The Santa Barbara Running Association’s Island Foxes Youth Track Club hosted hundreds of local youth athletes for the All-County Youth Track & Field Championships on Sunday at SBCC’s La Playa Stadium.
The championship meet brought together over 500 youth athletes from ages 6 to 14 from Santa Barbara County.
“We are thrilled by the response from young athletes and their families across the county to participate in track & field,” meet organizer Mindy Wolfe said. “Youth track & field continues to grow in Santa Barbara and we look forward to welcoming everyone back next year.”
The young athletes competed in sprint events, distance races, field competitions and relay races with USA Track & Field Officials on hand.
The sprint events featured a 100-meter and 200-meter dash, the middle distance races were the 400-meter and 800-meter and the distance runs featured were the 1,500-meter and 3,000-meter.
In the field, athletes competed in the long jump, high jump, shot put and softball throw. Relay teams raced in the 4×100-meter and 4×400-meter.
Here are some of the top performances by these local athletes.
- Girls 3000m (Grades 5-6): Daisy Kriteman (Island Foxes) – 13:15.01
- Boys 3000m (Grades 5-6): John Rupnow (Providence) – 11:27.55
- Boys 100m (Grades 7-8): Rylan Kelly (Pacific Christian) – 12.14 seconds
- Boys 400m (Grades 7-8): Trevor Wiley (Unattached) – 1:03.61
- Boys Long Jump (Grades 7-8): King Sanchez (Lompoc Valley) – 16’10”
- Girls Long Jump (Grades 7-8): Christine Canley (Central Coast) – 13’3”
- Boys High Jump (Grades 7-8): Zack Kvancz (Unattached) – 4’6”
- Girls Shot Put (Grades 7-8): Nina Garcia (Jimenez) – 26’7”
For more information or to learn about the Island Foxes Youth Track Club, visit the Santa Barbara Running Association website or contact islandfoxes@sbrunning.org.