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Meet recap · Thunderbird Classic · May 1, 2026

Damarious Johnson sweeps sprints, Talen Prince throws 183-10

Independence junior Damarious Johnson won the 100 and 200, and North Bakersfield senior Talen Prince took both throws.

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Independence junior Damarious Johnson swept the boys sprints at the Thunderbird Classic, winning the 100 in 10.61 and the 200 in 21.60. Taft Union's Joe Weber finished second in both, by 0.26 seconds in the 100 and by 0.05 seconds in the 200 (21.65).

North Bakersfield senior Talen Prince swept the boys throws, winning the discus at 183-10 and the shot put at 56-01.00. Golden Valley (CE) junior Kaliyah Freeman won the girls long jump at 17-09.00 and the triple jump at 35-08.25.

Ridgeview senior Avia Morella Mesa won the girls 100 in 12.71, edging Independence's Akirah Lee (12.72) by 0.01 seconds. Frontier senior Christopher Wells took the boys 1600 in 4:26.47, by 0.16 seconds over Del Oro's Alex Garcia, and Golden Valley (CE) junior Jeremy Sandez won the 110 hurdles in 15.55 by 0.22 seconds.

McFarland swept the 3200s with senior Diego Ochoa (9:51.10) and freshman Jennifer Diaz (11:38.82). Robert F Kennedy senior Jeremiah Guerra won the boys 400 in 50.80, Del Oro senior Noel Huato won the boys 800 in 1:58.10, Hanford sophomore Rajhon Newton won the boys long jump at 22-05.00 and Bakersfield Christian junior Addilyn Prestridge won the girls discus at 123-10.

Winners

RaceIndividualMark
Boys / Men · 100 Meters · VarsityDamarious JohnsonIndependence10.61a
Boys / Men · 100 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanRomelle HarrisImmanuel Christian11.03a
Girls / Women · 100 Meters · VarsityAvia Morella MesaRidgeview12.71a
Girls / Women · 100 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanKirstina RiveraLiberty - Bakersfield12.90a
Boys / Men · 200 Meters · VarsityDamarious JohnsonIndependence21.60a
Boys / Men · 200 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanNoel RamosMira Monte23.10a
Girls / Women · 200 Meters · VarsitySa'mya AndersonBakersfield25.83a
Girls / Women · 200 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanKirstina RiveraLiberty - Bakersfield26.32a
Boys / Men · 400 Meters · VarsityJeremiah GuerraRobert F Kennedy50.80a
Boys / Men · 400 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanJerry McDanielsNorth Bakersfield52.94a
Girls / Women · 400 Meters · VarsityKylie VolbruckFrontier58.39a
Girls / Women · 400 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanEmma GastelumFrontier1:02.28a
Boys / Men · 800 Meters · VarsityNoel HuatoDel Oro1:58.10a
Boys / Men · 800 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanOsvaldo AvinaDel Oro2:04.14a
Girls / Women · 800 Meters · VarsityChelsea JaureguiRidgeview2:19.89a
Girls / Women · 800 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanLeah LockeHanford2:31.26a
Boys / Men · 1600 Meters · VarsityChristopher WellsFrontier4:26.47a
Boys / Men · 1600 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanBently RodriguezDel Oro4:41.86a
Girls / Women · 1600 Meters · VarsitySusana FuentesArvin5:25.37a
Girls / Women · 1600 Meters · Frosh/Soph FreshmanCamila MonsibaisHighland5:30.74a
Boys / Men · 3200 Meters · VarsityDiego OchoaMcFarland9:51.10a
Girls / Women · 3200 Meters · VarsityJennifer DiazMcFarland11:38.82a
Girls / Women · 100m Hurdles · VarsityMar'kayla AlexanderGolden Valley (CE)16.06a
Girls / Women · 100m Hurdles · Frosh/Soph FreshmanGursharn KaurStockdale18.73a
Boys / Men · 110m Hurdles · VarsityJeremy SandezGolden Valley (CE)15.55a
Boys / Men · 110m Hurdles · Frosh/Soph FreshmanDamien ShumakerHighland16.22a
Boys / Men · 300m Hurdles · VarsityErnest Jones iiiiDel Oro40.65a
Boys / Men · 300m Hurdles · Frosh/Soph FreshmanLeonel RendonRobert F Kennedy42.45a
Girls / Women · 300m Hurdles · VarsityPayson DaileyHighland49.44a
Girls / Women · 300m Hurdles · Frosh/Soph FreshmanTristin McglassonLiberty - Bakersfield50.08a
Boys / Men · 4x100 Relay · VarsityIndependence41.61a
Boys / Men · 4x100 Relay · Frosh/Soph FreshmanHanford44.71a
Girls / Women · 4x100 Relay · VarsityFrontier49.13a
Girls / Women · 4x100 Relay · Frosh/Soph FreshmanLiberty - Bakersfield50.94a
Boys / Men · 4x400 Relay · VarsityDel Oro3:30.28a
Boys / Men · 4x400 Relay · Frosh/Soph FreshmanHanford3:35.95a
Girls / Women · 4x400 Relay · VarsityHighland4:18.22a
Girls / Women · 4x400 Relay · Frosh/Soph FreshmanHanford4:26.63a
Boys / Men · 4x800 Relay · VarsityLiberty - Bakersfield8:18.47a
Girls / Women · 4x800 Relay · VarsityMcFarland10:04.35a
Boys / Men · Shot Put · VarsityTalen PrinceNorth Bakersfield56-01.00
Boys / Men · Shot Put · Frosh/Soph FreshmanBen GarciaRobert F Kennedy46-07.00
Girls / Women · Shot Put · VarsityReyna LaraRobert F Kennedy33-08.00
Girls / Women · Shot Put · Frosh/Soph FreshmanEleanor HerndonBakersfield Christian31-10.00
Boys / Men · Discus · VarsityTalen PrinceNorth Bakersfield183-10
Boys / Men · Discus · Frosh/Soph FreshmanAnthony LaraRobert F Kennedy129-05
Girls / Women · Discus · VarsityAddilyn PrestridgeBakersfield Christian123-10
Girls / Women · Discus · Frosh/Soph FreshmanJoelle LopezMcFarland100-03
Boys / Men · High Jump · VarsityDevontay OatsStockdale6-02.00
Boys / Men · High Jump · Frosh/Soph FreshmanLucas ValadaoHanford6-02.00
Girls / Women · High Jump · VarsityBrinley WatsonLiberty - Bakersfield5-00.00
Girls / Women · High Jump · Frosh/Soph FreshmanJocelyn MunozMcFarland4-08.00
Boys / Men · Pole Vault · VarsityMarco GonzalezMcFarland12-00.00
Boys / Men · Pole Vault · Frosh/Soph FreshmanLucas ValadaoHanford11-00.00
Girls / Women · Pole Vault · VarsityIsabella GuzmanStockdale9-00.00
Girls / Women · Pole Vault · Frosh/Soph FreshmanMarlen RamosMcFarland8-00.00
Boys / Men · Long Jump · VarsityRajhon NewtonHanford22-05.00
Boys / Men · Long Jump · Frosh/Soph FreshmanIsaiah FeathersRobert F Kennedy21-08.00
Girls / Women · Long Jump · VarsityKaliyah FreemanGolden Valley (CE)17-09.00
Girls / Women · Long Jump · Frosh/Soph FreshmanKirstina RiveraLiberty - Bakersfield15-06.50
Boys / Men · Triple Jump · VarsityElijah SmithGolden Valley (CE)44-03.00
Boys / Men · Triple Jump · Frosh/Soph Freshmanjason NewmanIndependence39-09.50
Girls / Women · Triple Jump · VarsityKaliyah FreemanGolden Valley (CE)35-08.25
Girls / Women · Triple Jump · Frosh/Soph FreshmanWangari GicheruIndependence31-04.00

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