Bronco Speed Festival (3-28-26): School record alert! The girls 4 x 200 relay broke a school record on Saturday! The team of Sofia Ramos, Hanna Gossett, Carmen Tomlinson, and Allie Anselmino won their heat and ran a time fast enough to break a seven year old school record. The girls ran 1:46.68 (video) knocking three tenths off the old record of 1:46.95 from 2019. Nice job ladies!
The boys 4 x 200 team of Guillermo Perez, Zander Shadko, Paul Horning and Riley Durazo took fourth place overall and ran the fifth best time in school history running 1:33.94 (video)!
Junior Sofia Ramos had a great day in the 200 meters running the second best time in school history clocking a 25.21 (video) finish good for second place in the meet.
Granite Bay Field Festval (3-27-26): The Broncos got some nice personal records and one all time list mark from the Granite Bay Field Festival at Granite Bay High School on Friday. The top three in each event received a custom GB Field Meet Towel and a few found their way into some Bronco hands to take home for spring break.
The first event of the day was the frosh/soph girls pole vault where sophomore Ella Ramey in only her first year vaulting took home first place and put her on the pole vault all time list for the first time! Her vault of 9-00.00 starts her off on the list tied for 23rd all time. Later in the Frosh/Soph boys pole vault sophomore Jacob Wozniak took home top honors winning in 10-06. Also in the vault senior Eva Jensen placed 5th at 10-00 in the varsity girls division and junior Emilio Turner took home the third place towel scaling 11-06.
Jumpers Personal Records (PR): Personal records (PR) were achieved by Reese Kneeland in the varsity girls high jump (4-06), Odin Spratt in the frosh/soph boys triple jump (35-10). Sofia Ramos in the varsity girls long jump went 15-02.
Thowers Personal Records (PR): Carter LaPask (37-02.50) and Hayden Cary (25-09.50) in the varsity boys shot put, Logan Landers (28-02) and Wynton Babers (25-06) FSB Shot Put. In the varsity boys discus PR's from Austin Karley (98-03), Stetson Siepak (86-00), and Hayden Cary (66-07). Frosh/Soph boys discus saw Logan Landers with a personal best throwing 48-02. In the girls division Avalon Green threw her best shot put at 22-05
Valhalla Distance Meet (3-27-26): While the BV field athletes were at Granite Bay our distance crew were over at Oakmont High School for the Valhalla Distance Meet. The story in Roseville was the Bronco middle distance squad who posted a class record and four all time list times. Junior Calvin Fear ran a personal best 4:18.11 in the 1600 meters improving his all time list time and setting a junior class record in the process. The old record of 4:19 was held by Nick Sparks back in 1983. Tenth grader Lincoln Manweller also made it onto the 1600 meter all time list with a personal best 4:24.70 starting him off on the list at number 17 all time. In the two lap race sophomore Avery Berlier moved onto the 800 meter all time list running 2:25.66 debuting her at number 28 all time on the girls list. In the boys 800 meters seniors Jonah Wooden and Cade Rucker broke two minutes for the first time going 1:58.98 and 1:59.46 for 26th and 29th all time respectively.
CVC Meet 2 (3-24-26): At Vista Del Lago High School. The Broncos frosh/soph teams once again swept the team competition defeating Vista Del Lago and Christian Brothers. The BV varsity teams split with these two schools winning against Christian Brothers in both the boys and girls competitions and losing to Vista Del Lago. Team Scores:
Varsity Boys
Vista Del Lago 94.00 Christian Brothers 37.00
Vista Del Lago 102.00 Bella Vista 33.00
Bella Vista 67.00 Christian Brothers 47.00
Varsity Girls
Vista Del Lago 82.00 Christian Brothers 53.00
Vista Del Lago 69.00 Bella Vista 58.00
Bella Vista 70.00 Christian Brothers 59.00
Frosh/Soph Boys
Christian Brothers 61.00 Vista Del Lago 56.00
Bella Vista 84.00 Vista Del Lago 48.00
Bella Vista 79.00 Christian Brothers 51.00
Frosh/Soph Girls
Christian Brothers 64.00 Vista Del Lago 31.00
Bella Vista 102.00 Vista Del Lago 17.00
Bella Vista 64.00 Christian Brothers 48.00
Capital Invitational (3-20-26 & 3-21-26): Temperatures were unseasonably hot reaching the low 90s catching all competitors (and coaches) by surprise. Although the heat left most of the athletes a bit flat we did have some standout performances by the Broncos. The girls 4 x 200 team of Sofia Ramos, Hanna Gossett, Carmen Tomlinson, and Allie Anselmino ran a team time that placed them sixth on the BV all time list clocking 1:48.53.
Dublin Distance Fiesta (3-20-26 & 3-21-26): The Dublin Distance meet is maybe the largest in the US right now. There were 72 heats of just the boys 800 meters. With just sheer numbers a meet of this size is going to draw some quality talent from all over California as well as the entire west coast. The meet definitely brought out the best in our boy's 4 x 800 relay team. Calvin Fear (11), Jonah Wooden (12), Cade Rucker (12), and Lincoln Manweller (10) showed that they can run with the best around clocking a time that placed them second on the BV all time list running 7:53.07. The time also earned them second place in the prestigious sombrero heat with sophomore Lincoln Manweller anchoring the team with a 1:54 split, just a glimpse into some great things to come! Another standout performance was posted Sophia Pham in the 3200 meters. Coming off of an injury in the off-season, Sophia ran a solid time of 11:34.90, just seven seconds off of her personal best with half a season still to go we expect some fast times from her before she graduates!
Randy Sturgeon Invitational (3-14-26): Yet another beautiful spring day at Granite Bay High School on Saturday led to some great Bronco performances. The big news of the day was Erin Spratt's junior class and overall new school record in the girls shot put. Erin threw the 4k shot 38-04 (video) to break a 46 year old record held by Terri Allen way back in 1980. The old record was 37-08 and was the oldest record on the girls list.
Freshman Lylah Mian had a break out performance in the frosh/soph girls high jump clearing 4-10.00 good for a second place medal and personal best. She, like Elise Warnick three days earlier, are only two inches from making the high jump all time list!
Junior Sofia Ramos remained undefeated this season with a big win in the 100 meters going 12.35 for the gold medal.
Our frosh/soph girls 4 x 100 relay team of Natalie Tarsoly, Janelle Plate, Arwyn Perry and Lauren Puyot finished 5th (54.48) overall and earned a ribbon.
Sophomore Kenzie Simpson took home a 4th place ribon in the triple jump landing in the sand at 29-01.00.
Senior Eva Jensen had a season best 10-00 good for 5th place in the varsity girls pole vault.
CVC Meet 1A (3-11-26): Another great day of track and field at Bella Vista High School with the weather continuing to cooperate allowing for some awesome competition and marks on Sparks track . Below are the team scores. Bella Vista swept the frosh/soph girls and boys divisions over Rio Americano and Ponderosa. For the varsity BV beat Rio Americano in both the boys and girls divisions but lost to Ponderosa.
Team Scores
Varsity Girls
Ponderosa 86.00 50.00 Bella Vista
Bella Vista 93.00 39.00 Rio Americano
Ponderosa 113.00 22.00 Rio Americano
Varsity Boys
Ponderosa 90.00 46.00 Bella Vista
Bella Vista 101.00 19.00 Rio Americano
Ponderosa 116.00 15.00 Rio Americano
Frosh/Soph Girls
Bella Vista 100.00 28.00 Ponderosa
Bella Vista 103.00 16.00 Rio Americano
Ponderosa 55.00 30.00 Rio Americano
Frosh/Soph Boys
Bella Vista 91.00 40.00 Ponderosa
Bella Vista 99.00 27.00 Rio Americano
Ponderosa 71.00 37.00 Rio Americano
The Broncos had some excellent performances across the board with the BV distance runners flexing their muscles with some solid performances both in time and placement. For the girls team senior Zoe Corder won her two races staying patiently behind the top two Ponderosa runners in both the varsity 1600 meters (5:11.90) and 3200 meters (11:14.42) until the final laps where she powered home to victory giving the Broncos 5 points per win. Junior Elise Warnick won her first varsity meet with a personal record of 4-10 in the high jump. Junior Sofia Ramos continued her winning ways taking both the 100 meters (12.33) and 200 meters (26.26). In the frosh/soph girls sophomore Isabella Madau did the same winning the 100 meters in a near personal best (13-66) and 200 meters (29.36). Sophomore Avery Berlier took home first place in the frosh/soph girls 1600 meters running 5:55.52 with fellow sophomore Giuliana Serafini taking the eight lap 3200 meters in 14:07.24. Sophomore Arwyn Perry one the 100 meter hurdles in 21.08 with freshman Ellie Digiurco taking the 300 hurdles in 61.53. Avia Rennis (10) won her first meet throwing the shot 25-06.50 contributing 5 points to our team effort. Tenth grader Lana Bracero, also in her first high school track meet, won the high jump in 4-04.00. Senior Eva Jensen took home top honors in the pole vault clearing 9-06 and sophomore Ella Ramey won the same event in the frosh/soph division vaulting 8-00.00. Kenzie Simpson (10) was victorious in the frosh/soph triple jump going 27-07.50.
On the boys side junior Henry Josue finally made it onto the discus all time list debuting at number 25 all time in school history with a 132-01 throw. Senior Guillermo Perez won the varsity boys long jump going 19-00.50. The Broncos swept the points in the shot put going 1st (Matthew Corfee - 39-09.00), 2nd (Austin Karley - 38-04) and 3rd (Dvaughn Norwood - 37-01). The varsity boys 4 x 100 relay team of Kaiden Applegate, Kendrick Bouie, Riley Durazo and Guillermo Perez beat both Rio and Ponderosa running 44.70 for the win. Our frosh/soph boys 4 x 100 team of Jacob Grant, Paul Horning, Shawn Douglas and Jesse Perrine did the same winning in 46.51. Sophomore Shawn Douglas bested all in the frosh/soph high jump scaling 5-06.00 along with the long (16-03.50) and triple jumps (34-04.25 winning all three events for the Broncos. Jacob Wozniak (10) took the frosh/soph pole vault at 10-06.00.
Our first CVC meet proved to be an excellent outing for the Broncos. We have work to do in some areas but are showing that we are a strong team that will be a major factor in the final weeks of the season!
Bronco Roundup Distance Carnival (3-6-26): A steady wind out of the north presented a problem for the runners at the 2026 Bronco Distance Carnival but the wind didn't seem to show up in the final results. From the first heats to the "cowboy hat" heats we had excellent times and competition. This early season meet is always a great benchmark for our runners to gauge were they are in their training cycles. It allows them to be more aware of what they need to keep doing and what needs to be adjusted. Check out the results below to view each of the Bronco's progress so far this season.
Some Bronco highlights:
- 28 personal bests were set on Friday by Bronco runners followed by 26 season bests! Follow results link above and look for the PR's and SR's for personal and seasonal bests.
- The top three in each heat earned a meet t-shirt. The Broncos took home seven top three finishes giving seven Broncos the coveted purple t-shirt. Two Broncos won their respective heats - Maya Martinez (video) and Kelsey Kirby (video) in the 800 meters.
- Lincoln Manweller posted an amazing early season mark in the 800 meters running 1:57.92 (video) placing him 15th on the 800 meter all time list as only a sophomore!
Ron Ruptier Invitational (3-7-26): The first thing on everyone's mind was last year's meet because last year it was so cold. We were all releaved when we arrived at Ponderosa High School and the weather was quite pleasant for this time of year. There was a slight but steady wind out of the northwest all day which aided the sprinters none more than Bella Vista Junior Sofia Ramos.
Sofia had her first sub-thirteen second 100 meters last year on this same track and after that performance really started hitting her groove as the season progressed. The coaches had a feeling we might see something special from her in the 100 again this season on this track because her first leg in the varsity girls 4 x 100 relay earlier that day was so dominant. Sofia did not disappoint blasting out of the blocks to lead the whole way and win her second invitational in a row in a school record 12.22 (video). She broke Emma Barthel's record of 12.27 from 2019. Emma helped coach Sofia last season so this was a special moment for everyone. We are so proud of the hard work and dedication Sofia has put in this season!
Three of our 800 meter runners dropped down a distance and ran the 400 meters on Saturday. Cade Rucker, Jonah Wooden and Lincoln Manweller all posted excellent early season times on 52.02, 52.36, and 51.13 respectively. Lincoln cracked his second all time list in as many days debuting him at number 20 all time with his 51.13 performance.
The top three in each event earned a medal. Here are the Bronco medalists:
- Lincoln Manweller - Varsity Boys 400 meters - 2nd
- Jacob Wozniak - Frosh/Soph Boys pole vault - 3rd
- Lauren Puyot - Frosh/Soph Girls 100 meters - 3rd
- Sofia Ramos - Varity Girls 100 meters - 1st
- Sofia Ramos - Varsity Girls 200 meters - 2nd
- Sofia Ramos, Hanna Gossett, Carmen Tomlinson, Allie Anselmino - 4 x 100 Relay - 3rd
- Erin Spratt - Varsity Girls shot put - 2nd
- Erin Spratt - Varsity Girls discus - 2nd
- Lylah Mian - Frosh/Soph Girls high jump - 3rd
- Ella Ramey - Frosh/Soph Girls pole vault - 3rd
- Kenzie Simpson - Frosh/Soph Girls triple jump - 3rd
A great outing and a great day of track for the Broncos! We are looking forward to our first league meet on Wednesday when we will get to see all of the Broncos competing together for the first time this season. Make sure to come out and support the team. GO Broncos!
Glenn Poole Invitational (2-28-26): The Broncos saw perfect weather in the morning with temperatures in the 60s. The meet started with sunny skies and finished under cloud cover and a balmy 77 degrees. All in all a pretty good track day! Overall, the coaching staff was very pleased at the efforts we saw at Oakmont High School.
Medal Winners! Quite a few medals were earned by the Broncos at our first meet of the season. The top four placements in each event were awarded medals. Below is a list of BV medal winners:
- Varsity Girls 3200 meters - Marshall Toyias - 3rd place
- Varsity Boys 4 x 800 Relay - Cade Rucker, Jonah Wooden, Griffin Keel, Lincoln Manweller - 2nd
- Frosh/Soph Boys 3200 meters - Connor Hooper - 4th place
- Frosh/Soph Girls 4x 100 Relay - Natalie Tarsoly, Isabella Madau, Janelle Plate, Lauren Puyot - 1st place
- Varsity Girls 100 meters - Sofia Ramos - 1st place
- Varsity Boys 800 meters - Calvin Fear - 1st place
- Frosh/Soph Boys 4 x 400 Relay - Giovanni Flores Mejia, Elijah Velasquez, Joshua Depaz Martinez, Paul Horning - 3rd place
- Varsity Girls shot put - Erin Spratt - 2nd
- Varsity Girls discus - Erin Spratt - 2nd
- Varsity Girls triple jump - Reese Kneeland - 3rd
- Frosh/Soph Girls triple jump - Kenzie Simpson - 3rd
- Frosh/Soph Girls high jump - Lylah Mian - 3rd
- Frosh/Soph Boys high jump - Shawn Douglas - 3rd
- Varsity Girls pole vault - Eva Jensen - 1st
- Varsity Boys pole vault - Emilio Turner - 2nd
- Varsity Boys pole vault - Logan Mello - 3rd
- Frosh/Soph Boys pole vault - Maclay Warriner - 1st
- Frosh/Soph Boys pole vault - Jacob Wozniak - 2nd
- Frosh/Soph Girls pole vault - Isabella Madau - 2nd
- Frosh/Soph Girls pole vault - Ella Ramey - 4th
All Timers: On occasion the Broncos will have performances that place athletes on the team's all time list. This means the time or field mark is one of the best in school history. Even though the Glenn Poole Invitational was the first meet of the year we had a few Broncos make appearances on our lists. The varsity boys 4 x 800 relay of Cade Rucker, Jonah Wooden, Griffin Keel, Lincoln Manweller ran a solid early season time of 8:22.34 which places them 12th in school history. I'm sure that this team's times will get lower and lower as the season progresses. The varsity boys 800 meters saw a new entrant at Oakmont on Saturday. Junior Calvin Fear won the race with a fine timee of 1:59.57 debuting him on the list at number 27 all time.
Core Value - Improvement: One of our team core values is improvement. We value it because it keeps our minds in the present and forces us to focus on the most effective ways to better ourselves in the here and now. A great way to track improvement is through the website athletic.net. Follow this link (choose the "show team filters" button and select Bella Vista to view all BV athletes in meet) to view how our team did. When you see a "PR" after an athletes time/mark it means a personal record was achieved. If you see a "SR" after the time/mark it is a season record marking the best time/mark for that season so far. To focus on improvement you have to focus on the process of getting better.
We see a lot of potential on our team this season and we know that hard work and perceverance are the only ways to reach that potential. Let's get after it this next week in training and see it we can improve. GO BRONCOS!
The scene at Oakmont Saturday morning (Matt Warriner photo)