See becomes only prep thrower in the country this season with 190-foot discus and 60-foot shot put following personal-best 61-11.75 (18.89m) to complete sweep; Harris triumphs in both girls hurdling events, with Ricks winning 400 and helping state-leading DMR and Thomsen setting 1,600 meet record

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

PALO ALTO, Calif. – With the infield shot put ring at Cobb Track and Angell Field surrounded by several collegiate athletes who he will look to level up against next year when he transitions to Oklahoma, Brendon See demonstrated that his versatility is without equal among his high school peers so far this season following his performances Saturday at the Stanford Invitational.

See, a senior at JSerra High in California, became the only male thrower in the country this year to surpass 190 feet in the discus and 60 feet in the shot put following his lifetime-best effort in the latter of 61-11.75 (18.89m) on his final attempt.

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See also won the discus with a 187-foot throw (57.01m) on his third opportunity and remains ranked No. 2 in the country at 190-6 (58.06m) with his March 11 performance in Irvine.

See was the only male high school athlete at the two-day meet to win multiple individual events, with Yvette Harris of Stockton Lincoln High sweeping both girls hurdling competitions.

Harris rallied in the 100-meter hurdles final to hold off Rocklin’s Gigi Kirchner by a 13.95 to 14.14 margin, one day after clocking 1:01.82 to prevail in the top section in the 400 hurdles.

Xai Ricks, a junior at Long Beach Poly, followed his national-leading 1:49.19 performance March 25 in the 800 at the Meet of Champions Distance Classic at Azusa Pacific by winning the elite section of the 400 at Stanford in 47.74.

Ricks also ran the 800 leg on the Jackrabbits’ state-leading distance medley relay, joining Lamarr Kirk Jr., Noah Smith and Cameron Rhone to clock 10:08.97, second only to the 10:08.09 effort achieved by Austin Vandegrift High at the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

Menlo School set the program record of 10:13.17, elevating to No. 2 in California and the fourth-fastest lineup in the country this season. Justin Pretre, who anchored for Menlo, added another school record by clocking 1:52.98 in the 800 to place second by Joe Lighthall of Hughson High in 1:52.64.

Palo Alto’s Elizabeth Fetter, Amaya Bharadwaj, Hillary Studdert and Kinga Czajkowska ascended to No. 5 nationally in the girls distance medley relay by clocking a school-record 12:05.81, with Scotts Valley relying on a strong anchor leg from Ashlyn Boothby to elevate to No. 9 in the country at 12:13.67.

Palo Alto added another win with junior Grant Morgenfeld taking the top section of the boys 1,600 in 4:11.88, just ahead of sophomore Owen Powell of Mercer Island High in Washington running 4:12.30.

Hanne Thomsen, a sophomore at Santa Rosa Montgomery High in California, prevailed in the girls 1,600 in a meet-record 4:46.61, leading six athletes to sub-5 performances.

Boothby finished second in 4:52.49, Lauren Soobrian of Los Altos took third in 4:55.05, Katie Kopec from Rocklin Whitney finished fourth in 4:56.60 and Renae Searls set the Martinez Alhambra school record by running 4:57.02, taking down the 1983 mark of 5:01.50 established by Paige Tully.

Amaya Aramini of Bishop Manogue High in Nevada secured sixth in 4:59.11, following her third-place finish in the 3,200 in a personal-best 10:39.59.

Eleanor Raker, a sophomore at Galena High in Nevada, won the 3,200 in 10:29.95 to become the third-fastest competitor in state history. Adeline Johnson of Ross Branson placed second in a personal-best 10:35.73.

Cate Peters, a Stanford-bound senior at Monte Vista High, edged Hannah Rutherford of Mountain View High by a 55.60 to 55.65 margin in the top section of the 400, then rallied the Mustangs to victory in the 4x400 in 3:54.59, joining Isabella Moriyama, Natalia McGowan and Cate Miller in holding off Long Beach Poly (3:55.28).

The Jackrabbits did prevail in the 4x100 relay, with Kennadi Reed, Ari’yona Smith, Eriss Portley and Jaylin Hunter clocking 47.67 in the final after running 47.46 in the prelims.

Mai Ricks added another victory for Long Beach Poly by prevailing in the girls shot put with a mark of 39-8 (12.09m).

Georgia Jeanneret of JSerra backed up her victory March 25 at the Meet of Champions Distance Classic at Azusa Pacific with another elite 800 win in 2:11.81, followed by Sabrina Zanetto of St. Francis Mountain View in 2:13.70.

Marlee Cavitt of Sacramento Kennedy, a multi-sport athlete headed to Portland to play soccer, clocked a wind-legal 11.97 to secure victory in the 100-meter dash final.

Ashanti Elie of Rocklin Whitney cleared 5-7.25 (1.71m) on her third attempt to triumph in the girls high jump, with Lily Mulligan of Maria Carrillo achieving a 12-1.50 (3.70m) clearance on her first attempt to win the girls pole vault.

Ningning O’Brien of Homestead High was victorious in the girls discus with a throw of 135-5 (41.28m), holding off Siena Lambert of JSerra at 133-2 (40.59m).

Sade Falese of Pasadena Mayfield won the girls long jump with a leap of 18-9.25 (5.71m), edging Ellie McCuskey-Hay of St. Ignatius at 18-8.75 (5.71m). McCuskey-Hay also secured second in the 100 final in 12.10.

Chidiebere Agunanne of Modesto won the girls triple jump with a 37-0.50 (11.29m) performance.

Robert Stitts of El Cerrito triumphed in the boys 100 final in 10.71, following a wind-aided 10.52 performance in the prelims.

Mountain View’s Evan Markelz was victorious in the boys 3,200 in 9:09.45.

Ben Kin Ho Tsang of San Jose Independence clocked 53.91 to win the 400 hurdles, holding off Kathir Balakrishnan of Fremont in 54.10.

Stephen Dahdouh of Pleasant Grove ran a wind-aided 14.45 to secure victory in the 110 hurdles final.

Los Gatos repeated as 4x400 champions, with Levi Romero, Jake Bohane, Brady Kamali and Wil Brennan clocking 3:21.08.

Orange Lutheran’s Matthew Kaloustian, Jackson Weng, Longevity Khanrad Hernandez and Deuce Frierson emerged victorious in the boys 4x100 in 41.99, edging Acalanes in 42.10.

Stockton Lincoln’s Ethan Fong took the triple jump competition at 46-7.50 (14.21m), with Zachary Fagin of Los Altos winning the long jump with a leap of 22-7 (6.88m) and placing second in the high jump following a 6-4 (1.93m) clearance.

Nathan Fifer from Santa Rosa Montgomery triumphed by clearing 6-6 (1.98m) in the high jump and Vacaville’s Gavin Dimick earned a win in the boys pole vault with a 15-2.25 (4.63m) clearance.