Bay Area 75 Rankings: 2017-18

30. JOSHUA SEWARD | Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, Sr. (Baseball): SportStars’ NorCal Pitcher of the Year dazzled the region’s best league (West Catholic) by going 10-2 with a save and 0.76 ERA in 74 innings. He had five complete games, one shutout and opponents combined to hit just .189 off of him. He’ll attend Gonzaga to pursue engineering and attempt to walk-on with the baseball program.

29. MAX GLASSER | Marin Catholic-Kentfield, Sr. (Track, Soccer): A gifted sprinter, Glasser had a dominant postseason that culminated in a state championship in the 400 meters. He won the 400 with a personal record time of 46.97 seconds. Prior to state, he won the 400 and took second in the 200 at the NCS Meet of Champions. He also won the 100 meters (10.74  PR) at the prestigious Sacramento Meet of Champions in April. During the winter he was named 2nd team all-league as one of the top goal scorers for the Wildcats’ 13-8-1 soccer team.

No. 27, Hannah Jump of Pinewood-Los Altos Hills. (Ed Oswalt photo)

28. BRETT HANSEN | Foothill-Pleasanton, Sr. (Baseball): Headed to Vanderbilt, Hansen was easily the East Bay’s best two-way baseball talent in 2018. The 1st team All-NorCal selection batted .500 with 38 hits, 29 RBI and a .606 on base percentage. On the mound, he was 8-1 with 1.59 ERA and  71 strikeouts over 57.1 innings.

27. HANNAH JUMP | Pinewood-Los Altos Hills, Jr. (Basketball): The 1st-team All-State Elite and 1st team All-NorCal selection shot a blistering 45 percent from beyond the arc — sometimes way beyond the arc. She averaged 16.7 points and 5.6 rebounds for a Panthers team which reached the CIF State Open Division final after knocking off then-National No. 1 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose in the NorCal title game. She’s also on track to become a mainstay on the national team for Great Britain, as she was born in England.

26. ZOIE HARTMAN | Monte Vista-Danville, So. (Swimming): Hartman took the NCS and all of NorCal by storm in 2018. She claimed four gold medals at the NCS Swimming Championship with individual wins in the 200 individual medley and 100 breastroke, plus she was part of 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams. At the CIF State Championships, she grabbed two more individual golds by winning titles in the 100 breast (in a meet record of 59.66 seconds) and the 200 IM. She also anchored the Mustangs bronze-medal-winning 200 freestyle relay team.

No. 25, Nic Aguilar of Gilroy. (Ike Dodson photo)

25. NICO AGUILAR | Gilroy, Sr. (Wrestling): Aguilar leaves the Gilroy program as one of its most decorated wrestlers of all time. He closed out February with his third CCS championship and won his first state gold by cruising through his 120-pound bracket with six straight lopsided victories. It was a breakthrough for the Rutgers-bound grappler after taking silver in his previous two trips to state.

24. SPENCER PETRAS | Marin Catholic-Kentfield, Sr. (Football): Far and away the Bay Area’s most prolific quarterback of 2017, Petras was a 2nd team All-State honoree as well as an All-NorCal selection. Bound for Iowa, he threw for more than 4,100 yards with 50 TDs and just 2 interceptions. He also had a little more than 200 rushing yards and nine more scores. The Wildcats went 12-1 and claimed the NCS Div. III title.

No. 24, Spencer Petras of Marin Catholic-Kentfield. (Dennis Lee photo)

23. NYE DAY | Branson, Sr. (Soccer, Lacroose): Regardless of the sport, Day has a gift for getting the ball into net. During the winter, she led the Bulls to the CIF Div. II finals with 26 goals and 14 assists over 27 games. Because of the long postseason run, she joined the lacrosse team midseason and still managed to rack up 54 goals and nine assists over just 10 games.

22. DANIEL HEIMULI | Menlo-Atherton, Jr. (Football, Baseball): Heimuli still has one more year as a Bears athlete, but he’s gonna have a hard time topping his juniors season. During the fall he was a 3rd team All-State defensive selection after amassing 93 tackles (of which 82 were solo), 18 tackles for loss, six sacks and a forced fumble. In 21 games on the diamond, he hit .377 with 12 runs, six RBI and a .507 on-base percentage.

21. KALI HATCHER | St. Mary’s-Berkeley, Sr. (Track): Hatcher was arguably the East Bay’s best all-around female track and field athlete in 2018. The Columbia-bound talent made a strong case at the NCS Meet of Champions when she took gold in the 300 meter hurdles, the long jump and the triple jump. She also ran the lead leg on the Panthers’ gold-medal winning 1600 relay team. She also took a podium finish in the state triple jump, finishing fourth.