SOPHOMORE GIRLS ALL-CA TRACK AND FIELD TEAM
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UPDATED - This article was updated 6/24 to correct State Meet placing in the high jump.
UPDATED - This article was updated 6/28 to include an athlete mistakenly omitted in the initial posting.
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The All-State MileSplit Sophomore Girls All-CA Track and Field Team was selected based primarily but not exclusively on athletes who rank among the top of their class in the U.S., are CA class leaders, and were State Meet qualifiers in individual events.
These teams are selected by the editor and are subjective.
Marks are based on the MileSplit database. Stronger consideration is given to marks achieved at CIF and top invitationals over league meets and duals. Consistency at a high level may also be a factor in final selections.
In selecting this team, every attempt is made to represent all 14 individual events and as many of the 10 CIF sections as makes sense based on athlete performances within the class.
Athletes are listed alphabetically by last name. All references to rankings are within the class unless noted as overall.
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Alyssa Alumbres (Vista Murrieta/SS)
U.S. No. 2 for wind-legal long jumps with a best of 19-6 (1.8) for fourth at SS Masters. All conditions best of 19-6.50 (2.2) for third at SS D-1 Finals ranks U.S. No. 8. U.S. No. 4 for wind-legal triple jump with a best of 39-6 (0.6) for third at SS D-1 Finals (tied for U.S. No. 7 all conditions). Placed fifth at State in the long jump (19-5.50/2.4) and sixth in the triple jump (38-2.25/0.8). Placed fourth in the triple jump at SS Masters (39-3.50/0.0).
Ashlyn Boothby (Scotts Valley/CC)
CA No. 3 for 1600m running for 4:51.90 for 11th at State Finals. Central Coast Section champion running 4:53.81. She ran 4:52.81 for third at CCS Top 8 and 4:55.10 at Dublin Distance Fiesta. She ran 4:56.00 at State Prelims to earn the 12th and last spot into the finals by 2.41 seconds.
Tessa Buswell (Poway/SD)
CA No. 2 and U.S. No. 9 for 800m with a best of 2:09.54 to win her division at Arcadia. Placed sixth at State in 2:13.75. Ran 2:11.09 as the top time out of three-division SDS Finals. Ran 2:12.64 as the top time at SDS Prelims. CA No. 6 for 1600m at 4:55.52 to win at the Escondido Invitational.
London Davis (Upland/SS)
CA No. 1 all conditions 100m hurdles and U.S. No. 4 for wind-legal (14.00/1.7) from State Prelims (U.S. No. 8 all-conditions). Placed ninth at State in the 100m hurdles final in 14.99 (0.7). Placed fourth at SS Masters (14.35/2.2).
Iliana Downing (La Costa Canyon/SD)
CA No. 3 in the pole vault at 12-9 for second at the SDS D-2 Prelims. Placed eighth at State in the pole vault (12-5). Cleared 12-7 at State Prelims. Had clearances of 12-5 or higher in six of her final seven meets.
Aspen Fears (Vista Murrieta/SS)
U.S. No. 3 in the pole vault with a best of 13-3 to win at Southern Section Masters. Placed ninth at State (12-5). Cleared 12-6 to win SS D-1 title. Cleared 13-2 at IE Championships, 13-1 at league finals, and 12-10 at Arcadia.
Payton Godsey (Oaks Christian/SS)
CA No. 1 and U.S. No. 2 for 3200m with a best of 10:19.05 from Arcadia. U.S. No. 10 for 1600m with a best of 4:49.49 from APU MOC Distance Classic. Placed fifth at State in the 3200m final in 10:25.31. Placed second at SS Masters (10:32.78).
Meagan Humphries (Golden Valley/SS)
Tied for U.S. No. 5 with a high jump best of 5-9 to win at SS Masters. Tied for second at State in the high jump (5-6) and ninth in the long jump (18-6.75/3.0). CA No. 1 for 200m with a best of 24.42 (1.6) for third at SS D-2 Finals.
Lillian Kaelber (St. Francis/CC)
CA No. 3 for 800m running 2:11.48 to win at CCS Finals. Ran 2:12.95 to win at CCS Top 8 meet, and 2:15.68 at Stanford. PR of 57.97 for 400m. She also won the 800m at the KBell Invitational.
Giselle Kirchner (Rocklin/SJ)
U.S. No. 6 for 100m hurdles (all conditions) at 14.03 (1.0) to win at SJS Masters (U.S. No. 11 all conditions). Placed fourth at State in the 100m hurdles final, running 14.15 (0.7). Placed fourth at SJS Masters in the 300m hurdles (44.74).
Gioana Lopizzo (La Costa Canyon/SD)
CA No. 3 and U.S. No. 8 for 3200m with a best of 10:25.46 as the fastest out of the three-division SDS Finals. Placed sixth at State in the 3200m final in 10:30.93.
Morgan Maddox (Culver City/SS)
U.S. No. 11 for 400m at 55.56 for sixth at SS Masters. Placed sixth at State in 55.85. CA No. 3 for wind-legal 200m (24.51/1.6) at SS Division Finals. Ran on 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that both medaled at State.
Kayla McBride (Ayala/SS)
Arielle McKenzie (La Canada/SS)
CA No. 1 and U.S. No. 7 for 800m with a best of 2:08.89 to win at Redondo Track Festival. Placed ninth at State in 2:15.66. Placed fourth at SS Masters (2:10.61). SS D-3 champion (2:11.15).
Jathiyah Muhammad (Dublin/NC)
State Champion and U.S. No. 1 in the pole vault with a best of 14-0 to win at NCS Championships. One of only 10 girls nationwide to have cleared at least a 14-foot bar during the 2022 outdoor season. Cleared 13-9 to win at State. Had nine meets with bars over 13-0. Won the event at 13 meets.
Tatum Olesen (Menlo-Atherton/CC)
CA No. 4 for 800m in 2:12.05 for fifth at State Prelims. Placed seventh at State Final in 2:15.23. Ran 2:12.90 for third at CCS Finals and 2:14.56 for second at CCS Top 8.
Juliana Roberson (Whitney/SJ)
Placed eighth at the State Meet in the triple jump with a mark of 37-10 (2.7). Jumped PR of 38-9 (2.5) for second at Sac-Joaquin Masters, a mark that ranks CA No. 3. She also jumped 37-8 to win at Sacramento MOC and 37-2 (1.0) at State Prelims. Ran on the 4x100m relay that placed eighth at State (48.75). Long jump PR of 18-0.50 (nwi), CA No. 5 all conditions.
Alaya Robinson (Etiwanda/SS)
U.S. No. 6 for wind-legal triple jumps with a best of 39-5.50 (1.5) for third at State Prelims. Placed fourth in the triple jump final at State (38-9.75/3.1). Placed sixth in the triple jump at SS Masters (39-2.25/1.0).
Amirah Shaheed (Madison/SD)
CA No. 1 and U.S. No. 8 for wind-legal 100m at 11.66 (1.2) for the fastest time at SDS Finals. CA No. 2 for wind-legal 200m (24.45/2.0) for second at Mt. SAC. Won her 100m race seven times during the CIF season and her 200m race nine times.
Mia Torrecillas (Highland/CS)
U.S. No. 13 for 1600m with a best of 4:50.51 to win at CS Masters. Placed 12th at State in 5:00.00. Placed 16th at State in the 3200m final, in 10:51.83. CA No. 4 for 3200m best of 10:35.45 for second at CS Masters.
Anjali Yella (Harker/CC)
CA No 3 in the 400m with a best of 56.31 for ninth at State Prelims. Placed ninth in the State 400m final running 56.94. Ran 56.99 for second at CCS Finals. Ran 56.79 for second at Firebird Relays. CCS semifinalist in the long jump and a section finalist in both the 100m (12.23/1.5 PR) and 200m (25.27).
Amia Witt (Calabasas/SS)
Tied for CA No. 2 in the high jump with a best of 5-6 for second at Simi Valley Invite. Equaled PR at State Prelims. Tied for fourth in the final at State with a 5-4 clearance. Cleared 5-5 at SS Masters.
Photos by DeAnna Turner, Raul Ebio, Daniel Hernandez, James Leash, Jeffrey Parenti, Raymond Tran, and Dan Tyree.