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SATURDAY - LB Poly Boys 3:11.22 4x400 - 7:43.43 4x800 closes down super meet for the Jackrabbit crew!

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS: LB Poly has Shantae McKinney (55.9), Jasmine Lee (52.8), Shana Woods (55.1) and Shalonda Solomon (51.6) roll to 3:35.55 NATIONAL RECORD in 4x400 relay in front of 35,000 at Penn! This makes it FOUR national records for the Poly girls in the last in the last two months! (Also the sprint medley relay at Arcadia Inv. plus the 4x200 and 4x400 nat'l indoor records!). Also 44.96 4x100 Relay and State Record 8:58.00 4x800!

New National Record 3:35.55! 4x400

Desirae Gonder (Stockdale, Bakersfield) now up to 5-10.5 HJ!!!

Kern Relays - Liberty HS (Bakersfield) 4/26/03 - (CE) - Stockdale (Bakersfield) frosh Desirae Gonder in GHJ continues to amaze with 5-10.5 clearance that sets Kern County Record, Central Section Frosh Record!! Other great marks in lengthy meet. Marqueze Valentine (Bakersfield) 14.61 B110mHH - Zack Ryan (Garces) & Andre Blackmon (Stockdale) 6-10 BHJ - Abraham Williams (Littlerock SS) BTJ 46-02 -Mark Lewis (Arroyo Grande) BSP 59-00 leads deep Arroyo Grande group! - Chris White (Garces) 175-07 ahead of Arroyo Grande's Danny Rohr (175-03) and the pack! - GIRLS - Danielle Green (Stockdale) quick 12.16 G100m - 25.31 G 200 - Brittany Grimes (Centennial) Distance Triple! G800 2:20.44 - G1600 5:10.28 - G3200m 11:59.97 - Lauren Alarcio (Arroyo Grande) 14.94 G100mH - Megan Howard (Arroyo Grande) G SP 47-05.5 - Missy Faubus (Centennial, Bak) 156-06 (Billi Jo Grant - Arroyo Grande at Penn Relays to pick up a National Award!)

Orange County Championships - 4/26/03 - Trabuco Hills HS (SS)

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Orange County standout soph Lauren Collins won the 100m high hurdles and took second in the high jump to help pace mighty Santa Margarita to the girls' title! Esperanza senior Mike Chavez placed second in the 1600 and 800 and took third in the 3200 to score 22 huge team points in the squad's thrilling 51-50 win over runner-up Trabuco Hills!

Matt Slater (Servite, Anaheim) 10.62 (+1.0 mps) and 21.53w. Jeff Jacobs (Santa Margarita) 48.51; Michael Haddan (Woodbridge) 1:53.43; Brandon Babiracki (Dana Hills) 4:12.05/9:18.47 over Mike Chavez (Esperanza) 4:13.96; Servite 42.37; TJ Fakahinde (Eastside Chr, Yorba Linda) 7-0; Chris Hendrick (Marina, HB) 14-9; Jeremy Woolridge (Trabuco Hills) 22-5.5; BTJ 46-4.75; Gabe Long 58-11.75; Dylan Storey (El Modena, Orange) 179-8. ---- GIRLS - Carol Rodriguez (Western, Anaheim) 11.93/24.23; Alison Costello (Esperanza, Anaheim) 4:57.49/10:56.02; Genelle Ives (Dana Hills) 44.55; Kennedy (La Palma) 4x100 48.26; Santa Margarita 4x400 3:56.79; Sharon Day 6-0; Cara Walker (Marina) leads 3 vaulters over 12-0; Melissa Yunghans (Orange Lutheran) 43-7.5 SP - Kate Hutchinson (San Clemente) 158-2 to 153-0 DT win over Priscilla Gardner (Mission Viejo).

C.C.S. Top "8" Track & Field Classic - 4/26/2003 - Los Gatos HS

Nik Kay (Los Gatos) weight double 54-2/180-09; Melissa Grelli (Presentation, SJ) took Amanda Thornberry 1600 4:57.60 to 4:59.09, and won 3200 10:48.13 over surprising Alicia Follmar (Saratoga) 10:48.44 and Thornberry 10:57.0; Alex Dunn (San Lorenzo Valley) 4:19.57 1600 and Darren Mattinson (Harbor, Santa Cruz) 9:23.19 B 3200; Cherie McPherson (Silver Creek) 2:14.78 G800 and Alex Guney (Bellarmine) 1:55.10 B800; Gretchen Haussler (Santa Cruz) 14.84 (nwi) G100H - Angelo Fobbs-Valentino (Serra) B400 48.69 and took 200 over Chris Johnson (Valley Christian) 22.06-22.29 (Johnson the 100 victor at 10.82 (wind +1.7). Ashley Monfort (Valley Christian) 57.03/25.34 (+1.0);nDanielle Povio (Milpitas) 44.99 G300LH - Chris Brown (Carmel) 22-2.75; Kristen Loftin (Aptos) 11-0 - Minh Tran (Mt. Pleasant, SJ) 14-6; - Julian Eison (Westmoor, DC) 45-10; Lynbrook B400 Re 43.22. Check out the team scores posted now! Four girls teams within two points! Serra (San Mateo) comfortably takes the Boys Title!

Bay Area Top 8 - James Logan HS

(Night invite results) 4/26/03

(Day meet results) 4/26/03

Friday 4/25 Meet Results

Graham Bockmiller (Miramonte, Orinda) 15-4 BPV - Pinole Valley's Wopamo Osaisai 100 and 200 wins 10.84 (-1.51 mps) 21.96. Logan Girls Sprint crew tough!! - Frosh Kristinia Davis G100m 11.93 (-1.2 mps wind) - Brittani Dudley G200 25.20 - G400 55.68 - Logan G400 Re 47.35 - El Cerrito's Ashley Lodree G100H 14.21 (-1.65 mps) G300LH 44.02. Berkeley's Stephan Brooks B00 (49.08), Freedom's Lancer Smith B800 (1:53.82 - though has been reported privately as 1:58.82??). Soph Yosef Ghebray (James Logan) 9:18.77 B3200, Kevin Craddock (Logan) 14.33 B110mHH; Jeffrey (Logan) BTJ 48-0 1/4; Renee Williams (Skyline) 20-2.5w.

Fred Faucett Invitational - 4/26/03 - Vallejo HS - Corbus Field

Classic 800 battle has Nevada's Alan Thomas (Hug, Reno) take Andrew Dawson (Vallejo) 1:52.05 to 1:54.04. Stagg tough in short relays: girls in 50.01 and boys in 43.03; James Maynard (Stagg) 14.81/39.47 hurdles; Eric Huggings (Stagg) 14.93 HH and Candice Maxwell (Stagg) G100H 15.07; Whitney Leachman (Elsie Allen, Santa Rosa) 12.20/25.91; Rhonda McGee (Vanden, Travis AFB) 46.00 G 300H - Janna Moyer (Hug, Reno) 12-0 GPV; Joe Perkins (Vacaville) 173-3 BDT; Billy Willis (Antioch) 53-5 BSP.

West Valley/Chico Invitational - 4/25/03 at Cal State Chico - Revised on 4/29

Meet Results and hand-timed due to weather affecting the auto-timing system. The Prelim Results should be considered wind-aided (trials for running events). Elk Grove rolls to 3:26.00 in 4x400; Foot Locker XC finalist Tim Nelson hits fine 4:17.26 for 1600. . Nevada Union girls go 49.8 and 4:02.8 to headline girls action! Nevada Union's Sarah Prout posts fine hurldes double (14.9w/45.2).

Ron Resler Invitational - 4/25/03 - Boulder City (Nevada) HS

Long Beach Wilson Girls head to Nevada - Tiffany Wright takes dashes (12.3/25.4); Ashley Freeman 400 (55.5); Mackenzie Hill hurdling powess 14.2/44.34; Wilson relays sweep: 46.3/1:42.5/3:59.6/9:27.3! Dianna Gooden adds 17-0 LJ win!

Santa Barbara County Championships - Carpinteria HS - 4/26/03

Lompoc boys and Dod Pueblos girls capture team titles!

Mindy Neely (Dos Pueblos) sets meet records with 17-10.5 leap in long jump and 56.14 dash in 400! Kristin Trichler (San Marcos) sets meet record in 800 (2:19.13)! Duane Solomon (Cabrillo) leads boys efforts with meet record in 800 (1:52.63) to go along with 4:18.34 in 1600! Jason Eiker-Wiles (Carpinteria) records pair of fine hurdle wins (15.14/39.45) and Lompoc sweeps relays (43.59 /3:25.40).

Flying Tiger Invitational - San Jacinto HS (SS) - 4/26/03 Updated!

Great Pictures from Robert Attical - Page One - Two - Three

Growing Inland Empire area of Southern Section had fine meet! Greg Garza (Indio) gets out to 191-0 in boys disc; Murrieta Valley's middle distance boys crew tough! Ian Ritche 1:54.67/800, Kellen Acosta 4:20.50/1600; Brian Thompson (Valley View, Moreno Valley) Boys Hurdle Double HH 14.73/300mIH 39.96 - Adam Simler (Hemet) BSP 55-6 - Gerald Garett (Yucca Valley) 47-0 BTJ --- GIRLS: J.W.North all over the place - Ashlee Brown (North) over super frosh DeAna Carson (Vista Del Lago, Moreno Valley) 11.82-11.86 exciting G100m - Carson back to take G200 24.66 - Liza Pasciuto (Murrieta Valley) 5:09.56 1600 - Domenique Manning (North) 14.07 G100H - Ashlee Brown G300LH 42.72 - North Relays 400 47.08 - 1600 3:53.10 - Gayle Hunter GLJ & TJ double 19-08 LJ and 38-10 TJ - DeAna Carson super 19-03 in second in LJ - Shannon Hobson (Perris) super basketballer getting into track gear - GSP 41-1.5 - GDT 137-7.

Montgomery Track Classic - Sat 4/26/03 - Santa Rosa JC - NCS - Big North Coast Section affair had some fine efforts - Frosh Mindi Wiley (Sonoma) moved to National Level in the High Jump with a 5-10 win!! - Boys - B1600 JK Withers 4:20.99 - B800 Regan Masi (Montgomery) 1:56.49 to JK's 1:57.01 - BDT Mark See (Alhambra, Martinez) 166-06 - BLJ Alex Prince (Terra Linda) 22-06.75 (only athlete over 20') - BPV Montgomery twins - Mike Tillinghast over Matt Tillinghast 14-06 to 14-00 -

Girls - G1600- Kim Conley (Montgomery) 5:04.86 over Corinne Roberts (Alameda) 5:06.52 - G3200 - Lindsay Allen (College Park, Pleasant Hill) 10:48.90 over Phyllis Blanchard (Ranchlo Cotate, Rohnert Park) 10:55.00 - GDT Alexaray Toeaina (Pittsburg) 138-08 - GPV Melissa Adams (Rancho Cotate, Rohnert Park) 11-03.5

Jaguar Invitational - At Valley Center (San Diego Section) - 4/26/03 - Don't hand the Boys State Team Title to LB Poly quite yet - Reggie Bush (Helix) back on the track after a month off!! - Bush anchors 41.81 400 Re - cruises 51.69 Open 400 - responds during 51.5 1600 Re leg with no pain - Bryon Barmer (Helix) 14.39 B110mHH win does not hurt Helix's hopes at all!! - Billy Matthies (Rancho Bernardo) BPV 15-08 - Nick Allotta (RB) 182-10 BDT!! - Ama Navidi (RB) 12-01 GPV - Travis Picou (Mt. Miguel, Spring Valley) 23-01 B LJ - Cumberbutch (Temecula Valley) fine 46-07 BTJ - read about the 4 foot improvement!

San Fernando Valley Invitational - Birmingham HS (Van Nuys) - 4/26/03 - Treani Swain (Oakwood Academy, North Hollywood) has chosen smaller meets with her team this spring, but has everyone's attention after 53.31 400 here (#3 time nation)!!! Arizona State bound footballer Chad Green led the Birmingham charge with a 10.82 100m win (ASU FB Info on Green) - Soph Kandi Bonty (Monroe, Sepulveda) interesting 12.15 100m and 57.50 400 behind Swain

Rim of World "Mile High Invitational" (SS) - 4/26/03

Bit of Altitude here probably made Antonio Jiminez's 4:34.8 (B1600) and 9:48.3 (B3200) worth a bit more, with Ontario's Maria Cardenas 11:59.4 G3200 in the thin air! - Kyle Hammerquist-Davis (Webb, Claremont) 54-01.75 BSP and 166-05 BDT with teammate Kristen Ferguson 127-05 GDT - LeAndre Butler (Rubidoux, Riverside) 14.97 and 39.47 Boys Hurdles - Junior Norma Esqueda (La Quinta) fine 25.45 G200 and 57.80 G 400 double win! - Fellow eleventh grader Chris George (Ayala, Chino Hills) 50.26 B400 - 6-06 HJ by M. Walker (Arroyo Valley, San Bernardino) -

Bill Kearney Invitational - Salinas - 04/26/03 (CCS)

Sprint Rivals split! - Ronnie Drummer (North Salinas) takes 100m over Nick Cunningham (Monterey) 10.97-10.98 (nwi) - Cunningham returns favor over 200m 21.72-21.89 (nwi) - Jacob Evans (Aptos) good double - 4:22.96 1600 and 1:59.94 800 - Annie Adams (Aptos) 11:37.54 solo G 3200 - Soquel wins Girls team contest with 97 - Salinas Boys with 115 -

Yreka Lions Invitational - Sat 4/26/03 - (No) - a number of Oregon teams came a ways south for this meet at the Northern Section's Yreka HS. A few gems for an area that is still quite often this late severely weather affected. Katie Richardson (Yreka) huge 153-11 GDT win, with Rob Johnston (Eagle Point, Or) a fine 15-02 Pole Vault. Yreka's strong Girls group took the team title on that half of the meet, with visitors South Medford dominating the Boys Team contest

Don Kavadas Tulare County Championships - at Porterville - 4/25/03 - (Ce) - Tulare County folks came together in this one, with Ryan Moore (Redwood, Visalia) 49.4 400 and 39.7 300mIH top Boys efforts! Soph Randy Maya (Redwood) 57.6 G400 - with Tynisha Smallwood 25.3w G 200 and 36-05.5w GTJ wins. Sylvia Medrano (Exeter) 2:21.0 - G800 - 5:19.8 G1600 middle distance double

Mustang Relays - Mira Costa HS (SS) - 4/26/03

Loyola boys roll to 10:17 DMR in the wind! Carson Boys and Girls took the short relay action here (Boys 42.3 400 - 1:30.9 800 - 3:26.9 1600 - Girls 50.1 400 - 1:47.7 800 - 4:08.7 1600) - Loyola 8:19.6 B3200 and 18:13.3 B6400 Re - Don Appanaitis & Matt Contreras (Loyola) 15-00 B PV's - Joe Guerin (Leuzinger, Lawndale) 55-04.5 BSP -

Zamperini Meet of Champions - Torrance HS - 4/26/03 (SS)

Kevin Finney (Torrance) takes teammate Robert Nelson in LJ 22-11.5-21-10.5 in big showdown there! - Matt Ngwun (Torr) 52-02.5 BSP win.

Sanger Metric Relays - Sanger HS (CE) - 4/25/03

Meet Record performances by Kira Costa (Memorial, Fresno) 12-08 GPV and Thomas Mack (Bakersfield) 38.17 B300mIH - Buchanan (Boys) and Clovis (Girls) Team Champs - Kyle Alcorn (Buchanan) 4:20.56 1600 10 second win - Roy Phelps (Coalinga) 14-06 B PV win - Jessica Laslovich (Buchanan) 5:12.35 G1600 and 11:21.09 G 3200 double! - Kira Costa 15.16 G 100H (-1.09) win - Natalie Friesen (Immaneul) 17-07.65 GLJ - Kristina Price (Merced) 41-05.5 GSP and 140-09 GDT wins!

Capital Athletic League Center Meet 3 (4/23/02)

Bella Vista HS (Fair Oaks) (SJS) Casa Roble (Boys) and Bella Vista (Girls) Team winners in the third gathering of this type at the Bella Vista HS Facility. Things are set up for an exciting League Finals on the Boys' side, with Casa Roble 13, Del Campo 12, and Bella Vista 11 team points heading into the 5/15 League Finals. BV leads the Girls team standings with 18 points. Senior Jawan Jackson (Del Campo) 11.2-22.5 100-200 double to win over Gerrell Cain (BV) 11.2 and 22.6 - Cain nips teammate Jim Ashen 21-11 to 21-10 in LJ - Brandon Laticker (Del Campo) 52-05.5 SP - Junior Ashley McAllister (BV) top girls mark with 10-6 PV.

Week's Dual Efforts

(Updated thru Saturday Morning) Renee Williams (Skyline, Oakland) great GLJ series into the wind 20-01.5 and 20-01 (top two jumps in the nation this spring ahead of Utah's Amy Manlove and her 19-11 from Arcadia). Phillip Reid clocks 9:19.1 in the wind in dual affair with Channel Islands, with the disclosed plan to try and double at 1600/3200 through the state meet for the Cal Poly SLO star. Nik Kay (Los Gatos) 195-01 DT on a cold day in sweats vs. Saratoga HS (#5 Prep throw in the nation behind Utah's Leif Arrhenius and his 209-6 winner at Arcadia) - 15'7" School Record Vaults - Billy Mathies and Zach Miller (Rancho Bernardo, San Diego) - Good Discus action as Webb School opens new track facility! - Kyle Hammerquist 185-03 - Kiersten Ferguson 137-4 (both Webb, Claremont)! Kyle Alcorn (Buchanan, Clovis) moves toward May/June 4:16.9 1600 in 4-way! - University City 42.45 B400 Re with "B" Team 42.55. - Kevin Robinson (Hoover, Fr) 47-00 BTJ - Nick Allotta (Rancho Bernardo) 58-06 SP - Ventura Girls look tough for Cross-Country (check the 1600-3200 dual depth this day!

Rancho Bernardo Vaulters! - Billy Mathies - Zach Miller - Robert Knecht photos - Check out photos of this super vaulting duo!

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