James Menor Fastest Cub Boy in CYO wins 100 Meter Dash


James Menor from Christ the King won the cub boys 100 Yard dash in the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions!  His time was just shy of the record set in 1995 by JR Waller of the Madeleine.

CHAMPION: James Menor (Christ the King) 12.74

2nd: Michael Brittingham (St. Thomas More) 13.29

3rd: Noah Rozzell (Holy Family)13.52

4th: Rolin Griffiths (St. Anthony) 13.71

5th: Wayne McKinney (St. Thomas More) 13.86

6th: Gregory Neal (Cathedral) 13.89

7th: Jeffery Judd (St. John the Apostle) 13.91

8th: Reid Jucar (St. Anthony) 13.99

James Menor wins the 2015 Cub Boys Meet of Champions 2015

James Menor wins the 2015 Cub Boys Meet of Champions 2015

Cub Boys 100 Meter Dash winners in the CYO Meet of Champions 2015.

Cub Boys 100 Meter Dash winners in the CYO Meet of Champions 2015.

Our Lady of the Lake’s Zoe Zurasky Wins the CYO Meet of Champions 200 Meter Dash


Zoe Zurasky showed her speed as she clipped through the 200 meter dash in a time of 26.99.  The record is 26.50 set in 2008 by Dominique Keel.  Zoe was very close as you can see!  Congratulations for a great Meet of Champions.

CHAMPION: Zoe Zurasky (Our Lady of the Lake) 26.99

2nd: Greta Anderson (St. Thomas More) 27.40

3rd; Willa Grund (Holy Family) 27.53

4th: Alisha Lowe (All Saints) 27.66

5th: Cassie Wonderlick (Valley Catholic) 27.73

6th: Vanessa Nicacio (Pacific Crest Academy) 27.98

7th: Madison McClellan (St. Anthony) 28.12

8th: Katelyn Junker (Our Lady of Lourdes) 28.89

Zoe Zurasky wins the Cadet Girls 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Zoe Zurasky wins the Cadet Girls 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

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Blake Deringer Captures the Cadet Boys 200 Meter at the CYO Meet of Champions


Blake Deringer had a very decorated Meet of Champions receiving several gold medals and accolades from the crowd as he showed his tremendous athletic ability.  He came very close to a very old CYO record of 23.64 set by Derek Brown of the Madeleine in 1995.  Some of us find it very hard to believe that that was 20 years ago!  Would have been nice to have updated that record!

CHAMPION: Blake Deringer (Pacific Crest Academy) 23.93

2nd: Tyson Parker (Holy Trinity) 24.57

3rd: Gary Hollands (St. Andrew Nativity School) 24.84

4th: Simon Elliott (St. Anthony) 24.87

5th: Sam Romeo (St. Matthew) 25.09

6th: Philip Abraham (Valley Catholic) 25.19

7th: Gabriel LeRiche (St. Matthew) 25.64

8th: Rob Kordash (St. PIus X) 26.06

Blake Deringer wins the Cadet Boys 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Blake Deringer wins the Cadet Boys 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Winners in the Cadet  Boys 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Winners in the Cadet Boys 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Keziah Hollands Zips to a 200 Title at the Meet of Champions


Keziah Hollands from St. Andrew Nativity School put 10 points on the board for her team with her victory in the Cub Girls 200 meter dash at the CYO Meet of Champions May 17, 2015.  She was a lot of fun to watch as she powered half way around the track to claim her prize.  Congratulations Keziah!

CHAMPION: Keziah Hollands (St. Andrew Nativity School) 28.86

2nd: Lola Talalemotu (St. John Fisher) 29.10

3rd: Naomi Alvarez (St. Thomas More) 29.24

4th: Kate Collins (Holy Family) 29.45

5th: Sophia Goodell (St. Anthony) 29.62

6th: Zaida Mizushima (Madeleine) 30.07

7th: Kenzie Miller (Our Lady of the Lake) 30.14

8th: Molly Jenne (St. John the Apostle) 30.27

Keziah Hollands wins the 200 meter dash for Cub Girls in the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Keziah Hollands wins the 200 meter dash for Cub Girls in the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Winners in the 200 meter dash for Cub Girls in the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Winners in the 200 meter dash for Cub Girls in the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Michael Brittingham STM and Denzel Pinto SPX Battle for the 200 Meter Title – And the Winner is….


Michael Brittingham by less than two tenths of a second!!!

Michael and Denzel were less than a second off of JR Waller’s 1995 record time of 25.54.  Congratulations on a spectacular Meet of Champions to both boys!

CHAMPION: Michael Brittingham (St. Thomas More) 26.34

2nd: Denzel Pinto (St. Piux X) 26.51

3rd: Nathan Mouzong (St. Thomas More) 27.29

4th: Gregory Neal (Cathedral) 27.93

5th: Wayne McKinney (St. Thomas More) 28.08

6th: Reid Jucar (St. Anthony) 28.59

7th: Aidan Conrad (Cathedral) 29.00

8th: Rolin Griffiths (St. Anthony) 30.15

Michael Brittingham wins the Cub Boys 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Michael Brittingham wins the Cub Boys 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Winners in the Cub Boys 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Winners in the Cub Boys 200 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Greta Anderson from St. Thomas More Captures the 400 for Cadet Girls


Greta Anderson was in a race with a formidable opponent in Willa Grund, from Holy Family.  Grund has graced the cover of several CYO Track and Field Meet of champion Books.  I am sure the girls have not seen the last of one another and their paths will cross in high school if they keep up with this wonderful sport of Track and Field!  Congratulations to Greta Anderson for her victory in the Cadet Girls 400 Meter Dash with a time of 1 minute even.

CHAMPION: Greta Anderson (St. Thomas More) 1:00.00

2nd: Willa Grund (Holy Family) 1:00.94

3rd: Cassie Wonderlick (Valley Catholic) 1:01.33

4th: Makenna Schumacher (St. Thomas More) 1:01.72

5th: Hallie De Vore: (St. PIus X) 1:03.41

6th: Vanessa Nicacio (Pacific Crest Academy) 1:04.41

7th: Lily Bartel (St. John the Apostle) 1:05.01

8th: Madison McClellan (St. Anthony) 1:07.74

Greta Anderson wins the Cadet Girls 400 Meter Dash at the CYO Meet of Champions 2015

Greta Anderson wins the Cadet Girls 400 Meter Dash at the CYO Meet of Champions 2015

Cadet Girls 400 Meter winners at the CYO Meet of Champions 2015

Cadet Girls 400 Meter winners at the CYO Meet of Champions 2015

Blake Deringer wins the Cadet Boys 400 Meter Dash with near record breaking time


Blake Deringer missed the record for the Cadet Boys 400 meter Dash by less than a second in his sizzling trip of 53.36.  He’s improved his seed time by nearly a second in his effort.  Well done, Blake!

CHAMPION: Blake Deringer (Pacific Crest Academy) 53.36

2nd: Andrew Benson (St. Ignatius) 56.58

3rd: Aidan Gratton (Cathedral) 57.34

4th: Alex Guitteau (Holy Family) 58.57

5th: Grant Miller (West Hills Christian) 59.73

6th: Blake Schneck (St. Pius X) 1:02.10

7th: Davis Raz (West Hills Christian) 1:03.67

Blake Deringer wins the Cadet Boys 400 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Blake Deringer wins the Cadet Boys 400 Meter Dash at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

2015 Cadet Boys Meet of Champion 400 Meter Dash winners

2015 Cadet Boys Meet of Champion 400 Meter Dash winners

Molly Grant from St. John Fisher by Two Tenths of a Second!….. Wowzers


Molly Grant  and Jalynn Gill fought a great race right down to the wire which separated them by two tenths of a second at the CYO Meet of Champions May 17th, 2015 at Jesuit High School.  Both girls came into the championships with seed times less than a second apart.

In my opinion, the 400 meter “dash” which was known as a “run” in my day takes a lot of fortitude and courage to compete in.  These girls make it look easy as they “dash” all the way around the entire track.  It was a great competition all the way around!

CHAMPION: Molly Grant (St. John Fisher) 1:04.64

2nd: Jalynn Gill (St. Matthew) 1:04.87

3rd: Makenzie Greenslade (Franciscan Mntessori Earth School) 1:06.23

4th: Lillian Janasik (St. PIus X) 1:06.84

5th: Kenzie Miller (Our Lady of the Lake) 108.00

6th: Tagaen Kelsey (St. Andrew Nativity) 1:09.64

7th: Maggie Ryan (Cathedral) 1:09.79

8th: Natalie Fagen (West Hills Christian) 1:14.72

Molly Grant from St. John Fisher School wins the 400 Meter Relay at the CYO Meet of Champions May 17, 2015

Molly Grant from St. John Fisher School wins the 400 Meter Relay at the CYO Meet of Champions May 17, 2015

Cub Girl winners of the 400 Meter Dash at the CYO Meet of Champions May 2015

Cub Girl winners of the 400 Meter Dash at the CYO Meet of Champions May 2015

2 Cubs Break Old Record – Denzel Pinto Sets New CYO Record in 400 Meter Dash


The Cub Boys 400 Meter Dash was a thrilling race with two cub boys breaking the old record set by St. John the Apostle runner Tristan Welch in 2008!  The old record was 58.66.  Denzel Pinto’s new record is 56.90.  He shaved nearly three seconds off of his best seeded time coming into the event.  Nathan Mouzong also broke the record with a time of 57.38.  Congratulations to both boys!

CHAMPION: Denzel Pinto (St. Pius X) 56.90

2nd: Nathan Mouzong (St. Thomas More) 57.38

3rd: Jeffery Judd (St. John the Apostle) 1:03.22

4th: Gregory Neal (Cathedral) 1:03.88

5th: Adrian Mashia (St. Andrew Nativity School) 1:04.09

6th: Aidan Conrad (Cathedral) 1:05.52

7th: Trejan Flennaugh (St. Pius X) 1:05.74

8th: George Eisenhardt (Valley Catholic) 1:09.74

Denzel Pinto sets a new Cub Boys 400 Meter Record at the Meet of Champions May 2015

Denzel Pinto sets a new Cub Boys 400 Meter Record at the Meet of Champions May 2015

Denzel Pinto and Nathan Mouzong break the CYO Cub Boys Record for the 400 Meter Dash.

Denzel Pinto and Nathan Mouzong break the CYO Cub Boys Record for the 400 Meter Dash.

Cub Boy winners at the 2015 Meet of Champions in the 400 Meter Dash

Cub Boy winners at the 2015 Meet of Champions in the 400 Meter Dash

Kate MacNaughton from Valley Catholic Jumps 5 feet to Claim CYO Title


Kate MacNaughton can jump and run and she proved it at the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions taking home two gold medals, one in the high jump and one in the 4 x 400 meter run.  MacNaughton went for the record as the crowd looked on but it wasn’t to be.  A great athlete with a super personality.  Thank you, Kate, for your participation in CYO!

CHAMPION: Kate MacNaughton (Valley Catholic) 5′

2nd: Zoe Zurasky (Our Lady of the Lake) 4’11”

3rd: Lindsay Drango (Our Lady of the Lake) 4’8″

4th: Gabriela Sears (West Hills Christian) 4’8″

5th: Jerrica Pachl (Pacific Crest Academy) 4’6″

6th: Izabella Klosterman (Madeleine) 4’5″

7th: Amelia Zimmerrman (St. Pius X) 4’3″

8th: Zoey McCracken (Pacific Crest Academy) 4’1″

Kate MacNaughton wins the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions High Jump event

Kate MacNaughton wins the 2015 CYO Meet of Champions High Jump event

2015 High Jump Winners CYO Meet of Champions Cadet Girls

2015 High Jump Winners CYO Meet of Champions Cadet Girls