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 Cub Girls 800 Meter Run Champion Taegan Eatmon-Kelsey from St. Andrew Nativity School


Taegan Eatmon-Kelsey was seeded three seconds ahead of her closest competitor and after shaving 7 seconds off her best time this season, Taegan won by a 3 second margin to capture the 800 meter championship for St. Andrew Nativity School. sistersblog# cyocamphoward#

  1. Taegan Eatmon-Kelsey, St. Andrew Nativity School, 2:32.26
  2. Amalie Beil, St. Thomas More, 2:35.94
  3. Tess Nye, St. Thomas More, 2:36.15
  4. Alice Davidson, St. Pius X, 2:39.49
  5. Evelyn Guilfoyle, St. Anthony, 2:43.99
  6. Sara Hsu, Holy Family, 2:44.07
  7. Catie Dice, St. Thomas More, 2:44.66
  8. Ella McGillis, St. Thomas More, 2:45IMG_3089IMG_3086

CYO Cadet Girls 800 Grant Girls 1 and 2, St. John Fisher 1, 2 and 3


The headline says it all!  Molly and Paige Grant finished first and second to win the Cub girls 800 meter Run at the CYO Meet of Champions May 20 & 21 at Jesuit High School.  Less than a second separated both their seed times and their winning times.  The Grant girls finish their CYO career with the conclusion of the Meet of Champions and leave behind some great memories for those who watched them through the years.

  1. Molly Grant, St. John Fisher
  2. Paige Grant, St. John Fisher
  3. Morgan Petersen, St. John Fisher, 2:28.84
  4. Ava Stenstrom, St. Anthony, 2:31.26
  5. Zoe Quach, St. Pius X, 2:33.61
  6. Jalynn Gill, St. Matthew, 2:34.90
  7. Maddy Messer, Valley Catholic, 2:37.54
  8. Madeline Bowder, Holy Trinity, 2:38.60

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St. Thomas More’s Malcolm Grant Captures CYO Cub Boys 800 Meter Run


The CYO photo finish was called into play to determine the winner of the race which was differentiated by 62 hundredths of a second!  Malcolm Grant finished at 2:22.24 and Valley Catholic’s Mario Oblad in 2:22.86!  A great race that makes CYO Track and Field one of the great sports for spectators on a dry sunny Saturday afternoon in May!  Great job, boys!

  1. Malcolm Grant, St. Thomas More, 2:22.24
  2. Mario Oblad, Valley Catholic, 2:22.86
  3. Tristan Sullivan, Holy Trinity, 2:27.63
  4. Cade Collins, Holy Trinity, 2:32.27
  5. Caleb Bello, Valley Catholic, 2:32.75
  6. Nathaniel Gatchell, St. Pius X, 2:34.40
  7. Avery Cesar, St. Pius X, 2:34.46
  8. Cooper Whittington, Our Lady of the Lake, 2:35.39

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Luke Horne, Holy Trinity, captures CYO Cadet Boys 800 Meter Title


Luke Horne and Andrew Zabudsky from St. Pius X needed the review of the photo finish to determine the winner of the 800 meter race with 20 hundredths of a second separating their finish in the race!  Horne has had some good successes with the distance races over the years. sistersblog# cyocamphoward#

  1. Luke Horne, Holy Trinity, 2:13.24
  2. Andrew Zabudsky, St. Pius X, 2:13.44
  3. Ryan Ensminger, Our Lady of the Lake, 2:15.65
  4. William Patricelli, Our Lady of the Lake, 2:16.36
  5. Jase Derry, St. Anthony, 2:16.75
  6. Jonajh Chang, St. Pius X, 2:17.49
  7. William Hall, St. Pius X, 2:17.83
  8. Jeffery Osborn, St. Anthony, 2:18.98

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CYO Roadrunner London Wishman Racked Up 10 Points for St. Matthew in the 400


A straight forward race with a tough field of competitors resulting in a two second advantage for Wisher and gold for St. Matthew!  The 400 is a challenging race that used to be called a “run” now called a “dash” because the participants go hard and fast all the way around!

  1. London Wisher, St. Matthew, 1:10.49
  2. Juliana Peters, St. Anthony, 1:12.18
  3. Abigail Anderson, Our Lady of the Lake, 1:14.45
  4. Madeline Johnson, Pacific Crest Academy, 1:15.28
  5. Caitlin Moran, St. John Fisher, 1:15.70
  6. Ava Gaggini, Valley Catholic, 1:17.56
  7. Sophie Buzzard, Pacific Crest Academy, 1:17.90
  8. Stephanie Edwards, Pacific Crest Academy, 1:20.37

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CYO 1500 Meter Paige Grant Wins Big


Paige and Molly Grant are true identical twins.  I have watched the girls grow up in CYO sports.  I was a teacher at St. Mary of the Valley (now Valley Catholic) when their mother was a student there.  I know the family well and they are great people.   The girls have been fun to watch through the years as they have been scrappers in basketball and competitors in track and field.  They both have the heart of a winner.  It touched my heart as Paige stepped up on the winners platform for the first time and collected her championship medal.  Good job, Paige!

  1. Paige Grant, St. John Fisher, 5:05.16
  2. Olivia Silenzi, Valley Catholic, 5:09.24
  3. Olivia Seitz, St. Anthony, 5:11.70
  4. Fiona Lenth, St. John Fisher, 5:12.73
  5. Alexandria Nagy, St. Pius X, 5:13.35
  6. Ava Stenstrom, St. Anthony, 5:13.98
  7. Morgan Petersen, St. John Fisher, 5:18.51
  8. Maddy Messer, Valley Catholic, 5:19.321500, Cadet GirlsPaige Grant

CYO Cub Boys 1500 Vlad Stancescu from Our Lady of the Lake


Twins from Our Lady of the Lake, Vlad and Andrei Stancescu were a treat to watch as they came in one and two in both the 3000 (Saturday) and the 1500 (Sunday afternoon).  The boys clearly love one another and my suspicion is that they push one another in practice.  Andrei shaved 3 seconds off his best time while Vlad improved by under 1 second. sistersblog# cyocamphoward#

  1. Vlad Stancescu, Our Lady of the Lake, 4:50.87
  2. Andrei Stancescu, Our Lady of the Lake, 4:55.81
  3. Mario Oblad, Valley Catholic, 4:56.47
  4. Tristan Sullivan, Holy Trinity, 5:01.77
  5. Liam Murphy, St. Thomas More, 5:04.68
  6. Caden Swanson, St. Pius X, 5:11.11
  7. Avery Cesar, St. Pius X, 5:11.66
  8. Eric Schumacher, St. Pius X, 5:12.51

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