CARMICHAEL, Calif. - Junior Lauren Riley won both the shot put and discus throw to highlight St. Francis action in the annual "Holy Spikes" track meet with area rival Christian Brothers Tuesday afternoon at Jesuit Stadium. The Troubadours outdueled the visiting Falcons, 80-43, in the final team scoring.
The meet features the three largest Catholic schools in the Sacramento area: St. Francis, Jesuit and CB.
Riley hit personal records in both of her victories, firing an 88-foot, 11-inch mark in the discus, then following with a 29-3.5 push in the shot. She surpassed previous bests of 27-5 and 83-3, set just three days earlier at Sheldon's Husky Invitational.
Senior Tatiana Cornejo led a first-through-eighth St. Francis sweep in the 800 meters, crossing the finish line in 2:18.23 — a half second better than her previous PR of 2:18.75 at last year's Dublin Distance Fiesta. Cornejo also led off the Troubies' winning 4x400 relay to close the meet. Kayla Towne, who finished second in the 800 (2:23.01), anchored that relay, with Sarah Charles and Grace Heisinger handling the second and third leg, respectively.
Senior Grace Heisinger obliterated her previous PR with a 46.49 to win the 300-meter hurdles. Charles won the 400 meters at 1:03.02, a 0.70 improvement from her former best quarter in last year's dual with Cosumnes Oaks. Junior Grace Dunham led a 1-2-3 Troubie sweep in the 1,600 with her 5:23.19 winning time, with Ryann Strawn (5:38.53) and Paige Quigley (5:40.53) completing the trifecta.
The Troubie distance and pole vault athletes will compete at Bella Vista's Bronco Roundup on Friday, while the rest of the team returns to action in the first of two Delta League center meets on March 30. These meets are hosted by Davis (Mar. 30) and Jesuit (Apr. 20).
UPDATE: Late results arrived Wednesday morning for the field events. Senior Kenna DeLemos ran away with the long jump with a PR of 16-10.25, junior Cristina Callaghan led a foursome of SFHS entrants in the high jump at 4-6, while junior Maddie Pelfrey continued her chase of the St. Francis school record with a win in the pole vault. Pelfrey cleared 11-6 to lead an all-Troubie field in the event, exactly four feet higher than her next competitor. She ranks second in school history with the 11-10 set in Davis 10 days earlier, and remains just two inches away from matching Meghan Ladd's benchmark of 12-0.
TRACK & FIELD: ST. FRANCIS VS. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS
Jesuit High School (Carmichael, Calif.)
Girls' results only • Winners and SFHS finishers listed
TEAM SCORES - 1. St. Francis, 80; 2. Christian Brothers, 43.
100 METERS - 1. Devin Greer, CB, 13.05… 2. Kyah Pickett, 13.10; 5. Simone Sagay, 13.44; 6. Jada Dwyre, 13.47; 7. Isabella Mariazeta, 13.83; 8. Piper Sherburne, 13.85; 12. Mia Barsotti, 14.11; 13. Alesandra Stahl, 14.14; 15. Ally Davis, 14.30; 17. Amaya Pangilinan, 14.77; 20. Kendal Graham, 15.32; 21. Sydney Smith, 15.48; 23. Kate Jones, 16.10; 24. Drew Fiske, 16.25; 25. Violet Kinney, 16.33; 26. Hailee Silva, 16.95; 27. Sophia McIntosh, 17.04; 28. Camille Alvarez, 17.17; 29. Nayeli Lott, 17.60.
200 METERS - 1. Devin Greer, CB, 26.76… 2. Kenna DeLemos, 27.43; 3. Simone Sagay, 27.91; 4. Kyah Pickett, 27.96; 6. Peyton Carson, 29.05; 8. Jacqueline Gamette, 30.87; 9. Amaya Pangilinan, 30.96.
400 METERS - 1. Sarah Charles, SF, 1:03.02… 4. Peyton Carson, 1:05.34.
800 METERS - 1. Tatiana Cornejo, SF, 2:18.23… 2. Kayla Towne, 2:23.01; 3. Grace Dunham, 2:28.28; 4. Kelsey Sutch, 2:33.12; 5. Allison Williams, 2:36.25; 6. Claire Silva, 2:37.28; 8. Paige Quigley, 2:43.28; 11. Mykaela Le, 2:53.12; 15. Nora Matthews, 3:06.29; 16. Anna Harrison, 3:11.31; 17. Lucie Pickering Pick, 3:21.89; 18. Sydney Eberhardt, 3:29.80.
1600 METERS - 1. Grace Dunham, SF, 5:23.19… 2. Ryann Strawn, 5:38.53; 3. Paige Quigley, 5:40.53; 5. Emma Dobson, 6:09.92; 7. Carly Hall, 6:11.23; 8. Elizabeth Gibbons, 6:22.62; 9. Amelia Bell, 6:25.72; 10. Jill Heskett, 6:27.91; 11. Abby Page, 6:32.01; 13. Kayla Hussey, 6:34.28; 14. Ava Ellis, 6:35.84; 16. McKenna McKrell, 6:51.27; 17. Chloe Hickey, 6:47.61; 18. Stella Davenport, 6:51.36; 19. Olivia Huerta, 6:57.43; 20. Lydia Jauregui, 6:59.01; 21. Tatum Brown, 7:01.01; 22. Olivia King, 7:06.14; 23. Yixin Huang, 7:51.59; 24. Amara Sabarillo, 8:33.92.
100 HURDLES - 1. Anne Rodriguez, CB, 17.90… 2. Magdalena Becerril, 18.56.
300 HURDLES - 1. Grace Heisinger, SF, 46.49.
4x100 RELAY - 1. Christian Brothers (Harmon, De. Greer, Stinson, Fale), 51.26… 2. St. Francis 'A' (Sherburne, Barsotti, Sagay, Pickett), 52.16; 3. St. Francis 'B', 52.62; 5. St. Francis 'C' (McIntosh, H. Silva, Ruffaine, Mariazeta), 1:01.91.
4x400 RELAY - 1. St. Francis 'A' (Cornejo, Charles, Heisinger, Towne), 4:08.46... 3. St. Francis 'B' (Joaquin, Williams, Silva, Sutch), 4:24.90; 4. St. Francis 'C' (Carson, Hales, Magley, Barsotti), 4:31.16; 6. St. Francis 'D' (Bell, Brown, Ellis, White), 4:56.52.
LONG JUMP - 1. Kenna DeLemos, SF, 16-10.25... 2. Magdalena Becerril, 15-2; 3. Lucy Phillips, 14-9; 5. Kelsey Magley, 14-5; 7. Alesandra Stahl, 13-8.5; 8. Lola Taylor, 13-3.5; 10. Lauren Kral, 12-2.5; 11. Valerie Ekwedike, 11-2.
TRIPLE JUMP - 1. Analicia Castellano, CB, 31-5.
SHOT PUT - 1. Lauren Riley, SF, 29-3.5… 3. Khalen Chiddick, 20.85; 5. Sophie Harris, 16-8.
SHOT PUT FROSH-SOPH - 1. Dana Greer, CB, 28-11.5… 2. Elise Blomquist, 27-6; 5. Mackenzie Santos, 25-4; 6. Magdalena Becerril, 22-10.5; 7. Emika Garcia, 22-8.
DISCUS THROW - 1. Lauren Riley, SF, 88-11… 4. Mackenzie Santos, 76-8; 5. Elise Blomquist, 68-6; 6. Emika Garcia, 67-11; 12. Sophie Harris, 54-0.
HIGH JUMP - 1. Cristina Callaghan, SF, 4-6... 2. Taylor Stanley, 4-4; 3 (tie). Ava Forte, Jacqueline Gamette, 4-2.
POLE VAULT - 1. Madison Pelfrey, SF, 11-6... 2. Ava Forte, SF, 7-6; 3 (tie). Lindsey Seifert, Kendal Graham, Lauren Grindstaff, 6-6; 6. Anastacia Maruccia, Jillianna Ruffaine, 5-0.
