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Buchanan High boys and girls teams win Central Section Masters. Double winners crowned

First place finisher Noah Ray from Buchanan, foreground, keeps ahead of second place finisher Emanuel Salas from Sanger, background, in the 800 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
First place finisher Noah Ray from Buchanan, foreground, keeps ahead of second place finisher Emanuel Salas from Sanger, background, in the 800 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com

The Buchanan High boys and girls track and field teams came away winners of the Central Secton Masters meet on Saturday.

The Bears had a combined seven first-place finishers at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Double winners at the meet includes Jeremiah Walker of Central (200 meters, 400); Christopher Caudillo of Clovis (1,600, 3,200); Takiya Cenci of Clovis North (200, 400); Daniela Ruelas of Arroyo Grande (100 high hurdles, 300 low hurdles) and Feyi Olukanni of Clovis East (shot put, discus throw).

Walker also helped the Grizzlies’ 400 and 1,600 relay teams to top finishes. Cenci did the same for the Broncos in those events.

The 102nd CIF State track and field championships will be held at at Veterans Memorial Stadium on May 27-28.

Here are the results from the Masters meet Saturday night:

Boys

Teams: 1. Buchanan 113, 2. Central 91, 3. Clovis North 79, 4. Clovis 62.5, 5. Liberty-Bakersfield 33, 6. Shafter 24, 6. San Luis Obispo 24, 8. Madera South 16, 9. Sanger 15, 10. Arroyo Grande 14

100: 1. Nathan Johnson, Clovis, 10.43; 2. Jake Parangian, Clovis North, 10.53; 3. Cameron Tarver, Central, 10.58.

200: 1. Jeremiah Walker, Central 20.89; 2. Nickolas Miller, Clovis North, 21.16; 3. Jake Parangian, Clovis North, 21.34.

400: 1. Jeremiah Walker, Central, 47.27; 2. Quincy Patton, Buchanan, 49.45; 3. Payton Mathias, Clovis North, 49.54.

800: 1. Noah Ray, Buchanan, 1:54.78; 2. Emanuel Salas, Sanger, 1:54.81; 3. Ben Borchers, Edison, 1:56.15.

110 high hurdles: 1. Kyle Hughes, Bullard, 14.87; 2. Nathanael DeMatto, Sierra Pacific, 14.92; 3. Hudson Hergenrader, Buchanan, 15.00.

300 low hurdles: 1. Augustus Remlinger, Buchanan, 39.57; 2. Noel Felix, Central, 39.65; 3. Nathan Gardner, Nipomo, 40.45.

1,600: 1. Christopher Caudillo, Clovis, 4:07.57; 2. Noah Ray, Buchanan, 4:08.68; 3. Nathaniel Avila, Clovis, 4:17.22.

3,200: 1. Christopher Caudillo, Clovis, 9:06.14; 2. Milo Skapinsky, San Luis Obispo, 9:06.31; 3. Carter Spradling, Clovis East, 9:07.68.

400 relay: 1. Central (Jeremiah Walker, Cameron Tarver, Elijah Lindsey, Imari Conley) 40.63; 2. Buchanan 41.44; 3. Clovis North 41.75.

1,600 relay: 1. Central (Walter Pierce, Imari Conley, Terrell Johnson, Jeremiah Walker) 3:18.28; 2. Buchanan 3:21.47; 3. Clovis North 3:22.44.

Pole vault: 1. Hilton Green, Buchanan, 15-11.00; 2. Shane Bagley, Lemoore, 15-05.00; 3. Jackson Paramo, Buchanan, 13-11.00.

Discus throw: 1. Nicholas Godbehere, Shafter, 182-07; 2. McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 169-07; 3. Christopher Antunez, Madera South, 169-03.

Long jump: 1. Bronson Ortlieb, Taft Union, 23-07.50; 2. Nathan Johnson, Clovis, 23-06.00; 3. Christian Edwards, Liberty-Bakersfield, 22-00.75.

High jump: 1. Caleb Jackson, Clovis, 6-04.00 (season record); 2. Noah Wright, North, 6-02.00; 3. Tyler Gonos, Clovis North, 6-02.00.

Shot put: 1. Nicholas Godbehere, Shafter, 57-06.75; 2. McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 57-06.50; 3. Andrew Trottier, Liberty-Bakersfield, 54-01.00.

Triple jump: 1. Shane Carr, South, 46-08.00; 2. William Dawes, Arroyo Grande, 46-05.75; 3. Christian Edwards, Liberty-Bakersfield, 45-10.00.

Girls

Teams: 1. Buchanan 97, 2. Clovis North 75, 3. Central 60, 4. Clovis East 55, 5. Frontier 48, 6. Arroyo Grande 39, 7. Highland 23, 8. Liberty-Bakersfield 22, 8. Clovis 22, 10. Clovis West 21

100: 1. Avianna Carrillo, Frontier, 12.06; 2. Daniela Ruelas, Arroyo Grande, 12.17; 3. Haley Duvall, Clovis East, 12.20.

200: 1. Takiya Cenci, Clovis North, 24.02; 2. Avianna Carrillo, Frontier, 24.65; 3. Isabella Flores, El Diamante, 25.10.

400: 1. Takiya Cenci, Clovis North, 53.40; 2. Isabella Flores, El Diamante, 57.11; 3. Layla Clay, Buchanan, 57.70.

800: 1. Elle Lomeli, Buchanan, 2:11.95; 2. Tatum Zinkin, Clovis North, 2:13.28; 3. Nia Lamas, Sanger, 2:14.75.

1,600: 1. Mia Torrecillas, Highland, 4:50.51; 2. Sierra Cornett, Buchanan, 4:50.75; 3. Grace Hutchison, Buchanan, 4:54.80.

3,200: 1. Grace Hutchison, Buchanan, 10:33.70; 2. Mia Torrecillas, Highland,. 10:35.45; 3. Sydney Sundgren, Buchanan, 10:35.70.

100 high hurdles: 1. Daniela Ruelas, Arroyo Grande, 14.13; 2. Riley Costales, Central, 14.57; 3. Taleeah Hoggatt, Central, 14.76.

300 low hurdles: 1. Daniela Ruelas, Arroyo Grande, 2. Riley Costales, Central, 44.14; 3. Milani Ward, Clovis East, 44.45.

400 relay: 1. Clovis North (Maya Cordoba, Takiya Cenci, EmersonP arks, Hayden Craft) 47.75; 2. Central 47.80; 3. Frontier 48.47.

1,600 relay: 1. Clovis North (Maya Cordoba, Takiya Cenci, Emerson Parks, Tatum Zinkin) 3:47.33.

Long jump: 1. Sydnie Vanek, Clovis, 19-07.25; 2. Riley Costales, Central, 18-05.50; 3. Madeline Passmore, Buchanan, 17-07.00.

Shot put: 1. Feyi Olukanni, Clovis East, 44-05.00; 2. Nailea Fields, Caruthers, 41-07.75; 3. Chinyere Egbuziem, Buchanan, 37-07.50.

Pole vault: 1. Jordan Leveque, Buchanan, 12-09.00; 2. Peyton Bedrosian, Paso Robles, 11-09.00; 3. Ava Burton, Morro Bay 11-03.00.

Discus throw: 1. Feyi Olukanni, Clovis East, 152-11; 2. Nailea Fields, Caruthers, 140-05; 3. Loie Madsen, Clovis North, 131-00.

Triple jump: 1. Madeleine Passmore, Buchanan, 39-01.25; 2. Madeline Scovil, Arroyo Grande, 37-06.50; 3. Nina Navarette, Buchanan, 36-05.00.

High jump: 1. Claire Predmore, Bullard, 5-03.00; 2. Kendra Daniels, Righetti, 5-01.00; 3. Karina Rodriguez, Clovis, 5-01.00.

Clovis High’s Nathan Johnson, center, takes first place in the 100 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
Clovis High’s Nathan Johnson, center, takes first place in the 100 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Central’s Noel Felix, center, runs in the 300 hurdles with a time of 39.65 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
Central’s Noel Felix, center, runs in the 300 hurdles with a time of 39.65 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Central High’s Riley Costales, right, chases Arroyo Grande’s Daniela Rules, left, in the 300 hurdles at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
Central High’s Riley Costales, right, chases Arroyo Grande’s Daniela Rules, left, in the 300 hurdles at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Clovis High’s Nathan Johnson, who took first place in the 100, gives a thumbs up at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
Clovis High’s Nathan Johnson, who took first place in the 100, gives a thumbs up at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Central’s Jeremiah Walker, second from right, places first in the 400 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
Central’s Jeremiah Walker, second from right, places first in the 400 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Clovis North’s Takiya Cenci, center, easily places first far ahead of the field in the 400 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Takiya Cenci, center, easily places first far ahead of the field in the 400 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Buchanan’s Elle Lomeli, left, places first in the 800 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
Buchanan’s Elle Lomeli, left, places first in the 800 at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Noah Ray, left, who took first place in the 800, consoles Zach Weaver, right, who was disqualified at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis.
Noah Ray, left, who took first place in the 800, consoles Zach Weaver, right, who was disqualified at the Central Section Masters held at Buchanan High School Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Clovis. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com

This story was originally published May 21, 2022 at 11:21 PM.

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