{"id":5992,"date":"2026-03-22T02:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2026-03-22T02:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:42:23","slug":"xavier-barnes-shine-at-lake-county-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=5992","title":{"rendered":"Xavier, Barnes shine at Lake County Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Middletown athletes have big day as their respective teams top field<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake County Sports on Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOWER LAKE >> It was a good day to be Hayden Xavier and Isa Barnes, which means it was a good for the Middletown High School tracks teams Friday during the annual Lake County Meet in Lower Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown won three of the four team divisions \u2013 varsity boys, varsity girls and frosh-soph boys \u2013 to retain its standing as the county\u2019s top track and field school. One of those battles, in the varsity boys division, went down to the wire as the Mustangs edged Lower Lake\u2019s Trojans 113-112.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the other divisions, Middletown beat Lower Lake 97-75 to take the varsity girls title, Middletown\u2019s frosh-soph boys squad defeated Lower Lake 111-81, and Lower Lake\u2019s frosh-soph girls team defeated Kelseyville 106-46.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always great to get all the county teams together for this meet,\u201d Middletown head coach Wyatt Hall said. \u201cLower Lake\u2019s coaching staff put on a great meet that ran smoothly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there was no shortage of individual standouts, Xavier and Barnes were right up there. Xaiver won the varsity boys 100 (10.79 seconds) and 200 (22.47) in school-record times, beating out Lower Lake\u2019s Roy Percoats (second) and Middletown\u2019s Jamisen Jackson (third) in both races. Xavier also won the long jump (20 feet, 1 inches), and he ran the final leg on Middletown\u2019s 4×100 relay team, joining teammates Jackson, Tyler Galamay and Esteban Muniz to finish first in 44 seconds flat, a new school record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis was Xavier\u2019s first traditional track meet and in his first races of his career he is breaking records that have stood for over a decade,\u201d Hall said. \u201cHe also took first place in the long jump and is close to our school record there as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Hall, \u201cThe varsity boys 4×100 relay team all ran an amazing race. Jamisen Jackson had a near-perfect start to set up Tyler Galamay with the lead. Lower Lake was able to pull even as Esteban Muniz handed to Xavier, but Xavier was able to secure the win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnes won both hurdle events \u2013 the 100 (17.43) and 300 (53.71) \u2013 and also the triple jump (30-9 \u00bd). Like Xavier, she also ran a leg on Middletown\u2019s winning 4×100 relay team (53.71) that featured Thira Hoages, Casi Padilla and Avery Peterson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsa Barnes finished first in every one of her events,\u201d Hall said. \u201cWe were missing a few girls at this meet, so Isa stepped into the 4×100 and ran a great leg to help the team win the event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varsity boys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake\u2019s Jeremiah Lopez won the 400 meters (57.18) while teammate Daniel Zamora captured the 800 (2 minutes, 33.21 seconds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the distance events, Middletown\u2019s Landon Pisraro (5:16) won the 1,600 in front of Clear Lake\u2019s Copper Garrity (5:28.54), but it was Garrity crossing the finish line first in the 3,200 (12:05.17) as he edged out Middletown\u2019s Isael Haro (12:06.09) by less than a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hurdle firsts went to Middletown\u2019s Luke Mace in the 100 hurdles (19.020 and Lower Lake\u2019s Christian Rincon in the 300 hurdles (46.41).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville won the 4×400 relay as the team of Izayah Zavala, Maverick Watson, Angel Ruiz and Luke Sousa finished in 4:10.35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake\u2019s Alfonso Rones helped Lower Lake add to its point total with firsts in the shotput (40-5 \u00bd) and discus (130-2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville\u2019s Jacob Parker cleared 5-2 on the fewest attempts to win the high jump while Lower Lake\u2019s Ashton Hartmann won the triple jump (39-3). Hartmann also finished second to Middletown\u2019s Xavier in the long jump (18-11).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown\u2019s Dylan Caviness won the pole vault (9-6) while  Daniel Garner (8-6) of Lower Lake was the runner-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varsity girls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Middletown\u2019s Barnes won three individual events, double-event winners included Lower Lake\u2019s Mary Watson, who was first in the 100 (13.41) and 200 (27.92), and Middletown\u2019s Sophie Yebra in the 1,600 (6:23.37) and 3,200 (14:35.20). Kelseyville\u2019s Liz Erlandson also had a strong showing, winning the high jump (4-9), running a leg on Kelseyville\u2019s first-place 4×400 relay team (4:37.24) that also included Estefany Munoz, Dakotah Burton and Kylee Denham, running a leg on the Knights\u2019 runner-up 4×100 relay team, and taking second in the 200 (28.18) behind Lower Lake\u2019s Watson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown\u2019s Peterson won the 400 (1:04.29), Kelseyville\u2019s Denham ran first in the 800 (2:51.35), Upper Lake\u2019s Angelina Bendure was first in the shotput (26-1) and Middletown\u2019s Crystal Duval won the discus (81-2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeterson is a freshman with tons of potential,\u201d Hall said. \u201cSophie Yebra battled through the heat to win both the 1,600 and 3,200 events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other firsts went to Lower Lake\u2019s Jordan Stark in the pole vault (5-6) and to Upper Lake\u2019s Saphira Hughes in the long jump (14-3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frosh-soph boys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Ingram of Clear Lake won the 100 (12.45), 200 (26.14) and long jump (16-8), joining Lower Lake\u2019s Logan Case and Middletown\u2019s Owen Hawkins as triple-event winners. Case won the 1,600 (5:52.35), 3,200 (12:16.94) and pole vault (7-0) while Hawkins finished first in the 110 hurdles (24.13) and 300 hurdles (54.73). He also ran the anchor leg on Middletown\u2019s winning 4×400 relay team (4:09.08) that included Ruben Velazques, Ryder Roudebush and Kai Sooy. Hawkins finished second in the long jump (15-6 \u00bd) behind Ingram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile many of my frosh\/soph boys performed well, if I had to highlight one athlete it would be Owen Hawkins,\u201d Hall said. \u201cHawkins is a sophomore that is progressing excellently. He won both hurdle events and took second in the long jump. He was the anchor for the 4×400 relay team and, because we had the frosh\/soph team, they raced against the varsity teams. Hawkins received the baton in second place The Kelseyville varsity team had a 10-meter lead on him, but he was able to make up the deficit and cross the finish line first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other event winners were Kelseyville\u2019s George Kline in the 400 (1:02.45), Lower Lake\u2019s Emiliano Rivera in the 800 (2:31.97), the Kelseyville 4×100 relay team (54.71) of Kline, Enrique Gonzalez, Dylan Marquardt and Ori Quetlah, Lower Lake\u2019s Bryan Gonzalez in both the shotput (35-9 \u00be) and discus (97-6), and Middletown\u2019s Hudson Kelley  in the high jump (5-2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frosh\/soph girls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake dominated the frosh\/soph girls division led by the likes of Riley Givens, Layla Naredo and Lorena Inong, who combined for seven individual firsts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Givens was the only triple-event winner as she placed first in the 100 hurdles (19.90), the 300 hurdles (56.00) and the triple jump (28-11 \u00bd). Naredo\u2019s firsts came in the 100 (13.90) and 200 (29.75) while Inong topped the field in the 400 (1:18.10) and 3,200 (19:20.62).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenzie Foley of Upper Lake won the 800 (3:13.82), Ximena Herren of Kelseyville was first in the shotput (22-0) and Lower Lake\u2019s Neveah Myer won the discus (64-1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other event winners were Eleyna McTeague of Lower Lake in the high jump (3-10) and Dakotah Burton of Kelseyville in the long jump (12-3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Clear Lake team of Ava Gamble, Aliyah Valadez, Jasmine Buglion-Schuman and Chloe Windle won the 4×100 relay in 1:00.95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown\u2019s Emma Stark finished second in both hurdle events, setting personal-best times in both, while also taking second in the long jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmma Stark had a strong meet,\u201d Hall said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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