The CIF track & field State championships were not held for a second straight season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that did not prevent the sports community from preparing a stage for the top prep athletes to compete. Arcadia Invitational meet director Rich Gonzalez gathered his troops and decided to host a meet for California’s best.
The California track and field State championships came about in response to that development, and some local athletes who received the invitation took full advantage of the opportunity. Rich extended invitations to athletes with top 40-marks in the state and all the athletes who accepted invitations competed as unattached participants. Any reference to school affiliations is listed for informational purposes only.
The event was powered by VS Athletics and took place June 25-26 at Arcadia High School. The two-day California State championships meet was conducted under a USATF sanction and operated within the NFHS rules.
Results for both the boys’ and girls’ individual participants that represented the Temecula Valley area listed here:
BOYS
4×400 Meter Relay
5th place – Murrieta Mesa – TC ‘A’ 3:22.90
800 Meters
3rd place – Kyle Reden (12; Great Oak) – 1:55.52
1600 Meters
6th place – Austin Montez (12; Great Oak) – 4:21.43
High Jump
1st place – Darius Hill (12; Vista Murrieta) – 6-08.00, 6-00, 6-02, 6-04, 6-06, 6-08, 6-10
Long Jump
3rd place – Darius Hill (12; Vista Murrieta) – 22-11.00 +0.0, 21-10(1.3), 22-01(0.7), 22-09.50(0.3), FOUL (+0.0), FOUL (0.7), 22-11(+0.0)
Triple Jump
2nd place – JC Stevenson (11; Great Oak) – 46-01.75 1.7, 43-06.50(1.9), 45-06.75(0.2), 46-01.75(1.7), ND (1.4), 45-01.50(1.6), 45-01.50(2.4)
Shot Put
1st place – Cade Moran (11; Murrieta Mesa) – 60-02.50, 58-06, 58-01.50, 55-11.75, 58-08, 59-07.25, 60-02.50
Discus
3rd place – Cade Moran (11; Murrieta Mesa) – 173-04, 165-11, 169-10, 167-00, FOUL, 159-04, 173-04
GIRLS
4×800 Meter Relay
5th place – Great Oak – TC ‘A’ 9:43.40
100 Meters
Preliminary 13th place – Stevie Wu (12, Murrieta Mesa) 12.20, 12.197
Long Jump
8th place – Alyssa Alumbres (9; Vista Murrieta) – 17-09.00 0.8, 16-09.50(2.1), 16-09(2.4), 17-02.25(3.3), 16-06.50(2.2), 16-06(1.4), 17-09(0.8)
11th place – Summer Stevenson (12; Great Oak) – 17-01.00 0.5, FOUL (0.9), 17-01(0.5), FOUL (2.4)
Triple Jump
1st place – Summer Stevenson (12; Great Oak) – 38-10.00 3.1, 38-10(3.1), 37-04(0.1), 38-09.50(1.5), 38-02.25(+0.0), FOUL (+0.0)
2nd place – Ahnyx Bush (12; Temecula Valley) – 37-11.25 +0.0, 37-10.75(0.9), 36-10(+0.0), 37-02(1.4), 37-11.25(+0.0), FOUL (0.3)
More info can be found online by visiting www.cifss.org and www.finishedresults.com.
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