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JSerra videographer Nick Davies takes us on a fantastic look back at the 2026 JESPYS with his video highlights from an unforgettable night of honoring and recognizing JSerra’s rich athletic tradition of excellence and high achievement, both past and present.

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“Dylan’s Drops!” strike again at the @CIFState Finals! @@dylanstw__ @JSerraAthletics @JSerraTF

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LIONS POSTMEET: The @JSerraTF pole vaulting duo of senior Helena Reuter (12 feet, 2 inches) and junior Adi Rusin (11 feet, 10 inches) each earned a spot on the state podium by finishing in fourth and sixth place respectively at the 2026 California State Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Buchanan High School in Clovis.

Reuter spoke about her series on the runway and a special season of accomplishments which included becoming the first CIF-SS pole vault champion in school history.

Rusin detailed her strong season and (pushing past the 12-foot barrier for the first time) and the motivation to move higher next season.

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LIONS POSTMEET: Senior Alden Morales of the @JSerraTF Boys Track and Field team closed out his season on top of the state mountain in the 800m, as Morales captured the state crown in a time of 1:50.57 on Saturday at the 2026 California State Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Buchanan High School in Clovis.

Morales detailed the key points in his race, the pivotal moment that allowed him to seize the lead, and the special significance of winning the state’s ultimate prize.

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LIONS POSTMEET: The @JSerraTF Boys 4x800m relay team of seniors J.P. DeSantos, Luke Friedl, Jack Burnett, and Alden Morales joined forces to clock a winning time of 7:36.64 and win the program’s second straight relay state title on Saturday at the 2026 California State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High School in Clovis.

The team each breaks down their individual contributions and performing at a high level collectively to bring home another state title in the mid-distance relay.

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Friday’s opening day of the 2026 CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High School in Clovis saw athletes from both the @JSerraTF Girls and Boys Track and Field teams position themselves for a chance to compete for the state’s top prizes.

Senior Alden Morales earned the best qualifying clocking in the boys’ 800m, as he stepped across the finish line in a Heat 2 winning time of 1:51.41.

Morales, who placed third in the state last year, will be making his second straight appearance in the finals of the 800m.

Junior Reese Holley also supplied a Heat 2 winning effort in the girls 800m, as she clocked a time of 2:09.44 and will compete in the 800m state finals for the first time.

Senior Chloe Elbaz (2:10.15) advanced to the 800m finals for the second straight year.

The Lions’ pole-vaulting duo of junior Adi Rusin and senior Helena Reuter will compete in the finals on Saturday, as both cleared 11 feet, 8 inches in qualifying to advance.

The Lions will also compete in both the Boys and Girls 4x800m relay finals on Saturday.

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📸 @CIFSS Masters Meet pix! 📸 Jimmy Su @mrpotatojimmy shares this robust photo album — that has heavy emphasis on field events — from Saturday's Masters Meet at Moorpark HS! Check it out! https://t.co/KYW1IjvJGl

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Senior Alden Morales of @JSerraTF @JSerraAthletics cruises to a controlled victory in the boys 800m at the @CIFSS Masters Meet at @MoorparkXC !

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It was a stellar day of lifetime bests and state qualifying performances for athletes of both the @JSerraTF Girls and Boys Track and Field teams on Saturday at the CIF-SS Masters Meet at Moorpark High School in Moorpark.

The duo of senior Helena Reuter and junior Adi Rusin skied to impressive heights in the pole vault.

Reuter produced first attempt clearances at 11 feet, 2 inches, 11 feet, 8 inches, and 12 feet, 2 inches to earn a state meet berth.

Reuter then pushed the bar up to a lifetime best 12 feet, 8 inches and successful scaled the height on her first attempt to improve her school record and tie for third highest clearance in the state this season.

After first attempt clearances at 10 feet, 8 inches, 11 feet, 2 inches, and 11 feet, 8 inches, Rusin propelled herself over the bar on her first attempt at the automatic state qualifying height (and lifetime best) of 12 feet, 2 inches to finish tied for third.

Junior Reese Holley highlighted the action for the Lions on the track with an impressive new personal best race effort in the 1600m, as she stepped across the finish line in a second place time of 4:45.23.

Holley’s clocking is the fastest among Orange County runners this season to date and the third fastest time in the state.

Freshman Maya Pawlowicz, the state’s fastest freshman harrier, churned out new lifetime best of 4:50.52 to qualify for the state meet.

Holley (2:09.37) also advanced to state in the 800m, along with senior Chloe Elbaz (2:11.53).

Holley, Elbaz, Pawlowicz, and sophomore Kaia Streadbeck joined forces to lead the Lions (9:14.58) to the state meet in the 4x800m relay, as the quartet finished fourth.

Senior Alden Morales enjoyed the best performance of the field in the Boys 800m, as his final racing strides brought him across the finish line in a victorious time of 1:51.93.

Later, Morales teamed with fellow seniors J.P. DeSantos, Luke Friedl, and Jack Burnett to clock a second-place effort of 7:41.38 in the 4x800m relay and earn a state berth.

Friedl secured the final state qualifying spot in the 1600m with a lifetime best of 4:11.72.

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🔥"Dylan's Drop!" 🔥 Photographer @dylanstw__ Dylan Stewart shares this photo gallery from Saturday's @CIFSS Division 3 Prelims meet at Yorba Linda High School! Check out the full album here! 👉 https://t.co/wDdDWoFmb6

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Updated @CIFSS Performance Lists + Opening Heights in the vertical jumps for all four divisional prelims meets now posted! https://t.co/5vPP36NELQ

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LIONS POSTRACE: The standout campaign of junior Reese Holley of the @JSerraTF continued in victorious fashion on Friday at the Trinity League Finals at JSerra Catholic High School, where Holley successfully defended her 1600m title in 4:50.63 and claimed the 800m crown in 2:09.69.

Holley highlighted her successful day in both races, the value of having teammates push each other in big races, and how she will seek to continue elevating her performance with the CIF postseason on the horizon.

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Appreciate all the college coaches rolling through!
They see it the same way we do…
Faith . Character. Intellect.
That’s the standard at JSerra Football. 🔥

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The updated @CIFSS 4x800 Leaders List and CIF-SS Divisional Prelims Declarations List as Friday night's 11:59 pm deadline quickly approaches... 👉 https://t.co/CFrhbzhwsR

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Get to know junior Nylah Key of the @JSerraTF Girls Track and Field team in this Player Spotlight produced by junior Layla Graham.

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Get to know junior Zac O’Leary of the @JSerraTF Boys Track and Field team in this Player Spotlight produced by senior (and teammate) J.P. DeSantos

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The @JSerraTF Girls and Boys teams enjoyed numerous standout performances this weekend at both the Mt. SAC Relays at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut and the Orange County Track and Field Championships at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo.

Junior Reese Holley spearheaded another collective show of 800m strength by winning the girls invitational race in a new lifetime best of 2:08.10.

Her signature career effort is currently Orange County’s top seasonal two-lap time, the third best in school history, and the fourth best in the state.

Senior Chloe Elbaz finished sixth in 2:10.54, while freshman Maya Pawlowicz’s lifetime best effort of 2:11.73 placed her eighth.

Elbaz, Holley, sophomore Morgan Woolforde, and senior Maya Woolforde dropped a seasonal best time of 3:52.77 in the invitational 4x400m relay to finish in second place.

Maya Woolforde also placed fourth in the seeded 400m race in a time of 56.32.

Senior Alden Morales starred in the boys 800m invitational race, clocking a seasonal-best 1:50.24 to place second.

Fellow senior Jack Burnett finished fifth in a lifetime best 1:51.73.

Senior Luke Friedl surged to a new lifetime best of 1:52.59 in the seeded 800m race, crossing the finish line in third place.

Burnett and Friedl now occupy second and third place all-time in school history respectively.

The quartet of junior Will Fredericksen, senior Zacarias Nickerson, junior Josiah Blackwell, and sophomore Sam Fredericksen established a new school record time of 1:28.70 in the seeded 4x200m relay to finish in fourth place.

The Orange County pole vault title at Mission Viejo High school came down to a tight battle between Lions’ teammates.

Junior Adi Rusin and senior Helena Reuter each cleared a meet-best height of 12 feet.

Rusin, who set a new lifetime best with her clearance, won the title based on less total jumps in the competition.

She becomes the first pole vaulter in school history to win the county crown.

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Senior Mireya Hardman, freshman Maya Pawlowicz, senior Chloe Elbaz, and junior Reese Holley of the @JSerraTF team etched their names into 4x800m relay lore on Friday by running to a U.S.-leading and Orange County all-time record time of 8:50.32 on the opening day of the 58th annual Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School.

Hardman kicked started the record-setting run in the featured invitational race with an two-lap leg of 2:15.23 before handing off the baton to Pawlowicz, who navigated her split in 2:13.52 to propel the Lions into second place.

Pawlowicz tunerd the stick over to Elbaz, who blazed to an opening lap of 59.93 to push the Lions into the lead and finished her split in 2:13.00 before turning the baton over to Holley for the anchor.

Holley turned in a phenomenal 2:08.67 effort in her closing segment, holding off the determined challenge of the nation’s top 800m runner (Braelyn Combe of Santiago High School of Corona) to stamp O.C. history and set a new invitational record for the Lions.

Seniors J.P. DeSantos, Luke Friedl, Jack Burnett, and Alden Morales turned in a high-quality showing in the Boys Invitational 4x1600m race.

Santos navigated his two-lap segment in 1:56.12, before handing the baton to Friedl, who turned in an 800m navigation of 1:54.83.

Burnett surged to a 1:53.91 effort in his leg, which saw him move the Lions into third place before handing the stick to Morales, who clocked a 1:53.27 split to earn a third-place overall finish of 7:38.13 for the Lions.

JSerra’s effort is the fastest time in the state and the third fastest in the country this season.

It is also the second-best time performance in school history, trailing only last year’s state championship winning clocking of 7:33.43 set by Burnett, Morales, and former standouts Bradley Arrey and Taye Newman.

Sophomore Kaia Streadbeck, freshman Brooklyn Tennant, sophomore Talia Whitten, and freshman Sierra Harden joined forces to record a time of 20:55.88 (the state’s sixth fastest time this season) in the Girls Invitational 4x1600m race.

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The @JSerraTF quartet of senior Chloe Elbaz, senior Maya Woolforde, senior Mireya Hardman, and freshman Maya Pawlowicz emerged with a down-to-the-wire triumph in the Invitational Girls Distance Medley Relay race to highlight the final day of action at the 2026 Arcadia Invitational on Saturday at Arcadia High School.

Elbaz, who placed fourth in the seeded 800m race earlier in the evening session with a time of 2:09.86, jumpstarted the Lions’ effort with a 1200m opening leg clocking of 3:38.27 that pushed the team into first place as she passed the stick over to Woolforde.

Woolforde sprinted to a 57.58 400m split before turning the race baton over to Hardman for the 800m portion of the relay.

Hardman powered around the track in her two-laps in a time of 2:19.99 to set the stage for a dramatic 1600m anchor leg for Pawlowicz.

The impressive first-year harrier faced a stiff challenge from the anchor runner from Cathedral Catholic, who closed the race gap through the first two laps and moved into first place with 600m left in the race.

Pawlowicz drafted in second place as the runners made their final turn before coming down the home stretch in the final 100 meters, but timed one final burst expertly to pull ahead of the Cathedral Catholic anchor runner and hold off a late challenge from the Oaks Christian anchor on the outside.

Pawlowicz’s 4:56.60 split carried her across the line to seal the Lions’ win in a time of 11:52.42, with Oaks Christian taking second in 11:52.76.

Seniors Alden Morales, J.P. De Santos, Jack Burnett, and Luke Friedl joined forces in the invitational Boys Distance Medley race and produced a time of 10:20.10 to earn a sixth place result against a field of 24 teams.

Earlier, Morales turned in a seasonal best of 1:52.23 to secure sixth place in the invitational Boys 800m race.

Junior Reese Holley turned in a time of 4:54.04 in the invitational Girls Mile race to place eighth.

Senior Helena Reuter cleared 11 feet, 11 inches in the invitational Girls Pole Vault competition, earning her ninth place.

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LIONS POSTRACE: Seniors Chloe Elbaz, Maya Woolforde, and Mireya Hardman, along with freshman Maya Pawlowicz of the @JSerraTF team enjoyed a successful collective navigation on Saturday by winning the invitational Girls Distance Medley Relay (11:52.42) in thrilling fashion at the 2026 Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School.  

The quartet each share their individual mindsets during the highly competitive showcase race and how executing their respective segments of the competition led to another landmark relay win for the Lions under the bright lights at Arcadia