Dublin Distance Fiesta Preview
- West Coast XC
- Mar 20
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Dublin Distance Fiesta - March 20 & 21, 2026
Dublin High School - Dublin, CA
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One of the largest distance only track meets in the US will kick off on Friday morning at Dublin High School and end on Saturday night with the distance medley relay. Here are the athletes to watch in the elite or sombrero races.
4 X 800
The 4 X 800 meter has picked up momentum thanks to the inclusion of the event in the California State Meet three years ago. Since most of the athletes for the 4 X 800 on Friday evening, expect fast times. Campolindo girls are the two time defending 4 X 800 champions and hope to repeat again. Northgate, Los Gatos, Carlmont, Evergreen Valley, St. Ignatius and Mountain View are other contenders.
Bellarmine College Prep won the boy's 4 X 800 last year and look to repeat. Campolindo boys were nationally ranked in cross country last fall and won the division 3 state title and should be a serious contender. Menlo Atherton boys also had a strong cross country campaign and will test the field.
1600 Meters
The first of the individual sombrero races will be contested on Saturday evening. Khloe DelaTorre of Vacaville is the top returner and ran 4:48.95 last year at Sacramento Meet of Champions. Giselle Fernandez of Riverbank has a 4:43.80 personal best run at last year's state final. A couple of state cross country champions are entered in the 1600 with division 5 champions Ella Mogannam of Lick Wilmerding and division 3 champion Gretchen Yakaitis of Carondelet racing Saturday.
Stephen Sziebert of Bellarmine Prep has already run a 4:09.40 mile at last week's New Balance Indoor Nationals. Cooper Barr of Placer, Peter Kendall of Twelve Bridges, Matthew Ogilvie of Jesuit and Henry Hauser of Menlo Schools have already ran 4:15 or faster in the young 2026 season. David Solsson of Galena (NV) will cross state lines and has a 4:14.05 personal best.
800 Meters
Ava Decleve of Scotts Valley and Ava Padilla of Monte Vista both have personal bests of 2:09 in the 800 and will be among the favorites. Hailey Sellers of Branson ran 2:12.25 last spring and will also be in the mix.
Three athletes who ran 1:51 last spring are entered in the 800 meters boys race. Lucas Alberts of Jesuit won the DDF 800 last year and Hugh Heyer of McClatchy and Cooper Barr ran in at the California State Meet last spring in the 800. Thomas Hekl of Amado Valley ran 1:53.87 last spring and Hunter Steele of Galena (NV) ran his 1:53.81 at last year's Stanford Invitational.
3200 Meters
Alyssa Gutierrez of St Francis (SAC) won the middle school 1600 at last year's DDF and has already run 10:27.63 in the young 2026 season. Natalie Arriaza of Patterson has a personal best of 10:35.24 and Brenna Mannion of Vista Del Lago ran 10:48.26 in 2026. Besides Alyssa, Natalie and Brenna, who are from the Sac-Joaquin section, Makayla Galvan of Vacaville, Khloe DelaTorre of Vacaville, Emmy Angelo of Ponderosa, Maddie Goss of Woodcreek and Sophie Hutchinson of Whitney will represent the Sac-Joaquin section and compete in the front of the pack.
Cooper Stream of Vacaville and Alijah Murillo of Branham qualified for NXN in December and are running in the 3200. Blake Bay of Fresno Christian and Andres Lomeli of Kimball are entered in the 3200 and qualified for the Brooks XC National Championship in December. Peter Kendall of Twelve Bridges has already run 9:09.98 this season. Elias Thronson of Davis ran 9:08.07 as a freshman last spring and Mateo Cafaro of Monte Vista ran 9:12.16 last season.
Distance Medley Relay
Campolindo girls have the potential to win both distance relays this weekend (like they did last year), but there will be plenty of contenders Branson, Mountain View and Crystal Springs Uplands.
Bellarmine College Prep boys also have the potential to sweep both relays (like they did last year) and Mountain View, Carlmont and Whitney will also challenge.
Look for photo galleries of the DDF soon after the meet!
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