CCS track and field finals 2025: Monta Vista jumper takes big leap, celebrates wins

GILROY Monta Vista s Ryan Shen was nothing out of the ordinary last year as a sophomore jumper Flash forward to Saturday s Central Coast Section track and field finals at Gilroy High and a whole different story was being written Shen started the meet by winning the long jump with a mark of - a half-foot further than his previous best distance Sophomore year I was jumping feet Shen disclosed Then suddenly first meet of the year I went feet Then third meet of the year I went Honestly it s just been a big surprise for me Undergoing a rise spurt in which he added three inches to his now -foot- frame contributed significantly to his radical transformation as a jumper He followed up the long jump title by winning the high jump at - But the long jump is his favorite event and he hopes to set another personal record at the state meet next weekend in Clovis I ve definitely got more in the tank Shen stated It will be fun to see all the best jumpers in the state Another double winner in the boys meet was Piedmont Hills sprinter Jonas Petty who won the in and the in out-leaning high hurdles champion Prince Buchango-Babalola of St Ignatius on each occasion I m happy very excited Petty announced after winning the Last year I was injured This is my year to shine Woodside High s Mattheo LaCasia heads for the finish line taking first place in the Boys m during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Woodside s Mattheo LaCasia continued his remarkable first year of track and field by winning the in the sixth-fastest time in CCS history The only other sub- second runners from the CCS were North Salinas twins Alvin and Calvin Harrison Cubberly s Bill Green Richard Dupree of Mt Pleasant and former Olympic gold medalist and world-record holder Lee Evans of Overfelt Elite company indeed I uncovered the thing I m really good at revealed LaCasia who came on the last half of the race and ran away from the rest of the field I like to catch people It elevates the adrenaline I ve been working hard and in contemporary times made it happen Benjamin Bouie of Crystal Springs Uplands defended the title he won last year and broke his own meet record in the process with a winning time of It feels great these are the moments you look for when you re not sure if you want to keep going declared Bouie who is headed to Harvard to continue his running career and major in applied math Bellarmine College Prep s Shrey Chettiar celebrates after winning the m during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Bellarmine s Shrey Chettiar finished with a strong kick passing several runners on the home stretch to win the in Coach explained me just to make sure I stay connected to the top group make sure I m matching any moves commented Chettiar who is headed to Johns Hopkins for college I just trusted my kick the last Ellie McCuskey-Hay of St Ignatius and Daniella Hughes of Los Altos were double winners in the girls meet St Ignatius College Prep s Ellie McCuskey-Hay takes first place in the m during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Doug Duran Bay Area News Group McCuskey-Hay won her third consecutive title with a time of She had also won the as a freshman before finishing third last year behind Clara Adams of North Salinas and Mountain View s Hannah Rutherford This time she came out of the blocks strong built a good-sized lead and had the strength to hold on for the conquest in Adams was second and Rutherford third All my hard work has paid off McCuskey-Hay announced I was able to put it together at the right time I trusted the process I trusted myself I felt my strategy worked nowadays I know if I kind of scare them at the start and get ahead I can usually hold on Hughes won the hurdles by a big margin in and came back to capture the triple jump with a mark of - Hughes declared the hurdles is her favorite event Related Articles NCS track and field finals De La Salle s Jaden Jefferson breaks section record Exhilarating Archbishop Mitty wins first CIF NorCal title since earns trip to brand-new state championship NCS roundup Las Lomas pitching dominates again as Knights reach baseball semis NCS baseball softball playoffs Saturday s scores updated schedule CCS baseball softball playoffs First-round scores in all divisions It feels great to win after coming in fourth last year she disclosed I m super happy Bellarmine won the boys gang title with points St Ignatius was second with Woodside third at Archbishop Mitty repeated as the girls company champion with points Los Altos was second with Etc Other winners in the boys meet included Bellarmine s Joshua Haven in the hurdles Menlo School s Landon Pretre in the with a meet record St Ignatius Noah Gonzalez in the triple jump - Serra s Luke Lewis in the shot put with a personal-best - Mitty s Isaac Duren in the discus - and Leland s Ben Lee in the pole vault - Serra won both the and relays Crystal Springs Uplands won the relay in On the girls side Palo Alto s Kinga Czajkowska and Amaya Bharadwaj went - in the Other first-place finishers included Mitty s Shiloh Haliburton-Rudy in the hurdles Menlo s Veronica Tairo in the Mitty s Maya Ifo Desai in the discus - Monta Vista s Lelani Laruelle in the high jump - and Burlingame s Avery Boyse in the pole vault - Mitty won the relay Palo Alto the and Los Gatos the Sacred Heart Prep s Oskar Herlitz jumps during the long jump event at the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Herlitz went on to take first place Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Sacred Heart Prep s Oskar Herlitz jumps during the long jump event at the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Herlitz went on to take first place Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Burlingame s Avery Boyse clears the bar during the pole vault event during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Menlo School s Landon Pretre heads for the finish line taking first place in the m during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Menlo School s Landon Pretre Piedmont Hills' Yosef Berhan and Santa Cruz s Eli Fitchen-Young run in the m during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Pretre placed first Berhan was second and Fitchen-Young was third Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Menlo School s Veronica Taira leads the pack in the m during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Taira went on to take first place Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Palo Alto s Kinga Czajkowska grabs the baton as she runs the last leg of the x m relay during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Czajkowska and her teammates Amaya Bharadwaj Lilia Kuzmicheva and Romy Kiessling went on to take first place in the race Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Bellarmine College Prep s Joshua Haven clears a hurdle and takes first place in the mH hurdles during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Bellarmine College Prep s Shrey Chettiar heads for the finish line taking first place in the m during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Doug Duran Bay Area News Group St Ignatius College Prep s Prince Buchango-Babalola right clears a hurdle next to Harker s Brady Tse left and Bellarmine s Joshua Haven center as Buchango-Babalola takes first place in the -meter hurdles during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Palo Alto s Kinga Czajkowska center gets past Milpitas High s Aziza Acosta left and Palo Alto s Amaya Bharadwaj right taking first place in the Girls m during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May Czajkowska went on to win the race Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Junipero Serra s Jeovanni Henley heads for the finish line in first place during the boys x m relay during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May The other members of the relay group were Aidan Labrador Nate Coughlin and Jusiah Vinson Doug Duran Bay Area News Group Junipero Serra s Jeovanni Henley celebrates as he crosses the finish line in first place during the boys x m relay during the Central Coast Section championships in Gilroy Calif on Saturday May The other members of the relay organization were Aidan Labrador Nate Coughlin and Jusiah Vinson Doug Duran Bay Area News Group