Dana Hills’ Evan Noonan Caps a Great Year by Winning 3,200 at CIF State Track and Field Meet – Orange County Register

Dana Hills’ Evan Noonan has already had a strong junior year heading into Saturday’s CIF State Track and Field Championships finals in Clovis.

Noonan was Orange County’s male cross country athlete of the year and was the CIF Southern Section Division 2 champion this spring in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters.

On Saturday night, he won the 3,200 in 8 minutes, 43.12 seconds in the state finals at Buchanan High School. Noonan produced his usual excellent result, covering the final 400 meters in 57.2 seconds.

The time was the third best in the 3,200m in California this season.

MASSEY D’ALISO NIGUEL THIRD IN THE SHOT PUT

Aliso Niguel sophomore Jaslene Massey finished third in the shot put Saturday with a throw of 44 feet, 7½ inches.

She won the CIF-SS Division 1 championship two weeks ago with a throw of 42-2 and at the CIF-SS Masters Meet on May 18, she had her best throw of the season with a score of 46-0 .

Massey had to battle a cold on Saturday.

“I haven’t been able to train for the last four days,” she said Saturday evening. “So it was a little nerve-wracking before the competition. But I was able to shake myself off, do my footwork and spin down.

Massey also competed in the high jump and broad jump this season and was the starting middle blocker for the Aliso Niguel women’s volleyball team. She said she plans to continue doing all of this as a junior next year.

LEWIS TOP 4 IN PACIFICA IN POINT AND DISCUS THROWING

Pacifica senior Zach Lewis tied for third in the 60-foot shot put and tied for fourth in the discus with a personal best of 184-5.

Lewis said he was both pleased and disappointed.

“I’m happy with the record,” he said. “I twisted my elbow a little bit at the Masters, so I wasn’t able to practice for state. My technique (in the shot put) was unrefined and all over the place.

Lewis’ goal in the shot put was 63-6, but injury and time out made that difficult.

“I think I would have had it in me,” he said.

NOTES ON CO

Brea Olinda sophomore Julia Teven finished third in the high jump. His 5-7 clearance is the best mark in Orange County this season. …

Juniors Devin Bragg of Los Alamitos and Brandon Gorski of Mater Dei both won two medals, Bragg winning his in the 100 and 200 and Gorski in the high jump and long jump.

Bragg, also a soccer star, finished fifth in the 100m with a wind legal 10.57, just off his season best time with a wind legal 10.50. He finished eighth in the 200m with a time of 21.97, well short of his season best of 21.31.

Gorski’s long jump mark of 22-10.75 earned him eighth place; the top nine finishers in each event won medals. Gorski’s best clearance, 6-7 in the high jump, earned him sixth place. …

Justine Wilson continues to be a rising star in county athletics. The Rosary sophomore placed sixth in the 400 with her time of 55.95. This season, she had Orange County’s top times in the 400 (55.14) and 200 (24.18). …

Portola’s Rider Cooper capped an outstanding senior season by finishing fifth in the 400 in 47.70. He is the county leader in this event ((47.37) with his winning time in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 final. Cooper also won the CIF-SS Division 1,200 with a record of the season of 21,21…

Newport Harbor junior Keaton Robar, the county leader in the 800, finished third in the 800 Saturday in 2:07.40, which just missed his 2024 best time of 2:07.01. …

JSerra senior Georgia Jeanneret led for much of the 800, but was outsprinted over the final 100 to finish sixth in 2:09.09. Jeanneret’s high school journey culminates in two state medals, two CIF-SS 800m championships and contributions to the Lions’ winning relay teams. …

Beckman senior Ibzan Felix appeared to falter midway through the final lap of the boys 1,600, getting passed by a few runners. In the final turn, Félix found the energy to finish third in 4:10.33, three seconds off his best time of the season. …

San Clemente repeated as boys 4X800 relay champion. The Tritons won it last year, the first year the 4X800 was included in the state meet. …

In one of the closest races of the day, Luzila Ashley-Castillo of Woodbridge won the mixed 200m wheelchair race. She won with a time of 38.90 seconds, just ahead of Angel Guzman of Rancho Verde’s 38.98. …

Los Alamitos’ Carson Fox finished second in the parasport shot put Friday with his day’s best of 37 feet, 2.25 inches. Fox, a senior who lost his left leg to cancer his freshman year, was a long-time player in the Los Alamitos football program. …

Nicholas Card of Mission Viejo finished third in the 400-meter parasport race Friday and third in the 200 parasport race Saturday. …

Dana Hills senior Roxy Meyer finished fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 39 feet, 2 inches. …

Ventura junior Sadie Englehardt won the 1,600, as expected. She did so in a record time of 4 minutes and 32.6 seconds, which is the best time in the country this season. Englehardt took an early lead and gradually pulled away from the competition throughout the race.

Check back for SCNG photos from Saturday’s events later.