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Central Section Finals - Boys

State Qualifier - Buchanan HS (Clovis)

Thursday 5/18/00

Thanks to Marty Simpson, Brian Weaver, Ron Blackwood, and the Buchanan group HS--

Central Section State Qualifier - Buchanan HS (Clovis)

Thursday 5/18/00

A great Boys half to this meet featured some great multi-

event efforts and wins, with Brandon Matlock (Stockdale) 47.77

(400) and then 21.64 (200) and Fernando Cabada (Buchanan) 4:17.18

and 9:17.89 (3200) wins. Dante Washington (Clovis West) was

10.59 wind-legal in the 100, the State's #3 clocking, with a fine

anchor on a 41.70 short relay winner. David Adamo (Clovis West)

added a 59-07.5 Shot Put win to come back after the 59-02 throw

by Cole Sprague of Coalinga.

All events below feature comments, so read on----------

Boys 100 Meter Dash

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1 Wind Reading: 2.7

1 LATORANCE FLAX Hanford West HS 10.93

2 ANTWANN SMITH Buchanan HS 10.94

3 DARIUS SLAUGHTER East Bakersfield HS 11.16

4 BRICE STEWART Edison HS 11.17

5 MICHAEL SCALES West Bakersfield HS 11.21

6 ALEXIS VALDEZ Ridgeview HS 11.26

7 ELIADO VENEGAS Clovis HS 11.29

8 JONATHAN LOTT Kings Christian 11.35

9 JOSH LOPEZ Highland HS 11.57

Section 2 Wind Reading: 0.9

1 DANTA WASHINGTON Clovis West 10.59

2 BLAKE MACKEY Bakersfield HS 10.79

3 BRANDON HOLLAND Buchanan HS 10.97

4 JOE LEWIS Hanford HS 11.04

5 WESLEY WILLIAMS Redwood HS 11.05

6 JERROME GARRETT Clovis West 11.12

7 RYAN CLEAVES Hanford HS 11.18

8 NEIMIHA HARRIS Tehachapi HS 11.19

9 ERIC BROWN Shafter HS 11.32

--According to starter Steve Bilvado, who was shocked that

Washington won, the Clovis West star stumbled badly out of the

blocks, but once he got rolling he was impressive. The time of

10.59 is #3 statewide this spring.

Boys 200 Meter Dash

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1 Wind Reading: 0.0

1 JOHNATHAN LOTT Kings Christian 22.57

2 TIM WALKER Madera HS 22.80

3 BRICE STEWART Edison HS 22.85

4 JESSIE CRANFILL Centennial HS 23.37

5 RUSSELL ZULIM Immanuel HS 23.47

- BRIAN SULLIVAN Centennial HS FS

Section 2 Wind Reading: 0.0

1 BRANDON MATLOCK Stockdale HS 21.64

2 DANTA WASHINGTON Clovis West 21.79

3 REGINAL ALLEN McLANE HS 21.85

4 BRANDON HOLLAND Buchanan HS 22.37

5 WESLEY WILLIAMS Redwood HS 22.57

6 CESAR GONZALES Shafter HS 22.92

- MAX STEWARD Redwood HS FS

--Matlock cranked a good turn here to show his 400 strength could

overcome Washington's 100 speed. Matlock later commented that he

felt the pressure was off after his 400 win, and that he planned

and carried out a good start. He felt pressure from Washington

when they entered the homestretch, but concentrated on

accelerating on in, pumping his arms to give himself power.

Matlock stated the 200 was the easier of the two wins, and he

hoped to move to the "medal scene" come state in two weeks.

Boys 400 Meter Dash

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1

1 ALFRED GIBBS Hanford HS 50.47

2 CESAR GONZALES Shafter HS 50.86

3 ROBERT LEE Madera HS 51.26

4 TREDICK HARRIS Sunnyside HS 51.42

5 JESSIE CRANFILL Centennial HS 52.40

6 JAY KINNEY Fowler HS 52.78

7 MARCIEL TORRES Lemoore HS 53.21

Section 2

1 BRANDON MATLOCK Stockdale HS 47.77

2 REGINAL ALLEN McLANE HS 48.03

3 RAUL RIVERA Tulare Union HS 48.90

4 MAX STEWARD Redwood HS 49.36

5 MATT GIORDANO Buchanan HS 49.62

6 LARRY KIRVEN South Bakersfield HS 50.22

7 ANDREW GULOTTA West Bakersfield HS 50.57

8 CHESTER McGENSY Clovis West 51.06

--Great race here! Reginal Allen seemed to move out quickly, with

Brandon Matlock sitting back a bit, moving steadily up during the

backstretch. Around the final turn the two leaders went heads-up,

with Matlock taking a furious stretch run for the win in a fine

47.77. The time is #2 statewide for the year.

Boys 800 Meter Run

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1

1 CECILIO BARRERA Corcoran HS 1:58.63

2 EDGAR MONSIVAIS Reedley HS 1:59.34

3 MARTIN SALINAS Ridgeview HS 1:59.53

4 JUAN VAZQUEZ Golden West HS 2:00.22

5 CHRIS MOONEY San Jouquin HS 2:01.18

6 DAVID KAUFLER Bullard 2:02.11

7 MIKE LUCEKOZ Bakersfield HS 2:03.10

8 OWEN SHAW Centennial HS 2:04.10

9 DUSTIN BAUER Buchanan HS 2:05.19

Section 2

1 ERIC GIFFORD Exeter HS 1:59.08

2 ERIC HEELY Buchanan HS 1:59.35

3 LUPE RIVERA Tulare Union HS 1:59.57

4 SAM MYOVICH Edison HS 1:59.58

5 AUSTIN THOMAS North Bakersfield HS 1:59.94

6 DON McCLURE Stockdale HS 2:00.35

7 ROY FLORES Bullard 2:01.94

8 DAVE GRAY Stockdale HS 2:03.86

9 TREVOR UYEMURA Sanger HS 2:04.01

--In this section they run two races in most events, with

straight times deciding who goes to state. Heat one went in

1:58.63, with heat two (the best runners) starting with a 62

opening 400, so it was interesting. Probably the first time in an

area event where the fastest time came from the slowest of the

two heats.

Boys 1,600 Meter Run

1 FERNANDO CABADA Buchanan HS 4:17.18

2 ANDRES GOMEZ McFARLAND HS 4:18.63

3 TREVOR UYEMURA Sanger HS 4:22.04

4 ERIK WEBB North Bakersfield HS 4:23.63

5 MIKE BECCERA Madera HS 4:25.56

6 JUSTIN COBURN Clovis HS 4:25.78

7 KEVIN DAVIS Clovis West 4:28.79

8 CHRIS MOONEY San Jouquin HS 4:29.28

9 CECILIO BARRERA Corcoran HS 4:29.92

10 ESRBAN MESIA Bakersfield HS 4:32.21

11 JAMIE PEREZ Avenal HS 4:32.25

12 RYAN MURPHY Stockdale HS 4:32.27

13 STEVE ZACHARY Mount Whitney HS 4:32.38

14 TONY ARMENDARIZ Ridgeview HS 4:35.02

15 DUSTIN BAUER Buchanan HS 4:36.37

16 JUAN SANTA CRUZ Lemoore HS 4:49.34

- MARIO MACIAS Delano HS DNS

- DANIEL AVILA Reedley HS DNS

--Andres Gomez was the early leader here with a casual 65 opening

400 and 2:12 first 800. By the 1200 mark in 3:18, Fernando

Cabada had worked his way up to near the front, and responded

with a final 400 under 58 for the win in 4:17.18.

Boys 3,200 Meter Run

1 FERNANDO CABADA Buchanan HS 9:17.89

2 MARIO MACIAS Delano HS 9:20.49

3 DANIEL AVILA Reedley HS 9:21.90

4 BILLY NELSON Taft HS 9:30.01

5 CASEY BURCHILL Buchanan HS 9:33.48

6 J. J. DUKE Clovis HS 9:33.96

7 CHRIS BRITTON Madera HS 9:44.51

8 KEVIN DAVIS Clovis West 9:47.43

9 MARIO GRIJALVA Highland HS 9:47.71

10 HECTOR FEGNERON Corcoran HS 9:49.07

11 ANDRES GOMEZ McFARLAND HS 9:52.87

12 ERIK WEBB North Bakersfield HS 9:58.55

13 JUSTIN COBURN Clovis HS 10:06.03

14 NATHAN KEITH Mount Whitney HS 10:13.32

15 JAMIE PEREZ Avenal HS 10:16.87

16 RUSTY FOX Mount Whitney HS 10:24.11

17 OCTAVIO LOEZA Shafter HS 10:25.57

18 JACINTO GARCIA Golden West HS 10:34.94

--J.J. Duke of Clovis set the early pace with a pack of three

joining him (with Fernando Cabada notably not one of them). The

pace rolled through 69 second laps to a 1600 split of 4:36. A 73

second 400 pulled the following group closer, with the Buchanan

star back with the front pack at 7:02 for the six lap split.

With 600 meters to go Cabada took a quick spill, but was up

instantly to rejoin the lead pack. The time was 8:13 with one to

go as Mario Macias led narrowly over Cabada and Daniel Avila,

with JJ Duke falling away from the lead pack. Cabada charged

away to his 9:17.89 win. Cabada will drop the 1600 for state,

with obvious interest in a win there in two weeks. Fernando

commented on a bit of fatigue from the 1600 and his desire to not

wear himself out early. He felt 70 second laps would put him

eventually near the lead, which it did. He then planned on his

strong finish to carry him to victory. Cabada's final lap in his

1600 win and 3200 win add up to around a 2:00 800, not bad

running with 10 laps total leading up to that point. Some great

people wait down South, with Ryan Hall (Big Bear) a 4:05 1600 and

9:02 full two miles indoors, Josh Spiker (Ventura) back in gear,

8:56 runner Augie Escobar (Villa Park) ready for a peak, and

others to duel with Cabada and the people who move on from here.

Boys 100 Meter High Hurdles

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1 Wind Reading: 0.0

1 SCOTT UHLES Garces HS 15.41

2 CHRIS THOMPSON Selma HS 15.54

3 DAVID FIELDS Clovis West 15.60

4 THOMAS MACK Bakersfield HS 15.85

4 PHILIP HOYT Selma HS 15.85

6 JACK VEL REY Dos Palos HS 16.21

7 CALE DILLINGHAM Stockdale HS 16.64

8 JEFF BOGDANOF Buchanan HS 17.37

Section 2 Wind Reading: 0.0

1 BEN BOGDANOF Buchanan HS 14.50

2 JEREMY GARCIA Reedley HS 15.05

3 CORY SIMS South Bakersfield HS 15.11

4 ALEXIS VALDEZ Ridgeview HS 15.17

5 LLOYD THOMPSON Madera HS 15.38

6 ADAM COX Yosemite HS 15.46

7 ALEX STEELE Washington HS 15.57

8 DANIEL ZULUELA Tehachapi HS 17.01

9 ANDREW KIM Stockdale HS 18.43

--the top area hurdler all season long, Bogdanof raced to a

lifetime best 14.50 with no wind.

Boys 300 Meter Int Hurdles

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1

1 ADAM COX Yosemite HS 40.38

2 SCOTT UHLES Garces HS 40.81

3 JUSTIN STEELE Washington HS 40.95

4 ALEXIS VALDEZ Ridgeview HS 41.34

5 SHANE RICHARDSON Tulare Union HS 41.51

6 FRED AMANCIO Dos Palos HS 42.05

7 JASON PRATHER Tulare Union HS 42.29

8 JEFF BOGDANOF Buchanan HS 43.07

Section 2

1 ALEX STEELE Washington HS 39.72

2 CLAY MANNING Reedley HS 39.78

3 THOMAS MACK Bakersfield HS 40.01

4 CORY SIMS South Bakersfield HS 40.23

5 PHILIP HOYT Selma HS 41.54

6 CALE DILLINGHAM Stockdale HS 42.27

7 BEN BOGDANOF Buchanan HS 43.48

8 LLOYD THOMPSON Madera HS 43.89

--very interesting race, as Ben Bogdanof, also the section 300

meter hurdles leader, appeared on his way to a big win here, but

he met disaster over the final barrier. As he clobbered the last

hurdle he fell to his right and never made it across the line.

After great discussion it was decided to not run the race and let

the placings stand. Frosh Thomas Mack, the Second Record holder

for that grade and top ninth grader in the state with a 39.35

best will be heading south to Cerritos in a couple of weeks!

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay

2ND SECTION @ 4:48

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE RELAY AFFILIATION TIME

Section 1

1 SOUT South Bakersfield HS 43.66

2 CLOV Clovis HS 44.31

3 CEN Centennial HS 44.70

4 TEH Tehachapi HS 44.76

5 DOSP Dos Palos HS 44.83

6 ROOS Roosevelt HS 45.20

7 PORT Porterville HS 45.47

Section 2

1 CW Clovis West 41.70

2 HAND Hanford HS 42.21

3 REDW Redwood HS 42.33

4 BUC Buchanan HS 42.69

5 WEST West Bakersfield HS 42.95

6 BHS Bakersfield HS 43.11

7 EDIS Edison HS 43.25

8 STOC Stockdale HS 43.32

9 GOLW Golden West HS 43.43

--A group of great sprinters, CW put together some fine handoffs

and expected good sprinting to take the win 41.70 to 42.21 over

Hanford.

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE RELAY AFFILIATION TIME

Section 1

1 BUC Buchanan HS 3:22.21

2 WEST West Bakersfield HS 3:22.99

3 MADE Madera HS 3:23.87

4 HAND Hanford HS 3:28.44

5 CLOV Clovis HS 3:28.45

6 REED Reedley HS 3:28.93

7 SHAF Shafter HS 3:29.77

8 GOLW Golden West HS 3:36.84

- SOUT South Bakersfield HS DNF

Section 2

1 STOC Stockdale HS 3:20.64

2 CW Clovis West 3:21.67

3 BHS Bakersfield HS 3:21.79

4 MCLA McLANE HS 3:21.94

5 TULA Tulare Union HS 3:23.99

6 EDIS Edison HS 3:25.37

7 REDW Redwood HS 3:25.80

8 CEN Centennial HS 3:26.76

9 EXET Exeter HS 3:26.94

--Brandon Matlock of Stockdale took Clovis West on the anchor leg

for the win.

HJ - Arthur Hinojos (West, Bak) 6-10, 2. James Randle (Lemoore)

6-08, 3. Eric Norcross (Clovis West, Fr) 6-06, 4. John Wiley

(Bakersfield) 6-06, 5. Mark Brummit (Mt. Whitney, Visalia) 6-06,

6. Steve Bennett (Buchanan, Cl) 6-04, 7. David Turpin (Yosemite,

Oakh) 6-02, (others (bests) Sobieralski (Golden West) 6-02, Goode

(Caruthers) 6-0, Ferguson (Stockdale) 6-00, Hungerford (Redwood)

5-10, Heron (Sanger) 6-02, Green (Dos Palos) 5-10, Bowers (South,

B) 5-10.

--Tiny 5-07 Arthur Hinojos shocked with his improvement from 6-06

to 6-10 here. James Randle had a come-through clearance at 6-08

and looked a tad better, but the West Bakersfield star shined on

this day with a 16" above his head clearance to win.

PV - Scot Sobieralski (Golden West, Visalia) 15-00, 2. Ryan

Ledger (Clovis West, Fresno) 14-06, 3. Scott Weighall (Highland,

Bakersfield) 14-00, 4. Matt Huber (Redwood, V) 14-00, 5. Ryan

Asadoor (Clovis West, Fresno) 13-06, 6. Matt Austin (Stockdale)

13-06, 7. (tie) David Weaver (Redwood) & Brandt Willingham

(Buchanan) 13-00. (others bests--Cardoza (Golden West) 12-06,

Champion (Golden West) 13-00, Cooper (Buchanan) 12-00, Anderson

(Foothill, B) 12-06, Rupeich (Hover, F) 12-00).

--Sobieralski, a junior in his first year of vaulting, continues

to improve with a fine 15-00 clearance for the win. Weighall, the

soph brother of the area star of a few years back, Robbie,

improved eighth inches to earn his trip to the state meet.

LJ - Josh Lopes (Highland, Bak) 23-03 (ok wind), 2. Jess

Washington (Tulare Western) 23-00.25 (ok wind), 3. Alex Jones

(Buchanan, Clovis) 23-00.25 (ok wind), 4. Gerald Goldstein

(Clovis West) 22-06 (ok wind), 5. Jeremy Garcia (Reedley) 22-04

(ok wind), 6. Jon Lott (King's Christian, Lemoore) 22-03.5 (ok

wind), 7. David Turpin (Yosemite) 22-02.5 (ok wind) (others

bests--Wiley (Bakersfield) 19-07.25, Garthoffner (West) 20-01,

Wright (Ridgeview) 19-07.5, Haude (Shafter) 20-05.75, Roberson

(Stockdale) 20-08.5w, Reed (Buchanan) 20-11, Childs (Clovis) 20-

00, Torres (Immanuel) 20-11.25, Cleaver (Exeter) 21-07.5, Ice

(McLane) 20-05.25, Manning (Reedley) 21-08).

--Some good back and forth action for the top spots here, with

Lopes his winning jump on his final effort, as Jones finished

with two fouls.

TJ - Jess Washington (Tulare Western) 47-10.5 (ok wind), 2. Lenny

McCormick (Clvois) 45-10.5 (ok wind), 3. John Wiley (Bakersfield)

45-05.75 (ok wind), 4. Demetrius Ragland (Tulare Western) 45-05.5

(ok wind), 5. Josh Lopes (Highland, Bak) 44-10.75 (ok wind), 6.

Robert Ice (McLane, Fr) 44-10.5 (ok wind), 7. Chris Thompson

(Selma) 43-10.5 (ok wind). (others bests--Turpin (Yosemite) 42-

00, Hinojos (West) 39-07.75, Hungerford (Redwood) 41-01, Harrison

(Wasco) 42-03.5, Herron (Sanger) 41-03, Wright (Ridgeview) 41-01,

Goldstein (Clovis West) 43-07.25, Lopez (?) 42-05.5, Garthoffner

(West) 41-04, Thompson (Madera) 43-06.75.

--Jess Washington put it out there, with a 47-10.5 effort on his

very first effort (nearly four and a half feet farther than

anyone in the first or his second flight on their first efforts

for the day!). He added a 47-07.25 and 45-11.75, also better than

second place for the day to emphasize his championship nature.

SP - David Adamo (Clovis West) 59-07.5, 2. Cole Sprague

(Coalinga) 59-02, 3. William O'Neil (Clovis West) 53-00, 4. Cody

Fannin (Clovis West) 52-11.5, 5. Stuart Lancaster (North, Bak)

52-03, 6. Joseph Krompelman (Immanuel, Reedley) 50-06.5, 7. Ron

Walters (Golden West) 49-08. (Others bests--Garrett (Garces) 43-

07.5, Bessinger (Clovis) 45-05, Chretien (Edison, Fr) 46-07,

Hoffman (Reedley) 49-01, Leary (Arvin) 46-04.5, Scott (Foothill,

B) 44-10, Lozano (Golden West) 49-00, Morrell (South, B) 47-03,

Franklin (Monache, Porterv) 46-07.)

--Another great competition. David Adamo has been trying to get

back to the 60 feet he achieved last year, with Cole Sprague a

huge improvement on his final effort to 59-02 to provide some

motivation. Adamo answered with a 59-07.5 for the win, with a

60-footer having to wait for two weeks in State at Cerritos.

DT - Jeff Pedersen (Sierra, Tollhouse) 175-01, 2. William O'Neil

(Clovis West) 171-06, 3. Javon Kemp (South, Bak) 168-09, 4. Cole

Sprague (Coalinga) 168-08, 5. Cody Fannin (Clovis West) 161-10,

6. Eyoseaff Efseaff (Monache, Porterv) 157-01, 7. Jon Chretien

(Edison, Fr) 155-11. (Others--bests--Adamo (Clovis West) 151-09,

Poncetta (Garces, Bak) 137-02, Luna (Sanger) 135-02, Carranza

(Corcoran) 144-04, Roberson (Highland) 136-04, Burnam (Bakersf)

132-04, Breecher (South, Bak) 153-07, Frugugliette (Bakersfield

Christian) 152-10, Bustos (Roosevelt, Fr) 135-10, Lozano (Golden

West, Vis) 150-07.

--Good throwing under less than great wind conditions. Pedersen

opened up with 172-09 in response to William O'Neil's personal

best opener of 171-06, with Pedersen 175-01 on his first throw in

the finals. PR's for O'Neil and Kemp in second in third.

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Central Section Finals - Girls

State Qualifier - Buchanan HS (Clovis)

Thursday 5/18/00

Thanks to Marty Simpson, Brian Weaver, Ron Blackwood, and the Buchanan group HS--

Great Central Section State Qualifier

Tiffany Bennett (Centennial, Bakersfield) headlined the Girls' half of this contest with two area records in the 100 Meters, with a #6 time nationally of 11.69 in a perfect race for the USC- bound senior over rival Halima Decree, with a 24.11 200 that took down Janice Nichols' (Bakersfield) and her old Meet Record there.

A number of other very competitive and quality events were featured during a warm afternoon and evening at the super Buchanan HS (Clovis area) facility.

Individual events below feature comments, so read on----

CIF CENTRAL SECTION TRACK & FIELD FINALS

BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL - Thursday 05/18/00

COMPLETE RESULTS - ALL ROUNDS

Girls 100 Meter Dash

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1 Wind Reading: 0.8

1 KIM EAMES Yosemite HS 12.68

2 SUNNY ARADA Buchanan HS 12.73

3 LAKEYIA O'NEIL Roosevelt HS 12.75

4 THELMA EDWARDS South Bakersfield HS 12.85

5 DANIELLE GREEN Stockdale HS 12.88

6 DOMINIQUE DAVIS Liberty HS 12.90

7 ELIA CANTU Hanford West HS 13.17

8 ANGELICA CASAS Farmersville HS 13.21

- JOYCE JOHNSON Lemoore HS FS

Section 2 Wind Reading: 0.0

1 TIFFANY BENNETT Centennial HS 11.69

2 HALIMAIA DECREE Foothill HS 11.86

3 MAXINE MARLOW Centennial HS 12.23

4 EBONY BROWN Madera HS 12.54

5 NIKI AVERY Lemoore HS 12.55

6 DEMETRIA HALL Roosevelt HS 12.66

7 RASHANDA ICE McLANE HS 12.69

8 SHAVAGHN SIMMON Monache HS 13.35

9 ANDREA JONES Golden West HS 13.49

--Athlete of the Meet Tiffany Bennett. In lane 5, with future USC teammate and rival Halima Decree in lane 7, the pressure was on. Bennett drove out of the blocks with a start described by Mike Kennedy of Track and Field News as "lightning quick," that put her quickly into a two meter lead. Decree closed down a bit by the middle of the event, but Bennett found another gear over the final 40 meters to win 11.69-11.83. The 11.69 is the nation's #6 clocking of the year, and an all-time Valley record. Bennett stated that she was more serious this week than last, when she beat Decree 12.17-12.18 in an area meet. She wanted to run in the 11.80's today. When asked how her races usually go against Decree she said that she usually comes from behind, but her concentration totally on her own race usually blocks out what others are doing around her. Her goal to make the state finals is one she feels she can achieve this year. USC is getting a real talent here!!

Girls 200 Meter Dash

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1 Wind Reading: 1.7

1 THELMA EDWARDS South Bakersfield HS 26.19

2 LAKEYIA O'NEIL Roosevelt HS 26.47

3 DANIELLE GREEN Stockdale HS 26.53

4 KATLIN CHRISTANSON Hanford HS 26.61

5 LIZ HUSELID Sanger HS 26.70

6 BLAIR SCHAEFER Redwood HS 26.81

7 VIRGINIA EDWARDS Fresno HS 27.28

- CAMELA JACKSON Foothill HS DNF

Section 2 Wind Reading: 1.0

1 TIFFANY BENNETT Centennial HS 24.11

2 MAXINE MARLOW Centennial HS 25.00

3 NIKI AVERY Lemoore HS 25.57

4 JAMIE STANFIELD Edison HS 25.76

5 DEMETRIA HALL Roosevelt HS 25.79

6 BRITNEY GILBERT Tulare Union HS 25.99

7 SUNNY ARADA Buchanan HS 26.34

8 DOMINIQUE DAVIS Liberty HS 26.35

9 ELIA CANTU Hanford West HS 26.84

--Bennett again! This time cranking a strong turn against teammate Marlow, and racing powerfully in to a Section record 24.11, among the top dozen times in the nation for the event. When asked how she felt with two runs and two records, Bennett replied, "The hard work has paid off." When pressed she stated that she would consider herself of medal quality in the state competition off her meet here. She added taht she was very proud to leave her local prep career at the top of two event lists.

Girls 400 Meter Dash

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1

1 CRYSTAL ROETHLISBERG Central Valley Christian 62.61

2 SANDY SCHAEFER Redwood HS 63.06

3 SARAH BAKER North Bakersfield HS 63.11

4 JACQULINE CASTALLANOS Tulare Union HS 63.30

5 JENNY WASHINGTON Mount Whitney HS 63.51

6 MEGAN OBLONSKY Tehachapi HS 64.70

7 CHRISTINA BRACAMONT Foothill HS 65.06

Section 2

1 KEYSHAY GAINES Stockdale HS 56.59

2 TIFFANY BROWN Stockdale HS 57.46

3 TERRLYAH WOODS Edison HS 58.11

4 BRITNEY GILBERT Tulare Union HS 59.30

5 MEREDITH HEILBUT Buchanan HS 59.51

6 JAMIE STANFIELD Edison HS 59.53

7 KATLIN CHRISTANSON Hanford HS 60.00

8 ELIA CANTU Hanford West HS 61.02

9 MISTY CASTON Ridgeview HS 61.33

--Strong frosh Keysha Gaines from Stockdale was out comfortably, but raced hard the final half to win easily over soph teammate Brown 56.59-57.46.

Girls 800 Meter Run

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1

1 KRYSTAL CALDERON Central HS 2:21.75

2 VALERIA DELGADO Buchanan HS 2:22.13

3 LINDI BEDKE Central HS 2:25.48

4 MEGAN CLUTTER Shafter HS 2:25.77

5 TIFFANI MARZETTE Edison HS 2:26.28

6 LOVETTE MIONI Liberty HS 2:27.03

7 JACKIE GARDNER Sanger HS 2:32.90

8 NATALY LLAMAS Lemoore HS 2:37.64

9 VERONICA GONZALES Tulare Western HS 2:44.82

Section 2

1 NATALIE GARCIA Buchanan HS 2:13.98

2 JENNA KEITH Centennial HS 2:15.00

3 MARILYN SMITH Clovis West 2:15.90

4 KARIS WILSON Buchanan HS 2:20.53

5 JENNY NAVARRETO Mount Whitney HS 2:23.13

6 MICHELLE GARCIA Golden West HS 2:24.91

7 CHRISTINA NOLAN Stockdale HS 2:27.89

8 CORINA MENDOZA Sanger HS 2:29.59

9 CECILIA MENDOZA Wasco HS 2:34.68

--Jenna Keith scratched out of the 1600 to be fresh here. Natalie Garcia had run the 1600 and placed second, so the 2:11 star had to carry in a bit of fatigue. Jenna and Marilyn Smith led the event through a 66 second 400, with Garcia tucked in nicely behind. Down the backstretch the Buchanan star challenged, with a good run down the homestretch for what amounted to a good double (2:13.98 with her 5:05.51 earlier). Later Natalie indicated that she felt that if she stayed with Keith she felt that she could outkick here. She stated, "Keith is an excellent runner, and I knew I would have to run hard to beat her."

Girls 1,600 Meter Run

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

1 KIM SMITH Clovis West 5:05.10

2 NATALIE GARCIA Buchanan HS 5:05.51

3 ALICIA VEISS McFARLAND HS 5:06.36

4 KELLI VANDERBURG Buchanan HS 5:07.85

5 VALERIA DELGADO Buchanan HS 5:13.27

6 JAMIE BEDKE Centennial HS 5:16.91

7 ANDREA PALACIO Clovis West 5:17.36

8 LINDI BEDKE Central HS 5:23.63

9 COLLEEN ROSS Templeton HS 5:29.78

10 ASHLEY FERGESON Bullard 5:31.50

11 CORINA MENDOZA Sanger HS 5:34.35

12 JANELLE SUNBURN Ridgeview HS 5:38.07

13 CELINA LOPEZ Reedley HS 5:39.72

14 RYAN MAYFIELD East Bakersfield HS 5:42.21

15 AMANDA BALCER Bullard 5:44.25

16 VANESSA PEREZ Golden West HS 5:50.00

17 ASHLEY HEERS Tulare Western HS 5:51.96

18 KIM CAMPBELL Washington HS 5:55.22

--A fairly leisurely early 79-2:38 opening pace was sparked a bit when Smith covered the third 400 in 75 to come by the 1200 at 3:53. Smith, a good 3200 runner, took the stretch run over a good 800 runner, Garcia, to win 5:05.10-5:05.51.

Girls 3,200 Meter Run

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

1 KIM SMITH Clovis West 11:03.27

2 KELLI VANDERBURG Buchanan HS 11:06.68

3 HEATHER HANSEN Madera HS 11:09.78

4 LINDSEY WALSH Stockdale HS 11:11.61

5 TERI WILSON Madera HS 11:25.26

6 SABRINA JOHNSON Clovis HS 11:41.76

7 JAMIE BEDKE Centennial HS 11:45.91

8 ALEXIS CORTEZ Roosevelt HS 12:08.41

9 JANELLE SUNBURN Ridgeview HS 12:13.66

10 MELISSA MILLER Taft HS 12:14.28

11 KRISTEN BROWNING Templeton HS 12:16.07

12 MELISSA DUNBAR North Bakersfield HS 12:27.61

13 ELANE ALUAREZ Mount Whitney HS 12:30.72

14 MEGAN WESTERSUND Buchanan HS 12:33.16

15 FAVIOLA LOPEZ Sanger HS 12:58.01

16 MARIBEL LOPEZ Golden West HS 13:03.24

17 ANGIE PENA Parlier HS 13:14.14

18 MARILYN SCHWEIZER Lemoore HS 13:41.54

--A pack of a half dozen gradually fell off to a few, with Kim Smith winning the last lap sprint for a double win.

Girls 100 Meter High Hurdles

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1 Wind Reading: 0.0

1 NAJMA NURRUDDI Ridgeview HS 16.32

2 TIFFANY FOX Foothill HS 16.50

3 ALISON MASSETT Madera HS 16.81

4 MIRANDA LEWIS Shafter HS 17.00

5 CARLIESHA ESTES Central HS 17.73

6 KISA KOELEWYN Central Valley Christian 17.94

7 BROOKE ROPER Monache HS 18.37

Section 2 Wind Reading: 0.0

1 OSARHIEMEN OMWANGHE Buchanan HS 15.23

2 LAURA PILLITI Stockdale HS 15.52

3 KIRA COSTA Lemoore HS 15.81

4 ROBIN ICE McLANE HS 16.30

5 ASHLEY MUSKRAT North Bakersfield HS 16.40

6 CHAUILLE DILLIHUNT Golden West HS 16.54

7 KATIE WALKER Templeton HS 16.92

8 JENNIE VANDERHAM Mount Whitney HS 17.33

- LACSHEIA TURNER Dos Palos HS FS

--Osarhiemen Omwanghe, the dominating local hurdler, was off to the races until hurdle number eight, which she clobbered quite seriously with her trail knee (ouch!!!). She lost a step, alternated lead legs for a hurdle, and was still able to win with a time .7-.8 slower than normal.

Girls 300 Meter Low Hurdles

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL TIME

Section 1

1 MISTY CASTON Ridgeview HS 48.10

2 TIFFANY FOX Foothill HS 48.77

3 NAJMA NURRUDDI Ridgeview HS 49.45

4 GENELLE FREN Clovis West 49.83

5 KRISTIN HEIN Buchanan HS 49.91

6 JILL LUTCHEN Redwood HS 50.20

7 KISA KOELEWYN Central Valley Christian 50.60

8 BERNADETTE WALKER Porterville HS 51.04

9 CASANDRA ROSALES Central HS 52.45

Section 2

1 OSARHIEMEN OMWANGHE Buchanan HS 44.29

2 TIFFANY BROWN Stockdale HS 44.67

3 EBONY BROWN Madera HS 45.82

4 ASHLEY MUSKRAT North Bakersfield HS 46.08

5 KATIE WALKER Templeton HS 46.97

6 WENDY PLOTT Tulare Union HS 48.08

7 ATHENIA CHASTAIN Monache HS 49.09

8 STEPHANIE GREWAL Lemoore HS 49.64

9 ALISON MASSETT Madera HS 51.04

--No bo-bo's here, with Omwanghe pushed by soph Brown, who dropped by over a second with her 44.67 for second behind the 44.29 seasonal best for the winner.

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay

2ND SECTION @ 4:36

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE RELAY AFFILIATION TIME

Section 1

1 CW Clovis West 45.35

2 GOLW Golden West HS 45.84

3 TULW Tulare Western HS 46.56

4 BULL Bullard 46.67

5 RIDG Ridgeview HS 46.84

6 TAFT Taft HS 47.11

7 MONA Monache HS 47.13

8 HIGH Highland HS 47.57

9 FRES Fresno HS 47.97

Section 2

1 STOC Stockdale HS 48.45

2 EDIS Edison HS 49.02

3 LEMO Lemoore HS 49.11

4 BUC Buchanan HS 49.38

5 KING Kingsburg HS 50.80

6 REDW Redwood HS 50.83

7 CLOV Clovis HS 51.35

7 SOUT South Bakersfield HS 51.35

- FOOT Foothill HS DNF

--Stockdale was a comfortable winner here over Edison. We would like to know the story of the Centennial team, who it would appear with Tiffany Bennett and Maxine Marlow for a start, would dominate this event locally.

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay

Finals - Results - Thursday 05/18/00

PLACE RELAY AFFILIATION TIME

Section 1

1 BULL Bullard 4:08.86

2 MWHI Mount Whitney HS 4:14.91

3 SANJ San Jouquin HS 4:15.57

4 HIGH Highland HS 4:16.05

5 RIDG Ridgeview HS 4:17.51

6 MCF McFARLAND HS 4:17.73

7 MONA Monache HS 4:21.85

8 REED Reedley HS 4:22.68

9 CENT Central HS 4:24.97

Section 2

1 EDIS Edison HS 3:54.14

2 BUC Buchanan HS 3:55.05

3 CEN Centennial HS 3:57.75

4 CW Clovis West 3:58.06

5 STOC Stockdale HS 3:59.49

6 REDW Redwood HS 4:05.73

7 SANG Sanger HS 4:10.61

8 SHAF Shafter HS 4:13.29

9 TULA Tulare Union HS 4:15.32

--Great anchor leg between the first two teams, with Edison edging ahead in easily the top time for the area for the year, #8 in the state thus far this spring.

HJ - Jenna Lazzerini (Garces, Bak) 5-06, 2. Kelly Dahl (Kingsburg) 5-06, 3. Niki Avery (Lemoore) 5-06, 4. Sara Robinson (Hoover, Fr) 5-02, 5. Maryann Brinkma (Central Valley Christian) 5-00, 6. (tie) Lynae Barnes (Taft), Jodi Parks (Bakersfield), Dashmerie Ward (Ridgeview), Lisa Koelewyn (CVC), and Kira Costa (Lemoore) 4-10. (others) Flynn (San Joaquin Memorial) 4-08, Mosley (Buchanan) 4-08.

--Injured most of the spring with "jumper's knee," Long Beach State-bound Lazzerini (she claimed her effort here earned her "books" (Coach Sythe!!!) surprised with a 5-06 effort to match the jumps of all-arounders Kelly Dahl and Niki Avery, with a win on misses when no one could go higher.

PV - Shannon Benson (Golden West, Visalia) 11-00, 2. Lexine Lessor (Hanford) 11-00, 3. Katherine Pacheco (Golden West) 11-00, 4. (tie) Kasey Sunamoto (Reedley) & Stacy Hunt (Hoover, Fr) 9-00, 6. Amber Kuchinski (Clovis West) 9-00, 7. Stephanie Brannan (Clovis) 9-00. (others bests--Sharp (Clovis) 8-00, Rollo (Taft) 8-00, Brewer (Taft) 7-06, Arnold (Lemoore) 8-06, Brown (Clovis West) 8-06, Bauer (Centennial) 8-06)

--Winner Shannon Benson had one miss at 10-06 and one at 11-00 which one over second and third. No one could secure a clearance at 11-06, with the winner passing her final trial on a long afternoon.

LJ - Lacy Turner (Dos Palos) 18-02.5 (ok wind), 2. Brandi Phifer (Clovis West) 18-02 (ok wind), 3. Kira Costa (Lemoore) 18-00 (ok wind), 4. Ashley Marshall (Stockdale) 17-02.5w (16-09.5 wind legal best), 5. Amy Sakowski (Garces) 16-10 (ok wind), 6. Katie Work (Highland, Bak) 16-08.5 (ok wind), 7. Laura Pilatti (Stockdale, Bak) 16-05.5 (ok wind). (others bests--Katie Williams (Dinuba) 15-00w, Nugent (Mt. Whitney) 15-07.75, Henry (Kingsburg) 15-07.25, Mack (Hoover, Fr) 15-01.5, Bell (Bakersfield) 16-00, Robinson (Hoover, Fr) 16-01.5, Ollison (Madera) 16-04, Connell (Buchanan) 15-11.5, Marlow (Centennial, Bak) 16-04.25)

--Area leader jumped 17-08.25 on her third effort after two fouls to make the finals, then added an 18-02.5 on her fifth effort (two fair jumps in the competition for her) to narrowly edge Clovis West star Brandi Phifer, who steadily improved to 18-02, with a 18-00.75 final effort that could not catch the leader.

TJ - Laura Pilatti (Stockdale, Bak) 36-06.5 (ok wind), 2. Mary Young (Tulare) 36-03 (wind-aided) 36-00 wind legal best, 3. Sarah Robinson (Hoover, Fr) 36-01.25 (ok wind), 4. Lacy Turner (Dos Palos) 35-06.5, 5. Regina Ollison (Madera) 35-04.5, 6. Heather McNaughton (Kingsburg) 34-11, 7. Tiffany Fox (Foothill, Bak) 34- 05.5. (others--bests--Huselid (Sanger) 30-03.25, Lopez (Tulare) 32-10.75, Ward (Ridgeview) 33-10.5, Carsey (Selma) 32-11, Work (Highland) 33-03.75, Banks (South, Bak) 34-00, Marshall (Stockdale) 33-04, Phifer (Clovis West) 33-11, Mack (Hoover) 32- 04, Connell (Buchanan) 33-06.25, Henry (Kingsburg) 33-08.25).

--Winner Pilatti had 36-04 and 36-06.5 opening efforts, with Mary Young improving to 36-03w on her fifth effort. Season long area leader Lacy turner ended up fourth at 35-06.5.

SP - Krissy Schelir (Sierra, Tollhouse) 43-06.5, 2. Rachel Varner (Bakersfield) 41-01.5, 3. Tammy D'Artenay (Coalinga) 38-10.5, 4. Shicola Ricks (Fresno) 38-08, 5. Dia Mathews (Central, Fr) 37-06, 6. Moji Alade (Highland, Bak) 37-04, 7. Brittany Brown (Monache, Porterv) 37-03.5. (others--bests--Ward (South, Bak) 32-08.5, Cole (Wasco) 27-08, Simien (McLane) 35-00, Perry (McLane) 34-11, Watson (Riverdale) 35-07.5, Roby (Porterville) 31-04, Amber Varner (Bakersf) 33-02, Terry (Clovis) 34-07.5, Holter-Vincent (East, Hanford) 35-04, Fox (Liberty, Bakersfield) 30-05.5, Cruz (Reedley) 33-03.5

--Krissy Schelir won her show-down with Bakersfield's Rachel Varner (both are 44 foot plus throwers). It was interesting, with Schelir leading after the prelims 41-11 to 40-11. Schelir led off the finals at 43-06.5, with Varner unable to answer, her 41-01.5 to lead off that segment followed with two fouls.

DT - Krissy Schelir (Sierra, T) 140-08, 2. Moji Alade (Highland, Bak) 134-07, 3. Amber Varner (Bakersf) 124-07, 4. Tammy D'Artenay (Coalinga) 123-07, 5. Tara Holter-Vincent (East, Hanford) 123-05, 6. Rachel Varner (Bakersf) 122-11, 7. Leslie Terry (Clovis) 120- 05. (Others--bests--Baker (Monache) 94-11, Clutter (Shafter) 99- 04, Pratt (Buchanan) 102-11, Roby (Porterville) 114-00, Byrd (Clovis West) 101-11, Cruz (Reedley) 114-07, Mathews (Central, Fr) 115-06, Rice (Centennial, Bak) 114-05, Kirk (Ridgeview, Bak) 109-03, Edwsards (Lemoore) 111-09.

--Schelir opened up at 136-07, with Alade 131-03 on throw number two. Alade came close at 134-07 on toss number four, with Schelir out over 140 for her winner on her fifth throw. The other half of the Varner throwing group, Amber, was third to make it a family affair in a couple of weeks at Cerritos for State.