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Weekend Meets!

Please inform us of any rescheduled dates - Tri-County Small Schools moved to 3/29 - has openings! - Brea Invite 3/29 rescheduling note

Claire Rethmeier (San Pasqual) super 10:46.4 3200 - Brad Liber 9:22.57 on the Boys side for 8 laps!! - George Green photos

Bronco Invitational - (San Diego) - New Westview HS Facility - 3/15/03 - Girls - Claire Rethmeier (San Pasqual, Escondido) 10:46.4 over Rebecca Bostwich (Uni City) 10:57.9 great 3200 action!! - Shakara Lott (Uni City) 58.90 400m - Jessie Ooms (Uni City) 5:14.00 1600 - Soph Hannah Hain (San Pasqual) 5-04 HJ - Danielle Schuster (Torrey Pines) 2:19.18 800m - San Pasqual 12:46.26 Distance Medley - Boys - Bryce Yeaton (Ramona) 10.90 100m - Ramona 43.36 400 Re 1:31.44 800 Re - Brad Liber (Uni City) 9:22.57 3200 - Kurt Hurley (Carlsbad) 14.68 110mHH 40.02 300mIH - - Serra junior Desmond Burt 6-06 HJ - Troy Swier (Mar Vista) 4:18.73 1600 over Gus Polito (Valley Center) 4:20.73

Newark Invitational - 3/15/03 - Granada's Lisa Crampton 4:46.7 for 1500, San Ramon Valley's Allison Falk 5-6 in high jump (just missed 5-8 twice) and football Damon Jenkins (De La Salle) 50.32.

Newark Memorial's fine 42.91/4x100m - (photo Adam Hall)

Westmont HS/West Valley College Invite - Sat 3/15/03 - (CCS)

Super Charlie Rettner Photos West Valley Invite - Jade Myles (super Jump photo) - Amber Kaufman (Branham 5-06 HJ frosh) - middle distance doubler Cherie McPherson (some wear their heart on their sleeve - Cherie her lane number!)

Boys - DJ Smith (Foothill, Pleasanton) big 10.66w (wind +2.5 mps) 100m win - Jacob Evans (Aptos) 1:56.82 800 - Chris Ashley (Aragon) 4:02.50 1500 - Minh Tranh (Mt. Pleasant) 14-00 PV - Girls - Deanna Goodwin (Int'l Studies) 12.35 (wind +0.8 MPS) 100m - Cherie McPherson (Silver Creek) 2:21.91 (800) and 4:50.97 (1500) wins - Galina Becker (Mt. Pleasant) 15.22w (wind +2.9 mps) 100mH - Amber Kaufman (Branham frosh) 5-06 HJ -Jade Myles (Mt. Pleasant) 18-02.5w (wind +3.6 mps) LJ - 38-09 (wind legal -1.0 mps) TJ win

First Chance Meet - Sunnyside HS, Fresno - Fri 3/14/03 - Kira Costa (12-09 PV) - Desirae Gonder (5-09.5 HJ frosh!) - Jason Rooters (183-09 DT junior!) - National Level Marks!!

Kira Costa (Memorial, Fresno) super 12-09 PV #2 All-Time behind Central Section record 13-01.75 by Melissa Price (Kingsburg) from 1995 - Desirae Gonder, super frosh (Stockdale, Bakersfield) #7 AT Central Section HJ at 5-09.5!! Melissa Faubus (Centennial, Bak) a 42-02.5 and 155-01 Discus double win!! Boys Jason Rooters (Edison, Fresno) DT 183-09! Rooters next goal is to break the Shot Put School record of his father, a 59-01 mark from 1959!! Lucas Burks (Stockdale) a fine 1:59.8-4:32.4-9:59.2 distance triple, Andres Blackmon (Stockdale) 6-08 HJ win over Rudy Diez (Central, Fr) at the same 6-08.

Bay Area Distance Festival - Friday 3/14/03 -

Piedmont HS - Doyle O'Regan - Wind and Rain, but still 1600's - Melissa Grelli (5:10.4) - Alex Enscoe (4:23.6) - 800's Daniel Wold (2:01.7) - Ashley Valle (2:20.9) - 3200's - Michelle Gallagher (11:02.4) - Miguel Uribe (9:38.0) - but who won the fabled coed 4x400?

Royal Classic Invitational - Royal HS (Simi Valley) 3/15/03 - Very challenging day weather-wise met head-on by five schools who wanted a meet! - Check the results and pictures by Erik Pedersen of the day of action!

Leprechaun Classic - Mendocino College - Ukiah - 3/15/03 - Tel Tipton (Clear Lake) 50.9/2:02.3 double - Ferndale's Aaron Megazzi 4:27.8/1600 - John Figuerido (Arcata) 9:40.9/3200 - Jacob Moon (Del Norte) 6-4 HJ - Tillinghast (Montgomery, SR) 14' PV - Shelby Leland (Ukiah) 2:27.3/5:17.5!

Nick Cunningham (Monterey) goes 50.99/400, 11.24/100, 22.27/200 to nab Outstanding Male Athlete Award - Archbishop Mitty`s hurdle victories by Boulton 15.63/40.18. The girls meet was exciting with Lauren Curtis of Mitty (12.96/100, 9-0/PV), Dana Underwood of Monta Vista (27.1/1:01.34), Breanna Diaz of King City (16.83/50.30) & Female Meet MVP Kristen Mulenburg of St.Francis (32-3, 115-6).

Mitty Invitational - Results 3/15/03 - CCS

King/Gilbert Invitational - 3/15/03 - Sac Joaquin - at Granite Bay HS

Girls: Sheldon (Elk Grove) team winner with 116 points over St. Francis (Sacramento) 64. Deonna Lawrence (Sheldon) 25.31/57.05 double - Lauren Mulkey (Woodcreek, Roseville) 2:19.92/800. Natasha LeBeaud (Folsom) 5:11.4/1600 win over improved Michelle Born (Oakmont) - Sheldon 49.1/4x100 relay. Boys: Granite Bay wins title over Fairfield. Austin Ramos (Jesuit) 4:29.9 1600 - Chris Hart (Del Campo, Fair Oaks) 9:54.1/3200m - Fairfield 3:29.8/4x400 relay - Sam Stroughter (Granite Bay) 22-0.5 LJ win. - Shane Mervau (Sheldon) 50-8.5 SP - Joseph Way (Sheldon) 149-2 DT.

North State Relays - 3/14/03 Cal State Chico - Paradise Hurdlers Zack Hall (15.06 110mHH) and Noelle Pharris (15.34 100mH & 35-05 TJ) are solid early. - Rebecca Duerr (Chico) 115-1 DT - Pleasant Valley boys and Paradise girls in strong relay efforts - David Nichols (Enterprise, Redding) huge 177-9 DT! - 41' SP Claire Miller Shasta (Redding)

Miscellaneous Meet Notes - Palm Springs Relays - Cathedral City Girls 400m Re 50.3 - Michelle Born (Oakmont, Roseville) 5:11.9/1600

World Indoor Champs 3/16 report from Birmingham, England

Allyson Felix finishes a stunning third in heat semis! - L.A. Baptist star enjoys great experience!

Rancho Verde Relay of Champions - Girls Results

Don Franklin Meet
At Turlock - Cal State Stanislaus - 3/15/03

Double winners - Kristina Price (Merced) with a 38-04 (SP) and 138-10 (DT) and Dallon Williams (Turlock) 5:14.08 (1600) and 2:23.94 (800) - Carl Crawford (East Union, Manteca) had a 10.98 100m Large Schools win, with Dolly Onepa (Pitman, Turlock) adding a 14.60 110mHH in the Small Schools.

DUAL EFFORTS - wet ring conditions do not slow down the AG weight crew, with Megan Howard a booming 47-04 Shot Put effort! - Billie Joe Grant had 46-06 and 176-08 efforts (including a good spill!) - Jared Sola 59-01 SP

The Week's Duals (maybe a few tri's!)

COLLEGE NATIONAL TRACK & FIELD!

NCAA Division I Championships - Full Results - Golden State NCAA Champs - Lashinda Demus (ex-LB Wilson/Univ So Carolina) 51.79 400 - Jerrick Holmes (ex-Palmdale HS/CS Northridge) 7-03.75 - WHICH 2 CALIFORNIA HS'S HAD THREE FORMER ATHLETES IN THE NCAA DIV I CHAMPS (hint - Southern California powers) - Arkansas (Men) & LSU (Women) champs!!

NCAA Division II Championships - Full Results - CS Bakersfield rides great weight group to third place Men's overall!! - UC Davis Coaching job of year with runner-up 4x400 Women's Relay group!!

NCAA Division III 2003 Indoor Championships - Full Results - DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., March 14-15. - Brian Anderson (ex-Burroughs HS, Burbank) All-American 800 at Mass Institute of Technology

NCAA Lists prior to Div I - II - III Final lists before Championships Indoors this weekend! - 3/11/03 - Tons of Californians on the lists!

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