The last event of the May 9 Central League Championships was the boys 4x400. Top row (L-R): Nathan Ayan and Mason Gibbs. Bottom row(L-R): Emiliano Marquez and Xavier Marsh. Photo by George Green.

Senior sprinter Lauren Gilhooly swept every girls’ sprint event at the Central League championships on May 9, claiming victories in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 4×100-meter relay and 4×400-meter relay.

Gilhooly was joined by junior Micaela Gistaro, sophomore Maya Wilson, and junior Summer Little in the 4×100. The 4×400 team was made up of Gilhooly, Wilson, Little and sophomore Nadia Roos. 

Junior Nathan Ayan also won multiple events, and was the repeat league champion in the 800-meter dash. He notched victories in the 4×400-meter relay, joined by sophomore Emiliano Marquez, junior Mason Gibbs and sophomore Xavier Marsh.

Coronado took home a win in the 4×800-meter relay as well, with Ayan, Jack Letcher, Andrew Buck and Vincent Russo. The 4×100-meter relay — with David Castillo, Davin Collins, William Heyen and Gibbs — notched a victorious time of 44.3 seconds, the fastest time in the Central League this year.

The Islander boys swept the hurdle events, with wins by Reif Souder in the 110-meter hurdles and Marquez in the 300-meter hurdles. Other Islander individual event league champions crowned at this meet included Roos in the girls’ 800-meter run and Claudia Wagner in the triple jump.

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