Stockdale girls capture Division II girls crown
Senior Chizitere Okey Dike swept the 100 and 200, and ran the lead-off leg on the first-place 4x100 relay to lead the Stockdale girls track and field team to the Central Section Division II championship on Friday at Groppetti Community Stadium in Visalia.
Okey Dike ran a personal-best in the 100 (12.20 seconds) and 200 (25.32) to qualify for next week’s two-day Masters Championship in Clovis. She will team with Nevaeh Ramos Howard, Brooklyn Madrigal and Vanessa Assaf in the 400 relay.
Distance specialist Hannah Pacheco also had a big day for the Mustangs, winning the 800 in 2 minutes 17.03 seconds to qualify for Masters, where she will also run in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays.
The Division II championship was one of four meets across the Central Valley on Friday. Here’s some of the highlights. The winner of each event automatically qualifies for Masters, along with the next best 14 competitors combined from the four division meets.
DIVISION I
Bakersfield High sophomore Jalen Ford shattered his personal-record in the 200 with a 21.12, equalling the fourth-fastest time in the state this season. He also won the 100 with a 10.48 and qualified for Masters in the 400 and 1,600 relays.
On the girls side, Liberty senior Bella Turner — last year’s BVarsity All-Area girls track and field athlete of the year — won both the 100 and 300 hurdles and helped the Patriots qualify for Masters in the 400 and 1,600 relays.
Liberty senior Nicole Bridges won the 800 in 2:14.42 to qualify for Masters, along with Bakersfield High’s Kyndall Hannible, who won the long jump with a 18 feet 1 inch.
DIVISION II
Golden Valley’s Ruben Delgado swept the boys hurdles, posting a PR in the 110 with 14.19. He qualified for Masters in both events.
Ridgeview’s Braylin Herron won the high jump with a 6-2, with Independence’s Aamir Smith finishing first in the triple jump (44-7).
Stockdale’s Obinnaya Okezie was second in the 200 and 400.
In girls action, Highland’s Mia
Torrecillas won both the 1,600 and 3,200. Her time in the 1,600 of 4:59.99 was a season best.
DIVISION III
It was a big day for the South Sequoia League in D-III. McFarland qualified for Masters by winning the 4x800 relay. Diego Ochoa, Jose Delgadillo, Estevan Gonzalez and Paul Diaz teamed to run a 8:24.33.
Carlos Calderon of Kennedy won the boys shot put with a personal-best 52-1.
Taft’s Ashlyn Barrett won the 300 hurdles with a 46.32 and was second in the 100 hurdles, and Chavez’s Alexza Toralba won the long jump title with a leap of 16-5.
DIVISION IV
Kern Valley’s Jayda Bushling won the 100 and triple jump, was second in the 200 and fourth in the long jump to help the Broncs to a third-place finish as a team. Teammate Aspen Hacker won the 1,600, was second in the 800, fourth in the 3,200 and fifth in the 400.
Bakersfield Christian’s Madison Lane won the 300 hurdles and was second in the 100 hurdles.