Boys Virtual R2: Amador Valley vs. Santa Margarita


Justin Caragao was the top scorer for Santa Margarita Catholic in its second-round virtual dual meet against national 800m leader John Lester and Amador Valley. (Credits: Patrick Corsinita/DeAnna Turner)
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This article highlights the results of second-round dual as part of the MileSplitCA March Madness Virtual Meet Tournament. Virtual meets are scored based solely on 2020 results using the standard dual meet scoring points format of 5-3-1 for individuals and 5-0 for relays. Athletes are scored in no more than four events (although the program that processes the meet scores does not have access to individuals in a relay). Teams are limited to three athletes per event. Stay with us for the entire tournament to see which boys and girls teams reign supreme in this virtual meet format.


No. 8 Amador Valley (NC) vs. No. 9 Santa Margarita (SS)

A 26-1 domination of the three distance group events was not enough for No. 8 Amador Valley against No. 9 Santa Margarita, which had a 65-point advantage across the rest of the competition in gaining a second-round victory in the boys bracket of the MileSplitCA March Madness Virtual Dual Meet Tournament.

Senior Justin Caragao had fast times in two of the sprints while contributing 13 points to the total, senior Michael Ventura added 11 points with fast times in both hurdles and a top-three place in the 200m, and junior Zack Morris contributed 5.5 points leading a 13-5 advantage in the throws. In all, 17 athletes scored for Santa Margarita Catholic. 

Yes, Amador Valley did dominate the distances, led by junior John Lester, who had fast times in the 800m and 3200m and also added three points in the 400m. His 1:52.06 from the Dan Gabor Distance Invite (March 7) ranks as the fastest 800m in the U.S. for marks that were achieved before the 2020 outdoor season was suspended.

Senior Aidan MCarthy was runner-up in both the 800m and 1600m, and junior Euan Houston had the fastest time in the 3200m, was second in the 1600m, and third in the 800m. Houston's 4:18.86 for 1600m, also from Dan Gabor, ranks CA No. 7 and McCarthy's 4:19.34 ranks CA No. 10.

100 Meter Dash

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Jalen Jones2022Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)11.12 5
2Justin Caragao2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)11.14 3
3Timothy Lester2022Amador Valley High School (NC)11.28 1
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200 Meter Dash

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Justin Caragao2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)22.57 5
2Timothy Lester2022Amador Valley High School (NC)22.60 3
3Michael Ventura2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)22.72 1
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400 Meter Dash

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Justin Caragao2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)49.40 5
2John Lester2021Amador Valley High School (NC)49.68 3
3Timothy Lester2022Amador Valley High School (NC)50.81 1
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800 Meter Run

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1John Lester2021Amador Valley High School (NC)1:52.06 5
2Aidan Mccarthy2020Amador Valley High School (NC)1:59.15 3
3Euan Houston2021Amador Valley High School (NC)2:00.99 1
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1600 Meter Run

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Euan Houston2021Amador Valley High School (NC)4:18.86 5
2Aidan Mccarthy2020Amador Valley High School (NC)4:19.34 3
3Jack Gray2020Amador Valley High School (NC)4:25.09 1
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3200 Meter Run

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1John Lester2021Amador Valley High School (NC)9:42.99 5
2Euan Houston2021Amador Valley High School (NC)9:43.82 3
3Troy Coulston2021Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)10:05.30 1
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110 Meter Hurdles

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Michael Ventura2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)15.26 5
2Sean Dilliplaine2023Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)18.41 3
3Roman Mendoza2023Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)19.61 1
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300 Meter Hurdles

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Michael Ventura2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)38.80 5
2Roman Mendoza2023Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)44.53 3
3Joshua Asturias2023Amador Valley High School (NC)47.24 1
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4x100 Meter Relay

PLACETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)43.43 5


4x400 Meter Relay

PLACETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)3:24.86 5


High Jump

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Jake Quinlan2021Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)6-1 5
2Dylan Tran2022Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)5-4 3
3Luke Atkinson2022Amador Valley High School (NC)5-2 1
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Long Jump

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Brayden Holmes2023Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)20-6.5 5
2Eric Shepard2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)19-9 3
3Keanu Rebuldela-Kama2021Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)19-7.25 1
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Triple Jump

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Eric Shepard2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)39-2 5


Pole Vault

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Jordan Richert2021Amador Valley High School (NC)10-6 5
2Spencer Hogan2022Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)9-0 2
2Tanner Swanson2021Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)9-0 2


Shot Put

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Jad Khansa2021Amador Valley High School (NC)47-6 5
2Derek Wilkins2021Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)45-2 3
3Jaren Harris2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)44-5 0.5
3Zack Morris2021Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)44-5 0.5
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Discus

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMMARKPOINTS
1Zack Morris2021Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)132-9 5
2Jason Schillig2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)129-2 3
3Jaren Harris2020Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)125-7 1
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Team Scores

PLACETEAMPOINTS
1Santa Margarita Catholic High (SS)86
2Amador Valley High School (NC)46


Next: Santa Margarita ill be scored against top-seeded Upland (SS) in a quarterfinal virtual dual for a spot in the boys final four.