Every week, we will bring you members of the freshman and/or the sophomore classes who are having good seasons who we believe might become leaders or stars in the sport
In this edition of California's Future Stars, we'll look at the San Diego freshman who formally introduced himself to the high school world at the Texas Relays.
San Diego High School freshman Jasir Fontenot broke the freshman class record set by Damion Thomas in 2014. Thomas ran 14.05 at the FHSAA 4A Region 4 meet as a freshman and ended his high school career with a 13.32 PR.
Fontenot ran a wind-legal 13.85 in the 110m hurdles preliminaries at the Texas Relays to shatter the freshman class record. In the finals, he won the Boys 110 Meter Hurdles HS Div. II race in 13.47 with a +4.0 wind. This currently ranks the freshman U.S. No.5 in all conditions and U.S. No.9 in wind-legal conditions.
This is only the beginning for Fontenont if we look back to the time that he spent during club track. Last summer, Fontenot set the U14 world record (13.65) at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships with a 13.65.
Although he is only a freshman, it would be wise to keep an eye on Jamar Marshall's California high school record of 13.22 set in 2019. He has four years to get there, and he has great competition in California that will push him and never relent the top spot.