CIF-State Championships
June 1-2, 2018 @ Buchanan High Stadium

South Pasadena’s Tianhao Wei, only a sophomore, placed fifth in the state in the Triple Jump with a 47’ 4.5” effort.  Will look for big things from him over the coming years.

CIF-Southern Section Masters
May 26, 2018 @ El Camino College Stadium

The Masters meet brings together the top athletes from all four Southern Section divisions to compete for slots at the CIF State meet.  In the Triple Jump, South Pasadena’s Tianhao Wei qualified for the state meet with a personal best 47’ 6” effort (good for 2nd place overall).  San Marino’s Chuma Azinge placed 8th with a 45’ 2.75” effort.

Complete CIF-SS Masters meet results can be found HERE.

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CIF-Southern Section Finals
May 19, 2018 @ El Camino College Stadium

El Camino College played host to the CIF-SS division finals and, like Cerritos in many years, swirling wind created some challenges (especially in the sprints and field events) as the day went on. A number of Rio Hondo’s D3 competitors had personal bests, and two athletes qualified to compete in the CIF-ss Masters competition (the next step in the road to the CIF state meet).  Starting with the girls:  Christina Taylor of South Pasadena placed 9th in the 400M (60.05); Gianna Beasley of South Pas, Ellaney Matarese of La Canada, and Olivia Ruiz of San Marino went 2, 3, 4 in the 800M with times of 2:16.46, 2:16.51, and 2:17.5, respectively (Matarese and Ruiz running personal bests); earlier in the meet Matarese also had a PR in the 1600M, running 5:08.65 to place 5th; La Canada’s Sarah Auther had a PR in the 3200M, placing 3rd with a time of 10:59.52; South Pas’ Ashley Hugasian took 8th in the 300M hurdles (48.56); La Canada’s Claire Murray unfortunately stumbled in the blocks before the 100M hurdles and was DQ’d for a false start.  In the 4x100M relay, South Pas team of Beasley, Hugasian, Taylor and Whitman took 7th (49.26) and Monrovia’s Jumal, Lang, Easley, and Allen took 9th in 49.60.  South Pas’ 4x400 team of Segal, Beasley, Hugasian and Taylor took 5th in 3:59.06.

In the boys competition, South Pas’ Tianhao Wei took 1st (46’ 6”) and San Marino’s Chuma Azinge 4th (44’ 6.75”) to qualify for the CIF-SS Masters meet in the Triple Jump; Wei also took 6th in the long jump with a 21’ 1” leap; in the 400M San Marino’s Brian Byrne had a PR of 49.89 (6th) and Monrovia’s Keeshonne Robinson took 7th (49.98); Tiger Kai Dettman ran 1:56.15 in the 800M to place 3rd; his teammate Oliver Chang placed 7th in the 3200M in a time of 9:40.30; and Jasiri Jumal of Monrovia placed 8th in the 110M hurdles (15.70).  Monrovia’s relay squad of Adkison, Washington, Jumal and Perry took 8th (44.32) in the 4x100M, and Adkison and Perry teamed with Soto and Robinson to take 7th in the 4x400M with a time of 3:24.61.

Complete CIF-SS Finals meet results can be found HERE.

Complete CIF-SS Finals VIDEOS can be found HERE.

CIF-Southern Section Prelims
May 12, 2018 @ D-2 Moorpark HS, D-3 Estancia HS

Rio Hondo CIF-Southern Section Prelims qualifiers competed in two CIF Prelims meets on May 12.  Temple City was at D-2 competition in Moorpark; La Canada, Monrovia, San Marino and South Pasadena were at the D-3 meet at Estancia HS in Costa Mesa.  Fourteen individuals and five relay teams (up from seven and one in 2017) qualified to compete in CIF-SS Finals at El Camino College on May 19 (all are from Division 3 schools): In the boys 400 meters, Monrovia’s Keeshonne Robinson (5th, 50.21) and Brian Byrne of San Marino (7th, 50.40) qualified; South Pasadena’s Kai Dettman qualified in the 800 meters (8th, 1:58.12); fellow Tiger Oliver Chang stamped his ticket with a 5th place in the 3200 meters (9:30.17); and in the 110 meter hurdles, both Monrovia’s Jasiri Jumal (5th, 15.15) and Titan Chuma Azinge (8th, 15.23) qualified.  Monrovia qualified both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, with Adkison, Jumal, Perry and Washington placing 8th in the 4x100 (43.47) and Adkison, Robinson, Perry and Soto combining for a 9th place finish in the 4x400 (3:28.74).  South Pasadena’s Tianhao Wei qualified in both the Long Jump, where he had the top mark on the day 21’ 5.75”, and in the Triple Jump, (2nd, 45’ 7”).  San Marino’s Azinge also qualified 3rd in the Triple with a 44’ 8.5” effort.

In the girls competition, Christina Taylor of South Pas qualified in the 400 meters (9th, 58.51); a trio qualified in the 800M -- La Canada’s Ellaney Matarese (3rd, 2:18.42), South Pas’ Gianna Beasley (8th, 2:19.91) and San Marino’s Olivia Ruiz (9th, 2:20.00); Matarese came back to also qualify in the 1600M with a 9th place finish (5:14.44); Spartan Sarah Auther qualified in the 3200M by placing 2nd overall in 11:03.17; Claire Murray of La Canada qualified in the 100M hurdles (3rd, 14.65); and in the 300M hurdles, both Monrovia’s Inaya Jumal (4th, 45.98) and South Pas’ Ashley Hugasian (9th, 47.30) qualified.  South Pasadena qualified in both the relays - 4x100 (Whitman, Hugasian, Beasley, Taylor - 7th, 49.10) and 4x400 (Segal, Beasley, Hugasian, Taylor - 8th, 4:04.92), and Monrovia qualified in the 4x100 (Jumal, Lang, Easley, and Allen - 9th, 49.73).  Hugasian and Jumal also qualified in the Triple Jump with 8th (34’ 11”) and 9th (34’ 10.5”) place finishes, respectively.

D-2 Prelims meet results can be found HERE.

D-2 Prelims VIDEOS can be found HERE.

D-3 Prelims meet results can be found HERE.

D-3 Prelims VIDEOS can be found HERE.