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Here we are, already through the first weekend of March with the outdoor season fully underway statewide. Yes, we will have more indoor results coming this weekend from across the country, but our focus here today is on outdoor season invitational results in the Golden State from this past weekend.
And specifically an outdoor invite sampling of outstanding performances by CA high school track and field athletes in the Class of 2024 from the weekend that was.
Selections are based on high CA overall rankings as well as U.S. rankings in the class from outdoor season invitationals. Non-outdoor season all-comers, indoor meets, and other marks achieved outside of the official outdoor season before last weekend were not considered for inclusion in this article. Performances at non-invitational events last week are not included unless as a secondary mark to note.
Marks are based on results processed into the MileSplit database as of Wednesday morning. Rankings are subject to change as performances from around the country are added into the database. Meets are invitationals unless noted as a dual.
This is intended to be a sampling of top athletes in the class from the past weekend and in no way a comprehensive list. The MileSplit database allows for filtering rankings within the class, in CA and nationally, as well as breaking down leaders by CIF sections, et cet. We encourage you to check out our rankings tool.
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(U.S. rankings are within the class unless specified as overall; CA rankings are overall)
18-11 - Long jump at Mt. Carmel Field & Distance
U.S. No. 9
CA No. 4
38-7.75 - Triple jump at Mt. Carmel Field & Distance
U.S. No. 9
CA No. 3
44.91 - 300m hurdles at Griffin Relays at Los Alamitos HS
U.S. No. 8
CA No. 3
4:52.58 - 1600 meters at K-Bell at Westmont HS
U.S. No. 2
CA No. 3
10:37.35 - 3200 meters at K-Bell
U.S. No. 1
CA No. 2
14.78 (2.0) - 100m hurdles at Don Green Memorial at Moorpark HS
U.S. No. 10 wind-legal (wl)
CA No. 1 (wl)
39-5.5 - Shot put at John Godina Throwers at Notre Dame HS
U.S. No. 14
CA No. 5
(Also: 124-0 - Discus throw at John Godina; U.S. No. 36; CA No. 15)
13-7 - Pole vault at Mt. Carmel (HS) Field & Distance
U.S. No. 1, No. 2 overall
CA No. 1
2:11.91 - 800m at The TEN at JSerra HS
U.S. No. 3
CA No. 1
55.16 - 400m at Mustang Roundup at Trabuco Hills HS
U.S. No. 4
CA No. 1
24.85 (0.6) - 200m at Mustang Roundup
U.S. No. 9 (wl)
CA No. 2 (wl)
130-8 - Discus throw at Griffin Relays at Los Alamitos HS
U.S. No. 19
CA No. 8
38-10.50 - Shot put at Griffin Relays
U.S. No. 17
CA No. 8
12.07 (1.3) - 100-meter dash at Don Green Memorial at Moorpark HS
U.S. No. 8 (wl)
CA No. 1
(Also: 11.89 (nwi) at a league dual; U.S. No. 7 (all conditions); CA No. 2/ ac)
24.74 (3.6) - 200-meter dash at Don Green Memorial at Moorpark HS
U.S. No. 18 (ac)
CA No. 3 (ac)
Photos by Jenn Chavez, Marie Marheineke, Josh Barber, James Huenink, and Raymond Tran.
