Sophia Flowers - Daniel Zavala - Win CCAC Confererence Meet 10K Meters Races! Women's Relay 4X800 Wins First Place - Clark Fremouw (Discus) - Steve Sesson (High Jump) - First Place Winners - GovState Jaguars Shine At Championship Meet - Men's Team 4th - Women Finish 5th

GovState Head Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach John Niendorf had high praise for his teams at the 2026 CCAC Track Championships.

"This was a historic weekend for the Governors State Track and Field program. The weekend was filled with conference champions, all conference performances, and big personal record breaking efforts.

"On the women's side, the 4x800 were conference champions. The four-woman squad featured Sophia Flowers, Yahaira Rodriguez, Sydney Bonham, and Kaylee O'Sullivan. Sophia Flowers was the conference champion in the 10k and took 5^th place in the 1500 the following day on tired legs. In the 10k, Morgan Pieczynski and Ava Tomala scored for the team, finishing 4^th and 6^th respectively. In the 5k, Kaylee O'Sullivan scored finishing 4th place and hit a new personal record of 18:30. Yahaira Rodriguez finished 6^th place in the 5k as well to round out the scoring runners. The women's 4x4 and 4x1 were all able to contribute points for Jaguars as well."

"On the men's side, Clark Fremouw finished conference champion is discus, throwing 48.03 meters. He also scored points in shotput and hammer throw, finishing 4^th and 8^th respectively. Sean O'Brien had a huge day for javelin, finishing 5^th and earning himself a new career best mark of 46.42 meters. Christopher Biederstedt hit a new season best mark with his 35.75-meter throw. In high jump, Steven Sesson was conference champion with his 1.91-meter jump. Steven Sesson is now back-to-back conference champion for indoor and outdoor track as a freshman."

"In the men's 10k, Daniel Zavala finished as the conference champion. This makes Daniel the indoor and outdoor conference champion for the 5k and 10k. There were some fantastic efforts in the men's steeplechase as well. Ian French, Elija Jones, and Randy Almarales all finished 4th, 5th, and 6^th respectively. They each hit big personal records as well. In the 100 and 200 meter dash, Harry Jimenez hit season bests. The men's 4x800, featuring Parker Griffin, Branden DeLeon, Antoine Morgan, and Devon Hayes took 5th place. In the 5k, Samuel Rocio earned all-conference honors with his 2^nd place performance. Alex Ortiz was able to pull out a 5^th place finish, earning the Jaguars four points. Ryan Gayton achieved a big pr in the 5k as well".

"In the 800, Alejandro Vieyra, Antoine Morgan, and Mason Reyes each ran personal records. Devon Hayes led the group with his 1:58 800 effort. Hayes was also able to score in the 1500 with his 4:02 8^th place performance. Antoine Morgan and Alejandro Vieyra both hit pr's as well in the 1500. The men's 4x100, featuring James Johnson, Jonathan Brooks, Harry Jimenez, and Jayson Wold scored points for the Jaguars with the 6th place finish. Overall, I couldn't be prouder of the efforts made by these young men and women this weekend. They truly put their bodies on the line to score as many points as possible for this program. They rose to the challenge and put out some truly inspiring performances."

"Next week will be a lot of their last opportunities to compete at the St. Francis Last Chance Invitational this upcoming Friday and Saturday. I can't wait to see what impressive performances they will put out there".

First Place Podium: Sydney Bonham, Sophia Flowers, Kaylee O'Sullivan, and Yahaira Rodriguez women's 4x800 champions 

First Place Podium: Daniel Zavala 10k Champion 

Sophia Flowers - Daniel Zavala - Win CCAC Confererence Meet 10K Meters Races! Women's Relay 4X800 Wins First Place - GovState Jaguars Shine At CCAC Championship Meet -

Women's 4X800 meters relay - first place! - Sophia Flowers, Kaylee O'Sullivan, Sydney Bonham, Vahaira Rodriguez.

Clark Fremouw (Discus) and Steve Sesson (High Jump) also won first place for the Jaguars on Day 1!

Men's 3000 steeplechase - Ian French (4th), Elija Jones (5th) , Randy Almarales (6th).

Photo Below - Daniel Zavala - winning the indoors 5K CCAC Championship this Winter -