Central Valley athletes earn multiple podium finishes at CIF State Track and Field Championships

Central Valley athletes were well represented on the podium at the 2026 CIF State Track & Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis.

Julius Sanders, a junior at Clovis West, finished first in the boys' long jump with a personal best of 24' 5".

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Sanders is the first local to win the long jump since Caleb Foster from Clovis North in 2019. Kayden Lewis-Burnley, a junior at Clovis HS, came in 4th place with a jump of 23' 11".

Karsyn Van Grouw won the boys' discus with a throw of 202' 1".

The Buchanan senior makes it 3 straight wins in the discus for the Central Section following back-to-back titles from Clovis North's McKay Madsen. Clovis North senior Cooper Haydock finished in 4th in this year's event with a throw of 188' 5".

Other local medalists:

Girls 100m Hurdles

• 4th Sofia Lopes (Central East) 13.74

Girls 300m Hurdles

• 4th Sofia Lopes (Central East) 42.17

Boys 110m Hurdles

• 5th Wyatt Ruby (Redwood) 13.59* (New school record)

Girls 400m Dash

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• 8th Gracie Serpa (Redwood) 55.77

Boys 100m Dash

• 8th Donovan Dunmore (Buchanan) 10.50

Boys 400m Dash

• 7th Emanuel Morgan (Central East) 47.42

Girls Discus

• 8th Ella Merrihew (Clovis) 145' 2"

Boys Long Jump

• 1st Julius Sanders (Clovis West) 23' 11"

• 4th Kayden Lewis-Burnley (Clovis) 23' 11"

Boys High Jump

• 6th Davion Cockheran (Central East) 6'7"

• 6th Jaxson Silverstrom (San Joaquin Memorial) 6'7"

Boys Discus

• 1st Karsyn Van Grouw (Buchanan) 202'1"

• 4th Cooper Haydock (Clovis North) 188'5"

Boys Triple Jump

• 4th Austin Alcantara (Redwood) 47' 11"

Girls 4x100 Relay

• 7th Buchanan (46.60)

Girls 4x800m

• 6th Buchanan (9:10.14)

Girls 4x400m

• ?? Clovis West

Boys 4x400m

• ?? Central East