Girls Virtual Round 2: Buchanan vs. Clovis North


This article highlights the results of second-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 (although the program that processes the meet scores does not have access to individuals in a relay). 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.


No. 5 Buchanan (CS) vs. No. 12 Clovis North (CS)


Clovis North owned the sprints and split the relays but the rest was all Buchanan in this second-round virtual meet. 

Super soph Takiya Cenci had the fastest times as Clovis North swept both the 100m and 200m (she possesses a CA No. 1 time of 24.69), and another sophomore Tatum Zinkin was fastest in the 400m, as the Huskies took 26 of 27 points in those three events. 

That's where the story ends for the team in blue and begins to build for the team in red. 

As was the case in the first-round victory over Quartz Hill (SS), Buchanan is fueled by both experience and by youth. Arkansas-bound senior Corie Smith was best in the 1600m and 3200m, and added a third-place point in the 800m. Surrounding her are freshmen like Grace Hutchison (800m winner, third place in both the 1600m and 3200m), and Sydney Sundgren (runner-up 3200m). 

Smith certainly needed the help from her 2023 duo to help combat a solid young core at Clovis North that includes sophomore Miliana Perez, who was second in both the 880m and 1600m.

Showing off Buchanan's depth across the track, junior Alexa Dandridge won both hurdles, sophomore Chinyere Egbuziem placed second in both throws, sophomore Maddy Passmore won the triple jump, and freshman Megan Clenney kept North from a clean sweep of the sprints. 

Smith's early season time of 4:58.64 for 1600m and 10:45.15 for 3200m, both rank CA No. 2 and U.S. top 15. She wasn't the only member of her class contributing to the win as senior Leilani Costa had the top high jump, Mckenna Chaney threw farthest in the discus and Hannah Davis went longest in the shot put.


100 Meter Dash

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Takiya Cenci2022Clovis North (CS)12.34 5
2Tiara Adeniji2021Clovis North (CS)12.35 3
3Mfoniso Andrew2022Clovis North (CS)12.42 1
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200 Meter Dash

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Takiya Cenci2022Clovis North (CS)24.69 5
2Tiara Adeniji2021Clovis North (CS)25.23 3
3Mfoniso Andrew2022Clovis North (CS)25.48 1
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400 Meter Dash

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Tatum Zinkin2022Clovis North (CS)58.88 5
2Cadence Whitley2022Clovis North (CS)1:00.28 3
3Megan Clenney2023Buchanan High School (CS)1:03.16 1
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800 Meter Run

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Grace Hutchison2023Buchanan High School (CS)2:23.57 5
2Miliana Perez2022Clovis North (CS)2:23.97 3
3Corie Smith2020Buchanan High School (CS)2:25.16 1
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1600 Meter Run

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Corie Smith2020Buchanan High School (CS)4:58.64 5
2Miliana Perez2022Clovis North (CS)5:07.66 3
3Grace Hutchison2023Buchanan High School (CS)5:09.47 1
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3200 Meter Run

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Corie Smith2020Buchanan High School (CS)10:45.15 5
2Sydney Sundgren2023Buchanan High School (CS)10:58.29 3
3Grace Hutchison2023Buchanan High School (CS)11:26.67 1
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100 Meter Hurdles

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Alexa Dandridge2021Buchanan High School (CS)15.73 5
2Kira Oliver2022Clovis North (CS)15.82 3
3Delaney Custer2021Buchanan High School (CS)16.00 1
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300 Meter Hurdles

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Alexa Dandridge2021Buchanan High School (CS)46.24 5
2Delaney Custer2021Buchanan High School (CS)48.10 3
3Helen Chu2021Buchanan High School (CS)49.48 1
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4x100 Meter Relay

PLACETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Clovis North (CS)48.28 5
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4x400 Meter Relay

PLACETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Buchanan High School (CS)4:07.91 5
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High Jump

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Leilani Costa2020Buchanan High School (CS)4-10 5
2Loie Madsen2023Clovis North (CS)4-8 3
3Lorelei Rice2020Clovis North (CS)4-4 1
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Long Jump

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Cadence Whitley2022Clovis North (CS)16-4.5 5
2Lauren Fowler2021Buchanan High School (CS)16-1.75 3
3Helen Chu2021Buchanan High School (CS)15-10 1
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Triple Jump

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Maddy Passmore2022Buchanan High School (CS)35-2.5 5
2Marybeth Baranda2020Buchanan High School (CS)34-6 3
3Nina Navarette2023Buchanan High School (CS)34-3 1
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Pole Vault

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Izabella Arballo2021Clovis North (CS)9-6 5
2Jordan Leveque2023Buchanan High School (CS)9-0 3
3Julianna Beery2021Clovis North (CS)8-6 0.333
3Kennedy Avery2020Buchanan High School (CS)8-6 0.333
3Lyndsey Jennings2023Buchanan High School (CS)8-6 0.333
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Shot Put

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Hannah Davis2020Buchanan High School (CS)37-4.75 5
2Chinyere Egbuziem2022Buchanan High School (CS)36-11.5 3
3Brianna Brugetti2021Clovis North (CS)32-2 1
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Discus

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Mckenna Chaney2020Buchanan High School (CS)129-6 5
2Chinyere Egbuziem2022Buchanan High School (CS)124-5 3
3Brianna Brugetti2021Clovis North (CS)120-1 1
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Team Scores

PLACETEAMPOINTS
1Buchanan High School (CS)79.66
2Clovis North (CS)56.33

Next: Buchanan will be scored against the second-round winner between No. 4 St. Francis (SJ) and No. 20 Los Altos (CC) for a spot in the final four.