2026 provided six Empire records, which of course tops all the best since marks.
They include:
800 meters 2:05.86 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy
100 meter High Hurdles 14.49 +0.7 Martina Mulligan, Maria Carrillo
Discus Throw 152-1 Kaylin Suacci, Cardinal Newman
200 FAT & Wind legal 21.19 +0.7 Mason Howell, Vintage
400 meter Relay 41.87 American Canyon (Woodson, Budu, De Jesus, Burse
3200 meter Relay 7:49.68 Maria Carrillo (Rath 1:59.41, Cochrane 2:00.18, Petrik 1:57.67, Jones 1:52.42
But besides them here are some other 2026 marks that are the best we have seen in a long time.
200 meters All conditions
20.82y Mel Gray, Montgomery 1967
21.19 +0.7 Mason Howell, Vintage 2026, 59 years
Long Jump
25-7¼w Mel Gray, Montgomery 1967
24-2¾ Jay Woodson, American Canyon 2026, 59 years
High Jump
6-10 Jeff Poisson, Cardinal Newman 1996
6-10 Jay Woodson, American Canyon 2026, 30 years
Wind legal LJ
23-2 +1.2 Dan Littlefield, Sonoma Valley 1998
22-10¾ +0.8 Jay Woodson, American Canyon 2026, 28 years
Pole Vault
15-7 Matt Tillinghast, Montgomery 2004
14-10 Isaac Fellman, Casa Grande 2026, 22 years
1600 meters
4:10.76* Luis Luna, Piner 2012
4:12.82 Cameron Jones, Maria Carrillo 2026, 14 years
400 meters
47.21 Herbie Polk, Maria Carrillo 2013
48.11 Mason Howell, Vintage 2026, 13 years
800 meters
1:52.36 Dante Hay, Maria Carrillo 2014
1:53.23 Jack Dufour, Casa Grande 2026, 12 years
1600 meter Relay
3:55.67 Santa Rosa 2018
3:58.42 Maria Carrillo 2026 Consiglieri 60.5, T. Carrillo 59.2, Belt 59.71, Henkel 59.03, 8 years
1600 meter Relay
3:23.26 Casa Grande 2019
3:23.39 Windsor 2026 Andreacchi 49.6h, Lepper 52.6h, Stanley 51.11, Soto Jr. 50.09, 7 years
Shot Put
40-5 Lilly McCoy, Casa Grande 2019
40-2 Kaylin Suacci, Cardinal Newman 2026, 7 years
Wind legal 100
12.26 +1.7 Kassidy Schroth, Santa Rosa 2022
12.36 +1.3 Aalanah Brown, American Canyon 2026, 4 years
Complete lists
Boys Best Performances Since
Girls Best Performances Since