California 2024 T&F Thread

This is gonna cream your corn but there will be California at large teams.

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Canyon HS v Beckman HS 2024 - Varsity Boys Results (Raw)

MileSplits official Varsity Boys Results raw results for the 2024 Canyon HS v Beckman HS in Anaheim CA.

Link:ca.milesplit.com/meets/588016-canyon-h...

Canyon HS vs Beckman HS

Erin Joyce Allie Comers - Boys 1600 Run - top nonsenior times
Jubak - 11 - 4:16
Nealy - 10 - 4:42
Gabriel - 11 - 4:45
Clemons - 9 - 4:51
Kuhn - 11 - 4:58 (also ran 15:49 3 miles for XC)

This is about Trabuco Hills

I was surprised to see that there are a LOT of track meets this Saturday. I count 13 decent size invitationals on prepcaltrack just in the southern section (I don't know if there are a lot more elsewhere, but that site focuses on SS). Looks like the central areas will get more active next week. Hard to tell what teams and of those which individuals will compete, but I would imagine the top runners aiming for CIF sectionals or state finals may not compete just yet. Still there is enough action so that interesting things like a second tier runner making a big jump will show up.

Most sections aren't allowed to have meets yet. Southern Section always gets special rules.

my money for the state LJ title goes to the kid (Leif Villegas) who has already gone 38'4.75"

hope someone got a video of that

I am not a coach, so I don't know the rules involved, but I do see other sections have been having meets and time trials in Feb., like:

03 — San Diego Summer Nights Track & Field Series @ Patrick Henry HS (SD)
16 — Black Gold Throwers Championships @ Taft HS (CE)
16 — RJUHSD Time Trials @ Oakmont HS (SJ)
17 — Coach Pete Caccavo Memorial Relays @ Pittsburg HS (NC)
17 — Grizzly Invitational @ San Lorenzo HS (NC)
17 — Trials of Miles Season Opener @ Acalanes HS (NC)

From looking at the earlier results, these seem like the "Winter Championships" where everyone is technically running "Unattached" or as a club. So that means teams can't compete, but can teams practice? Also, is the rule for when a team can actually compete different for SS than other sections?

It looks like any team or teams can hold something like a track meet whenever they want, it is just that sometimes during the year it can't be as the school team (or use school resources?) Is that correct?

Of course the "California Winter Championships" seems to blow the rules out of the water, because that is technically statewide, and a large track meet, and even though the athletes are running "Unattached", it sure seems to be organized through the schools, not the individuals. So what is the point of them running "Unattached"? If it simply is because "Outdoor season hasn't started yet," that seems dumb. Athletes are obviously still training and competing. Seems like a rule for rules sake, and ignoring the reality that some athletes will want to train through the year. Because, you know, that's how you get better.

I get that some schools do not have the resources to allow for training all year round, and thus would be at a disadvantage to those schools that do. But I am not a fan of bringing everyone down to a lowest common denominator, especially during critical years of development, and those resources are available. Maybe that's unfair, but compared to the unfairness of St John Bosco and Mater Dei's football team rosters, it seems an odd argument to make.

Millikan vs Mira Costa

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Mira Costa vs LB Millikan Dual 2024 - Meet Results

MileSplits official results list for the 2024 Mira Costa vs LB Millikan Dual, hosted by Mira Costa (SS) in Manhattan Beach CA.

Link:ca.milesplit.com/meets/589248-mira-cos...

10th grader Alden Morales continues his ascent to the top of Cal HS track, 1:49.91 800m.

Holy cow 1:49 in Febuary?

Morales 1:49

Looks like some of the Clovis East runners ran in the Sunbird Invitational (Collegiate) as Unattached, in the 1500m and 3000m. Their converted times to 1600m and 3200m by MileSplit would be:

Salinas 4:17.51 10
Spradling 4:20.29 12 (ran 4:07.64 last year)
Herrera 4:24.7 11
McAleenan 9:34.42 11

athletic.net

Track & Field, Cross Country Results, Statistics

Meet results and team scores.

Link:www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/51...

Morales 1:49.91

Xai who?

Also nonseniors Gonzalez (9:29 3k) and Martinez (4:31 1500).

Jserra (jserra invitational, UW invitational)

11 - 180 Bradley Arrey (4:21)
10 - 174 Luke Friedl (4:19, 2:01)
10 - 174 Alden Morales (4:13, 1:49)
10 - 159 Jack Burnett (2:00)
10 - 156 Cole Carlson
9 - 155 Zac O’leary (4:38)
10 - John DePaul Santos (2:02)

Beckman (dual meet, dual meet)
11 - 178 - Mason Nguyen (4:26)
11 - 174 - Anthony Barrera (4:39)
11 - 171 - Aaron Feaster (4:25)
10 - 170 - Christian Weber (4:24)
10 - 156 - Nolan Barajas (4:39)
9 - 154 - Ryan Barris (4:31)
9 - Brandon Boatman (4:40)
9 - Hassan Syed (4:46)

Jesuit SJ (time trial)
Isaac Abbott (10) - 177 (4:26)
Matthew Ogilvie (9) - 171 (4:19)
Chase Cressman (11) - 170 (4:41)
Drake Hoferer (10) - 170 (4:19)
Navin Kadel (11) - 162 (4:35)
Brady Blum (11) - 156 (4:50)
Robert Fuentes (11) - 153
Rafael Jopson (9) - 152 (4:48)
Kyle Jackary (10) - 150 (4:36)
Lucas Alberts (9) - 149 (4:35)
Trevor Felix (11) - 149