Evie Marheineke of Santa Cruz finished off her high school career for Archbishop Mitty Saturday at the CCS finals, racing the night of her graduation.
Although she had hoped for a better outcome individually, her team won the CCS championships for the 2nd year in a row!
Evie Marheineke
Evie placed 10th with a time of 11:08 in the 3200-meter.
Here is a little snippet of her career at Archbishop Mitty HS:
Evie was a 3-time West Catholic Athletic League champion in Cross Country and a CCS champion in Cross Country and a State Championship qualifier all 4 years. Her junior year she placed 7th overall in Division 2 at the State Meet and made the podium.
In Track and Field, Evie was a 2-time WCAL Champion in the 1600 meter and the 3200-meter. Her sophomore year, she qualified for the State Championships in the 3200-meter and placed 10th in the finals.
Evie just found out that she is the recipient of the Howard Marcus Memorial Scholarship.
This summer, at the Wharf-to-Wharf Banquet, she will be awarded a $4,000 renewable scholarship over her 4 years at UCLA, where she will run cross country and track.
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Local Track Athletes Going to State
The top 3 in the CCS finals advance to the CIF Track and Field State Championships Saturday, May 31 in Clovis.
Ava Decleve
With a kick, Scotts Valley senior Ava Decleve pushed to take first place in the 800-meter finals in 2 minutes 9.56 seconds — a personal record.
Her time came close to the school record set by Ashlyn Boothby, 2:09.03.
Her finish made her eligible to run at the state championship.
Three more seniors qualified for state:
- Eli Fitchen-Young, Santa Cruz High, 3rd in the 3,200 meter in 8:57.83.
- Logan Brantley, Aptos High, who met the state at-large standard to compete in shot put. His best: 58 feet 10 inches.
- Nathaniel Aceves-Aguilar, Watsonville High, 3rd in triple jump of 46 and 4.75 feet, a personal best and school record.