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Weekend Summary February 22-24,
2008 by Doug Speck - Editor DyeStatCal
With a new stadium where they are lobbying to hold
a state meet in the middle of California, Buchanan HS in Clovis
was
The Section has some fine distance folks with some decent efforts despite the conditions. Defending Section 400 and 800 Champ Ashlee Thomas (Centennial, Bakersfield) was 2:29.5 for the day's quickest 2 lapper on the Girls' side, with Anthony Mitchell (North, Bakersfield), a 49.81 400 runner in 2007, stepping up to the 800 with a solid 1:59.4 two second win. Allison Gonzales (Exeter) was the Girls 1600 winner at 5:22.9, then came back with an 11:47.4 runner-up effort in the 3200 to sub 10:40 star Meghan Marvin (Clovis), 11:41.2 while cruising in the puddles this day. The hosts' Jonathan Sanchez took the Boys 3200 at 4:32.0. Girls 800m Section I 2007 Meet Coverage
A cool, overcast Saturday at Buchanan
HS had Edison High School shining, with eight (of ten) possible
sprint relay victories, with Boys 43.00 (4x100) and 3:27.3
(4x400) and Girl 50.09 (4x1) and 4:11.1 (4x4) showing the core
of squads that will certainly hope to place higher than the thirds
that both achieved in the 2007 Section Finals as overall squads. Defending
Section Girls 100 Hurldes Champ Brianny Williams (Edison) added
16.30 and 50.07 Girls' hurdle wins
to the Tigers' medal haul this day. Kenny Phillips (Central,
Fresno) had a fine 6-06 HJ win to lead field event action, with
the usual area Boys weight quality in evidence, with Niko
Gomes (Clovis) 156-08 Discus to take Clovis West star Travis
Smith (156-04) and Fowler soph Jacob Budwig (150-01), and Smith taking
the Shot at 51-07 over Willy Irwin (Clovis East) 50-06.5. Curtis
O'Neil (Clovis East) added a 13-00 Boys Pole Vault win. Keith Dawson Indoor Pole Vault Competition Northern Arizona Indoor Action
USA
Track & Field Indoor Championships
With "pro-level" Olympic athletes looking forward to the Beijing Olympics and qualifying through the Trials in early Summer, the pecking order started establishing itself this past weekend in Boston at the USATF Indoor Championships, with some good Golden State results. Ex-Chino HS National 100m record holder Angela Williams (USC) impressed with a big 60 meter win at 7.11. Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral HS/Duke Univ) was an impressive 8:55.19 3000m winner over world-ranked Jen Rhines. Jill Camarena (Woodland HS/Stanford) tok the Shot Put at 59-05, with Trevell Quinley (Merrill West HS/Arizona State) the Long Jump at 25-08, and Nicole Teter (West Valley HS (Cottonwood)/Arkansas) the 800 at 2:02.65. Men Long Jump Weekend in
Collegiate Track and Field
At the NAU (Northern Arizona) Tune-Up this past weekend Arizona State wandered up to Flagstaff. The Sun Devil weight crew had Tai Battle (Will Wood HS, Vacaville), the NCAA Discus runner-up take the SP (49-09.75) with NCAA Shot Champ Jessica Pressley (Laguna Creek HS, Elk Grove) the Weight throw winner at 64-03.75. Rodney Glass (ASU/Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks) was 3rd in the 55m dash finals at 6.39, with Marquis Profit (ASU/Muir HS) second inthe 55mHH at 7.52. At the Washington State Open II Meet, Robert Williams (WSU/Ramona HS, Riverside) was the 60mHH winner at 8.12. Out at Claremont Scripps at the outdoor Rossi Relays, Kai Kelly (USC/Dorsey HS) opened up his outdoor HH campaign with a 14.12 clocking, and Azusa Pacific's James Ferguson (Rosemead HS) was 55-00 to win the Shot Put.
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