Warriors Finding Their Groove; Host Mitty in WCAL Action

It was a good day for senior Alex Ascencio earning 3 personal bests

The Warriors hosted Mitty for the second league meet of the season Wednesday. It was another strong showing for Valley Christian that saw an astonishing 106 season best marks. Eleven marks earned recognition on the Warriors All-Time list. 

Meet Highlights:

• Lydia Sum became the 5th person in school history to break the 50 second mark in the 300 hurdles. Her time of 49.86 is currently the league leading mark in the WCAL this season.
• Elana Bruckner moved to #4 all-time for the Warriors in the shot put with a toss of 35’5”. Showing her athletic range the freshman also cleared 4’8” in the high jump! 
• Jessica Xu tightened her hold of the #10 spot on the team’s all-time list in the 800 meters running a personal best 2:26.33. 
• Jason Li has won two in a row in the frosh-soph 800 meters this season running 2:08, a time good enough to earn him 7th on the team’s all-time list. 
• The throws continue to be strong for the Warriors as David Maumalanga and Fa'auli Gaoteote move to number 6 and 7 on the all-time list, both clearing the 40 foot barrier. 
• Ben Staub and Ryan Ensor took over three seconds off their debut run in the 300 hurdles from a week ago to move to #5 and #8 all-time. 
• Akil Jones was a double winner for the second straight week, also anchoring the 4 x 100 relay to their second consecutive win in league action.  Jones, along with teammates Christian Fiest, Morian Walker and David Turner ran a personal best 45.80 and are closing in on the Frosh-Soph school record of 44.56 set in 2009.

Top Valley Christian Performers:
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EVENT	GIRLS	BOYS
100	13.35 Taylor Johnson	12.07 Christian Fiest
200	26.30 Shelby Smallwood	23.42 Akil Jones
400	1:11.81 Morgan Starkey	55.19 Akil Jones
800	2:26.33 Jessica Xu	2:08.47 Jason Li
1600	5:34.49 Kailey Eddy	4:46.51 Eyobed Mesfun
3200	13:12.68 Kellianne Connolly	Samuel Han 11:40.34
100 / 65 Hurdles	19.67 Rebekah Bruckner	10.19 Ben Staub
300 Hurdles	44.77 Ben Staub	49.86 Lydia Sum
4 x 100	54.47 JV Girls	45.80 Frosh Soph Boys
4 x 400	4:37.52 Varsity Distance	3:55.41 Varsity Distance
Shot Put	35’ 5” Elana Bruckner	41’ 9” David Maumalanga
Discus	93’ 4” Kristin Uda	99’ 9” David Maumalanga
Long Jump	13’ 7.5” Sydney Clark	16’ 8” Ben Staub
Triple Jump	34’ 0” Lydia Sum
High Jump	4’ 10” Robriana Johnson	5’ 2” Ryan Ensor