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Event Records
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Mens
Womens
Mens
100 Meters
1.
10
Charles Mitchell
11.81
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
10
Joseph Poncini
11.91
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
9
Russell Tiffany
12.10
(1.5)
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
4.
12
Luis Reyes
12.38
(.9)
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
5.
10
Joshua Kong
12.44
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
6.
10
Andrew Thomas
12.52
(2.0)
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
7.
10
Gabe Johnson
12.64
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
8.
12
Hector Soto
12.67
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
9.
12
Edward Gomez
12.81
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
10.
12
Lechi Nkwocha
12.97
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
11.
9
Seth Owings
13.47
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
12.
11
Jorge Rodriquez
13.84
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
13.
9
Alfredo Garcia
14.82
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
14.
9
Sebastian Sanchez
15.43
(1.9)
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
200 Meters
1.
10
Josue Nunez
24.23
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
10
Joseph Poncini
24.68
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
10
Andrew Thomas
25.28
(2.7)
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4.
10
Joshua Kong
25.73
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
5.
10
Gabe Johnson
26.56
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
6.
9
Seth Owings
28.12
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
7.
11
Jorge Rodriquez
28.55
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
8.
9
Sebastian Sanchez
31.59
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
400 Meters
1.
11
Juan Gomez
50.11
May 20
Sac Joaquin Section Division II-III Prelims
2.
10
Josue Nunez
53.75
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
10
Tydus Verhoeven
54.27
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
12
Mahir Pepic
54.85
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
5.
9
Fernando Rocha
1:01.13
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
800 Meters
1.
12
Mahir Pepic
2:03.68
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
2.
11
Brett Kovacs
2:20.97
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
10
Epifanio Estrada
2:28.04
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
4.
9
Miguel Urizari
2:30.70
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
5.
11
Sahib Singh
2:47.70
PR
Mar 27
Liberty Ranch and Manteca at Calaveras
11
Anthony Almaguer
2:47.70
Mar 27
Liberty Ranch and Manteca at Calaveras
1600 Meters
1.
12
Mahir Pepic
4:37.10
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
10
Epifanio Estrada
4:47.59
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
11
Brett Kovacs
4:55.25
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4.
11
Anthony Almaguer
5:00.25
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
5.
9
Miguel Urizari
5:34.35
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
6.
11
Sahib Singh
5:50.50
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
3200 Meters
1.
10
Epifanio Estrada
10:57.00
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
11
Anthony Almaguer
11:09.78
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
11
Sahib Singh
12:26.68
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
110m Hurdles - 36"
1.
10
Robert Foo
22.10
(.0)
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
110m Hurdles - 39"
1.
12
Sovathyda Chea
17.79
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
11
Ajveer Pabla
19.51
(1.0)
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
10
Ishmael Ramirez
20.87
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
4.
10
Robert Foo
20.95
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
5.
10
Seth Ilog
21.22
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
300m Hurdles - 33"
1.
10
Robert Foo
55.55
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
300m Hurdles - 36"
1.
11
Juan Gomez
42.29
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
2.
10
Konnor White
49.81
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
10
Seth Ilog
51.75
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
10
Robert Foo
51.78
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
5.
11
Ajveer Pabla
52.98
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4x100 Relay
1.
-
Lechi Nkwocha
Joseph Poncini
Carl Chandler
Andrew Thomas
45.58
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
2.
-
Joseph Poncini
Charles Mitchell
Carl Chandler
Juan Gomez
46.05
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
-
Joseph Poncini
Charles Mitchell
Joshua Kong
Tydus Verhoeven
46.05
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
-
Joseph Poncini
Andrew Thomas
Edward Gomez
Lechi Nkwocha
46.87
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
5.
-
Juan Gomez
Carl Chandler
Gabe Johnson
Hector Soto
47.23
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
6.
-
Relay Team
48.32
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
7.
-
Charles Mitchell
Cameron Allison
Ramon Rojas
Joshua Kong
48.73
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
4x400 Relay
1.
-
Brandon Craighead
Kenny Wooten
Mahir Pepic
Juan Gomez
3:26.33
May 22
Sac Joaquin Section Division II-III Finals
2.
-
Relay Team
3:27.0h
Apr 28
Manteca Vs Kimball
3.
-
Brandon Craighead
Mahir Pepic
Carl Chandler
Juan Gomez
3:28.72
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
-
Brandon Craighead
Carl Chandler
Mahir Pepic
Juan Gomez
3:30.92
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
5.
-
Joseph Poncini
Charles Mitchell
Tydus Verhoeven
Josue Nunez
3:42.47
May 9
VOL Championships
6.
-
Carl Chandler
Juan Gomez
Brandon Craighead
Andrew Thomas
3:43.43
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
7.
-
Blake Coronado
Ramon Rojas
Joshua Kong
Josue Nunez
4:25.26
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
Shot Put - 10lb
1.
9
J Kakala
42' 1
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
10
Jose Ramos
41' 10
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
9
Jodbir Mahal
37' 0
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
10
Eddie Santos
33' 11
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
5.
9
Kyle Reis
29' 5
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
Shot Put - 12lb
1.
10
Eddie Santos
45' 3.5
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
11
Francisco Cebreros
40' 9
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
3.
10
Jose Ramos
37' 8.25
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4.
9
Kyle Reis
33' 4
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
5.
12
Harkamal Dhaliwal
32' 10
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
6.
9
Jodbir Mahal
32' 9
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
7.
12
Navpreet Singh
31' 9
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
8.
9
Austin Kilnesmith
29' 11
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
9.
10
Eli Willis
27' 6
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
10.
9
Deacon Murillo
26' 6
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
11.
9
Camron Reis
26' 4.5
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
12.
11
Gabriel Cooper
25' 7
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
13.
9
Presley Aguiar
25' 1.5
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
14.
11
Gagandeep Chouhan
21' 3
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
Discus - 1.6kg
1.
12
Harkamal Dhaliwal
106' 6
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
2.
12
Steven Martinez
104' 9
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
9
Devyn Gonzales
99' 8
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
9
Jodbir Mahal
96' 11
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
5.
11
Gabriel Cooper
90' 7.5
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
6.
9
Austin Kilnesmith
87' 2
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
7.
9
J Kakala
81' 9
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
8.
10
Eli Willis
76' 4
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
9.
12
Navpreet Singh
75' 9
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
10.
10
Eddie Santos
75' 2
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
11.
10
Jose Ramos
74' 5
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
12.
9
Deacon Murillo
74' 2.5
Mar 27
Liberty Ranch and Manteca at Calaveras
13.
9
Presley Aguiar
72' 4.5
PR
Mar 27
Liberty Ranch and Manteca at Calaveras
14.
11
Sahib Singh
67' 3
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
15.
9
Kyle Reis
67' 1.5
PR
Mar 27
Liberty Ranch and Manteca at Calaveras
16.
9
Camron Reis
57' 11
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
17.
11
Gagandeep Chouhan
50' 9
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
High Jump
1.
11
Kenny Wooten
6' 6
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
12
Marcus Montano
6' 0
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
12
Sovathyda Chea
5' 7
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4.
12
Edward Gomez
5' 4
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
5.
12
Marcus Huerta
5' 2
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
12
Brandon Santos
5' 2
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
7.
10
Mitchell Davis
4' 8
May 9
VOL Championships
Pole Vault
1.
12
Marcus Huerta
12' 8
PR
Apr 30
Manteca v. EU
2.
12
Sovathyda Chea
12' 2
PR
Apr 30
Manteca v. EU
3.
12
Edward Gomez
11' 1
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
11
Brett Kovacs
8' 0
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
Long Jump
1.
12
Marcus Montano
22' 6
PR
Apr 28
Manteca Vs Kimball
2.
12
Lechi Nkwocha
19' 7.5
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
10
Konnor White
18' 10
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
12
Edward Gomez
18' 6
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
5.
12
Sovathyda Chea
17' 0
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
6.
12
Brandon Santos
16' 6.5
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
Triple Jump
1.
11
Kenny Wooten
47' 1
(.9)
PR
May 22
Sac Joaquin Section Division II-III Finals
2.
12
Lechi Nkwocha
44' 6
PR
Apr 28
Manteca Vs Kimball
3.
12
Nicholas Creighton
32' 9.75
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
Womens
100 Meters
1.
11
Raygan Both
12.66
(1.5)
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
2.
11
Jade Griffin
12.69
(.7)
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
11
Vanessa Alvarez
13.10
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
4.
9
Melanie Galan
13.82
(1.4)
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
5.
10
Natalie Soto
13.96
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
6.
9
Alex Beltran
14.36
(1.4)
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
7.
10
Raquel Soto
14.81
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
8.
9
Lucia Barragan
15.56
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
9.
12
Jacquelyn Bongcaron
15.93
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
10.
10
Ayliana Partda
15.94
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
200 Meters
1.
11
Jade Griffin
25.90
(-1.1)
May 28
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Trials 2014
2.
11
Raygan Both
26.00
(1.4)
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
10
Raquel Soto
28.57
(2.9)
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4.
10
Sarah Vegas
29.09
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
5.
9
Melanie Galan
30.49
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
6.
9
Lucia Barragan
32.79
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
7.
10
Ayliana Partda
33.45
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
8.
11
Teresa Morales
33.82
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
9.
9
Alex Beltran
35.08
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
400 Meters
1.
11
Raygan Both
59.06
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
11
Jade Griffin
1:00.84c
PR
Apr 28
Manteca Vs Kimball
3.
11
Summer Kirby
1:05.55
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
4.
10
Raquel Soto
1:05.79
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
5.
10
Sarah Vegas
1:07.64
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
6.
12
Blake Lamoreaux
1:08.70
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
7.
9
Soraida Valle
1:10.18
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
8.
10
Ayliana Partda
1:17.90
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
9.
11
Teresa Morales
1:21.73
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
800 Meters
1.
12
Ariana Avina
2:29.30
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
12
Blake Lamoreaux
2:34.37
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
12
Evelyn Gonzalez
2:52.35
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4.
12
Lorena Hernandez
3:02.71
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
1600 Meters
1.
11
Emma Holbrook
5:33.71
PR
May 22
Sac Joaquin Section Division II-III Finals
2.
12
Blake Lamoreaux
5:43.43
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
12
Evelyn Gonzalez
6:05.08
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4.
12
Lorena Hernandez
6:29.52
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
5.
11
Gisella Aranda
6:39.22
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
6.
11
Lizbeth Santana
7:23.78
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
100m Hurdles - 33"
1.
10
Trinity Basuil
18.30
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
12
Madeline Keasling
19.31
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
11
Melanie Pio
21.37
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
11
Stephanie Salemi
22.16
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
300m Hurdles - 30"
1.
11
Melanie Pio
55.85
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
2.
10
Trinity Basuil
56.95
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
12
Madeline Keasling
1:01.03
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
4x100 Relay
1.
-
Raquel Soto
Jade Griffin
Ariana Avina
Raygan Both
50.42
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
-
Summer Kirby
Jade Griffin
Regan Both
Ariana Avina
50.77
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
3.
-
Ariana Avina
Summer Kirby
Regan Both
Jade Griffin
51.21
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
4.
-
Ariana Avina
Jade Griffin
Raquel Soto
Raygan Both
51.48
May 20
Sac Joaquin Section Division II-III Prelims
5.
-
Relay Team
51.73
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
6.
-
Trinity Basuil
Sarah Vegas
Lucia Barragan
Melanie Galan
55.24
May 9
VOL Championships
7.
-
Alex Beltran
Ayliana Partda
Lucia Barragan
Melanie Galan
57.52
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
4x400 Relay
1.
-
Summer Kirby
Ariana Avina
Raygan Both
Jade Griffin
4:10.17
May 9
VOL Championships
-
Relay Team
4:10.17
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
-
Ariana Avina
Summer Kirby
Regan Both
Jade Griffin
4:34.93
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
4.
-
Sarah Vegas
Trinity Basuil
Melanie Galan
Soraida Valle
5:27.30
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
Shot Put - 4kg
1.
10
Loretta Kakala
38' 10
PR
Apr 30
Manteca v. EU
2.
11
Katie Maier
26' 5.5
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
11
Selena Crawford
25' 8
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
4.
11
Brianna Okamoto
24' 5
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
5.
10
Alejandra Villanueva Díaz
23' 9
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
6.
9
Julianne Eavenson
21' 3.5
May 9
VOL Championships
7.
9
Karina Molinares
19' 9
May 9
VOL Championships
8.
9
Jacquelyn Casillas
19' 6.5
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
9.
11
Mckenna Otthaus
16' 3.5
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
10.
11
Marissa Ringwood
15' 11.5
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
11.
11
Gerpreet Cahill
15' 6.25
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
12.
9
Donna Tapia
13' 3
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
13.
11
Arshnoor Kaur
13' 2.25
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
Discus - 1kg
1.
10
Loretta Kakala
118' 6
PR
May 29
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Finals 2015
2.
11
Elizabeth Tolbert
86' 9
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
3.
11
Brianna Okamoto
74' 4
May 9
VOL Championships
4.
9
Julianne Eavenson
69' 2
May 9
VOL Championships
5.
11
Katie Maier
58' 10
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
6.
9
Vanessa Fernandez
55' 2
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
7.
11
Selena Crawford
54' 2
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
8.
10
Alejandra Villanueva Díaz
52' 1
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
9.
9
Donna Tapia
48' 6
PR
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
10.
11
Gerpreet Cahill
44' 11
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
11.
9
Jacquelyn Casillas
42' 8
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
12.
11
Mckenna Otthaus
38' 8.5
PR
Mar 27
Liberty Ranch and Manteca at Calaveras
13.
11
Marissa Ringwood
38' 3.5
PR
Mar 27
Liberty Ranch and Manteca at Calaveras
14.
11
Arshnoor Kaur
37' 3
PR
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
15.
9
Karina Molinares
30' 5
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
High Jump
1.
10
Natalie Soto
4' 4
Mar 14
Port City Invitational
Pole Vault
1.
11
Teresa Morales
7' 6
Apr 30
Manteca v. EU
10
Trinity Basuil
7' 6
PR
Apr 28
Manteca Vs Kimball
3.
11
Summer Kirby
7' 0
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
Long Jump
1.
11
Summer Kirby
14' 6.5
Feb 27
Tri-Meet Calaveras/Liberty Ranch/Manteca
2.
11
Teresa Morales
12' 9
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
Triple Jump
1.
11
Teresa Morales
28' 0
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
2.
11
Melanie Pio
24' 5
PR
Apr 4
MJC HS Invite
3.
12
Jacquelyn Bongcaron
23' 3
PR
May 9
VOL Championships
*Recent improvement