Story by Ellie CampbellStaff Writer Photo courtesy of Gianna BeasleyContributor Senior Gianna Beasley announced her official verbal commitment to run track at UC Berkeley Tuesday, Oct. 8. Beasley will run the 800m and 1500m events while studying psychology. Beasley started her competitive track career in eighth grade at the South Pasadena Middle School. She went […]
Jade Harris: Displaying confidence
Story by Zoe SchlaakStaff Writer Photo by Sophie YeungStaff Photographer Freshman Jade Harris was more than nervous for this race. As she stepped onto the track, her mind overflowed with self-doubt and worry. The daunting upperclassmen, whose experiences far surpassed hers, seemed calm and more ready than ever. While mounting the starting blocks, Harris knew […]
Junior Tianhao Wei wins bronze at CIF State Finals
Junior triple jumper Tianhao (TH) Wei earned a bronze finish at the CIF State Finals on Saturday, May 25. Wei achieved his personal record with a 48’0.25” triple jump, improving upon last year’s 47’06” feat. “This was my roughest season yet, but I’m happy with how I dealt with it,” Wei said. “Ending the season […]
Track and field qualifies two athletes for State Prelims
Photo by Jayden EdenStaff Photographer The SPHS track and field shined amongst the best competition at the CIF-SS Masters meet on Saturday, May 18. Juniors triple jumper Tianhao Wei and pole vaulter Lucas Talin both qualified for the CIF State Prelims. Wei, who placed fifth at the CIF State meet as a sophomore, earned an […]
Track and field sends three athletes to CIF Masters Meet
Photo by Sophie YeungStaff Photographer The track and field team performed exceptionally at the CIF-Southern Section D-III Finals on Saturday, May 11, sending three athletes to the CIF-SS Masters Meet. Senior Kai Dettman won the 800m race, junior Lucas Talin placed second in the pole vault, and junior Tianhao Wei placed third in the triple […]
Track and field sends 14 athletes to CIF Finals
Photo by Sophie YeungStaff Photographer Several SPHS Track & Field athletes took the first step in the long, competitive process of qualifying for the CIF State championships with six individuals and two relay teams advancing to CIF Finals after their impressive performances at Prelims Saturday, May 4. After dominating the Rio Hondo League all year, […]
Track and field shows out at Jim Cerveny Invitational
Photo by Sophie YeungStaff Photographer The track field team earned numerous top three finishes at the Jim Cerveny Invitational in San Diego on Saturday, Apr. 13. South Pas competed against over 30 schools in 36 different events at Mission Bay High School. Junior distance runner Sam Clark set a personal record (PR) in the 1600m, […]
Track and field shines at Arcadia Invitational meet
Photo by Sophie YeungStaff Photographer The SPHS track and field team shined under the bright lights at Arcadia high school on Saturday evening. One day after hosting 130 schools to compete in the Tiger Invitational on the SPHS track, coach C.B. Richards sent a handful of the Tigers’ best athletes to compete in one of […]
SPHS track hosts competitive Pasadena Games Meet
Photo by Sophie Yeung Staff Photographer Track and field teams from all across Los Angeles County made their way to SPHS’ Roosevelt Field Friday, March 22nd to compete in the Pasadena Games Meet. Several Tiger athletes shined amongst the competitive field, most notably junior triple jumper Tianhao Wei. Wei matched his career best with a […]
Track and Field outperforms Temple City in dual meet
Photo by Sophie Yeung Staff Photographer The SPHS track and field team continued its dominance of the Rio Hondo League against the Temple City Rams, winning 93-33 in the boys’ division, and 85-28 for the girls’. South improves to 2-0 in dual meets this year, and will aim to go undefeated in league meets as […]
Track excels at Simi Valley Invitational
Photo courtesy of C.B. Richards The SPHS track team continued to prove themselves as one of the elite programs in all of Southern California with its impressive performance at the competitive Simi Valley Invitational meet on Saturday, March 9. The Tigers had athletes competing in all three divisions at Pioneer Stadium — seeded, rated, and […]
Tianhao Wei: a rising star
Story by Raymond Yeo Staff Writer Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer Soft-spoken Tianhao Wei doesn’t want nor need to discuss of his accomplishments with others; his medals speak for themselves. The rising junior already boasts an abundance of accolades after just two years of competing on the varsity track and field team. Wei developed his […]
Wei places top five at CIF State Finals
Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer Sophomore Tianhao Wei’s historic season came to a close at the CIF State Final meet after finishing 5th in the state in Triple Jump. Wei jumped against the 11 best jumpers in the state of California on Saturday, June 2nd at Buchanan High in Clovis. His jump of 47’04.5” was […]
Wei breaks school record at CIF Masters
Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer After winning first place in the triple jump at CIF Division 3 Finals, sophomore Tianhao Wei placed second at the prestigious CIF Masters Meet. He jumped 47’06”, a new school record, and qualified for the CIF State Prelims meet. His jump on Saturday, May 26 at El Camino College was […]
Track and field participates in the CIF Finals
Against the best Division III jumpers in Southern California, sophomore Tianhao Wei won first place in the boys’ triple jump with an extraordinary 46’06” jump on Saturday at CIF Finals. His new personal record in the event was nearly a foot farther than his previous personal best of 45’07”. Wei’s astounding jump at El Camino […]
Track enjoys strong showing in CIF preliminaries
Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer After dominating the rest of the Rio Hondo League all season, the SPHS Track and Field went toe to toe with some of the best competition in Southern California at CIF preliminaries in Costa Mesa. Both the girls’ 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams placed in the top nine, and will […]