Troubie track returns to action at Halden Invite

Posted: Apr 13, 2024

DAVIS, Calif. – Junior Alina Gutierrez, senior Kelsey Sutch and freshman Sunny Schranz each finished fourth in their respective varsity events to lead a small band of St. Francis track & field athletes at a cold and drizzly Halden Invitational, hosted by Davis at its own Ron & Mary Brown Stadium Saturday.

Gutierrez ran a 28.62 in the 200-meter dash, Sutch matched her season best of two minutes, 28.55 seconds in the 800; while Schranz cut more than a second from her personal best in the 3,200 with a 11:43.99 time. Gutierrez bested the 29.09 from the Bronco Speed Festival three weeks prior, with Saturday's crosswind resulting in a legal 1.7 meters per second reading.

Among the Troubadours' frosh-soph entries, freshman Nassali Serwanga had the best overall finish with a runner-up 52.72 in the 300 hurdles, just 0.18 behind winner Oceane Lacasse of Sequoia. Sophomore Antonija Jezildzic also finished third in each of shot put (26 feet, 3 inches) and dicsus throw (86-7).

Sutch also led St. Francis in the 1,600 with a ninth-place 5:26.47, her fastest time in that event since the 5:24.91 she ran at the 2022 Dublin Distance Fiesta. This continues the return to action from injury for the student leader, who took part in the 4x800 relay at last weekend's Arcadia Invitational. Sutch was a member of the 4x800 relay squad that finished second at last year's Sac-Joaquin Section Masters meet, but she sat out nearly the entirety of her senior cross country season and was sidelined during the first Delta League center meet in late March.

The weather impacted the morning and early-afternoon portion of the meet, with the early rain canceling both the high jump and pole vault.

St. Francis returns to Davis on Wednesday for the second Delta League center meet. The first events are scheduled for 10 a.m.

2024 HALDEN TRACK & FIELD INVITATIONAL
Ron & Mary Brown Stadium (Davis, Calif.)
Events with SF entrants only • Winners plus SF finishers listed

GIRLS' 100 METERS VARSITY - 1. Jada Lawson, McClatchy, 12.63... 13. Alina Gutierrez, 14.22 (w: +0.1); 16. Anastacia Maruccia, 14.27 (w: +0.0); 18. Piper Sherburne, 14.38 (w: +0.1).

GIRLS' 100 METERS FROSH-SOPH - 1. Tiekeya Robinson, Wood, 13.43... 27. Kathryn McWilliams, 15.99 (w: N/A); 29. Gaia Price, 16.25 (w: +0.0); 34. Brittney Rios, 20.87 (w: +0.0).

GIRLS' 200 METERS VARSITY - 1. Maya Vikilmar, Davis, 27.04... 4. Alina Gutierrez, 28.62 (w: +1.7); 12. Rylee Coauette, 32.26 (w: +0.2).

GIRLS' 400 METERS VARSITY - 1. Jaliyah Davis, River City, 59.75... 10. Kennedy Bishop, 1:08.12.

GIRLS' 800 METERS VARSITY - 1. Avery Popejoy, Rio Americano, 2:27.39... 4. Kelsey Sutch, 2:28.55; 15. Pamela Vargas, 2:30.00; 25. Mykaela Le, 2:42.74; 38. Kyra Lueras, 2:51.68; 43. Ashlyn Smith, 2:54.03; 50. Ashley Sexauer, 3:03.53; 54. Zoe Smith, 3:06.63.

GIRLS' 1,600 METERS - 1. Anna Soares, Placer, 5:17.18... 8. Kelsey Sutch, 5:26.47; 14. Sunny Schranz, 5:32.14; 16. Pamela Vargas, 5:32.63; 18. Amelia Bell, 5:34.81; 19. Emma Dobson, 5:34.85; 28. Chloe Harrison, 5:41.82; 41. Mykaela Le, 5:55.92; 43. Lucie Pickering Pick, 5:57.37; 51. Jordan Brace, 6:02.53; 53. Kyra Lueras, 6:04.88; 55. Ashlyn Smith, 6:05.81; 82. Morgan Bertran, 6:37.06; 83. Zoe Smith, 6:38.30; 84. Ashley Sexauer, 6:41.03; 87. MacKenzie Olmstead, 6:44.93.

GIRLS' 3,200 METERS - 1. Kiah Aitken, Lodi, 11:21.86... 4. Sunny Schranz, 11:43.99; 6. Amelia Bell, 12:07.87; 8. Emma Dobson, 12:20.93; 9. Chloe Harrison, 12:27.31; 10. Lucie Pickering Pick, 12:45.23; 15. Jordan Brace, 13:06.31; 21. Stella Davenport, 13:54.17; 27. MacKenzie Olmstead, 14:49.95.

GIRLS' 100 HURDLES VARSITY - 1. Ashonti Brown, Lincoln (Stockton), 15.80... 9. Tayli Paeu-Lindgren, 19.63 (w: +0.0).

GIRLS' 100 HURDLES FROSH-SOPH - 1. Oceane Lacasse, Sequoia, 18.86... 8. Nassali Serwanga, 20.73 (w: -0.2); 16. Annie Swanson, 24.66 (w: -0.2).

GIRLS' 300 HURDLES FROSH-SOPH - 1. Oceane Lacasse, Sequoia, 52.54... 2. Nassali Serwanga, 52.72; 6. Annie Swanson, 58.17.

GIRLS' LONG JUMP FROSH-SOPH - 1. Naima Beshair, Davis, 14-11.5... 9. Morgane Bertran, 12-7. No wind data available.

GIRLS' SHOT PUT VARSITY - 1. Sol Bitners, Davis, 37-3... 15. Maysen Boswell, 26-10; 20. Emika Garcia, 21-8.

GIRLS' SHOT PUT FROSH-SOPH - 1. Mereani Tikomainiusiladi, Dixon 29-6... 3. Antonija Jezildzic, 26-3.

GIRLS' DISCUS THROW VARSITY - 1. Sol Bitners, Davis, 126-8... 20. Maysen Boswell, 61-3.

GIRLS' DISCUS THROW FROSH-SOPH - 1. Mereani Tikomainiusiladi, Dixon, 96-9... 3. Antonija Jezildzic, 86-7; 22. Christine So, 49-6.