May 20, 2023
Testa Leads Girls to Meet of Champions Title; Myers Makes State Meet in 100m
With NCS championship wins in the 100 hurdles, 100m, and 200m, Mari Testa (23) contributed 30 points toward Campolindo's team score as the Cougar girls' squad earned a 2nd-consecutive Meet of Champions team title at Dublin High School on Saturday, May 20.
The scoring actually began on Friday, May 19, as school record holder Pinkie Schnayer (24) claimed her 1st NCS individual crown in the girls' shot put competition, becoming the 1st Campolindo athlete of the weekend to earn advancement to the CIF State Championships.
On Saturday, Ellie Buckley (23) punched her own ticket to the state meet with a 3rd place finish in the 1600m followed by a 2nd place performance in the 3200m. It is the 1st appearance at the state championships by a Campolindo girls' distance runner in 8 years.
Josh Myers (23) surged to a 3rd-place finish in the boys' 100m finals to become the 4th and final advancer for the Cougars. Myer's time of 10.76 is a new personal best and improves his 2nd-all-time mark by 1 hundredth of a second.
All 4 athletes will now be traveling to Clovis to face off against the best athletes from across the state.
Check out pictures and results of the 2023 NCS Meet of Champions HERE!
May 13, 2023
Girls Repeat as Tri-Valley Champs; Testa, Buckley, Nelson Claim Individual Titles
For the 3rd time this season, the Campolindo boys' 100m school record changed hands as Garrett Nelson (23), who held the record for a matter of minutes with his heat victory at the West Coast Relays on April 1, streaked to the victory at the NCS Tri-Valley Area Championships at Foothill High School on Saturday, May 13.
Conditions were optimal for sprints, with temperatures in the upper 80s and a legal tail wind prevailing down the home stretch for most of the day. Nelson's 10.69 winning mark lowered the previous record set by teammate Josh Myers (23) by 8 hundredths of a second. It was just one of several exceptional performances as the Cougars advanced 25 individual athletes on to the NCS Meet of Champions, to be held at Dublin High School on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20.
Check out pictures and results of the 2023 NCS Tri-Valley Area Meet HERE!
May 6, 2023
Balanced Attack Propels Campolindo to 1st League Title Sweep Since Epic 2010
In 2010 the Cougars unleashed a historic effort at the Diablo-Foothill Athletic League Championships hosted by Acalanes High School, winning every division in commanding fashion as a result of dominating performances from the likes of Campolindo track & field legends Michael Hoffman (10), Matt Keeble (10), Eva Issacs (10), Hadley Swanson (12), and Carrie Verdon (12). It was the 1st, and until this past Saturday, the only time a single school had earned all 4 titles.
Check out pictures and results of the DAL Championship finals HERE!
April 29, 2023
Schnayer Takes Down 37-Year-Old Shot Put Record with 1st Throw over 40 Feet
While most of the running events contested at April 29th's Diablo Athletic League Trials were qualifying rounds for the following weekend's finals, each varsity field event was a final-only event with both team points and advancement to the NCS Tri-Valley Area Championships on the line.
Check out pictures and results of the 2023 DAL Championship Trials HERE!
April 19, 2023
Lodewick Drops 5th-All-Time 800m Time as Varsity Boys Complete Perfect Season
The varsity boys overcame their toughest opponent in recent years to finish the Diablo Athletic League undefeated. The victory over Acalanes at Wednesday's final dual meet of the 2023 season came down to the final leg of the final event of the day. Alex Thomasson (24) managed to stay close to the Dons' 3rd-leg runner in the 1600m relay before handing the baton over to 100m winner Josh Myers (23). Myers then took the lead down the backstretch and never relinquished it, splitting 50.2 to help the Cougars clinch the team win.
Check out complete results from the DAL Dual v. Acalanes HERE!
April 15, 2023
Relays Revise Record Lists at Mt. SAC; Testa Places 3rd in Stacked Hurdle Field
A handful of Campolindo's top athletes traveled south to compete in the 63rd annual Mt. SAC Relays hosted by Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut over the weekend of April 14 and 15, including the Cougars' vaunted distance runners, who kicked off the 2-day affair with spectacular efforts in the 4 x 1600m invitational heats on Friday evening.
Check out Mt. SAC Relays results and pictures HERE!
April 15, 2023
Nelson Sets Meet Record as Cougars Tune up for Post Season at Final Invitational
In the final event of the day-long Granada Distance & Sprint Festival at Granada High School in Livermore, Garrett Nelson (23) claimed the 200m meet record, finishing just ahead of teammate Josh Myers (23), who himself won the 100m race earlier in the day. The pair traded positions atop the short-sprint rankings to lead a string of impressive performances heading into the final week of the Diablo Athletic League regular season.
Check out results from the Granada Distance & Sprint Festival Here!
April 15, 2023
Li Tops Vault PR's at Bob Warren Carnival
The annual Bob Warren Invitational began with distance events and girls' pole vault on Friday evening before wrapping up with the remaining sprint and field events on Saturday.
Check out Bob Warren Invitational results HERE!
April 1, 2023
No Fooling: Speedsters Set New 100m Records Once, Twice, 3 Times at WCR
With excellent conditions that included a persistent yet mostly legal tail wind on the home stretch at Saturday's West Coast Relays hosted in Buchanan High School's Memorial Stadium, the Cougars recorded one of the greatest sequences of sprint performances in school history.
Check out results and photos of the 2023 West Coast Relays HERE!
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