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A Look Back at the Best Teams of 2019

With a lot of talent in many sports at both Burbank and Burroughs highs, being a top 10 team out of the many there are in the city does not come without a tremendous amount of hard work and success. We take back a look at what we feel were the 10 best teams between the two schools during the 2019 calendar year. This includes winter and spring sports teams during the 2018-2019 school year as well as fall sports teams from the 2019-2020 school year.

No. 1 Burbank boys cross country

The Bulldogs may have not won a Pacific League title, but they are still deserving of the top honor. In the season finale, the California State Meet in Fresno, Burbank topped league champion Crescenta Valley, which had finished second in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 just a week earlier.
Burbank finished fifth in the Southern Section Division 1 championship and were the 10^th best team in California (all divisions combined) in Fresno. Senior Victor Goli led the Bulldogs in rebounding from an injury plagued junior year. Fellow seniors Dayne Ellis, Anthony Chiaravalle, Steven Wright and Tadeh Shanazari will certainly have plenty of great memories to last a lifetime. Juniors Andres Leon and Tyler Jenkins will return next season in hopes of leading the next group of great Burbank runners.

(Photo by Ross A Benson)

No. 2 Burroughs boys volleyball

If any program in the city deserves the program of the decade award, it is clearly the Indians’ boys volleyball program. Burroughs has won 10 consecutive league titles under Coach Joel Brinton. Although the Indians’ record at 20-13 may not look overly impressive, Burroughs schedules a number of elite teams in nonleague matches and also plays in several top tournaments. The Indians were also relatively young last season. Kade McGovern had an outstanding sophomore season and has the potential to be as good as any player that has ever played for the Indians. Outside hitter Connor Burroughs is another top returner for 2020.

Niko Coccio

No. 3 Burroughs boys golf

The Indians finished second in the Pacific League, but made things very interesting because they gave traditional power Arcadia all it could handle. Burroughs even defeated Arcadia by 20 strokes in one league match at DeBell Golf Course. The good thing for Burroughs is that much of the team returns in 2020. Lincoln Melcher, who has committed to UCLA, was outstanding as a freshman and along with Kodiak Hernandez give the Indians a great 1-2 punch for two more seasons. Niko Coccio, Daniel Gonzalez and Ryan McGowan are expected back in 2020.

No. 4 Burroughs girls soccer

The Indians won their first league title since 1993 and finished the season 16-4-2. Senior Abbie Riggs as well as sophomores Lauryn Bailey and Lily Gonzalez played a key role in giving Burroughs the historic title. Burroughs lost in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs to Hemet.

No. 5 Burroughs boys soccer

A young Burroughs squad won the Pacific League title and the 11^th time under longtime coach Mike Kodama. The Indians advanced to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs, finishing the season with a 15-6-3 record. Sophomore Manny Gonzalez earned All-CIF honors as he scored 18 goals.

No. 6 Burroughs girls volleyball

The Indians went 18-6 overall and captured the Pacific League crown under veteran coach Edwin Real. Unfortunately, a tough playoff draw saw the Indians end their season in the first round of the playoffs against a very talented Murrieta Valley team, which entered the match with a 23-8 record.

Senior Lydie Grote led the way and signed a letter of intent with the University of California, Berkeley.

No. 7 Burbank girls cross country

Like the Burbank boys’ team, the Burbank girls’ cross country team finished second in the Pacific League behind Crescenta Valley. Also like the boys’ team, Burbank defeated the Falcons in their final head-to-head race, the CIF Southern Section Division 1 finals. Perhaps the greatest thing that happened to the team was the fact that star runner Mckynzee Kelley was able to survive a terrible car accident and actually return to the team. With a strong group of runners led by Kelley, Megan LaCamera, Elin Markarian, Zoe Zeron and Noela Kim, Burbank should be ready for another fine year in 2020.

Kiara Hernandez of Burbank High

No. 8 Burbank girls golf

The Bulldogs gave traditional power Arcadia a run for its money in the Pacific League title chase, only to come up just six strokes short at Brookside Golf Course. Burbank was led most of the season by freshman Lisette Orellana. The Bulldogs finished 11^th in the tough Eastern Division in CIF competition and won the Optimist Tournament. In dual meet competition, Burbank posted a 28-7 season record. Sophomore star Kiara Hernandez joined the team late in the season after transferring from Burroughs. With her returning for the next two seasons, there is lots of reason for Burbank to be optimistic about the future.

No. 9 Burbank boys track and field

The Bulldogs came just one event away from winning the Pacific League dual meet title. Burbank had a solid group across the board and many return for 2020. Sprinters Bryan David and Jack Sapyta, middle distance runner Mher Matesvoyan and distance runners Victor Goli and Andres Leon led the way.

No. 10 Burroughs boys water polo

The Indians didn’t have a great regular season, finishing fourth in the Pacific League. But Burroughs earned itself onto this list because of its postseason play. Burroughs earned two CIF Southern Section playoff victories and nearly pulled off an upset of second seeded St. Francis in the quarterfinals, losing 9-8. Vahagan Sahakyan was one of the Indians’ key players.

Kelley Serves as Burbank’s Cross Country Victory

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The Burbank High boys’ and girls’ cross country teams had visions of Pacific League titles in 2019.

Those visions didn’t produce any plaques to put in the school’s trophy case as Crescenta Valley won a pair of league titles Thursday at Arcadia County Park.

But what Burbank did come away with was something far more important than any league title.

The Bulldogs had the benefit of having Mckynzee Kelley. Kelley won the individual competition in the last league meet and would have been a favorite to win the Pacific League individual title. But on Thursday she finished 24th.
Kelley had just been cleared to run a day earlier after having missed the past week and a half following an incident that she was fortunate enough to live and tell. As she and friends were driving on Glenoaks Blvd. returning from her school’s Homecoming Dance, a driver suspected of being on drugs plowed into them. That driver was later arrested.

“I was happy that I was able to run with the girls and the team. I wanted to be there for them more than anything,” Kelley said. “I got a bruised lung and I hurt my back. I was really sore, so I was out for a week and a half.”

Burbank still finished second in the team standings with 42 points. CV won with 29. Burroughs was fourth with 98 points.

Burbank junior Megan LaCamera finished fourth overall, covering the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 8.9 seconds.

Junior Elin Markarian followed in 18:17.2 for fifth place and Burbank junior Zoe Zeron was eighth in 18:40.0.
Burroughs junior Jordan Guzman was ninth in 18:41.6.

Burbank junior Noela Kim was 12^th in 18:59.8 Senior Sol Fernandez was 13^th in 19:00.0. Kelley finished in 19:47.7 and Burbank senior Cynthia Movsisian was 28^th in 20:24.

For Burroughs, junior Kiara Cruz (18^th, 19:21.4), senior Taylor Lombardo (22^nd, 19:30.6), junior Briana Contreras (23^rd, 19:44.8), senior Ceci Whitney (26^th, 19:53.8), junior Patrycja Maciak (27^th, 20:11.6) and junior Kaia Mouser (29^th, 20:26.4) round out the rest of the squad.

In the boys’ varsity competition, finished second with 46 points, behind Crescenta Valley’s 36.

Burroughs finished fourth with 108.
Burbank junior Andres Leon finished fourth in 14:44.2. Senior Victor Goli followed in 14:44.6. Senior Dayne Ellis (eighth, 14:57.1), senior Anthony Chiaravalle (10^th, 15:03.8), junior Tyler Jenkins (19^th, 15:37.5), senior Steven Wright (21^st, 15:38.8) and senior Tadeh Shanzari (27^th, 15:56.5) round out the rest of the team.
“We trained for four years for things like this. It hurts that we’re not going to get that league title but it just wasn’t our day,” Ellis said. “We can still come back. We’re really looking forward to that state meet. We haven’t been there and this group of guys wants to get there.”

Burroughs was led by sophomore Mason Ortega, who took 17^th in 15:31.2. Senior Trevor Villagran followed in 15:34.0.

Senior Robert McGraham (22^nd, 15:39.0), junior Jimmy Nealis (25^th, 15:48.0), senior Logan Berger (26^th, 15:49.1), sophomore Jalen Leighton (29^th, 16:01.7) and sophomore Chase Eldridge (32^nd, 16:14.1) round out the rest of the Indians.

All four local teams have advanced to CIF competition and will run next weekend at Riverside Community College.

Burbank Cross Country Ready for Big Year

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It is no secret that local cross country teams are continually competitive year in and year out.
But this year figures to a special one for the Burbank High boys’ team. There is no telling how good the Bulldogs can be. They return all seven of their varsity runners from league finals from a year ago and if healthy should finish their season in Fresno at the California State Championships. As hard as it might be to believe, Burbank’s boys’ team has actually never been to the state meet.

Burroughs, which won the CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys’ title in 2014, isn’t far behind.
Both the Burbank and Burroughs girls’ teams figure to fight for the Pacific League title after finishing first and second a year ago.

Burbank

The Bulldog boys’ team is looking to be healthy this year after struggling with that aspect a year ago. The Bulldogs open the season ranked No. 3 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 preseason poll. In track season, there were five Bulldogs who broke the 10-minute barrier in the 3,200 meters. This would be comparable to a starting five in basketball that all average in double figures in points.

Senior Victor Goli is coming off a fine track season after he was sick much of last cross country season. Goli ran 4 minutes, 23.4 seconds in the 1,600 and 9:25.58 in the 3,200. Junior Andres Leon is running right alongside him. He went 4:26.81 and 9:42.18 as a sophomore.

Burbank High’s Victor Goli at the finish line last season.

Seniors Dayne Ellis (9:46.29), Anthony Chiaravalle (9:55.97) and Tadeh Shanazari (9:57.59) all went under 10 minutes in track. Senior Steve Wright (10:10.39) was not far behind. Junior Mher Matevosyan, who is a middle distance specialist, will also be in the running for a varsity spot. Matevosyan went 1:58.59 for 800 meters as a sophomore and 4:38.35 in the 1,600. Fellow junior Tyler Jenkins (4:42.05 and 10:07.77) should also see some time on varsity.

Senior Andrew Uhm and sophomore Damon Lovelace are also fighting for a spot on varsity.

“In a league with so many talented athletes and such knowledgeable, successful coaches, we always make it our goal to be in the top three and this year is no different,” Burbank coach Kathryn Nelson said. “We hope to advance our boys team into the CIF Finals and take a shot at making the State Meet this year.”

The Burbank girls’ team is coming off of a league championship season. The Bulldogs, who are ranked No. 9 in the CIF Division 1 preseason poll, were hit hard by graduation. However, they are still deep and should still be in contention for another league title.

Sol Fernandez is back for her senior year. She ran 5:18.1 in the 1,600 last spring in track and 11:24.3 in the 3,200.

Sol Fernandez

Junior Mckynzee Kelley was the Pacific League frosh-soph champion in the 1,600, going 5:25.38. Kelley (11:35.3 in 3,200). Elin Markarian (11:34.00 in the 3,200) was the frosh-soph league champion in cross country last year. Fellow juniors Megan LaCamera (12:19.49 as a freshman), Noela Kim (12:03.51), and Zoe Zeron (12:45.48) figure to play key roles on the varsity.
Senior Cynthia Movsisian (12:36.4 in 3,200), sophomore Kyalin Abarabar (13:12.92 in 3,200), senior Izzy Bittencourt (13:12.19 in 3,200) and freshman Joanna Camacho are also fighting for a varsity spot.

“We have a good group of juniors moving up to support Sol but staying healthy will be key,” Nelson said. “We have a very hard working class of freshman girls and we are excited to watch them grow in the program. Joanna Camacho has already broken into the top 10 coming out of summer and Clara Kim is not far behind.”

Burroughs

The Indians will be solid with the boys and girls teams.

Junior Jordan Guzman, who finished sixth in the Pacific League finals last year, will lead the way. Senior Ceci Whitney, who finished eighth in league, is also back. Sophomore Sophia Navarro, who was 10^th in league finals, gives the Indians a solid top three.

Jordan Guzman of Burroughs

Sophomore Savannah Hernandez (12:14.6 in 3,200) will probably will the role of being fourth. Juniors Briana Contreras (12:46.45 in 3,200) and Kiara Cruz (27^th in cross country league finals last year) should give the Indians enough to be serious league contenders.

Seniors Taylor Lombardo, Samanatha Hoxsie and junior Kaia Mouser are also in contention for spots on varsity.

“We need to work on closing the gap between our top seven runners,” Burroughs coach John Peebles said. “They are working hard and it is a long season, but we have to simply focus on getting better one day at a time.”

The Burroughs boys team is one that might surprise some people because they are quite good, even though everyone is looking at Crescenta Valley and Burbank. The Indians might actually be a year away from being the team to beat in league.

Junior Julian Largaespada was the Pacific League’s frosh-soph champion in the 1,600 (4:36.37).

Junior Jimmy Nealis (4:41.21 in 1,600) is also capability of big things.

Seniors Logan Berger (10:10.29 in the 3,200 in league finals), Trevor Villagran (10:18.30) and Robert McGraham (10:46.46) are all solid veterans.

Sophomore Mason Ortega (4:50.62 in 1,600 in Buroughs-Burbank dual meet), sophomore Jalen Leighton (4:54.49 in 1,600 in Burroughs-Burbank dual meet) and sophomore Chase Eldridge (hurdler, middle distance runner in track) will also battle for a spot on varsity.

“The boys are really working on the concept of pack running,” Peebles said. “The path to success for the boys will be getting the pack to go together.”

Burbank Scores Big in Track and Field League Finals

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Emma Cusumano has three years to go in hopes of breaking some of her older sister Hailey’s Burbank High records.
She is off to a good start. Thursday she captured a Pacific League titles and finished second in two more events in League Finals at Arcadia High.
“She’s proud that I’m trying for that,” Emma Cusumano said of Hailey Cusumano, who graduated from Burbank in 2017.

Cusumano won the 300 intermediate hurdles in 47.51 seconds. She finished second in the high jump at 5-0, to tie with Burroughs Kayla Wrobel for second. Muir’s Deniya Fields won, also jumping 5-0, by winning by virtue of attempts.
Cusumano finished second in the 100 hurdles in 16.9 seconds.
Burbank had a number of fine performance turned in by underclassmen.
Teammate Jayla Flowers was impressive in winning the long jump (16-9 1/4) and the triple jump (36-2). She was also on the second-place 400 meter relay team.
Junior Victor Goli won the 3,200 meters in a great battle over Burroughs Raymond Berrellez. Goli finished in 9:26.23, followed by Berrellez in 9:26.78.
Burroughs was led by Jada Martinez-Reese, who finished second in both the 100 (12.36) and 200 (24.9). The time in the 200 is a school record.
Eli Gault-Crabb won the boys’ pole vault by taking just one jump at 13-6.

Full meet results are below.

Event 1  Women 4x100 Meter Relay Frosh/Soph
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    School                                               Finals 
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Finals
  1 Crescenta Valley  'A'                                 51.89  
     1) Reyes, Isabella 10              2) Kim, Angela 9                  
     3) Sanbar, Julia 9                 4) Wang, Katelyn 10               
  2 Burbank -ss  'A'                                      52.15  
     1) Hutchin, Grace 10               2) Mazzola, Paige 10              
     3) Chase, Madisen 9                4) Lopez, Carmina 10              
  3 Arcadia  'A'                                          52.34  
     1) Jensen, Miranda 9               2) Zhang, Maureen 10              
     3) Vaughan, Caitlin 9              4) Velichala, Shriya 9            
  4 Muir  'A'                                             53.47  
     1) Hackett, Kennedy 9              2) Grant, Sai 10                  
     3) Green, Miracle 9                4) Johnson, La\'thyiah 9          
  5 Glendale  'A'                                         54.67  
     1) Chau, Laurah 10                 2) Baghumyan, Natalie 10          
     3) Castillo, Ivonne 10             4) Shehata, Haneen 9              
 
Event 2  Men 4x100 Meter Relay Frosh/Soph
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    School                                               Finals 
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  1 Burbank -ss  'A'                                      46.67  
     1) Fauntleroy, Caleb 9             2) Brandon, Dylan 10              
     3) Ottosson, Sebastian 9           4) Choi, Ryan 9                   
  2 Glendale  'A'                                         46.76  
     1) Baluyot, Bryan 10               2) Lucas, Emmett 10               
     3) Calica, John 10                 4) Silverio, Justin 9             
  3 Crescenta Valley  'A'                                 48.02  
     1) Smyth, Ian 10                   2) Lewis, Kaydin 9                
     3) Gang, Henri 9                   4) Nam, Peter 9                   
  4 Arcadia  'A'                                          49.55  
     1) Balachander, Pranav 9           2) Mohamed, Youssef 10            
     3) Lin, Kenneth 10                 4) Taylor, Gregory 10             
 
Event 3  Women 4x100 Meter Relay Varsity
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    School                                               Finals 
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  1 Arcadia  'A'                                          48.61  
     1) Yarborough, Syrai 9             2) Sung, Emilie 10                
     3) Taylor, Jillian 12              4) Taylor, Morgan 11              
  2 Burbank -ss  'A'                                      49.65  
     1) Camacho, Hannah 10              2) Betts, Tamryn 10               
     3) Flowers, Jayla 10               4) Powell, Stephana 10            
  3 Hoover -ss  'A'                                       52.62  
     1) Coppersmith, Madeline 10        2) Gilbuena, Rachelle 11          
     3) Simmons, Jazzmin 10             4) Tazian, Tara 10                
  4 Crescenta Valley  'A'                                 52.91  
     1) Raymond, McKenna 11             2) Sales, Faith 10                
     3) Riley, Priya 11                 4) Lieberman, Izzy 12             
 
Event 4  Men 4x100 Meter Relay Varsity
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    School                                               Finals 
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  1 Glendale  'A'                                         43.55  
     1) Andrade, Dylan 10               2) Fuentes, David 11              
     3) Khan, Thomas 11                 4) Pelayo, Esteban 12             
  2 Arcadia  'A'                                          43.63  
     1) Chen, William 10                2) Johnson, Aiden 10              
     3) Zhao, Alan 10                   4) Tran, Dylan 9                  
  3 Muir  'A'                                             44.27  
     1) Shay, Dezmond 11                2) Humphrey, Donald 11            
     3) Roberson, Asa 11                4) Humphrey, John 11              
  4 Burbank -ss  'A'                                      44.72  
     1) Fauntleroy, Kendall 10          2)                                
     3) Miller, Ian 11                  4) Sapyta, Jack 9                 
  5 Crescenta Valley  'A'                                 45.51  
     1) Carvalho, Talon 11              2) Chantrapanichkul, Casey 12     
     3) Cibrian, Nick 11                4) Rodriguez, Ivan 11             
 
Event 5  Women 1600 Meter Run Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Kelley, Mckynzee          10 Burbank -ss            5:25.38  
  2 Bass, Gabrianna           10 Burbank -ss            5:27.32  
  3 Navarro, Sophia            9 Burroughs (B           5:32.24  
  4 Markarian, Elin           10 Burbank -ss            5:32.29  
  5 Tsun, Kelly                9 Arcadia                5:36.48  
  6 Haack, Eden                9 Crescenta Va           5:38.21  
  7 Perez - Fernandez, Jamie  10 Burroughs (B           5:42.27  
  8 Sion, Reese                9 Crescenta Va           5:42.30  
  9 Nakama, Sarah             10 Crescenta Va           5:44.30  
 10 Zeron, Zoe                10 Burbank -ss            5:52.96  
 11 Kim, Noela                10 Burbank -ss            5:54.09  
 12 Weisinger, Katarina       10 Arcadia                5:54.33  
 
Event 6  Men 1600 Meter Run Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Largaspada, Julius        10 Burroughs (B           4:36.37  
  2 Cubias, Chris             10 Crescenta Va           4:38.49  
  3 Baneham, Luke             10 Hoover -ss             4:39.48  
  4 Burton, Max               10 Crescenta Va           4:40.72  
  5 FitzGerald, Rowan          9 Crescenta Va           4:41.99  
  6 Jenkins, Tyler            10 Burbank -ss            4:42.05  
  7 Myers, Jack               10 Crescenta Va           4:45.82  
  8 Dong, Allan               10 Arcadia                4:45.94  
  9 Bitetti, Bryce             9 Crescenta Va           4:46.64  
 10 Ho, Matthew               10 Arcadia                4:47.52  
 11 Gladson-Pang, Eli          9 Arcadia                4:53.17  
 12 Ruiz, Max                  9 Crescenta Va           4:56.78  
 
Event 7  Women 1600 Meter Run Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Wu, Joyce                 12 Arcadia                5:11.70  
  2 Atin, Sophia              11 Crescenta Va           5:15.43  
  3 Moore, Samantha           11 Crescenta Va           5:18.87  
  4 Fernandez, Sol            11 Burbank -ss            5:28.77  
  5 Mejia, Shalom             12 Burbank -ss            5:32.20  
  6 Levin, Jamie              12 Burbank -ss            5:32.91  
  7 Benitez, Sarah            11 Crescenta Va           5:49.78  
  8 Danao, Natalie            12 Burbank -ss            5:52.30  
  9 Goli, Raquel              12 Burbank -ss            5:52.96  
 10 Quinones, Gabriela        11 Hoover -ss             5:56.65  
 11 Yaghisaei, Lia            11 Hoover -ss             5:59.63  
 12 Bittencourt, Izalina      11 Burbank -ss            6:09.51  
 
Event 8  Men 1600 Meter Run Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Wilbur, Dylan             11 Crescenta Va           4:21.94  
  2 Sales, Arvin              12 Glendale               4:22.77  
  3 Lauterback, Grant         12 Crescenta Va           4:23.17  
  4 Mohammed, Ameer           12 Crescenta Va           4:23.25  
  5 Ruan, Xiangzhe            12 Arcadia                4:26.76  
  6 Doloszycki, Evan          12 Crescenta Va           4:33.33  
  7 Pei, Tianyuan             10 Arcadia                4:35.16  
  8 Olvera, Jahir             12 Burbank -ss            4:37.16  
  9 Saklaway, Chadi           11 Glendale               4:51.01  
 10 Maloney, Drake            12 Arcadia                5:00.35  
 11 Aguayo, Joseph            11 Burroughs (B           5:02.00  
 
Event 9  Women 100 Meter Hurdles Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Cizek, Paige               9 Burbank -ss              16.4h  
  2 Arias, Rachel              9 Crescenta Va             16.7h  
  3 Mazzola, Paige            10 Burbank -ss              17.0h  
  4 Lopez, Carmina            10 Burbank -ss              17.3h  
  5 Zhang, Maureen            10 Arcadia                  18.3h  
  6 Chau, Laurah              10 Glendale                 18.4h  
  7 Padua Maldonado, Aryana    9 Burbank -ss              19.5h  
  8 Bertino, Keilani          10 Crescenta Va             19.7h  
  9 Shehata, Haneen            9 Glendale                 19.9h  
 
Event 10  Women 100 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Hill, Cynthia             12 Muir                     16.13  
  2 Cusumano, Emma             9 Burbank -ss              16.90  
  3 Riley, Priya              11 Crescenta Va             17.11  
  4 Grogan, Natalia           10 Arcadia                  17.29  
  5 Clark, Eliza              12 Crescenta Va             17.94  
  6 Petrosyan, Alisa          12 Burbank -ss              18.23  
  7 Ludwig, Crystal           11 Arcadia                  19.06  
  8 Amerzquita, Samantha      11 Glendale                 19.17  
  9 Masri, Tamara             11 Crescenta Va             19.70  
 
Event 11  Men 110 Meter Hurdles Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Diaz-Infante, Alejandro   10 Burbank -ss              16.37  
  2 Diaz-Infante, Adrian      10 Burbank -ss              16.98  
  3 Wiggins, Josiah           10 Arcadia                  17.77  
  4 Calica, John              10 Glendale                 19.88  
  5 Elizalde, Christian        9 Burbank -ss              20.02  
  6 Menjivar, Thomas          10 Crescenta Va             21.70  
  7 Gross, Cooper             10 Crescenta Va             22.34  
  8 Maddox, Brody              9 Crescenta Va             23.61  
 
Event 12  Men 110 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Tom, Matthew              11 Arcadia                  15.64  
  2 Myles, Reggie             12 Muir                     15.66  
  3 Slaughter, Nicolas        11 Burbank -ss              16.29  
  4 Abdullah, Abdullah        12 Hoover -ss               16.65  
  5 Hizon, Ethan              11 Crescenta Va             18.77  
  6 Nelson, Max               11 Crescenta Va             18.82  
 
Event 13  Women 400 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Blunt, Teleya              9 Crescenta Va           1:01.68  
  2 De Prima, Jane             9 Arcadia                1:03.02  
  3 Grant, Sai                10 Muir                   1:04.33  
  4 Vandevelde, Riley          9 Pasadena               1:04.45  
  5 White, Annika             10 Glendale               1:07.48  
  6 Gonzalez, Jasmine          9 Burbank -ss            1:07.69  
  7 Burdett, Sydney            9 Crescenta Va           1:08.68  
  8 Chandrasekharan, Divya    10 Burroughs (B           1:11.99  
  9 Atikian, Natalie           9 Glendale               1:13.36  
 
Event 14  Men 400 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Wang, Nathan              10 Arcadia                  53.65  
  2 Lewis, Adrian             10 Burbank -ss              54.36  
  3 Hayes, Jahki               9 Burbank -ss              54.55  
  4 Liang, Jacky              10 Arcadia                  54.55  
  5 Chen, Jeffrey             10 Arcadia                  54.94  
  6 Pravikoff, Diego           9 Crescenta Va             55.62  
  7 Sutton, Nehemiah           9 Hoover -ss               56.12  
  8 Calabretta, Ethan         10 Arcadia                  57.35  
  9 Mendoza, Mauricio          9 Burbank -ss              58.61  
 
Event 15  Women 400 Meter Dash Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Taylor, Jillian           12 Arcadia                  57.50  
  2 Simmons, Jazzmin          10 Hoover -ss               59.86  
  3 Sung, Emilie              10 Arcadia                1:00.31  
  4 Coppersmith, Madeline     10 Hoover -ss             1:03.33  
  5 Ottosson, Amira           11 Burbank -ss            1:03.37  
  6 Partida, Isabel           12 Burbank -ss            1:05.00  
  7 Nima, Shereen             11 Crescenta Va           1:05.25  
  8 Fontanez, Gabriela        11 Burbank -ss            1:06.33  
 
Event 16  Men 400 Meter Dash Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Andrade, Dylan            10 Glendale                 49.19  
  2 Black, Caleb              11 Burroughs (B             50.15  
  3 Htet, Nyi                 12 Arcadia                  52.26  
  4 Miller, Ian               11 Burbank -ss              52.31  
  5 Lau, Brandon              12 Arcadia                  53.39  
  6 Kikuchi De Matos, Niko    11 Arcadia                  53.74  
  7 Humphrey, Donald          11 Muir                     54.66  
 
Event 17  Women 100 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Reyes, Isabella           10 Crescenta Va             13.32  
  2 Chase, Madisen             9 Burbank -ss              13.45  
  3 Velichala, Shriya          9 Arcadia                  13.51  
  4 Hutchin, Grace            10 Burbank -ss              13.65  
  5 Jensen, Miranda            9 Arcadia                  13.81  
  6 Kim, Angela                9 Crescenta Va             13.94  
  7 Ayson, Alyssa              9 Glendale                 13.94  
  8 Sanbar, Julia              9 Crescenta Va             13.99  
  9 Padua Maldonado, Aryana    9 Burbank -ss              14.17  
 
Event 18  Men 100 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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  1 Lawson, Tyrikk             9 Muir                     11.49  
  2 Brandon, Dylan            10 Burbank -ss              11.62  
  3 Taylor, Gregory           10 Arcadia                  11.63  
  4 Lucas, Emmett             10 Glendale                 11.87  
  5 Allen, JaMir               9 Hoover -ss               11.89  
  6 Lin, Kenneth              10 Arcadia                  11.92  
  7 Smyth, Ian                10 Crescenta Va             12.02  
  8 Fauntleroy, Caleb          9 Burbank -ss              12.24  
 
Event 19  Women 100 Meter Dash Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Sanford, Jenesis          12 Muir                     12.25  
  2 Martinez-Reese, Jada      12 Burroughs (B             12.36  
  3 Yarborough, Syrai          9 Arcadia                  12.59  
  4 Taylor, Morgan            11 Arcadia                  12.79  
  5 Flowers, Jayla            10 Burbank -ss              12.81  
  6 Betts, Tamryn             10 Burbank -ss              12.83  
  7 West, Ashli               11 Pasadena                 13.07  
  8 Gaskin, Kendall           12 Glendale                 13.45  
  9 Camacho, Hannah           10 Burbank -ss              13.72  
 
Event 20  Men 100 Meter Dash Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Khan, Thomas              11 Glendale                 11.10  
  2 Johnson, Aiden            10 Arcadia                  11.19  
  3 Humphrey, John            11 Muir                     11.20  
  4 Chen, William             10 Arcadia                  11.32  
  5 Zhao, Alan                10 Arcadia                  11.42   11.416
  6 Fauntleroy, Kendall       10 Burbank -ss              11.42   11.418
  7 Cavallero, Ty             11 Arcadia                  11.62  
  8 Roberson, Asa             11 Muir                     11.75  
  9 Shull, Chuck              11 Muir                     11.83  
 
Event 21  Women 800 Meter Run Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Doherty, Rebecca           9 Crescenta Va           2:29.21  
  2 Nakama, Sarah             10 Crescenta Va           2:29.95  
  3 Guzman, Sarah             10 Crescenta Va           2:33.50  
  4 Walch, Emma                9 Crescenta Va           2:34.15  
  5 Maninang, Anica           10 Arcadia                2:35.56  
  6 Zeron, Zoe                10 Burbank -ss            2:36.87  
  7 Loring, Piper              9 Burbank -ss            2:40.00  
  8 Sorrell, Chloe            10 Arcadia                2:40.79  
  9 Sutter, Anabela            9 Burroughs (B           2:43.07  
 10 Weisinger, Katarina       10 Arcadia                2:44.13  
 11 Radillo, Jennifer          9 Burroughs (B           2:45.69  
 12 Allen, Ariana             10 Burroughs (B           2:47.95  
 
Event 22  Men 800 Meter Run Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Hettich, Quinn            10 Arcadia                2:04.47  
  2 Nealis, Jimmy             10 Burroughs (B           2:05.47  
  3 Goldberg, Adam            10 Burroughs (B           2:05.76  
  4 FitzGerald, Rowan          9 Crescenta Va           2:05.85  
  5 McKibben, Maxwell         10 Burbank -ss            2:05.99  
  6 Sucrez, Lessther           9 Muir                   2:06.57  
  7 Fernandes, Joseph          9 Burroughs (B           2:08.86  
  8 Baneham, Luke             10 Hoover -ss             2:10.04  
  9 Leighton, Jalen            9 Burroughs (B           2:11.33  
 10 Dorsey, Kawhii             9 Muir                   2:11.67  
 11 Aguilar, Griffin           9 Crescenta Va           2:12.89  
 
Event 23  Women 800 Meter Run Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Wong, Nikki               11 Arcadia                2:19.73  
  2 Graves, Kira              11 Arcadia                2:19.89  
  3 Nelson, Ily               11 Crescenta Va           2:20.28  
  4 Nealis, Lakely            12 Burroughs (B           2:26.39  
  5 Borraez, Gaby             12 Crescenta Va           2:27.04  
  6 Mejia, Shalom             12 Burbank -ss            2:35.65  
  7 Casal, Natalie            11 Muir                   2:40.40  
  8 Marta, Eva                11 Crescenta Va           2:43.82  
  9 Garcia, Kayla              9 Crescenta Va           2:53.95  
 10 Ecker, Lia                11 Burbank -ss            2:54.57  
 
Event 24  Men 800 Meter Run Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Wilbur, Dylan             11 Crescenta Va           1:54.73  
  2 Carranza, Anthony         12 Arcadia                1:55.61  
  3 Matevosyan, Mher          10 Burbank -ss            1:58.72  
  4 Tasci, Kevin              12 Crescenta Va           2:00.69  
  5 Doloszycki, Evan          12 Crescenta Va           2:02.05  
  6 Mohammed, Ameer           12 Crescenta Va           2:02.89  
  7 Castellanos, Luis         12 Burbank -ss            2:03.97  
  8 Ponce, Carlos             12 Burroughs (B           2:03.99  
  9 Riley, Ravi               11 Crescenta Va           2:04.99  
 10 Winn, Ronnie              11 Muir                   2:05.59  
 11 Sales, Arvin              12 Glendale               2:07.06  
 12 Laspinas, Mikkel          12 Glendale               2:07.56  
 
Event 25  Women 300 Meter Hurdles Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Arias, Rachel              9 Crescenta Va             47.22  
  2 Lopez, Carmina            10 Burbank -ss              50.59  
  3 Cizek, Paige               9 Burbank -ss              51.78  
  4 Padua Maldonado, Aryana    9 Burbank -ss              53.28  
  5 Zhang, Maureen            10 Arcadia                  53.57  
  6 Chen, Emme                10 Arcadia                  53.74  
  7 Mansukhani, Yuri           9 Crescenta Va             55.48  
  8 Shehata, Haneen            9 Glendale                 55.59  
  9 Chau, Laurah              10 Glendale                 57.93  
 
Event 26  Women 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Cusumano, Emma             9 Burbank -ss              47.51  
  2 Riley, Priya              11 Crescenta Va             47.68  
  3 Grogan, Natalia           10 Arcadia                  48.06  
  4 Mejia, Camila             11 Arcadia                  52.45  
  5 Ottosson, Amira           11 Burbank -ss              52.55  
  6 Amerzquita, Samantha      11 Glendale                 53.04  
 
Event 27  Men 300 Meter Hurdles Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Diaz-Infante, Alejandro   10 Burbank -ss              42.80  
  2 Diaz-Infante, Adrian      10 Burbank -ss              43.11  
  3 Zhou, Eric                10 Arcadia                  44.85  
  4 Eldridge, Chase            9 Burroughs (B             44.94  
  5 Calica, John              10 Glendale                 46.53  
  6 Hayes, Jahki               9 Burbank -ss              47.11  
  7 Elizalde, Christian        9 Burbank -ss              48.49  
  8 Gross, Cooper             10 Crescenta Va             48.75  
  9 Menjivar, Thomas          10 Crescenta Va             57.25  
 
Event 28  Men 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Myles, Reggie             12 Muir                     40.09  
  2 Tom, Matthew              11 Arcadia                  43.09  
  3 Slaughter, Nicolas        11 Burbank -ss              44.37  
  4 Abdullah, Abdullah        12 Hoover -ss               44.47  
  5 Hizon, Ethan              11 Crescenta Va             48.16  
  6 Nelson, Max               11 Crescenta Va             48.45  
  7 Panganiban, Bryan         12 Arcadia                  49.30  
 
Event 29  Women 200 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Velichala, Shriya          9 Arcadia                  27.65  
  2 Reyes, Isabella           10 Crescenta Va             28.10  
  3 De Prima, Jane             9 Arcadia                  28.24  
  4 Mazzola, Paige            10 Burbank -ss              28.26  
  5 Green, Miracle             9 Muir                     28.55  
  6 Hutchin, Grace            10 Burbank -ss              29.03  
  7 Jensen, Miranda            9 Arcadia                  29.05  
 
Event 30  Men 200 Meter Dash Frosh/Soph
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Lawson, Tyrikk             9 Muir                     23.47  
  2 Lucas, Emmett             10 Glendale                 24.06  
  3 Fauntleroy, Caleb          9 Burbank -ss              24.22  
  4 Ottosson, Sebastian        9 Burbank -ss              24.24  
  5 Flores, Jacob              9 Arcadia                  24.29  
  6 Lewis, Adrian             10 Burbank -ss              24.61  
  7 Wang, Nathan              10 Arcadia                  24.72  
  8 Lin, Kenneth              10 Arcadia                  24.79  
 
Event 31  Women 200 Meter Dash Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Sanford, Jenesis          12 Muir                     24.8h  
  2 Martinez-Reese, Jada      12 Burroughs (B             24.9h  
  3 Taylor, Jillian           12 Arcadia                  25.7h  
  4 Yarborough, Syrai          9 Arcadia                  25.9h  
  5 Simmons, Jazzmin          10 Hoover -ss               26.4h  
  6 West, Ashli               11 Pasadena                 27.0h  
  7 Powell, Stephana          10 Burbank -ss              27.5h  
  8 Gaskin, Kendall           12 Glendale                 28.2h  
 
Event 32  Men 200 Meter Dash Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Andrade, Dylan            10 Glendale                 22.31  
  2 Khan, Thomas              11 Glendale                 22.47  
  3 Johnson, Aiden            10 Arcadia                  22.76  
  4 Humphrey, John            11 Muir                     23.08  
  5 Fauntleroy, Kendall       10 Burbank -ss              23.18  
  6 Zhao, Alan                10 Arcadia                  23.28  
 
Event 35  Women 3200 Meter Run Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Wu, Joyce                 12 Arcadia               11:31.41  
  2 Atin, Sophia              11 Crescenta Va          11:34.08  
  3 Fernandez, Sol            11 Burbank -ss           11:34.53  
  4 Reveles, Vanessa          12 Burroughs (B          11:43.46  
  5 Guzman, Jordan            10 Burroughs (B          11:47.25  
  6 Moore, Samantha           11 Crescenta Va          11:57.76  
  7 Whitney, Ceci             11 Burroughs (B          12:05.55  
  8 Levin, Jamie              12 Burbank -ss           12:11.71  
  9 Navarro, Julianna         12 Burroughs (B          12:12.75  
 10 Lombardo, Taylor          11 Burroughs (B          12:12.88  
 11 Danao, Natalie            12 Burbank -ss           12:19.25  
 12 Borraez, Gaby             12 Crescenta Va          12:23.95  
 13 Benitez, Sarah            11 Crescenta Va          12:29.50  
 14 Cheney, Juliana           10 Crescenta Va          12:33.14  
 15 Nealis, Lakely            12 Burroughs (B          12:33.62  
 16 Langley, Carina           11 Pasadena              12:43.34  
 17 Marta, Eva                11 Crescenta Va          12:44.37  
 18 Goli, Raquel              12 Burbank -ss           12:44.57  
 19 Pei, Laura                11 Arcadia               12:50.55  
 20 Quinones, Gabriela        11 Hoover -ss            12:51.58  
 21 Yaghisaei, Lia            11 Hoover -ss            13:04.14  
 22 Movsisian, Cynthia        11 Burbank -ss           13:07.45  
 23 Chen, Cindy               12 Arcadia               13:09.37  
 24 Forsyth, Lydia            12 Burbank -ss           13:11.44  
 25 Kamae, Piper              11 Arcadia               13:14.11  
 26 Bittencourt, Izalina      11 Burbank -ss           13:17.19  
 27 Hoxsie, Samantha          11 Burroughs (B          13:34.23  
 28 Leung, Chloe                 Arcadia               13:35.42  
 29 Manasyan, Lusineh         11 Hoover -ss            13:40.83  
 30 Silver, Madonna           12 Hoover -ss            13:48.04  
 31 Longlax, Michelle         11 Crescenta Va          14:12.42  
 32 Escobedo, Monserrat       11 Crescenta Va          14:53.24  
 
Event 36  Men 3200 Meter Run Varsity
================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Goli, Victor              11 Burbank -ss            9:26.23  
  2 Berrelez, Raymond         12 Burroughs (B           9:26.78  
  3 Vats, Manan               12 Crescenta Va           9:28.37  
  4 Hsu, Jacob                11 Arcadia                9:34.06  
  5 Givens, Isaiah             9 Pasadena               9:41.97  
  6 Faeustle, Erik            11 Crescenta Va           9:45.80  
  7 Nagao, Soichiro           12 Arcadia                9:46.61  
  8 Leon, Andres              10 Burbank -ss            9:52.94  
  9 Ruan, Xiangzhe            12 Arcadia                9:55.51  
 10 Pei, Tianyuan             10 Arcadia                9:56.97  
 11 Chiaravalle, Anthony      11 Burbank -ss           10:04.18  
 12 Berger, Logan             11 Burroughs (B          10:10.29  
 13 Chan, Ryan                11 Arcadia               10:18.26  
 14 Villigran, Trevor         11 Burroughs (B          10:18.30  
 15 Shanazari, Tadeh          11 Burbank -ss           10:23.22  
 16 Gonzalez Flores, Josue    12 Arcadia               10:23.49  
 17 Olvera, Jahir             12 Burbank -ss           10:27.83  
 18 Ponce, Carlos             12 Burroughs (B          10:31.48  
 19 Sharp, Ethan              12 Crescenta Va          10:32.39  
 20 Peraza, Christian         11 Crescenta Va          10:34.53  
 21 Saklaway, Chadi           11 Glendale              10:36.37  
 22 Winn, Ronnie              11 Muir                  10:43.35  
 23 McGraham, Robert          11 Burroughs (B          10:46.46  
 24 Maloney, Drake            12 Arcadia               10:58.49  
 25 Abdelrahim, Omer          12 Hoover -ss            11:17.14  
 26 Faunce, Morgan            12 Crescenta Va          11:24.92  
 27 Tavakoliyan, Ryan         11 Hoover -ss            11:32.90  
 28 Beltran, Neftali          11 Pasadena              12:01.15  
 
Event 37  Women 4x400 Meter Relay Frosh/Soph
================================================================
    School                                               Finals 
================================================================
  1 Crescenta Valley  'A'                               4:14.79  
     1) Blunt, Teleya 9                 2) Doherty, Rebecca 9             
     3) Guzman, Sarah 10                4) Helton, Kelly 10               
  2 Arcadia  'A'                                        4:18.47  
     1) De Prima, Jane 9                2) Velichala, Shriya 9            
     3) Muliadi, Amy 9                  4) Zhang, Maureen 10              
  3 Burroughs (Bur)  'A'                                4:24.20  
     1) Contreras, Briana 10            2) Cruz, Kiara 10                 
     3) Navarro, Sophia 9               4) Perez - Fernandez, Jamie 10    
  4 Muir  'A'                                           4:32.25  
     1) Green, Miracle 9                2) Grant, Sai 10                  
     3) Hackett, Kennedy 9              4) Johnson, La\'thyiah 9          
  5 Burbank -ss  'A'                                    4:33.67  
     1) Lopez, Carmina 10               2) Gonzalez, Jasmine 9            
     3) Padua Maldonado, Aryana 9       4) Mazzola, Paige 10              
  6 Glendale  'A'                                       4:46.91  
     1) White, Annika 10                2) Shehata, Haneen 9              
     3) Atikian, Natalie 9              4) Baghumyan, Natalie 10          
 
Event 38  Men 4x400 Meter Relay Frosh/Soph
================================================================
    School                                               Finals 
================================================================
  1 Arcadia  'A'                                        3:34.35  
     1) Wang, Nathan 10                 2) Wiggins, Josiah 10             
     3) Chen, Jeffrey 10                4) Hettich, Quinn 10              
  2 Burbank -ss  'A'                                    3:36.51  
     1) Brandon, Dylan 10               2) Lewis, Adrian 10               
     3) McKibben, Maxwell 10            4) Ottosson, Sebastian 9          
  3 Burroughs (Bur)  'A'                                3:43.24  
     1) Fernandes, Joseph 9             2) Nealis, Jimmy 10               
     3) Goldberg, Adam 10               4) Largaspada, Julius 10          
  4 Crescenta Valley  'A'                               3:47.45  
     1) Smyth, Ian 10                   2) Lewis, Kaydin 9                
     3) FitzGerald, Rowan 9             4) Myers, Jack 10                 
  5 Glendale  'A'                                       3:47.54  
     1) Silverio, Justin 9              2) Lucas, Emmett 10               
     3) Garcia, Gabriel 10              4) Calica, John 10                
  6 Muir  'A'                                           3:56.65  
     1) Sucrez, Lessther 9              2) Mcmillan, Camden 10            
     3) Dorsey, Kawhii 9                4) Lawson, Tyrikk 9               
  7 Hoover -ss  'A'                                     4:05.84  
     1) Sutton, Nehemiah 9              2) Baneham, Luke 10               
     3) Dizon, Jose 9                   4) Hong, Bryan 9                  
 
Event 39  Women 4x400 Meter Relay Varsity
================================================================
    School                                               Finals 
================================================================
  1 Arcadia  'A'                                        4:01.98  
     1) Wong, Nikki 11                  2) Graves, Kira 11                
     3) Sung, Emilie 10                 4) Taylor, Jillian 12             
  2 Crescenta Valley  'A'                               4:12.74  
     1) Cheney, Juliana 10              2) Nelson, Ily 11                 
     3) Borraez, Gaby 12                4) Nima, Shereen 11               
  3 Burbank -ss  'A'                                    4:14.17  
     1) Camacho, Hannah 10              2) Ottosson, Amira 11             
     3) Betts, Tamryn 10                4) Powell, Stephana 10            
  4 Hoover -ss  'A'                                     4:15.57  
     1) Garcia, Olivia 11               2) Gilbuena, Rachelle 11          
     3) Simmons, Jazzmin 10             4) Coppersmith, Madeline 10       
 
Event 40  Men 4x400 Meter Relay Varsity
================================================================
    School                                               Finals 
================================================================
  1 Burbank -ss  'A'                                    3:26.86  
     1) Sapyta, Jack 9                  2) Miller, Ian 11                 
     3) Fauntleroy, Kendall 10          4) David, Bryan 11                
  2 Arcadia  'A'                                        3:28.45  
     1) Htet, Nyi 12                    2) Lau, Brandon 12                
     3) Tom, Matthew 11                 4) Carranza, Anthony 12           
  3 Glendale  'A'                                       3:29.75  
     1) Andrade, Dylan 10               2) Jensen, Alex 11                
     3) Sindo, Ken 12                   4) Khan, Thomas 11                
  4 Crescenta Valley  'A'                               3:31.34  
     1) Wilbur, Dylan 11                2) Lauterback, Grant 12           
     3) Carvalho, Talon 11              4) Mohammed, Ameer 12             
  5 Muir  'A'                                           3:39.92  
     1) Humphrey, Donald 11             2) Myles, Reggie 12               
     3) Roberson, Asa 11                4) Humphrey, John 11              
 
Event 43  Women High Jump Varsity
================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Fields, Deniya             9 Muir                   5-00.00  
  2 Cusumano, Emma             9 Burbank -ss           J5-00.00  
  3 Wrobel, Kayla             10 Burroughs (B          J5-00.00  
  4 Betts, Tamryn             10 Burbank -ss            4-10.00  
 
Event 44  Men High Jump Varsity
================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Cavallero, Ty             11 Arcadia                5-10.00  
  2 Cseri, Lucas              10 Glendale               5-08.00  
  3 Reed, Delon               10 Muir                   5-04.00  
  3 Shay, Dezmond             11 Muir                   5-04.00  
 -- Resendiz, Diego           12 Muir                        NH  
 -- Zarayan-Samadi, Noah      12 Hoover -ss                  NH  
 
Event 47  Women Pole Vault Varsity
================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Tominaga, Sarah           10 Burbank -ss            9-00.00  
  2 Petrosyan, Alisa          12 Burbank -ss           J9-00.00  
  3 Castresana, Andrea        12 Burbank -ss            8-06.00  
  3 Saroyan, Goar             11 Burroughs (B           8-06.00  
  4 Nakaishi, Kailee          10 Arcadia               J8-06.00  
  6 Vardanyan, Elza           11 Burbank -ss            7-06.00  
  7 Bajar, Barbra             11 Glendale               7-00.00  
 -- Narayanan, Brinda         11 Burroughs (B                NH  
 -- Quon-Adams, Kalie         11 Burroughs (B                NH  
 
Event 48  Men Pole Vault Varsity
================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1 Gault-Crabb, Eli          10 Burroughs (B          13-06.00  
  2 Tom, Matthew              11 Arcadia               12-06.00  
  3 Nguyen, Jeffrey           12 Hoover -ss            12-00.00  
  4 McMahon, Andrew           11 Arcadia               11-00.00  
  4 Durmick, Sean             10 Burroughs (B          11-00.00  
  6 Castellanos, Alirio       11 Hoover -ss            10-06.00  
  7 Ghahramenian, Derek       11 Crescenta Va          10-00.00  
  7 Le, Alan                  11 Arcadia               10-00.00  
  9 Alazali, Amr              11 Burbank -ss            9-06.00  
 10 Hernandez, Joziah         11 Burbank -ss            9-00.00  
 11 Sofias, Liam              11 Crescenta Va           8-00.00  
 
Event 51  Women Long Jump Varsity
===================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
===================================================================
  1 Flowers, Jayla            10 Burbank -ss           16-09.25   2 
  2 Taylor, Morgan            11 Arcadia               15-07.00   2 
  3 Raymond, McKenna          11 Crescenta Va          15-01.00   2 
  4 Fields, Deniya             9 Muir                 J15-01.00   2 
  5 Clark, Eliza              12 Crescenta Va          14-11.25   2 
  6 Lynch, Angelyce           11 Arcadia               14-01.75   2 
  7 Minasian, Meline          12 Arcadia               13-11.75   2 
  8 Cogshell, Haley           10 Muir                  13-11.50   1 
  9 Lopez, Melanie            12 Glendale              13-07.75   2 
 10 Roy, Dipannita            12 Glendale              13-07.50   1 
 11 Kampen, Kennedy           12 Arcadia               13-03.75   1 
 12 Bajar, Barbra             11 Glendale              13-03.50   1 
 13 Castresana, Andrea        12 Burbank -ss           13-01.25   1 
 -- Portillo, Aileen          11 Crescenta Va              FOUL   1 
 
Event 52  Men Long Jump Varsity
===================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
===================================================================
  1 Cavallero, Ty             11 Arcadia               20-04.25   2 
  2 Soo, Ethan                12 Arcadia               19-09.50   2 
  3 Chavez, Zion              12 Burbank -ss           19-06.75   2 
  4 Resendiz, Diego           12 Muir                  18-11.50   2 
  5 Lee, Kenneth              12 Arcadia               18-09.25   2 
  6 Mcmillan, Camden          10 Muir                  18-03.50   2 
  7 Cusumano, Owen            10 Burbank -ss           17-11.25   2 
  8 Shay, Dezmond             11 Muir                  17-11.00   2 
  9 Dadayan, Michael          11 Glendale              17-10.75   2 
 10 Orudzhyan, Alexander      11 Burbank -ss           17-02.75   1 
 11 Reed, Delon               10 Muir                  17-02.25   2 
 12 Gamez, Andrew             11 Burbank -ss           16-11.00   1 
 13 Nelson, Max               11 Crescenta Va          16-08.50   1 
 14 Sofias, Liam              11 Crescenta Va          16-04.75   1 
 15 Hizon, Ethan              11 Crescenta Va          16-04.50   1 
 16 Jacob, Kirollos           12 Glendale              16-03.00   1 
 17 Ramos, Leonel             11 Hoover -ss            16-00.25   1 
 18 Gollo, Tomas              11 Burbank -ss           15-05.75   1 
 19 Patel, Pranav             11 Burbank -ss           15-03.00   1 
 -- Bae, Hasung               11 Arcadia                   FOUL   2 
 
Event 55  Women Triple Jump Varsity
===================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
===================================================================
  1 Flowers, Jayla            10 Burbank -ss           36-02.00   2 
  2 Hill, Cynthia             12 Muir                  34-02.00   2 
  3 Lynch, Angelyce           11 Arcadia               33-08.00   2 
  4 Taylor, Morgan            11 Arcadia               32-06.00   2 
  5 Graves, Kira              11 Arcadia               31-09.50   2 
  6 Castresana, Andrea        12 Burbank -ss           30-04.00   1 
  7 Bajar, Barbra             11 Glendale              29-09.00   1 
  8 Roy, Dipannita            12 Glendale              28-04.50   1 
  9 Sacdalan, Jaycee          11 Arcadia               27-11.00   1 
 10 Lopez, Melanie            12 Glendale              27-09.00   1 
 
Event 56  Men Triple Jump Varsity
===================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
===================================================================
  1 Chavez, Zion              12 Burbank -ss           40-07.50   2 
  2 McMahon, Andrew           11 Arcadia               36-11.00   2 
  3 Lee, Kenneth              12 Arcadia               36-07.00   2 
  4 Corrales, Guillermo       12 Hoover -ss            35-11.00   1 
  5 Jacob, Kirollos           12 Glendale              35-10.50   1 
  6 Le, Alan                  11 Arcadia               35-09.00   2 
  7 Gamez, Andrew             11 Burbank -ss           35-05.50   1 
  8 Hizon, Ethan              11 Crescenta Va          34-02.50   1 
  9 Nelson, Max               11 Crescenta Va          33-09.50   1 
 10 Orudzhyan, Alexander      11 Burbank -ss           33-01.50   1 
 11 Nelson, Cade              12 Crescenta Va          33-01.00   1 
 
Event 59  Women Discus Throw Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Abe, Leilani              12 Arcadia                 100-00   2 
  2 Ramirez, Faviola          12 Glendale                 98-07   2 
  3 Perez, Luz                11 Glendale                 96-03   2 
  4 Ghazanchian, Elizabeth    11 Hoover -ss               92-03   2 
  5 Kim, Shina                11 Glendale                 87-03   2 
  6 Safar, Tiffany            11 Burbank -ss              85-04   2 
  7 Yu, Gabriela              12 Arcadia                  82-08   2 
  8 Ramirez, Kimberly         11 Burbank -ss              79-00   2 
  9 Castresana, Andrea        12 Burbank -ss              75-05   1 
 10 Ghadimian, Nikita         11 Burbank -ss              69-10   2 
 11 Wolf, Dylana              12 Crescenta Va             69-06   1 
 12 Lebarron, Alyssa          11 Burroughs (B             63-00   1 
 13 Webster, Kira             12 Crescenta Va             61-10   1 
 -- Ngnibogha, Nadtine        11 Arcadia                   FOUL   1 
 -- Kunaschk, Clare           11 Crescenta Va              FOUL   1 
 -- Jung, Heather             11 Hoover -ss                FOUL   1 
 -- Dickson, Lainy            11 Crescenta Va              FOUL   1 
 
Event 60  Men Discus Throw Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Reyes, Julius             12 Glendale                145-05   2 
  2 Valdez, Daniel            12 Arcadia                 145-04   2 
  3 Smyth, James              11 Burbank -ss             137-07   2 
  4 Burch, Charles            11 Arcadia                 127-11   2 
  5 Salas, Cristian           11 Arcadia                 113-02   2 
  6 Cranston, Robert          11 Burbank -ss             110-06   2 
  7 Sicoff, Ethan             12 Burbank -ss             108-11   2 
  8 Shin, Andrew              12 Hoover -ss              104-06   1 
  9 Orozco, Juan              11 Glendale                 98-10   2 
 10 Borghani, Kavon           12 Burbank -ss              97-09   2 
 11 Navarro, Christian        11 Glendale                 97-07   2 
 12 Gamez, Andrew             11 Burbank -ss              93-03   2 
 13 Traxler, Coleton          11 Arcadia                  92-05   2 
 14 Hernandez, Joziah         11 Burbank -ss              90-07   1 
 15 Smyth, Connor             11 Burbank -ss              86-10   1 
 16 Bomar, Mike               12 Crescenta Va             85-11   1 
 17 Perez, Christopher        11 Glendale                 85-07   1 
 18 Lucsik, Hayden            11 Burbank -ss              83-10   1 
 19 Escalante, Luis           11 Burbank -ss              81-07   1 
 20 Moradian, Aaron           11 Hoover -ss               75-00   1 
 21 Rincon, Chris             11 Crescenta Va             73-11   1 
 22 Petrossian, Anthony       11 Burbank -ss              72-03   1 
 23 Camacho, Jose             12 Muir                     65-06   1 
 -- Trice, Jordan             12 Muir                      FOUL   2 
 -- Melko, Kevin              12 Crescenta Va              FOUL   1 
 -- Trejo, Abel               12 Hoover -ss                FOUL   1 
 
Event 63  Women Shot Put Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Ramirez, Faviola          12 Glendale              32-06.00   2 
  2 Wolf, Dylana              12 Crescenta Va          30-04.00   2 
  3 Abe, Leilani              12 Arcadia               30-01.00   2 
  4 Kim, Shina                11 Glendale             J30-01.00   2 
  5 Perez, Luz                11 Glendale              27-10.50   2 
  6 Ghadimian, Nikita         11 Burbank -ss           26-00.00   2 
  7 Safar, Tiffany            11 Burbank -ss           25-10.50   2 
  8 Yu, Gabriela              12 Arcadia               25-00.50   1 
  9 Webster, Kira             12 Crescenta Va          24-08.50   1 
 10 Lebarron, Alyssa          11 Burroughs (B          23-03.50   1 
 11 Ramirez, Kimberly         11 Burbank -ss           23-00.50   1 
 12 Garaghonians, Tina        11 Burbank -ss           20-08.00   2 
 
Event 64  Men Shot Put Varsity
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Brito, Bernardo           12 Muir                  46-07.00   2 
  2 Valdez, Daniel            12 Arcadia               46-05.50   2 
  3 Burch, Charles            11 Arcadia               43-02.00   2 
  4 Smyth, James              11 Burbank -ss           39-07.50   2 
  5 Ong Yiu, Leighton         10 Crescenta Va          36-09.00   2 
  6 Cranston, Robert          11 Burbank -ss           36-03.50   2 
  7 Sicoff, Ethan             12 Burbank -ss           35-10.00   2 
  8 Borghani, Kavon           12 Burbank -ss           34-09.50   2 
  9 Navarro, Christian        11 Glendale              34-05.00   2 
 10 Bomar, Mike               12 Crescenta Va          34-02.50   2 
 11 Shin, Andrew              12 Hoover -ss            33-09.00   1 
 11 Salas, Cristian           11 Arcadia               33-09.00   1 
 13 White, Tyler                 Pasadena              32-03.50   1 
 14 Traxler, Coleton          11 Arcadia               31-08.50   2 
 15 Moradian, Aaron           11 Hoover -ss            31-00.00   2 
 16 Orozco, Juan              11 Glendale              30-07.50   1 
 17 Escalante, Luis           11 Burbank -ss           29-11.50   1 
 18 Perez, Christopher        11 Glendale              29-09.50   1 
 19 Rincon, Chris             11 Crescenta Va          27-09.50   1 
 20 Camacho, Jose             12 Muir                  27-03.00   2 
 21 Petrossian, Anthony       11 Burbank -ss           24-08.50   1 
 -- Reyes, Julius             12 Glendale                  FOUL   2

Burbank, Burroughs Track Finding New Stars

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Both Burbank and Burroughs Highs have lost some key athletes to graduation, but that shouldn’t play a key role in the success of both schools this season.
The Bulldogs appear to be strong as a dual meet squad and the Indians appear to have found their next pole vault star.

Burbank
The Bulldogs won the boys’ league dual meet title last year and are hoping to duplicate the feat.
“That’s what we’re shooting for,” said David Card, who took over as head coach after serving as an assistant to longtime head coach Darin Wolf.

Burbank has a strong group of sprinters and distance runners that could go deep into postseason competition.
The spring group is led by junior Bryan David, a 400 meter specialist, who ran under 51 seconds last season. Freshman Jack Sapyta is one of the best sprinters to ever come through Burbank. He ran the 200 meters in 22.73 seconds last year with the Burbank Vikings.
Junior Cole Le’au is also back. The Bulldogs have picked up a transfer in Kendall Fauntleroy, who will become eligible in late March. Sophomore Dylan Branden is another sprinter to watch for.

The distance running group is led by sophomore Andres Leon and junior Victor Goli. They are supported by a host of others.
Senior Zion Chavez will be counted on to provide points in the long and triple jumps as well as in the pole vault. James Symth is the defending league champion in the discus and will provide some key points in the throwing events.
Sophomore Marcus Halm is solid in the jumping events and the hurdles.

On the girls’ team, Burbank appears to be in a position to compete for a league title.
“We have the depth and quality to challenge Arcadia,” Card said.
Sophomore sprinter Stephana Powell is a transfer from Van Nuys High and should be solid in the 200 and 400 meter events.
Sophomore Jayla Flowers could be on the best Burbank has ever had in both the sprints and in the long and triple jumps.
The distance running crew is very deep and led by senior Shalom Mejia and junior Sol Fernandez.
Sophomore Tamryn Betts is the returning league champion in the high jump.
Freshman Emma Cusumano has the potential to be a star like her older sister, Haleigh, who graduated from Burbank in 2017.

Burroughs

The Indians are not as deep as in the past, but still have a few elite individuals.
Sophomore Eli Gault-Crabb could be the next in a long line of pole vault stars.
He opened the season against Canyon High by clearing 14 feet, 2 inches.
Junior Caleb Black is an elite 400 runner for coach Levon Davis.
“Caleb, if he’s healthy, he might go 48,” Davis said.
Senior Raymond Berrellez along with junior Logan Berger and sophomore Jimmy Nealis give Burroughs a solid distance running group.

Photo By: Edward Tovmassian

The Burroughs girls’ team is led by senior sprinter Jada Martinez-Reese.
Sophomore Elizabeth Surratt could have a breakout season in the 300 intermediate hurdles after going 47.57 in league finals last year.
Burroughs will rely on a solid core of a distance runners to get the bulk of their scoring from.
Sophomore Jordan Guzman, senior Lakely Nealis and freshmen Sophia Navarro and Kimberly Ramirez should make significant impacts.

A Look Back at the Best of 2018

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The 2018 year in sports in Burbank was not the best, nor the worst on record. The best individual performances were in track and field, as Burroughs Jagdeep Chahal was the CIF Southern Section Division 1 champion in the boys 1,600 meters. Elizabeth Switzer led the Burroughs girls’ track team by qualifying for the state championships in the pole vault. Burroughs golfer Kiara Hernandez was also outstanding in being the best in the Pacific League. The following is a look back at the best teams that Burbank and Burroughs highs put forth in 2018.

10. Burroughs boys soccer
The Indians went 15-9-1 in 2018 and finished second in the Pacific League with a young core that was made up mostly of sophomores.
Carlos Rosales led the midfield and Carter Wells became the heart of the defense. Freshman Manny Gonzalez scored 16 goals, a program record under coach Mike Kodama. This group will get only better in 2019 and 2020.
9. Burroughs softball
The Indians finished runner-up to Crescenta Valley in the Pacific League standings. But Burroughs once again put together a solid season, finishing with a 14-5-1 record and advancing to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. Pitcher Presley Miraglia moved to play at Cal State Long Beach.
8. Burroughs girls soccer
The Indians had a stellar season going 15-3-3 overall to place second in league. Burroughs won its first CIF Southern Section playoff game since 2009 with a wild-card victory over Brentwood School. Freshman Lauryn Bailey and junior Abbie Riggs were two of the Indians’ key offensive players. Olivia Cashman and Emily McHorney were two other top players.
7. Burroughs girls cross country
The Indians finished second in the Pacific League behind Burbank, ending a domination by Crescenta Valley and or Arcadia, that had won the league title every year for more than a quarter century. Burroughs also went on to advance to the CIF Southern Section finals. Sophomore Jordan Guzman and freshman Sophia Navarro led the way for a team that figures to have created arguably the most competitive rivalry with Burbank High of any in the city.
6. Burbank football
The Bulldogs turned in yet another fine season, even though they lost the league title to Arcadia. Burbank won every game it was expected to win and put together a fine 7-4 campaign. Seniors Matthew Porras, Erik Harutyunyan and Duncan Smith will definitely be remembered for the mark they left at the school and all are projected to play in college.
5. Burroughs girls basketball

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The Indians turned in another fine season in 2018, finishing with a 23-8 record and a share of the Pacific League title. The team was blessed with a solid freshmen core who are now sophomores, led by Faith Boulanger and Kayla Wrobel. This has consistently been one of the top teams in the city under veteran coach Vicky Oganyan and that doesn’t appear to be changing any time soon.
4. Burbank boys track and field

The Bulldogs captured the Pacific League dual meet title in coach Darin Wolf’s final season. Burbank counted on hurdler Sergio Aguilar, as well as a solid sprint crew led by Cole Le’au, Oladele Hospidales and Bryan David. Victor Goli led a deep and young distance running core.
3. Burroughs girls volleyball

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The Indians had an outstanding season under coach Edwin Real. capturing the Pacific League title. Burroughs went 27-9 and reached the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section 3 playoffs, narrowly losing to eventual CIF champion Village Christian in five games. Juliana Van Loo went on to earn All-CIF honors. Burroughs figures to be strong again next year with Lydia Grote returning to lead the way.
2. Burroughs boys volleyball

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The Indians won their ninth consecutive Pacific League title under coach Joel Brinton. Burroughs also advanced to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs, only to be eliminated by national power Loyola of Los Angeles. Diego Rosal and Cole Kaitz were the leaders for Burroughs.

1. Burbank girls cross country

Sol Fernandez

The Bulldogs won their first league title outright since 1978 and advanced to the CIF Finals, finishing 10th in Division 1. Burbank was led by senior Shalom Mejia and junior Sol Fernandez. Although this was an experienced group that will lose several top runners to graduation, there is a great group coming up replace those that will depart. Expect Burbank to be very strong again in 2019.

Burbank Girls Cross Country Wins League Title Outright

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The last time the Burbank High girls’ cross country team won a league title outright, the year was 1978.
Despite the fine achievement, the Lady Bulldogs didn’t grab all the headlines as those went to Jeff Nelson, arguably the greatest high school boys’ cross country of all time.
Now four decades later, Nelson’s wife Kathryn, led the Bulldogs to their historic title, which was clinched Thursday in the Pacific League Finals at Crescenta Valley Park.
“I stood their crying for a second,” Kathryn Nelson said of the achievement. “(It was) a lot of hard work. They wanted it. We knew we could be competitive, but you have to show up in the race.”
The Bulldogs easily won by scoring 32 points. Burroughs finished second with 59 points. Both teams will advance to postseason competition. Burbank tied for a Pacific League title in 2014, but the Bulldogs never won a league meet in doing so.

Junior Sol Fernandez led the Bulldogs by clearning the 3-mile course in 19 minutes, 12 seconds.
“Our coaches told us it is not for you to grab, you are defending it,” Fernandez said. “It is a huge success for this team.”
Shalom Mejia finished third in 19:36.
Also for Burbank were Jamie Levin (seventh, 19:54), Megan LaCamera (ninth, 20:02), Mckynzee Kelley (11th, 20:06), Lydia Forsyth (13th, 20:11) and Natalie Danao (16th, 20:21).

Burroughs was led by sophomore Jordan Guzman, who finished sixth in 19:53.
Also for the Indians were Ceci Whitney (eighth, 19;58), Sophia Navarro (10th, 20:05), Lakely Nealis (15th, 20:14), Julianna Navarro (20th, 20:37), Jamie Perez-Fernandez (26th, 21:19) and Kiara Cruz(27th, 21:46).
Burbank finished third in the boys’ varsity competition with 85 points. Crescenta Valley won with 27 points. Burroughs, without injured star Raymond Berrellez, finished fifth with 110 points.
The Bulldogs were led by sophomore Andres Leon (eighth, 16:12). He was followed by Victor Goli (12th, 16:23), Tadeh Shanazari (15th, 16:37), Steven Wright (24th, 17:23), Dayne Ellis (26th, 17:29), Tyler Jenkins (32nd, 17:51) and Mher Matevosyan (36th, 18:07). All seven of Burbank’s runners are underclassmen.

Burroughs was led by the duo of Robert McGraham and Carlos Ponce. McGraham finished 18th in 16:52. Ponce was 19th, also in 16:52. Trevor Villagran was 20th in 16:55. Jimmy Nealis was 23rd (17:12), Johnny Padungyothee (30th, 17:38), Peter Lainson (33rd 18:00) and Logan Berger (39th, 18:30).

Burbank Girls Cross Country Wins Again

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A season after finishing fourth in league, there wasn’t much hoopla over the Burbank High girls’ cross country team heading into this season.
But the Bulldogs showed once again Thursday afternoon that times have changed and that they are for real.
The Bulldogs won their second consecutive Pacific League meet, topping second-place Burroughs, 36-59 at Arcadia County Park.
For decades the league has been dominated by Arcadia and Crescenta Valley.
“We talk a lot about what it means to win. It comes down to hard work. They made the commitment to do it this summer,” Burbank coach Kathryn Nelson said of her team. “They took the Verdugos and ran every piece of the Verdugos that they could run.”

Burbank, which is ranked No. 10 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll, was led by senior Shalom Mejia. She finished third overall, covering the flat three-mile course in 18 minutes, 5 seconds.
She was followed by teammates Sol Fernandez (fourth, 18:12), McKynzee Kelley (seventh, 18:33), Jamie Levin (ninth, 18:35), Lydia Forsyth (13th, 18:45), Megan LaCamera (15th, 18:58) and Natalie Danao (17th, 19:01).
Burroughs was led by freshman Sophia Navarro, who was sixth in 18:19. Ceci Whitney (eighth, 18:35), Jordan Guzman (11th, 18:42), Lakely Nealis (14th, 18:53), Julianna Navarro (20th, 19:19), Patrycija Maciak (23rd, 19:23) and Kiara Cruz (26th, 19:56) round out the Indians, who narrowly beat out Crescenta Valley for second place by just one point.
In the boys’ varsity competition, Burbank finished third with 77 points and Burroughs was fourth with 97. Crescenta Valley won with 36 points.
Burroughs Raymond Berrellez finished third overall in 14:54.
Burbank sophomore Andres Leon led the Bulldogs by taking fifth in 15:00.
“We’re just trying to do better than we did before,” Leon said. “A lot of us have been sick so we haven’t been performing at our best.”

Also for Burbank were Dayne Ellis (16th, 15:38), Victor Goli (17th, 15:39), Tadeh Shanazari (19th, 15:47), Anthony Chiaravalle (20th, 15:49), Steven Wright (28th, 16:24) and Jahir Olvera (30th, 16:30).
Following Barrellez for Burroughs were Carlos Ponce (21st, 15:49), Robert McGraham (23rd, 15:52), Trevor Villagran (24th, 16:02), Johnny Padungyothee (26th, 16:14), Logan Berger (32nd, 16:33) and Patrick Suarez (38th, 17:15).
“The girls ran pretty solidly today,” Burroughs coach John Peebles said. “On the boys side Raymond ran a really good race. We’re still trying to pack with our two through six.”

Burbank Girls Cross Country Comes Up With Big Win

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One could go on and on about the accolades Burbank High boys’ distance runners have achieved over the years.
Thursday afternoon, it was Burbank’s girls’ team that showed it can achieve fine results as well.
The Bulldogs won the first Pacific League Meet at Crescenta Valley Park and was followed in second by Burroughs. The Bulldogs scored 34 points. Burroughs scored 52. Crescenta Valley was third with 60 and Arcadia was fourth with 79.
Burbank’s boys’ team finished third and Burroughs was fourth.
“We said if our coach says we can do it, then we can do it,” said Shalom Mejia, the top runner on the Burbank girls’ team. “I’m excited to see what we can do for the other league meets.”
The win for Burbank in taking a league meet is believed to be the first in more than 25 years, back when teams would compete in dual meets.

Mejia finished third overall, covering the 3-mile course in 19 minutes, 41 seconds.
Also for Burbank were Natalie Danao (fourth, 19:47), Sol Fernandez (sixth, 19:54), Megan LaCamera (10th, 20:00), Mckynzee Kelley (11th, 20:10), Jamie Levin (14th, 20:20) and Lydia Forsyth (16th, 20:31).
Burroughs, which was hit hard due to graduation, ran very well with a young group.
Freshman Sophia Navarro finished fifth overall in 19:53. Also for the Indians, Jordan Guzman (eighth, 19:55), Ceci Whitney (ninth, 19:57), Julianna Navarro (13th, 20:18), Lakely Nealis (17th, 20:36), Vanessa Reveles (21st, 20:57), Samantha Hoxsie (33rd, 23:59).

The boys’ race was won by Crescenta Valley with 34 points. Arcadia was second with 40. Burbank was third with 76 and Burroughs fourth with 86 points.
Burroughs Raymond Berrellez finished third overall in 15:53.
Burbank, which has just one senior, was led by sophomore Andres Leon, who took ninth in 16:16.
Also for the Bulldogs were Anthony Chiaravalle (13th, 16:31), Tadeh Shanazari (15th, 16:35), Dayne Ellis (16th, 16:38), Victor Goli (23rd, 17:13), Steven Wright (26th, 17:28) and Jahir Olvera (27th, 17:29).
Also for Burroughs were Carlos Ponce (14th, 16:32), Robert McGraham (17th, 16:38), Johnny Padungyothee (24th, 17:15), Logan Berger (28th, 17:32), Joseph Aguayo (37th, 18:41) and Peter Lainson (38th, 18:44).
“It was my first race of the season, so I was just testing myself out today,” Berrellez said. “I’m trying to have a long season.”

Burbank Sharp in First Jeff Nelson Invitational

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It took nearly 40 years after Jeff Nelson left his footprint at Burbank High as arguably the greatest American high school distance runner ever to have a race named in his honor.

Saturday, Nelson as well as his high school coaches, Dave Kemp and Frank Kallem were on hand for the first Jeff Nelson Cross Country Invitational on a newly created 3-mile course at Griffith Park.

The host Bulldogs didn’t disappoint in front of Nelson, who is close to the program since his wife, Kathryn, is one of the Bulldogs’ coaches.

Burbank High’s Victor Goli at the finish line.

“Jeff is super close to us, so to have a meet hosted in his name and for us to do that well in our first impression for the season, I feel it is a great start for us to get motivated. Our main goal this year is to get a league title and then move up to postseason stuff,” Burbank’s top runner, Victor Goli, said.

Burbank finished second in both the boys and girls competitions, losing only to former Foothill League rival Saugus. Saugus has been one of the top programs in California over the past decade.

Saugus won with a score of 25 points. Burbank was second with 36 points. Burroughs, which kept its elite frosh-soph runners down in a race of that grade level, finished 6^th with 147.

Jacob Kaufmann of Saugus won the race in 16 minutes, 3 seconds. Goli was second in 16:16.

Jeff Nelson (middle) with his high school coaches, Dave Kemp, left, and Frank Kallem, right.

Burbank sophomore Andres Leon was fifth in 16:20. Juniors Tadeh Shanazari (eighth, 16:42), Dayne Ellis (14^th, 17:04) and Anthony Chiaravalle (16^th, 17:09) round out the top five. Senior Jahir Olvera was 20^th in 17:22 and junior Steven Wright (30^th, 17:45).

Burroughs was led by senior Carlos Ponce (19^th, 17:13). He was followed by juniors Robert McGraham (26^th, 17:41) and Logan Berger (29^th, 17:46). Seniors Patrick Suarez (54^th, 18:59) and Peter Lainson (61^st, 19:10) round out the top five for the Indians.

The girls’ varsity race was won by Mia Barnett of Village Christian in 19:12. Saugus won the team competition with 33 points. Burbank was second with 64. Burroughs did not field a full team as many top runners ran in the lower level divisions.

Burbank senior Shalom Mejia was second in 19:44.

“It is amazing how the invitational was named after Jeff Nelson and he is really inspirational to all of us. I’m glad we were able to have our own invitational here,” Mejia said. “I personally like this course. When I was racing I knew when to speed up, when to slow down.”

Also for Burbank were junior Sol Fernandez (13^th, 20:17), sophomore Noela Kim (18^th, 20:56), senior Natalie Danao (20^th, 20:58), sophomore Mckynzee Kelley (21^st, 21:00), senior Jamie Levin (22^nd, 21:02), sophomores Megan LaCamera (24^th, 21:16) and Elin Markarian (25^th, 21:20).

Burroughs was led by junior Ceci Whitney (11^th, 20:15). Seniors Julianna Navarro (17^th, 20:49) and Lakely Nealis (30^th, 21:58) were also impressive.

Burroughs showed it is still very strong by its performance in the frosh-soph boys’ race with sophomore Jimmy Nealis taking second (17:49).

Freshmen Jalen Leighton (third, 17:49) and Mason Ortega (fourth, 17:50) were right behind. Xander Penaflor, another freshman, was ninth in 18:22. Tyler Jenkins (10^th, 18:23) was Burbank’s top runner in the race.

In the frosh-soph girls’ race, Burroughs was led by freshman Sophia Navarro (third, 21:31). Alongside her in fourth (21:31) was sophomore Jordan Guzman.

Burbank sophomore Gabrianna Bass was fifth (21:31), and fellow Bulldog sophomore Zoe Zeron was seventh (21:23).

Full meet results can be seen at finishedresults.com

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