April 8, 2026

Written by Mario Machuca

FULL RESULTS

RIVERSIDE:  The Wolves took on a fierce opponent Tuesday in the Santiago Sharks and left nothing to chance, earning wins on both the varsity boys and varsity girls side. The boys won 72-59 and the girls’ final score was 82-54.

In a dual meet that brought intensity from the first event to the last, the plan for King was clear: rally together as a pack and show Santiago that the Wolves were ready to compete. That mindset showed throughout the meet. King answered the challenge with the kind of complete performance that continues to define this group.

The varsity relays helped set the tone early, with both the girls and boys 4×100 teams coming away with victories in 48.32 and 43.16 respectively. Our sprinters and hurdlers also delivered, with Cayden Tillman winning the boys varsity 100 in 10.88, while Amaya Lochard led a huge 1-2 finish for King in the girls varsity 200, crossing in 25.35 followed by Naomi Rudolph in 26.16. Zaina Vaughn was strong in the hurdles, winning the varsity 100 hurdles in 15.87 and later taking second in the 300 hurdles in 46.68. On the boys side, Jemeni McKee won the varsity 300 hurdles in 41.62.

The 400 gave King one of its biggest moments of the day. Aliyah Rudolph ran a blazing 55.88 to take second in the girls varsity 400 while setting a new school record. On the boys side, Frank Stewart added key points with a second-place finish in 51.61, with Logan Ambos right behind in third at 52.09.

The distance crew continued to do what they do. Maximo Zavaleta was dominant, winning the varsity 800 in 1:55.02 and coming back to take the 3200 in 9:37.11. Bradley Quezada added a win in the varsity 1600 in 4:29.99 and finished just behind Maximo in the 3200, taking second in 9:37.14. Logan Carlson added key points with second-place finishes in both the 1600 and 800. On the girls side, Ellie Jacklin ran 5:04.16 for second in the 1600 and 11:15.93 for second in the 3200, while Natalie Drewitz battled to 2:16.88 for second in the varsity 800 which is now the 2nd fastest mark in school history!  (link to all time records)

The field events also came through in a big way. Justin Coute swept the varsity throws, winning shot put at 49-9 and discus at 140-8. Bailey Mann matched that on the girls side, winning varsity shot put at 34-2.5 and discus at 104-11. Jemeni McKee kept his big night rolling with a varsity pole vault win at 15-3, while Morgan Eckles won the girls varsity pole vault at 9-1. Vanessa Hope and Imani Barfield went 1-2 for King in the girls varsity triple jump, and Neyla Borluca added another win in the varsity high jump.

That was the story of the meet. Santiago put up a great fight and brought energy in every event, but the Wolves stayed together, competed as a pack, and found ways to respond all afternoon. King showed its depth across every event group and protected home track with a pair of varsity team wins.

With the varsity boys and girls both staying unbeaten, King now carries its undefeated streak into next week’s showdown against the Centennial Huskies.