WALNUT – The Mt. SAC Relays, held this past Saturday afternoon at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, provided a platform for local talent to demonstrate their skills and triumph against tough competition. With favorable conditions and a charged atmosphere, several Inland athletes delivered deeply impressive performances, achieving personal bests and earning their names atop the event leaderboards.
One of the day’s standout performers was Elsinore senior Nicolas Alexis, who earned the boys invitational long jump title with a personal-best but wind-aided mark of 23 feet and 11 inches. Alexis didn’t stop there, as he also made his mark in the invitational triple jump, finishing third with a wind-aided leap of 47 feet, 1 ½ inches. His versatility and determination left a lasting impression on the crowd.
Murrieta Mesa’s William Bright dazzled in the boys 110-meter hurdles, placing second with a personal-best and wind-legal time of 13.85 seconds. Bright’s flawless form and speed demonstrated his ability to thrive under pressure on a competitive stage.
Alongside Bright, Temecula Valley’s Jack Stadlman claimed second place in the boys 200 meters with a time of 21.44 seconds, showing remarkable consistency in one of the track’s most physically demanding events. Earlier this season at Vista Murrieta’s Saddle-up Invitational, Stadlman got on the radar of many college coaches when he circled the track in 45.69 seconds, breaking the stadium record held by Olympian, and Murrieta’s own Michael Norman, while posting the eighth-fastest time in state history.
Temescal Canyon senior Megan Crum also stood tall, following up her victory at the Arcadia Invitational with an outstanding performance in the girls 3200 meters. Crum raced to victory on Saturday in the girls invitational 3200 meters, clocking a personal-best time of 10 minutes, 21 seconds. Her commanding run reflected her hard training and ability to excel in distance racing.
The relays saw some exceptional teamwork as well. Temecula Valley placed fifth in the boys’ 4×100-meter relay, crossing the finish line in 41.82 seconds. Great Oak’s quartet of Jack Paradise, Brayden Colletti, Marco Franco, and Jacob Brown demonstrated exceptional synergy in the boys’ distance medley relay, claiming fourth with a time of 10 minutes, 7.01 seconds.
Chaparral’s Keelan Wright delivered an electrifying performance in the girls’ 100-meter dash, finishing second with a season-best, wind-legal time of 11.51 seconds. It was a photo finish, as Ryan Jennings of Timber Creek Regional in New Jersey edged Wright by an incredibly narrow margin of .005 seconds.
The day also saw remarkable achievements in rated and seeded division events. Murrieta Mesa’s Darryl Conyer III delivered a stellar run in the boys 200 meters, rated division, winning with a time of 21.40 seconds. Conyer was also a key contributor to Murrieta Mesa’s success in relay events, running as part of the boys 4×100 relay, seeded division, along with teammates Artyon Celestine, Grant Constantine, and William Bright. The team claimed the top spot with a time of 41.46 seconds.
Murrieta Mesa continued to shine in the boys 4×400 relay, rated division, as Brandon Pereira, William Bright, Chris Hanson, and Darryl Conyer III combined their efforts to win with a time of 3 minutes, 18.49 seconds. Their precision and coordination epitomized the essence of teamwork in competitive track and field.
The Mt. SAC Relays proved to be a memorable event for local athletes, with standout individual performances and cohesive team efforts demonstrating the region’s depth of talent. These young competitors not only brought pride to their schools but also established themselves as rising stars in the local area.
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