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Arcadia Invitational

April 6-7, 2007 Arcadia CA High School

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Results - photos by John Dye

B-4x800
Dylan Knight, one of the talented Knight twins in La Sierra CA’s mid-distance stable, had never heard of Silverado NV anchor Sean Zurko. It didn’t help that he learned about him as he tore down the backstretch on the first lap of his 800m anchor, with the stadium announcer informing the crowd—and Knight—that Zurko was both a 1:52 half miler and lurking a few meters back.

Knight’s teammates had run a heroic race to get him the baton with the lead. Steven Norton ran a 1:55 PR in the opening slot, handing off to Jared Drinkard in first. Drinkard ran a strong leg, passing the stick to Dylan’s twin Spencer Knight just behind Silverado and Iona Prep NY. Spencer Knight, distinguished from his brother by a bushy beard, cranked a 1:57.3 to give Dylan some breathing room. Dylan needed all of it, as Zurko came charging onto his shoulder on the final turn and slipped into the lead with less than a hundred to go. Dylan, and La Sierra’s bid for an Arcadia win, appeared done at that point. Somehow he found another gear and gutted out a scintillating stretch run, his 1:53.2 enough to turn back Zurko’s 1:51.2 and relegate Silverado to second—7:44.90 to 7:46.12.

G-4x800
The opening invitational event of the night, the girls 4x800 was expected to be the coming out party for Maryland’s Eleanor Roosevelt, but for the opening two legs they appeared to linger just out of contention. A strong third leg by Dominique Lockhart drew them within striking distance of race leaders Xavier Prep AZ and Long Beach Poly CA, however, and set up a dramatic final leg for Roosevelt’s Marika Walker and Xavier Prep’s Natalie Johnson. At the bell, Walker charged into the lead and seemed to have momentum, but Johnson was a having a great run for her Xavier teammates. She closed out a 2:08.8 leg by finding daylight from Walker in the homestretch and getting the 9:02.99 victory. Roosevelt was a step back in 9:04.98, followed by O’Dowd CA in 9:12.15.

By Dave Devine 

La Sierra CA boys 7:44.90
Xavier AZ girls 9:02.99

La Sierra anchor Dylan Knight

Xavier anchor Natalie Johnson

 

Results

Girls

Boys

Silverado led early
Second exchange, Iona Prep edges in front.

Final exchange: La Sierra's Spencer Knight hands off to twin brother Dylan Knight.

Dylan Knight lost the lead to Silverado's Sean Zurko on the far turn, but rallied in the home stretch to win.

 

Licensed to Royal Results - Contractor License
Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 4/6/2007 06:17 PM
Arcadia Invitational - 4/6/2007 to 4/7/2007
Arcadia High School
Results

Men 4x800 Meter Relay Invitational
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School Seed Finals
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1 La Sierra 'A' 8:01.01 7:44.90
1) Drinkard, Jared 10 2) Knight, Dylan 12
3) Knight, Spencer 12 4) Norton, Steve 11
2 Silverado High School 'A' 7:59.44 7:46.12
1) Bennett, Solomon 12 2) O'Barr, Josh 12
3) Whitesitt, Sean 11 4) Zurko, Sean 12
3 Santa Margarit 'A' 7:58.06 7:51.51
1) Yergler, Kary 12 2) Hirschboeck, Mark 12
3) Telles, Jonathan 11 4) Martin, Ryan 12
4 Indian Hills Track 'A' 8:06.00 7:57.31
1) Reilly, Brian 12 2) Filandro, Mark 9
3) Savage, Bill 10 4) Bruno, Max 11
5 Cheyenne Central 'A' 8:00.00 7:58.25
1) Carey, Matt 12 2) Hernandez, Devin 10
3) Foley, Scooter 12 4) Wilde, Sean 12
6 Monsignor Farrell 'A' 8:04.15 7:59.48
1) Farley, James 10 2) Humphrey, Bobby 11
3) Liota, Pete 12 4) Frawley, Matt 12
7 Upland 'A' 8:05.44 7:59.79
1) Davila, Albert 12 2) Fernandes, Travis 12
3) Dominguez, Rene 12 4) Gamboa, Ryan 12
8 Dana Hills 'A' 8:00.00 7:59.86
1) Valdes, Tyler 10 2) Ferguson, Stephen 11
3) Phillips, Zac 10 4) Parker, Rusty 11
9 Great Oak 'A' 7:59.01 7:59.93
1) May, Stephan 12 2) Harding, Christian 11
3) Covington, Bryan 11 4) Griffin, Will 11
10 Oak Park 'A' 8:00.60 8:00.69
1) Bettisworth, Doug 11 2) Gourdeau, Garrison 11
3) Hennessey, Evan 11 4) Parrone, Andrew 12
11 Arcadia 'A' 7:59.00 8:02.41
1) Herrera, Ryan 12 2) Tsai, Alan 12
3) Chen, Ryan 12 4) Robles, Ben 12
12 Lakewood 'A' 7:55.07 8:03.54
1) Gaynor, John 11 2) Pleitez, Chris 10
3) Martinez, Gilberto 10 4) Fleming, Ethan 11
13 Iona Prep/Ursuline School 'A' 7:57.27 8:04.35
1) Boulat, Edouard 12 2) Cunningham, Michael 11
3) Halpin, Sean 10 4) Rewaka, Blaise 12
14 Strongsville High School 'A' 8:05.15 8:07.57
1) Moran, Aaron 11 2) Zivkovic, Zak 12
3) Rachow, Pat 12 4) Joey, Cherico 11
15 James Logan High School 'A' 8:09.77 8:08.24
1) Evans, Charles 12 2) Hernandez, Hector 11
3) Shutes, Nick 11 4) Mogadddedi, Belal 11
16 Vista Murrieta 'A' 8:06.80 8:09.92
1) Ortega, Carlos 10 2) Ramirez, Noe 10
3) Welch, Chase 11 4) Shelton, Alan 12
17 Battle Mountain High School 'A' 7:58.64 8:11.84
1) Byron, Derek 12 2) Crisofulli, Tony 11
3) Stevens, Jonny 11 4) Landauer, Travis 12

Men 4x800 Meter Relay Seeded
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School Seed Finals
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1 San Lorenzo Vl 'A' 8:10.10 8:02.67
1) Luboff, Luke 11 2) Williams, Eric 12
3) Proffitt, Chris 11 4) Pfyl, Mitchell 12
2 Servite 'A' 8:07.50 8:02.87
1) Hopkins, Colin 12 2) Hall, Austin 11
3) Villasin, Mike 11 4) Confer, Brendon 10
3 Torrance 'A' 8:11.79 8:04.92
1) Butt, Ryan 12 2) Brown, Aaron 12
3) Cruz, Jose 12 4) Steiber, Adam 12
4 Esperanza 'A' 8:14.29 8:07.53
1) Cho, J 2) Cummings, D
3) Morales, S 4) Chadez, S
5 Garfield 'A' 8:08.17 8:08.27
1) Rojas, Jorge 12 2) Morales, Guillermo
3) Cruz, Francisco 4) Anaya, Candin 12
6 Escondido High School 'A' 8:18.00 8:10.16
1) Acuavera, Will 12 2) Lynum-Young, Sean 12
3) Jones, Trinity 12 4) Mahon, John 12
7 Granite Bay 'A' 8:12.92 8:12.84
1) Novy, B 11 2) Taylor, Sean 10
3) White, Kenneth 12 4) Thibideaux, S 9
8 Serrano 'A' 8:11.90 8:12.85
1) Cabal, Walter 12 2) Mendoza, David 12
3) Brockert, Robert 9 4) Demke, Jedediah 11
9 Madera 'A' 8:01.00 8:13.29
1) Arellano, Jesse 10 2) Richardson, Rocky 12
3) Sanchez, Javier 11 4) Brown, Chris 10
10 La Salle 'A' 8:15.00 8:16.34
1) Shaw, Blake 12 2) Williams, Austin 10
3) Dyson, Xavier 12 4) Riley, Westley 12
11 Paramount 'A' 8:10.22 8:16.38
1) Chau, William 12 2) DeLeon, Johnny 12
3) Romo, Jose 12 4) Flores, Jonathan 12
12 San Pedro 'A' 8:05.00 8:21.24
1) Bebich, Anthony 11 2) Calise, Steve 12
3) Franco, Chris 12 4) Crawford, Kelly 12
13 Maria Carillo 'A' 8:20.05 8:22.35
1) Olson, Ty 12 2) Karrman, Anton 12
3) McCabe, Chris 12 4) Hartz, Alex 12
14 Shaker High School 'A' 8:14.00 8:24.80
1) Manico, Chris 11 2) Herman, Chris 9
3) Sedgwick, Devon 11 4) Waheed, Dan 10
15 Poly (Lb) 'A' 8:12.00 8:27.95
1) Brown, Ralton 12 2) Espinosa, Victor 9
3) Ferris, Joshua 10 4) Neff, Andrew 10
16 Fairfield 'A' 8:12.57 8:30.21
1) Fernandez, Darrell 12 2) Williams, Neil 12
3) Lucas, Myko 12 4) Trejo, Dillon 9
17 Inglemoor High School 'A' 8:14.00 8:33.05
1) Holt, Nick 12 2) Joyce, Brian 12
3) Phillips, John 12 4) Wilkens, Billy 10
18 Clara Barton High School 'A' 8:19.29 8:37.99
1) Williams, Auiquan 11 2) Lewis, Areeal 12
3) Heath, Matthew 9 4) Mortel, Reginald 9
19 Horizon High School 'A' 8:10.99 8:39.22
1) Olsen, Nick 12 2) Hall, Jordan 12
3) Distler, Eddie 12 4) Price, Andrew 12
20 Glendora 'A' 8:08.20 8:42.38
1) Bullock, Corey 10 2) Bowen, David 10
3) Diviza, Joey 11 4) Finnigan, Thomas 11
21 Shenendehowa High School 'A' 8:20.00 8:44.44
1) Benson, Chris 12 2) Hebert, Adam 12
3) Clavet, Corey 12 4) Jones, Ryan 11
22 Palo Alto 'A' 8:16.00 8:48.69
1) Narang, R 2) Jones, S
3) Karlin-Neuman, Z 4) Cummins, S

 

Girls

It was a battle between Xavier and Poly Long Beach CA most of the race.

Anchor exchange - Poly has a step.

Eleanor Roosevelt MD anchor Marika Walker started in fifth place but moved up rapidly in a 2:08 split.

Walker takes the lead for Roosevelt with a lap to go, but Xavier's Natalie Johnson came back in the stretch to win.

 

Licensed to Royal Results - Contractor License
Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 4/6/2007 05:55 PM
Arcadia Invitational - 4/6/2007 to 4/7/2007
Arcadia High School
Results

Women 4x800 Meter Relay Invitational
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School Seed Finals
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1 Xavier College Prep 'A' 9:21.67 9:02.99
1) Tonn, Jessica 9 2) Penney, Sarah 10
3) Waters, Nicole 11 4) Johnson, Natalie 12
2 Eleanor Roosevelt HS 'A' 9:01.00 9:04.98
1) Stephens, Tashima 12 2) Stanley, Tasha 11
3) Walker, Marika 12 4) Lockhart, Dominique 11
3 Bishop O'Dowd 'A' 9:10.00 9:12.15
4 Poly (Lb) 'A' 9:41.10 9:14.52
1) Santos, Vania 12 2) Leake, Tia 9
3) Rhodes, Jasmine 9 4) Richmond, Leah 12
5 Ruyton Girls School 'A' 9:30.07 9:16.88
1) Grimwade, Phoebe 10 2) Cleeve-Gerkens, Madeleine 9
3) Norris, Emily 10 4) Chalmers, Georgia 11
6 Iona Prep/Ursuline School 'A' 9:38.20 9:27.02
1) Brown, Meghan 11 2) Crean, Rosie 11
3) Murphy, Laura 12 4) Sullivan, Katie 10
7 Harvard-Westlk 'A' 9:38.00 9:30.34
1) Golob, Bridget 9 2) Meadors, Laura 11
3) Porter, Jennie 9 4) Danhakl, Lizzy 12
8 Mountain Ridge High School 'A' 9:27.59 9:31.71
1) Bishton, Nadya 11 2) Bishton, Nastia 11
3) Menhennet, Andrea 11 4) Radosevich, Kaitlin 11
9 Lutheran (Orange) 'A' 9:45.60 9:34.37
1) Foster, Staci 10 2) Andrew, Kirsta 11
3) Kerner, Jane 11 4) Dutch, Taylor 11
10 Fairfield 'A' 9:20.29 9:38.41
1) Bradshaw, Danzel 10 2) Curtis, Bianca 11
3) Jackson, Dominique 12 4) Koehne, Jessica 10
11 Vista Murrieta 'A' 9:39.00 9:40.52
1) Coomber, Caitlin 11 2) Gara, Brianna 12
3) Taylor, Kristina 12 4) Ybarra, Vanessa 11
12 Gunn 'A' 9:45.00 9:41.67
1) Graham, Irene 12 2) Clark, Rachael 9
3) Mayer, Allie 10 4) Feeley, Kelsey 11
13 Clovis 'A' 9:42.82 9:45.52
1) Barsarian, Saleh 9 2) Hodges, Brittany 9
3) Nardocci, Alesia 9 4) Jenkins, Vicky 10
14 Fountain Vlly 'A' 9:51.76 9:46.89
1) McDuffee, Maggie 11 2) Erickson, Lauren 10
3) Simpson, Shannon 12 4) Wells, Laura 12
15 Cimarron-Memorial High School 'A' 9:38.70 9:48.06
1) Allen-Steward, Vinci 11 2) Hutton, Tiffany 11
3) Page, Pilar 12 4) Rich, Anesia 10
16 South Pasadena 'A' 9:57.77

Women 4x800 Meter Relay Seeded
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School Seed Finals
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1 Great Oak 'A' 9:56.11 9:32.84
1) Barnard, Jessica 11 2) Malloy, Kaity 9
3) Pecha, Amber 9 4) Campfield, Lauren 12
2 Madera 'A' 9:39.00 9:33.93
1) Brown, Alisha 9 2) Estrada, Stephanie 11
3) Mendoza, Carina 9 4) Nious-Flores, Tandisha 12
3 Serrano 'A' 9:54.38 9:35.88
1) Buchan, Charlette 11 2) Quarton, Julia 10
3) Minnick, Lauren 10 4) Tarver, Kauren 11
4 Eleanor Roosevelt HS 'B' 10:07.00 9:37.65
1) View, Brittany 11 2) Rowe, Zawadi 11
3) Anyanwu, Doris 10 4) Rivers, Teshika 10
5 Corona 'A' 9:59.34 9:38.99
1) Alexander, Malaysia 10 2) Evans, Ashley 10
3) Binoeder, Crystal 12 4) Richeri, Natalia 11
6 San Marcos 'A' 9:53.56 9:39.31
1) Kalley, Ridgway 10 2) Lisa, Reed 11
3) Michelle, Trichler 12 4) Ciontea, Monica 12
7 Ruyton Girls School 'B' 9:48.21 9:40.85
1) Aitken, Holly 10 2) Hudson, Camille 10
3) Clements, Sarah 10 4) Burns, Perri 12
8 Lakewood 'A' 9:54.00 9:41.30
1) Palacios, Malia 11 2) King, Azalia 12
3) Manchester, Christine 11 4) Mojica, Janette 10
9 Crystal Sprngs 'A' 10:06.59 9:47.20
1) Rozwat, Maddie 12 2) Scanlan, Caroline 12
3) Drennan, Justine 12 4) de Souza, Alysha 11
10 Claremont 'A' 9:42.00 9:49.56
1) Larenn, Lozano 11 2) Baldwin, Dora 11
3) Nee, Emily 10 4) Keough, Lindsey 12
11 Upland 'A' 9:57.97 9:49.57
1) Gamboa, Pilar 10 2) Carr, Stephanie 10
3) Triay, Miranda 11 4) Evans, Diana 9
12 Wilson-HH 'A' 9:56.00 9:52.50
1) Rennie, Devon 12 2) Tu, Angela 10
3) Sahagun, Elisa 12 4) Powers, Melanie 9
13 Inglemoor High School 'A' 9:44.00 9:53.38
1) Hungerford, Brittany 10 2) London, Alyssa 11
3) Russell, Liz 12 4) Williamson, Rachel 11
14 Indian Hills Track 'A' 10:01.00 9:54.93
1) Bava, Ashley 12 2) Bruno, Donna 10
3) Polansky, Sarah 9 4) Jeltes, Lindsey 12
15 Sacred Hrt Chr 'A' 9:58.00 9:59.51
1) Hall, R 10 2) Nerissa, M 11
3) Rodriquez, J 11 4) Garrett-Frank, A 10
16 Escondido High School 'A' 9:45.00 10:04.03
1) Duffy, Tiffany 9 2) Weebe, Emerald 11
3) Portillo, Stacy 11 4) Sollars, Robin 12
17 Garfield 'A' 10:21.70 10:17.16
1) Wences, Jessica 10 2) Diaz, Maria 10
3) Santana, Wendy 12 4) Moreno, Aidee 12
18 Arcadia 'A' 10:06.00 10:18.75
1) Sorial, Giselle 11 2) Maldonado, Adriann 11
3) Yip, Jennifer 12 4) Cardozo, Raquele 9
19 Eleanor Roosevelt HS 'C' 10:10.00 10:21.03
1) Bailey, Sheantel 9 2) Earle, Deanna 10
3) Gaskins, Richana 11 4) Arrington, Tyreka 10

 

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