March 13, 2026

Written by Mario Machuca

FULL RESULTS

CORONA: King had a strong day across all levels on Wednesday, competing in the first Big VIII track and field meet of 2026.  The Wolves earned wins in every division:

• Girls Varsity: 110-24

• Boys Varsity: 94-42

• Girls JV: 79-49

• Boys JV: 127-8

At the varsity level, King opened with wins in both 4×100 relays, with the girls at 51.46 and the boys at 45.05. In distance events, King picked up key wins from Gracie Guzzetta (girls 1600, 5:47.69), Smooth Watkins (boys 1600, 4:42.97), Hannah Palardy (girls 3200, 13:07.84), and Kyra Christensen (girls 800, 2:33.00).

The hurdles were another major strength. King won both boys varsity hurdle races with Jacob Cupples in the 110H (17.98) and Caelan Shelton in the 300H (46.01), while Zaina Vaughn captured the girls varsity 300H in 48.47.

In sprint events, King added more varsity wins through Frank Stewart (boys 400, 50.93), Chiamaka Ezinwa (girls 100, 13.06), and Chukwuma Ezinwa (boys 100, 11.65).

Field events made a major impact, with varsity wins from Vanessa Hope (girls long jump), Kevin Fincher (boys long jump), Lailani Dial (girls triple jump), Robinson Forbes (boys triple jump), Allison Kastle (girls high jump), Morgan Eckles (girls pole vault), Jemeni McKee (boys pole vault), Cassandra Heston (girls shot put), Justin Coute (boys shot put and discus), and Bailey Mann (girls discus).

Overall, it was a productive and complete performance for King, with varsity setting the tone and the full program delivering a sweep in team scoring.

Up next: King will compete at the Redondo Nike Invitational this Friday and Saturday—keep an eye out for the Wolves this weekend.