FUTURE STARS
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There were 20 CA athletes in the freshman and sophomore classes who, with performances last week, took over or improved upon the top mark in California in their respective classes.
Athletes listed below are all state leaders in their class and many are nationally ranked in the class, where noted.
Athletes are listed by class.
FRESHMAN BOYS
Devin Bragg (Los Alamitos/SS) - 100m U.S. all-conditions freshman class leader after running 10.36 (3.5) to win the Division 1 title at the CIF-Southern Section Finals. (Raymond Tran photo above)
Antonio Walton (Cathedral/SS) - 200m CA freshman class leader (U.S. No. 4 all conditions, No. 2 wind-legal) after running 21.54 (1.3) for fifth in the Division 3 race at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
Seth Shigg Jr. (Lawndale/SS) - 400m CA freshman class leader (U.S. No. 11) after running 49.45 for fifth in Division 2 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
Brandon Gorski (Mater Dei/SS) - Long jump CA freshman class leader (U.S. No. 8) after jumping 22-10.50 (-1.0) for second place in Division 3 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
McKay Madsen (Clovis North/CS) - Discus throw CA freshman class leader (U.S. No. 3) after throwing 168-1 for second place in Division 1 at the CIF-Central Section Finals.
SOPHOMORE BOYS
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Jordan Washington (Long Beach Jordan/SS) - 100m and 200m CA sophomore class leader after running 10.37 (3.3) for 100m (U.S. No. 2) and 20.93 (2.7) for 200m (U.S. No. 3) to win both Division 2 titles at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
Gabriel Rodriguez (Great Oak/SS) - 800m CA sophomore class leader (U.S. No. 15) after running 1:55.36 for fifth place in Division 1 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals. (Raymond Tran photo)
Cameron Williams (Merrill F. West/SJ) - 110m hurdles CA sophomore class leader (U.S. No. 17) after running 14.87 (-0.8) at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 Finals.
Brandon Cheeks (Mission Bay/SD) - Long jump/triple jump CA sophomore class leader in both after marks of 23-0.50 (1.2) in the long jump (U.S. No. 2 wind-legal) and 46-3 (0.7) in the triple jump (U.S. No. 4 wind-legal) at the CIF-San Diego Section Division 3 prelims.
Max McFarlane (Turlock/SJ) - Pole vault CA sophomore class leader (tied for U.S. No. 4) after clearing 15-6 at the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Finals.
Derek Smith (Buchanan/CS) - Discus CA sophomore class leader (U.S. No. 7) after a best of 171-11 to win the Division 1 title at the CIF-Central Section Finals.
FRESHMAN GIRLS
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Keelan Wright (Vista Murrieta/SS) - 100m CA freshman class leader after running 12.00 (3.1) for sixth place in Division 1 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals. (Raymond Tran photo)
Joelle Trepagnier (Culver City/SS) - 200m CA freshman class leader (U.S. No. 7) after running 55.82 to win the Division 2 title at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
Jillene Wetteland (Long Beach Poly/SS) - High jump CA freshman class leader (tied for U.S. No. 5) after a clearance of 5-8 to win the Division 1 title at the CIF-Southern Section Division Finals.
Kaylee Best (Norco/SS) - Triple jump CA freshman class leader (U.S. No. 9 wind-legal) after a jump of 36-7.25 (0.3) for fifth place in Division 2 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
Sofia Rakfeldt (Harvard Westlake/SS) - Pole vault CA freshman class leader (tied for U.S. No. 12) after an 11-6 clearance for third place in Division 3 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
SOPHOMORE GIRLS
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Meagan Humphries (Golden Valley/SS) - 200m CA sophomore class leader after running 24.42 (1.6) for third place in Division 2 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
London Davis (Upland/SS) - 100m hurdles CA sophomore class leader (U.S. No. 11) after running 14.22 (2.8) for second place in Division 1 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
Giselle Kirchner (Rocklin/SJ) - 300m hurdles CA sophomore class leader after running 44.19 for second place in Division 1 at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Finals. (Daniel Tyree photo)
Alyssa Alumbres (Vista Murrieta/SS) - Long jump/triple jump CA sophomore class leader in both events after going 19-6.50 (2.2) in the long jump (U.S. No. 7) and 39-6 (0.6) in the triple jump (U.S. No. 4 for wind-legal marks) for third place in each in Division 1 at the CIF-Southern Section Finals.
