LODI, Calif. – The 2019 Delta League Champion St. Francis track and field team enters the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I meet on Wednesday with a strong list of qualifiers with a combined 21 athletes in a total of 37 events. The Troubies will be seeking their first title since winning three consecutive from 2013-15.
Field events start at 2 p.m. on Wednesday with the pole vault including Delta League runner up Molly Chambers, juniors Meghan Ladd, Sasha Utter and Katya Utter competing. The Troubadours will also be represented by Sarah Healey in the discus.
Running events start at 5 p.m. with the Troubies represented in the 4x100m Relay, 400 Meters (Alexys Jones), 100 meters (Chanel Grimes, Isabelle Grassel and Kenna de Lemos), 110m hurdles (Reyna Johnson and Serena Shimada), 800 meters (Isabella Fauria, Sophie DeBenedetti and Haley Silva), 300m Hurdles (Shimada), 200m (Grimes, de Lemos) and 4x400m Relay.
The top eight finishers at the Delta League Championship and automatic mark qualifiers advanced to the SJS Trials at Tokay High School in Lodi. The Troubies had 10 different event winners in the Varsity and Frosh/Soph divisions.
2019 Track and Field Section Qualifiers (21)
Peyton Carson (4x400 m Relay)
Molly Chambers (Pole Vault)
Tatiana Cornejo (1600 meters, 3200 meters)
Sophie DeBenedetti (800 meters, 4x400 Relay)
Isabella Fauria (800 meters, 1600 meters, 4x400 Relay)
Isabelle Grassel (100 meters, 4x100 Relay, Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Chanel Grimes (100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 Relay)
Sarah Healey (Shot Put, Discus)
Hanna Hekkanen (3200)
Grace Heisinger (4x400m Relay)
Jayme Hendrickson (High Jump)
Cate Joaquin (1600 meters, 3200 meters)
Reyna Johnson (100 meters, 100m Hurdles, 4x100 Relay, Long Jump)
Alexys Jones (400 meter, 4x400 Relay)
Meghan Ladd (Pole Vault)
Kenna de Lemos (100 meters, 200 meters, Long Jump, 4x100 Relay)
Isabella Palchak (100m Hurdles, High Jump)
Serena Shimada (100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles)
Haley Silva (800 meters, 4x400 Relay)
Sasha Utter (Pole Vault)
Katya Utter (Pole Vault)
Delta League Champs
Reyna Johnson – 100m Hurdles
Isabella Fauria – 800 Meters, 1600 Meters
Cate Joaquin – 3200 Meters
Serena Shimada – 300m Hurdles
Isabelle Grassel – Long Jump
Peyton Carson – F/S 400 Meters
Nora Smith – F/S 800 Meters
Emily Castles – F/S 3200 and 1600 Meters
F/S 4x100 m Relay – Baleria, Sagay, Mariezeta, McGahan
F/S 4x400m Relay – Palko, O'Gara, Carson, Silva
