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STATE FINALS COVERAGE

• Northern Section stars at State Meet Finals
• Alicia Follmar (Saratoga) dedicated her season to deceased Coach Marshall Clark - touching
• Helix sprints to Historic Crown
• Follmar (Saratoga) improved runner wins State 1600
• Two Central Section stars win gold at State
• Tough Race Tough Finish - Lisa Crampton (Granada, Livermore) comes home with 1600 meda
• Kirsten Loftin (Aptos) overcomes difficulties to finish 5th in State PV
• Jere Summers (Berkeley) and other NCS stars at State
• Pittsburg Stars at State
• Lindsey Allen (College Park) 2nd 1600 at State - Bockmiller and other NCS Stars
• Carson Boys Relay comes through - other South Bay (SS-LA) stars at state
• Kisha Fontenot (Woodland) 5th at State HJ
• Phillip Reid - Duane Solomon redemption at this year's State Meet compared to last
• Sonoma Valley frosh Mindi Wiley second at State HJ
• Wiley, Blanchard, Leland medal from greater Santa Rosa area
• LB Poly dedicates season/title to wife of Coach Don Norford who passed on during season
• Dominguez boys great year - fall a bit short of history
• Muir Mustangs return to form at State Finals
• Mario Cobian (Rosemead) runs way into respect in State Finals - 1:51 800
• Sacramento area stars Frosh Shuler and Jessica Pressley win state titles
• Merced's Kristina Price stars at State Meet
• Phillip Reid left nothing to chance at State Meet - 1600 Boys winner
• Oakdale's Ryan Caris wins Medal at State Hurdles contest!
• North Salinas star Ronnie Drummer makes himself known at this year's State Meet sprints!
• North Riverside Girls settle for second at state
• Rancho Cucamonga Girls 3rd in 1600 Relay leads Inland Empire area stars at State
• Duane Solomon (Cabrillo) leads Lompoc area stars at State

STYTE PRELIMS DAY - STORIES AROUND THE STATE

• Favorite Nik Kay (Los Gatos) in the DT gets a scare!
• Dorsey Soph David Gettis gets buzz going with 47.14 heat at State
• Alicia Follmar (Saratoga) 1600 star qualifies for Finals
• Allyson Felix misses the prom for Track -
• Los Gatos frosh Christine Jones impresses - Amanda Thornberry watches from the stands
• Jasmine Lee (LB Poly) school's 1st ever running event State Champ? Great Team Contest!!
• Monterey area finalists - Ronnie Drummer sprints, Joel Tuosto jumps lead - good PV Story!
• Vacaville area folks in the trials led by DT star Joe Perkins (Vacaville)
• Immanuels' Natalie Friesen from Central great first day LJ/TJ to qualify Jason Rooters joins her!!
• Dominguez boys still in the title hunt, but going to be great title team contest Saturday!
• Merced's Kristina Price double qualifier for the Finals!! SP/DT
• Matt Johnsrud looks back on his magic 1600 win from last year!!
• Trafeh's inspiration - "Without Limits" about Steve Prefontaine - former Oregon star
• Gayle Hunter misses LJ final but North (Riverside) girls confident going into day 2
• Desert's Rudy Burgess super first day at State LJ/TJ!
• Enterprise, Redding stars super first day at State for Northern Section - 3 finalists!!
• Phillip Reid (Rio Mesa) - Tony Ramirez (Royal, Simi) Finalists with new tactics
• Muir fine hurdler Marquis Profit 14.25 Hurdle Qualifier for Finals
• Oakdale's Ryan Caris Finalist in 110mHH despite barrier knocking in Prelims!!
• Mario Cobian (Rosemead) dark horse in great 800 field
• Modesto area stars come up short in State Prelims
• Super young group of throwers at Clovis West (Fresno)
• Graham Bockmiller (Miramonte) PV Finalist - Pittsburg's Alexaraee Toeaina Great DT 155'!!
• Lisa Crampton (Granada) & DJ Smith (Foothill, Pleasanton) move into Finals
• Maurice Drew (De la Salle) misses 100 finals - FB star heads home for graduation
• Carson's 400 star Brandon Myles leads South Bay Qualifiers for Finals
• Carson's Myles eyes State Hardware - turns out he is Benny's son (for you old track geezers)
• Two Estancia (Costa Mesa) stars Novak (HJ) - Rojas (1600) join CM's Sharon Day in Finals
• Burbank's Kyle Ivie into the 1600 Finals - good tactics discussion
• Servite's Matt Slater in the sprint finals!!

Newspaper stories galore heading into the state meet!

• Dominguez star Craig Woods said his first hurdle ever was the toughest!!
• Nik Kay (Los Gatos) - heading south to win this year in SP and DT!!
• Rio Mesa star Phillip Reid seeks perfect finish - Big Senior State Meet for star!!
• Wusu Family of Palo Alto - jumping family has Tolu at State Meet
• LB Poly girls in familiar role as the favorites - can they pull the state title off?
• Skyline's Kenny O'Neal hopes to finish in a blaze of glory - Georgia transfer has had super season
• Ronnie Drummer (North Monterey) - CCS sprint star a goal at the state meet this weekend!!
• Lisa Crampton (Granada, Livermore) ends her run at State - NCS Great at Cerritos this weekend
• The Mastalir brothers - Sac Joaquin Greats from Jesuit
• Kirby Lee dopes out the State Girls Track struggle - who will take the team title -Poly, Wilson, or North
• North Coast Section Finals - Leal records fastest section 3200 in 18 years!
• Merced weight event star Kristina Price hopes for Finals Spot!! - Shot/Discus Sac Joaquin star
• 30 Years ago no Girls State Meet - National Level Star Eileen Claugus from Sacramento was out in the cold!
• Can Dominguez pull off the Boys' team title with six athletes at Cerritos?
• Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley) HJ star Josh Gibson only came out for Track his Senior Year - in State
• Price Family used to the State Meet - Merced star Kristina latest in "family of throwers"
• Paradise Hurdle Stars down to the State Meet - Northern Section Stars hope to qualify for finals!!
• North Monterey's Ronnie Drummer goes for State Glory - CCS Sprint Star to Cerritos
• NCS Area Athletes of Week - Berkeley Hurdler Stephan Brooks - Hercules sprinter Meia Tezeno
• More NCS Area Personalities to State as Athletes of Week - DJ Smith Foothill - Lisa Crampton Granada
• LB Jordan's Tim McCullouch multi-talented Hurdler - nephew of Earl McCullouch former World Record Holder
• Top Orange County Sprinters in such numbers a rarity
• Santa Rosa area stars to State
• 6-02 HJer Sharon Day (Costa Mesa) seeks exclamation point at state -
• 5-10 frosh high-jumper Wiley of Sonoma! - America's #2 ninth-grader!
• "Foothill's Smith Flies to 10.49 100 Meters" - Owns fastest time among state qualifiers!
• "Lindsey Allen (College Park) cruises on short rest" - Could this be our 1600m favorite?
• Area Stars give all at Meet of Champions
• Santa Rosa area stars are off to state!
• San Diego Section Finals Boys Story  - State's fastest 4x100 (41.00) fails to advance!
• San Diego Section Finals Girls Story
• Deanna Goodwin - Section Sprint Star Article  - State's best bet to break up SoSec dominance!
• Record Day for Goodwin in Section Finals!
• Felix "fastest of them all" - Sprint queen goes for a third state 100m title!
• Wilson's Hill "Hurdles to the top"
• Big Night for Dominguez Dons - Masters showing tabs boys as state team-title favorites!
• "Ingrid Kantola (St. Francis, Sacramento) - interesting on/off track combo!
• "Kristina Price (Merced) weight star"
• Ryan Shuler 15-06 Frosh Vault Star! - Smashes Anthony Curran's mark as best frosh vaulter in state history!
• Need for Speed - Sheldon's Deonna Lawrence
• Modesto slant on Sac Joaquin Finals
• Nick Cunningham (Monterey) - Talk about major sacrifices for attending the state meet!
• "On Track Towards State"
• "Two Titles for Birmingham" - City Section powerhouse pulls off the 'Double Dip'
• Oakland Section Finals coverage for girls
• Oakland Section Finals coverage for boys
• Central Section Finals Story
• Kira Costa - set to soar! - National indoor recrdholder in quest of first state title!
• Central Section's finest tune up for state!

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