The CIF State Meet is arguably the One True State Meet among all the states of our nation, because ALL of California feeds into a single championship meet - no classifications, no separate sanctioning bodies for independent schools. Only 3 athletes can advance to the state meet from most of the sections, including the North Coast. Below is a pre-season list of the contenders for those three berths in the sprints & hurdles. Don't forget to check out yesterday's articles on the North Coast Section distance runners!
Girls 100 Dash
Favorite: Kaylah Robinson (El Cerrito)
Threats: Pamela White (Granada), Tenia Landrum (Castro Valley)
Wildcards: Najon Devereaux (Berkeley), Kara Awakoaiye (Bishop O'Dowd), Kirsten Carter (Santa Rosa)
Boys 100 Dash
Favorites: Kameron Jackson (St. Mary's College), Jonathan Dourneau (Foothill Pleasanton)
Threats: Nathen Francisco (James Logan), Matthew Vejsada (Heritage), Jordan Velasquez (Clayton Valley Charter), Ledre McCollough (Amador Valley)
Wildcards: Adam Winding (Heritage)
Girls 200 Dash
Favorite: Kirsten Carter (Santa Rosa)
Threats: Kaylah Robinson (El Cerrito), Destiny Mitchell (Newark Memorial)
Wildcards: Kenady Jackson (St. Mary's College), Pamela White (Granada), Laris Enriquez (St. Joseph Notre Dame)
Boys 200 Dash
Favorite: Nathen Francisco (James Logan)
Threats: Jonathan Dourneau (Foothill Pleasanton), Ledre McCollough (Amador Valley), Isaiah Turner (Pittsburg)
Wildcards: Ian Herculson (Maria Carillo)
Girls 400 Dash
Favorite: Kirsten Carter (Santa Rosa)
Threats: Tierra Robinson-Jones (Bishop O'Dowd), Alyssa Brewer (California)
Wildcards: Mecca McGlaston (Dublin), Anaya Alexander (Las Lomas), Kenady Jackson (St. Mary's College)
Boys 400 Dash
Favorite: Adam Winding (Heritage)
Threats: D'Angelo Gunter (Del Norte)
Wildcards: Daniel Bessolo (Valley Christian Dublin), Alec Foster (Granada), Jonathan Hughes (Campolindo)
Girls 100 Hurdles
Favorite: Mecca McGlaston (Dublin)
Threats: Kaylah Robinson (El Cerrito), Kara Awakoaiye (Bishop O'Dowd)
Wildcards: Artearra Coffey (Deer Valley),
Boys 110 Hurdles
Favorite: Joshua Hall (James Logan)
Threats: Jonathan Harvey (De La Salle)
Wildcards: Ryan Wiegman (Fortuna Union), Ian Menk (Amador Valley), Edrees Gul (San Ramon Valley)
Girls 300 Hurdles
Favorite: Artearra Coffey (Deer Valley)
Threats: Dejah Robinson (St. Mary's College), Kali Hatcher (St. Mary's College), Kirsty Brown (Amador Valley)
Wildcards: Maddie Call (Windsor), Lola Olabode (Miramonte), Allanah Lee (Castro Valley)
Boys 300 Hurdles
Favorite: Jonathan Harvey (De La Salle)
Threats: Joshua Hall (James Logan)
Wildcards: Edrees Gul (San Ramon Valley), Ian Menk (Amador Valley), Miles Joyner (St. Mary's College), Aaron Hanible (Heritage)