James Wright's strong early start of the 2020 outdoor season helped Great Oak advance past distance star Anthony Grover and JSerra in a first-round virtual dual meet matchup. (Credits: Frank Bellino/Josh Barber)
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This article highlights the results of first-round dual as part of the MileSplitCA March Madness Virtual Meet Tournament. Virtual meets are scored based solely on 2020 results using the standard dual meet scoring points format of 5-3-1 for individuals and 5-0 for relays. Athletes are scored in no more than four events. Teams are limited to three athletes per event. Stay with us for the entire tournament to see which boys and girls teams reign supreme in this virtual meet format.
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No. 4 GREAT OAK (SS) vs. No. 29 JSERRA (SS)
In a real dual, it is hard to believe Great Oak would ever get obliterated in the distances. Even in a virtual dual, it's hard to fathom the distance juggernaut ever losing its specialty.
But in the March Madness world of this virtual dual meet track tournament, Great Oak did lose its specialty yet advanced with a 94-41 victory over JSerra in a first-round boys bracket matchup.
JSerra senior Anthony Grover had the fastest times in the 800m and 1600m and junior teammate Kennie Arriola had the top time in the 400 and the No. 2 times in the 800m and 1600m as JSerra won the distances, 22-5 and, adding the sprints, outscored Great Oak 40-14.
(The times for the Wake Forest-bound Grover in the 800 (1:55.75) and 1600 (4:17.91) both rank No. 5 in the state based on results from the first three-plus weeks before the outdoor season was interrupted.)
But the Wolfpack's versatility across multiple event categories is a major reason for their No. 4 overall seeding in this 32-team event.
Great Oak won the jumps, 34-1, won both relays and put up 18-0 shutouts in both the throws and hurdles.
Junior Cole Bramante had the the top time in the 110 hurdles and claimed third-place in the 300s behind senior Devin Davis and freshman Ryder Nord. Freshman Jason Pugal had the top marks in both the long jump and triple jump.
Junior Jack Wright and senior Kyle Yonker are both 15-foot pole vaulters and the throws group is led by James Wright (Jack's twin) and senior Nicholas Meeker. James Wright had the best marks in both throws with Meeker second in both.
Next: Great Oak will be match with the first-round winner between No. 13 Central (CS) and No. 20 Newport Harbor (SS).
100 Meter Dash
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Brandon Mcfadden | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 11.23 | 5 | |
| 2 | Gary Morrison | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 11.30 | 3 | |
| 3 | Christian Byrtus | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 11.55 | 1 | |
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200 Meter Dash
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Gary Morrison | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 23.12 | 5 | |
| 2 | Sean Givens | 2022 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 23.58 | 3 | |
| 3 | Pika Sato | 2022 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 24.46 | 1 | |
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400 Meter Dash
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Kennie Arriola | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 54.45 | 5 | |
| 2 | Pika Sato | 2022 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 55.82 | 3 | |
| 3 | Alex Mirigan | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 56.84 | 1 | |
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800 Meter Run
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Anthony Grover | 2020 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 1:55.75 | 5 | |
| 2 | Kennie Arriola | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 2:02.05 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tre Dessalines | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 2:05.79 | 1 | |
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1600 Meter Run
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Anthony Grover | 2020 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 4:17.91 | 5 | |
| 2 | Kennie Arriola | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 4:27.95 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cameron Smith | 2022 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 4:41.74 | 1 | |
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3200 Meter Run
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Aidan O'brien | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 10:25.50 | 5 | |
| 2 | Tyler Gilbert | 2021 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 10:50.33 | 3 | |
| 3 | Zack Suleiman | 2022 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 10:51.00 | 1 | |
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110 Meter Hurdles
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Cole Bramante | 2021 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 19.73 | 5 | |
| 2 | Caleb Neal | 2023 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 20.58 | 3 | |
| 3 | Carter Ostroske | 2022 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 20.75 | 1 | |
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300 Meter Hurdles
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Devin Davis | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 45.44 | 5 | |
| 2 | Ryder Nord | 2023 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 45.69 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cole Bramante | 2021 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 49.58 | 1 | |
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4x100 Meter Relay
| PLACE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 45.11 | 5 |
4x400 Meter Relay
| PLACE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 3:24.65 | 5 |
Long Jump
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | MARK | POINTS | |
| 1 | Jason Pugal | 2022 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 20-5 | 5 | |
| 2 | Jc Stevenson | 2022 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 18-11 | 3 | |
| 3 | Matt Poska | 2021 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 18-8 | 1 | |
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Triple Jump
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | MARK | POINTS | |
| 1 | Jason Pugal | 2022 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 33-8.5 | 5 | |
| 2 | Noah Maxfield | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 30-0.5 | 3 |
High Jump
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | MARK | POINTS | |
| 1 | Stephen Donald | 2021 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 5-8 | 5 | |
| 2 | Christian Whitley | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 5-6 | 2 | |
| 2 | Robert Russ | 2023 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 5-6 | 2 | |
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Pole Vault
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | MARK | POINTS | |
| 1 | Jack Wright | 2021 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 15-0 | 4 | |
| 1 | Kyle Yonker | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 15-0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Austin Pepito | 0 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 12-0 | 1 | |
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Shot Put
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | MARK | POINTS | |
| 1 | James Wright | 2021 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 54-7.5 | 5 | |
| 2 | Nicholas Meeker | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 53-11 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mikel Blair | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 47-10.5 | 1 | |
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Discus
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | MARK | POINTS | |
| 1 | James Wright | 2021 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 161-3 | 5 | |
| 2 | Nathan Meeker | 2021 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 138-7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Nicholas Meeker | 2020 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 136-11 | 1 | |
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Team Scores
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SPRINTS | DISTANCE | THROWS | JUMP | RELAYS | HURDLES | |
| 1 | Great Oak High School (SS) | 94 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2 | JSerra Catholic (SS) | 41 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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NOTE:
Our virtual dual meet tournament is based solely on results from the first couple weeks of the 2020 outdoor season that are in the MileSplitCA database. If meet results are missing from the database, please email a link to those results to our stats team at results@milesplit.com. Dual meets that have been posted will not be rescored.
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