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*110th Annual Penn Relays*
L.B. Poly: Nat'l Girls 4x100 Record in 44.50!
Jackrabbit boys/girls teams now appear ready for state!
*Orange Co. Championships*
Mission Accomplished!
Mission Viejo boys win barnburner in team title clash!
*CCS Top 8 Meet*
Follmar, Wing send state messages!
4:51.42 for Saratoga; 2:12.64 for Valley Chr. two-lapper
*Flying Tiger Invitational*
Gayle Winds Prevail!
J.W. North's Gayle Hunter soars to 42'2" Triple Jump!
*James Logan Top 8 Meet*
Logan's Ghebray remains the man to beat!
4:10.8 Friday night DMR anchor continues dominance!

 

 

 

**110th Annual Penn Relays**
Thursday-Saturday, April 22-24, 2004 @ U of Penn.
Poly or Logan -- So who Is #1 Now?
 
Photos courtesy of John Dye
In red uniform at left, Logan's Kevin Craddock becomes "complete hurdler"
with a monstrous 52.41 breakthrough in the 400m Intermediate Hurdles!

 

 
Photos by Kirby Lee
At left, the Jackrabbits hustle through the exchange zone. At right, Rodney Van purrs along.
Kirby Lee's Saturday photo album. (Thursday/Friday below)

  • Championship of America Boys 4x400m Meter Relay Finals
  • 1st - 3:13.71 Winslow / NJ *Keith Tharrington, Frank Jackson, Brandon Grantham, Reuben McCoy
  • 2nd - 3:14.18 Long Beach Poly / CA *Julian Sylve, Rodney Van, Travon Patterson, Derrick Jones - State Leader
  • 3rd - 3:15.33 Camden / NJ *Dwayne Lewis, Sherron Bullock, Alonzo Brown, Carl Smith
  • Championship of America Boys 4x100m Meter Relay Finals
  • 1st - 41.11 Glenville / OH *Freddie Lenix, Theo Ginn, Jr., Stephon Fuqua, Jamario O'Neal - Arcadia Invite Champs
  • 2nd - 41.32 Camden / NJ
  • 3rd - 41.59 LB Poly / CA Antonio Harris, Vincent Joseph, Adrian Brown, Derrick Jones - 2004 State Leader

44.50 !!!
POLY CRUSHES NATL RECORD ...
AND FINISHES IN SECOND! YIKES!
Poly comes back with 3:36.85 victory in 4x400 final!
El Camino (Oceanside) boys rock to 10:11.96 DMR!

Vere Tech (44.32), Holmwood Tech (44.62) and L.B. Poly (44.50) !
Kirby Lee's photos from Penn!  Album #1  Album #2
DyeStat national coverage - Results - California results

***James Logan Top 8 Meet***
Friday-Saturday, April 23-24, 2004 @ James Logan HS
James Logan keeps on rippin'!
Jennifer Nash 11.67 & 23.97 and Logan teammate Angelique Smith 11.83 & 23.95!
Logan girls scorch 1:48.26 in Sprint Medley;Yosef Ghebray (4:10.8) anchors 10:29.33 DMR!

Photo courtesy of Chuck Woolridge
"HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS?" -- College Park girls sweep top four
spots... all in lifetime PRs! Lindsay Allen scorches to a 10:35 ! Above, College Park
girls are the center of attention with fine Contra Costa Times reporter Phil Jensen!

Also: Shevelle Quinley (Merrill West) 14.99 HH and 43.31 LH + 46.26 4x100 relay effortt!

Full weekend results now posted!   

***Orange County Championships***
Saturday, April 24, 2004 @ Trabuco Hills HS
Mission (Viejo) Accomplished!
 
Photos by Rich Gonzalez
NEW MEET RECORDS! -- Mission Viejo vaulter Whitney Johnson (left)
skied 12'8" to set the Orange County Championships record, following up the
meet record 16'2" clearance by Los Alamitos' Dustin DeLeo in the boys vault!


Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Remember that hand-timed 10.3 seeded heat win at Arcadia?
It was no fluke! Garland West won here in a windy (+2.5) 10.59!

As forecast, Mission Viejo boys/Santa Marg, girls win team titles!

**NEW STATE LEADER**
Chad Smith (University, Irvine) 62'6.25" SP

Results + "Anatomy of The Championships + Notes!

***CCS Top 8 Meet***
Friday, April 23, 2004 @ Los Gatos HS
Great individual marks galore!
   
Photos courtesy of Margaret Gallagher
Defending state 1600m champ Alicia Follmar (Saratoga, left photo) is flashing that great
closing strength again, throwing down a state-leading 4:51.42 here! North Monterey County's
Nathan Huerta ("N.huerta" on the message boards) pulls away from Serra's Chris Furnari (at
last count, he has 8 names on the message boards!) in their 1600m clash. At right, Valley Chr.
of San Jose's Evelyn Wing (another great Heritage TC performer!) wheels a 2:12.64 PR!

Corey Sheredy (Scotts Valley) 45.50 300m LH; Amber Kaufman (Branham) 5-8 HJ; Ronnie Drummer (North Salinas)
10.70/100 & 21.86/200; Sean Lopes (Pioneer, San Jose) edges Jacobs Evans (Aptos), 1:54.11 to 1:54.56 in 800;
Pat Parsel (Carmel) 9:20.98/3200; Scott Robinson (Santa Clara) 14.72/HH; Matthew Barkley (Fremont) 59-8/SP + more!

NEW! Margaret Gallagher's photo album!

Results + Margaret Gallagher photo album (great action) added at noon on Sunday!


 ***Flying Tiger Invitational***
Saturday, April 24, 2004 @ San Jacinto HS
Gayle winds prevail!

Photo cpurtesy of Donna Dye
J.W. North's Gayle Hunter belted out a huge
42'2.5" wind-aided effort in the Girls Triple Jump!

Results

***Centennial Classic***
Saturday, April 24, 2004 in Oregon
Miler's Mania!
Barnes (Mead, WA) 4:09.14; Evan Garber (Mead, WA) 4:10.61; Stuart Eagon (Beaverton, OR) 4:11.45; Alex Dunn (San Lorenzo Valley HS, CA) 4:11.87; J.K. Withers (Cardinal Newman HS,
CA) unofficial 4:12 and change. More to come, we hope!

***Sanger Metric Classic***
Friday, April 23rd, 2004 @ Sanger HS
Gonder drifts higher, goes 5-10!
Clovis West Boys and Edison (Fresno) Girls take team titles!
Fred Worstein (Yostemite) 10.82 100m - Stockdale 3:21.9 MR 4x4
Eric Fossen (Reedley) 6-07 and 47-03 jumps! - Tim Batista (Lemoore) 15-00 PV
Bobby Scott (Clovis West) 57-06 SP & 168-07 DT
Kim Jones (Bak) 12.00 G100 - Kyanna Thomas (Edison) 56.73 400
Desirae Gonder (Stockdale) 5-10 GHJ - Missy Faubus (Centennial) 44-06.5 & 147-08 weights!
Results

Bella Vista Bronco Invitational
Saturday, April 24th, 2004 @ Bella Vista HS (Fair Oaks)

Lincoln of Stockton Boys & Reno Girls take team titles!
James Montgomery (Cordova) 10.76 B100 OK wind- Michael Johnson (Lincoln, S) 48.33 B400
Jonathan Cardenas (Reno) 3:56.65 B1500 - Cordova 42.38 B400 Re
Nikki Gordon (Franklin, Elk Grove) 24.88W G200 - Mel Lawrence (Reno) 2:15.51 - 4:34.66 double!!
St. Francis Hurdlers! - Tifani Grimes 15.01 (14.92 heat MR) - Ingrid Kantola 44.94 -
Tifani 5-07 & 18-09.5 Jumps! Ingrid 11-00 PV - what a duo!
Results
Fred Faucett - Vallejo Relays
Satruday April 24th, 2004 @ Vallejo HS
Phyllis Blanchard (Rancho Cotate) 5:11.49 - 11:17.27 distance double!
Fairfield Girls Relays 49.46 & 3:51.24! - Boys 43.86 & 3:19.56!!
Gordon Wilson (El Molino, Forestville) 6-08 HJ
Results

Glen Poole Relays
Saturday, April 24th, 2003 @ Granite Bay HS (SJS)

Scott Roth (Granite Bay) 15-00 PV - Aaron Tombleson (Woodland) 57-10.5 - 160-05 weights!!
Girls - Woodcreek 4:01.62 1600 Re - Placer 9:42.0 3200 Re -
Results

***Santa Barbara County Championships (SS)***
Saturday, April 24, 2004 @ Carpinteria HS
Neeley's four-star efforts tops White's trifecta

Dos Pueblos' Mindy Neeley wins 100 (12.66), 200 (24.4), 400 (55.93) and long jump (17-05)!
Lompoc's Donald White cashes in with victories in the 100 (11.17), 200 (22.6) and 400 (49.97)!

Results

Mustang Relays
Saturday 4/24/04 - Mira Costa HS
Matt Contreras (Loyola) 16-00 BPV - Carson 43.7 400 & 1:30.0 800 Relays!
Quartz Hill Girls 49.9 400 & 1:47.2 800 Relays! Danielle Watson (Carson) 17-07.5 LJ
Results
San Fernando Valley Invitational
Saturday 4/24/04 - Birmingham HS (Lake Balboa)
Kelly (Dorsey) B110mHH 13.8 - Johnson (Canyon, CC) G400 - 55.5
Birmignham G Relays 48.3 - 3:57.0
Results
Rim of World Invitational
Saturday 4/24/04 - Rim of World HS (Lake Arrowhead)
Canyon Springs B400 Re 42.7 - Williams (Ramona, Riv) 14.4 B110mHH & 38.3 B300IH
Moreno (Arroyo Valley, San Bernardino) B400 48.7 21.8 200 - Francis (La Sierra, Riv) BSP 54-05.5
Rexroat (Norco) 14-09 BPV - Thomas (Cany Spr) 6-06 BHJ -
Results

***Maverick Relays (SDS)***
Saturday, April 24, 2004
Southwest dashers rise up!

Driscoll (10.8) and Amos (12.3) are Southwest HS sprinters heading up the action!

Results

Tulare County Championships
Friday, April 23rd, 2004 @ Porterville HS
Juan Valdez (Golden West, Visalia) 14.81 & 39.9 Hurdles -
Delano Jumping Duo - Terrance Lucas 22-00 LJ - Michael Stewart 45-05 TJ
Christina Lopez (Golden West) 12.45 & 25.85 sprint double -
Randy Maya (Redwood) 58.62 400 - Holly Travis (Tulare Western) 39-05.75 GSP
Results

Capital Athletic League Center Meet
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Eric Finnestad (Del Campo) 15.7 and 40.37 hurdles double highlights the meet!

Results

Huge update through Friday - Statewide!! -
Remember to "refresh the page" when you get there to see daily updates!!

Marc Lewis, Arroyo Grande -- State-leading 61-9.75 SP on Thursday!
Clay Johnson, Atascadero -- State-leading 16-5 BPV on Thursday!
Monica Pacas, Atascadero -- State-leading 13'4 GPV on Thursday!


Photo by Rich Gonzalez
New state PV leader Clay Johnson (second from left) with 1972 Olympic Bronze Medalist
and dad Jan (far left) and sister Chelsea (third from left, #2 U.S. HS all-time)
in 2002 photo. Clearly the best vaulting family in U.S. history! Jan's brother, Tim,
cleared 16'7" indoors back in his day to hold Johnson family HS record!

Pacas' effort is #5 all-time HS U.S. -- she passed at next height after clearing 13-4!
Johnson is younger brother of Chelsea Johnson, #2 all-time HS U.S.
Best brother-sister combo in prep history! Former world record holder Jan Johnson
is their father, making them clearly the nation's "First Family of Vaulting"

Weekend Statewide Schedule!

  • 23 - Sanger Metric Classic (CE) - results posted!
  • 23 - Templeton Small School Invitational (CE)
  • 23 - CCS "TOP 8" Track and Field Classic - (CCS) - Entries  - results posted!
  • 23 - West Valley/Chico Invitational @ CSU, Chico (No) - Meet Info - Meet Entries
  • 23 - Don Kavadas Tulare County Championships (CE) - results posted!
  • 23 - Pleasant Valley JV Invitational - Chico HS (Jim Barrett) (No)
  • 23-24 - Bay Area Top 8 - James Logan HS - (NCS)  Info letter - Meet Entries - results posted!
  • 24 - Bella Vista Bronco Invitational @ Bella Vista High School - Link to meet info - results posted!
  • 24 - Colfax Ramsey Invitational at Colfax HS (SJ)
  • 24 - Bret Harte Invitational (Altaville) (SJ)
  • 24 - Glen Poole Relays - Granite Bay HS (SJ) - results posted!
  • 24 - Fred Faucett Vallejo Invitational - (SJ) - Meet Info - results posted!
  • 24 - Orange County Championships (SS) -   Entries - results posted!
  • 24 - Santa Barbara County Meet - Carpinteria HS (SS) - results posted!
  • 24 - Pacific Grove-Rotary Invitational (Pacific Grove HS) (CCS)
  • 24 - 10th Flying Tiger Invitational at San Jacinto High School (SS) - Meet Info - Entries - results posted!
  • 24 - Ceres Invitational (Modesto JC) (SJS) -
  • 24 - Carson Invitational - Carson City, Nevada - Meet Info
  • 24 - Liberty Invitational - Liberty HS (Bakersfield) - Top Entrants
  • 24 - Mira Costa Invitational (Mira Costa HS) (SS) - Meet Info Note - results posted!
  • 24 - Rim of World Invitational (Lake Arrowhead) (SS)  - results posted!
  • 24 - Maverick Relays - La Costa Canyon HS - (SD) - results posted!
  • 24 - Kern Relays - Liberty HS (Bakersfield) (CE)
  • 24 - Mustang Invitational - Otay Ranch HS (SD)
  • 24- Ceres Invite. 9:00am. - Modesto JC
  • 24 - Jaguar Invite - Valley Center HS (SD
  • 24 - Yreka Lions Invitational - Yreka HS (No)

 

Kyle and Drew Shackleton (Carlmont, Belmont) distances - UCLA
Boldizsar Kocsor (University City, SD) weights - UCLA
Will Holleran (St. Ignatius) distances - Bucknell University
Stacy and Claire Kim (Sunny Hills) distances - U. of Penn.

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