Just as the season was starting it abruptly came to an end.
Our world has lost much more through this than just a track season but the lost of this season is still something to be sad about.
First thoughts are towards the seniors, some of whom put in a lot of preseason work and never made it to even their first meet.
Making my list here is barely a band-aid but I’m hoping it will help a little.
This years teams will only include seniors in the All-Redwood Empire teams with the performances by underclassman shown below the seniors.
I’m not going to pick an ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
Note: Last line under event shows place on 2020 Empire Best list.
FIRST TEAM
Samuel Davison, 12, Cardinal Newman
Discus
1st Big Cat 168-04
168-04 1st 2020, 2nd NCS, 14th All-Time, 4th Sophomore 7th Jr AT
Shot Put
2nd Big Cat 44-09
44-09 5th 2020, 2019 47-03.50
Kyle Jezycki, 12, Napa
Triple Jump
3rd Super Seven 41-11,
45-01 1st 2020, 1st NCS, =30th All-Time, 5th legal
110HH
1st Big Cat 15.77 +0.0
15.44 1st 2020, 3rd NCS, 2019 15.38 +1.3 20th legal, 15.35 +2.5 36th All-Time
Long Jump
1st Big Cat 20-09.25
20-09.25 2nd 2020
High Jump
=2nd Big Cat 6-00
6-00 =2nd 2020
Pierce Kapustka, 12, Maria Carrillo
1600
1st Big Cat 4:25.89
4:25.89 1st 2020, 2019 4:18.733 1st All-Time, 8th Sophomore AT
3200
2018 9:27.79 39th All-Time
800
2018 2:00.10
Kalathan Laiwa-McKay, 12, Ukiah
Shot Put
1st Big Cat 53-11.50
53-11.50 1st 2020, 2nd NCS, 2019 54-11 20th All-Time, 6th Junior AT
Discus
3rd Big Cat 132-05
132-05 3rd 2020, 2019 145-06
Daniel Rios, 12, Napa
800
1st Big Cat 2:01.95
2:01.95 1st 2020, 2019 1:56.88
Luke Sendaydiego, 12, Sonoma Valley
High Jump
1st Super Seven 6-05
1st Big Cat 6-02
6-05 1st 2020, =2nd NCS, =37th All-Time
Triple Jump
40-02.75 6th 2020, 2019 42-00
Long Jump
19-05 =6th 2020
Rory Smail, 12, Maria Carrillo
3200
1st Big Cat 9:21.54
9:21.54 1st 2020, 3rd NCS, 2019 9:18.34 13th All-Time, 5th Junior AT
1600
2019 4:21.69
Colton Swinth, 12, Maria Carrillo
3200
2nd Big Cat 9:32.81
9:32.81 2nd 2020, 5th NCS, 2018 9:31.22 46th All-Time
1600
2019 4:16.81, 11, 6th Sophomore 7th Jr AT
800
2019 1:58.87
SECOND TEAM
Jasper Cauckwell, 12, Ukiah
200
2nd Big Cat 23.08 +3.9
23.08 +3.9 2nd 2020, 2019 22.91
100
11.71 +0.0 6th 2020
400
53.47 5th 2020
Quentin Dervin, 12, Napa
Shot Put
1st Super Seven 45-02.50
3rd Big Cat 44-01.50
45-02.50 3rd 2020
Discus
2nd Super Seven 128-08
129-03 4th 2020, 2019 134-10
Coleman Hayes, 12, El Molino
Discus
2nd Big Cat 133-02
135-05 2nd 2020, 2019 136-04
Shot Put
39-10.75 7th 2020
Blake Hoban, 12, Justin Siena
100
2nd Big Cat 11.55 +1.2
11.55 +1.2 2nd 2020
Anthony Moeckel, 12, Petaluma
Long Jump
2nd Big Cat 19-09.25
19-10 =4th 2020
Triple Jump
41-07 4th 2020, 2019 41-07.75
Trevien Prince, 12, Santa Rosa
400
2nd Big Cat 51.77
51.77 2nd 2020, 2018 50.57 10th Sophomore AT
200
2018 22.76 +0.8 10, 22.74+
100
2018 11.37, 11.34+
THIRD TEAM
Omar Alvarez-Hernandez, 12, Maria Carrillo
1600
3rd Big Cat 4:30.85
4:30.85 4th 2020
Calvin Kayl Alejandrino, 12, American Canyon
Pole Vault
13-00i 2nd 2020
Jeffery Brown, 12, American Canyon
Shot Put
47-00 2nd 2020
Logan Moon, 12, Casa Grande
800
2:02.34+ 3rd 2020, 2019 1:54.70 17th All-Time, 6th Junior AT
400
52.24+ 3rd 2020
Zavier Rodrigues, 12, Maria Carrillo
110HH
3rd Big Cat 16.11 +0.0
16.11 +0.0 3rd 2020, 2019 15.07 +0.3 =44th All-Time
High Jump
5-10 =6th 2020, 2019 6-4
Ryan Searl, 12, St Helena
60m
1st Dublin “Winter qualifier 7.27
12th Winter Championships 7.12
150m
2nd Dublin “Winter qualifier 17.02
20th Winter Championships 17.11
100
2019 10.88 19th All-Time, 5th Jr, =2nd So, 6th Fr AT
200
2019 22.42 +1.8 =34th FAT, 7th legal Jr
Andres Solorio, 12, Vintage
Long Jump
21-04.25 1st 2020, 2019 22-02
200
23.34+, 2018 23.45 +1.1
400
2019 51.07
Benjamin Turley, 12, Maria Carrillo
Pole Vault
=3rd Big Cat 10-06
10-06 =6th 2020
Honorable Mention Performances
Kevin Ainlay, 12, Piner
110HH
17.76 +0.0 10th 2020, 2019 15.97 +2.9, 16.14 +1.1
300IH
2019 42.44
Solomone Anitoni, 12, Justin-Siena
100
11.76 8th 2020, 11.54+
Harrison Barrett, 12, Vintage
High Jump
5-8 =8th 2020
Tyler Lawrence Clark, 12, Napa
Long Jump
20-00 3rd 2020
Triple Jump
40-06 5th 2020
Pole Vault
10-06 =6th 2020
Jude Cummings, 12, American Canyon
200
23.84 +1.6 7th 2020
100
11.89 +0.0
Teagan DeGarmo, 12, Vintage
Pole Vault
11-06 4th 2020
Alec Dierke, 12, Analy
110HH
16.64 6th 2020
800
2018 1:58.65, 4th Freshman & 6th Soph AT
William Forslund, 12, Analy
300IH
46.57 9th 2020
Lucas Garcia, 12, Montgomery
110HH
16.42 +0.0 5th 2020
Aidan Gilmore, 12, Petaluma
300IH
46.71 10th 2020
Gianni Johnson, 12, Petaluma
High Jump
6-00 =2nd 2020
Long Jump
19-03 10th 2020
Nate Jordan, 12, Sonoma Valley
Long Jump
19-10 =4th 2020
Triple Jump
39-08 7th 2020
Hunter Larson, 12, Windsor
3200
10:33.34+ 10th 2020
Austin Luong, 12, Piner
400
55.01 9th 2020
Michael McDowel, 12, Vintage
Pole Vault
11-00 4th 2020, 2019 12-06
Jacob Meininger, 12, Casa Grande
Discus
112-11 9th 2020
Ryan Murgatroyd, 12, Maria Carillo
High Jump
5-8 =8th 2020
Minh Nguyen, 12, Piner
400
54.18 7th 2020
Michael Ortega, 12, American Canyon
Shot Put
42-04.00 6th 2020
Jack Pickle, 12, Maria Carrillo
800
2:06.22 7th 2020
Samuel Perdue, 12, Analy
Shot Put
38-11 =9th 2020
Owen Pugh, 12, Maria Carrillo
1600
4:41.39 10th 2020
Ethan Ransom, 12, El Molino
300IH
45.26 7th 2020, 2019 41.85
200
2018 11.34+
Max Sandwina, 12, Windsor
200
23.83 +1.3 6th 2020
100
2019 11.30 +2.5
Jo Stringer-Stine, 12, Santa Rosa
400
53.77 6th 2020
200
24.05 +1.2 10th 2020
John Paul Tangonan, 12, Casa Grande
Long Jump
19-03.25 9th 2020
Jack Troendly, 12, Vintage
Long Jump
19-05 =6th 2020
Sebastian Vance, 12, Vintage
Discus
111-05 10th 2020
Daneiel Yalew, 12, American Canyon
110HH
16.36 +0.0 4th 2020, 15.84+
300IH
42.94+ 4th 2020
Triple Jump
38-07.50 10th 2020
Henry Yeomans, 12, Fort Bragg
High Jump
5-8 =8th 2020
Underclassman
David Acuna, 11, Napa
3200
10:04.12 5th 2020
Kester Cayl Alejandrino, 10, American Canyon
Pole Vault
10-06 =6th 2020
Trenton Angold, 10,, American Canyon
Pole Vault
10-06 =6th 2020
Luke Baird, 11, Casa Grande
3200
10:13.14+ 6th 2020
Soul Berna, 11, El Molino
Triple Jump
2nd Big Cat 40-11.75
41-10.75 3rd 2020
Long Jump
3rd Big Cat 19-04.50
19-04.50 8th 2020
Gavin Blanusa, 11, Sonoma Valley
400
3rd Big Cat 53.08
53.08 4th 2020
Sam Boeschen, 11, Justin-Siena
110HH
17.70 -1.6 9th 2020, 17.24+
Cole Chatagnier, 10, Justin-Siena
300IH
45.02 6th 2020
Jacob Cibrian, 11, El Molino
200
23.74 +2.3 4th 2020
100
11.70 -0.9 5th 2020
Dallas Coogan, 10, Cardinal Newman
Pole Vault
=3rd Big Cat 10-06
10-06 =6th 2020
Jacob Dietlin, 11, Casa Grande
1600
4:38.02 8th 2020
800
2:06.97 10th 2020
Logan Dawson, 9, Maria Carrillo
3200
10:17.84+ 7th 2020
Cameron Doll, 11, Maria Carrillo
800
2:06.60 9th 2020
Jacob Donohue, 10, Maria Carrillo
1600
4:38.94 9th 2020
3200
10:21.14+ 9th 2020
Remington Gack, 11, Santa Rosa
1st Big Cat 42-09
42-09 2nde 2020
Jesse Gonzales, 11, El Molino
200
23.81 +2.5 4th 2020
Ruddy Gordon, 11, Fort Bragg
300IH
44.14 5th 2020
200
24.48 +1.5
Russel Gordon, 11, Fort Bragg
300IH
1st Big Cat 42.09
42.09 1st 2020
100
11.85 +1.2 9th 2020
200
24.00 +1.2 9th 2020
Conor Grace, 10, Santa Rosa
Discus
115-11 6th 2020
Shot Put
38-11 =9th 2020
Steven Grams, 11, Santa Rosa
3200
10:18.54+ 8th 2020
Dustin Hatfield, 9, Maria Carrillo
800
2:06.43 8th 2020
Travis Hightower, 9, Justin-Siena
High Jump
5-8 =8th 2020
Owen Hite, 11, Casa Grande
800
3rd Big Cat 2:03.95
2:03.95 4th 2020
1600
4:32.80 6th 2020
William Hite, 11, Casa Grande
800
2:04.55 5th 2020
1600
4:37.00 7th 2020
Nolan Hosbein, 11, Casa Grande
3200
3rd Big Cat 9:55.12
9:55.12 3rd 2020
Tobias Humphreys, 11, Casa Grande
110HH
2nd Big Cat 15.89 +0.0
15.89 +0.0 2nd 2020
300IH
3rd Big Cat 42.85
42.85 3rd 2020
Soujit Ing, 11, Technology
300IH
2nd Big Cat 42.49
42.49 2nd 2020
110HH
18.56 +0.0
Tyler Klaus, 11, El Molino
Shot Put
39-00.50 8th 2020
Aiden Knebel, 10, Maria Carrillo
Pole Vault
2nd Big Cat 12-00
12-00 3rd 2020
Harold Malone Jr, 11, American Canyon
Shot Put
45-01 4th 2020
Discus
124-03 5th 2020
Alexander Manning, 10, Santa Rosa
110HH
16.69 +0.0 7th 2020
300IH
45.27 8th 2020
Alfons McCoy, 10, American Canyon
High Jump
=2nd Big Cat 6-00
6-00 =2nd 2020
Andrew McKamey, 11, Santa Rosa
3200
9:59.43 4th 2020
1600
4:32.40 5th 2020
Sebastian Medina, 11, Justin Siena
Pole Vault
10-06 =6th 2020
Adrian Navarro, 10, Napa
400
55.02 10th 2020
Casey Potrebic, 11, Justin-Siena
Pole Vault
1st Big Cat 13-00.50
13-00.50 1st 2020
200
24.33 +1.5
Luke Ronshausen, 11, Petaluma
800
2:05.67 6th 2020
Pontus Rydell, 11, Santa Rosa
High Jump
=2nd Big Cat 6-00
6-00 =2nd 2020, 2019 6-02
Luca Salmon, 11, Maria Carrillo
High Jump
5-10 =6th 2020
George Santos, 10, Analy
100
11.75 7th 2020
200
24.11 +1.3
Jack Santos, 11, Petaluma
Discus
114-08 7th 2020
Jaydon Shaw, 10, Montgomery
Triple Jump
3rd Big Cat 38-10.50
38-10.50 9th 2020
Jack Sherman, 11, Maria Carrillo
100
11.67 +1.2 4th 2020
200
23.99 +1.6 9th 2020
Ian Shine, 11, Analy
400
54.87 8th 2020
Croix Stewart, 10, American Canyon
100
1st Big Cat 11.05 +0.0
11.05 +0.0 1st 2020, 7th Sophomore All-Conditions, 5th FAT, wind legal record
200
1st Big Cat 22.53 +3.9
22.53 +3.9 1st 2020, 9th Sophomore All-Conditions, 6th FAT
400
1st Big Cat 51.48
51.48 1st 2020
Jack Vanden Heuvel, 11, Healdsburg
800
2nd Big Cat 2:02.02
2:02.02 2nd 2020, 2019 1:59.19, 10
1600
4:29.27* 3rd 2020, 2019 4:27.45
Noe Vieyra, 10, Maria Carrillo
1600
2nd Big Cat 4:29.13
4:29.13 2nd 2020
Liam Wallace-Harper, 10, Napa
110HH
16.69 =8th 2020, 17.15 -1.6
Triple Jump
39-03 8th 2020
Cody Wood, 11, Maria Carrillo
200
3rd Big Cat 23.44 +1.2
23.44 +1.2 1st wind legal 2020, 3rd FAT
100
3rd Big Cat 11.58 +0.0
11.58 +0.0 3rd 2020
Jordan Zamora, 10, Santa Rosa
Discus
114-04 8th 2020
El Molino & Piner at Analy
3/11 meets
Vintage at Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles Relay Invitational
Stocking Super Seven Invitational
Vanden Heuvel 2:03.35/4:30.84 double indoors
Cal All Comers 2 2/22/2020
Cal All Comers 1 2/8/2020
Winter Championships
Mulligan and Searl big winners heading to Winter State meet
Pole Vault Summit