“If you want something, you have to set a goal. You have to see the end first, then work towards it,” senior Antonio Bayon said after competing in the pole vault event at the track and field meet on Mar. 20 against San Rafael High School and Novato High School while setting the new school record in the event after jumping 15 feet and four-and-a-half inches. The old record holder jumped 15 feet and four inches, but Antonio Bayon properly prepared himself to set the new record.
Antonio Bayon wasn’t the only sibling who broke a record this past week. His sister, sophomore Julia Bayon, broke the school record in the 100-meter dash after running an incredible 12.00 second flat race at a track meet at San Ramon Valley High School on Mar. 22. The old record holder ran an astonishing 12.03 second race in 1979, but that was no match for Julia Bayon.
“I’ve been doing track since I was really young and it’s always been a really big passion of mine. My dad has always pushed me and my siblings really hard to do the best we can in our sports,” Julia Bayon said.

For Antonio Bayon to break the pole vault record, he first had to set a goal for the meet and try to achieve it. He set his goal a little over the original school record to try and take the title, but taking that title took more than just after-school practices. Antonio Bayon spends four hours a week practicing for just pole vault but over 20 hours a week training for track.
“I realized that I needed to do something every day in order to [achieve my goal]. Even if you want to take a break, [it has] to be purposeful,” Antonio Bayon said.
Both siblings put a lot of time and effort into their training, taking the term student-athlete to a whole new level.
“I trained as much as I could to take the title. I train basically six days a week if we don’t have meets,” Julia Bayon said.
Not only is this type of training physically demanding, but mentally as well. Sticking to one goal can be mentally challenging when it takes time and time again to achieve it. Antonio Bayon stuck to one saying that allowed him to keep training and stick to his goal.
“It’s important to stay positive and work hard for something you want to achieve,” Antonio Bayon said.
If anyone listened to Antonio Bayon’s saying about the importance of working hard and staying positive, it would be his sister Julia Bayon. This is her first season back after battling an injury last season and being out the entirety of it.

“This accomplishment means a lot to me because I was injured for all of last season and this is my first season coming back. I think it really shows all the work that I’ve put into it and being able to accomplish this so early in the season,” Julia Bayon said.
As Antonio Bayon competes for his final year on the track team and Julia Bayon competes for her second year on the track team, she reminisces the times that her and her brother spent together and the lessons she has learned from him.
“My brother is such a huge example for me,” Julia Bayon said. “I don’t think I would be as good as I am without him being a great role model to me.”