They placed among the top-five finishers in their events to qualify for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championships on Wednesday and Friday, May 16 and 18, at Elk Grove High School.
The outcome of the TCAL finals on Thursday, held at Edison High in Stockton, put the Wolf Pack freshman-sophomore boys as the league champion for the second year in a row. West’s boys won all five of their league dual meets during the spring season, and tied for first with Tokay in the championship meet, each team with 155 points.
The frosh-soph girls share the TCAL title with Tokay after West won all five dual meets and then came in second to Tokay at the league meet, Tokay with 180 team points, West with 117.5.
West’s varsity boys finish in second place this year after they went 4-1 in league duals and placed second in the league meet. Stagg High of Stockton was the league champion, winning all of its dual meets and the league meet with 157 points while West and Tokay tied for second at the league meet with 101 points each, with West beating Tokay in the head-to-head matchup on April 19.
West’s varsity girls finished in third place in league duals, with losses to St. Mary’s and McNair, and third in the championship meet with 82 points behind Tokay, 119 points, and St. Mary’s, 109 points. St. Mary’s was league champion, based on wins in league duals, and Tokay was second with two losses in league duals.
Varsity boys
West senior Deon Pinder won both the triple jump and the high jump. His triple jump mark of 48 feet, 7 inches is a new Tri-City Athletic League record and a new school record. Pinder also won the high jump, clearing the bar at 5-8. He also qualified in the long jump, placing second (21-5).
Lorenzo Hughes won the 3200-meter run (10:15.62), and also qualified in the 1600 meters, were he placed second (4:39.27). Elisha Mitchell won the long jump (21-06) and qualified in the 200-meter dash (23.12).
Other qualifiers among West’s varsity boys include Eddie Kaye, who was second in the 200 (22.32) and third in the 400 (51.04); and Ernest Turner, who was third in the triple jump (42-5) and fifth in the long jump (20-0). Gorman Chen was second in the 300 hurdles (42.86), Marcus Graves was fourth in the discus (120-10), and fifth place qualifiers were Marley Alailefaleula in the discus (120-3), Nicholas Vik in the 1600 (4:52.73), and Daniel Baratta in the pole vault (10-0).
West’s 4x400-meter relay team of Kaye, Chen, Turner and Mitchell also qualified with a fifth-place finish (3:56.50).
Varsity girls
West senior Nina Pritchett won the discus with her throw of 110 feet even. Pritchett also placed third in the shot put (33-5½). Also heading to the division meet is Megan Grady after she placed second in both the long jump (16-4) and 200 meter dash (25.76), and fifth in the 100 meter dash (12.62).
Maliyah Shavers qualified with her second-place triple jump (33-5), and fourth-place finish in the 400-meter dash (1:01.55). Margaret Southards placed third in both the 100-meter hurdles (16.69) and 300-meter hurdles (50.57). Alexis Grandison placed third in both the long jump (15-6) and triple jump (31-6½). Fifth-place qualifiers were Mursal Mohsini, high jump (4-2), Summer Flowers, long jump (15-3) and Mellisa Villacarte, shot put (29-10).
West will send both of its varsity girls relay teams to the division meet. The 4x400-meter team of Southards, Grady, Shavers and Emily Wittkowske placed fourth (5:52.67); and the 4x100-meter team of Flowers, Shavers, Southards and Grady placed fifth (50.69).
Freshman-sophomore boys
West’s Lautaime Alailefaleula won both the shot put (45-0) and the discus (115-0). Richard Tran won the 1600 (5:01.44) and placed second in both the 800 (2:18.80) and 3200 (11:21.13). Kirk Truehill won the 100 (11.65), placed second in the triple jump (37-1½), and was third in the 200 (24.00). Noah Martinez won the pole vault (9-6).
Other medalists include Barak Nehoran, second in both the 300 hurdles (47.46) and high jump (4-10), and third in the 110 hurdles (18.12). Daniel Haley placed third in both the long jump (18-7) and triple jump (36-9).
West’s 4x100-meter relay team of Jose Ramirez-Huiron, Nehoran, Michael Juarez and Haley placed second (48.58), and the 4x400-meter relay team of Marco Ahumada, Tim Banh, Youavon Robles and Juarez placed third (3:58.06).
Freshman-sophomore girls
Lydia Young was the Wolf Pack’s top performer with wins in the 100-meter dash (13.53), the 200 (28.49) and triple jump (31-10½). Karla Sasing placed second in the long jump (13-5) and third in both the pole vault (6-6) and triple jump (26-5). Emily Wittkowske was second in the 400-meter dash (1:07.32) and shot put (22-7).
Other second-place athletes were Kimberly Gomez, the 100 hurdles (19.66) and Elise Green, triple jump (29-3), and Trishana Wilson placed third in the 200 (29.98).
Also taking first was West’s 4x100-meter relay team of Gomez, Young, Wilson and Wittkowske (54.94), and taking second in the 4x400-meter relay team of Gomez, Sarah Southards, Green and Wilson (4:51.63).
Complete listing of scores:
Tri-City Athletic League Championships
May 8 and 10 at Edison High School in Stockton
Varsity boys
100m: 8 Elisha Mitchell 11.65
200m: 2 Eddie Kaye 22.32, 5 Elisha Mitchell 23.12, 14 Lakhwinder Singh 25.92
400m: 3 Eddie Kaye 51.04, 9 Ernest Turner 56.24, 12 Nathan Bahn 1:00.86
800m: 6 Nicholas Vik 2:05.98, 8 Lorenzo Hughes 2:10.98, 18 Jacob Sale 2:24.34, 20 Josh Sale 2:24.77
1600m: 2 Lorenzo Hughes 4:39.27, 5 Nicholas Vik 4:52.73, 16 Jacob Sale 5:25.90, 17 Josh Sale 5:29.98
3200m: 1 Lorenzo Hughes 10:15.62, 11 Nicholas Vik 12:13.68, 12 Josh Sale 12:14.64, 13 Jacob Sale 12:15.56
110m hurdles: 6 Gorman Chen 17.64, 7 Jose Alonso 17.90, 8 Farouq Gidado 18.22
300m hurdles: 2 Gorman Chen 42.86, 7 Farouq Gidado 47.43, 8 Jose Alonso 49.70
4x400m relay: 5 West, Eddie Kaye, Gorman Chen, Ernest Turner, Elisha Mitchell 3:56.50 2
High jump: 1 Deon Pinder 5-08.00, 7 Abraham Graham 5-06.00
Pole vault: 5 Daniel Baratta 10-00.00, 7 George Reyes 9-00.00
Long jump: 1 Elisha Mitchell 21-06.00, 2 Deon Pinder 21-05.00, 5 Ernest Turner 20-00.00, 16 Abraham Graham 13-01.00
Triple jump: 1 Deon Pinder 48-07.00*, 3 Ernest Turner 42-05.00, 6 Michael Young 40-05.00, 9 DeAndre Thomas 36-05.00
Shot put: 7 Daniel Herrera 41-09.50, 10 Marcus Graves 40-07.00, 11 Marley Alailefaleula 40-02.50, 12 Travis Santarina 39-05.50
Discus throw: 4 Marcus Graves 120-10, 5 Marley Alailefaleula 120-03, 14 Daniel Herrera 95-05, 19 Eduardo Soria 77-05
Varsity girls
100m: 5 Megan Grady 12.62, 9 Summer Flowers 13.83
200m: 2 Megan Grady 25.76, 9 Maliyah Shavers 26.78
400m: 4 Maliyah Shavers 1:01.55
100m hurdles: 3 Margaret Southards 16.69
300m hurdles: 3 Margaret Southards 50.57
4x100m relay: 5 West, Summer Flowers, Maliyah Shavers, Margaret Southards, Megan Grady 50.69
4x400m relay: 4 West, Margaret Southards, Megan Grady, Maliyah Shavers, Emily Wittkowske 5:52.67
High jump: 5 Mursal Mohsini 4-02.00, 7 Alexis Grandison 3-10.00
Long jump: 2 Megan Grady 16-04.00, 3 Alexis Grandison 15-06.00, 5 Summer Flowers 15-03.00
Triple jump: 2 Maliyah Shavers 33-05.00, 3 Alexis Grandison 31-06.50
Shot Put: 3 Nina Pritchett 33-05.50, 5 Mellisa Villacarte 29-10.00, 11 Mary Pena 25-00.00, 15 Surminder Sahota 21-07.50
Discus throw: 1 Nina Pritchett 110-00, 10 Mellisa Villacarte 75-03, 11 Surminder Sahota 75-01, 14 Mary Pena 66-01
Freshman-sophomore boys
100m: 1 Kirk Truehill 11.65, 6 Jose Ramirez-Huiron 12.10
200m: 3 Kirk Truehill 24.00, 5 Jose Ramirez-Huiron 24.71
400m: 5 Michael Juarez 58.59, 6 Tim Banh 1:04.35
800m: 2 Richard Tran 2:18.80, 5 Youavon Robles 2:26.30, 6 Chandler Chen 2:27.95, 10 Richard Zamora 2:41.59, 11 Bryant Grover 2:45.61
1600m: 1 Richard Tran 5:01.44, 5 Youavon Robles 5:24.79, 7 Chandler Chen 5:37.32, 10 Richard Zamora 6:00.20, 14 Bryant Grover 6:10.45
3200m: 2 Richard Tran 11:21.13, 5 Youavon Robles 12:07.04, 7 Chandler Chen 12:43.43, 12 Richard Zamora 13:07.25, 13 Bryant Grover 13:14.97
110m hurdles: 3 Barak Nehoran 18.12, 7 Noah Martinez 19.76, 8 Marco Ahumada 21.23
300m hurdles: 2 Barak Nehoran 47.46, 4 Noah Martinez 50.08, 6 Marco Ahumada 50.36
4x100m relay: 2 West, Jose Ramirez-Huiron, Barak Nehoran, Michael Juarez, Daniel Haley 48.58
4x400m relay: 3 West, Marco Ahumada, Tim Banh, Youavon Robles, Michael Juarez 3:58.06 6
High jump: 2 Barak Nehoran 4-10.00, 5 Noah Martinez 4-08.00
Pole vault: 1 Noah Martinez 9-06.00
Long jump: 3 Daniel Haley 18-07.00, 4 Kirk Truehill 17-11.50, 7 Jose Ramirez-Huiron 16-08.00
Triple jump: 2 Kirk Truehill 37-01.50, 3 Daniel Haley 36-09.00
Shot put: 1 Lautaime Alailefaleula 45-00.00, 6 Carlos Ordaz 36-10.00, 12 Nicholas Krieger 28-05.00
Discus throw: 1 Lautaime Alailefaleula 115-00, 5 Carlos Ordaz 87-04, 10 Nicholas Krieger 76-08
Freshman-sophomore girls
100m: 1 Lydia Young 13.53, 6 Karla Sasing 15.25
200m: 1 Lydia Young 28.49, 3 Trishana Wilson 29.98
400m: 2 Emily Wittkowske 1:07.32, 3 Kyra McIntyre 1:07.51
800m: 4 Sarah Southards 2:51.13, 5 Effie Nehoran 2:53.76
1600m: 7 Effie Nehoran 6:26.52, 10 Sarah Southards 6:36.50
3200m: 7 Effie Nehoran 15:08.73, 8 Elise Green 15:51.93
100m hurdles: 2 Kimberly Gomez 19.66, 5 Trishana Wilson 22.10
300m hurdles: 4 Kimberly Gomez 59.44
4x100m relay: 1 West, Kimberly Gomez, Lydia Young, Trishana Wilson, Emily Wittkowske 54.94
4x400m relay: 2 West Kimberly Gomez, Sarah Southards, Elise Green, Trishana Wilson 4:51.63
Pole vault: 3 Karla Sasing 6-06.00
Long jump: 2 Karla Sasing 13-05.00
Triple jump: 1 Lydia Young 31-10.50, 2 Elise Green 29-03.00, 3 Karla Sasing 26-05.00
Shot put: 3 Emily Wittkowske 22-07.00
Discus throw: 6 Emily Wittkowske 54-07
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