CCS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

BOYS
100 -- Scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Top qualifier: Antwon Guidry (Leigh), 10.56
Season-best mark: Guidry (Leigh), 10.56
Meet record: Benari Burroughs (Independence), 10.42, 1988
Automatic qualifier*: 10.79
Comment: A potential 1-2 finish for Leigh. Guidry, the CCS defending champion, has never lost a race to a CCS opponent. His cousin and teammate, Byron Taplin, has the second-best time in the CCS.
200 -- 8 p.m.

Top qualifier: Antwon Guidry (Leigh), 21.43
Season-best mark: Guidry (Leigh), 21.43
Meet record: Millard Hampton (Silver Creek), 20.9h, 1974
Automatic qualifier: 21.60
Comment: Guidry is poised to sweep the sprints for the second straight year. Taplin, Valley Christian's Rubin Williams and North Salinas' Ronnie Drummer all had times under 22 seconds at the CCS semifinals.
400 -- 6:55 p.m.

Top qualifier: Brian Edwards (Los Gatos), 49.07
Season-best mark: Edwards (Los Gatos), 49.07
Meet record: Bill Green (Cubberly), 45.51, 1979
Automatic qualifier: 48.47
Comment: Edwards could be peaking at the right time after breaking out with a section-best time at the CCS semifinals. He will be tested by Valley Christian's Rubin Williams and Wilcox's Matt Velo.
800 -- 7:25 p.m.

Top qualifier: Matt Bates (Los Gatos), 1:55.12
Season-best mark: Bates (Los Gatos), 1:53.99c
Meet record: Rick Brown (Los Altos), 1:50.7h, 1970
Automatic qualifier: 1:56.43
Comment: Bates, the defending CCS champion, is looking to run under 1:51. Serra's Tony Martinelli and Burlingame's Pat Donahue have both run faster than 1:57 in qualifying.
1,600 -- 6:15 p.m.

Top qualifier: Matt Bates (Los Gatos), 4:16.68
Season-best mark: Bates (Los Gatos), 4:12.89c
Meet record: Mark Stillman (Willow Glen), 4:08.7h, 1977
Automatic qualifier: 4:18.40
Comment: Bates will attempt to win both the 800 and 1,600 tonight. He has the second-best time in the state in the 1,600. Los Gatos' Russ Martin ran a 4:16.77 at the semifinals.
3,200 -- 8:20 p.m.

Top qualifier: Scott McConville (Aptos), 9:31.87
Season-best mark: Brett Gotcher (Aptos) 9:05.51
Meet record: Gordon MacMitchell (Gunn), 9:01.6h, 1973
Automatic qualifier: 9:19.02
Comment: Aptos could finish 1-2 with Gotcher and McConville. Gotcher has the third fastest time in the state, but Bellarmine's Neil Davis (sixth-best time in California) could challenge.
110 high hurdles -- 6:35 p.m.

Top qualifier: Timi Wusu (Palo Alto), 14.6h
Season-best mark: Ian Kenworthy (St. Francis), 14.44
Meet record: Arend Watkins (Silver Creek), 13.84, 1997
Automatic qualifier: 14.56
Comment: Kenworthy and Wusu will likely lead a closely contested race. Aragon's Jeremy Leibs joins Kenworthy and Wusu as the only athletes who have run under 15 seconds this season.
300 intermediate hurdles -- 7:45 p.m.

Top qualifier: Timi Wusu (Palo Alto) 38.81
Season-best mark: Wusu (Palo Alto) 38.81
Meet record: John Montgomery (Independence), 36.60, 1988
Automatic qualifier: 38.31
Comment: Wusu could sweep the hurdles, but will be in a tightly contested race. Carlmont's Eric Michon owns section's second-best time at 39.29.
4x100 relay -- 6 p.m.

Top qualifier: Leigh 42.20
Season-best mark: Leigh 42.16
Meet record: Independence, 41.54, 1988
Automatic qualifier: 41.91
Comment: Leigh is hungry for a CCS title. The Longhorns were disqualified for a false start at last year's section finals and return all four relay members.
4x400 relay -- 8:45 p.m.

Top qualifier: Los Gatos 3:21.73
Season-best mark: Los Gatos 3:21.73
Meet record: Los Altos, 3:15.8h, 1970
Automatic qualifier: 3:18.60
Comment: Los Gatos, behind Matt Bates and Russ Martin, is the heavy favorite. Serra owns the section's second-best time, 3:22.44
High jump -- 6:30 p.m.

Top qualifier: Timi Wusu (Palo Alto) 6-8
Season-best mark: Wusu, Palo Alto; Kent Centers, Bellarmine, 6-8
Meet record: Jeff Rogers (Overfelt), 7-3, 1985
Automatic qualifier: 6-5 1/2
Comment: Wusu may be peaking at the right time, clearing a personal record at last Saturday's CCS semifinals. Centers and teammate Jihad Beauchman and Saratoga's Alexi Sevastopoulos are all in contention.
Pole vault -- 6:40 p.m.

Top qualifier: Kyle Williams (St. Francis) 14-6
Season-best mark: Williams (St. Francis) 15-0
Meet record: Scott Slover (Leland), 16-10, 1993
Automatic qualifier: 14-8 1/2
Comment: Williams is the only vaulter who has cleared 15 feet this season, one foot better than the next three vaulters.
Long jump -- 5 p.m.

Top qualifier: Jacob Tolbert (Silver Creek), 22-10 1/4
Season-best mark: Derek Jones (Alvarez) 23-10
Meet record: Johnny Johnson (Pacific Grove), 25-3 1/4, 1964
Automatic qualifier: 22-11
Comment: Tolbert burst into the top qualifying spot with a personal-best jump at the CCS semifinals, improving from his previous best 21-6. Jones is still the favorite but Tolbert, along with Bellarmine's Ethan Clarke and Chaka Cofie, should contend for first place.
Triple jump -- 4:50 p.m.

Top qualifier: Derek Jones (Alvarez) 46-7 1/2
Season-best mark: Jones (Alvarez) 47-11 1/2
Meet record: Harold Rucker (Silver Creek), 50-11 1/2, 1986
Automatic qualifier: 46-10
Comment: Jones, whose season-best mark is 1 1/2 feet better than anyone else, is the favorite entering tonight's finals. Jones qualified in four events, but the triple jump will be his first competition of the meet.
Shot put -- 4:30 p.m.

Top qualifier: Brian Laupua (Jefferson), 57-03 1/2
Season-best mark: Laupua (Jefferson), 57-3 1/2
Meet record: Bob Brannon (Los Gatos), 63-9, 1964
Automatic qualifier: 57-8
Comment: Laupua, who placed fourth at CCS last year, improved upon his section-leading mark at the CCS semifinals. Mills junior Adam Tafralis (56-6 1/4 at CCS semifinals), who placed second last year, could challenge Laupua.
Discus -- 6:10 p.m.

Top qualifier: Hans Van Dale (Aptos) 163- 1/2
Season-best mark: Van Dale (Aptos), 178-08
Meet record: John Wirtz (Leland), 199-10, 1988
Automatic qualifier: 170-8
Comment: Van Dale, who placed third in CCS last year, is the favorite. Junior Adam Tafralis owns the section's second-leading mark.
GIRLS
100 -- Scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Top qualifier: Rasheina Sutton (Mt. Pleasant) 12.35
Season-best mark: Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 12.04
Meet record: Damesha Craig (Menlo), 11.84, 1997; Sani Roseby (Monterey), 11.84, 2000
Automatic qualifier*: 11.98
Comment: Becker has dropped both sprints. Sutton came on strong at the CCS semifinals, edging out teammate Charlene Deardorff with top qualifying time. This appears to be a wide-open race led by Sutton, Deardorff, Mitty's Erin Curtis and Gilroy freshman Raquel Butler.
200 -- 8 p.m.

Top qualifier: Shante Smith (Silver Creek) 25.07
Season-best mark: Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 25.04
Meet record: Sani Roseby (Monterey), 23.92, 1999
Automatic qualifier: 24.21
Comment: Smith ran an outstanding time at the CCS semifinals, just ahead of Monterey's Natilie Beck and Wilcox's Christina Hardeman. If Smith repeats that performance, she could be looking at a CCS title.
400 -- 6:55 p.m.

Top qualifier: Adriana Windham (Hollister) 56.68
Season-best mark: Windham (Hollister) 56.27
Meet record: Leslie Maxie (Mills), 53.92, 1982
Automatic qualifier: 56.46
Comment: Windham has been No. 1 all season and is the heavy favorite tonight. Christina Hardeman (Wilcox), Shante Smith (Silver Creek) and Erin Loftin (Aptos) could be battling for remaining medals.
800 -- 7:25 p.m.

Top qualifier: Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral) 2:12.37
Season-best mark: Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral) 2:08.52
Meet record: Kristen Dowell (Santa Teresa) 2:04.0h, 1986
Automatic qualifier: 2:14.81
Comment: Rowbury, who owns the fourth-best time in the nation, is five seconds faster than the second-best time this season in the CCS. She seems poised for her third straight CCS first-place medal.
1,600 -- 6:15 p.m.

Top qualifier: Alejandra Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley) 4:56.15
Season-best mark: Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley) 4:47.88
Meet record: Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley), 4:47.56, 2000
Automatic qualifier: 5:02.82
Comment: Barrientos, the two-time defending CCS champion, cruised at the CCS semifinals and is the heavy favorite to win again. The big question for Barrientos will be next weekend, when she attempts to regain her state title.
3,200 -- 8:20 p.m.

Top qualifier: Ashleigh Nebeker (Milpitas) 11:11.39
Season-best mark: Ruth Graham (Gunn), 10:55.12c
Meet record: Cory Shubert (Del Mar), 10:09.5h, 1983
Automatic qualifier: 10:52.36
Comment: Both Nebeker and Graham have the section's top times this season. Nebeker won last Saturday's contest at the CCS semifinals, followed by Notre Dame-San Jose's Jenny Wilson.
100 hurdles -- 6:35 p.m.

Top qualifier: Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 13.85
Season-best mark: Becker (Mt. Pleasant), 14.04
Meet record: Tamara Gulley (Oak Grove), 13.76, 2000
Automatic qualifier: 14.66
Comment: Becker has been the dominant hurdler this season but will likely receive a challenge from Hollister's Elzunia Wojcicka-Lamb, who has the second-best time in the section.
300 hurdles -- 7:45 p.m.

Top qualifier: Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 43.92
Season-best mark: Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 43.67
Meet record: Tisha Ponder (Del Mar), 41.71, 1996
Automatic qualifier: 44.34
Comment: Becker could sweep the hurdles tonight, perhaps winning four medals. She is also competing the long jump and triple jump. San Lorenzo Valley's Lindsey Scarborough had the second-best qualifying time.
4x100 relay -- 6 p.m.

Top qualifier: Mt. Pleasant 48.57
Season-best mark: Mt. Pleasant 48.57
Meet record: Mitty, 46.84, 1999
Automatic qualifier: 47.70
Comment: Mt. Pleasant is the team to beat, but look for Los Gatos, Hollister and Monterey to also contend for the first-place medal.
4x400 relay -- 8:45 p.m.

Top qualifier: San Lorenzo Valley 3:57.79
Season-best mark: Los Gatos, 3:57.15
Meet record: St. Francis, 3:50.33, 1989
Automatic qualifier: 3:55.60
Comment: Los Gatos owns the section's best time, but look for San Lorenzo Valley, led by Alejandra Barrientos, to challenge the Wildcats.
High jump -- 4:40 p.m.

Top qualifier: Tifani Grimes (St. Ignatius) 5-6
Season-best mark: Jenna Grimaldi (St. Ignatius) 5-10
Meet record: Grimaldi (St. Ignatius), 5-10, 2000
Automatic qualifier: 5-6 1/4
Comment: St. Ignatius could likely finish 1-2-3. Grimaldi, the defending champion, will be challenged by teammates Grimes, Devon Tracy and Aoife Keane, who all finished in the top four at the semifinals.
Pole vault -- 7:05 p.m.

Top qualifier: Chelsea Connolly (Soquel) 12-0
Season-best mark: Connolly (Soquel) 12-0
Meet record: Connolly (Soquel), 11-6, 2000
Automatic qualifier: 10-10 1/2
Comment: Connolly, the defending champion, is the only one to clear 12 feet this season. Mitty's Erin Curtis has cleared 11-6.
Long jump -- 5 p.m.

Top qualifier: Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 18-4 3/4
Season-best mark: Elzunia Wojcicka-Lamb (Hollister) 20-7 1/4
Meet record: Tisha Ponder (Del Mar), 20-0, 1996
Automatic qualifier: 17-11
Comment: Wojcicka-Lamb, the state-leader, is the heavy favorite. She is the only athlete in the section who has jumped over 19 feet. She has cleared 20 feet four times.
Triple jump -- 7 p.m.

Top qualifier: Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 39-10
Season-best mark: Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 38-11 1/2
Meet record: Wendy Brown (Woodside), 40-2, 1983
Automatic qualifier: 37-7 1/2
Comment: Becker had outstanding jumps at last weekend's semifinals, including a distance of 39-10, third best in the state. Look for Becker to win her third first-place medal of the night.
Shot put -- 6:25 p.m.

Top qualifier: Sabrina Kirkwood (Mercy-San Francisco) 41-04
Season-best mark: Kirkwood (Mercy-San Francisco) 42-4 1/2
Meet record: Rebecca Morrison (Presentation), 48-1 3/4, 1995
Automatic qualifier: 42-3 3/4
Comment: Kirkwood has outdistanced the next-closest competitor by nearly two feet, and is the only athlete in the section to go over 40 feet.
Discus -- 4:10 p.m.

Top qualifier: Mollie Clarke (Aptos) 134-11
Season-best mark: Clarke (Aptos) 141-9
Meet record: Darlene Tulua (Carmel), 165-10, 1996
Automatic qualifier: 132-11
Comment: Kirkwood and Mollie Clarke should battle for the first-place medal.
H: hand timed; c: converted
held* -- The top three finishers advance to the state meet next weekend in Sacramento, along with athletes who meet and exceed the automatic qualifying marks.