Herbert Gamboa
San Clemente
The Tritons senior sprinter claimed the Division 1 100 title at Saturday’s CIF-SS Divisional Finals with a state-leading wind-legal best time of 10.51. That time broke the previous school record of 10.56 set by Tim... Full story
Dragan Simic
Woodbridge
The Warriors senior enjoyed a stellar day at the CIF-SS Division 3 preliminaries. Simic clocked the best overall time of the meet in the 800 (1:55.62). He also won his qualifying heat of the 1600 in a time of 4:16.24, the th... Full story
Juan Gonzalez
El Toro
The Chargers junior produced a stellar effort at the South Coast League Finals, rallying to win league titles in both the 1600 (4:15.60) and the 800 (1:55.97). Both times were seasonal best for Gonzalez, who also finished thir... Full story
Oliver Pham
Canyon
The senior hurdler record a wind-legal lifetime best of 14.97 in the 110 hurdles at the Century League Prelims to finish as the top qualifier. Pham’s time is currently the second best wind-legal time among all county... Full story
1. Mater Dei
2. Mission Viejo
3. El Toro
4. Orange Lutheran
5. Woodbridge
6. Corona del Mar
T7. Servite
T7. Santa Margarita
9. Trabuco Hills
10. Fountain Valley... Full story
Herbert Gamboa
San Clemente High School
The Tritons senior sprinter enjoyed a breakout week. He clocked a wind-legal 10.64 to win the 100 and a wind-legal 21.78 to win the 200 in Wednesday’s dual meet against Capistrano Valley. His 100 time i... Full story
Cody Nguyen
Brea Olinda
The Wildcats senior established a personal best and a new school record of 1:54.10 in the 800 competition at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational. That time broke the previous school record of 1:54.71 set by former Wildcats runne... Full story
J.D. MacWillie IV
Fountain Valley High School
Track and field
GPA: 3.92
The Barons senior pole vaulter is also highly accomplished in the classroom and in the community. He is currently taking AP Calculus, AP English, AP Government, Spanish 4, ... Full story
Ethan Cochran
Newport Harbor
Cochran set lifetime best efforts in the discus (209-8) and the shot put (62-10) en route to winning both competitions at the 45th annual Arcadia Invitational. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the country in the discus a... Full story
Kezue Nwachie
Loara
Nwachie continued a strong start to the season by posting wind-legal seasonal bests of 10.88 and 22.35 to win the both the 100 and 200 at the Trabuco Hills/Brooks Invitational.... Full story
Quaid Vuncannon
San Clemente Highs School
The senior thrower set a new all-time school record with a throw of 179-8 in the discus last week against El Toro. Vuncannon’s throw broke the old school record of 174-8 set by former Triton standou... Full story
Nick Plumb
Trabuco Hills
Plumb won the 1600 race at the Irvine Invitational in a lifetime best time of 4:14.48. His time is currently No. 1 in the country among all outdoor 1600 times.... Full story
Oliver Pham
Canyon High School
Track and field
GPA: 4.60
Pham, a multi-event competitor for the Comanches, has achieved success in his academics. He is currently taking AP Economics, AP Calculus, AP Literature, Honors Physics, and Digital ... Full story
Billy Gaudreau
St. Margaret’s
The defending CIF-SS Division 4 1,600 champion prepared for a chance to repeat by finishing with the best overall time (4:22.66) at the CIF-SS Division 4 preliminaries Saturday. Gaudreau, who currently... Full story
Mark Sakioka
Newport Harbor
The Sailors senior and school all-time record holder became the CIF-SS leader in the pole vault with a clearance of 16 feet, 2½ inches en route to winning the pole vault title at the Sunset League Finals. Sak... Full story
Michael Schneider
Loara
The Saxons senior moved into second place in the county with a lifetime best clearance of 6-6¾ in a 80-56 dual meet victory over Segerstrom on Wednesday. Schneider’s mark is second best in school history, t... Full story
Keith Messinger
Dana Hills
Messinger helped key the Dolphins to a 109-27 victory over Aliso Niguel Thursday with wins in the pole vault and the 110 hurdles. Messinger’s clearance of 14-3 in the pole vault is a personal best and is tied ... Full story
Sam Barkley
Mater Dei
The Monarchs senior produced a strong versatile effort Saturday at the Orange County Championships. He won the 300 hurdles title for the second straight year with a seasonal best time of 37.84, which is currently the fou... Full story
Jantzen Oshier
Trabuco Hills
Oshier won both the 800 and 1,600 to help the Mustangs defeat El Toro 77-59 in a dual meet featuring two of the county’s top five teams Thursday. He then closed the week Saturday by lowering his nation-leadin... Full story
Will Parsons
La Habra
The UCLA-bound senior enjoyed a big week in the discus. After throwing a lifetime best 184 feet, 4 inches in a dual meet March 29, Parsons improved upon that at Saturday's ASICS Trabuco Hills Invitational by finishing first ... Full story
Devin Harrison
Dana Hills High
The Dolphins senior keyed a 75-61 dual meet victory over Mission Viejo by winning the 100, 200, 400, and the long jump. Harrison finished off the week by posting a county-leading, wind-legal 10.77 in the 100 and winn... Full story
Ethan Cochran
Newport Harbor High
For the second straight week, the Sailors junior had a lifetime best performance in the discus. Cochran’s throw of 183 feet, nine inches helped him win the discus title at the Irvine Invitational and is c... Full story
Shaquille Richardson of Los Alamitos is this week's pick.
By JASON EICHELBERGER
Shaquille Richardson
Los Alamitos
The senior hurdler produced a 14.70 to win his individual heat at the CIF Southern Section Division 1 preliminaries. That time is a school record under all conditions and the fifth fastest in the county this seas... Full story
Jalen Craver
Woodbridge
The Warriors junior set two individual meet records en route to winning the 200 and 400 at Sea View League Finals Friday. Craver’s 21.35 in the 200 is the best time in the county and second best in the state this s... Full story
Drew Huusfeldt
Esperanza
The Aztecs senior became the county leader in the triple jump Wednesday, producing a lifetime best jump of 47 feet, four inches in Esperanza’s 84-41 dual meet win over Fountain Valley. Huusfeldt’s effo... Full story