Eagles Wings FLYING HIGH

Thunderstorms, with lightning and rain, did not deter our athletes at the Junior Olympics Nationals in Texas. Two athletes, Lukas Derheimer and Sophia Shah were named All-American, based on their excellent performances at the meet. Lukas finished 2nd in the nation in the 1500 meter run, and 3rd in the nation in the 3000 meter run. Sophia Shah finished in 6th place in the nation in the High Jump. Congratulations to both athletes for their hard work and dedication throughout the season.

Off Season/Cross Country Begins

Starting in September, we will resume our training one day a week throughout the fall. Please refer to the SCHEDULE and MEMBERSHIP pages for details. We will have selected cross country meets as we continue, to be determined at a later date.

Thank you for your continued support of our Club and its mission.

PAST SEASONS

2024 TRACK SEASON

San Diego Association Championships: 40 athletes participated in the meet, which determines the qualifiers for the Regional meet, and the San Diego County award winners. Lukas Derheimer led the way as the County Champion in the 800M, 1500M, and the 3000M. Jackie Seabolt finished first in the Shot Put and Javelin, and second place in the Discus. Julianne Sugimae won the discus with a new personal best. In more distance races, Melia Outman won the 800M and 1500M in her division, and Izzy Mayer followed close behind in second place. Gio SanFilippo won the 3000m and placed third in the 1500M. Sophia Shah won the High Jump and was second in the County in the Long Jump. Others in the top three in the County include Paige Summa finishing 2nd in both hurdles, and teammate Ellie Gamel racing to third just behind her. Braden Pegg finished third in the hurdles. Astrid Nova was second in the 400M, and Aliyah Parker came in third in the 1500M. Jacob Lang in the throws placed second in the Discus and third in the Shot Put. Gabriella Bardaro jumped to a third place in the High Jump, as well as being part of 2 relays teams that finished in the top three in the County. She was joined on the relays by Eva Coker, Farrah Parker, Samantha Chaconas, Liyana Perera, and Paige Summa. Melie Akpom and Wesley Kane soared to second and third, respectively, in the High Jump as well. We had 32 athletes that qualified for the Region 15 Championships.

Region 15 Championships: 32 athletes competed in the Regional finals in San Diego. The Region 15 consists of Clubs from San Diego, Southern California, and Las Vegas. The top 5 finishers qualify for the National Junior Olympics. Leading the group this year is Lukas Derheimer. He was the Regional champion in the 3000m, 1500m, and runner-up for the 800M. Braden Pegg surpassed his personal record in the Pentathlon and finished in second place. Melia Outman ran to a third place in both the 800M and the 1500M. Jackie Seabolt was the Javelin champion and placed third in the Shot Put. Julianne Sugimae placed third in her speciality , the Discus throw. Sophia Shah leaped to a third place in the High Jump and a fifth place in the Long Jump. Paige Summa hurdled her way to the JO’s with a fifth place finish in the 100M hurdles. Gio Sanfilippo and Izzy Mayer both qualified for the National meet with fifth place finishes in their distance races. All these athletes were eligible for the National Junior Olympics.

State Games of America: The National Championship of the State Games was held this year in San Diego. A few of our athletes were able to compete in this meet. Medalists finishing in the top three were as follows: Jacob Lang (Javelin and Discus) and Sophia Shah (Long Jump and High Jump).

National Junior Olympics: Texas A&M University was the site of this year’s Junior Olympics. Despite the weather challenges of Texas in the summer, all our athletes competed at the highest level. As mentioned earlier, Lukas Derheimer and Sophia Shah received All-American status with their performances. Melia Outman, Paige Summa, Julianne Sugimae performed well and represented our Club proudly. Braden Pegg and Jackie Seabolt had injuries that kept them from participating in this event. Congrats to all of you.

2023 TRACK SEASON

San Diego Association Championships: Our San Diego Championships brought many personal bests for the year. Champions of the County were Avery Robinson in the 100M and 200M, Weston Cobb in the High Jump, Emma Blanton in the 3000m, and Amaya Bryant in the 100M Hurdles. Placing in the top three in the Country were Braden Pegg, 2nd in the 100m hurdles, and 3rd place in the 200m hurdles and High Jump. Paige Summa finished 2nd in both hurdle races, and her teammate, Lily Greene was 3rd place in both hurdles races. Katie Kissinger was 2nd place in the Javelin, Annie Sunstrom raced to a 2nd place finish in the 100m hurdles as well. Lucas Derheimer ran personal bests in the 800M and the 1500M and was 3rd place in both races. His sister, Annemarie Derheimer, jumped to a 3rd place finish in the Long Jump. Matias Zamora finished 3rd in the Shot Put, and Avery Robinson also finished second in the long jump as well. Twenty-one athletes qualified for the Region 15 Meet.

Region 15 Championships: Antelope Valley College was the site of the track meet, and despite the strong winds, our athletes battled through the elements for some great results. Avery Robinson was the champion in the 100M, but a nagging injury kept him from his other events. Braden Pegg was second in the Multi Event Pentathlon, missing first place by a mere 6 points. In the individual hurdle races, he finished 3rd and 4th and qualified for the Nationals with those efforts. Weston Cobb finished 4th in the High Jump, while Lucas Derheimer ran to a 6th place in a grueling 1500m race. Katie Kissinger threw the javelin to an 8th place finish at the meet. These five athletes all qualified for the National Meet with their performances.

California State Games: The event was held in San Diego again and it was announced that San Diego will be the site of the National Meet next year in July. This meet gave many of our athletes a final chance to better their personal marks for the year. Zeke Dillinger set personal records in all three events. Lucas Derheimer was the Champion in the 1500M, while Josh Bell was the Champion in the 3000M run. Braden Pegg had 2nd place finishes in both hurdles, and the High Jump. Katie Kissinger finished 3rd in the javelin with her personal best throw of the year.

USATF National Meet at TracktownUSA in Eugene, Oregon: Three athletes were able to compete in the National meet in Eugene, and all three used the meet to achieve their best marks of the season. Braden Pegg competed in the Pentathlon (100MH, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, and 1500M run). Braden set personal bests in three of the events, and his 14th finish was the best for any 13 year old in the country. His point total was 300 better than his qualifying event at the Region 15 finals. He was also able to qualify for the semi-finals in the 100M hurdle race as well. Lucas Derheimer ran his best race of the season in the 1500M run. Excitement reigned supreme as he won his heat in a 5 second improvement and finished 12th out of 75 competitors. Katie Kissinger took her PR into the meet and continued to improve on her best mark so far. Her 19th overall finish was her best effort of the year and there were 61 competitors in her event as well. Congratulations to these athletes and a job well done.

2022 Track Season

The year ended on a real positive note as we concluded with our Association Championships, Regional Championships, Cal State Games, and the USATF National Championships.

San Diego Association Championships: Our athletes competed at a high level at the meet, which included all San Diego Clubs. Individual champions included doubles winners Emma Blanton in the 800M and 1500M runs, and Anna Wilson in the 100m hurdles and the 200m hurdles. Jacob Lang won his division of the Shot Put, while Nicholas deGrassie led a sweep of the HJ with a first place finish. EW athletes finished 2nd , 3rd , and 4th in the event. Katie Kissinger was the champion in the javelin. Our older athletes also had great performances as Max Fuentes won the high jump, Katie Sundstrom was a double winner in both hurdles, Jackie Seabolt won the Javelin and Madeline Seabolt was a winner in all the throws. 25 athletes qualified for the Regional meet held in San Diego.

Region 15 Championships: Over 100 Clubs and 1400 athletes competed in our Regional Championships. We had 11 athletes that qualified for the Nationals, with Braden Pegg being the individual champion in the 80M hurdles. Braden and Amaya Bryant competed in the Multi’s event, and finished 3rd and 2nd respectfully. Braden’s score of 1990 was the 4th best in the nation for his division.

California State Games: Hosted in San Diego, the Cal State games proved to be another great opportunity for our athletes to compete. Braden Pegg was the High Jump winner and Avery Robinson won the 100m sprint in his division. Our girls in the 15-16 year old division won the team championship, led by Jackie Seabolt, Annie Sundstrom, and Amaya Bryant. Congratulations to all who competed.

USATF Nationals: 4 athletes made the trip to Sacramento for this event. Braden Pegg and Dylan Young both made it to the semi-finals in the hurdles. Josh Bell had a personal best in his 3000m run, and Luke Seefeld took part in the Discus competition. All competed at the highest level and enjoyed the experience of this meet.

2021 Track Season

Our abbreviated season concluded with our Association Championships in June. No Regional Championships were able to be scheduled for this year. Winners in San Diego were Anna Wilson in the 400M, Josie Willis in the Long Jump, and Katie Kissinger and Roman Alper in the javelin in their respective divisions!! Congratulations to all who competed and attained many personal records for the season, including Annie and Katie Sundstrom in their events.

2020 Track Season

2020 Season Cancelled due to the COVID 19 virus.

2019 Track Season

Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed at a high level at our track meets during the 2019 season. In January, two athletes were honored for their outstanding performances in 2019 for Track and Cross Country. Kapi Coleman and Jax Thornal gained the recognition and were honored at a luncheon held by the San Diego Association in January.

San Diego Association Championships: The San Diego/Imperial Association Championships qualified the top 8 athletes in each event for the Regional Championships in Las Vegas. We had 21 athletes that qualified for the Regional meet. Our Club had many County Champions. Kapi Coleman was a dual winner in both hurdle races. Amaya Bryant was also a dual winner in the High Jump and Long Jump. The Seabolt sisters, Madeleine and Jacqueline, won the Javelin in their respective divisions. Ethan Hughes soared to a victory in the Long Jump, and Rhys Vaughn leaped to a victory in the High Jump. Congratulations to all!

Region 15 Championships: Our Club had a dozen athletes make the trip to Las Vegas, and competed at the highest level.

USATF Nationals: Four athletes went to the Nationals, and Madeleine Seabolt left there as the Champion in the Javelin. Also qualifying were Kapi Coleman in both hurdles, Rhys Vaughn in the High Jump, and Ethan Hughes in the Long Jump and Triple Jump.

2018 Track Season

Two athletes, Ryhs Vaughn and Amaya Bryant, were honored for their outstanding 2018 Track and Field seasons as San Diego Section Athletes of the Year for their respective age group. Also, our 15-16G group was crowned California State Champions at the recently concluded games here in San Diego. Our 13-14G, finished as the Runners-up among 30 teams in the event. Congratulations to all of you who competed and your excellent results.

ABOUT OUR REGION

REGION 15

Eagles Wings Track Club competes in USATF Region 15. Region 15 occupies the southwest corner of the United States, creating a triangle from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, San Diego and Imperial. The top 5 athletes from the Region 15 Championships qualify for the USATF National Championships.

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Club is to educate youth on the variety of events within the sport of track and field. The Club provides training and competitive opportunities in which athletes learn positive sportsmanship, increase self-confidence, and socially mature as members of the community. A variety of teaching methods are used in order to improve athletic abilities and educate lifelong fitness habits. Practices are held year round at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, CA.