Madsen elevates to No. 6 junior competitor in California prep history, adds to state lead and ascends to No. 2 nationally this season with personal-best effort, with teammate Bitter winning shot put at 59-7; Belli, Harper, Ibarra, Parks, Turner and Torrecillas all earn multiple victories at Buchanan High 

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

CLOVIS, Calif. – Only two juniors in California prep history have surpassed 200 feet in the discus throw.

At the rapid rate McKay Madsen continues to improve, the Clovis North High standout might eclipse the barrier before the end of the month, if not certainly before the postseason.

Madsen added nearly five feet to his lifetime-best mark Friday at the Gateway to Track and Field Invitational, improving on his state lead with a 196-2 (59.79m) effort at Buchanan High’s Veterans Memorial Stadium.

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Madsen, the state runner-up during his sophomore season, is No. 2 in the country this year following a 191-3 (58.29m) performance last year. Only Evan Martinez, a senior at Arlington Lamar High in Texas, has produced a better throw this season than Madsen at 198-4 (60.45m).

Brayden Bitter, a senior at Clovis North, triumphed in the shot put with a mark of 59-7 (18.16m), with Madsen placing second at 58-2.50 (17.74m).

Buchanan senior Derek Smith secured second in the discus at 180 feet (54.86m) and took third in the shot put at 58-2 (17.72m), with Bitter finishing third in the discus at 175-5 (53.48m).

El Cerrito senior Daniel Harper swept the 100-meter dash and 200 meters in wind-legal efforts of 10.66 and 21.54 seconds, in addition to contributing to victory in the 4x100-meter relay in 41.69.

Devin Ibarra, a senior at El Diamante, was victorious in the boys 1,600 and 3,200 meters in 4:15.85 and 9:28.09, respectively.

Bakersfield Highland senior Mia Torrecillas doubled up in the girls 1,600 and 3,200, clocking 5:00.66 and 10:49.21.

Bella Turner, a Bakersfield Liberty senior, swept the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles, producing performances of 14.81 and 45.07 seconds.

Emerson Parks, a junior at Clovis North, triumphed in the girls 800 in 2:14.22 and contributed to the Broncos winning the 4x100 relay in 47.92. Parks also clocked 25.88 to finish fifth in the 200.

Fresno Bullard High freshman Gabi Belli prevailed in the 400 in 57.00 and was a member of the winning 4x400-meter relay lineup in 4:00.66, along with taking third in the 200 in 25.83.

Max McFarlane, a senior at Turlock High, cleared 16 feet (4.88m) to secure victory in the pole vault, in addition to taking third in the triple jump at 44-4 (13.51m) and placing fifth in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet (6.40m).

Fresno Central took the top two spots in both the boys 400 meters and triple jump.

Walter Pierce clocked 48.53 and sophomore Emanuel Morgan ran 48.81 in the 400, with David Mangum achieving a 46-10 (14.27m) performance to triumph in the triple jump and fellow senior Samuel Agbakoba adding a mark of 46-5.50 (14.16m) for the Grizzlies.

Vivian Moore, a junior, won the girls triple jump for Fresno Central with a 36-9 (11.20m) effort and achieved second in the long jump with a leap of 17-0.50 (5.19m).

Kyndall Hannible of Bakersfield won the girls long jump with a 17-9 (5.41m) performance.

Noel Felix of Fresno Central was victorious in the boys 110-meter hurdles with an effort of 14.25, just ahead of Cosumnes Oaks’ Myles McFarland at 14.29..

Merced’s Donovan Marshall clocked 39.07 in the boys 300 hurdles, edging El Cerrito’s Zion Shelton at 39.09.

Fresno Edison’s Aidan Ransom ran 1:57.90 to win the boys 800.

Clovis clocked 3:21.85 to triumph in the boys 4x400 relay.

Clovis North’s Zoe Goldsmith prevailed in the girls 100-meter dash in 12.18 and placed second in the 200 in 25.02.

Fresno Central senior Mikiyla Royal emerged victorious in the 200 in 24.89 and finished runner-up in the 400 in 57.35.

Clovis East’s Indiana Davis cleared 5-4 (1.63m) in the girls high jump and Paso Robles’ Peyton Bedrosian achieved a 12-4 (3.76m) clearance to capture the girls pole vault.

Fresno Central’s Brooklyn Epperley won the girls discus throw with a 137-3 (41.84m) and Paso Robles’ Nevaeh Dyer prevailed in the shot put at 37-8.50 (11.49m).

Clovis East’s Harold Duvall soared to a 22-6 (6.85m) effort to take the boys long jump and Visalia Redwood senior Isaiah Galaviz cleared 6-3 (1.90m) to earn victory in the boys high jump.