Anthony Pierce gets ready to receive handoff in 4×100 relay
This Saturday, May 11th at Castro Valley High School 12 local High Schools (Alameda, Arroyo, Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd, Castro Valley, Encinal, Hayward, Piedmont, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Tennyson) teams will battle for the WACC Track and Field League Championship. For Track & Field enthusiast this is one meet you will not want to miss. Competing at this meet will be 7 individuals ranked in the top 5 in the STATE in their event, and there are 2 individuals with the top ranking in the NATION. It is by far the largest collection of State ranked individuals in league history and perhaps for any league in NSC history.
The following is a list of State ranked runners competing in this years WACC Championship
Event Name School Time State Ranking National Ranking
- B 400 Christian Carter San Leandro 47.53 3rd
- B 800 Eugene Hamilton III BOD 1:50.19 1st
- B 110HH James Traylor Berkeley 14.21 4th
- B TJ Nate Moore Castro Valley 49’10” 1st 1st
- B 4×100 Castro Valley 41.35 4th
- G 100 Gabriella Cantrell San Leandro 11.76 3rd
- G 200 Gabriella Cantrell San Leandro 23.97 3rd
- G 100HH Sasha Wallace Castro Valley 13.43 1st 1st
- G 100HH Kortni Symers-Jones San Leandro 13.94 4th
Other notable performers in Saturday’s Championship meet include:
- G 800 Nijae Jones San Leandro 2:13.33 8th
- B 100 Myles Speagle Castro Valley 10.89 47th
- B 100 Stephen Johnson San Leandro 10.97 70th
For more on California High School Track and Field go to http://www.prepcaltrack.com/
Najae Jones 800 m specialist
Christian Carter, 2nd in the 400m.
Gabriela Cantrell, Star Sprinter for SL Pirates
Kortni Smyers-Jones, Star Hurdler and Jumper for SL Pirates
