{"id":191205,"date":"2025-05-06T19:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T02:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=191205"},"modified":"2025-05-06T19:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T02:47:22","slug":"the-ribbit-ing-results-are-in-for-the-49th-annual-capitol-frog-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=191205","title":{"rendered":"The Ribbit-ing Results are in for the 49th Annual Capitol Frog Jump!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento, CA…The annual Frog Jump once again brought lively competition and laughter to the Capitol lawn today, with Jeanelle Loui, Director of Operations for Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, earning the longest jump in the Capitol category at 14 feet 1 inch, and Max Nguyen, a fellow in Senator Shannon Grove\u2019s office, taking home the prize for the shortest jump at 5 feet 3.5 inches. In the Media Category, Megan Myscofski of CapRadio soared to victory with the day\u2019s longest overall jump of 14 feet 3 inches.<\/p>\n

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1st Place Capitol Category \u2013 Jeanelle Loui, Director of Operations for Lt. Gov. Kounalakis\u2019 Office.<\/p>\n

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Last place \u2013 Max Nguyen, Fellow for Sen. Shannon Grove.<\/p>\n

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Media Category winner \u2013 Megan Myscofski of CapRadio, with last year\u2019s media winner, Alexei Koseff of CalMatters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Frog Jump is always one of my favorite events of the year. It brings people together, lifts spirits, and never fails to surprise us,\u201d said host Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (D\u2013Jackson). \u201cThank you to everyone who came out to participate and cheer each other on, and a special thanks to Laurie Giannini, Miss Calaveras, and the entire frog jump team for making today such a success. Congratulations to this year\u2019s winners, and don\u2019t forget \u2013 the Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jump Jubilee is just around the corner, May 15\u201318!\u201d<\/p>\n

2025 Capitol Frog Jump Results<\/p>\n

Media Category:<\/p>\n

Winner! 14 ft 3 in \u2013 Megan Myscofski, CapRadio, Green Machine
\n10 ft 7 in \u2013 Alexei Koseff, CalMatters, Sweet Honey Jumpin\u2019
\n10 ft 2 in \u2013 Hector Amezcua, Sac Bee, Better Than Bees
\n9 ft \u2013 Lance Armstrong, Calaveras Enterprise, Sir-Jump-A-Lot
\n9 ft \u2013 Grace Leekley, Capitol Morning Report, Bill
\n6 ft 8 in \u2013 Kristen Hwang, CalMatters, Dua Leapa<\/p>\n

Capitol Category:<\/p>\n

Winner! 14 ft 1 in \u2013 Jeanelle Loui, Lt. Gov. Kounalakis\u2019 Office, Skipper
\n13 ft 1 in \u2013 Asm. Phillip Chen, Chentle Toad
\n12 ft 10.5 in \u2013 CA Fairs Association, Risky the Frog
\n12 ft 8 in \u2013 Sen. Jerry McNerney, Gerald
\n12 ft 5.5 in \u2013 Sen. Megan Dahle, The Hammer
\n11 ft 9.5 in \u2013 Asm. James Gallagher, Hostile Amendments
\n11 ft 4 in \u2013 Sen. Steven Choi, Soju think you can jump?
\n11 ft 4 in \u2013 Asm. Mike Gipson, Frooga Leapa
\n11 ft 2.5 in \u2013 State Capitol Museum Tour Office, Joe Croaker
\n11 ft \u2013 Sen. Henry Stern, Jeremiah
\n11 ft \u2013 Sen. Susan Rubio, Gilbert
\n10 ft 11 in \u2013 Asm. Joe Patterson
\n10 ft 10 in \u2013 Asm. Juan Alanis, Ribbitito Juanito
\n10 ft 8.5 in \u2013 Sen. Angelique Ashby, Charlie
\n10 ft 7.5 in \u2013 Asm. Mike Fong, Mr. Mikfroggy
\n10 ft 7 in \u2013 Asm. Heather Hadwick, Alturribbit
\n10 ft 6 in \u2013 State Treasurer\u2019s Office, Geraldine
\n10 ft 5 in \u2013 Sen. John Laird, The Mad Butcher of the Swamps
\n10 ft 1 in \u2013 Asm. Avelino Valencia, Toadally Alright
\n9 ft 7.5 in \u2013 Asm. Alexandra Macedo, Maspeedo
\n9 ft 4 in \u2013 Asm. Sade Elhawary, Jacques Chirac
\n9 ft 4 in \u2013 Sen. Tim Grayson, Nick Saban
\n9 ft \u2013 Asm. Greg Wallis, Skippy
\n8 ft 10 in \u2013 Sen. Christopher Cabaldon, Christofrog
\n8 ft 7.5 in \u2013 Asm. Jose Luis Solache, Fluffy
\n8 ft 7 in \u2013 Asm. Chris Ward, Grogu III Rightful King of the Capitol, Third of His Name, Champion of the 78th District
\n8 ft 6 in \u2013 Asm. Tom Lackey, Tom LEAPkey
\n8 ft 6 in \u2013 Senate Republican Caucus, Hoppy Gilmore
\n8 ft \u2013 Asm. David Tangipa, AmphiBeyonce
\n7 ft 6 in \u2013 Sen. Roger Niello, Groggy the Froggy
\n6 ft 11 in \u2013 Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, Shroyer the Destroyer
\n5 ft 9.5 in \u2013 Asm. Matt Haney, FIMBY (Frogs In My Backyard)
\n5 ft 7 in \u2013 California Community Colleges, Pippin
\n5 ft 6 in \u2013 Sen. Kelly Seyarto, HOPpenheimer
\n5 ft 5 in \u2013 Asm. Josh Hoover, Double O Seven
\nWinner! 5 ft 3.5 in \u2013 Max Nguyen, Fellow for Sen. Shannon Grove, Leno’s Hop Rod<\/p>\n

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Senator Alvarado-Gil represents the 4th Senate District including the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sacramento, CA…The annual Frog Jump once again brought lively competition and laughter to the Capitol lawn today, with Jeanelle Loui, Director of Operations for Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, earning the longest jump in the Capitol category at 14 feet 1 inch, and Max Nguyen, a fellow in Senator Shannon Grove\u2019s office, taking home the prize […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11,19,20,24,1,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angels-camp","category-animals-pets","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-frogtown","category-news","category-sports","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-7.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=191205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191209,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191205\/revisions\/191209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/191206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=191205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=191205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=191205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}