The girls from Yucaipa High and the boys from Cajon of San Bernardino outperformed their opponents in the Citrus Belt League Track and Field Finals.
Yucaipa girls, Cajon boys score opponents
The meeting took place on Thursday, April 27th at Yucaipa High School.
Mikensi Smith led the Yucaipa girls, winning the 100 meters in a season-best 12.40 seconds and the 200 meters in a season-best 25.65 seconds and running a leg of the winning 400-meter relay in Yucaipa’s season-best time of 49.48 seconds.
“I feel great because I’ve had a pretty tough season that started with a few injuries,” Smith said. “It just feels good to come back and end up on top.”
Yucaipa also clinched a win from Isabella Lopez-Davis in the 300 hurdles with a season-best 47.26, followed closely by teammate Cana Neal, who posted her best performance of the season at 47.90. Lopez-Davis also ran legs in the 400m and 1,600m relays.
The Cajon boys were led by fast tackler JeyQuan Smith, who won the 100 (10.48) and 200 (21.08), finished second in the long jump (22-1) ahead of teammate Keith Cotlage (22-10) and anchored Cajon’s victorious 400-meter relay team. Smith, one of the top sprinters in the state, lowered his 200-meter best.
A football and track and field star, Smith will transfer to the University of South Florida in the fall. His results over four events gave Cajon 38 points.
Cajon’s 400-meter relay team set a competition record of 41.64, breaking the old record of 41.95 set by Yucaipa in 2017.
Cajon also won the 1,600m relay (3:27.18).
The Beaumont boys finished second as a team with 116 points, followed by Yucaipa (108). Cajon had 124 points.
Cajon, Beaumont and Yucaipa all finished 4-1 in the dual meet competition.
The Yucaipa boys were led by Ben Ligenfelter, who repeated himself as the world champion in shot put (50-9) and discus (142). His shot put throw was five feet further than his previous win.
The T-Birds also clinched a win from Scott Caricato in the 3200 (9:47.87).
The Beaumont girls (116 points) finished second behind Yucaipa (133) and REV (89) finished third. Yucaipa went 5-0 in doubles.
Citrus Valley’s Itzel Del Rio took first place in the 3,200 (11:30.79) ahead of Yucaipa’s Cali Good (11:38.21).
All CBL first place finishers of the meet qualify for the CIF Southern Section preliminary rounds, while second and third place finishers must meet the CIF SS time and mark standards to advance.
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
BOYS team
Cajon 124, Beaumont 116, Yucaipa 108
Individually
400 relays
Cajon 41.64, Yucaipa 42.82, Redlands 43.51.
1,600 squadron: Christopher Ontiveros Jr.; (Citrus Valley) 4:24.85, Emmanuel Wallace (Redlands East Valley) 4:25.40, Jose Linares (Yucaipa) 4:28.40. 110 hurdles: King Arnell Dunlap (Beaumont) 16.21, Daniel Agbelusi (B) 16.38, Aiden Englert (Y) 16.54. 400: Elijah Koskey (B) 49.99, Luis Muniz (Cajon) 51.09, Dawson Martinez (CV) 51.25. 100: JeyQuan Smith (Caj) 10.48; 800: Matthew Saldana (CV) 1:56.16; (Caj) 1:56.85; 300 hurdles: Daniel Agbelusi (B) 40.24, Aiden Englert (Y) 41.69, A’maen Lockett (RHS) 42.26. 200: JeyQuan Smith (Caj) 21.08, Julien Scarbrough (RHS) 22.26, Elijah Koskey (B) 22.50. 3.200: Scott Caricato (Y) 9:47.87; 1,600 Squadron: Cajon 3:27.18, Citrus Valley 3:28.07, Beaumont 3:28.11. Long Jump: Keith Cottage (Caj) 22-10, JeyQuan Smith (Caj) 22-1, Julien Scarbrough (RHS) 21-11. Triple Jump: Jeremiah Bolanos (REV) 46-1, Keith Cotlage (Caj) 44-9, London Morris (RHS) 41-10 1⁄2 High Jump: Michael Counce (CV) 6-0, Sidney Marshall (RHS) 6-0 , Jaxon Gilmore (B) 5-8. Shot Put: Benjamin Lingenfelter (Y) 50-9 1⁄2, Philander Lee (Caj) 46-4, Nathan Long (Y) 42-7 Discus: Benjamin Lingenfelter (Y) 142, Roman Diaz (B) 131-9, Luke Butler-Hoagland (RHS) 117-11.
GIRLS team
133 Yucaipa, 116 Beaumont, 89 Redlands East Valley.
400 Squadron: Yucaipa 49.48, REV 49.59, Beaumont 50.00. 1600: Hannah Butterfield (B) 5:18.03, Hailie Lomeli (CV) 5:19.99, Meghan Walker (REV) 5:25.89. 100 hurdles: Kierstin Marpaung (Caj) 16.05, Olivia Elgan (CV) 16.83, Brooke Mock (Y) 17.59. 400: Adriana Hewitt (B) 59.32, Sydney Hansen (B) 59.48, Ava Lopez (CV) 1:01.98. 100 hurdles: Mikensi Smith (Y) 12.40, Catalina Teran (REV) 12.61, Astrid Teran (REV) 12.74. 800: Hannah Butterfield (B) 2:17.91, Isabella Bravo (CV) 2:20.87, Odyssea Barro (CV) 2:24.70. 300 hurdles: Isabella Lopez-Davis (Y) 47.26, Cana Neal (Y) 47.90, Serena Scott (B) 49.06. 200: Mikensi Smith (Y) 25.65, Catalina Teran (REV) 25.99, Astrid Teran (REV) 26.31. 3,200: Itzel Del Rio (CV) 11:30.79, Cali Good (Y) 11:38.21, Angie Valenzuela (B) 11:58.28. 1,600 Squadron: Beaumont 4:02.59, Yucaipa 4:07.32, Citrus Valley 4:15.13. Long Jump: Astrid Teran (REV) 17-3½, Audrey Powers (REV) 17-1½, Catalina Teran (REV) 17-0. Triple Jump: Layla Campbell (Caj) 34-11, Stephanie Brittin (RHS) 34-6, Elizabeth Thompson (RHS) 34-3 ½. High Jump: Alexandra Martinez (RHS) 5-0, Jaden Bruno (RHS) 4-10, Jordan Dennert (REV) 4-8. Shot Put: Su’Riah Williams (RHS) 37-6, Kailea Satterwhite (Caj) 35-10½, Audrey Blankenship (Y) 32-8½. Discus: Kailea Satterwhite (Caj) 118-8, Audrey Blankenship (Y) 114-3½, Su’Riah Williams (RHS) 113-4.
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