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

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

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

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

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

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

The Fastest Kids in CYO & Some New Technology at CYO/CH


We have determined the strongest kids in CYO – Shot Put & Turbo Javelin.  We know who can run our messages across long distances the fastest – 3000, 1500 & 800.  We know who can fly the furthest – Long jump and fly the highest – high jump!  Tommorrow begins a series on the fastest kids in CYO – 400, 200 & 100.  We will then finish up with the relay teams!  So stay tuned as we reload our blog with another series of exciting stories.

You might also be interested to know that we are starting to load videos onto the CYO/Camp Howard store on our website http://www.cyocamphoward.org of all of the events in track and field this season.  This means you could purchase any one of the events and watch yourself on it!  As you may know, we pay Blue Chip video to come out and film the events with the intention of getting the technology to make it possible for people to download the film onto their computers or mobile devices.  We have finally achieved that ability so we will be adding events until we have all of the current track events up then we will move backwards to all of our past championships that we have filmed.  We began filming around 2003!  It won’t happen overnight but we will be working our way back to the beginning.

Aidan Maloney From St. Matthew Owns The High Jump Event


You can watch Aidan Maloney grow up on the front of the CYO Meet of Champions book because he has won the boys high jump nearly every year of his participation in CYO Track and Field!  I would have liked to have seen Aidan take the CYO record with him as well when he moves on to High School.  With a best seed height of 5’9″ and a championship height of 5’5″ he was not far from the record of 5’11 set in 2009 by Marcus Yoo.

A great kid with a lot of courage and fortitude, Aidan will be fun to watch as he moves on the High School.  Thanks for some great races as well Aidan!

CHAMPION: Aidan Maloney (St. Matthew) 5’5″

2nd: Gaige Ainslie (All Saints) 5’4″

3rd: Jaydn Holgado (St. Matthew) 5’3″

4th: Austin Canchola (St. John the Apostle) 5’2″

5th: Will Lagomarsino (Cathedral) 5’1″

6th: Alex Guitteau (Holy Family) 5′

7th: Makoa Smith (St. Matthew) 4’11”

8th: Monsanto Koch (Holy Family) 4’10”

Aidan Maloney 2015 Cadet Boys High School Champion CYO Meet of Champions

Aidan Maloney 2015 Cadet Boys High School Champion CYO Meet of Champions

Cadet Boys High Jump winners 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Cadet Boys High Jump winners 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

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

Jayden Holgado from St. Matthew Cadet Boys Long Jump King


In the 2014 CYO Meet of Champions, Jayden Holgado won the Long Jump, High Jump and 100 Yard dash!  No small feat!  He stepped up to the Cadet level this year and won the long jump with a jump of 18’10”.  His jump was a foot and a half short of the CYO Record.  I am betting he might just capture that record next year and I will be watching!  Good job Jayden and all of the Cadet Boy Long Jumpers!

CHAMPION: Jayden Holgado (St. Matthew) 18’10”

2nd: Andrew Benson (St. Ignatius) 17’8.25″

3rd: Lehzan Blake (St. Andrew Nativity) 17’8″

4th: Aidan Maloney (St. Matthew) 17’6.50″

5th: Tyson Parker (Holy Trinity)17’3.75″

6th: Gabe Rozzell (Holy Family) 16’11”

7th: Simon Elliott (St. Anthony)16’6″

8th: Nick Reitzug (St. Matthew) 16′

Cadet Boy Long Jump winners 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Cadet Boy Long Jump winners 2015 CYO Meet of Champions

Jayden Holdago 2015 Cadet Boys Long Jump Champion CYO Meet of Champions

Jayden Holdago 2015 Cadet Boys Long Jump Champion CYO Meet of Champions