The Inland boys athlete of the week:
Name: Maximo Zavaleta
School: King
Sports: Track and field
Year: Sophomore
Noteworthy: Zavaleta claimed the individual title in the 1,600 meters at the Redondo Nike Invitational on Saturday morning, and he did so in record-setting fashion. Zavaleta crossed the line in 4 minutes and 12.43 seconds, which broke the previous meet record of 4:14.82 set by Redondo’s Christoph Waligorski in 2022. The previous evening, Zavaleta finished second in the 3,200-meter varsity race at the meet with a time of 9:04.44. Both times are PRs for Zavaleta, who currently ranks No. 2 in the state in the 3,200 meters and No. 3 in the state in the 1,600 meters.