Canyon View won the girls Division-II AIA state championship Saturday while Campo Verde captured the 2026 boys title in a championship meet that featured four D-II titles going to Arizona College Prep’s Tasimania “TJ” Gallahar.

The 100 (10.86) and 200-meter dash (21.85) and long jump (24 feet ¼ inch) all went to Gallahar, who made the difficult decision to walk away from football this past season to focus on track and field. The decision paid off for the former wide receiver who also ran a leg of the winning 4x100-meter relay (41.52) team.  

“Junior year, when I saw I was doing pretty well (in track), and that love for football just wasn’t there anymore,” Gallahar said. “Then I found this love for track and decided to pursue it and it's gotten me pretty far.”

In the 4x100-meter relay alongside Jonathan Tillman, John Lack and Bradley Cravener, the group separated itself through its chemistry in baton exchanges, according to ACP head coach Liam Hadley.

Arizona College Prep boys 4x100-meter relay team poses on the podium after winning the event Saturday in the Division-II championship. (Hayden Hartigan photo/AZPreps365)

"TJ has put in a lot of work," Hadley said. "He's always there, ... great person to have around the team. He's really stepped into a leadership role this year."

Gallahar, a senior, remains focused on the AIA state championship on May 15-16 at Mesa Community College, while continuing to pursue opportunities to compete collegiately. Despite not yet receiving any offers, Gallahar’s four-title performance in the D-II championship is likely to attract collegiate interest. 

Boys Scoreboard 

1.  Campo Verde – 116.5 points

2.  Arizona College Prep – 88.5 points

3.  Desert Edge – 49 points

Campo Verde poses with the championship trophy and sign after winning the 2026 AIA Division-II boys state championship on Saturday. (Hayden Hartigan photo/AZPreps365)

Campo Verde was headlined Saturday by a variety of stars in throws, distance and hurdles while winning the boys D-II championship. Luke Ahles won the 1,600-meter run at 4:20.91; Drew Pollard won the javelin at 193 feet, 3 inches, and finished second in shot put at 51 feet, 11 inches; while Ryker Montgomery won both discus (177 feet, 6 inches) and shot put at 52 feet, 6 ½ inches.

Campo Verde’s Brigham Burnham won the 110-meter hurdles at 14.25—shaving nearly half a second off his personal record—and took second in the long jump (23 feet, 3 inches.). Burnham reflected on the season after taking home the D-II championship. 

“It takes everything, from practicing throughout the season, meal-prepping the day of; you’ve gotta be locked in the whole time,” Burnham said. “It feels great. It’s what every person dreams of and I’m just so happy I got to compete today.”

The Coyotes also won the 4x800-meter relay and received a runner-up finish in discus at 166 feet, 1 inch from Jack Curley. Head coach Josh Flores pointed to the surrounding coaching staff as a leading factor in their well-balanced throwing and distance placements that led to the boys championship.  

“We are really balanced this year,” Flores said. “Our throws scored 40 points by themselves and our distance did a wonderful job, so those were the two biggest. … Coach (Ryan) Freeman (throwing coach), he's the best coach in the state, and our boys have great talent.”

In the triple jump, Oklahoma State football signee Dayvon Standard won the championship representing Desert Edge with a mark of 47 feet, 8 inches -- ranking fourth in the state. Standard also finished third in the D-II long jump at 22 feet, 8 ½ inches. 

"He's just a natural athlete and he works hard at what he does," Desert Edge jumps coach Jon Tate said. "He's committed to making everything work for our team,"

Asad Ali, who missed the entire 2025 season at Desert Edge due to transfer rules, won the 300-m hurdles at 38.03, which moved him to seventh in Arizona this season in both the 110 and 300-meter hurdles.

“It feels good, I’ve been wanting this since last year,” Ali said. “I told myself, ‘You’ve gotta work … you’ve gotta go get it.’”

The Desert Edge boys closed out their night with a 4x400-meter relay victory that highlighted the team’s resilience. 

Anchor Vijay Carrier, who finished fourth in the 2025 AIA State Championship, was disqualified in this year's 400-meter dash prelims, yet redeemed himself in a championship relay performance with fellow seniors Ali, Anthony Gonzales and Andrique Holley. 

Left to right, Anthony Gonzales, Asad Ali, Andrique Holley and below Vijay Carrier pose on the podium after winning the boys 4x400-meter relay in the Division-II state championship on Saturday. (Hayden Hartigan photo/AZPreps365)

“Despite everything that happened, I know it's a part of a plan and I have to stick to the plan for greater things,” Carrier said. “I know why I’m here. I’m here for a purpose and I just have to live to that purpose. That's what I was meant to be on the earth for.”

Girls Scoreboard 

1.  Canyon View – 131.5 points

2.  North Canyon – 107 points 

3.  Cienega – 54 points

Canyon View poses with the championship trophy and sign after winning the 2026 girls AIA Division-II state championship on Saturday. (Hayden Hartigan photo/AZPreps365)

Canyon View won the girls Division-II title through a variety of high-level performances from their mid-distance running and field events. 

Canyon View’s girls 4x400-meter team of Camila Ramos, Aaliyah Rogers, Peyton-Rae Isaac and Ryane Ast won the D-II Championship with what was, at the time, Arizona’s fastest 4x400-meter relay time this season at 3:48.95, while also sealing the D-II championship with the race. 

Canyon View's girls 4x400-meter relay poses on the podium after winning the event to seal the 2026 AIA Division-II state championship Saturday. (Hayden Hartigan photo/AZPreps365)

“They’re like warriors, they put the work in,” head coach Muhammad Oliver said about the group that secured the school’s third Division II championship since its opening in 2018. “We don’t have a lot of kids that come from club track and field. We’re getting kids from swimming, basketball, soccer, flag football; teaching them track and field and they’re loving it.”

Although the Arizona season record was immediately broken in the following race by D-I Hamilton, Canyon View is primed to defend last year’s AIA state championship in the 4x400-meter relay.

“That’s our staple event, every single year we compete for the 4x400 title,” Oliver said. “The core of our team is our 400-meter runners.”

Canyon View boosted its lead through their field events, led by senior Rylee Fields’ second-place finishes in shot put at 38 feet, 1 ½ inches and discus with a mark of 127 feet, 3 inches. 

"2022 is our first year we ever had seniors," Oliver said. "In five years, we've won three state championships. The senior class that has been here for four of those five years, the leadership that they've provided the younger group is what I'll remember the most because those younger groups are going to take the baton and they're going to move that forward."

North Canyon challenged Canyon View to the very end, before falling just short. 

North Canyon's D-II runner-up performance was highlighted by a 100-meter championship from Addysan Prassas, the second-fastest in Arizona this season, who won by just 0.003 seconds with a time of 11.94 over Buena’s Deztany Toyota-Villalobos.

Lane 4's Addyson Prassas beats Lane 6's Deztany Toyota-Villalobos and Lane 5's Amerah Richardson to the finish line to win the girls 100-meter dash Saturday in the Division-II state championship. (Hayden Hartigan photo/AZPreps365)

“I’m excited to compete against the girls that I do and I can’t wait to open state and compete against the best,” Prassas said before laying out her goals for next week. “Win state for my last year and hit close to my PR, and that PR is 11.40.”

Prassas set a personal record of 11.65 as a junior when she competed for Liberty in the Arcadia Invitational – one of the premier track meets in the nation. 

North Canyon continued its run in the divisional championship with a 200-meter championship from Devyn Henderson – who also finished runner-up in the 400 behind Canyon View.

High jumper Lanaya McCloud defended her 2025 D-II championship with a mark of 5 feet, 7 inches — more than 3 inches higher than the rest of the field. McCloud ranks fourth in Arizona, after placing fourth in the 2025 AIA Open State Championship. 

Cienega finished third, highlighted by two field championships in shot put and discus from senior Victoria Williams with marks of 38 feet, 4 ¼ inches and 139 feet, 6 inches, respectively. Williams is now the 2-time D-II shot put champion, while also carrying additional state championship experience in both field events. 

On the track, Cienega’s performance was highlighted by a second-place finish from Rose Barlette at 2:14.49. This ranks her seventh in Arizona all season. 

With the AIA state championships set for May 15-16 at Mesa Community College, Arizona’s top Division-II athletes now shift their focus from divisional titles to the state’s biggest stage. Athletes such as Gallahar, Standard, Ali, Prassas – alongside Canyon View’s girls 4x400-meter relay team – will look to cap off their seasons with an Arizona state championship.