5 SLO High teams win CIF titles in spring sports
In an impressive feat of spring sports success, five San Luis Obispo High School teams won CIF titles this year.
The SLO High boys and girls track and field squads, boys tennis, boys volleyball, and stunt each won championships at their respective levels.
The Tigers boys volleyball team (24-8, 12-2 Mountain League), the No. 1-ranked team in the CIF-Central Section Division 2 bracket, topped Fresno Christian on May 11 in a five-set thriller, capped off by a dramatic fifth-set 15-13 victory.
The win culminated in a kill by 6-foot-2 senior Jenson Wright, who had 11 kills in the match.
Wright and libero Nate Browning led the Tigers throughout the contest, according to Coach Trent Lunceford.
“I’m extremely happy for all the players because there are not a lot of teams that get to experience what they got to experience, winning 15-13 and the CIF title match in their own gym in front of their fans and family,” Lunceford said. “That is really special.”
Lunceford said that Browning played perhaps the best match of his high school career and Wright came up big as well.
“Nate came up with some phenomenal digs against their best hitter and prolonged a lot of rallies,” Lunceford said. “And Jenson had some extremely timely hits as well as blocks, especially in the fifth game. And he obviously had the last kill that won the title.”
SLO lost 3-0 to Wiseburn-Da Vinca on Tuesday in the state competition.
Both track teams excel
In track, the Tigers were led by a number of athletes who excelled in their respective events.
On the boys team, Justin Schroeter took second in the 100 (11.07) and third in the 200 (22.37); Quinn White took first the 1600 (4:23.14), second in the 800 (1:58.17) and fourth in the 3200 (9:40.83).
And the four-man team of White, Weston Greenelsh, Luke Reiss and Nolan Roemmich had a 8:16.04 time in the 4-by-800 relay.
For the girls, Bailey Hartford won the long jump (17 feet, 2.75 inches), Janey Rubio took first in pole vault (11 feet, 5 inches), and Alison Abercromby won the high jump (5 feet, 1 inch).
Phoebe Drazsnzak took second in the 1600 (5:14.55) and third in the 800 (2:23.62); Gwyndolyn Katics was second in the 100-meter hurdles (15.77) and 300-meter hurdles (46.62).
The team of Kalayah Olivera, Zoe Minnery, Katics and Abercromby was first in the 4-by-100 (4:03.21).
Brinley Ewen, Drazsnzak, Kashmir Sahota-Flood and Abigail Southern took second in the 4-by-800 relay (10:03.76).
This story was originally published May 17, 2023 at 5:17 PM.
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