Upcoming Games
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Track and Field will be holding it’s winter preseason workouts and here’s your opportunity to sign up for it
https://www.sagecreekfoundation.org/product/track-and-field-fall-preseason/
The Winter Preseason Training Camp will run from the following dates:
We will be off during the Winter break
Times: M, Tues, Thurs 3:45pm to ~5:00pm and Weds 2:45pm-~4:00
Location: Sage Creek Track/Weight Room
Donation: $150.00
Please fill out the waiver linked below before you make your donation, then proceed to payment:
Track & Field OOS 2025-2026 Waiver
Track and Field fall out of season workouts are open to all current Sage Creek students interested in our boys and girls Track program. These workouts will be supervised by our head coach & Assistant Coaches, Eli Gladden, Danny Kung, Erl Cabanas and Jason Jacobson. These workouts are geared towards building up training capacity for our Spring tryouts. This is for Sprinters, Hurdlers, Jumpers, Throwers & Distances.
A reminder that this does not guarantee a spot on the team as that will be done during track tryouts in February.
All levels welcome, no experience required.
For more information contact Coach Eli Gladden at Eligladden@gmail.com
2026 TRACK AND FIELD TEAM ASK (IN SEASON)
*An ASK is not mandatory to play, but is high suggested to help cover our costs for our season as we have a big team and would like to provide them with the best/most opportunities to compete.
Please check to see if your work company matches donations, I have a handful of families who have already had their donations matched!
Our suggested Team Ask is $150 per athlete, however if you want to give more or less you are more than welcome to. Everything helps!
Please go to the link below, select ASK Track and place in the appropriate amount.
This is for credit cards.
Click Here Donate your ASK Here (TBD)
Click athletics on the top bar and then Look for Track ASK and click on it
REMEMBER THAT ALL ASKS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
Congratulations to the Boys and Girls team for a phenomenal 2025 Track Season.
2025 Highlights Include:
– 13 School Records-
– 19 Top 3 Coastal League Finishes –
– 32 Top 6 Finishes at CIF-SDS Div III Finals (9 Div 3 Champions)–
– 11 Top 6 Finishes at CIF-SDS Sectional Finals (2 Section Champions) –
– 13 Athletes were State Qualifiers –
**Girls 1st place CIF-SDS Div III finish**
**Boys 2nd place CIF-SDS Div III finish**
Also photos from Duals Meet have been added to the links on the bottom of the webpage!
Click on it and find pictures of yourself or you athletes
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING MEETS
TEAM RESTAURANT NIGHTS & FUNDRAISERS
TBD
TRACK AND FIELD INFO (Subject to change)
Days for field event practice is as follows but practice for everyone is every day
Pole Vault: Mon/Wed
High Jump: Mon/Wed
Long Jump/Triple Jump: Mon/Tues
Throwers/Hurdles: All Days
Coaching Staff Bios
Head Coach: Eli Gladden
Assistant Coach: Danny Kung
Assistant Coach: Jason Jacobson
Assistant Coach: Erl Cabanas
Assistant Coach: Whitney Johnson
Volunteer Coach: Randy Hixon
Head Coach: Eli Gladden
Assistant Coach: Danny Kung
Events: Hurdles, Sprints, Jumps, & Relays
Coach Kung enters his 12th year with the program and 8th year as head coach specializing in the hurdles, sprints and relays. Throughout his 16 years of coaching, he has coached numerous CIF-SDS individual champions and state qualifiers as well as winning 2 CIF-SDS Div. II Team Championships at La Jolla High, 2 CIF-SDS Div III Team Championships and 2 CIF-SDS Div II runner up titles at Sage Creek . He has helped Sage Creek build a reputation for great long sprinters, hurdlers and relay teams.
He hopes to continue building up the reputation of excellence as a full track and field program in San Diego.
Assistant Coach: Jason Jacobson
Events: Distance
Coach Jason Jacobson begins his 6th year with the program. He has been coaching cross country for over 20 years in California and in Oregon. His cross country teams have won multiple league and section titles. He has had athletes and/or teams advance to the XC State Meet 20 years, including 8 straight team D-IV state meet appearances and winning the 2010 D-IV Boys State Meet. He has helped many of his athletes advanced to the State Meet in Track & Field.
Assistant Coach: Erl Cabanas
Events: Throws
Coach Erl Cabanas enters his 7th year as an assistant throws coach. A former collegiate sprinter, himself, he has coached 3 national champions and several medalist in the javelin, as well as a multiple athletes to the CA state championships. As well as sent 2 Bobcats to the CA State Track and Field Championships.
Assistant Coach: Whitney Johnson
Events: Horizontal Jumps
Dr. Whitney Johnson enters her 2nd year with the program as an assistant coach specializing in the Horizontal Jumps. She had an accomplished collegiate career as a former UCSD Triton triple/long jumper with numerous All American accolades, a Div II National Champion, school & conference record holder and an inductee into the San Diego Hall of Champions. What better way to pay tribute to all of her wonderful coaches and former teammates than to share that experience to shape the rising jumpers at Sage Creek High.
Volunteer Coach: Randy Hixon
Events: Pole Vault
Coach Hixon coached pole vault in high school and club programs in northern California for 12 years and at Carlsbad and La Costa Canyon high schools in the 2021-2022 season. He has coached vaulters that successfully competed in qualifying and final competitions at the California State Championships between 2013 and 2019. He vaulted in high school and college at Santa Monica City College and San Fernando Valley State College (now Cal State University, Northridge) and since retiring has competed in the pole vault at various Masters Track and Field competitions in Idaho, Oregon and California.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Coach Gladden.
E-mail: eligladden@gmail.com
TRACK INFORMATION
2026 Preliminary Roster & Extended
2026 Lettering Criteria
ADDITIONAL LINKS
PHOTOS FROM 2024 MEETS
Photos from Dual Meets (From Mr. Frankel)
2026 RACE SCHEDULE
Thurs 2/26: vs. San Marcos @ San Marcos
Thurs 3/5: vs. Vista @ Sage Creek
Sat 3/1: Mt. Carmel Field and Distance @ Mt. Carmel
Thurs 3/12: vs. Oceanside/Valley Center @ Valley Center
Sat 3/14: Irvine ASICS Track and Field Invitational @ Irvine HS
Thurs 3/26: vs. Canyon Crest Academy @ Sage Creek
TBD: Adidas Meet of Champions @ Azusa Pacific College (Selected Individuals)
Sat 3/28: Mt. Carmel/Asics Track and Field Invite @ Mt. Carmel HS
Thurs 4/2: vs. El Camino @ Sage Creek
Fri-Sat 4/10-4/11: Arcadia Invitational @ Arcadia HS
Weds 4/15 : vs. La Costa @ La Costa Canyon
Fri-Sat 4/17-4/18: Mt. Sac Relays @ Mt. Sac College (Selected Individuals)
Sat 4/18: Jaguar Invite Afternoon Session @ Valley Center
Thurs 4/23: vs. Torrey Pines @ Torrey Pines
Sat 4/25: Dick Wilkins Frosh-Soph Championships @ Del Norte HS
Thurs 4/30: vs. Carlsbad @ Sage Creek
–– From here on out is Varsity Only–
Sat 5/9: Coastal League Finals @ TBD
Sat 5/16: CIF Divisionals (III) @ TBD
Sat 5/23: CIF Sectionals @ Mt. Carmel
Fri-Sat 5/29-5/30: CIF State Championships @ Buchanan HS
2025 CIF-SDS QUALIFYING MARKS & State At Large Qualifiers (must be done at Sectionals):
DUAL MEET TIME SCHEDULE (ROUGH ESTIMATE):
