MISSION LEAGUE EVENT CHAMPS | Loyola Track & Field cleaned up at league finals, winning (5) individual events and 2 relays while also setting new school records in the 100m and 200m!

100m: Zion Phelps '27 (10.49) - School Record

200m: Ejam Yohannes '26 (20.85) - School Record

400m: Ejam Yohannes '26 (47.07)

800m: James Orland '27 (1:56.63)

Discus: Silas Nur '26 (158'4)

4x100m Relay: London Gray '27, Zion Phelps '27, Jayden Davis '26, Ejam Yohannes '26 (40.75)

4x400m Relay: Alejandro Felix '27, Trevor Atkins '27, Amado Machorro Burn '26, Ejam Yohannes '26 (3:17.27)


These winners and a handful of other Cubs automatically qualified for CIF-SS Div. I Prelims on Saturday, May 9 @ 10am at Trabuco Hills. For tickets to Saturday's Prelims, please click here. Continue reading below for more notable milestones and records for Loyola Track & Field from the regular season!

2026 MISSION LEAGUE FINALS TOP FINISHES:
 

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MORE SCHOOL RECORDS & NOTABLE MENTIONS:

Ejam Yohannes '26 New School Record
Senior Ejam Yohannes '26 breaks another Loyola Track record, this time in the 800m after going 1:51.04 in the tri-meet vs Alemany/Chaminade on April 22!
 

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Zion Phelps '27 New School Record & League Champ
In his first season running track, Loyola junior Zion Phelps '27 is your newest school record holder in the 100m dash after claiming the 2026 Mission League title in 10.49!
 

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HS #3 All-Time 800m Spring Medley Relay @ Arcadia
Loyola crushed the 800m sprint medley relay at the Arcadia Invitational with a time of 1:28.85, which puts them at the #3 all time high school time. They narrowly missed the national record by a mere 0.60 seconds.
Relay team: London Gray, Jayden Davis, Zion Phelps, Ejam Yohannes

 

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Ejam Yohannes - State Leader & 400m School Record
Loyola senior Ejam Yohannes '26 set a new personal best, school record, meet record, and now state-leading time of 46.24 to win the 400m title at the Nike Redondo Track Invitational on March 14. Ejam also won the 400m at Mt. SAC in 46.29, putting him in state championship contention.

 

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