In her final time wearing a Cordova High School track and field uniform, Julia Gulchuk gave it her all at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Track and Field Championships at Elk Grove High School on May 26th.

After taking third place in the triple jump at the section’s Divisional IV-V meet at California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock two weeks ago, Gulchuk was looking to leap to a berth at the California Interscholastic Federation Track and Field Championships that will be held at Buchanan High School in Clovis starting today, Friday. Gulchuk was one of 12 girls in the second flight of the Masters’ trials, and 24 altogether.

After warming up with the other girls in her flight, Gulchuk attempted her first attempt. She cleared 34 feet, 1 inch. She matched the same mark on her second attempt.

Approaching her third and final attempt, Gulchuck exceeded her previous attempts, this time going to 34 feet, 5 ½ inches. But that fell four inches short of reaching the section’s at-large berth at 38-4 and a top three finish, as the Lady Lancers’ prep career came to an end. She took 11th place in her flight and 17th overall. The top three or those who matched the section’s at-large berth advance to the state meet.

“Over the last few months we have been training for her to make this meet,” said Cordova head coach Shane Jackson of Gulchuk, who officially graduated from CHS last Friday. “She has done amazing with hard work and dedication.”

According to Jackson, Gulchuk will be attending American River College in Sacramento this fall. She plans to compete for the college’s women’s track and field team next spring.

“She will excel at ARC,” Jackson said.

Davis’ Alyssa Langtat was the winner at 39-1, followed by teammate Tessa Malone also at the same mark.