Ceres High’s boys track and field team capped off the Western Athletic Conference season in unprecedented fashion last week.
For the first time in program history, the Bulldogs finished first overall at the WAC Championships on May 2 at Johansen High School.
A week earlier, Ceres High claimed its second consecutive conference dual meet title with a 7-0 mark.
The Bulldogs finished the WAC season undefeated.
“In my time here, this hasn’t happened,” Ceres High first-year leader/former Bulldogs’ assistant coach Paul Smith stated. “This is my six season in Ceres. Our depth, work ethic and commitment are what did it. The kids have delivered consistently all year.”
Ceres High totaled 123 points on its way to finishing ahead of Lathrop (110), Beyer (99), Livingston (86), Grace Davis (69), Central Valley (51), Pacheco (15) and Johansen (11) at the 2026 WAC finals.
“We have a fantastic group,” Smith said. “They support and push each other. They’re just great kids.”
The Bulldogs had nine individuals and three relay teams secure berths to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division-IV trials after finishing in the top five at the league championships.
Cashton Almeida swept the 400 and high jump.
He took second in the 200.
Almeida finished first in the 400 for the second year in a row.
David Rodriguez-Ochoa finished first in the 110 hurdles, third in the 300 hurdles and 12th in the triple jump.
He defended his WAC title in the 110 hurdles.
Josiah Martinez placed first in the pole vault, sixth in the high jump and seventh in the triple jump.
Ceres High’s 4x400 relay team of Almeida, Sergio Torres, Julian Barrera and Jamesdean Robertson placed first.
Ceres High’s 4x800 relay team of Barrera, Torres, Robertson and Andrew Alfaro placed first.
Ceres High’s 4x100 relay team of Adrian Huesca, Anthony Santillan, Leo Baez and Estevan Diaz placed second.
Saragun Singh placed second in the discus and 15th in the shot put.
Torres placed third in the 800.
Sam Nieto placed third in the shot put and 13th in the discus.
Jose Gomez Hernandez placed fourth in the pole vault.
Diaz placed fourth in the 100 and 21st in the 200.
Santillan placed fifth in the 100 and 200.
Elian Fuentes placed sixth in the shot put and 15th in the discus.
Alfaro placed seventh in the 800.
Ayala placed seventh in the 110 hurdles and 10th in the 300 hurdles.
Abijah Bratton placed eighth in the high jump.
CHS girls third
Ceres High’s girls track and field program placed third overall at the Western Athletic Conference Championships this past week in Modesto.
The Bulldogs totaled 55.5 points.
Ceres High (3-4) tied for fourth place in the WAC dual standings with Central Valley and Grace Davis.
“The kids stepped up,” Smith said while talking about his team’s latest performance.
Ceres High edged Livingston by just one point for third place at the conference finals.
The Bulldogs’ 4x400 relay team of Brooke Kiser, Clarissa Rivera, Alyssa Arbaugh and Jayden Garcia helped Ceres High secure a top-three finish in the standings by finishing fourth in their event.
“It was great to hold onto third,” Smith said. “We didn’t have a huge team this season. We brought quality and consistency.”
Ceres High had four individuals and two relay teams qualify for Division-IV trials.
Garcia placed first in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, and third in the 400.
“She did amazing,” Smith said.
Kiser placed fourth in the 100 and 200.
Ceres High’s 4x100 relay team of Kiser, Camila Rubio, Sovannary Carter and Genevieve Villasenor placed third.
Jadasa Haro placed fourth in the pole vault.
Carter placed fourth in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump.
Martina Meglioli placed sixth in the high jump, eighth in the shot put and 14th in the discus.
Rivera placed seventh in the 800 and eighth in the 1,600.
Arbaugh placed seventh in the 300 hurdles and eighth in the 100 hurdles.
