March 23, 2026

Written by Mario Machuca

The Wolves were spread across multiple meets on Saturday, competing in three different locations across the county and returning with a haul of victories, personal bests, and standout performances.

KING HGH FROSH SOPH CLASSIC   FULL RESULTS

Freshmen and sophomores hosted the King Frosh-Soph Classic against their peers from across the county, finishing third overall with 145 points. The sprint duo of Aliyah Rudolph and Cayden Tillman each collected victories — Rudolph blazing to first in both the girls 100m (12.38) and 200m (25.64), while Tillman matched her on the boys side. In the field, Allison Kastle captured the girls high jump at 4-10.00, Ethan Pendleton took the boys pole vault at 9-03.00, and Josiah Mitchell finished runner-up in long jump.

YORBA LINDA INVITATIONAL

Making the solo trip down to Yorba Linda, Amaya Lochard delivered one of the most impressive performances of the day — running the second-fastest 400m in King history at 56.66, an outstanding new personal best.

HI-RACER MEET OF CHAMPIONS   FULL RESULTS

The distance crew headed to one of the most competitive meets in the state, and the wolves answered with a championship-caliber performance. Abbey Starling kicked things off, winning the girls 800m with a new personal best of 2:23.06 — but she wouldn’t be the last. Betsaida Sandoval also locked in a new PR in the 1600m, just narrowly missing the win.

The sophomore class brought the heat. Max Guzzetta fired off a massive new personal best of 4:27.98, taking home the win in the 1600m. Frank Stewart continued his breakout season, finishing second in the boys 800m with a 1:55.27 — good for #5 all-time at King.

Gracie Guzzetta capped the day with a season-best top-five finish. The distance trio of Natalie Drewitz, Jude Abu-Ghazaleh, and Elizabeth Jacklin threaded the needle back-to-back-to-back, all posting new season and personal bests in their 1600m heats. Logan Carlson broke through with a breakthrough race, taking his heat win and running 4:15.12 to claim the #4 all-time spot for King in the 1600m.

Then came the headliner. Maximo Zavaleta, entered with big goals, went after the mile early and never looked back — winning in 4:10.91, a technical full-mile personal best and another invite victory on the year.

The momentum is building. The times are dropping. And the wolves look to get some good training this spring break!