2026 California Track talk (CIF)

Very well said, by a humble young lady. For the past couple years, Combe seems to have been underestimated by some and overshadowed at times by an outstanding teammate, so she clearly gets it. In interviews like this one, its clear that she doesn't know how great she has become.

Since it getting close to the California State meet here is the at-large automatic qualifiers.

Remember each section sends between 1-4 competitors in each event regardless of time, height or distance. If a competitor meets or exceeds the at-large qualifier at the section meet ( it has to be at the section meet) they advance regardless of place.

https://www.cifstate.org/sports/track_and_field/at_large_standards

Thanks! Just a few more additions:

1. Southern section sends 6 (wow!)

2. As far as I understand, SF and Oakland athletes must hit an minimum additional standard at their masters meets to advance to the state meet. Obviously these aren't the strongest sections, so they have a few events that don't end up sending anyone. I believe this was put in place as a compromise with CIF to prevent them from being folded into other sections.

SF and Oakland get one per event and any at-large qualifier. I should have post this, instead of relying on my old brain:

https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/e/r/zdof3v2ds5pjvv/2026_State_Track_and_Field_Handbook.pdf

Random question, why does Southern section run at Moorpark? It's not exactly centrally located?

Alums Evan Noonan, Colin Peattie, Leo Young, Landon Pretre, Justin Pretre at ACC 1500 prelims

https://flashresults.com/2026_Meets/Outdoor/05-14_ACC/025-1_compiled.htm

Billy Atkinson as well

Donovan Dunmore (Buchanan) runs 10.29 legal!

Calabassas strikes out in CIF finals. They are the state leaders with a 44.29 run earlier this year. As does Oak Hills, who ran 40.93 last week.

What European country does Azra Gercek run for?

And if she runs fast enough, might she also run in the U20 World Championships in August in Oregon?

Summer Wilson DNF'd her heat today. I hope it not an injury. See results:

https://live.athletic.net/meets/73768/events/individual/2746435

Summer won her the 3200 heat

How can she win a heat that hasn't been run yet. You may be looking at last weeks preliminary results.

My miss read

Yeah but you have for site. She just won in 10:23. The website I was on was kinda weird. They had four different heats, but live results D1and D4 together and D2 and D3 together.

I wonder what happened to Wilson in the 1600.

why are people only talking about Summer Wilson from today's races here? Servite just ran another sub 40 4x1 and had the best sprinters of the day, Maximo Zavaleta just ran a 4:04/8:53 double to win both the 1600m and 3200m overall, Aidan Antonio has also regained his form and ran double PRs with 4:05/9:01, and Braelyn Combe ran another 800m/1600m double victory with 2:07/4:41. Where is all the discussion on these other excellent performances?

Because anytime a runner that has the potential to be state champion DNF's in a race it brings that event to an end for the season.

The runners you mentioned did fantastic, but they still have to get through next week's grind to run at state.

Did Summer Wheatley make it in tetherball?

Highlights (and lowlights) from today:

- Benjamin Harris ran a screaming 20.51 in the 200, somewhat wind aided. The entie D3 boys 200 was flying - 20.70 for second, 20.72 for third. It took a 21.1 to make CIF master.

- Harris also ran 10.18 earlier in the day, wind aided. Cy Lugo of Elk Grove ran a wind-aided 10.26, and DeShawn Seymour Jr. ran a wind-aided 10.22

- Vin Kreuger of Oaks Christian ran an enormous PR of 4:06.02 to follow up on his 1:50 from a few weeks ago

- Casualties from today (name/event) include Quran Clayton (10.12/13.60), national leader Kaaliyah Lacy in the 300mh, Beckham Borquez (37.71), Ejam Yohannes (20.85), Dylan Thomas (20.89), Notre Dame 4x100 (40.76)