ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Junior Kayla Towne won the girls' 800-meter run with a time of two minutes, 22.0 seconds, then helped the 4x400 relay squad capture that event at 4:18.60, leading St. Francis in the season-opening Glenn Poole Invitational high school track & field meet at Oakmont High Saturday.
The Troubadours, despite fielding a relatively small contingent, finished third as a team with 53 points.
Towne finished almost seven full seconds ahead of her nearest competitor, Del Campo's Alix LeBlanc (2:28.72), in the 800 win. The foursome of Towne, Pamela Vargas, Grace Dunham and Sarah Charles later won its heat by more than 15 seconds, and bested the field by a margin of nine seconds.
Sophomore Jada Dwyre added a third event win for the Troubies, capturing the frosh-soph 100-meter dash with a 13.65 despite a 1.8 meters per second headwind. Dwyre also anchored the frosh-soph 4x100 relay to a 55.25, joining Ella Rose, Penelope Cole and Lucia Vicio.
Cole, Charles, Dunham and Kelsey Sutch also posted medalist finishes in their respective events. Cole went 1:06.83 in the frosh-soph 400, Dunham ran 11:45.87 in the varsity 3,200 to lead a 3-4-5 pack in the day's first running event, and Sutch runnered-up in the varsity 1,600 at 5:26.99. Charles took part in one of the closest races of the day: she finished second in the first heat (and overall) with a 1:01.524 in the varsity 400. Granite Bay's Kylie Nasca won that event by just .06, while Oakmont's Lily Harline crossed a mere four thousands of a second behind Charles for third.
This was the 17th running of the Glenn Poole Invite, named in honor of the former coach and athletics director who served the Vikings from 1965 to 1991, along with stints at Colfax, Roseville and Mesa Verde. The meet annually includes such favorites as a 400 for kids ages 10 and under, plus an all-throwers 4x100 relay.
Saturday's meet also kicks off the first season under new head coach Chad Worthen. The Troubies return to action in less than a week with the 84th Le Febvre Relays at Placer High on Friday.
2023 GLENN POOLE INVITATIONAL
Oakmont High School (Roseville, Calif.)
Events with SFHS entrants only • Winners plus SFHS athletes listed
GIRLS' 3,200 METERS VARSITY - 1. Karissa Chamberlain, Del Oro, 11:23.49... 3. Grace Dunham, 11:45.87; 4. Ryann Strawn, 11:50.09; 5. Daphne Witherell, 11:53.65; 8. Emma Dobson, 12:09.44.
GIRLS' 3,200 METERS FROSH/SOPH - 1. Claire Lesiw, Del Oro, 12:04.75... 12. Ashlyn Smith, 13:49.41; 15. Ashley Sexauer, 13:55.08; 16. Annie Swanson, 13:59.92; 21. Mykaela Le, 14:37.78.
GIRLS' 4x100 RELAY FROSH/SOPH - 1. Bella Vista (Walton, Tomlinson, Pena, Lucky), 54.83... 2. St. Francis (Ella Rose, Penelope Cole, Lucia Vicio, Jada Dwyre), 55.25.
GIRLS' 400 METERS FROSH/SOPH - 1. Halle Wilson, Granite Bay, 1:05.97... 3. Penelope Cole, 1:06.83; 11. Kennedy Bishop, 1:09.09.
GIRLS' 400 METERS VARSITY - 1. Kylie Nasca, Granite Bay, 1:01.47... 2. Sarah Charles, 1:01.53 (1:01.524).
GIRLS ' 100 METERS FROSH/SOPH - 1. Jada Dwyre, St. Francis, 13.65 (w: -1.8)... 22. Lucia Vicio, 14.78 (w: -1.7); 24. Ella Rose, 14.94 (w: -1.7).
GIRLS' 100 METERS VARSITY - 1. Aniaya Bishop, Cosumnes Oaks, 12.77 (w: -1.6)... 28. Camille Alvarez, 14.73 (w: -1.6)
GIRLS' 800 METERS FROSH/SOPH - 1. Lexi Kool, Del Oro, 2:29.09... 10. Chloe' Hickey, 2:47.10; 32. Olivia King, 3:06.80; 39. Hanna Wysoczynska, 3:50.21.
GIRLS' 800 METERS VARSITY - 1. Kayla Towne, St. Francis, 2:22.00... 10. Pamela Vargas, 2:36.80.
GIRLS' 200 METERS FROSH/SOPH - 1. Lucca Porter, Woodcreek, 28.56 (w: -1.3)... 15. Lucia Vicio, 30.46 (w: -1.2); 19. Kennedy Bishop, 31.12 (w: -0.7); 46. Ilia Smith, 35.75 (w: -0.7).
GIRLS' 200 METERS VARSITY - 1. Alysiana Winston, Twelve Bridges, 26.30 (w: -2.0)... 6. Sarah Charles, 28.52 (w: -1.5); 39. Camille Alvarez, 37.49 (w: -1.4)
GIRLS' 1,600 METERS FROSH/SOPH - 1. Jacqueline Ullyott, Granite Bay, 5:47.00... 36. Jordan Brace, 7:01.35; 38. MacKenzie Olmstead, 7:08.01; 40. Bianca Espanola, 7:16.18.
GIRLS' 1,600 METERS VARSITY - 1. Anna Soares, Placer, 5:22.17... 2. Kelsey Sutch, 5:26.99; 13. Amelia Bell, 6:08.31; 22. Ava Ellis, 6:26.94.
GIRLS' 4x400 RELAY FROSH/SOPH - 1. Granite Bay (Wilson, Grover, Selmer Ullyott), 4:34.30... 5. St. Francis (Kennedy Bishop, Chloe' Hickey, Ashlyn Smith, Annie Swanson), 4:49.26.
GIRLS' 4x400 RELAY VARSITY - 1. St. Francis (Kayla Towne, Pamela Vargas, Grace Dunham, Sarah Charles), 4:18.60.
GIRLS' SHOT PUT FROSH/SOPH - 1. Arabella Ayers, Oakmont, 33.00... 5. Antonija Jezildzic, 26.04.0; 8. Perpetua Nwaukoni, 23:09.5.
GIRLS' SHOT PUT VARSITY - 1. Zenallah Hatcher Simmons, Del Campo, 37-8... 7. Elise Blomquist, 28-8.5; 13. Magdalena Becerril, 25-11; 22. Mackenzie Santos, 23-4.5.
GIRLS' DISCUS THROW FROSH/SOPH - 1. Amanda Javellana, Pleasant Grove, 91-7... 4. Antonija Jezildzic, 70-5; 21. Perpetua Nwaukoni, 43-9.
GIRLS' DISCUS THROW VARSITY - 1. Gracelyn Brown, Granite Bay, 103-10... 9 (tie). Elise Blomquist, 77-4; 18. Mackenzie Santos, 68-2; 25. Emika Garcia, 58-4.
GIRLS' POLE VAULT VARSITY - 1. Abigail Wagner, Pleasant Grove, 11-0... 4. Donna Valizadeh, 9-0; 11. Kendal Graham, 7-0.
UPDATE: The team scores listed on the live results portal was incorrect... St. Francis finished third among girls' teams... The correction is now reflected above.
