High school track and field: Central Section Masters sets stage for state championships

Anthony Galaviz
·7 min read

Buchanan High reigned supreme in the Central Section track and field Masters meet on Saturday, sweeping the boys and girls team championships.

The meet served as a qualifier for the 103rd CIF state championships that will be held May 26-27 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the Buchanan campus, site of Saturday’s section meet.

Other teams like Clovis North and Central boys and girls will have a say so in that, too, after strong section showings.

Nickolas Miller of Clovis North was a double winner, winning the 100- and 200-meter sprints in 10.40 seconds and 21.06 respectively.

Grace Hutchison of Buchanan was also a double winner when she won the 1,600 and 3,200 with times of 4:51.83 and 10:37.85.

Noah Ray of Buchanan won the 800 and ran a leg on the winning 3,200 relay team.

The Buchanan team celebrates its first place win in the 3200 relay at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
The Buchanan team celebrates its first place win in the 3200 relay at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Emerson Parks looks up to the scoreboard to see her first place finish in the 400 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Emerson Parks looks up to the scoreboard to see her first place finish in the 400 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields in the shot put at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields in the shot put at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.

Caruthers’ Nailea Fields, who won the state championship in discus last season, is aiming to duplicate that after placing first in the discus and shot put. Her Masters title throw in the discus was 167 feet 8 inches.

In the shot put, she had a mark of 40-0.75.

The state championships will begin at 3 p.m. Friday with preliminaries. Saturday’s championships start at 4:30 p.m. with the field events.

Masters results

Boys

Teams: 1. Buchanan 73.5, 2. Central 59, 2. Clovis North 59, 4. Clovis 50,5. Liberty-Bakersfield 40, 6. Bullard 34,7. El Diamante 29, 8. Edison 25,9. Lemoore 24, 10. South Bakersfield 23, 11. Tulare Western 21, 12. Clovis East 16,13. Frontier 14, 13. Stockdale 14, 14. Fresno 14, 16. Kern Valley 12, 17. Hanford West 11,17. Reedley 11, 19. Arroyo Grande 9, 19. Madera South 9, 20. Corcoran 9, 22. Ridgeview 8, 22. Monache 8, 23. Dinuba 8, 24. Templeton 8, 26. Clovis West 7, 27. Bakersfield Christian 6, 27. San Joaquin Memorial 6, 28. Bakersfield 6, 29. Righetti 6, 30. North Bakersfield 6, 32. Redwood 5, 32. Sanger 5, 34. Yosemite 4, 34. Paso Robles 4, 35. San Luis Obispo 4, 37. Mission College Prep Catholic 3, 38. Sierra 2, 38. Tulare Union 2, 39. Selma 2, 41. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 1.5, 42. Atascadero 1, 42. Lompoc 1, 43. Mission Oak 1, 44. Porterville 1, 45. Torres 1.

100: 1. Nickolas Miller, Clovis North, 10.40; 2. Brycen Tablit, Frontier, 10:43; 3. Jacob Saldate, Clovis, 10.63.

200: 1. Nickolas Miller, Clovis North, 21.06; 2. Jaiden Haire, Hanford West, 21.50; 3. Jacob Saldate, Clovis, 21.55.

400: 1. Ethan Avalos, Lemoore, 48.65; 2. Joziah Hagedorn, Tulare Western, 48.66; 3. Ethan Mahanke, Liberty-Bakersfield, 48.90.

800: 1. Noah Ray, Buchanan, 1:52.54; 2. Aidan Ransom, Edison, 1:52.88; 3. Zach Weaver, Buchanan, 1:53.00.

1,600: 1. Teg Pandher, Clovis North, 4:15.29; 2. Luke Sanders, Buchanan, 4:15.67; 3. Jacob Diaz, Reedley, 4:16.83.

3,200: 1. Carter Spradling, Clovis East, 9:04.97; 2. Joshua Bell, Templeton, 9:05.53; 3. Alazar Teffra, Central, 9:12.86.

110 high hurdles: 1. Kyle Hughes, Bullard, 14.58; 2. Mekyi Patterson, Ridgeview, 14.80; 3. Vincent Carnegie, Stockdale, 14.94.

300 low hurdles: 1. Jazper Malone, El Diamante, 39.27; 2. Vincent Carnegie, Stockdale, 39.30; 3. Verquel Turner, North, 39.51.

400 relay: 1. Liberty-Bakersfield (Brock Wattenbarger, Ethan Mahanke, Xander Chisolm, Christian Edwards) 41.91; 2. Clovis 42.03; 3. Buchanan 42.06.

1,600 relay: 1. Central (Jerome Brown, Emanuel Morgan, Walter Pierce, Imari Conley) 3:19.49; 2. Clovis 3:20.15; 3. Liberty-Bakersfield 3:22.88.

3,200 relay: 1. Buchanan (Noah Ray, Luke Sanders, Ryan Kunkel, Zach Weaver 7:51.70; 2. Clovis 7:52.74; 3. Bakersfield 8:03.52.

Shot put: 1. Jose Soto, Tulare Western, 55-10.00; 2. McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 55.-03.75; 3. Elijah Eason, Bullard, 55-02.50.

Discus: 1. McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 191-03; 2. Derek Smith, Buchanan, 179-01; 3. Julian Ramirez, Dinuba, 172-02.

High jump: 1. Jermaine Schexnayder, Fresno, 6-05.00; 2. Kamoni Reams, Central, 6-03.00; 3. Andrew Mueller, Bakersfield Christian, 6-03.00; Isaiah Galaviz, Redwood, 6-03.00; Andrew Armstrong, Clovis West, 6-03.00; Remy Barnes, Hanford West, 6-03.00.

Pole vault: 1. Hilton Green, Buchanan, 16-01.00; 2. Jacob Gash, Arroyo Grande, 14-00.00; 3. Mason Lalanne, El Diamante, 13-06.00; Andres Padilla, El Diamante, 13-06.00; Justin Wilshusen, Paso Robles, 13-06.00; Elijah Lucas, Lemoore, 13-06.00.

Long jump: 1. Christian Edwards, Liberty-Bakersfield, 24-05.25; 2. Daimon Edmon, Kern Valley, 24-00.50; 3. Shane Carr, South, 23-00.50.

Triple jump: 1. Shane Carr, South, 48-08.75; 2. Kyle Hughes, Bullard, 47-08.50; 3. Josh Dunu, Buchanan, 47-01.25.

Girls

Teams: 1. Buchanan 94, 2. Clovis North 76, 3. Central 59, 4. Liberty-Bakersfield 46, 5. Clovis West 45.5, 6. Clovis East 36.5, 7. Frontier 35, 8. Righetti 32, 9. San Luis Obispo 29.5, 10. Bakersfield 22, 11. Caruthers 20, 12. Paso Robles 16, 13. Independence 15, 14. Clovis 14.5, 15. Bullard 14, 16. Highland 12, 17. Immanuel 10, 17. Redwood 10, 19. Tulare Western 9, 20. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 7.5, 21. Ridgeview 6, 22. Arroyo Grande 5, 22. El Diamante 5, 23. Washington Union 5, 25. Sierra Pacific 4.5, 26. Stockdale 4, 26. Atascadero 4, 27. McFarland 4, 29. Sierra 3, 29. Hanford West 3, 30. Kingsburg 3, 31. Templeton 3, 33. Taft Union 2.5, 34. Selma 2, 34. Matilda Torres 2, 36. Madera 1, 36. Centennial 1, 37. Shafter 1, 39. Kennedy 0.5.

100: 1. Riley Allen, Righetti, 11.92; 2. Natalia Carrillo, Frontier, 12.11; 3. Shaniya Randolph, Bullard, 12.13.

200: 1. Riley Allen, Righetti, 24.88; 2. Keytonna Ross, Central, 24.95; 3. Mikiyla Royal, Central, 25.04.

400: 1. Emerson Parks, Clovis North, 57.04; 2. Lexi Schartmann, Immanuel, 57.30; 3. Kenahdi Haslip, Frontier, 57.36.

800: 1. Cameron Macias, Clovis West, 2:15.38; 2. Abigail Varner, Bakersfield, 2:17.07; 3. Nicole Bridges, Liberty-Bakersfield, 2:17.63.

1,600: 1. Grace Hutchison, Buchanan, 4:51.83; 2. Elle Lomeli, Buchanan, 4:54.18; 3. Mia Torrecillas, Highland, 4:58.62.

3,200: 1. Grace Hutchison, Buchanan, 10:37.85; 2. Ashlyn Leath, Clovis North, 10:41.02; 3. Caroline Mendyk, Buchanan, 10:41.58.

100 high hurdles: 1. Bella Turner, Liberty-Bakersfield, 14.31; 2. Tiana Grady, Independence, 14.86; 3. Milani Ward, Clovis East, 14.89.

300 low hurdles: 1. Bella Turner, Liberty-Bakersfield, 43.67; 2. Mialni Ward, Clovis East, 44.70; 3. Maya Cordoba, Clovis North, 45.41.

400 relay: 1. Central (Tionna Clements, Layla Griffin, Keytonna Ross, Mikiyla Royal) 47.79; 2. Frontier 48.13; 3. Buchanan 48.29.

1,600 relay: 1. Clovis North (Hayden Craft, Emerson Parks, Maya Cordoba, Emma O’Neil) 3:53.25; 2. Frontier 3:54.60; 3. Bakersfield 3:56.63.

3,200 relay: 1. Buchanan (Tayler Torosian, Sierra Cornett, Elle Lomeli, Sydney Sundgren) 9:16.75; 2. Clovis North 9:33.06; 3. Independence 9:43.80.

Shot put: 1. Nailea Fields, Caruthers, 40-00.75; 2. Nevaeh Dyer, Paso Robles, 39-11.75; 3. Peyton Bitter, Clovis North, 37-10.75.

Discus: 1. Nailea Fields, Caruthers, 167-08; 2. Loie Madsen, Clovis North, 138-05; 3. Brooklyn Epperley, Central, 135-01.

High jump: 1. Kendra Daniels, Righetti, 5-06.00; 2. Emma Fredrick, Liberty-Bakersfield, 5-03.00; Illicia Ross, Central, 5-03.00; Alison Abercromby, San Luis Obispo, 5-30.00; Gradenia Quezada, Sierra Pacific, 5-03.00.

Pole vault: 1. Jordan Leveque, Buchanan, 13-04.00; 2. Peyton Bedrosian, Paso Robles, 11-03.00; Brooklyn Ashjian, Clovis West, 11-03.00; Janey Rubio, San Luis Obispo, 11-03.00.

Long jump: 1. Sydnie Vanek, Clovis, 19-11.25; 2. Kyndall Hannible, Bakersfield, 18-06.75; 3. Riley Costales, Central, 18-05.25.

Triple jump: 1. Alyssa Murillo, Clovis East, 38-00.50; 2. Vivian Moore, 37-08.75; 3. Ashlyn Reed, Tulare Western, 37-00.00.

Bullard’s Kyle Hughes, right, on his way to first place edging out second place finisher Ridgeview’s Mekyi Patterson, left, in the 110 hurdles at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Bullard’s Kyle Hughes, right, on his way to first place edging out second place finisher Ridgeview’s Mekyi Patterson, left, in the 110 hurdles at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields waits for her turn in the girls shot put at the CIF Central Section track and field Masters, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields waits for her turn in the girls shot put at the CIF Central Section track and field Masters, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Nickolas Miller, center, places first in the boys 100 at the 2023 CIF Central Section Masters track and field, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Nickolas Miller, center, places first in the boys 100 at the 2023 CIF Central Section Masters track and field, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Nickolas Miller, right, celebrates his first place finish in the boys 100 with Frontier’s Brycen Tablit, left, at the 2023 CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Nickolas Miller, right, celebrates his first place finish in the boys 100 with Frontier’s Brycen Tablit, left, at the 2023 CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields reacts after seeing she threw 167.08 feet in the girls discus at the 2023 CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields reacts after seeing she threw 167.08 feet in the girls discus at the 2023 CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields in the girls discus at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields in the girls discus at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Loie Madsen in the girls discus at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Loie Madsen in the girls discus at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Buchanan’s Hilton Green in the boys pole vault at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Buchanan’s Hilton Green in the boys pole vault at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Buchanan’s Hilton Green after the pole vault at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Buchanan’s Hilton Green after the pole vault at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Righetti’s Riley Allen, right, jumps into a teammates arms as she celebrates her first place win in the 200 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Righetti’s Riley Allen, right, jumps into a teammates arms as she celebrates her first place win in the 200 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Central’s Mikiyla Royal, left, and Keytonna Ross, right, finish third and second respectively in the 200 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Central’s Mikiyla Royal, left, and Keytonna Ross, right, finish third and second respectively in the 200 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Nickolas Miller, places first in the 200 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Clovis North’s Nickolas Miller, places first in the 200 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Runners are a blur in the girls 3200 relay at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Runners are a blur in the girls 3200 relay at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Runner’s numbers are seen disposed of in a trash can at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Runner’s numbers are seen disposed of in a trash can at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Central High poses for a photo after placing first in the 400 relay at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Central High poses for a photo after placing first in the 400 relay at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Buchanan’s Jordan Leveque, right, finishes in fourth place behind Righetti’s first place finisher Riley Allen, left, in the 100 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Buchanan’s Jordan Leveque, right, finishes in fourth place behind Righetti’s first place finisher Riley Allen, left, in the 100 at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields in the shot put at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.
Caruthers’ Nailea Fields in the shot put at the CIF Central Section Masters track and field meet, held at Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Clovis.