2019 Junior Girls MileSplitCA All-State Team
(Athletes are listed alphabetically under each event group header)
SPRINTS
Egbe Ndip-Agbor (7) and Iman Babineaux (6) are two of the state's top 400m runners. (Credit: Josh Barber)
IMAN BABINEAUX (Quartz Hill/SS) | 400 | Placed fourth at the State Meet final (54.68). Placed second at the Southern Section Masters Meet in a PR of 54.21 that ranks CA No. 1 and U.S. No. 9 in the class and CA No. 3 regardless of class. SS Division 1 champion (54.81).
NIA MOSBY (Archer School/SS) | 200/400 | Placed seventh at the State Meet in 200, running 24.30 (1.6). Ran 24.38 in Prelims to earn the ninth and final spot into the final by .11 seconds. Southern Section Division 4 champion for 200m (24.22/PR) and 400m (55.44). Placed fifth at SS Masters in the 200 (24.41) and sixth in the 400m (54.83/PR). Her 200m PR ranks CA No. 2 in the class and No. 10 regardless of class. Her 400 PR ranks CA No. 4 in the class and No. 11 overall.
EGBE NDIP-AGBOR (Corona/SS) | 100/200/400 | Placed eighth at the State Meet in the 200 (24.32/1.6). Placed third at Southern Section Masters (24.34/-0.5) and eighth in the 400 (55.34). Has an all-conditions CA No. 1 in the class for 100 (11.88/nwi) and 200 (24.12/nwi). Her 400m PR of 54.49 ranks CA No. 3 in the class.
CEONNA PIPION (Vista del Lago/SJ) | 200/400 | Placed third at the State Meet in the 400 (54.46) and ninth in the 200 (24.44/1.6). Won the Sac-Joaquin Section Meet of Champions title in the 400 (56.72) and placed second in the 200 (25.41/-0.8). Her 400m PR ranks CA No. 2 and is tied for U.S. No. 14 in the class.
DISTANCES
Isabella Fauria (right) won two section titles and also medaled at the State Meet. (Credit: Dan Tyree)
CARLIE DOROSTKAR (Canyon Crest Academy/SD) | 1600/3200 | Placed sixth at the State Meet in the 3200 (10:26.15). That time ranks CA No. 2 in the class. Placed second in the San Diego Section Division 1 3200 (10:34.80) behind eventual State champion Kristin Fahy. Her 1600m PR of 4:58.01 ranks CA No. 4 in the class.
ISABELLA FAURIA (Sacramento St. Francis/SJ) | 800/1600 | Placed fourth at the State Meet in the 800 (2:10.49/PR). Won the Sac-Joaquin Section Meet of Champions title in the 800 (2:14.73) and 1600 (5:02.16). Her 800m PR ranks CA No. 2 in the class and No. 4 regardless of class. Missed the better part of the previous two seasons. Made up for lost time winning four 1600m races and six 800m races. Helped the St. Francis DMR team post CA No. 3 and U.S. No. 13 time of 11:51.90 at Arcadia.
CORIE SMITH (Buchanan/CS) | 1600/3200 | Placed second at the State Meet in the 3200 (10:17.39) in helping Buchanan to the girls team title. Her runner-up time at State ranks CA No. 1 in the class and U.S. No. 6 in the class. Placed second in the Central Section Masters for 3200 (10:30.42). Her 1600m PR of 4:58.27 ranks CA No. 5 in the class.
CHARLOTTE TOMKINSON (Menlo School/CC) | 800 | Placed second at the State Meet in the 800 (2:09.41). Won the Central Coast Section championship in the 800 (2:13.69) and placed third in the 400 (57.35). Won the 800 at the Dublin Distance Fiesta 2:10.61, a time that stood as CA No. 1 until the State Meet Final. Her 800 PR ranks U.S. No. 14 in the class.
HANNAH WILSON (Oaks Christian/SS) | 800 | Placed fifth at the State Meet in the 800m with a PR of 2:10.87, and ran on the 4x400 relay team that placed seventh in 3:50.83 after running the second-fastest time in prelims (3:47.16). PR ranks CA No. 3 in the class and No. 5 overall. Helped Oaks Christian to a fifth Southern Section Division 4 team title in six seasons by placing second in the 800m (2:11.64).
HURDLES
Taylor Shorter (6) is one of two girls in the class to win two individual medals at State. (Credit: Pat Rhames)
RACHEL GLENN (Long Beach Wilson/SS) | 100H/300H/400/High Jump | Won the State Meet title in the 300 hurdles (41.71), missed making the final in the 100 hurdles by .05, placed second in the high jump (5-07) a year after winning the title, and earned a fourth-place medal on Wilson's 4x400 relay team (3:49.84). At Southern Section Masters, she won the 300 hurdles (41.01), won the high jump (5-08), placed third in the 100 hurdles (14.32/1.0), and fourth with the 4x400 relay (3:45.98). Her 55.45 PR for 400m ranks CA No. 5 in the class. Glenn's 41.01 in the 300 hurdles from Masters ranks CA No. 1 and U.S. No. 4 overall.
AMARI JENKINS (Riverside North/SS) | 300 Hurdles | Placed fifth at the State Meet (43.04). Ran PR of 42.75 to qualify third at State Prelims. That time ranks CA No. 5 overall. Placed second to eventual State Meet champion Rachel Glenn at SS Masers (42.82). SS Division 2 champion (43.32).
ABBY MONTI (Los Gatos/CC) | 300 Hurdles/400 | Placed seventh at the State Meet in the 300m hurdles (44.00). Won the Central Coast Section title in the 300s (44.18) and placed second in the 400 (57.24). Her PR from the State Final ranks CA No. 4 in the class.
TAYLOR SHORTER (Norco/SS) | 100H/300H | Placed second at the State Meet in the 300 hurdles (42.06) and fourth in the 100 hurdles (14.07/2.9). Her 300 time ranks CA No. 2 and U.S. No. 7 in the class. At Southern Section Masters, she placed second in the 100s (14.23/1.0) and sixth in the 300s (44.26).
JUMPS
Concord's Airiana Dargan made the State Meet final in two jumps. (Credit: DeAnna Turner)
KATERINA ADAMIEC (Poway/SD) | Pole Vault | Placed sixth at the State Meet in the pole vault (12-08). Her 13-00 PR ranks tied for CA No. 2 in the class and tied for CA No. 8 regardless of class. One of 10 girls in CA to clear 13 feet in 2019.
AIRIANA DARGAN (Concord/NC) | Long Jump/Triple Jump | Placed fourth at the State Meet in the triple jump (39-11.50/0.0) and 10th in the long jump (18-02/0.6). Her triple jump at State is a PR that ranks CA No. 4 in the class. Her long jump PR of 18-07.50 ranks CA No. 5 in the class. Swept the horizontal jumps at the NCS Meet of Champions, winning the long jump with a best of 17-08.75 (0.5) and the triple with a best jump of 38-05.50 (1.0).
KALANI HARDYWAY (Oceanside/SD) | Long Jump/Triple Jump | Her season-best long jump of 19-00.75 (1.6) ranks CA No. 1 in the class. Her triple jump best of 39-00.50 ranks CA No. 7 in the class. San Diego Section Division 2 champion in the triple jump (39-00.50).
KELLEY KERN (Carondelet/NC) | Pole Vault | Placed fourth at the State Meet in the pole vault (13-00). She won the North Coast Section title with a 13-04 PR that ranks CA No. 1 in the class and No. 4 regardless of class. One of 10 girls in CA to clear 13 feet in 2019.
MADISON LYON (Irvine Woodbridge/SS) | Long Jump/Triple Jump | Placed sixth at the State Meet in the triple jump (39-02.75/1.0). Placed second at Southern Section Masters in the triple jump (39-04.50/0.2) and eighth in the long jump (18-05.75/0.1). Lyon has top-seven rankings in the class in three jumps: CA No. 2 in the triple jump (40-04), tied for No. 6 in the high jump (5-04), and No. 7 in the long jump (18-05.75).
VICTORIA PLUMMER (Moorpark/SS) | High Jump | Placed third at the State Meet in the high jump (5-07). Placed second behind Rachel Glenn at Southern Section Masters (5-06). Had seven meets clearing 5-06 or higher. PR of 5-08 ranks CA No. 2 in the class and tied for No. 4 regardless of class. Placed fifth at Arcadia, third at Mt. SAC and second at SS Masters.
THROWS
MELISA TOILOLO (Merrill West/SJ) | Discus Throw/Shot Put | Placed seventh at the State Meet in the shot put (43-07.25) and just missed a top-12 finals qualifying spot in the discus throw, placing 13th (139-00). Her shot put PR of 43-09 ranks CA No. 1 and her discus PR from State Prelims ranks tied for CA No. 5. She won the Sac-Joaquin Section Meet of Champions title in the shot put (43-08.50) and placed second in the discus (129-10).