CYO Cadet Michael Brittingham Executes a Win for St. Thomas More in the 200 Meter Dash


Michael Brittingham is no stranger to CYO Championships having won several over the years.  We congratulate Michael on his successes in the CYO Track and Field program and will look forward to watching him and several other CYO success stories as they move into high school next year.IMG_3703

  1. Michael Brittingham, St. Thomas More, 24.39
  2. Ian Hwang, St. Pius X, 24.64
  3. Nathan Mouzong, St. Thomas More, 25.20
  4. Gregory Neal, Cathedral School, 25.27
  5. Thomas McMillan, St. Pius X, 25.58
  6. Andrew Chung, West Hills Christian, 25.88
  7. Marcus Dillard, Christ the King, 26.36
  8. Edward Schram, St. John the Apostle, 27.24

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CYO Cadet, Lillian Janasik Earns a Gold for St. Pius X in the 200 Meter Dash


Lillian Janasik won the CYO Cadet Girls 200 meter Dash at the CYO Meet of Champions May 20 & 21, 2017 at Jesuit High School.  This was Lillian’s first CYO Championship and we congratulate her and the entire field of Cadet girl participants. #sistersblog #cyocamphoward

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  1. Lillian Janasik, St. Pius X, 27.88
  2. Naomi Alvarez, St. Thomas More, 27.99
  3. Elizabeth Borst, St. Pius X, 28.23
  4. Sophia Goodell, St. Anthony, 28.31
  5. Molly Jenne, St. John the Apostle, 28.41
  6. Lola Talalemotu, St. John Fisher, 28.48
  7. Jailah Lake, Valley Catholic, 28.71
  8. Chloe Collier, West Hills Christian, 29.11

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CYO Cub Nina Stecher Obtains a Championship for Valley Catholic in the 200 Meter Dash


Nina Stecher blasted into the stoplight last year when she broke a record in the 400 meter dash.  this year she delivered gold in the 200 meter dash.  A very versatile young athlete, Nina will be fun to watch in the coming years.

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  1. Nina Stecher, Valley Catholic, 29.48
  2. Campbell Deringer, Pacific Crest Academy, 29.71
  3. Nora Harroun, Valley Catholic, 29.71
  4. Sophia Hardy, Christ the King, 30.08
  5. Claire Harroun, Valley Catholic, 30.38
  6. Hope Sylvester, St. Matthew, 30.43
  7. Mercedes Prats, Our Lady of the Lake, 30.51
  8. Kaitlyn Jensen, St. Pius X, 30.87

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CYO Roadrunner Ian Bello Produces a Third Gold for Valley Catholic in the 200 Meter Dash


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Ian Bello set CYO records in the 800 and 400 and achieved another gold in the 200-meter dash.  This is an extraordinary feat winning a middle-distance race and a sprint. Great job, Ian and all of the Roadrunner boys who placed in the 200-meter dash. #sistersblog #cyocamphoward

  1. Ian Bello, Valley Catholic, 30.47
  2. Max Baricevic, St. Thomas More, 30.84
  3. Owen Smith, St. John the Apostle, 30.87
  4. Brady Ryan, Holy Family, 31.50
  5. Vincent Sadighi, St. Anthony, 31.93
  6. Gabriel Wong, West Hills Christian, 32.32
  7. Warren Stanton, St. John the Apostle, 32.50
  8. Brendan Tompkins, Valley Catholic, 32.55

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CYO Roadrunner London Wishman Gets It Done for St. Matthew in the 200 Meter Dash


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Roadrunner (Grades 3&4), London Wishman secured two gold medals for St. Matthew at the CYO Meet of Champions May 20 & 21 with her first gold coming in the 400-meter dash earlier.  Congratulations to all of the top finishers listed below in the 200!  #sistersblog #cyocamphoward

  1. London Wishman, St. Matthew, 31.14
  2. Lily Zurasky, Our Lady of the Lake, 32.43
  3. Camille Yutzie, St. Anthony, 32.58
  4. Katherine Oleary, Madeleine, 32.67
  5. Sophia Gradwahl, Christ the King, 32.70
  6. Abigail Katsuda, St. Anthony, 33.21
  7. Isabella Gubrud, West Hills Christian, 33.29
  8. Braxtyn Ellsworth, St. Matthew, 33.67

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Nathan Mouzong Procures Top Finish for St. Thomas More in Cadet 400 Meter Dash


Congratulations Nathan Mouzong and Cadet boys field of 400 meter dash runners on a great race!

  1. Nathan Mouzong, St. Thomas More, 54.15
  2. Michael Brittingham, St. Thomas More, 55.19
  3. Gregory Neal, Cathedral School, 56.18
  4. Pierce Walker, St. Pius X, 57.39
  5. Ethan McLoughlin, Madeleine, 58.46
  6. William Patricelli, Our Lady of the Lake, 58.67
  7. Reet Chatterjee, Valley Catholic, 59.31
  8. Aidan O’Brien, St. Ignatius, 1:00.60

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Molly Grant Manages Another Gold for St. John Fisher in the 400 Meter Dash


Note the chart at the end of the times to get a sense of what these times might mean to a woman.  Nice job to the entire field of girls for some very good times! #sistersblog #cyocamphoward

  1. Molly Grant, St. John Fisher, 58.64
  2. Lillian Janasik, St. Pius X, 1:01.61
  3. Naomi Alvarez, St. Thomas More, 1:02.85
  4. Natalie Fagen, West Hills Christian, 1:04.00
  5. Vesna Kesic, St. Matthew, 1:04.48
  6. Kenzie Miller, Our Lady of the Lake, 1:05.80
  7. Melena Vaderperren, St. Clare, 1:05.84
  8. Olivia Silenzi, Valley Catholic, 1:07.48

Here are some 400 times and their rough level of performance for women (men are about 10% faster):

47s – world record
49s – potential Olympic champion
50s – potential Olympic finalist
51s – potential NCAA champion
52-53s – potential high school national champion
54-56s – potential high school state champion
57-60s – fastest girl on a typical “good” high school team
61 – 64s – varsity girl  on a “good” high school team
65 – 68s – varsity girl on a typical high school team, very good jv girl
69 – 72s – good jv girl, fast athletic non-runners
73 – 77s – typical jv girl, athletic non-runner
77 – 85s – beginner, weekend warrior
85s+ – non-athletes, young or elderly runners

Annika Chu Acquires Top Finish for St. Pius X in CYO Cub Girls 400


The top eight finishers in the Cub Girls 400 Meter Run were separated by 6 seconds overall which evidenced a very close race among the girls for a 400 meter run.  Two seconds separated the top five runners which made this a very exciting race.  Congratulations to all of the girls! #sistersblog #cyocamphoward

  1. Annika Chu, St. Pius X, 1:05.43
  2. Nora Harroun, Valley Catholic, 1:06.29
  3. Campbell Deringer, Pacific Crest Academy, 1:06.53
  4. Claire Harroun, Valley Catholic, 1:07.13
  5. Catie Dice, St. Thomas More, 1:07.64
  6. Natalie Jack, Holy Trinity, 1:09.67
  7. Nina Stecher, Valley Catholic, 1:10.26
  8. Clare Roepel, St. John Fisher, 1:11.80

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Kaden Huppin Delivers Another Gold for St. Pius X in the Cub Boys 400 Meter Dash


A one minute 400 meter run is pretty good!  Kaden Huppin delivered such a performance in the Cub Boys 400 Meter Dash event at the CYO Meet of Champions May 21, 2017 at Jesuit High School.  Great job, Kaden!

  1. Kaden Huppin, St. Pius X, 1:00.42
  2. Luke Warner, Franciscan Montessori Earth School, 1:04.21
  3. Caleb Bello, Valley Catholic, 1:06.86
  4. Bradford Currier, Pacific Crest Academy, 1:07.76
  5. Aiden Nicholson, St. Joseph, Vancouver, 1:08.02
  6. Joshua Keizur, St. Matthew, 1:08.10
  7. Kenechi Nnoli, 1:09.31
  8. Landon Lagesen, St. Thomas More, 1:10.58

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CYO Roadrunner 800 Meter Run New Record Set by St. Anthony’s Juliana Peters


Seven seconds is a long time in a distance race and that is the time between Juliana Peters record setting finish and the rest of the field beginning to cross the finish line in the CYO Roadrunner 800 Meter Run at the Meet of Champions held at Jesuit High School May 20 & 21, 2017.  Juliana broke her own record set in 2016 with her finish in the race.  sistersblog# cyocamphoward#

  1. Juliana Peters, St. Anthony, 2:37.80
  2. Emma Bennett, St. Thomas More, 2:44.90
  3. Zarra Weasel, All Saints, 2:50.10
  4. Ridlee Derry, St. Anthony, 2:50.30
  5. Maya Crimin, Franciscan Montessori Earth School, 2:51.30
  6. Madeline Johnson, Pacific Crest Academy, 2:51.70
  7. Maura O’Scannlain, St. Thomas More, 2:52.20
  8. Evangeline Paulson, St. Pius X, 2:52.20Juliana PetersIMG_3129