On March 8, the Coronado High School track team was once again led by senior standout sprinter Lauren Gilhooly, who took first overall in the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the Viking Sunset relays.
Gilhooly also ran the 200-meter leg of the women’s 800-meter sprint medley relay, and was joined by sophomore Maya Wilson (100-meter leg), junior Summer Little (100-meter leg), and junior Micaela Gistaro (400-meter leg). This quartet clocked a time of 1:48.85, which is the top time in the San Diego CIF section and the third fastest time in the United States this season.
Junior Nathan Ayan, a distance runner, won first place overall in the 800-meter dash. He was followed by junior Andrew Buck, who placed second with a personal record (PR) time of 2:06.74.
Other overall top ten finishers included Gistaro, who placed second in the women’s 400-meter dash, clocking a PR time of 59.52 seconds. Her time ranks her eighth in the San Diego CIF section.
Junior Davin Collins placed third overall in the men’s 200-meter dash. He also finished ninth in the men’s 100-meter dash. Freshman long jumper Claudia Wagner placed fourth in the women’s long jump with a PR leap of 16 feet. Sophomore Aiden Roberts placed fourth in the men’s high jump.
The men’s 800-meter sprint medley of junior William Heyen, senior David Castillo, Collins, and junior Mason Gibbs also placed fourth, with a time of 1:41.10 seconds. This time currently ranks them fifth in the San Diego CIF section.
Other top ten finishes were recorded by sophomore Trey Stallworth (fifth) and freshman Liam Morocco (tenth) in the men’s long jump.
In the women’s 100-meter dash, Wilson took sixth overall, winning her heat and clocking a time of 13.58 seconds. Junior thrower Eddie Gonzalez took eighth and seventh in the shot put and discus. Sophomore Xavier Marsh recorded a ninth-place finish in the men’s 400-meter Dash, clocking a PR time of 54.76 seconds.
