Girls 4x100 Relay
Along with the top two teams in California, five of the top 11 teams in the state toe the line. Upland's state-leading seasonal best is #3 in the USA as they were the Div. 1 runners-up in 2017. But, giving them a great run at the Mt. SAC Relays, Long Beach Poly (45.97) is also among the best in the US, and definitely looking to delete the memories of a botched exchange from 2017 here. Poly is #8 US. Finishing right behind Upland at the Baseline League Finals, Etiwanda rolled to a 47.16, which elevated them up to #6 in the state. Traditionally known more for their distance prowess, the Dana Hills girls are among the best in Orange County history. This year's version owns a school record of 47.45 and is currently #9 in California. Arcadia is coming off a 47.60 Pacific League title which now moves them #11 in the state. Meanwhile, based on seasonal bests, Carter (47.97), Quartz Hill (48.00), Temecula Valley (48.02), Los Alamitos (48.02) and Lakewood (48.05) are all fighting for those remaining spots to the finals. Up front, Upland and Long Beach Poly have a lot in stake in competing the divisional title next weekend. With six heats here, it is paramount that squads win their heat in moving on.
Boys 4x100 Relay
Glancing to the state rankings, only .04 separates the top four teams in California. Four of the top eight squads in California line up here. More impressive is that ten of the top 18 squads in California qualified, which means a squad from within that group in California will NOT advance. Defending state team champions, Rancho Verde lead the way here. Despite graduating three from last year's sub-41 second group, the Mustangs have posted a divisional best of 41.42. The state leader being at 41.40, Great Oak is currently #4 with 41.44 runner-up performance at the Southwestern League Finals last week. Rumors of Long Beach Poly's sprinters being a thing of the past were dismissed at the Moore League Finals last week. They bring in a 41.76, which is #7 in California. Vista Murrieta is #8, with a 41.78 showing at their league finals (where they finished third!!). Rancho Cucamonga has a seasonal best of 41.96 (#11 in CA), but may need to compete here without their best while Yucaipa's 42.09 will give the crowd our first glimpse at Asani Hampton on anchor. As Yucaipa is 12th in the state, Aliso Niguel (42.12), Loyola (42.19), Etiwanda (42.21) and the host school, Trabuco Hills (42.24) will all be vying for those nine spots onward. Less than a half-second separates our #10 seasonal best from the #3, so hand-offs will be crucial here in what nine team prevail. Six heats here, like the girls, and with only three spots available after the heat winner, squads must be racing to win their heat.
Girls 1600 Meters
If Great Oak looks to replicate their 2016 CIF Team Championship, it will be their distance runners shouldering most of that load. First step will be to advance all of their qualifiers as top they own four of the top five seeds and will be right up front in all three heats. The quartet of Tori Gaitan, Fatima Cortes, Arianna Griffiths and Sandra Pflughoft have come together to lead the nation in the 4x1600 (and 4x800) and are gearing up to monopolize this at the Divisional Finals. The four worked well together at the league finals to bring home four sub-4:58 efforts! But, Ayala junior Mikaela Ramirez actually owns the top time in the division with a 4:48.44 (#4 in California). El Toro's Ashley Messineo, San Clemente sophomore Hana Catsimanes are favorites to advance as well. Messineo took 4th place at the 2017 finals. Hidden down below the top seeds but seeking a 3rd straight trip to the Divisional Finals is Walnut junior Chloe Arriaga. Her 4:53.25 seasonal best places her among the top 20 in California while she placed 7th at the 2017 divisional finals.
Boys 1600 meters
This event became intriguing to say the least this past week. With the top time in the section dropping the event to focus elsewhere, Ayala's Andrew Martinez owns a 4:12.34 which is currently, the #2 mark in California. Hiccups aside from his league finals and luckily, able to utilize the 'Wild Card' option, Martinez will be in the 3rd heat to take on Great Oak's Gavin Korby, who is coming off a 4:15.01 personal best in his runner up effort at the Southwestern League Finals. The top seed, Carlos Carvajal of Great Oak outkicked Korby over the last 100 meters of that SWL victory. His 4:13.90 is currently the 6th fastest time in California this season as Great Oak hopes to replicate claiming the top two spots in this event in 2017 (Carvajal was 2nd last year). Burroughs' Jagdeep Chahal has been unstoppable this past month, dipping under 4:16 for the full mile this season. All from the same league, Vista Murrieta's Edgard Villa has run a 4:16.28 while Great Oak sophomore, Chris Verdugo and Chaparral's Vincent Martinez both broke 4:18. Martinez was a new school record while Villa was a Divisional finalist in this event last year. Long Beach Poly's Jack Raymond has also gone below 4:18 while Santiago's Kyle Pendleton recorded a 4:20.00 for the full mile a month ago. Do not overlook the trio, led by sophomore Anthony Stone, from Loyola that always peak well during the postseason.
Great Oak was able to advance two more individuals under the 'Wild Card' system as both finished among the Top 12 after all of the results were inputted from the various league finals from Division One. Doing the math, Great Oak will have FIVE entered here while the Southwestern League will feature SEVEN of the top 14 seeds entered.
Girls 100 Hurdles
Four of the top six in California headline this event. The defending champion and UNLV-bound, Jada Hicks of Upland is the heavy favorite to advance here. Her 13.54 wind legal effort leads California is #3 in the United States. But, our top seed, Danae Dyer of Temecula Valley, is coming off a 13.65 personal best, which elevated her up to #4 in the country (#2 in the state). As Dyer heads off to San Diego State this Fall, her Riverside County rival in Roosevelt's Breanna Bernard-Joseph will the favorite in her heat. These two were 2nd and 3rd at the 2017 divisional finals. The USC-bound BBJ's 13.97 Big VIII finals victory places her as #4 in the state. All three were state meet finalists in 2017 and obviously have their sights beyond the divisional prelims. Carter's Mya Greene has run a wind legal 14.16, which is 6th in California. Her teammate, Mariah Stewart continues to improve and raced to 14.51 wind legal effort at the Mt. SAC Relays last month. Meanwhile, ML King senior Sarah Ann Frank comes in, fresh off her 14.63 personal best in taking 2nd place at the Big VIII finals. Upland's Kennedy Smith will settle in next to fellow Baseline League rival, Deaira Jackson of Rancho Cucamonga. Known for her strength in the longer hurdles, Segerstrom's Nyree Brown has recorded a 14.78 wind legal time this season. With six heats, only three spots remain beyond each heat winner.
Boys 110 Hurdles
A laned race that does not feature six heats! Upland junior Caleb Roberson comes in here after his wind-aided Baseline League title effort of 14.12. His 14.15 wind legal best is #4 in California. But, surprisingly close to Roberson all through, Los Osos' junior Oluwaobi Adegoke was behind him in taking 2nd place in their league finals match up in 14.20. Adding another epic chapter in their 2018 matchups, Trabuco Hills' Collin Hurd was just able to out-lean Tesoro's Michael Robbins at their South Coast League Finals. With both recording a wind aided 14.63, Robbins actually has run the same time, but wind legal. Los Alamitos' Samuel Scott (14.72) will line up right next to Robbins. The Long Beach Poly duo of Liam Anderson and Ereq Pye pushed one another under 14.70 at the Moore League finals and looking for valuable points towards the divisional finals. With our two Jackrabbits in the same heat, La Serna's Aaron Mahlow will look to pull the upset in that same heat. Vista Murrieta's Hunter Escorcia raced to a wind legal 14.86 effort to win his league while Roosevelt's Lucas Antado and Los Alamitos' Abraham Lotfy have also recorded the same wind legal bests. Finally, La Serna's Aaron Mahlow was the only underclassman to qualify in this event in 2017. Beyond our top four seeds, it will be a tight window by which to fit those next five finalists.
Girls 400 meters
El Toro's Maliyah Medley is the defending champion and two time state meet finalist for this event. She leads the Southern Section with a best of 54.71 and is #2 in California. Meanwhile, also a 2017 state meet finalist and 3rd place at the 2017 division finals, Chino Hills' Zani Meaders roared to a 54.89 Baseline League title last week and is now #3 in the state. Lakewood Alexus Alexander has emerged as one of the best in the section and comes in off her Moore League title of 56.09. Meanwhile, Quartz Hill's Alonna Johnson has a seasonal best of 56.09 and placed 7th at last year's finals. Woodbridge's Milana Malec came home with a personal best of 56.30 last week while Corona's Egbe Ndip-agbor's 56.14 season best is amongst the Top 20 in the state. A group of girls have also all broke 57 seconds this season - Los Alamitos' Alyssa Blockberger, Quartz Hill's Iman Babineaux, LB Wilson's Rachel Glenn, Rancho Cucamonga's Chelsea Daye and the Dana Hills pair in Anisa Rind and Ximena Bustos. Ten girls entered have run between 56.02 and 56.87. Aside from our two heavy favorites, keep track of those 2nd place efforts in figuring out which 9 of the 12 mentioned above advance to the divisional finals.
Boys 400 meters
Vista Murrieta's Parris Samaniego is the top seed and currently #5 in California with a 47.67 seasonal best. As he was 5th at the 2017 state meet, he is the favorite to capture the divisional title next weekend after taking 2nd in 2017. In another dreaded six heat contest where only three non-automatic spots remain, Oxnard's Chase Wells holds the 2nd best time in the division at 48.31 (#11 in CA). Wells has qualified for the SS Masters Meet the past two seasons while placing 3rd at the 2017 finals. Ranked #14 in California with a 48.42, Centennial junior Gregory Lapit is coming off the Big VIII league title last week. Aliso Niguel's Michael Phillippy has run a 48.50 this season (#15 in CA) and was 6th at the 2017 finals. On his outside, he will match up with Dana Hills' Max Halvax (48.53 best). Fresh off the Foothill League title in 48.53, Valencia Valencia Jacure Johnson is the #2 seed while LB Wilson's Andrew Richards brought home the Moore League title in 49.03. The junior from Roosevelt, Jalen Johnson (48.61 best) and Upland sophomore Namir Hemphill (49.12) could be fighting for the last remaining spots onward.
Girls 100 meters
Long Beach Poly's Ariyonna Augustine (11.56 wind legal) is not the reigning Div. I champion but also the California state champ. She is currently #5 in the USA and will hope to lead teammate, Jaelyn Predium to a spot in the divisional finals as well. With the hurdles taking priority, Temecula Valley's Danae Dyer comes back here after erupting for a wind legal 11.86 victory at the Southwestern League Finals last week. She is now #7 in the state and was a finalist in 2017. The majority of the top seeds were aided by some strong winds, which Etiwanda's Ezinne Abba's 11.71 took advantage of is rolling to her Baseline league title. Chino Hills junior Toni Ayala also rode the night breeze to a huge personal best of 12.09. Behind Augustine at the Moore League finals, Millikan's Chudney McGehee ran to an 11.95 and is currently #14 in California for wind legal efforts. Aside from the top three, it is anyone's guess who will earn those remaining spots. Tesoro's Maddie Jocson is coming off her South Coast league title while Oxnard freshman Arissa Thompson has consistently run in the low-12s this past month. In regard to seeding (based on league finals results), .08 separates the 6th seed and the 14th seed. Only nine move forward...
Boys 100 meters
Fans will not leave their seats here as Yucaipa's Asani Hampton is coming right back from 10.26 state leading effort at the Citrus Belt league finals. Not only did it elevate Hampton to #2 in the USA, it was the 2nd fastest wind legal time EVER in California state history. Hampton has been a state meet finalist the past two years and is now ready to ascend to the top of the podium in four weeks. Behind our headliner, Trabuco Hills junior Jake Burns is one of the most improved sprinters in California. His 10.67 wind legal mark is currently #8 in the state as the Mustangs are looking to Burns to gather up some important points in their quest for hardware at the divisional finals. Coming back from the 110 Hurdles, Upland junior Caleb Roberson burst out to a 10.56w league title last week and is a strong favorite to win his heat. Somewhat under the radar for the season, the Long Beach Poly trio of Kejuan Markham, Kenyon Reed, and Anthony Johnson pushed one another under 10.75 in a wind aided monopoly. Poly moved up to #3 as a team in our most recent rankings and qualifying all three could elevate them even higher. But always the case at the Div. I prelims, its takes a sub-10.90 effort to move forward and there is slew of athletes right in that range. 21 altogether come in seeded at 10.95 or below!
Girls 800 meters
Two of California's best are here! Centennial's Rylee Penn is back for her 4th time and stronger than ever with a 2:11.80 seasonal best. While the three time Southern Section Masters Meet qualifier looks to work her way back to the state meet, in an opposing heat, Los Alamitos' Delaney Sanacore headlines. Her 2:11.50 is currently the 4th fastest mark in the state while she was a state meet finalist in 2017. Sanacore was 4th at the 2017 finals while Penn took 5th place. Roosevelt junior Alexys Ford is amongst the top 20 in the state with her 2:13.90 victory at the Inland Empire Championships while Riverside Poly's Kalea Ibarra seeks another trip to the Divisional Finals as well. Although hidden down in the heat sheets, watch for two freshman Makayla Browne of Riverside North and Jacqueline Duarte of Chino Hills. Both have gone under 2:15 this season while Duarte's 2:16.74 Baseline League victory was a wire to wire solo effort in strong winds. The Vista Murrieta duo of Peyton Candaele and Makayla Fick worked well in finishing 1-2 at the Southwestern League Finals while one of the newcomers on the scene, Diamond Bar's Marissa Vasquez comes in fresh off a 2:16.20 effort. Walnut's Emma Arriaga has a seasonal best of 2:15.70 and will be in the mix with Tesoro's Marley Jacobs (2:16.52).
Boys 800 meters
What is a much improved and faster field than what was witnessed in 2017, Roosevelt's Jackson Taylor and Tesoro's Ryan Bush has been consistent headliners here in 2018. Taylor's 1:53.21 clocking is the 5th fastest mark in California while Bush's 1:53.55 best is #10. In looking for valuable points in the team scoring, Long Beach Poly sophomore Everett Steward rolled to a 1:54.00 on this same track back in late March. That mark is #13 in the state while Woodbridge's Omar Adel has shown tremendous improvement in 2018 with a 1:54.30. Los Alamitos' Brandon Brandley (also an accomplished long jumper) is coming off a 1:54.61 Sunset League victory while La Serna junior Jesse Montez comes in with a 1:55.00 season best. Leading that national leading 4x800 relay squad, Loyola's Mason Ratkovich has a 1:54.74 best while Crecenta Valley sophomore Dylan Wilbur continues to impress with a 1:55.09 victory at the Pacific League Finals. Josh Dowdy (1:55.45) of Dana Hills captured the South Coast League title while Willie Coleman, the Vista Murrieta junior, held the field off with a 1:55.67 Southwestern league title. Do not overlook Santiago senior Kyle Pendleton. He, along with La Serna's Montez, were divisional finalists in 2017. Pendleton was an alternate for the SS Masters Meet (6th in Div. I) and just missed qualifying the state meet with a 7th place finish there.
Girls 300 Hurdles
Defending Divisional champion Breanna Bernard Joseph headlines here. Don't be fooled by her seeding as she has run the fastest time in the division at 42.46. Ranked #3 in California, she is seeking a 3rd straight trip back to the California state meet finals. Also seeded lower (seeds are based on league finals marks), Long Beach Poly's Kenya Payne is just behind Bernard-Joseph with a 42.47 which is 4th in the state. Poly is seeking some huge points from Payne at the divisional finals in their quest to defend their 2017 Division I team title. Right behind those two and #5 in the state is Segerstrom's Nyree Brown. A state meet finalist in 2017, Brown is the top seed. Carter's Mya Greene owns a 43.28 (#8 in CA) while Dana Hills' Hailey Ray is #13 in the state with a 44.13 seasonal best. She placed 4th at last year's finals. Taking 5th right behind Ray last year, Great Oak's Kolonnie Green (44.44 and Southwestern league champ) is a vital cog in Great Oak trying to score points outside their distance runners while Riverside North's Amari Jenkins has also dipped below the 45 second threshold. Riverside King's Sarah Ann Frank has the task of using Payne in an attempt to break her 44.88 personal best as well. With six heats altogether, the potential to have some of the fastest in the same heat could occur. Heat winners automatically advance with only three open spots remaining.
Boys 300 Hurdles
Our headliners truly shined with impressive league title victories last week. On Thursday, ML King junior Reyte Rash elevated to the divisional lead with his 38.03 victory at the Big VIII league finals. But, the next day, Upland junior Caleb Roberson shined with a 37.57 while Trabuco Hills' Collin Hurd brought home a 37.70 personal best at the South Coast league finals. Roberson, the only underclassmen at the 2017 finals, is now #2 in California while Hurd is #4. As Rash is currently #7 in the state, El Toro's Chris Kruki owns a 38.49 personal best (#12 in CA). Lining up against Kruki will be fellow Orange County rival, Tesoro's Michael Robbins. His 38.96 from the South Coast league finals continues his string of sub-40 second efforts while Millikan's Riley Williams comes in off his Moore League title of 38.83. Also in the same heat, Yucaipa junior Patrick Cundieff brought home an impressive 39.31 league title last week. Great Oak's Fabian Bodden leaned in for the league title last week but will not have the 400 meters ahead of him in his schedule this weekend. With nine altogether entered within that 39.20-39.97 range, it should be a tight fit for those last remaining qualifying spots to the divisional finals.
Girls 200 meters
Long Beach Poly's Ariyonna Augustine is back and ready to defend her 2017 state title. Erupting in the Moore League finals with a wind legal 23.53, she is now #1 in California and #6 in the USA. Riding the vapor in that same league finals, Lakewood's Alexus Alexander continues to improve and came home with a 24.18 time. Her mark is #6 in the state she will match with fellow Moore league rival, Chudney McGehee of Millikan. (#11 in CA for wind legal marks). Taking advantage of an assisting wind, Upland's Chelsea Daye rolled to a 23.61 to capture the Baseline league title. But, pushing her all the way through was teammate, Jada Hicks (23.76) along with Etiwanda's Ezinne Abba (23.92). Abba placed 6th at last year's finals while Hicks and McGeHee was also finalists a year ago. Earning the 'at large' entry, Chino Hills Zoe Meaders was 4th in that same race with a 24.24! While Daye holds the 7th fastest time (24.36) in the state for wind legal marks with Meaders right behind her at 24.38. The Moore and Baseline leagues could monopolize the action here but do not discount El Toro's Maliyah Medley (4th at 2017 finals). Medley has recorded a 24.45 (#10 in CA) while a pleasant surprise came in Temecula Valley's Danae Dyer at the Southwestern League finals. Dyer's 24.53 (#12 in CA) was her 4th league title that day. In what may be the toughest sprint to advance in, San Clemente's Emilie Bennett (24.75 - #14 in CA) will also be pushing to advance.
As too familiar a theme here, six heats will be decided to advance the top nine. Winning your heat is vital in advancing forward.
Boys 200 meters
Back from anchoring his squad in the 400 Relay and shining in the 100 meters, Yucaipa senior and Michigan-bound Asani Hampton is ready to work his way back to the state meet finals in this event. After running the 2nd fastest 100 meters in California state history, Hampton came back to win here with a 21.17. Word here is that he was upset because it still placed #2 in the state, so the competitive drive to win the state title in both events is there. Hampton was 3rd in both short sprints at the 2017 finals. Trabuco Hills junior Jake Burns continues to be one of best in the state with a 21.40 wind legal effort and is #3 in California. The same trio that burst forth at the Moore league finals in the 100 turned the trick once again for the 200. Aside from switching places up front, junior Kenyon Reed and Kejuan Markham along with sophomore Anthony Johnson all turned in sub-21.85 wind legal efforts. These three underclassmen make Long Beach Poly's boys strong contenders for that runner-up plague at the divisional finals. A fixture here in the Southern California sprint scene for years, Oxnard's Chase Wells is coming off a 21.54w league title and owns a 21.84 wind legal best. Also coming in with an assisting wind and victory at his league finals, sophomore Namir Hemphill (one of the division's best triple jumpers) a favorite to advance as well. Newbury Park's Rahmie Sharif continues to improve and right on the bubble towards moving forward.
Girls 3200 meters
In unprecedented fashion, Great Oak girls FIVE of the top SIX seeds coming into this affair. We have never seen anything so ridiculous at the Division I level as Great Oak is looking to score over 30 points in this one event alone at the divisional finals! (There are only 39 points per event). With senior Sandra Pflughoft pacing the group through the first six laps, the 'pack' of four all crossed the line in the ten second bubble and all under 10:39. Sophomore Tori Gaitan, junior Fatima Cortes and sophomore Arianna Griffiths complete the quartet with the latter rolling to a 23 second personal best at their league finals and obviously making the at-large standard to qualify. Also qualifying under the at-large standard was sophomore Audrey Dang, whose 10:53.70 best is the 8th fastest time in the division this season. The league also claimed two Wild Card spots as well. With ALL of that being put out there, Ayala's Mikaela Ramirez is looking to upset the balance of powers here. Her 10:26.20 personal best continues to add to her incredible 2018 campaign where she has run the top three times in the division in all three distances. She will headline the first heat, while Gaitan and Cortes will lead that 2nd qualifying heat. Also looking to throw off the seeding, Walnut's Chloe Arriaga is seeking a 3rd trip to the CIF Finals. Her personal best of 10:50.62 is 7th in the division. Last but not least, Santa Ana Foothill's Hannah Hall had a true coming out party at the divisional prelims in 2017. Her huge kick with 300 meters to go earned her a spot as along with Arriaga, do not be fooled by their low seed based on their league finals victories.
Boys 3200 meters
Seven of the top 14 runners in California toe the line here. Burroughs' Jagdeep Chahal emerged into one of the top distance runners in California this season. He currently owns the top time in the Southern Section with his 9:00.61 epic showdown at the Mt. SAC Relays. Part of that Great Oak program that is favored to capture the 2018 Division I team championship next weekend, Florida-bound Carlos Carvajal is 8th in the state with a 9:06.10. Right behind him is UC Berkeley-bound, Trevor Woodward of Centennial, who owns a 9:06.11 and threw down a 57.4 split on his last lap in running to the Big VIII league title. Cross Country Footlocker national finalist, Rancho Cucamonga's Darius Riley has a 9:06.58 seasonal best (#10 in CA). Although ranked #1 in California with a 4:12.43 effort for the full mile, Mira Costa's Xavier Court is focusing solely on the 3200 meters. His monster kick at the Arcadia Invitational yielded a 9:06.92 negative split victory and is currently #11 in the state. With the Big VIII league boasting three of the top eight here, Roosevelt's Raymon Ornelas is a two time Southern Section Masters Meet qualifier. Santiago's Marcos Milla has stepped into the spotlight with a 9:11.69 seasonal best. Dana Hills' Jack Landgraf is a past California state meet qualifier and three time divisional finalist. He qualified for the SS Masters Meet in 2017. Finally, do not discount Valencia's Britain Reynolds (9:07.86 best) or Crescenta Valley's Colin Fitzgerald (9:13.70 best). An absolutely loaded field littered with a who's who in California distance running prowess.
Girls 4x400 Relay
The ladies of Dana Hills have been a roll this season and come in as the top seed and #1 ranked team in California. They are chasing down their own school and Orange County record over the next several weeks and have a 3:47.68 seasonal best. Another 2017 state meet qualifier in Roosevelt, is #4 in the state with a best of 3:51.19. While they brought home another Div. I Team Title in 2017 without any relays, the Jackrabbits of Long Beach Poly need the relays to secure another title in 2018. They have run 3:51.40 and are #5 in the state. Meanwhile, Moore league rival, Long Beach Wilson, are #10 in California with a 3:53.59. Always strong in this event, state meet qualifier last year Quartz Hill is currently #16 in the state with a best of 3:55.70. Do not let their #10 seed fool you as it looks like they will be in the same heat with Dana Hills and Arcadia. With that alignment, it would feature three of the top six teams for the season in the same heat as Arcadia has rolled to a 3:57.53 this season. Chino Hills has dipped below 3:58 this season while Centennial was chasing Roosevelt at the Big VIII league finals last week. In breaking 4:00 for the first time in school history, they are seeking a spot to advance. Finally, Aliso Niguel and ML King are coming in fresh off seasonal bests of 4:00.06 and 4:00.15 respectively.
Boys 4x400 Relay
Five of the top seven squads in California line up here. State champions in this event in 2016, the men of Long Beach Wilson have been the standard in this event all throughout the season. Moving up another gear, they ran a 3:15.79 to capture the Moore league title last week and almost a full second ahead of California's #3, Dana Hills. The Dolphins have run 3:16.80 while another South Orange County power in Aliso Niguel (3:18.03) is ranked #5 in the state. Roosevelt (3:18.31) has a seasonal best and are slated to run up against Long Beach Poly (3:20.96). With six heats, it is vital that each relay team win their heat to secure a spot onward to the divisional finals. Coming in with confidence are the Foothill League champs, Valencia (V.). Their 3:18.49 victory elevated the group to #7 in the state. Meanwhile, Loyola rolled to a 3:19.83 (#11 in CA) victory at the Mission League finals last week. Upland's Namir Hemphill led his group to the victory over the last 50 meters and held off Rancho Cucamonga at the Baseline league finals.