February 26, 2026

Written by Mario Machuca

FULL RESULTS

MURRIETA:  A long tradition of MLK Track and Field is to load up the team and travel to Vista Murrieta to take on their army of athletes.  Vista is a like-minded program that annually puts out highly competitive squads and while the meet has been historically a non-scoring affair, it matters not as both head coaches want a quality event to launch the season.

That’s what they got Wednesday night as another year was added to the tradition and saw the Wolves put together a big-time performance, competing with confidence, depth, and great energy from the first event to the last. Across relays, distance, hurdles, sprints, and field events, the group looked connected and aggressive, and that showed in the results.

The relay groups got things rolling right away and set the tone for the evening. The girls 4×100 grabbed a win in 48.46, and the boys 4×100 followed with a first-place finish in 43.65. Later in the meet, the girls 4×400 took another win in 4:03.90, and the boys 4×400 closed the night with a strong 3:30.49 victory.

Distance continued to be a major strength. In the girls 1600, Elizabeth Jacklin took the win in 5:09.45, with Jude Abu-Ghazaleh and Natalie Drewitz right there with strong races. In the girls 3200, Jude Abu-Ghazaleh came back to win in 11:22.41.

On the boys side, Mason Stehmeier won the 3200 in 10:24.84, leading a strong group effort that included Max Guzzetta, Juan Carlos Leiva, and Andrew Hearn.

The 800s were another highlight. Gracie Guzzetta won the girls race in 2:23.08, and Maximo Zavaleta won the boys race in 1:54.07. Both races were smartly run and finished with authority, and both groups showed great support up and down the lineup.

In the sprint and hurdle events, the Wolves kept the pressure on. Aliyah Rudolph won the girls 100 in 12.45, and Princeton Lewis had a great double, winning the boys 100 in 11.10 and the 200 in 22.61. Zaina Vaughn swept both hurdle races, taking the 100 hurdles in 16.08 and the 300 hurdles in 48.67. In the girls 200, Amaya Lochard added another first-place finish in 26.36.

The field groups were outstanding too. Vanessa Hope won the triple jump with 37-3.75, and Jemeni Mckee won pole vault at 12-6. In the throws, Bailey Mann swept shot put (31-10) and discus (112-10), while Justin Coute did the same on the boys side with wins in shot put (50-9) and discus (152-9).

Overall, this felt like a full-team performance in every sense. The Wolves competed hard, raced for each other, and left the meet with real momentum heading into the next one: Trabuco Hills Invite this Saturday!