Central Valley boys track and field standout Anthony Ramirez turned in a career-best performance while competing at the Stanislaus County Championship Meet on March 8 in Riverbank.

The top three finishers in each event were awarded medals.

“I did surprise myself,” Ramirez said. “Lately, I’ve been struggling at practice with getting my steps down right (in the long jump).”

Ramirez soared a school-record 20 feet, 9 inches while taking first in the event.

“Everything felt good when I got to the jumping part,” he said. “I was excited to hear what I got. I know I can do better.”

Ramirez also set a PR en route to a fifth-place finish in the 100.

He finished the race in 11.51 seconds.

“I just feel stronger (this season),” Ramirez said. “There’s a lot more room for growth going forward from here if I keep practicing. I’m hoping to get a further distance (in the long jump).”

Jackson Stokes, Ernesto Martinez, Damian Carrillo, Luis Flores, Jadin Navarro, Kenneth Orrin, Antonio Burgos, Damian Tapia, Frankie Klino, Kevin Mendoza Garcia, LaDre Sengsoury and Xavier Ramirez also represented the Hawks at the County Meet

Stokes placed 10th in the pole vault (9-0).

Martinez placed 12th in the 400 (55.76).

Carrillo placed 15th in the discus (103-4) and 22nd in the shot put (33-11).

Flores placed 17th in the 400 (59.01).

Navarro placed 17th in the 110 hurdles (20.56) and 21st in the 200 (25.56).

Orrin placed 19th in the discus (98-2).

Burgos placed 20th in the 200 (25.52).

Tapia placed 20th in the shot put (34-51/2).

Klino placed 24th in the 800 (2:26.16).

Mendoza Garcia placed 24th in the 3,200 (11:50.56) and 27th in the 1,600 (5:09.10).

Sengsoury placed 26th in the 3,200 (12:37.57) and 29th in the 1,600 (5:31.95).

Xavier Ramirez placed 25th in the long jump (15-2) and 30th in the 100 (13.12).

Ceres High’s boys team had two individual medalists.

Tre Karriem placed third in the triple jump (40-41/2) and 12th in the long jump (19-11/4).

Sergio Torres placed third in the 800 (2:05.30) and 15th in the 1,600 (4:53.03).

Jaiden Boss placed fifth in the 110 hurdles (16.71) and 14th in the 300 hurdles (48.64).

Bryan Gallardo placed eighth in the discus (116-8) and 12th in the shot put (39-01/2).

Cashton Almeida placed ninth in the 300 hurdles (45.96).

Calen Adams placed ninth in the pole vault (9-0).

Reis Smith placed 10th in the long jump (19-5).

McCoy Adams placed 11th in the pole vault (8-0).

Manny Mendoza placed 14th in the 400 (57.45).

David Rodriguez-Ochoa placed 14th in the 110 hurdles (19.34).

Antwan Stevenson placed 14th in the high jump (5-2).

Von Tigner placed 15th in the triple jump (36-41/2).

AJ Brown placed 16th in the high jump (5-2).

Alexander Vas Dinis placed 16th in the discus (103-21) and 24th in the shot put (33-4).

Aaron Lopez placed 18th in the 3,200 (11:00.51), 20th in the 800 (2:17.25) and 22nd in the 1,600 (5:03.34).

Adrian Huesca placed 28th in the 100 (12.78).

Ceres High’s 4x400 relay team of Sergio Torres, Reis Smith, Cashton Almeida and Manny Mendoza placed fourth (3:38.41).

Ceres High’s 4x800 relay team of Julian Barrera, Alexis Rodriguez, Martin Bolanos Aleman and Adrian Huesca placed fifth (9:45.38).

Ceres High’s 4x100 relay team of Reis Smith, Manny Mendoza, AJ Brown and Tre Karriem placed seventh (45.70).

In the girls’ competition, Lily Blevins led Ceres High.

She placed fifth in the shot put (27-11) and sixth in the discus (82-8).

Serena Chalk placed sixth in the shot put (27-8) and 17th in the discus (67-1).

Marissa Renteria placed ninth in the 100 (13.77).

Jayden Garcia placed 10th in the pole vault (6-6) and triple jump (29-9), and 16th in the 300 hurdles (57.87).

Brooke Kiser placed 10th in the 400 (1:09.73) and 23rd in the 200 (30.56).

Mariah Zamora placed 12th in the 400 (1:12.51).

Nehemiah Valenzuela placed 14th in the triple jump (27-11).

Emily Esparza placed 15th in the long jump (13-31/2) and 100 (14.19), and 16th in the 200 (29.47).

Carmen Arce-Hayes placed 17th in the 100 hurdles (21.34) and 19th in the 300 hurdles (1:04.24).

Hailey Tsurui placed 17th in the 3,200 (15:07.86) and 23rd in the 1,600 (6:43.81).

Alexa Romo placed 18th in the 100 hurdles (21.79).

Layla Duran placed 18th in the 800 (3:06) and 24th in the 1,600 (6:47.09).

Joselin Ruiz placed 23rd in the long jump (9-10).

Ceres High’s 4x400 relay team of Mariah Zamora, Jayden Garcia, Brooke Kiser and Jaden Stahl placed sixth (4:50.79).

Ceres High’s 4x100 relay team of Brooke Kiser, Carmen Arce-Hayes, Emily Esparza and Marissa Renteria placed eighth (55.62).

Lliria Lira Trinidad led Central Valley’s girls team.

She placed eighth in the pole vault (7-0).

Kassandra Torres placed 11th in the 400 (1:11.19).

Tarnjot Kaur placed 14th in the 400 (1:15.55).

Eliana Tamayo placed 16th in the 100 (14.21) and 17th in the 200 (29.68).

Kassandra Torres placed 17th in the 800 (3:03.81).

Rylee Randez placed 18th in the discus (64-8) and 19th in the shot put (23-6).

Alyssa Ontiveroz placed 20th in the 800 (3:12.13).

Sophia Alvarez placed 24th in the 200 (33.81) and 26th in the 100 (15.76).

Natalie Perra placed 26th in the shot put (18-9) and discus (42-7).