Mt. SAC Relays 100 and 200 records for Brandon Arrington, Jr., Rosary Academy and Servite 4x100 win

Arrington runs wind-legal efforts of 10.21 and 20.44, with Servite boys 4×100 clocking 40.15 and Rosary Academy girls 4×100 edging Long Beach Poly 45.21 to 45.29; Long Beach Poly boys prevail in 3:09.94 in 4×400, JSerra girls 1,600 sprint medley No. 3 all-time in state at 3:55.58, Long Beach Wilson girls shuttle hurdles at No. 5 in California history with 58.30, plus meet records for Edwards and Ogomo, along with sweeps for Hernandez, Jennings and Madsen, pole vault trio at 17-1.

WALNUT, Calif. – There are surprises when it comes to breaking records, but most of those meet all-time marks eclipsed Saturday at the 65th Mt. SAC Relays were not big surprises.

Post-event interviews

Mount Miguel junior Brandon Arrington, Jr. set meet records in the 100 and 200 meters, along with Rosary Academy in the girls 4x100 relay, Servite in the boys 4x100 relay, Carlsbad’s Makenna Herbst in the girls invitational 800, Tayshaun Ogomo from Herriman High of Utah in the boys 800 and Long Beach Wilson’s Kaylin Edwards in the girls 300 hurdles.

The night was capped with Long Beach Poly setting a meet record in the boys invitational 4x400 relay.

Arrington could hardly be considered a surprise in setting 100 and 200 meet records, especially being the reigning California state champion in both events.

Arrington’s previous PR in the 100 was 10.24 seconds run three weeks ago, which was faster than the Mt. SAC Relays record.

He ran a wind-legal 10.21 seconds Saturday, improving on Olympian Michael Norman’s meet record of 10.27 set competing for Vista Murrieta in 2016.

Arrington followed that up by running a wind-legal 20.44 in the 200, significantly improving on the old meet record of 20.86 set by Nickolas Miller of Clovis North in 2023.

“(I”m looking to be) consistent with those times, because when it counts, those times are going to drop a lot,” Arrrington said. “My focus is to stay consistent with my runs, posting similar times.”

Arrington declined to say how much his time could drop.

“I can’t even put a time on it,” he said. “I just know it’s going to be something special.”

Servite’s 4x100 relay had already set a new state record of 40.00 last week at the 57th Arcadia Invitational.

So, the Friars didn’t need to run that fast for a new meet record, but the 40.15 run Saturday by Jorden Wells, Benjamin Harris, Jaelen Hunter and Robert Gardner easily surpassed the old record of 40.80 set by St. John Bosco in 2022 and equalled by Granada Hills in 2023.

“We had a mess up (at the Texas Relays) where it felt like everything was just going so right, and at the last minute was so wrong,” Harris said. “We take the thought of what happened in that meet to everything we do as far as preparation in the 4x1, knowing that we don’t want that to happen again.”

Servite’s sister school, Rosary ran a 45,47 last week at the Arcadia Invitational and Tra’Via Flournoy, Justine Wilson, Jada Faison and Maliyah Collins improved on that for a 45.21, beating out the 2006 record of 45.22 achieved by Long Beach Wilson.

Long Beach Poly’s Leila Holland, Jaylin Hunter, Aniya Brooks and Brooklyn Lee were a close second in 45.29, an improvement from 45.60 at the Arcadia Invitational.

Rosary produced the fastest performance by any 4x100 in the state since 2016. Long Beach Poly also produced its best 4x100 effort in nine years.

But perhaps the deepest high school race Saturday came nearly at the end, with the boys 4x400 relay.

The old record of 3:13.71 established by Pasadena Muir had stood since 1972, with five schools running under the standard Saturday: Long Beach Poly (3:09.94), Culver City (3:10.77), Fresno Central (3:11.39), Long Beach Wilson (3:12.30) and Cathedral (3:13.07).

Gus Armstrong, Jarrius Hill, Darieon Shufford and Noah Smith achieved the No. 9 all-time performance in California, just missing the program record of 3:09.89 set in 2007 at the Penn Relays.

“We all go through ups and downs,” Smith said. “That (a 3:16.97) last week at Arcadia Invitational) was definitely a down. It’s about how you respond to it. … I trust my guys. I knew my guys were going to hold it down.”

Culver City, which had already run 3:10.94 on March 29 at the 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, improved with Dontay Mayrant, Duaine Mayrant, Kingston Waring and Seth Shigg to produce its second top 20 performance in California prep history.

Herbst posted the top time in the state in the 800 four weeks ago at 2:04.72. Her victory in 2:04.90 set a new meet record, eclipsing the 2022 performance of 2:06.89 by Cate Peters of Monte Vista.

“I’m just trying to stay consistent with the times,” Herbst said. “I know in time they’ll drop when my training is peaking.”

Makenna Herbst and Morgan Herbst teamed with Rayne Hawkins and Jillian Herrera to win the girls invitational 4x400 for Carlsbad in 3:48.12.

Ogomo, who nearly helped Herriman mount a remarkable comeback Friday in the invitational 4x800 relay after teammate Jonah Tang was involved in an early fall in the race, surged ahead of Beckett Sullivan from Riverside Poly in the final 50 meters to win the invitational 800 in a personal-best 1:51.01.

Ogomo, who eclipsed the 2012 meet record of 1:51.06 achieved by Nick Hartle from Las Vegas Centennial, held off Sullivan (1:51.57) and Wyland Obando from Long Beach Wilson (1:51.65).

Edwards also achieved a lifetime-best 40.56 in the 300 hurdles, edging Morgan Herbst of Carlsbad (40.57) in a showdown of future Arkansas teammates.

Edwards and Herbst both ran well under the 2006 meet record of 40.97 established by former Long Beach Wilson standout Ebony Collins. Edwards improved to the No. 9 competitor in California prep history.

Edwards was also part of a program record for Long Beach Wilson in the invitational 4x100 shuttle hurdles relay, teaming with Jamiyah Sanders, Alene Washington and Saniah Varnado to run 58.30, elevating to No. 5 in state history.

JSerra prevailed in the girls 1,600 sprint medley, with Maya Woolforde, Morgan Woolforde, Anne Elise Packard and Chloe Elbaz running 3:55.58 to elevate to the No. 3 lineup in state history. It was the fastest performance by a California high school quartet since 2011.

Arrington was one of four competitors to win multiple individual events Saturday, with Ryan Jennings from Timber Creek in New Jersey sweeping the girls 100 and 200, Clovis North senior and Brigham Young commit McKay Madsen earning victories in the boys invitational discus and shot put, in addition to Jurupa Valley junior AB Hernandez prevailing in the girls invitational long jump and triple jump.

Jennings ran a wind-legal 11.51 in the 100 and clocked a wind-legal 23.46 in the 200.

Kendra Scally-Tu’i of Mt. Albert Grammar School in Auckland ran 23.52 to secure second, the fastest 200 performance by an Under-20 athlete in New Zealand history. Scally-Tu’i, 16, also won the seeded section of the 100 in a wind-legal personal-best 11.57.

Madsen repeated as discus champion with a third-round throw of 197-8 (60.24m) and captured his first Mt. SAC shot put crown following a 63-4 (19.30m) performance, also on his third attempt.

Hernandez became the first athlete in meet history to surpass 19 feet in the long jump and 41 feet in the triple jump in the same year, following the sweep achieved in 2023 by Alyssa Hope from Martin Luther King.

Hernandez opened the long jump competition with a wind-legal leap of 19-2 (5.84m), then produced a personal-best 41-4 (12.59m) in the fifth round of the triple jump, the best mark at the meet since 2019.

The boys invitational pole vault competition was the most significant in meet history, with three athletes clearing 17-1 (5.20m).

Prior to Saturday, Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Armand “Mondo” Duplantis was the only high school athlete to clear 17 feet in the pole vault at Mt. SAC in 2017, before Khaliq Muhammad of Pittsburg, Kai Anderson from University City and Arizona state record holder with a 17-8 (5.38m) clearance Sam Novak of Phoenix Country Day all achieved the feat.

Muhammad, a University of Arizona commit, cleared a personal-best 17-1 on his first opportunity to earn the win based on fewer attempts. Anderson and Novak, both Cal signees, both needed three tries to finally clear the height.

All three athletes missed attempts at 17-5 (5.30m).

Kadyn Hysong, a freshman at Shadow Mountain High in Arizona, cleared 16-9 (5.10m) to place fourth.

Paige Echsner, a UCLA-bound senior from Del Norte, won the girls invitational pole vault by clearing a personal-best 13-9 (4.19m) on her second attempt.

Echsner became the 13th female pole vaulter in California prep history to clear at least 13-9. She missed three tries at a potential program-record 14-1 (4.29m) after Allison Leigh cleared 14 feet in 2021.

Both invitational distance medley relay races showcased thrilling finishes, with Alexis Hall, Gabi Belli, Savannah Morris and Isabella Ramirez rallying to edge Corona Santiago by an 11:50.11 to 11:51.94 margin in the girls competition.

Jonah Tang, Zeke Kearney, Ogomo and Jackson Spencer helped Herriman hold off Clovis East by a 10:00.25 to 10:00.67 margin in the boys DMR.

Quentin Mitchell of Antelope, Camren Smith from Quartz Hill, Jaslene Massey of Aliso Niguel and Aja Johnson from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame all followed their victories a week earlier at the 57th Arcadia Invitational by winning again Saturday.

Mitchell cleared 6-8 (2.03m) on his first attempt in the boys high jump to prevail against Grady Wachob of Benicia and Davis Benson from Moorpark based on fewer attempts.

Smith produced a wind-legal effort of 48-1.25 (14.66m) in the third round to triumph in the triple jump.

Massey achieved a shot put mark of 48-8.25 (14.83m) in the second round, with Johnson finishing runner-up at 45-3.75 (13.81m).

Johnson repeated as discus winner following a fourth-round performance of 152-9 (46.55m). The Louisville commit won last year with a throw of 152-10 (46.58m).

Jillene Wetteland of Long Beach Poly also captured back-to-back victories at Mt. SAC in the girls high jump, clearing 5-5 (1.65m) and outlasting three other athletes – including teammate Joy Anderson – based on fewer attempts to secure the top spot.

Nic Alexis of Elsinore won the boys invitational long jump with a wind-aided third-round leap of 23-11 (7.28m).

Long Beach Wilson sophomore Kaedyn Burroughs won the boys invitational 400 by a 47.09 to 47.14 margin against Siddhant Kumar from Bishop Gorman in Nevada.

Amira Whitehead, a sophomore at Fontana Summit, was victorious in the girls invitational 400 in a personal-best 53.77, with Madison Mosby from St. Mary’s Academy clocking 53.94.

Destiny Coleman, a junior at Woodlawn High in Maryland, won the girls invitational 100 hurdles in a wind-legal 13.37, ahead of Anisa Bowen-Fontenot from San Diego in 13.46.

Jasir Fontenot of San Diego improved on his own freshman class national record with a wind-legal 13.62 effort in the boys invitational 110 hurdles.

Brandon Andrade, a sophomore at Etiwanda, held off Jayden Rendon from Carson by a 36.79 to 36.86 margin in the boys 300 hurdles.

Vincent Carnegie of Bakersfield Stockdale secured victory in the boys invitational 400 hurdles in 54.14.

Soleil Warner from Bay School in San Francisco earned the win in the girls invitational 400 hurdles in 1:01.06, just off her 1:01.01 performance from last year’s Nike Outdoor Nationals in Oregon.

Canyon Country Canyon won the girls invitational 4x200 relay in 1:37.01, with Sherman Oaks Notre Dame capturing the boys invitational 4x200 in 1:27.28.

Long Beach Wilson secured victory in the boys 1,600 invitational sprint medley relay, edging Riverside Poly by a 3:30.03 to 3:30.10 margin.

Westview High of San Diego won the boys invitational 4x110 shuttle hurdles relay in 1:01.83.