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CIF state track and field: Pittsburg athletes win two state titles
When the curtain closed Saturday night at the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field championships in Clovis, four individuals and one relay team stood tallest among Bay Area News Group athletes.
Pittsburg’s 4×100 relay team of Jamar Searcy, Michael Stallworth, La’Rico Tezeno and Tim Edwards opened the meet with a sizzling sprint around the Veterans Memorial Stadium track, posting a time of 40.77 to edge Long Beach Poly by three-tenths of a second.
The East Bay school wasn’t done.
Later, Jathiyah Muhammad captured Pittsburg’s second state title, winning the girls pole vault in 13 feet, 9 inches.
Muhammad’s brother, Khaliq, took second in the boys pole vault with a mark of 16-4, which was four inches behind winner Kai Anderson of University City.
Acalanes’ Trevor Rogers leaped 24-3 ¾ to capture the long jump one year after placing fourth in the event.
The Cal-bound two-sport standout, who helped Acalanes win a state football title in December, edged Wilcox’s Tyson Bonilla, who took second in 24-1.
Campolindo’s Pinkie Schnayer also stood atop the medal stand after she finished first in the shot put in 47-3 ¾. Aja Johnson of Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks was second in 46-8 ¾.
Bishop O’Dowd’s Brandon Rush celebrated a state championship in the triple jump after he posted a mark of 47-5. He went 48-1 ¼ in Friday’s trials, which ranked second heading into Saturday’s finals.
Here is how athletes from the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area performed on Saturday:
Girls 4×100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Oaks Christian, 45.67
No. 7 Pittsburg, 47.08
Friday’s trials
No. 8 Pittsburg, 46.86
Top time: Calabasas, 45.90
Boys 4×100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Pittsburg (Jamar Searcy, Michael Stallworth, La’Rico Tezeno, Tim Edwards), 40.77
No. 6 Archbishop Mitty, 41.13
DQ De La Salle
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Pittsburg, 41.30
No. 5 Archbishop Mitty, 41.51
No. 7 De La Salle, 41.58
Top time: Long Beach Poly, 41.19
Girls 1,600
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Sadie Engelhardt, Ventura, 4:32.06
No. 5 Tatum Olesen, Menlo-Atherton, 4:46.76
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Tatum Olesen, Menlo-Atherton, 4:51.25
Top time: Sadie Engelhardt, Ventura, 4:50.52
Boys 1,600
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Andreas Dybdahl, Santa Barbara, 4:08.23
No. 4 Benjamin Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands, 4:10.40
No. 6 Miles Jones, Oakland Tech, 4:11.15
No. 7 Arrin Sagiraju, Dougherty Valley, 4:11.45
No. 11 Daniel Martinez, Clayton Valley Charter, 4:14.61
Friday’s trials
No. 4 Arrin Sagiraju, Dougherty Valley, 4:11.88
No. 6 Daniel Martinez, Clayton Valley Charter, 4:11.92
No. 7 Benjamin Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands, 4:10.99
No. 12 Miles Jones, Oakland Tech, 4:12.53
Top time: Jonah Reynolds, Jesuit-Carmichael, 4:10.59
Girls 100 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Anisa Bowen-Fontenot, San Diego, 13.59
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Anisa Bowen-Fontenot, San Diego, 13.74
Boys 110 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Myles Mcfarland, Cosumnes Oaks, 13.69
No. 6 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 14.22
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 14.75
Friday’s trials
No. 3 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 14.07
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 14.24
Top time: Myles Mcfarland, Cosumnes Oaks, 13.71
Girls 400
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Payton Smith, La Jolla, 53.39
No. 2 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 53.70
No. 8 Eden Enoru, Heritage, 56.39
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 54.54
No. 8 Eden Enoru, Heritage, 55.65
Top time: Morgan Maddox, Culver City, 53.62
Boys 400
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Xai Ricks, Long Beach Poly, 46.79
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Dylan Ochoa, Northview, 47.24
Girls 100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Mikaela Warr, Canyon, 11.41
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Amirah Shaheed, Madison, 11.50
Boys 100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 10.33
No. 4 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 10.49
No. 9 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 10.63
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 10.40
No. 7 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 10.51
Top time: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 10.27
Girls 800
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Tessa Buswell, Poway, 2:06.51
No. 7 Kylie Hoornaert, Prospect, 2:09.22
No. 8 Zoe Lahanas, Clayton Valley Charter, 2:10.96
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Kylie Hoornaert, Prospect, 2:08.48
No. 11 Zoe Lahanas, Clayton Valley Charter, 2:12.18
Boys 800
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Cain Evans, Carlsbad, 1:50.21
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Cain Evans, Carlsbad, 1:51.88
Girls 300 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Morgan Herbst, Carlsbad, 41.26
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Morgan Herbst, Carlsbad, 41.93
Boys 300 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jordehn Gammage, Canyon, 37.35
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 39.39
Friday’s trials
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 38.57
Top time: Jonathan Tseko-Biffle, El Capitan, 37.48
Girls 200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Amirah Shaheed, Madison, 23.53
No. 7 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 24.06
Friday’s trials
No. 3 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 23.99
Top time: Morgan Maddox, Culver City, 23.60
Boys 200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 20.55
No. 3 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 21.27
No. 5 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 21.34
DNS Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle
Friday’s trials
No. 6 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 21.11
No. 7 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 21.20
No. 9 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 21.46
Top time: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 20.55
Girls 4×800 relay
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Ventura. 8:57.21
No. 6 Granada, 9:10.55
No. 7 Los Altos, 9:11.42
No. 8 St. Francis, 9:12.15
No Friday’s trials
Boys 4×800 relay
Saturday’s finals
State champion: San Clemente, 7:38.07
No. 2 Granada, 7:40.29
No. 7 Foothill, 7:44.53
No Friday’s trials
Girls 3,200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jaelyn Williams, East Lake, 9:57.11
No. 8 Shea Volkmer, Campolindo, 10:20.57
No Friday’s trials
Boys 3,200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Evan Noonan, Dana Hills, 8:43.12
No. 2 Grant Morgenfeld, Palo Alto, 8:44.40
No. 5 Lucas Cohen, Albany, 8:48.63
No. 7 Landon Pretre, Menlo School, 8:50.47
No. 9 Olaf Dietz, Berkeley, 8:51.77
No Friday’s trials
Girls 4×400 relay
State champion: Long Beach Wilson, 3:41.40
No locals advanced
Top time: Long Beach Poly, 3:47.95
Boys 4×400 relay
State champion: Long Beach Wilson, 3:12.54
No locals advanced
Top time: Long Beach Wilson, 3:15.08
Girls discus
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Aja Johnson, Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks, 158-10
No. 5 Brielle Moseley, Silver Creek, 142-4
Friday’s trials
No. 10 Brielle Moseley, Silver Creek, 138-4
Top mark: Sol Bitners, Davis, 153-5
Boys discus
Saturday’s finals
State champion: McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 206-8
No. 3 Kyler Headley, Silver Creek, 197-6
Friday’s trials
No. 6 Kyler Headley, Silver Creek, 184-6
Top mark: Derek Smith, Buchanan, 206-11
Girls long jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Loren Webster, Long Beach Wilson, 20-5 1/4
No. 5 Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius, 19-0
No. 9 Natalie Lyons, Acalanes, 18-3
No. 10 Kira Gant Hatcher, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 18-1
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius, 18-8 ½
No. 9 Natalie Lyons, Acalanes, 17-11 3/4
No. 12 Kira Gant Hatcher, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 17-6 ¾
Top mark: Loren Webster, Long Beach Wilson, 20-9 ¼
Boys long jump
Saturday’s finals
No. 1 Trevor Rogers, Acalanes, 24-3 ¾
No. 2 Tyson Bonilla, Wilcox, 24-1
No. 6 Jonathan Craft, James Logan, 23-2 ¼
No. 11 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 22-1 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Trevor Rogers, Acalanes, 24-7 ¾
No. 2 Tyson Bonilla, Wilcox, 24-3 ¼
No. 4 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 23-7
No. 5 Jonathan Craft, James Logan, 23-6 ¼
Girls shot put
Saturday’s finals
State champion: No. 1 Pinkie Schnayer, Campolindo, 47-3 3/4
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Pinkie Schnayer, Campolindo, 44-3 ½
Boys shot put
Saturday’s finals
State champion: McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 62-9 ½
No. 10 Luke Lewis, Serra, 55-6 1/2
Friday’s trials
No. 10 Luke Lewis, Serra, 55-7
Top mark: Brayden Bitter, Clovis North, 64-3 ¼
Girls pole vault
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jathiyah Muhammad, Pittsburg, 13-9
No. 6 (tie) Elise Doyle, San Ramon Valley, 12-5
No. 9 (tie) Abigail Goetz, Sequoia, 11-11
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Jathiyah Muhammad, Pittsburg, 12-7
No. 2 (tie) Elise Doyle, San Ramon Valley, 12-3
No. 10 Abigail (Abby) Goetz, Sequoia, 11-9
Boys pole vault
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Kai Anderson, University City, 16-8
No. 2 Khaliq Muhammad, Pittsburg, 16-4
Friday’s trials
No. 4 Khaliq Muhammad, Pittsburg, 15-6
Top mark: Three tied for first, also at 15-6
Girls triple jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Alyssa Alumbres, Vista Murrieta, 40-11
No. 11 Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 37-2 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 11 Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 37-7 1/4
Top mark: Quincie Richards, Royal, 39-8 ¾
Boys triple jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 47-5
No. 8 Noah Gonzalez, St. Ignatius, 45-7 ¼
No. 11 Anthony Dean, De La Salle, 44-2 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 48-1 ¼
No. 7 Noah Gonzalez, St. Ignatius, 46-7
No. 11 Anthony Dean, De La Salle, 46-2
Top mark: Jordan Carter, Vista del Lago, 48-6 ¾
Girls high jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Valentina Fakrogha, Ventura, 5-8
No. 2 Summer Young. Menlo School, 5-8
No. 4 Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista, 5-7
Friday’s trials
No. 3 (tie) Addison Braitberg, Miramonte, 5-5
No. 6 Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista, 5-5
No. 8 Summer Young, Menlo School, 5-5
Top mark: Two tied, also at 5-5
Boys high jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Deshawn Banks, Birmingham, 7-0 ½
ND Alexander Dillon, Milpitas
Friday’s trials
No. 3 (tie) Alexander Dillon, Milpitas, 6-6
Top mark: Two tied, also at 6-6
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It’s only fitting that one of the most eventful offseasons in Pittsburgh Steelers history will be capped by an equally unpredictable NFL draft. Owning 12 picks, including five in the top 100 for the first time since 1999, GM Omar Khan has a chance to radically change the franchise’s trajectory in front of a home crowd in Pittsburgh.
Last time they held five picks in the top 100, the Steelers found a couple very good long-term starters like OLB Joey Porter Sr. and DE Aaron Smith. But they also struck out on WR Troy Edwards, DB Scott Shields, and OT Kris Farris.
At a pivotal, transitional phase in franchise history, the Steelers can’t afford to find just two good starters. That may be a challenge in a draft lacking top-end talent that falls off a cliff in the later rounds. If they are out of range of coveted players, they can’t be timid in the trade market.
I posed the question on this week’s episode of The Depot Dive: Over or under 2.5 trades for the Steelers? I wanted to take the over, but it’s hard to make that work without a trade down. I settled on two.
All that said, here’s my best attempt at predicting what the Steelers will do in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Round One (12th Overall) – Spencer Fano/OL/Utah – 6054, 311 pounds
Trade: Steelers send Patrick Queen + Pick No. 21 + Pick No. 121 + Pick No. 224. Cowboys send Pick No. 12 + 2027 sixth-round pick.
If they want Vega Ioane or Fano, I think it will require a move up. But I don’t think the Steelers will want to sacrifice a lot of picks to accomplish that. Queen is an easy target with the Cowboys having reported interest in trading for him during free agency.
Using our Dave Bryan’s trade idea as a loose template, I like the Steelers to jump up in the first round to solidify the trenches once again. This is the best move for the current—which we know the Steelers place a heavy emphasis on—and the future as they lock in a potentially elite offensive line for the next decade.
It’s a bonus that Fano can play guard now — and potentially tackle later if Broderick Jones or Dylan Cook don’t work out. Fano is Dane Brugler’s top OL in the class. If he makes it to 12, I like the value a lot.
Others Considered: OG Vega Ioane, WR Makai Lemon, TE Kenyon Sadiq
Spencer Fano Scouting Report
Round Two (53rd Overall) – Jacob Rodriguez/ILB/Texas Tech – 6013, 231 pounds
Trading Queen creates a need that outweighs others (like wide receiver). Maybe Rodriguez doesn’t fall this far, but he should be the Steelers’ top target if he does.
As a former quarterback, Rodriguez has a unique football IQ that could be a force multiplier for the entire Steelers defense–something Patrick Queen never really turned into. I witnessed it firsthand at the Senior Bowl. He got everybody aligned correctly pre-snap in an environment where all had to learn a new defense in just a few days.
He’s also the most decorated defensive playmaker coming out of college in decades, even more than Payton Wilson’s impressive list of accolades from a couple years ago. This would be a home-run pick.
Others Considered: WR Denzel Boston, ILB CJ Allen, S Treydan Stukes
Jacob Rodriguez Scouting Report
Round Two (59th Overall) – Germie Bernard/WR/Alabama – 6012, 206 pounds
Trade: Steelers send No. 76 + No. 99. Texans send No. 59.
Another move up to make sure the Steelers get a receiver they like at the end of the second round. Bernard was a pre-draft visitor and has the size and athletic profile that Mike McCarthy likes at the position. He does everything well, and played a healthy mix of slot and outside receiver to fit in the rotation with DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr.
Others Considered: WR Zachariah Branch, WR Chris Bell, ILB Jake Golday
Germie Bernard Scouting Report
Round Three (85th Overall) – Kamari Ramsey/S/USC – 6002, 202 pounds
Not every selection will be a pre-draft visitor, and Ramsey fits the description of the type of defensive back the Steelers have looked at. He has played a strong mix of safety and nickel and is capable of being a chess piece in Patrick Graham’s defense. Given the Steelers’ crowded secondary, he could focus on backing up Jalen Ramsey at free safety in the beginning.
Others Considered: S Jalen Kilgore, OG Keylan Rutledge, QB Drew Allar
Kamari Ramsey Scouting Report
Round Four (135th Overall) – Carson Beck/QB/Miami (FL) – 6046, 233 pounds
The Steelers have spent too much time scouting quarterbacks not to take one. And Beck has several traits they are looking for, including his track record as a winner and his size at nearly 6-5. Their view of Mike McCarthy as a QB whisperer suggests they will give him as many projects as possible until one sticks.
Others Considered: CB Tacario Davis, QB Garrett Nussmeier, WR Ja’Kobi Lane
Carson Beck Scouting Report
Round Five (161st Overall) – Ephesians Prysock/CB/Washington – 6033, 196 pounds
Prysock has all the traits to turn into an impact starter, and the Steelers have gravitated toward th long, rangy athletes at cornerback. He wouldn’t need to see the field right away with a crowded stable of defensive backs, but he has plenty of long-term upside.
Others Considered: WR/KR Kendrick Law, WR Josh Cameron, S Michael Taaffe
Ephesians Prysock Scouting Report
Round Six (216th Overall) – Kaden Wetjen/WR-KR/Iowa – 5090, 193 pounds
Calvin Austin III and Kenneth Gainwell both departed in the offseason, which means the Steelers need a kick and punt returner. Wetjen is the top return specialist in the draft with six total return touchdowns in college.
Others Considered: OT Aamil Wagner, CB Thaddeus Dixon, WR Caleb Douglas
Kaden Wetjen Scouting Report
Round Seven (230th Overall) – Josh Cuevas/TE/Alabama – 6033, 245 pounds
Cuevas is versatile enough to be a rotational backup tight end, and to play H-back or fullback in certain personnel packages. He’s a committed and aggressive blocker and has enough receiving skills to be a dependable option on passing downs, either running routes or blocking.
Others Considered: DL David Gusta, RB Jaydn Ott, TE Matthew Hibner
Josh Cuevas Scouting Report
Round Seven (237th Overall) – Brett Thorson/P/Georgia – 6012, 237 pounds
The Steelers brought back Cameron Johnston, but they didn’t even keep him over Corliss Waitman after last year’s training camp competition. Johnston is 34 years old and has dealt with injuries in each of the last two seasons. Thorson has a relationship with Johnston as a fellow Aussie, so it could be a decent pairing for another training camp competition this year.
Others Considered: WR CJ Daniels, QB Sawyer Robertson, TE John Michael Gyllenborg
Brett Thorson Scouting Report
A United flight traveling from Chicago to New York City diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday afternoon for what was described as a “reported threat.”
According to information provided by the Allegheny County Airport Authority and FBI Pittsburgh, United Flight 2092 diverted to Pittsburgh and landed safely.
The passengers have deplaned safely, and no injuries have been reported.
“The plane was diverted and landed at Pittsburgh International Airport,” FBI Pittsburgh said in a statement provided to KDKA-TV. “All passengers and crew safely evacuated the aircraft. FBI Special Agent Bomb Techs and Special Agents are on the ground coordinating with local authorities.”
The airport authority has said that law enforcement is on the scene and investigating.
This is a developing story, and will be updated.
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