DyeStat.com – News – Ashlyn Boothby, Mateo Malko-Allen and Cate Peters Turn Double Plays at Dublin Distance Fiesta

Scotts Valley junior Boothby becomes second athlete in meet history to sweep elite girls 1,600 and 3,200 races, St. Mary’s Malko-Allen is first to repeat in boys 1,600, with Monte Vista’s Peters earning three straight girls 800 wins; Long and Miller prevail, as Campolindo girls and Santa Cruz boys take DMRs

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

DUBLIN, Calif. – Whether it was wearing many hats, in this case championship sombreros, achieving multiple personal-best performances or running both individual events and relay legs less than 90 minutes apart at the end of a 14-hour schedule, many of the top athletes in Northern California and Nevada were more than happy to pull double duty Saturday at the 15th Dublin Distance Fiesta.

And no competitor enjoyed more success than Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby, who became only the second female athlete in meet history to sweep the elite sections of the 1,600 and 3,200 meters at Dublin High’s Gaels Stadium.

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Boothby achieved lifetime-best efforts in both races, clocking 4 minutes, 49.29 seconds in the 1,600 along with 10:26.12 in the 3,200, joining Albany High graduate and Washington freshman Sophia Nordenholz in winning both races, which she accomplished at the 2021 Dublin Social Distance Fiesta.

Boothby became the first California competitor this season to run sub-4:50 and under 10:30 on the same day, matching the success of Santa Rosa Montgomery’s Hanne Thomsen at last year’s meet.

Thomsen achieved the impressive double on the same day three times last season, with Newbury Park’s Samantha McDonnell, Poway’s Mackenzie Rogers and Nordenholz all achieving the feat once last year.

Monte Vista senior Cate Peters, a Stanford signee, became the first female athlete since San Ramon California’s Alyssa Brewer in 2017-18 to produce consecutive victories in the elite section of the girls 800. Peters also won the 800 in 2:17.51 at the 2021 Dublin Social Distance Fiesta in her high school debut in the event.

Relying on 62-second pacing through the first lap by sophomore teammate Cate Miller, Peters completed her first 800 since June with a 2:11.04 performance, separating herself early from College Park senior Jessica Chisar (2:16.87), Tamalpais sophomore Emma Gardner (2:18.01) and Clayton Valley senior Isabelle Ruff (2:18.06).

Mateo Malko-Allen of St. Mary’s Berkeley, a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo commit, became the first competitor in meet history to win back-to-back boys 1,600 titles….