ALL-COUNTY GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM 2026
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jaslene Massey, Aliso Niguel, Senior
Jaslene Massey realized something special was happening when saw her hand in her field of vision.
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“I knew,” Massey said. “When I watched my hand complete the technique, I knew it was good.”
“It” was the discus. The third of her six attempts at the CIF State Track and Field Championships traveled 196 feet, 4 inches. That set a California high school girls record and, of course, earned her the state championship in the event.
The mark was the best in the nation for the 2026 high school season.
Massey also won in the shot put at the state meet with a mark of 52 feet, 9 inches. Her season best of 53-2 is the second-best mark in the girls shot put in Orange County history.
Pursuing records was never her goal in the shot put or discus. Getting technique right, like seeing her hand where it was on that record-setting discus throw, was the goal.
“What mark I might get always stays in the back of my mind,” Massey said. “The focus is always on technique.”
Her state-meet discus throw broke her own Orange County record (188-7) she set in March.
Her throws coach, Mike O’Dell, said Massey, who got her sports start in figure skating, is perfectly suited for the shot put and discus.
Her throws coach Mike O’Dell said Massey, who got her sports start in figure skating, is perfectly suited for the shot put and discus.
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Her throws coach, Mike O’Dell, said Massey, who got her sports start in figure skating, is perfectly suited for the shot put and discus.
“She has very quick and explosive motions,” said O’Dell who has coached several CIF Southern Section and state champions. “Translating that to the discus has been a long process. It’s a ‘feeling’ thing and for a while she didn’t have that feeling. Getting that feeling and learning how she is supposed to move when throwing the discus was a big breakthrough for her.”
Massey, headed for the University of Oregon, also displayed her overall athleticism with an early-season leap of 17 feet, 2 inches in the long jump. That was the 14th-best mark in the county this season.
In the days after her state-meet performance, she still was astonished by her record-setting discus throw.
“What happened at the state meet, I still can’t wrap my head around that,” Massey said.
“She’s one of a kind,” O’Dell said. “That’s for sure.”
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chase Frazier, JSerra
Chase Frazier led JSerra to a fourth straight CIF Southern Section team championship. The Lions won the CIF-SS Division 3 title by a large margin. They collected 126 points at the CIF-SS finals. Second-place Calabasas finished with 65 points. JSerra finished 16th in the team standings at the CIF State Championships. Frazier, 41, has coached at JSerra for five seasons following nine seasons coaching at Mission Viejo.
FIRST TEAM
(Race distances in meters)
100: Maliyah Collins, Rosary, So.
200: Eden Murray, Mater Dei, Sr.
400: Justine Wilson, Rosary, Sr.
800: Reese Holley, JSerra, Jr.
1,600: Reese Holley, JSerra, Jr.
3,200: Summer Wilson, Irvine, Sr.
100 hurdles: Natalie McCarty, Newport Harbor, Sr.
300 hurdles: Natalie McCarty, Newport Harbor, Sr.
High jump: Julia Teven, Brea Olinda, Sr.
Long jump: Jada Faison, Rosary, Sr.
Triple jump: Stavroula Liarakos, Los Alamitos, So.
Pole vault: Helena Reuter, JSerra, Sr.
Shot put: Jaslene Massey, Aliso Niguel, Sr.
Discus: Jaslene Massey, Aliso Niguel, Sr.
4×100 relay: Rosary (Tra’Via Flournoy, Maliyah Collins, Pfeiffer Lee, Justine Wilson)
4×400 relay: Rosary (Tra’Via Flournoy, Justine Wilson, Pfeiffer Lee, Maliyah Collins)
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4×800 relay: JSerra (Mireya Hardman, Maya Pawlowicz, Chloe Elbaz, Reese Holley)
SECOND TEAM
100: Eden Murray, Mater Dei Sr.
200: Maliyah Collins, Rosary, So.
400: Pfeiffer Lee, Rosary, Jr.
800: Isabella Wroblewski, Yorba Linda, Jr.
1,600: Summer Wilson, Irvine, Sr.
3,200: Millie Bayles, Trabuco Hills, Sr.
100 hurdles: Jada Faison, Rosary, Sr.
300 hurdles: Olivia Smyth, Santa Margarita, Sr.
High jump: Amber Whipple, El Dorado, Sr.
Long jump: Nylah Key, JSerra, Jr.
Triple jump: Amaya Faison, Rosary, Sr.
Pole vault: Adi Rusin, JSerra, Jr.
Shot put: Chloe Hudson, Villa Park, Jr.
Discus: Chloe Hudson, Villa Park, Jr.
4×100 relay: Trabuco Hills
4×400 relay: Trabuco Hills
4×800 relay: Beckman