CIF state track prelims: Locals who qualified for Saturday's finals
The California Interscholastic Federation state track and field meet opened Friday night with preliminary heats at Buchanan’s Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis.
The finals are Saturday.
Here is the top qualifier in each event and where athletes from the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area who advanced stack up:
Girls 4×100 relay
Top qualifier:
Rosary Academy-Fullerton, 45.13
Local qualifiers:
5. Pittsburg, 46.69
8. St. Ignatius, 46.89
Boys 4×100 relay
Top qualifier:
Servite-Anaheim, 40.29
Local qualifiers:
2. De La Salle 40.81
8. Palo Alto, 41.20
9. Bellarmine, 41.31
Girls 1,600
Top qualifier:
Chiara Dailey, La Jolla Country Day, 4:46.00
Local qualifiers:
3. Anna Salter, Crystal Springs Uplands, 4:47.08
4. Gretchen Yakaitis, Carondelet, 4:47.35
Boys 1,600
Top qualifier:
Cam Yarbrough, Del Norte-San Diego, 4:06.84
Local qualifiers:
5. Stephen Sziebert, Bellarmine, 4:07.42
11. Henry Hauser, Menlo School, 4:08.42
Girls 100 hurdles
Top qualifier:
Kaahliyah Lacy, San Jacinto Valley Academy, 13.59
Local qualifiers:
6. Tatum Trucks, Carondelet, 13.90
7. Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 13.98
Boys 110 high hurdles
Top qualifier:
Jasir Fontenot, Mater Dei-Santa Ana, 13.46
Local qualifiers:
5. Brady Tse, Harker, 13.62
6. Chase Young, De La Salle, 13.77
Girls 400
Top qualifier:
Clara Adams, Long Beach Wilson, 53.53
Local qualifiers:
6. Kaylee Cross, Los Gatos, 54.45
9. Madison Kohli, Los Gatos, 54.96
Boys 400
Top qualifier:
Ejam Yohannes, Loyola-Los Angeles, 47.08
Local qualifiers:
5. Ayden Parker, Dougherty Valley, 47.25
Girls 100
Top qualifier:
Malia Rainey, Calabasas, 11.54
Local qualifiers:
6. Amirat Temi Aganju, Pittsburg, 11.65
8. Essence Anderson-Brown, James Logan, 11.72
Boys 100
Top qualifier:
Cy Lugo, Elk Grove, 10.20
Local qualifiers:
5. Damari Dean, De La Salle, 10.34
Girls 800
Top qualifier:
Braelyn Combe, Santiago-Corona, 2:08.25
Local qualifiers:
10. Claire Andrzejek, Campolindo, 2:10.04
Boys 800
Top qualifier:
Alden Morales, J. Serra-San Juan Capistrano, 1:51.41
Local qualifiers:
6. Evan Chopra, Menlo-Atherton, 1:53.08
8. Alex Garza, Branham, 1:52.50
9. Lucas Barbou des Places, Los Altos, 1:53.24
Girls 300 hurdles
Top qualifier:
Saniah Varnado, Long Beach Wilson, 40.85
Local qualifiers:
2. Soleil Warner, St. Ignatius, 41.59
6. Hope Diekmann, Sam Ramon Valley, 42.45
9. Tatum Trucks, Carondelet, 43.30
Boys 300 hurdles
Top qualifier:
Jayden Rendon, Carson, 36.80
Local qualifiers:
2. Brady Tse, Harker, 36.92
4. Chase Young, De La Salle, 37.08
7. Lawrence Onyejekwe, Menlo School, 37.71
9. Jake Miller, St. Francis, 37.83
Girls 200
Top qualifier:
Naiaja Sizemore, Vanden, 23.50
Local qualifiers:
5. Amirat Temi Aganju, Pittsburg, 23.72
9. Essence Anderson-Brown, James Logan, 23.96
Boys 200
Top qualifier:
Cy Lugo, Elk Grove, 20.73
Local qualifiers:
8. Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, St. Ignatius, 21.17
Girls 4×400 relay
Top qualifier and other local qualifiers:
1. Los Gatos, 3:44.99
8. St. Francis, 3:50.97
Boys 4×400 relay
Top qualifier and other local qualifiers:
1. El Cerrito, 3:14.96
7. Los Gatos, 3:16.18
Girls discus
Top qualifier:
Jaslene Massey, Aliso Niguel, 175-6
Local qualifiers:
2. Malia Martin, Archbishop Mitty, 157-4
11. Ana Tupou, Archbishop Riordan, 132-3
Girls long jump
Top qualifier:
AB Hernandez, Jurupa Valley, 20-5 1/2
Local qualifiers:
2. Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius, 19-11¼
3. Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 19-3
8. Corinne Jones, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 18-6 ½
9. Kira Gant Hatcher, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 18-5 1/2
Boys long jump
Top qualifier and other local qualifiers:
1. Damari Dean, De La Salle, 24-9
4. Ernest Okere, Clayton Valley, 23-2
9. Barry Traylor, Salesian, 22-5 ¼
11. Ryan Shen, Monta Vista, 22-5
Boys high jump
Top qualifier:
Davion Cockheran, Central East, 6-7
Local qualifiers:
12. Joshua Haven, Bellarmine, 6-6
Boys discus
Top qualifier:
Karsyn Van Grouw, Buchanan, 199-0
Local qualifiers:
10. Case Jacobson, St. Francis, 171-11
12. Deonte Littlejohn, Acalanes, 170-10
Girls shot put
Top qualifier:
Jaslene Massey, Aliso Niguel, 51-3 3/4
Local qualifiers:
7. Najae Ellison, Bishop O’Dowd, 39-7 1/2
Boys pole vault
Top qualifier:
Riley Gash, Arroyo Grande, 15-6
Local qualifiers:
7. Nikolas Brown, San Ramon Valley, 15-0
Girls pole vault
Top qualifier:
Caitlin Khieu, Del Norte-San Diego, 11-8
Local qualifiers:
7. Kaitlyn Hancock, Washington-Fremont, 11-8
9. Sophia Moore, Campolindo, 11-8
Boys triple jump
Top qualifier:
Justian Richardson, Rancho Buena Vista, 49-0 1/2
Local qualifiers:
7. Benicio Labuguen, Westmoor, 46-10
8. Ryan Shen, Monta Vista, 46-7
11. Donovan Heins, Encinal, 46-4 1/2
Girls triple jump
Top qualifier:
AB Hernandez, Jurupa Valley, 41-8 1/2
Local qualifiers:
2. Zylah Coleman, St. Ignatius, 40-3 ¼
3. Corinne Jones, St. Mary's-Berkeley, 40-1 ½
4. Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 39-9
6. Kira Gant Hatcher, St. Mary's-Berkeley, 39-0 ¼
7. Amaya DeFlorimonte, Bishop O'Dowd, 38-5
Girls high jump
Top qualifier:
Nieve Oliver, Camarillo, 5-5
Local qualifiers:
2. Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista, 5-5
9. Rachael Osicka, California, 5-3
Boys shot put
Top qualifier and other local qualifiers
1. Maxime Morelle, Sacred Heart Prep, 60-1 ¾
8. Yianni Fitzgerald, San Mateo, 56-5
10. Case Jacobson, St. Francis, 55-0 ¾
No prelims
Boys, girls 4×800
Boys, girls 3,200
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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM.