87th Annual CIF-State
Track & Field Championships
Friday-Saturday, June 3-4, Sacramento City College!
Legendary Lappers!
Photo by Richard Gonzalez
Familiar trackside voice
and post-race interview guru Dixon Farmer (left) was the 1958 &
1959
California state 400m champion at Miramonte HS (NCS), and he was on
hand Saturday to elicit
responses from Dorsey HS senior David Gettis after the Baylor University-bound
dash phenom
blazed 45.84 (!!!) to become the first three-time California state 400m
champion in history!
CALIFORNIA'S FASTEST 400M DASHERS EVER!
Henry Thomas |
Hawthorne |
1986 |
45.09 |
Obea Moore |
Muir |
1995 |
45.14 |
Calvin Harrison |
North Salinas |
1993 |
45.25 |
Bill Green |
Cubberley |
1979 |
45.51 |
Danny Everett |
Fairfax |
1985 |
45.76 |
Steve Lewis |
American |
1987 |
45.76 |
David Gettis |
Dorsey |
2005 |
45.84 |
Ebony and Brittany... superb in quality!
Photos by Margaret Gallagher
Long Beach Wilson super sophomore
Ebony Collins (far right in left photo) became the second girl
ever to win four gold medals in a single California state meet (joining
Westchester's Gwen Loud from
1979) by winning the 100 (11.50), the 300LH (state-meet record 40.10),
and keying the victorious 4x100
(44.84) and 4x400 relays (3:39.27), with the short race being the 5th-fastest
performance in U.S. history!
At right, senior Brittany Daniels of team champion Merrill West HS was
flying the friendly skies, soaring
44-01.25w to win the TJ, spanning 20-08.25 to capture the LJ, and running
strong on Leg 2 in 4x1 (45.78)!
Mr. Klech is now Mr. Clutch!!!
Photo by Margaret Gallagher
California of San Ramon superstar David Klech
had a very busy yet successful weekend in
winning his first state title (lifetime-best 36.06 in the intermediate
hurdles), earning the
runner-up medallion in the high hurdles (lifetime legal best 13.94 in
prelims), and battlin
pesky headwinds to place third in the long jump (22-05.75). David competed
here as a
sophomore last year and did not score a point in his lone final, but
returned in 2005 to score 24
individual points, seemingly a boys' state-meet record! (Keep in mind
that scoring values were
different in the old days). Mr. Clutch saved his best for last, showing
poise, maturity and focus
to record the #2 junior-class time (and #21 overall) in U.S. history!
Way to go, David!!!
"Declaring The Team Champions!"
Boys Final Team Standings
1. Dorsey, Los Angeles - 38.50
2. Loyola, Los Angeles - 30.00
3. Long Beach Poly - 27.00
4. Taft, Woodand Hills - 26.00
5. California, San Ramon - 24.00
6. Esperanza, Anaheim - 22.00
Girls Final Team Standings
1. Merrill West. Tracy - 48.00
2. Long Beach Wilson - 43.00
3. Rancho Cucamonga - 27.00
4. James Logan, Union City - 18.00
5. Valley Christian, San Jose - 16.00
6. Holy Names & Serrano - 14.00
"Roll Call of Individual Champions -- & The Videos!"
Boys 100m - Jamere Holland (Taft, Woodland Hills) 10.54 (Results & video!)
Boys 200m - Jamere Holland (Taft, Woodland Hills) 20.88w (Results & video!)
Boys 400m - David Gettis (Dorsey, Los Angeles) 45.84 (Results & video!)
Boys 800m - Jesse O'Brien (San Pasqual, Escondido) 1:53.71 (Results & video!)
Boy 1600m - Mark Matusak (Loyola, Los Angeles) 4:10.72 (Results & video!)
Boys 3200m - Michael Cybulski (Royal, Simi Valley) 9:02.57 (Results & video!)
Boys 110 HH - Robert Williams (Ramona, Riverside) 13.97 (Results & video!)
Boys 300 IH - David Klech (California, San Ramon) 36.06 (Results & video!)
Boys 4x100 - Dorsey, Los Angeles 40.92 (Results & video!)
Boys 4x400 - Dorsey, Los Angeles 3:12.12 (Results & video!)
Boys High Jump - Fletcher Carlyle III (Vintage, Napa) 6-09 (Results & video!)
Boys Pole Vault - Scott Roth (Granite Bay) 17-01
Boys Long Jump - Andre Crenshaw (Antelope Valley) 22-08.00 (Results & video!)
Boys Triple Jump - Nkosinza Balumbu (James Logan, Union City) 49-07.50
Boys Shot Put - Danny Rohr (Arroyo Grande) 60-06.25
Boys Discus - Darius Savage (Morse, San Diego) 194-08 (Results & video!)
Girls 100m - Ebony Collins (Wilson, Long Beach) 11.50 (Results & video!)
Girls 200m - Khrystal Carter (Valley Chr., San Jose) 23.44w (Results & video!)
Girls 400m - Sa'de Williams (Rancho Cucamonga) 52.35 (Results & video!)
Girls 800m - Libby Jenke (Menlo Atherton) 2:10.39 (Results & video!)
Girls 1600m - Annie St. Geme (Corona del Mar) 4:50.40 (Results & video!)
Girls 3200m - Tori Tyler (Gunn, Palo Alto) 10:38.90 (Results & video!)
Girls 100m HH - Leslie Mercado (Diamond Ranch, Pomona) 13.58w (Results & video!)
Girls 300m LH - Ebony Collins (Wilson, Long Beach) 40.10 (Results & video!)
Girls 4x100m Relay - Long Beach Wilson 44.84 (Results
& video!)
Girls 4x400 Relay - Long Beach Wilson 3:39.27 (Results & video!)
Girls High Jump - Desirae Gonder (Stockdale, Bakersfield) 5-09.00
Girls Pole Vault - Brysun Stately (Cordova, Rancho Cordova) 13-04.00 (Results & video!)
Girls Long Jump - Brittany Daniels (Merrill West, Tracy) 20-08.25w (Results & video!)
Girls Triple Jump - Brittany Daniels (Merrill West, Tracy) 44-05.50w (Results & video!)
Girls Shot Put - Julie Dufresne (Harbor, Santa Cruz) 47-07.50 (Results & video!)
Girls Discus - Alexaraee Toeaina (Pittsburg) 158-03
Saturday's Full Results & Videos!
Character... Integrity... Friendships
Photo by Richard Gonzalez
Despite participating in an intense season-ending 3200m rac in which the amazing sophomore sensation
Michael Cybulski of Royal pinned a rare championship-time defeat on highly decorated senior Mark Matusak
of Loyola, both youngsters were quick to share a smile and an embrace in celebrating very successful CIF seasons.
Mark, who wore a black shoulder band in honor of recently deceased head coach Greg Wells, won the 1600m title!
***Congratulations to Heather West (Davis Senior HS) and Ryan King (Christian Brothers HS),
winners of the 2005 CIF-State Scholar-Athletes of the Year awards competition!!!***
***Congratulations to Coley Candaele (Vista Murrieta HS) and Terry Ward (Bellarmine College
Prep), winners of the 2004-2005 CIF-State Model Coach awards competition!***
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Friday's Prelims Event Summaries! Prelim Results
Jamere Holland 10.38 & 20.92!
Friday's Prelims Highlights Video (mostly stretch runs/finishes)
Girls 400 Re - Boys 400 Re - G 1600 - B 1600 -
G 100mH - B 110mHH - G 400m - B 400m-
G 100 - B 100 - G800 - B800 - G300LH - B300IH
G200 - B200
Thrill of Victory!
Holland Cruzin on a Friday afternoon!!
Tarver's Stretch Runs 800-1600
Agony of Defeat!
(Yes, it even happens to best of 'em)
Barrier Action
Quickest Start!
Prentice (Diamond Ranch) on the way to 14.00 HH
Brittany Daniels In Action!
Basic "44 foot" Triple Jumping (1st one narrow foul)
Joe Hartman's Huge Photo Album of the Prelims
State Meet Coverage Area
Photos by (l-to-r) Rich Gonzalez, John Dye, Don Rich
& Kirby Lee
Pole vaulter Scott Roth of Northern
California, distance specialist Sarah Bowman of Virginia,
weights star Ryan Whiting of Pennsylvania and distance ace Kenny Cormier
of Arizona
headline a sensational field developing for the Golden West Invitational.
Still time to enter!
Click
here for the leading commitments so far!
Boys: Scott Roth, David Klech, Justin Oliver (GA), Ken Cormier (AZ),
Ryan Whiting (PA)!
Girls: Sarah Bowman (VA), Jordan Hasay, Erin Bedell (TX), Stephanie
Horton (OR)!
Click
here to register. Meet
information
Mt.
SAC Heptathlon
Saturday-Sunday, May 28-29, 2005
La Reina HS frosh Sasha Blanchard
scores 3,475 points over
two days in the seven events to claim top honors!
Results!
VS Athletics
to sponsor FREE Coaches Clinic in conjunction with USATF Nationals!
AAF Cross-Country
Coaching Clinics
June 11, July 16, August
13, 2005 at Mt. SAC
Bill Tokar Steve Chavez Ken Reeves
John Mahr
Press
Release!
Week
#12 Statewide
Story on Philip Adam,
one of the state's top all-arounders who'll be back in 2006!
College
Signings
Mia Eke (Rio American) to San Francisco State;
Wes Williams (Esperanza) to Idaho;
Will Moser (Clayton Valley) to UC Berkeley; Jessica & Tara Bryant
(Ventura) to Harvard;
Taylor Franzman (Clovis) to Fresno State; Bobby Scott (Clovis West)
to Fresno State;
Elvin Tabah (Cerritos Valley Chr) to UC Riverside; Kaili Zink (Washington
Union) to Fresno Pacific;
Syd Newsom (Washington Union) to Fresno Pacific; Evan Anderson (Menlo-Atherton)
to Cal Poly SLO;
John Figueiredo (Arcata) to Cal Poly SLO; Brian Baker (Biola Univ. transfer)
to Cal Poly SLO;
Leif Anderson (Reno, NV) to Cal Poly SLO; Andy Wright (Ashland, Ore.)
to Cal Poly SLO;
Brian Goodell (Mission Viejo) to Cal Poly SLO; Reid MacLean (Coronado)
to Cal Poly SLO;
Candice Jones (Skyline) to Sacramento State; Shana Watson (Skyline)
to San Diego State;
Rodrigo Gomez (So. El Monte HS/Mt. SAC) to Cal Poly Pomona; Ricardo
Rodriguez
(Don Lugo HS/Mt. SAC) to Cal Poly Pomona; Miguel Lara (Nogales HS/Mt.
SAC) to Cal Poly Pomona;
Emesh Fernando (Savanna HS/Mt. SAC) to Cal Poly Pomona; Dan Alvarez
(Mt. SAC) to CS Fullerton;
Amanda Gillming (Placer) to William Jessup University; Gabi
Rios-Sotelo (St. Mary's) to UC Berkeley;
Kevin Urak (St. John Bosco) to Cal Poly Pomona; Luis Perez (St. John
Bosco) to Cal Poly Pomona;
Jared Bird (La Mirada) to Biola University;
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