SECOND TEAM
Hana Catsimanes (3), Carly Corsinita (4), Madeleine Locher (2) each ran 3200 PRs at the Southern Section Masters Meet to qualify for State, clocking three of the fastest times in CA this spring. (Credit: Josh Barber)
SPRINTS
GABRIELLE SPENCER (Stockton Franklin/SJ) | 100m | Placed ninth at State Meet Final (11.98/1.6) after running PR 11.91 (1.1) in qualifying. That time ranks CA No. 1 in the class for wind-legal marks. Ran 200m PR of 24.68 (0.7) for 14th at State Prelims. Runner-up at Sac-Joaquin Masters for 100m (12.17) and third for 200m (25.52).
DISTANCES
HANA CATSIMANES (San Clemente/SS) | 3200 | Placed second at Southern Section Masters (10:28.55). That time ranks CA No. 3 in the class, CA No. 10 overall and U.S. No. 19 in the class. Placed 20th at State (11:00.36). SS Division 1 champion (10:35.01).
CARLY CORSINITA (Capistrano Valley/SS) | 3200 | Placed third at Southern Section Masters (10:29.63). That time ranks CA No. 4 in the class, CA No. 11 overall and U.S. No. 20 in the class. Placed 18th at State (10:55.51). SS Division 2 runner-up (10:36.61).
KAIMEI GESHUK (Carlmont/CC) | 3200 | Central Coast Section champion for 3200 (10:42.15) who placed 13th at State (10:43.23).
MADELEINE LOCHER (Ventura/SS) | 3200 | Placed 10th at the State Meet for 3200 (10:36.63) and fourth at Southern Section Masters (10:30.73). SS Division 2 champion (10:34.04). Her PR from Masters ranks CA No. 5 in the class.
KYRA PRETRE (Menlo School/CC) | 800 | Placed 10th at the State Meet for 800m (2:13.95). Won the Central Coast Section title for 1600m (5:01.58) and placed second in the 800 (2:15.61).
WHITNEY VALENTI (Brea Olinda/SS) | 1600 | Her 4:55.08 PR in the 1600m for ninth at the Southern Section Masters Meet is the fastest four-lapper in the class of 2020.
SKYLER WALLACE (Sage Creek/SD) | 3200 | Placed eighth at the State Meet for 3200 (10:33.10). San Diego Section Division 2 champion (10:47.90).
ELEANOR WIKSTROM (Skyline/OK) | 800/1600 | Oakland Section champion for the 800m (2:22.00) and 1600m (5:06.11) for the second year in a row. Broke her own OK Section 1600m record (5:00.33/CA No. 9 in the class). Placed 19th in 1600m qualifying at State (5:02.20).
KELLI WILSON (Monte Vista/NC) | 3200 | Placed 15th in the 3200 at the State Meet. North Coast Section Meet of Champions winner (10:31.84/PR). Her PR ranks CA No. 6 in the class. NCS Tri-Valley Area 1600m champion (4:59.74).
HURDLES
HAILEY FUNE (Chico/NS) | 100H/Triple Jump | Northern Section champion in the 100 hurdles (15.21/-0.5) and triple jump (35-03/1.7) who placed 11th in the 100H at State Prelims (14.58/0.9). Her 100H time ranks CA No. 4 in the class.
MYAH HATCHER (Roosevelt/SS) | 300 Hurdles | Placed 12th at the State Meet Prelims (44.54). Fourth at Southern Section Division 1 (45.38) and fifth at SS Masters with 44.20 PR that ranks CA No. 5 in the class.
JAZMIN JACKSON (Chaminade/SS) | 100 Hurdles | Placed fifth at the Southern Section Masters Meet (14.50/1.0). That PR time ranks CA No. 3 in the class. Placed 10th at State Prelims (14.74), missing a top-nine spot in the final by .04. SS Division 3 champion (14.56).
JUMPS
SARAH AANENSON (Bear River/SJ) | Long Jump | Sac-Joaquin Section Meet of Champions winner in the long jump (18-00.25). Placed seventh at the State Meet (18-10.00/1.4).
ARYEL COATS (Carondelet/NC) | Long Jump | Placed 10th at the State Meet with a PR of 18-06.00/0.5. She hadn't exceeded 18 feet before doing it on consecutive days at the State Meet. That mark is tied for CA No. 3 in the class for wind-legal jumps.
MORGAN FLYNN (Aliso Niguel/SS) | Pole Vault | Runner-up at the Southern Section Masters Meet (12-06) who placed ninth at State (12-02). One of 10 girls in CA to clear 13 feet in 2019. PR clearance ranks tied for CA No. 8 overall.
SOPHIA HARTWELL (Orange Lutheran/SS) | Long Jump/Triple Jump | Southern Section Division 3 champion in both the long jump (18-10.50/-0.4/PR) and triple jump (38-06.50/nwi). Placed seventh at SS Masters in the long jump (18-06/-0.5) to qualify for State where she placed 16th in prelims (17-11.25/-1.3). Long jump PR ranks CA No. 3 in the class. Triple jump PR ranks No. 6 in the class.
SIMONE JOHNSON (Central/CS) | Triple Jump | Reached the State Final in the triple jump and placed eighth (38-09.00/2.1). PR of 40-06.50 (-0.3) to win the West Coast Relays ranks CA No. 2 overall and U.S. No. 12 in the class.
RYANN O'BANNON (Lakewood St. Joseph/SS) | HJ | Reached the State Final in the high jump and tied for ninth at 5-03. Cleared PR of 5-05 for eighth at State Prelims. That mark ranks CA No. 4 in the class.
THROWS
JADE WHITFIELD (Mt. Whitney/CS) Discus Throw | Best combo thrower in the class (191-04 DT/SP total). CA No. 1 in the class (150-11) and tied for No. 7 in the class in the shot (40-05). Qualified for State Prelims in the discus throw and placed 22nd (109-07).