CA Junior Girls All-State Track and Field Team

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PAYTON SMITH

La Jolla (SD), Sprints

Payton is a long sprinter who was a double medalist at the 2023 CIF-State Track and Field Championships, running her lifetime best in both of her specialties. First, she went sub-54 for the first time in the 400-meter dash, crossing in 53.86 for third place. Then, Payton ran her 200-meter dash PR of 23.78 (1.3) for third place in that final!  Payton's 400m PR ranks U.S. No. 4 in the class and CA No. 3 regardless of class. Her 200m PR ranks CA No. 5 regardless of class and is her only performance under 24 seconds. She ran her previous 400m PR of 54.12 for second in her race at Arcadia. She ran 54.87 to win her second consecutive San Diego Section Division 3 title in the 400m.

JUNIOR GIRLS ALL-STATE TRACK AND FIELD

Alyssa Alumbres

Vista Murrietta (SS), Horizontal Jumps

For the second consecutive year, Alyssa medaled at the State Meet in both horizontal jumps. This year she placed fifth in the triple jump (38-6.25) and eighth in the long jump (19-0.25). She ranks as the No. 2 combo horizontal jumper in the class.

Ashlyn Boothby

Scotts Valley (CC), 1600

Ashlyn placed second at the State Meet in the 1600m, running one of the fastest four-lap times in state history at 4:39.45. That mark ranks U.S. No. 1 in the class and U.S. No. 6 overall. It also makes her the 12th fastest performer in CA track and field history. 

Tessa Buswell

Poway (SD), Distances

Solid performances in the San Diego Section championships for 800 and 1600, earning a PR in an 800 win in 2:08.30 and another PR in the 1600 (4:48.76) in a third-place finish. She was third in the 800 CIF-State Meet final, going 2:08.53.

Iliana Downing

La Costa Canyon (SD), Pole Vault

CIF-State champion with a top clearance of 13-5. She attempted to break the State Meet record (14-2) at 14-3, but was unsuccessful. Downing had cleared 14-0 at NCC Coastal League finals, that mark is tied for the sixth best clearance in CA track and field history. She is one of only nine girls nationwide to clear at least 14 feet during the '23 outdoor season.

Mia Flowers

Serra-Gardena (SS), Sprints

Finished sixth in the 100 at CIF-State Meet in 11.77. A solid 200-meter runner whose best time this season was 24.58 in the CIF-SS Division 4 Final. Ran second leg on Serra's CIF-State runner-up 4x100 relay that went 46.15 in the final. 

Payton Godsey

Oaks Christian (SS), Distances

Reigning CIF-State Division 4 cross-country champion kept going strong in long distance track races by finishing second in the CIF-State, finals-only 3200 race in 10:02.63. Her PR was a 9:57.77 at the Arcadia Invitational.

Shanye Harris

Edison-Stockton (SJ), Sprints

Shanye won the 100-meter dash at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters (11.70/1.4) and she went on to place fourth in the finals at State, running 11.73. Her all-conditions best of 11.46 from a dual ranks CA No. 2 in the class. 

Gioana Lopizzo

La Costa Canyon (SDS), Distances

Finished third (10:08.32) in the 3200, a finals-only race at the CIF-State Track and Field Championships. Lopizzo won San Diego Section Championships in 1600 (4:47.71) and 3200 (10:25.83). PR in 1600 was a 4:45.94 at Mt. SAC Relays and her 3200 PR was a 9:59.08 set at Arcadia Invitational.

Morgan Maddox

Culver City (SS), Sprints

Won a CIF-State championship as member of 4x400 relay team that finished in 3:41.08. Individually, she just barely missed State final qualifying in the 200 with a 10th-place prelims time of 24.59. She was sixth in the 400 State final (55.67). Her PRs came at SS-Masters in 24.14w and 54.87. 

Mai Ricks

Long Beach Poly (SS), Throws

Mai placed third in shot put at the CIF-State Meet with a PR of 42-8.25, which ranks CA No. 1 in the class, U.S. No. 30 in the class, and CA No. 8 overall.

Amirah swept the 100m and 200m sprints at the San Diego Section Finals with the fastest times across all three divisions and she went on to place fifth at the CIF-State Meet in the 100m dash. She ran PRs of 11.58 (2.0) and 24.06 (2.6).