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DyeStatCal All-State Track & Field Team 2003 Outdoors - Boys High Jump

Returning as the State Champ off his 6-11 win at Cerritos last June, 7-footer Cole Herron (Sanger) returns as the top high jumper in the state this spring!! (John Dye photo)

--The Following teams are selected on a combination of Top Marks, Honors Won, and Perceived potential heading into the 2003 Outdoor Track & Field season statewide. They are meant to be a way of honoring the top athletes around our great state with an attempt to give folks a sense of where general groupings of top athletes would place them. It is felt that this would be a way to better publicize our sport with recognition prior to the start of the season and during the early season as athletes with "All-State" groupings, First, Second, or Third Team (nine per group). Enjoy - Any corrections on grades, transfers, etc. appreciated. - e-mail us

Boys High Jump (Listed alphabetically) - 2002-2003 school year listed (- = senior 2002-2003 school year, * = junior, ** = soph, *** = frosh)
First Team All-State

All State Boys HJ

First Team: (10 on first team due to height ties)

• -Andre Blackmon (Stockdale, Bakersfield)
• -Rudy Burgess (Desert, Edwards)
• -Matt Carter (El Modena, Orange) - added 2/14/03 (grade error 2002 track season results)
• -T.J. Fakahinde (Eastside Christian Yorba Linda)
• -Jeff Goddard (Edison, Huntington Beach)
• *Michael Gumbrecht (Santa Monica)
• -Cole Herron (Sanger)
• -Justin Johnson (Rio Mesa, Oxnard)
• -Cole Marton (Carlsbad)
• *Jake Maus (Napa)
• -Zack Ryan (Garces, Bakersfild)

Second Team:

*Terrell Baker (Poly, Long Beach)
-Alan Beatty (Troy, Fullerton)
-Jah Bennett (Yerba Buena, San Jose)
-Danny Brooks (Hollister)
-Marc Davila (Birmingham, Van Nuys)
-Kevin Finney (Torrance)
-Mike Harris (Charter Oak, Covina)
-James Lehigh (Glendora)
-Ed Wright (St. Mary's, Berkeley)

Third Team:
-Roy Armstrong (Bakersfield)
-Steven Bianchi (Hollister)
-Danny Esselbach (Aptos)
-Chris Hempfield (Serra, Gardena)
-Mark Perez (Stockdale, Bakersfield)
-Fermin Smith (Pioneer, San Jose)
-Kyle Vanderzanden (Aptos)

(any other 6-04 jumpers in the state with meet/site/date of effort during 2002 season?) -e-mail us

Cole Herron (7-0 best) took the State High Jump in Fresno last year by two full inches at 6-11, so he returns with great big meet experience and success when it counted! Herron had his best of 7-0 while winning his section meet, with T.J. Fakahinde also a 7-footer (7-00.25) hoping for consistency at the end of this spring's season. Justin Johnson was a 6-08 jumper in addition to his hurdling exploits last year, with one of the state's best Long Jumpers, Rudy Burgess, also a 6-08 best here. Andre Blackmon (6-08), Ryan Zack (6-07), and junior Jake Maus (6-06) were state meet competitors last June. Jeff Goddard (6-06), Michael Bumbrecht (Santa Monica) (6-06), and Cole Marton (6-06) showed fine potential during 2002.

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