Sophomore runs 2:06.71 at Buchanan’s Veterans Memorial Stadium to add to elite 1,600, mile and 3,200 performances in past month; Deines, Hughes and Testa all earn multiple individual victories, with Higgins, Hutchison and Mahanke all winning gold race along with contributing to relay triumph

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

Sadie Engelhardt knows the results of the 55th Arcadia Invitational could certainly alter the landscape of girls high school distance running this season, including her own performance April 8 at Arcadia High.

But the sophomore from Ventura High in California can celebrate starting the month of April as the national prep leader in four events, the most recent addition to her resume coming Saturday in the gold section of the girls 800 meters at the West Coast Relays at Buchanan High’s Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Engelhardt clocked 2 minutes, 6.71 seconds, just off her personal-best 2:05.66 from the same meet last year, supporting her 4:39.11 in the 1,600, 4:41.06 in the mile and 9:51.49 in the 3,200 in the past month.

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Engelhardt was also one of three California athletes to produce a state-leading performance, along with Buchanan senior Hilton Green and Clovis North senior Nick Miller.

Green cleared 16 feet, 6 inches (5.03m) in the gold section of the boys pole vault and Miller ran an all-conditions top mark with his wind-aided 10.38 effort in the gold section of the boys 100-meter dash. Augustus Remlinger of Buchanan placed second in 10.49.

Campolindo senior Mari Testa, Fresno Bullard senior Kyle Hughes and Redondo Union senior Kai Deines each won a pair of individual events, with Bakersfield Liberty senior Ethan Mahanke, Pittsburg senior Keynan Higgins and Buchanan senior Grace Hutchison all earning an individual victory and contributing to a relay triumph as well.

Testa prevailed in the gold section of the 100-meter dash in 11.99 seconds and the 100 hurdles in 14.65, with Hughes clocking 14.77 to secure victory in the gold section of the boys 110 hurdles and producing a 23-5 effort (7.13m) to capture the win in the gold long jump.

Deines triumphed in the gold discus throw with a 180-9 (55.10m) and shot put with a 60-3 (18.36m) performance.

Mahanke won the gold 400 in 48.16 and contributed to Liberty prevailing in the gold 4x400 in 3:22.60.

Higgins triumphed in the gold 200 in 21.08, along with the silver 100 in 10.71, in addition to contributing to the gold 4x100 win in 41.92. Miller was second in the gold 200 in 21.14.

Hutchison helped Buchanan win the inaugural girls gold 4x800 relay in 9:27.28, in addition to achieving victory in the gold 1,600 in 4:49.49 and placing second behind Engelhardt in the gold 800 in 2:12.90.

Ventura won the boys gold 4x800 in 7:58.66, holding off Clovis in 7:59.71.

Anthony Fast Horse just missed a second victory for Ventura in the gold 800, with Buchanan senior Noah Ray edging the junior by a 1:55.77 to 1:55.78 margin.

Carter Spradling, a junior at Clovis East, followed his 3,200 victory March 25 at the Meet of Champions Distance Classic at Azusa Pacific University with a win in the boys gold 1,600 in 4:12.68.

South Bakersfield senior Shane Carr took the gold triple jump victory with a wind-aided 46-9 (14.25m) performance as well as the silver long jump with a leap of 21-6.50 (6.57m).

Concord De La Salle senior Chukwunonso Udeh cleared 6-7 (2.00m) to prevail in the gold high jump, Merrill West junior Cameron Williams clocked 40.18 to emerge victorious in the gold 300 hurdles and Clovis North junior Teg Pandher grabbed the win in the boys gold 3,200 in 9:24.26.

Clovis senior Sydnie Vanek secured victory in the girls gold long jump with a wind-legal leap of 20-2 (6.14m) and Buchanan senior Jordan Leveque cleared 13 feet (3.97m) to prevail in the gold pole vault.

Clovis East sophomore Haley Duvall triumphed in the gold 200 in 24.50 and senior teammate Alyssa Murillo took the gold triple jump title with a mark of 36-9 (11.20m).

Archbishop Mitty senior Alice Tsioutsioulikli won the gold 400 in 56.35 and sophomore teammate Evie Marheineke captured the gold 3,200 in 11:02.95.

Bakersfield Liberty junior Bella Turner clocked 44.47 to secure victory in the gold 300 hurdles and Ventura junior Valentina Fakrogha cleared 5-5 (1.65m) to prevail in the gold high jump.

Caruthers senior Nailea Fields emerged victorious in the gold discus with a 143-10 (43.86m) performance and took second in the gold shot put with a mark of 38-3.50 (11.67m), trailing Paso Robles junior Nevaeh Dyer at 38-7 (11.76m).

Pittsburg triumphed in the girls gold 4x100 in 48.66 and Clovis North repeated in the gold 4x400 in 3:57.12.