierra and Oakdale. There were no online posted results. I was only given results for Oakdale.
 
VB 1600
1. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra)
2. Weston McGhee (Oakdale) 4:47.0
 
VB 800
1. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra)
2. Weston McGhee (Oakdale) 2:07.0 
 
VG 800
1. Tyleah Badea (Sierra)
2. Kylie Fast (Oakdale) 2:31.0
3. Jordan Wylie (Oakdale) 2:36.0
4. Canyon Cuthbert (Oakdale) 2:41.0
 
VB 3200
1. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra) 
 
Patterson/Mountain House @ Mountain House HS, Mountain House
The competing South SJS teams were Mountain House and Patterson
 
VG 800
1. Jaylyn Carrillo (Patterson) 2:32.81
2. Mila Ormonde (Mt House) 2:45.08
 
VG 1600
1. Jaylyn Carrillo (Patterson) 5:14.53
 
VB 3200
1. Sergio Renteria (Patterson) 10:29.15
2. Jorge Hernandez Alcala (Patterson) 10:36.49
  
 
THUR 4/16 MLL 3 @ Riverbank HS, Riverbank
The competing South SJS teams were Calaveras, Bret Harte, Riverbank, Big Valley, and Linden. it was windy so a lot of the distance races were slower than normal.
 
VG 800
Cruz and Lee battled in the 800 and 1600
1. Giselle Fernandez (Riverbank) 2:29.26
2. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 2:34.59
3. Gianna Cruz (Riverbank) 2:36.48
4. Abigail Meza (Linden) 2:43.47 
 
VB 800
1. Armando Garcia (Riverbank) 2:10.41 
 
VG 1600
Fernandez won the 1600 and 800
1. Giselle Fernandez (Riverbank) 5:33.54
2. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 5:39.55
3. Gianna Cruz (Riverbank) 5:42.86

 
SAT 4/18 HUGHSON VINTAGE INV @ Hughson HS, Hughson
The competing South SJS teams were Beyer, Bret Harte, Central Catholic, Central Valley, Ceres, Delhi, Denair, Grace Davis, Hilmar, Hughson, Livingston, Oakdale, Orestimba, Pitman, Ripon, Riverbank, Waterford, Turlock, Sonora.
 
FSG 800
1. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 2:37.07
 
VG 800
a mad rush to the finish in the 800
1. Emma Lynn Hogan (Central Catholic) 2:24.47
2. Demiree Dean (Sonora) 2:24.62
3. Kylie Fast (Oakdale) 2:25.64
4. Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 2:26.32
5. Sophie Benham (Hughson) 2:26.46
6. Jaelyne Anguiano (Hughson) 2:27.15
7. Jordan Wylie (Oakdale) 2:28.77
8. Liz Christopher (Turlock) 2:31.10
9. Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 2:32.57
10. Emerson Newton (Pitman) 2:32.68
11. Allison Landeverde (Hughson) 2:33.23
12. Emma Nyman (Hilmar) 2:37.86
13. Clarissa Rivera (Ceres) 2:38.39
14. Brianna Hancock (Central Catholic) 2:38.47
 
VB 800
Garcia out distances McGhee and Scott
1. Armando Garcia (Riverbank) 1:58.79
2. Weston McGhee (Oakdale 1:59.99
3. Eli Scott (Pitman) 2:00.68
4. Sergio Torres (Ceres) 2:02.61
6. Emmanuel Jauregui (Central Catholic) 2:04.08
7. Jonathan Palafox (Central Catholic) 2:09.80
 
VG mile (1600m time)
Nguyen Marquez and dean in the early laps
1. Jymena Nguyen Marquez (Grace Davis) 5:15.44 (5:13.61)
2. Elle Williams (Turlock) 5:18.85 (5:17.0)
3. Demiree Dean (Sonora) 5:22.84 (5:20.97)
4. Tenley Wylie (Oakdale) 5:32.83 (5:31.71)
5. Noeli Gomez Orozco (Hughson) 5:33.65 (5:31.71)
6. Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 5:37.25 (5:35.29)
 
VB mile (1600m time)
Muturi and Wilson in the scramble to the finish
1. Sean Muturi (Oakdale) 4:29.49 (4:27.93
2. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 4:33.04 (4:31.46)
3. Quinn Baca (Oakdale) 4:42.95 (4:41.31)
4. Gavin Martin (Turlock) 4:44.56 (4:42.91) 
 
VG 2 mile (3200m time)
Williams with her first race of the season
1. Elle Williams (Turlock) 11:08.58 (11:04.7)
2. Liz Christopher (Turlock) 11:47.04 (11:42.94
3. Emma Lynn Hogan (Central Catholic) 11:50.13 (11:46.01)
4. Grace Benitez (Hughson) 12:02.28 (11:58.09)
5. Sidney Logsdon (Hilmar) 12:11.69 (12:07.45)
6. Gianna Cruz (Riverbank) 12:15.12 (12:10.87
7. Daisy Rojas (Livingston) 12:19.62 (12:15.33)
8. Madison Viodes (Beyer) 12:25.11 (12:20.79) 
 
FSB 2 mile (3200m time)
 
Garabito shadowing Berg  in the FS 2 mile
1. Asher Berg (Sonora) 10:27.27 (10:23.63)
2. Emmanuel Garabito (Orestimba) 10:32.73 (10:29.06)
3. Carmelo Rodriguez (Ripon) 10:34.82 (10:31.14) 
4. Jackson Blood (Turlock) 10:53.07 (10:49.28)
5. Yael Montesinos (Riverbank) 10:59.59 (10:55.76) 
 
VB 2 mile (3200m time)
Martin trailing Mejia Hidalgo early in the 2 mile
1. Alex Mejia Hidalgo (Beyer) 9:36.23 (9:32.89
2. Jonathan Bingham (Beyer) 10:03.63 (10:00.13
3. Luke Oliveira (Turlock) 10:06.29 (10:02.77)
4. Lukas Gemperle (Turlock) 10:08.55 (10:05.02)
5. Ethan samulski (Beyer) 10:09.16 (10:05.63)
6. Mason Hoyle (Hughson) 10:12.02 (10:08.47)
7. Gavin Martin (Turlock) 10:13.26 (10:09.7)
9. Enoc Reyes (Central Valley) 10:52.52 (10:48.74)
10. Jonathan Palafox (Central Catholic) 10:59.41 (10:55.59)
  
  
SAT 4/18 TOKAY TIGER INV @ Tokay HS, Lodi
The competing South SJS teams were  East Union, Merced, Patterson, Mountain House, Sonora, and Gregori
 
VG 1600
1. Natalie Arriaza (Patterson) 5:10.48
 
VB1600
2. Jorge Hernandez Alcala (Patterson) 4:44.42
3. Camden Gudgel (Merced) 4:44.63
5. Ramon Ramirez (Patterson) 4:45.71 
  
  
FRI/SAT 4/17 + 4/18 MT SAC @ Mt San Antonio College
The competing South SJS teams were El Capitan, Pitman, Turlock, and Ripon
 
3200 INVITE
27. Larson Wejmar (Turlock) 9:39.35 
  
   
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Sunday, April 12, 2026

2026 South SJS Distance Track Highlights Week 8 (CCAA 2; VOL Duals; MLL 2; Hal Clements; Tiger Invite/Arcadia; West Coast Relays)

By the title you might not be able to tell but this was a much lighter week that the past several. The reason for this is that many schools were on Easter/Spring Break and the weather cancelled the only major local invitational. 
 
The weeks highlights for me:
1. Golden Valley's Fernanda Cortes ran 5:01 at the Tiger Invite.
2. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra) has a huge PR in the 1600 at WCR. 
 
WED 4/8 CCAA 2 @ River Islands HS, Lathrop
The competing South SJS Distance teams were Turlock Christian and Vanguard.
 
 
WED and THUR 4/8 and 4/9 VOL DUALS @ Various Sites
 
WED 4/8 MANTECA and MOUNTAIN HOUSE @ Mountain House HS, Mountain House
The competing South SJS Distance teams were Manteca and Mountain House.
 
VG 800
1. Mila Ormonde (Mountain House) 2:41.46
 
VG 1600
Coenenberg and Ormonde battling in the 1600
1. Paisley Coenenberg (Manteca) 5:44.36
 
VB 1600
1. Thiago Carneiro (Mountain House) 4:56.36 
  
 
THUR 4/9 EAST UNION and SIERRA @ Sierra HS, Manteca
The competing South SJS Distance teams were Sierra and East Union. This meet was paused for 30 min during the 400m races. Then it was resumed. After the 800m races the meet was stopped and canceled.
 
VB 800
1. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra) 2:06.38
2. Kenneth Roach (Sierra) 2:07.15
3. Sebastien Peterson (Sierra) 2:07.66
 
VG 800
1. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 2:32.17
2. Alyssa Rodriguez (Sierra) 2:35.29
 
VB 1600
Gonzalez
1. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra) 4:33.80
 
VG 1600
Badea
1. Tyleah Badea (Sierra) 5:40.77 
  
 
THUR 4/9 MLL 2 @ Calaveras HS, San Andreas
The competing South SJS Distance teams were Calaveras, Big Valley, Summerville, and Linden.
 
VG 800
Lisa Lee by Guy Dossi
1. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 2:30.49
2. Abigail Meza (Linden) 2:37.43
3. Julie Trotter (Linden) 2:38.65
4. Jocelyn Lloyd (Summerville) 2:40.87
5. Peyton Snavely (Summerville) 2:44.44
 
VB 800
1. Ryden Rivera (Summerville) 2:11.51
 
VG 1600
1. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 5:40.98
 
VB 1600
1. Ryden Rivera (Summerville) 4:52.07 
  
 
FRI 4/10 SAT 4/11 ARCADIA INV @ Arcadia HS
The competing South SJS teams were Beyer, Atwater, Buhach Colony, East Union, El Capitan, Golden Valley, Livingston, Manteca, Merced, Orestimba, Patterson, Pitman, Ripon, Riverbank, and Turlock. This is THE MEET in California and maybe the nation. Getting into the meet is a honor and an opportunity. The hope is by competing against such a high level of competition all of the athletes will benefit. However the fields are crowded in the distance races, and if you aren't used to running in a crowd, finding room to maneuver can be elusive. Also if you have an "off day" while at Arcadia it can be humbling and disappointing. I would say that most of the local distance runners did not have their best races on this day. Hopefully they can learn from the experience and move forward to better races as we move into the final third of the season.
 
B OPEN 3200
26. Hayes Terry (Beyer) 9:26.65
 
G OPEN 3200
16. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 10:51.82 
 
G OPEN 800
27. Lena Llamas (Buhach Colony) 2:16.31
 
G INVITATIONAL 1 MILE
7. Giselle Fernandez (Riverbank) 4:53.23 (converts to 4:51.63 for 1600m) 
 
G INVITATIONAL 3200 
34. Natalie Arriaza (Patterson) 10:48.25 
 
 
FRI 4/10 SOUTH PASADENA TIGER INV, South Pasadena HS, Pasadena
The competing South SJS Distance teams were Golden Valley and Turlock. This is essentially the "over-flow" meet for Arcadia. Given that, some of the local athlete performances were better than thos at Arcadia. 
 
VG 1600
3. Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 5:01.77 (#24 All Time S SJS D)
 
VB 800
16. Zayn Hamilton (Turlock) 2:00.27
 
B 800 Rising Stars
17. Porter Petty 2:03.82
 
B 1600 Rising Stars
22. Porter Petty (Turlock) 4:37.44 
  
 
SAT 4/11 HAL CLEMENTS @ Bret Harte HS, Angels Camp
The competing South SJS teams were Bret Harte, Calaveras, Ceres, Escalon, Hughson, Johansen, Linden, Mariposa, Ripon, Sonora, and Summerville.
 
THIS MEET WAS CANCELED ON THURSDAY DUE TO WEATHER CONCERNS
 
SAT 4/11 WEST COAST RELAYS @ Buchanan HS, Clovis
The competing South SJS Distance teams were Atwater, Golden Valley, Gregori, Merced, Sierra, and Turlock.
 
VG BRONZE 1600
12. Evelyn Avalos Amaya (Gregori) 5:34.04
13. Katerin Ortiz Nunez (Golden Valley) 5:36.00
 
VG GOLD 1600
13. Tyleah Badea (Sierra) 5:14.35
 
VB BRONZE 1600
1. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra) 4:23.85
 
VB SILVER 1600
8. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 4:29.62
 
VB GOLD 1600
8. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 4:26.56
 
VG SILVER 800
6. Elise Rojas (Gregori) 2:22.96
 
VG GOLD 800
4. Tyleah Badea (Sierra) 2:16.96
 
VB SILVER 800
6. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra) 2:00.57
11. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 2:01.41
 
VB GOLD 3200
6. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 9:36.32 
  
  
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Sunday, April 5, 2026

2026 South SJS Distance Track Highlights Week 7 (CCAL Girls 2; TVL Duals; WAC Duals; CCAA 1; VOL Duals; Bob Pryor; MJC Inv; Stanford; Delta Mustang)

Many districts had this week off, some have next week. Never-the-less this week was heavy with league dual meet competition and some amazing marks.
 
Highlights for me this week:
Dominguez, Badea, Dittman

1. Four girls (Tyleah Badea, Anna Dittman, Roselynn Dominguez, and Jymena Nguyen Marquez) go sub 5:10 in the 1600m at MJC Inv.
2. Larson Wejmar (Turlock) goes 9:14.01 which lands him at #12 all time StanCo, #17 all time South SJS Distance
3. Hughson's Grace Benitez broke 5:30 for the first time in the 1600m
4. At a WAC tri-meet Beyer's Alex Mejia Hidalgo and Lathrop's Riley Gier go off in the 800 and both break 1:56. Alex 1:55.69 is #18 all time for StanCo. Alex also runs 4:20 in the 1600.
5. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) runs 5:09.07 in the 1600m which is #24 all time for StanCo 
6. At a dual meet with Sierra, Patterson's Jaylyn Carrillo drops her 3200m time to 11:14.27 which is # 24 StanCo.
7. It was great to see Tyleah Badea back out competing although it was now in a blue Sierra uniform. She wasted no time PRing in the 1600 at 5:05.15 at MJC Inv, which is # 34 all time for South SJS Distance 
  
WED 4/1 CCAL GIRLS 2 @ Johansen HS, Modesto (hosted by Enochs)
The competing South SJS teams were Turlock, Pitman, Modesto, Downey, Enochs, and Gregori. This wa the Enochs meet but their throw areas are no ready yet so the venue was changed to Johansen.
 
VG 1600
1. Avery Carlson (Pitman) 5:09.75
2. Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) 5:17.91
3. Nayeli Mattison (Patterson) 5:23.26
4. Gisela Hernandez (Turlock) 5:31.28
5. Liz Christopher (Turlock) 5:38.27 
 
VG 800
1. Avery Carlson (Pitman) 2:21.96
2. Mylie Olson (Turlock) 2:24.75
3. Ashley Diaz (Turlock)  2:30.66
4. Gisela Hernandez (Turlock) 2:31.30
5. Faviola Hernandez (Turlock) 2:33.29
6. Liz Christopher (Turlock) 2:38.24
7. Claire Johnson (Turlock) 2:38.94 
  
VG 3200
1. Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) 11:21.00
2. Liz Christopher (Turlock) 12:39.63
3. Gisela Hernandez (Turlock) 12:39.94
4. Malaina Gallegos (Gregori) 12:41.68 
 
 
 
WED 4/1 CCAA/MVL 1 @ River Islands, Lathrop
The competing South SJS teams were Turlock Christian and Vanguard.
  
 
WED 4/1 TVL DUALS @ Various sites
 
ORESTIMBA, RIPON, RIPON CHRISTIAN @ Ripon HS, Ripon
The competing South SJS teams were Ripon, Ripon Christian, and Orestimba.
 
VB 1600
1. Jacob Gallagher (Ripon) 4:52.80
 
VG 1600
1. Sophia Jung (Ripon) 5:43.67
2. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 5:44.61
 
VB 800
1. Lucas de Vera (Ripon) 2:09.58
 
VG 800
1. Cheyann Roberts (Ripon) 2:36.09
2. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 2:39.65
 
VB 3200
1. Emmanuel Garabito (Orestimba) 10:52.72
2. Carmelo Rodriguez (Ripon) 10:54.04
3. Joseph Garcia (Orestimba) 10:54.36
4. Miguel Acosta-Pearson (Ripon) 10:56.18 
  
 
SONORA, HUGHSON @ Hughson HS, Hughson
The competing South SJS teams were Sonora and Hughson.
 
VG 800
1. Grace Benitez (Hughson) 2:26.39
2. Demiree Dean (Sonora) 2:29.02
3. Sophie Benham (Hughson) 2:31.92
4. Noeli Gomez Orozco (Hughson) 2:33.14
5. Allison Landeverde (Hughson) 2:38.97
 
VB 800
1. Manny Ruiz (Hughson) 2:03.05
2. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 2:04.68
 
VG 1600
1. Demiree Dean (Sonora) 5:37.03
2. Sophie Benham IHughson) 5:42.42
3. Jaelyne Anguiano (Hughson) 5:48.89
 
VB 1600
1. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 4:34.66
2. Richard Stites (Hughson) 4:45.90
3. Alessandro Pimentel (Hughson) 4:47.88
 
VG 3200
1. Demiree Dean (Sonora) 12:36.08
 
VB 3200
1. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 10:03.16
2. Richard States (Hughson) 10:36.81
3. Asher Berg (Sonora) 10:40.96 
  
 
HILMAR, ESCALON @ Escalon HS, Escalon
The competing South SJS teams were Escalon and Hilmar.
 
VG 800
1. Georgia Northcutt (Escalon) 2:35.00
 
VG 1600
1. Sidney Logsdon (Hilmar) 5:21.01 
 
 
WED 4/1 WAC DUAL: LATHROP, CERES @ Beyer HS, Modesto
The competing South SJS teams were Lathrop, Ceres, and Beyer. Although this was just a "Tri" league meet the Beyer runners went all-out and produced some amazing times.
 
VB 800
Gier and Mejia Hidalgo battle to the line and both PR
1. Alex Mejia Hidalgo (Beyer) 1:55.69 (#18 for StanCo)
2. Riley Gier (Lathrop) 1:55.93
3. Hayes Terry (Beyer) 2:00.58
4. Sergio Torres (Ceres) 2:02.17
5. Ethan Samulski (Beyer) 2:07.99
6. Andrew Alfaro (Ceres) 2:08.53
 
VG 800
Servin, Ruiz Velasco and a distant Emery
1. Annie Servin (Beyer) 2:29.19
2. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 2:29.45
3. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 2:31.61
4. Riley McCabe (Beyer) 2:38.76
 
VB 1600
1. Alex Mejia Hidalgo (Beyer) 4:20.55
2. Haven Bartell (Beyer) 4:31.68
3. Hayes Terry (Beyer) 4:39.16
 
VG 1600
1. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 5:09.07 (#24 all time StanCo)
2. Annie Servin (Beyer) 5:28.00
3. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 5:29.96
 
VB 3200
Bartell
1. Haven Bartell (Beyer) 10:03.98
2. Jonathan Bingham (Beyer) 10:23.59
3. Gerald Gervacio (Beyer) 10:39.76
4. Hayes Terry (Beyer) 10:41.88
5. Riley Gier (Lathrop) 10:49.55
 
VG 3200
Medrano
1. Ava Medrano (Beyer) 12:48.79
2. Zoi Ann Moraitis (Beyer) 12:53.42
3. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 12:54.51 
  
 
THUR 4/2 VOL DUALS @ Various Sites
  
PATTERSON, SIERRA @ Sierra HS, Manteca
The competing South SJS schools were Patterson and Sierra.
 
VG 800
Badea and Rodriguez Ventura
1. Tyleah Badea (Sierra) 2:25.44
2. Melanie Rodriguez Ventura (Patterson) 2:31.63
 
VG 1600
Dittman
1. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 5:23.41
 
VG 3200
 
Carrillo

1. Jaylyn Carrillo (Patterson) 11:14.27 (# 24 all time StatnCo) 
  
 
CENTRAL CATHOLIC, OAKDALE @ Oakdale HS, Oakdale
The competing South SJS teams were Oakdale and Central Catholic. There are no results online and the ones I was given were only for Oakdale distance runners. These were all hand-timed.
 
VB 1600
Weston McGhee (Oakdale) 4:52.0
Sean Muturi (Oakdale) 4:52.0
Quinn Baca (Oakdale) 4:42.0 
 
VG 800
Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 2:25.0
Kylie Fast (Oakdale) 2:27.0
Jordan Wylie (Oakdale) 2:36.0
Canyon Cuthbert (Oakdale) 2:43.0
 
VB 3200
Sean Muturi (Oakdale) 10:28.0
Weston McGhee (Oakdlae) 10:28.0
 
VG 3200
Tenley Wylie (Oakdale) 11:53.0
Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 11:54.0
Taylor Reams (Oakdale) 12:30.0
Bradie Evans (Oakdale) 12:46.0 
 
FRI 4/3 BOB PRYOR INV @ Golden Valley HS, Merced
The competing South SJS teams were Golden Valley, Atwater, Buhach Colony, Denair, El Capitan, LeGrand, Mariposa, Merced, and Los Banos. 
 
VG 800
3. Chelsea Ortega (Golden Valley) 2:30.13
7. Katerin Ortiz Nunez (Golden Valley) 2:39.34
 
VB 800
1. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 1:59.79
2. Camden Gudgel (Merced) 2:00.40
3. Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 2:06.88
4. Julian Arochio (Golden Valley) 2:09.07 
 
VG 1600
2. Gabriela Hicks (Golden Valley) 5:26.34
4. Katerin Ortiz Nunez (Golden Valley) 5:44.12
5. Itzel Alonzo Andrade (Golden Valley) 5:44.51
 
VG 3200
1. Aubri Villa (Golden Valley) 11:56.64
2. Salome Gomez Zuluaga (Atwater) 12:40.62 
 
VB 3200
1. Angel Ramos (Atwater) 10:28.02
3. Mariano Ibarra (El Capitan) 10:40.79
4. Manuel Elizarraraz Pedroza (Golden Valley) 10:45.20
5. Michael Garcia (Atwater) 10:57.81
6. Aiden Villarreal (Golden Valley) 10:57.96 
 
 
FRI 4/3 MJC INV @ Modesto Junior College, Modesto
The competing South SJS teams were Beyer, Central Catholic, Central Valley, Downey, East Union, Grace Davis, Gregori, Hughson, Johansen, Lathrop, Manteca, Modesto, Modesto Christian, Orestimba, Pacheco, Sierra, Sonora.
 
VG 1600
Badea with the very quick 1600m
1. Tyleah Badea (Beyer) 5:05.15
2. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 5:08.49
3. Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) 5:08.62
4. Jymena Nguyen Marquez (Grace Davis) 5:09.26
5. Grace Benitez (Hughson) 5:26.44
6. Emma Lynn Hogan (Central Catholic) 5:27.14
7. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 5:35.03
9. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 5:43.37 
 
VB 1600
Mejia with the PR in the 1600m
2. Gio Mejia (Pacheco) 4:30.45
4. Max Perez (Sierra) 4:39.55
5. Jovani Franco (Modesto) 4:49.06 
 
VG 800
Emery outdistancing Hogan in the 800m
1. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 2:24.04
2. Emma Lynn Hogan (Central Catholic) 2:26.77
3. Paola Martinez (Pacheco) 2:29.44
4. Jaelyne Anguiano (Hughson) 2:32.55
5. Evelyn Avalos Amaya (Gregori) 2:32.95
7. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 2:37.90 
 
VB 800
Sierra's Gonzalez just misses breaking two in the 800m
2. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra) 2:00.10
3. Ivan Rodriguez (Modesto) 2:01.64
5. Jonathan Palafox (Central Catholic) 2:03.89
7. Emmanuel Jauregui (Central Catholic) 2:06.07
8. Ruben Enriquez Rodriguez (Pacheco) 2:06.20
9. Max Perez (Sierra) 2:06.49 
 
VG 3200
1. Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) 11:26.27
2. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 11:30.87
3. Tyleah Badea (Sierra) 12:00.44
5. Carmen Gonzalez (Johansen) 12:50.82
6. Mackenzie Collins (Lathrop) 12:53.19 
  
VB 3200 
1. Riley Gier (Lathrop) 10:01.98
3. Alvin Varghese (Sierra) 10:24.86
4. Mateo Quinonez (Central Catholic) 10:31.74
5. Emmanuel Garabito (Orestimba) 10:43.33
6. Charles Griffin (Modesto) 10:45.59
7. Frankie Klino (Central Valley) 10:54.38
8. Joseph Garcia (Orestimba) 10:59.57 
 
  
FRI 4/3 and SAT 4/4 STANFORD @ Stanford University, Palo Alto
The competing South SJS individuals were from Buhach Colony, Downey, Turlock, Golden Valley, Merced, Patterson. Ripon, Orestimba, and Manteca.
 
OPEN G 800
22. Lena Llamas (Buhach Colony) 2:26.48 
  
OPEN G 1600
16. Natalie Arriaza (Patterson) 5:05.56 
 
OPEN G 3200
7. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 10:56.00 
 
OPEN B 3200 
9. Larson Wejmar (Turlock) 9:14.01 (#12 all time StanCo, #17 all time South SJS Distance) 
  
  
SAT 4/4 DELTA COLLEGE MUSTANG INV @ Delta College, Stockton
The competing South SJS teams were Calaveras, Ripon, Turlock, and Linden.
 
VG 800
1. Mylie Olson (Turlock) 2:20.50
3. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 2:28.34
7. Gisela Hernandez (Turlock) 2:31.76
9. Cheyann Roberts (Ripon) 2:38.25
11. Giuliana Locarnini (Ripon) 2:29.28
 
VB 800
8. Gabe Avalos (Turlock) 2:04.44
11. Luke Oliveira (Turlock) 2:08.63
 
VG 1600
5. Gisela Hernandez (Turlock) 5:33.22
6. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 5:39.77
8. Sophia Jung (Ripon) 5:41.66
 
FSB 1600
2. Jacob Gallagher (Ripon) 4:48.33
 
VB 1600
4. Gabe Avalos (Turlock) 4:37.18
8. Luke Oliveira (Turlock) 4:39.31
19. Lukas Gemperle (Turlock) 4:49.43
 
VG 3200
1. Liz Christopher (Turlock) 11:56.64
3. Sophia Jung (Ripon) 12:44.46
 
FSB 3200
1. Carmelo Rodriguez (Ripon) 10:54.50
 
VB 3200
4. Porter Petty (Turlock) 10:29.86 
  
 
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

An Interview with CIF SJS Assistant Commissioner Will DeBoard

The SJS track post season format is changing for the 2026 season. I had heard about this change from several different coaches; but I wanted to hear the facts from "the man," that is CIF Sac Joaquin Section Assistant Commissioner, Will DeBoard. Will is my go to guy when I have rule or format questions. Even though he is very busy, he always finds time to throw some knowledge my direction. In his position he oversees SJS track. As a local boy, (Hughson) he is also a supporter of my mission to promote HS distance running.
 
 
Let's get to the interview. I had six questions:  

1. What was the genesis of the new SJS format for post season track?

There were two major driving factors behind this. First, under the current setup, we had track athletes competing for three full days during the week (divisional trials, divisional finals, Masters trials) at a time when there are a ton of other things happening with schools. We would get beat up by our schools for having so many events taking up the entire day during the week. And second, we always try to give our student-athletes the best championship atmosphere we possibly can. Basketball at Golden 1 Center. Football at Hughes Stadium. Wrestling at Adventist Health Arena. We have two really impressive track facilities in the SJS and I think it’s great to be returning to the former site of the CIF State Championships.

2. Please explain the nuts and bolts of how and who qualifies now (how do you get to Masters?)

There are five divisional trials at home sites, and they send their top 9 in each event to the divisional finals at Hughes on May 16. There, the divisional finals will be contested with the top 10 times out of those five races advancing to Masters finals. It’s similar to how the Southern and Central Sections do it. Masters is strictly a qualifier to state, and we send the top three to state, so bringing the top 10 to Masters is pretty fair. So if you are a divisional champion but have the 12th best mark, you aren’t going on to Masters. I honestly thought we’d hear more issues about that, but not a lot so far. In the 800m the top 12 will qualify to Masters. In the 1600m the top 24 times at the Hughes meet will qualify for Masters. In the 3200m the top 24 times from the 5 divisional meets will skip the Hughes meet and qualify directly for Masters. At Masters the top 3 in each event will qualify for State.

3. What do you see as the pluses of this new format?

The kids are competing at a larger site and it’s more of a championship atmosphere. We’re adjusting our track postseason so most competitors have fewer difficult choices to make during a crowded calendar. The kids have one fewer day of competition, which some people like and some don’t. We don’t think it’s a bad thing. 

4. Any predictions on how long that Saturday meet at Hughes will take with all 5 divisions there?

The running should take about nine hours. Begins at 10am and the last races should be done by 7pm. The field events will begin an hour earlier and we’re hoping they’ll be done at about the same time. We’re still crunching numbers on the fields events; having multiple pits on-site is big. It’s a first-year grand experiment. We’ll see what works and what doesn’t and we’ll take a look at making corrections. Southern Section uses time standards for all of its qualifiers. Central Section runs two heats for each event in the Masters finals. 

5. Why not have each team compete in their natural enrollment division through seasonal best time/marks instead of by place in in the league championship meet (ie Central Valley is a D1 school and competes in D4 and St Francis is D3 school and competes in D1)?

We do something similar in swimming, so it isn’t foreign. But personally, I like the idea of a league championship meaning something. If we go to time standards to qualify, there’s no need for league championships at all moving forward. In every sport, with the exception of swimming, we’ve operated under the Olympic model of every league qualifying at least one team or one individual to the postseason. Under a time standard format, it’s possible that wouldn’t happen. In addition, unlike swimming, each track is a different environment. It would be a bummer if the reason a kid at a very small school didn’t qualify at all to divisionals because they competed on cinder/dirt tracks for the entire season. We also have a track and field advisory committee made up of coaches from across the SJS; if they want to do something like this, it’s a simple matter of bringing it up and voting on it. While we have at-large marks that allow kids to be able to qualify even if they don’t hit the requisite placement, I don’t recall time standards to straight qualify to divisionals ever being brought up in advisory. While I get the idea of using enrollment to determine divisions – we use it for every team sport – that doesn’t apply quite as easily in individual sports like track and field. In the team sports, the higher division, the stronger the field. But some of our best track and field athletes over the years are not necessarily from Division I. 

6. Any future plans for a major over-haul of post season XC?

Nothing major on the horizon. Although I guess it depends on what you would call “major.” This fall, there will be no more lower level races at the Section championships in Folsom. Lower levels will still compete in sub-sections at Frogtown. We’re always keeping an eye out for something that will improve the experience. I’ve been in charge of cross country at the SJS for the last 15 years, and the complaints we mainly get have to do with the state divisions – they aren’t the same numbers across California – and periodically the running conditions at Folsom. But when other sites are brought up, they usually have more issues than where we currently are.
 
 
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