Twenty-nine San Diego Section athletes, plus three relay teams, rank in the state top 25 in the 17 events that will be contested at the 103rd state championships May 26-27 at Clovis Buchanan High.
Ten athletes are in the top 10, including Ranch Buena Vista’s Tyler Knowles, second in the discus and eighth in the shot put, and Helix’ Adren Parker, second in the 400 meters and ninth in the 200. Mission Bay’s Brandon Cheeks II is tied for fourth in the high jump, fifth in the long jump, and seventh in the triple jump.
Parker, who set a County record of :46.63 this season and was fourth in the state meet at :46.82 last season, is the son of former San Diego Chargers wide receiver Eric Parker and younger brother of the Eric Parker, who ran :47.91 at Helix in 2019.
Before Adren, the County 400 record was held by Morse’s Lydell Burston, who ran 46.85 in 1995 and whose son Laurence joins Parker on Helix’ 4×100 and 4×400 relay squads.
“W” indicates a mark made with more than allowable wind assistance of 2.0 miles per hour. Best marks through May 5:
| EVENT | NAME, SCHOOL | MARK/STATE RANK | STATE MARK |
| 100 | Arrington, Helix | :10.58w, 17th tie | :10.23, Pleasant, Gardena Serra |
| 200 | Adren Parker, Helix | :21.26, 9th | :20.86, Miller, Clovis North |
| Arrington | :21.29w, 12th | ||
| 400 | Parker | :46.63,2nd | :45.92, Stanley, Granada Hills |
| McCoy, Hilltop | :48.67, 20th tie | ||
| 800 | Correia, Point Loma | 1:51.44, 7th | 1:49.07, Sahlman, Newbury Park |
| Thomas, Torrey Pines | 1:52.04, 12th | ||
| 1600 | Thomas | 4:07.90, 4th | Sahlman, 3:58.96 |
| Correia | 4:09.83, 11th | ||
| 3200 | Sanchez, Liberty Charter | 9:06.53, unranked | Parra, Long Beach Millikan, 8:46.50 |
| 110 Hurdles | Martin, Helix | :14.24w, 6th tie | :13.85, Davis-Lyric, Upland |
| 300 Hurdles | Atilano, Cathedral | :38.36, 6th | 37.39, Mendoza, Rancho Santa Margarita |
| Martin, Helix | :38.55, 9th tie | ||
| Tragarz, Del Norte | :38.92, 15th | ||
| Dasher, Oceanside | :39.19, 19th | ||
| Camillo, Brawley | :39.28,21st | ||
| 4×100 Relay | Helix | :42.12, unranked | :40.28, Granada Hills |
| 4×400 Relay | Helix | 3:21.17, 14th | 3:14.26, L.B. Poly |
| Mt. Carmel | 3:22.54, 23rd | ||
| 4×800 Relay | Del Norte | 8:03.0, unranked | 7:43.84, Clovis Buchanan |
| High Jump | Cheeks II, Mission Bay | 6-6, 4th tie | 6-9, Gorski, Santa Ana Mater Dei |
| Chang, Mater Dei | 6-6 | ||
| Unden, El Capitan | 6-5, 18th tie | ||
| Fuge, University City | 6-4, 24th tie | ||
| Long Jump | Cheeks II | 23-8 ½, 5th | 24-9, Dedmon, Lake Isabella Kern Valley |
| Redon, San Diego | 23-7, 5th | ||
| Hurd, El Camino | 23-0, 16th tie | ||
| Harris, Vista | 23-0 | ||
| Chappell, Bonita Vista | 22-11, 23rd tie | ||
| Triple Jump | Cheeks, II | 46-11¼, 7th | 47-6, Bolanos, Redlands East Valley |
| Harris | 46-4½, 10th | ||
| Reichenberg, Mission Bay | 45-4, 23rd | ||
| Shot Put | Knowles, Rancho Buena Vista | 59-8, 7th | 65-10, See, San Juan Capistrano JSerra |
| Discus | Knowles | 185-5, 2nd | 197-8, See |
| Vergenz, Mission Hills | 166-7 16th | ||
| Pole Vault | Emerson, Sage Creek | 16-0 ¼, 4th | 16-9, Green, Clovis Buchanan |
| Weisman, Torrey Pines | 15-8, 6th | ||
| Anderson, University City | 15-4, 11th | ||
| Sotelo, Grossmont | 15-0, 15th tie | ||
| Saia, Mt. Carmel | 14-9, 19th tie | ||
| Boyle, San Marcos | 14-9 | ||
| Kondo, Vista | 14-9 |
