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The Caldera girls pose with their first-place trophy at the OSAA 5A state track and field championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon on Saturday night. (John Lariviere/For The Bulletin)

The Caldera boys pose with their first-place trophy at the OSAA 5A state track and field championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon on Saturday night. (John Lariviere/For The Bulletin)

The Caldera girls and boys pose with their first-place trophies at the OSAA 5A state track and field championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon on Saturday night. (John Lariviere/For The Bulletin)

EUGENE – Both the boys and girls Class 5A state track and field titles are staying in Bend, but it is the new kids on the block who are bringing home the hardware this year.

The Caldera boys and girls both won the team titles after two days of competition at the state track and field championships at Hayward Field.

The two titles are the first team state championships in school history.

“This has been our goal since November,” said Caldera head coach Dirk Matthias. “I said to our coaches, ‘The truth of the matter is our goal is to win state, boys and girls.’ We have been projecting this.”

It has been a quick rise to the top of the track-and-field mountaintop for Caldera, which opened its doors in southeast Bend in 2021.

The Wolfpack girls – who ended Summit’s 5A title streak dating back to 2007 (the Storm competed in the 6A field from 2019-2022) – finished with 70 team points, ahead of South Albany’s 56, Crescent Valley’s 48 and Crater’s 47.

“It is a different feeling,” said Caldera’s Jaymi Dickinson, who anchored the winning 4×400-meter relay team (3 minutes, 53.62 seconds), took third in the 400 (56.61) and sixth in the 200 (25.48). “At practice you are looking around and it isn’t just a handful of people going to state, it’s a whole team.”

Sophomore James Heinly became Caldera’s first female track and field athlete to win a state title when she won the triple jump Saturday morning (36 feet, 8.5 inches). Dickinson, along with junior Ava Kailey and freshmen Zadie Boyd and Ayleen Buenrostro repeated as the 4×400 champions. Senior Sage Cramp scored big points with a second-place finish in the pole vault (11-9.25).

Caldera’s Maddie Carney finished third in both the 3,000 (9:55.21) and the 1,500 (4:35.2). And freshman Zadie Boyd rounded out the top-five finishers with a fourth-place finish in the 400 (57.70).

The boys finished with 80 team points, ahead of Corvallis’ 69, Crater’s 58 and Summit’s 41. The Wolfpack did not have an individual title, and instead used their depth in all events to win their first team state championship. Nine different athletes placed in the top five in at least one event.

Freshman Waylon Clarke was the high-point scorer with a second-place finish in the 100 (10.92), a fourth-place finish in the 200 (21.90) and was part of the fifth-place 4×100 relay team (43.16).

In the shot put, freshman Cooper Kanalos took second (49-10) and freshman Cooper Hanson took fifth (47-7). Senior Benjamin Sorenson placed third in the pole vault (14-5.5). Sophomore Justin Parsons took third in the long jump (21-7.25). Senior Kian Beaird took third in the javelin (176-8). The 4×100 relay team of Daniel Bradley, senior Cohen Montoya, Kaleb Lott and Clarke took fifth as did the 4×400 relay team of Ben Jackson, senior Dane Giessler, junior Mason Morical and Montoya (3:24.02).

Morical, who finished second in the 3,000 (8:20.42) and sixth in the 1,500 (3:54.72), said he thought the program would start winning titles decades into the future.

“I thought it was going to be possible in like 10, 20 years,” Morical said. “But winning it in our fourth year … I didn’t believe this. I’m so happy, all the hard work paid off. I’m so happy I get to celebrate this with my team.”

Giessler, who finished third in the 800 (1:53.77), saw it differently. He saw the titles coming years ago.

“I did think it was possible,” Giessler said. “We’ve been working at this for forever. I knew we had the potential in the future to go out and win it. We had some kids who were hurt but we came out here and performed. The scoreboard says it all.”

About Brian Rathbone

Brian Rathbone has been the sports reporter for the Bulletin since 2019. He likes playing basketball, running and spending time with his dog, Rodger.

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• 29-Year-Old Amaury Pierron from Brioude, France, Takes 2^nd Place in Elite Men Downhill Race, Rises to Top Season Rankings

• 20-Year-Old UK Team Rider Jordan Williams Takes 3^rd Place

LOUDENVIELLE-PEYRAGUDES, France, June 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stop Two of the 2025 season is in the books! Monster Energy congratulates Amaury Pierron on taking second place in the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Loudenvielle-Peyragudes, France, this weekend. In the second race of the season, the 29-year-old from Brioude, France, rose to the podium on the challenging track.

Also rising to the podium, 20-year-old Jordan Williams from Bristol, United Kingdom, claimed third place in Sunday’s final. Williams was joined in the Top Five by 28-year-old Monster Energy team rider Luca Shaw from Hendersonville, North Carolina, in fifth place with a finish time of 3:16.776. Shaw now holds fifth place in season rankings with 294 points.

The Elite Women Downhill final concluded with 35-year-old Camille Balanche from Le Locle, Switzerland, in fourth place. The Swiss team rider battled high winds in the upper segment of the track and treacherous conditions in the lower half to earn a finish time of 3:48.776. Balanche now ranks fifth in the 2025 season standings with 305 points.

From May 30 to June 1, the 2025 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup descended on the iconic trails of Loudenvielle-Peyragudes. In stop two of the season, the challenging and technical racetrack in the heart of the French Pyrenees mountains hosted the world elite of the sport. The action-filled weekend also stoked visitors with live concerts, mountain bike expositions, and fan activations in the event village.

In Sunday’s Elite Men Downhill final, Amaury Pierron dropped in as the number one qualifier and last rider on the course. Charging into the top section, Pierron managed to build a 0.7-second lead over the fastest rider by the third split of the race. But when the dust settled, the Frenchman concluded the track 1.5 seconds behind the winner with a time of 3:14.729 for a strong second-place finish.

“It was a crazy race this time around in Loudenvielle. We’ve always raced here in the wet and later in the season. This was dry and really fast. The average speeds were scary, as if there was no limit! Everyone was going really fast all weekend, and I’m just glad to have stayed on my bike in these conditions, get through to the final, and now the podium. So happy with this,” said Monster Energy’s Pierron.

On the strength of Sunday’s result, Pierron now commands first place in the 2025 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup season rankings with 440 points.

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Joining Pierron on the podium, Jordan Williams claimed third place in Sunday’s final with a finish time of 3:16.163. After battling a knee injury during the 2024 season, the former Junior Division Mountain Bike Downhill World Champion is fully back in the saddle and now holds eighth place in season rankings with 243 points.

“It was insane – it was just so fast!” said Monster Energy’s Williams, adding: “I did not expect to land on the podium here. It’s been a while trying to get up to speed after my knee injury last year, and to do it here on this track in these conditions is wild! Huge thanks for all the support and for the team getting me back on track. I took a few risks and that paid off! Very stoked!”

The action continues next weekend with the 2025 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup, in Saalfelden Leogang, Austria, from June 5 to 8, 2025.

For more on Amaury Pierron, Jordan Williams, Camille Balanche, Luca Shaw, and our team of mountain bike athletes, visit www.monsterenergy.com. Follow Monster Energy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok for updates from the 2025 mountain bike season.

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MOUNT VERNON — Chad Sivewright just completed one of the most decorated seasons a Mount Vernon High School varsity coach has ever enjoyed.

The Yellow Jackets’ boys volleyball coach hit a milestone early this spring by notching his 100th win as a head coach.

“It’s been a super special season,” Sivewright said. “There have been so many (great) things.”

Every year, all 28 sanctioned sports coaches and associations, as well as the four allied professional organizations, vote for one of their own to receive the Ohio High School Athletic Association Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity award.

This year that honoree was Chad Sivewright, who piloted his squad to a state runner-up finish after falling to Cincinnati McNicholas in three games on Saturday.

“The selection is made from both divisions, so it is pretty special,” Sivewright said. “I feel really honored to have received it and especially from coaches that I admire and look up to as well, so it is a super special award.”

He accepted the accolade after piloting his team to a state runner-up finish on Saturday at the Division II state finals. The Yellow Jackets finished a fascinating season with a 17-11 record that included a 10-game winning streak that ended in the state championship game.

From the 100-win plateau to the state finals and the OHSAA coaches’ honor, Sivewright said it was all a reflection of the players who helped build the program.

“(The 100th victory) was like the second or third game of the season, and then making it here to the championship … ,” Sivewright said. “They are just a great bunch of coachable players, it has been a super special season.”

The team of Lucy May Sleeman, Shenese Walker, Liana Tyson and Joella Lloyd won the race with a time of 42.72, which ranks second in the nation this season. The Noles erased the previous conference and program record of 43.13 that was set by the Seminoles in 2019 behind Kelcie Simmons, Karimah Davis, Shauna Helps and Ka’Tia Seymour.

Including the 4×100 relay, six additional student athletes and the 4×400 relay qualified for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday night.

Walker punched her individual ticket after claiming the crown in the 100, lowering her personal best with the second-fastest time in program history at 10.98. Walker will be joined by Lloyd, who followed in fourth place, resetting her own Antigua and Barbuda national record and third-fastest time in program history at 11.01

After claiming the British Virgin Islands national record in the 400 on Thursday, Kaelyaah Liburd lowered her performance best with the third-fastest time in program history at 51.31 to punch her ticket to the National Championship after placing sixth.

 

Kayla Pinkard qualified for her first outdoor nationals in the women’s triple jump, placing 10th with a mark of 13.01m (42-8¼).

 

Brooke Mullins will compete in her first nationals as a Seminole in the 3,000 steeplechase, placing 14th after qualifying by time at 10:05.48.

Tyra Wilson advanced to her second national championship, after placing fourth overall in the 400 hurdles with a time of 55.63.

The women’s 4×400 behind Kaelyaah Liburd, Alyia Green, Takiyah Ferguson and Tyra Wilson concluded competition with the 12th-fastest qualifying time of 3:30.87.

Between the men’s and women’s team, Florida State is set to have 22 entries at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field.

NOLE SUMMARY:  

–Women’s triple jump (first round):

*Kayla Pinkard | 10th | 13.01m (42-8¼)

Oluwadara Soremi | 25th | 12.52m (41-1)

-Women’s 4x100m (quarterfinal):

*Lucy May Sleeman, Shenese Walker, Liana Tyson, Joella Lloyd | 1st | 42.72 *School and ACC Record

-Women’s 1,500-meters (quarterfinal):

Suus Altorf | 13th | 4:11.06

-Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (quarterfinal):

*Brooke Mullins | 14th | 10:05.48

Emily Brown | 15th | 10:05.77

-Women’s 100-meters (quarterfinal):  

*Shenese Walker | 1st | 10.98 (PB)

*Joella Lloyd | 4 | 11.01 IPB

-Women’s 400-meters (first round):  

*Kaelyaah Liburd | 6th | 51.31 (PB)

-Women’s 400-meter hurdles (quarterfinals)  

*Tyra Wilson | 4th | 55.63

-Women’s 5,000-meters (Semifinals):  

Bieke Schipperen | 36th | 16:15.70

-Women’s 4×400-meters (quarterfinals):  

*Kaelyaah Liburd, Alyia Green, Takiyah Ferguson, Tyra Wilson | 12th | 3:30.87

*Advancing to National Championship

For more information on Florida State track and field, follow Twitter (X) @FSU_Track and Instagram @FSU_Track.      

 

 

A transgender teenager from Southern California competed in Saturday’s CIF track-and-field finals despite drawing national scrutiny and criticism from President Trump over her participation earlier in the week.

AB Hernandez, a Jurupa Valley High School junior, competed in several events on Saturday after finishing as the top qualifier in the girls’ high jump, long jump and triple jump on Friday. 

“There’s no words to express how proud I am of her, despite her being targeted, harassed for all these months. She’s here, she’s successful, she did it,” said Hernandez’s mother Nereyda. “When you’re actually here the whole event, you actually see, it’s not just hating. There’s more support, there’s more love.”

Hernandez took home first place medals in both high jump and triple jump and she placed second in the long jump event. Following a rule change by the California Interscholastic Federation, a co-winner was named in each of the three events in which Hernandez placed.

The policy change allows an additional athlete to compete and earn a medal in events in which a transgender athlete also qualified. 

“If necessary, in the high jump, triple jump and long jump events at the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships, a biological female student-athlete who would have earned a specific placement on the podium will also be awarded the medal for that place and the results will be reflected in the recording of the event,” CIF officials said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

“The CIF values all of our student-athletes and we will continue to uphold our mission of providing students with the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete while complying with California law,” the statement said.

Related: Nationwide debate over Jurupa Valley transgender athlete’s eligibility in CIF finals continues

CIF officials announced the new policy days before the championships, which then drew a response from the U.S. Department of Justice as they launched a Title IX investigation over transgender athlete participation in California high school sports.

Their rule change was announced less than a day after Mr. Trump took to Truth Social to comment on the matter, threatening to pull federal funding from the state if Hernandez competed. 

Some high school coaches who had student-athletes participating in the finals offered their support for Hernandez, including Santa Margarita High School’s Bryn Williams.

“This is still a high schooler,” Williams said. “She is learning, she is navigating the world just like we are every single day and that I know I would want grace if I was put in a situation where I had a bunch of light on me and what I was doing. So I encourage people to remember that. We are all human and at the end of the day we are all trying to navigate this world.”

The finals began Friday at Buchanan High School in Clovis, which is located in Fresno County. Aside from the crowd that gathered to support participating athletes, the event also drew about 20 protesters who denounced Hernandez’s participation. Some could be seen holding signs that read “Save Girls Sports” and an airplane also flew over the event pulling a banner that read, “No Boys in Girls’ Sports.”

One person was arrested following an altercation between counterprotesters, Clovis police said. Video shows the moments that the person is taken into custody by officers, as well as the moments leading up to their arrest, when they shoved a flag pole through someone’s window. 

The car owner on the other end of the alleged attack spoke with CBS News Los Angeles on Saturday about why he was protesting.

“I think it’s completely unfair to these girls,” said Josh Fulfer. “They’ve worked hard. He has an advantage by being a male and it’s really unfortunate that these girls, the psychological effect that it has on them and places on them when they know they’re not only competing against people of their own sex, but now they gotta go up against a man. … I think it’s really bad that we’re setting this precedent.”

Despite this, business continued as usual inside the stadium, and the events were completed without disruption. 

Crull becomes the first Bradley athlete to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship since Tiana LoStracco qualified for the Women’s 800m championship in 2023. He is the first Bradley man to qualify since Daniel Gagne qualified for the Men’s 1500 championship in 2017 and the second Bradley man to do so since 1955. Crull is the sixth Brave to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the 21st century.

Crull began his third career NCAA West First Round meet with the First Round of the Men’s 1500m championship on Wednesday night. Crull finished second in Heat #1 to advance to the quarterfinals on Friday night. His time ranked 13th out of the 48 competing athletes at 3:50.37. 

In the quarterfinals, Crull battled in Heat #2 against fierce competition. Coming to the finish, Crull lunged for the line and placed fifth at 3:47.31, nine-hundredths ahead of sixth place, to qualify for the Outdoor Championships in Eugene.

Six other Braves competed at the NCAA West First Round in College Station.

Jaxson Copelin and Jamie Phillips made their NCAA West First Round debut in men’s 800m competition. Copelin finished fifth in Heat #4 at 1:49.07 and Phillips finished sixth in Heat #3 at 1:49.14, just narrowly missing the quarterfinals by one-tenth of a second.

Abigail Hancock and Kaitlyn Sheppard also made their NCAA West First Round debut, competing in the Women’s 1500m First Round. Hancock finished 10th in Heat #3 at 4:27.34, while Sheppard finished ninth in Heat #2 with a 4:29.81. Trixie Wraith ultimately was a scratch in Heat #2.

Nadia Potgieter competed in the Women’s 5000m Semifinals at the NCAA West First Round for the second consecutive season. Potgieter finished 21st in Heat #1 at 16:59.28.

UP NEXT…

Crull travels to Eugene, Ore., for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 11-14, 2025. 

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