DAVIS, Calif. – Sophomore Jasleen Gandhoke won the varsity high jump with a personal best of five feet, five inches while fellow 10th-grader Tayli Paeu-Lindgren made a dramatic prep debut of 33-7.75 in the triple jump, highlighting St. Francis in the first of three Sierra Foothill League dual meets at Davis Senior High's Ron & Mary Brown Stadium Wednesday.
The meet featured a total of five schools: host Davis, St. Francis, Jesuit, Folsom and Oak Ridge. It was originally intended as a double dual – Troubies vs. Blue Devils, Troubies vs. Bulldogs, with no scoring against the Trojans – but meet officials had not actually scored the meet as of 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night.
Gandhoke improved on her previous high jump best by an inch, with 5-5 ranking third in school history behind only Isabella Palchak (5-4.25), Tifani Grimes (5-7) and Karen Lysaght (6-0). That trio later competed at Cal, Army and Stanford, respectively. Gandhoke also ducked away from the high jump apron to win the varsity 100-meter hurdles (16.65) and 300-meter hurdles (48.98).
Paeu-Lindgren appeared seven times in the high jump and qualified for the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I championship meet in the long jump as a freshman, but had never competed in the triple jump until Wednesday's SFL meet. In her third attempt, she popped the 33 feet-7.75. That effort would rank as the best in program history for a sophomore, and the No. 9 mark overall.
However, meet officials did not record a wind reading to make Paeu-Lindgren's result a wind-legal mark, even though the sprint results on the opposite side of Halden Field suggest she would have faced a headwind ranging from 1.5 to as much as 3.4 meters per second had a gauge been in place.
Freshman Miya Menza also enjoyed a strong overall day, finishing second only to Davis standout Norah Feldt in the 800 at 2:28.11, before finishing the night with a dominating victory in the 3,200. Menza crossed in 11:26.66, almost 40 seconds ahead of runner-up and teammate Sophia Kadel's 12:05.93.
Sophomore Alexa Randall gave SF a third varsity event win, thanks to a 1:01.35 in the 400. Freshman Brynn Baker was a double winner in junior varsity action, claiming both the 200 (27.96) and 400 (1:02.11). Impressively, Baker ended up as the Troubies' second-fastest runner in each of those events regardless of division, and would have placed third overall in the varsity 400 behind only Randall and Davis' Maya Yikilmaz (1:01.95).
Wednesday's competition is the first of three SFL center meets during the regular season. The Troubies compete in another double dual against Rocklin and host Whitney on March 19, then take part in a triple dual with Del Oro, Granite Bay and Oak Ridge in a meet hosted by Folsom on April 9. The three center meets, combined with the SFL championship meet in early May, determine the final league standings.
St. Francis returns to action on Friday at Placer's LeFebvre Relays, then a smaller delegation of Troubies will compete at the Sac State High School Classic on Saturday. The Placer meet begins at 1:30 p.m.
UPDATE 3/6: The meet ended up being scored as a quadrangular rather than as separate head-to-head matchups... Among varsity events, Davis won with 61 points, with St. Francis (50), Oak Ridge (21) and Folsom (4) behind... For JV events, St. Francis led the way with 55, followed by Davis (53), Oak Ridge (14) and Folsom (13).
2025 SIERRA FOOTHILL LEAGUE DOUBLE DUAL NO. 1
Ron & Mary Brown Stadium (Davis, Calif.)
Events with SF entrants only • Winner plus SF finishers listed
JV GIRLS' 4x100 RELAY - 1. Davis 'B' (lineup unknown), 53.65... 2. St. Francis (Gonzalez, Lee, Chow, Baker), 56.33.
VARSITY GIRLS' 4x100 RELAY - 1. St. Francis 'B' (Swanson, Bugarin, Gutierrez, Medina), 51.31... 4. St. Francis 'A' (Lucia Vicio, Randall, Serwanga, Dwyre), 53.27.
JV GIRLS' 1,600 METERS - 1. Loti Boucher, Oak Ridge, 5:42.40... 3. Mia Hollar, 5:49.07; 4. Emily Colonnello, 5:50.01; 6. Mackenna Miller, 5:54.93; 7. Sophia Hernandez, 5:55.27; 10. Alyssa Tafoya, 6:06.64; 17. Jamisen Black, 6:51.97; 21. Gianna Riquelme, 7:41.91.
VARSITY GIRLS' 1,600 METERS - 1. Avery Wolk, Davis, 5:15.35... 2. Halle Welch, 5:18.00; 6. Sunny Schranz, 5:26.56; 8. Sophia Kadel, 5:32.12; 17. Kyra Lueras, 5:54.71; 18. Lucie Pickering Pick, 5:57.28; 19. Jordan Brace, 5:59.57; 20. Mykaela Le, 6:12.16; 21. Ashley Sexauer, 6:14.24; 22. Chloe' Hickey, 6:18.29; 23. Ashlyn Smith, 6:20.71; 28. Stella Davenport, 6:43.32; 29. MacKenzie Olmstead, 6:52.85.
VARSITY GIRLS' 100 HURDLES - 1. Jasleen Gandhoke, St. Francis, 16.65.
JV GIRLS' 400 METERS - 1. Brynn Baker, St. Francis, 1:02.11.
VARSITY GIRLS' 400 METERS - 1. Alexa Randall, St. Francis, 1:01.35... 3. Colleen Medina, 1:03.80; 7. Annie Swanson, 1:05.06; 8. Nassali Serwanga, 1:06.18.
JV GIRLS' 100 METERS - 1. Norah White, St. Francis, 13.95 (w:-2.6)... 4. Tiara Lee, 14.54 (w:-2.6); 9. Sienna Dukes, 14.84 (w:-2.4); 15. Miki Chow, 15.32 (w:-2.4); 16. Claire Bowman, 15.38 (w:-2.6); 25. Gaia Price, 16.11 (w:-2.6); 29. Hawa Shetab, 17.03 (w:-2.0); 32. Josie Quiniola, 18.42 (w:-2.0).
VARSITY GIRLS' 100 METERS - 1. Hannah Heinlein, Oak Ridge, 12.74 (w:-3.7)... 3. Jada Dwyre, 13.54 (w:-3.7); 4. Emma Bugarin, 13.61 (w:-3.0); 7. Lucia Vicio, 14.09; 16. Alina Gutierrez, 14.88 (w:-3.0); 20. Laila Mendoza, 15.00 (w:-1.5); 22. Rylee Coauette, 15.34 (w:-3.0); 26. Madeleine Lee, 16.85 (w:-1.5)
JV GIRLS' 800 METERS - 1. Lydia Stralen, St. Francis, 2:40.40... 4. Emily Colonnello, 2:42.59; 6. Sophia Hernandez, 2:45.71; 14. Jamisen Black, 3:07.68; 19. Gianna Riquelme, 3:26.43.
VARSITY GIRLS' 800 METERS - 1. Norah Feldt, Davis, 2:26.34... 2. Miya Menza, 2:28.11; 3. Halle Welch, 2:29.38; 6. Sunny Schranz, 2:41.36; 10. Lucie Pickering Pick, 2:48.34; 11. Jordan Brace, 2:51.62; 12. Chloe' Hickey, 2:53.11; 18. Ashlyn Smith, 3:05.91; 19. Stella Davenport, 3:07.58; 21. MacKenzie Olmstead, 3:11.84;
JV GIRLS' 300 HURDLES - 1. Maya Stevenson, Davis, 55.78... 2. Mia Hollar, 56.47; 3. Alyssa Tafoya, 57.06; Norah White, no time recorded.
VARSITY GIRLS' 300 HURDLES - 1. Jasleen Gandhoke, St. Francis, 48.98
JV GIRLS' 200 METERS - 1. Brynn Baker, St. Francis, 27.96 (w:-0.1)... 6. Tiara Lee, 29.67 (w:-0.1); 18. Claire Bowman, 31.65 (w:-0.4); 19. Sienna Dukes, 31.68 (w:-0.4); 25. Gaia Price, 33.41 (w:-0.9); 29. Hawa Shetab, 36.17 (w:-0.9).
VARSITY GIRLS' 200 METERS - 1. Hannah Heinlein, Oak Ridge, 25.75... 3. Alexa Randall, 27.12 (w:-0.2); 4. Jada Dwyre, 28.26 (w:-0.2); 5. Colleen Medina (w:-1.8), 28.47; 8. Nassali Serwanga, 29.14 (w:-1.8); 13. Alina Gutierrez, 29.62 (w:-1.0); 17. Annie Swanson, 30.47 (w:-1.0); 18. Laila Mendoza, 30.58 (w:-2.0); 24. Rylee Coauette, 32.06 (w:-1.0); 30. Madeleine Lee, 35.59 (w:-0.8).
VARSITY/JV GIRLS' 3,200 METERS - 1. Miya Menza, St. Francis, 11:26.66... 2. Sophia Kadel, 12:05.93; 3. Kyra Lueras, 12:21.65; 5. Lydia Stralen, 12:55.69; 6. Mackenna Miller, 13:00.12.
JV GIRLS' LONG JUMP - 1. Abigail Edwards, Folsom, 14-3.25 (w: NWI)... 3. Maura McManus, 13-7.5 (w: NWI); 7. Anastacia Uniza, 12-0.5 (w: NWI); 8. Claire Bowman, 11-6.5 (w: NWI); 11. Savannah Fleck, 10-4.25 (w: NWI); 12. Ari Iniquez, 9-5.75 (w: NWI).
VARSITY GIRLS' LONG JUMP - 1. Allison Anastacio, Oak Ridge, 16-1.75 (w: NWI)... 2. Tayli Paeu-Lindgren, 15-8.5 (w: NWI); 10. Abbey Pavelchik, 11-9.75 (w: NWI) 11. Lilian Vicio, 11-7.5 (w: NWI)
JV GIRLS' TRIPLE JUMP - 1. Soraya Rivera, Davis, 29-11.5 (w: NWI)... 3. Anastacia Uniza, 26-3 (w: NWI); Maura McManus, foul.
VARSITY GIRLS' TRIPLE JUMP - 1. Allison Anastacio, Oak Ridge, 34-1.5 (w: NWI)... 2. Tayli Paeu-Lindgren, 33-7.75 (w: NWI), 8. Abbey Pavelchik, 23-10.75 (w: NWI).
JV GIRLS' HIGH JUMP - 1. Maura McManus, St. Francis, 4-6... 4. Ava Harmatz, 4-2; 5 (tie). Audrey Turner, Savannah Fleck, 3-10.
VARSITY GIRLS' HIGH JUMP - 1. Jasleen Gandhoke, St. Francis, 5-5... 4 (tie). Tayli Paeu-Lindgren, 4-10; 7 (tie). Abbey Pavelchik, 4-6.
JV GIRLS' POLE VAULT - 1. Natalya Nelson, Davis, 7-6... 3. Cassidy Butler, 7-0; 5. Olivia Santos, 5-0.
VARSITY GIRLS' POLE VAULT - 1. Izzy Cherry, Davis, 8-0... 4. Rylee Coauette, 7-6.
JV GIRLS' SHOT PUT - 1. Mia Starkey, Folsom, 24-4... 2. Carley Glenn, 22-7; 3. Christine So, 21-2; 6. Audrey Turner, 19-0.25; 8. Melania Ebbert, 15-3.75; 9. Amelin Pragasam, 14-2.25; 10. Elise Gabrielli, 14-2; 12. Shevonne Tuburan, 13-2.5.
VARSITY GIRLS' SHOT PUT - 1. Sophie Coil, Davis, 34-6... 5. Maysen Boswell, 27-10.75; 6. Antonija Jezildzic, 27-8.5; 10. Lilian Vicio, 22-1.5; 14. Zaeda Underwood, 16-4.5.
JV GIRLS' DISCUS THROW - 1. Christine So, St. Francis, 69-11... 2. Carley Glenn, 64-7; 3. Audrey Turner, 56-1; 6. Elise Gabrielli, 41-5; 8. Melania Ebbert, 41-1; 9. Shevonne Tuburan, 36-11; 10. Amelin Pragasam, 36-8.
VARSITY GIRLS' DISCUS THROW - 1. Sophie Coil, Davis, 116-3; 4. Antonija Jezildzic, 98-6; 5. Maysen Boswell, 85-4; 13. Zaeda Underwood, 39-9.
