Mo goes from mid-day fast to
evening super-fast!
Mini-Alma slays a true California giant!
Duarte's Mohamed Trafeh, now
five days into the Ramadan fasting ritual, ate up the competition
along the final four laps, ripping a 4:51/4:22 negative split win. The
9:13 win broke the HS meet record, with Ryan Hall's 8:55 or so achieved
here when they had an Open session race. Mighty mite
Alma Escobar of Corona flashes nice speed over last 700m to break Anita
Siraki's meet record!
Photos by Rich Ganzalez
Duarte's Mohamed Trafeh ran
a smooth 4:51/4:22 negative split en route to a 9:13 HS meet record
(Ryan Hall's
8:55 or so a few years back came against open competition) to beat a
great run by Covina's Andrew Tachias (9:20).
In the girls race, Corona's Alma Escobar (left), moved with 800m to
go en route to breaking up a close battle with
St. Paul's Lauren Magdaleno. Escobar's 10:57 just beat Anita Siraki's
HS meet record. Magdaleno clocked 11:06.
Seeded Varsity Boys: 1.
Mohamed Trafeh (Duarte) 9:13, high school meet record (65-81-76-69-70-65-64-63);
2.
Andrew Tachias (Covina) 9:20; 3. Cyrus Bastani (Corona) 9:34; 4. Diego
Mercado (West Covina sophomore) 9:36; 5. Danny Mercado (West Covina
sophomore) 9:37; 6. Jarrett Yanez (Bosco Tech) 9:40; 7. Ryan Allen
(Yucaipa) 9:42; 8. Vikash Desai (Schurr) 9:46; 9. Adrian Doty (Peninsula)
9:48; 10. J.J. Langan (South Hills) 9:50.
Seeded Varsity Girls: 1. Alma Escobar (Corona) 10:57;
2. Lauren Magdaleno (St. Paul) 11:06; 3. Brittany Ballin (West Covina)
11:28; 3. Marlene Elisalde (St. Paul) 11:35; 5. DiMascio (St. Lucy's)
11:44; 6. Blanca Aguirre (Corona) 11:54; 7. Leslie Mah (South Hills)
11:55; 8. Sarah Morris (Corona) 11:58; 9. Kristina Wilson (South Hills)
11:58; 10. Sara Ireland (Maranatha) 12:07.
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Covina senior Andrew Tachias seized the lead on the third lap of the
Seeded Varsity Boys Race
at the Cougar 2-Miler, with Duarte's Mohamed Trafeh (green top) drafting
off his efforts.
An annual 'speedwork' meet as teams/runners
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