Arturo Sotomayor – Track & Field – Junior

   After a disappointing trip to the CIF State Track and Field Championships at the beginning of June, the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters 800 meters champion was determined to get back to his winning ways. 

Roseville – Track & Field – Junior 

   After a disappointing trip to the CIF State Track and Field Championships at the beginning of June, the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters 800 meters champion was determined to get back to his winning ways. 

   After a week of rest, and then two intense weeks of training, Sotomayor attended the Golden West Invitational in Sacramento on June 28 and delivered a strong performance. The soon-to-be Roseville senior ran a time of 1 minutes, 52.74 seconds and finished more than a second ahead of the second-place finisher. 

   His time helped him qualify for the 800 meters event at the USATF Junior Nationals which are taking place in Eugene, Ore., July 5-6. That meet will conclude his track and field season, and he’ll begin preparing to run for the Roseville cross-country team in the fall. 

   IN HIS OWN WORDS: “We reached the 400-meter mark around 57 seconds, which is a bit slow. I thought to myself that I hadn’t been training so hard to get a bad time, and I took off from there.”

   WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW: Arturo holds dual citizenship with Mexico through his mother’s side of the family. 

Honorable Mentions

Maddie Haynes — The Rocklin junior outside hitter got her first USA Volleyball experience as a member of the USA U18 Youth National Team which took silver in the NORCECA Continental Championships.

Sabrina Ionescu — Playing in the FIBA U17 World Champions, the Miramonte-Orinda basketball star led Team USA in assist after two games. She was also averaging 4.5 points and 4 rebounds.

Christina Chenault — The Carondelet-Concord basketball and track star took first place in the triple jump (39 feet, 4 inches) at the Golden West Invitational in Sacramento on June 28.