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NWN Leaders May 9, 2007

DeSoto TX girls enter the scene at US#1


  • Desert Vista HS remains on top of the national rankings for the boys and newcomer from the state of Texas, DeSoto HS, grabs the top spot in the girls’ ranking.
  • See how the teams are fairing on the national and regional scene.
  • Coaches! It’s not too late to join in and see where your team stacks up. Can your team come in and displace any of these teams?

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National Rankings

Overall Rank Boys State Points    
1 Desert Vista HS Arizona 8196    
2 Warren Central HS
Indiana 7986    
3 The Woodlands HS Texas 7908    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
1 DeSoto HS Texas 7778 Newcomer This week
 
2Kingwood HSTexas7707  
3
Murrieta Valley HS California 7673    



National Boys:

5/9 Update: Desert Vista
is still the reigning team in the nation. With new weekly marks from Chris Conway of 4:25.07 in the 1600m and Shea Kearney’s 16’3” pole vault, this team continues to climb. Warren Central is in a solid second place with a new few marks this past week from Brad Ellington running 48.2 in the 400m and Mark Harsley’s shot put mark of 50’3.5”. The Woodlands is still in third place with their state meet completed but we have not seen an updated mark in awhile, so look for some improvement here.

5/2 Update: Desert Vista still remains the top dog here. This team just continues to improve with marks from Steven Figueroa in the discus of 168’4.5” in the discus and 60’0.25” in the shot and Mychal Hammonds in the high jump with a mark of 6’4”. Another nice mark from distance runner, Chris Conway, of 4:26.21 in the 1600m helps the cause.
Newcomer Warren Central (IN) comes in and edges out powerhouse The Woodlands TX out of the second spot here. D’Juan Richardson’s 14.24 mark in the 110m hurdles and Devin Pipkin’s 10.69 100m mark gives this team a boost. Derrick Spight’s high jump mark of 6’9” is pretty special, as well as De’Sean’s Turner’s 4:14.5 (1600m) and 9:22.3 (3200m) marks help this team’s score tremendously too.

4/25 Update:
Desert Vista continues its dominance with better marks in the field events this week, while The Woodlands remain 2nd with no changes. See the regional report for more details.

4/18: Strong all around performances have Desert Vista AZ in the lead, with Allante Battle pacing the 100m and 400m running 10.87 and 49.03 respectively as well as a team best in the long jump of 22’4”. Good distance marks from Matt Boughton in the 1600 (4:26.3) and 3200 (9:29.90) and good field events make this a team hard to beat.
Alex Neff brings The Woodlands TX onto solid ground with his 1600m mark of 4:15.83 and 3200m mark of 9:03.00. Sprint and hurdle marks are hard to beat from this team with marks from Brian Schmitt (10.89 in the 100m), Adam Hayes (51.02 in the 400m) and Terak Haider (15.13 in the 110m hurdles)



National Girls:

5/9 Update:
Newcomer DeSoto (TX) comes in and grabs the top spot from Kingwood (TX) by only 71 points. Gayla Cloud’s 14.06 110m hurdle effort along with Brittney Cain’s 11.97 100m mark and Skylar White’s 157’3” discus and 44’9” shot helps this team jump to the top of the country. Kingwood (TX) drops a notch to the number two spot nationally with no new marks this week from this team. Look for more good marks from these teams as the state meet is this weekend.

5/2 Update:
Kingwood is still the king here among the girl’s team scores with 7707 points – a slight edge over Murrieta Valley’s 7600 tally. Hanselka continues to peak with her marks with new marks in the 1600m (5:00.12) and 3200m (10:49.55). Just a well-balanced team.
Murrieta Valley was dealt a blow this past week with the loss of their super star, Kelsey Rubeor, to a major knee injury where she will be out for six months. Her marks posted now will have to prevail for the rest of the season to keep this team strong in the rankings.

4/25 Update:
Kristen Hanselka bettered her 1600m with a 5:00.12 mark to help raise the score of Kingwood TX.
For Murietta, Kelsey Rubeor is the all-star of this squad with five of the top marks for this team from the 100m Hurdle to the long jump, high jump, discus and shot put. It looks like Kelsey is going to make a fine heptathlete in college.

4/18: Kingwood TX jumps in as a newcomer this week, popping to the top spot in the nation edging Murrieta Valley. Kristen Hanselka has a strong 5:03.01 and a 10:56.89 and a solid 100m Hurdle by Kathryn Lupton with a time of 14.40. This team is solid across the board from the sprints to the throws. The team to beat!
Good all around marks, still, from Murietta CA. Strong in the distances with Taryn Pastoor running 5:06.89 and 10:58.9, and again a solid 100m Hurdle performance of 14.8 from Amber Middleton. Kelsey Rubeor throws the discus 121’5” and puts the shot 43’3” to help the cause.



Regional Rankings

Northeast - Southeast - Heartland - Midwest - South - Northwest - Southwest - California


         
  Northeast        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
22 Monsignor Farrell HS
New York 7511    
26 McDowell HS
Pennsylvania 7483    
28
Chambersburg HS
Pennsylvania
7476 Newcomer this week!
 
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
4 Southern Regional HS
New Jersey 7591    
22
Chambersburg HS
Pennsylvania 7084 Newcomer this week!  
41
Cherokee HS
New Jersey 6826 Newcomer this week!
 


Northeast Boys –
  • 5/09 Update: Monsignor Farrell still stays strong in this tight region with a few new marks this past week. Alex Orlando improves his 3200m mark to 10:04.72 and Sean Potter runs faster in the 110m hurdle (15.21) to help the cause.
  • 5/02 Update: Monsignor Farrell holds a slight edge over newcomer McDowell (PA) with 7436 points. Matt Frawley’s 1 mile mark of 4:21.09 helps the cause of this team. Note: Newcomer McDowell (PA) moves into a strong second place nudging Don Bosco Prep from second to third.
  • 4/25 Update: Monsignor Farrell (NY) continues to dominant this region with a 22 overall ranking leading the region by 200 points.
  • 4/18: Monsignor Farrell (NY), newcomer this week, raised the bar in the NE with huge marks from Matt Frawley running 4:21.09 in the mile, Kyle Duggan vaulting 15’6” in the pole vault and Sean Potter in the 110m hurdle running 15.6.

Northeast Girls -
  • 5/09 Update: Southern Regional (NJ) gets a boost from Danielle Tauro in the 3000m with a 9:47.10 mark to stay 507 points ahead of second place Chambersburg (PA). Cherokee (NJ), a newcomer this week, comes in strong with a third place ranking with some solid marks.
  • 5/02 Update: New Jersey is the state to beat here in this region! Southern Regional has another great week with a move from sixth nationally to fourth. Ashley Furlong bettered her pole vault mark to 12’0” and Brittany Knowles’ 110m hurdle mark of 14.8 helps too. I still say this team has some room to grow with better marks from Tauro – something we all know will come in time.
  • 4/25 Update: Change in the action here with New Jersey teams dominating the top three spots. Southern Regional (NJ) takes over with a HUGE week that brings them to the top sixth spot in the nation from a 55th spot from last week. Super star Danielle Tauro’s fine marks of 5:03.2 in the 1600m and 11:09.1 in the 3200m helps as well as Ashley Furlong’s pole vault mark of 11’6”. Look for this team to continue its upward trend. Regional note – Jim Schlentz’ Colt’s Neck (NJ) team is making a move in this region as well. Keep an eye on this all around team.
  • 4/18: No changes in this region from last week. ND stays on top with strong performances from Kristen Mahon in the 400m with a 56.7 and a solid 5:39.6 1600m from Ashley Buxton.




  Southeast        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
6 McEachern HS
Georgia 7887    
13
Amos P Godby HS
Florida 7734    
16 Brookwood HS
Georgia 7617    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
5 Collins Hill HS
Georgia 7586    
30
TC Roberson HS
North Carolina 6975    
38
Gov. Thomas Johnson HS
Maryland 6847 Newcomer this week!
 


Southeast Boys –
  • 5/09 Update: McEachern (GA) still on top of this strong region. Ben Hubers continues to impress with a sub 9:00 effort in the 3200m of 8:58.45. With this region winding down with state meets, we could see this region pretty static from here on out. But of course, it is still time for newcomers to come in and take a stand with any mark from the track season. That could make it exciting.
  • 5/02 Update: McEachern is still on top in this region. Ben Hubers runs a spectacular time of 4:06.27 in the 1600m to help this team out this week to help put a little bit of space between them and the newcomer this week, Amos P Godby (FL). Still a tough region with the top three teams separated by 194 points.
  • 4/25 Update: McEachern (GA) remains on top of this region where all top three teams are in the same order as last week, but with no new marks this week from McEachern, the competition creeps closer.
  • 4/18: No change in the top three ranking here but a few updates on all top three teams to raise their point total. McEachern, ranked fifth nationally, still holds the lead with 7713 points with strong performances from William Wynne in the 400m (46.72) and 110m hurdles (13.69). Ben Hubers is a star at the distances running 4:07.78 in the 1600m and 9:08.55 in the 3200.

Southeast Girls –
  • 5/09 Update: Collins Hill (GA) remains on top here by over 600 points. The only thing that could spoil this teams’ strong number five national spot is for a new team to come in and take a stand in the rankings. Governor Thomas Johnson (MD) is a newcomer this week in this region bringing them into a solid number three spot.
  • 5/02 Update: No changes in the rankings in this region. In fact, of the top three teams, TC Roberson (NC) was the only team that had a point change. Collins Hill (GA) remains strong at number three nationally.
  • 4/25 Update: No change in the rankings for this region but all teams added a few points this week. For Collins Hill (GA), Okolo lowered her best mark over the 100 hurdles with a 14.25 mark and Drouin dropped her already fine mark in the mile to 4:56.15.
  • 4/18: No change in the region of rankings. Collins Hill (GA) stays on top with marks from Nicole Okolo in the 100m hurdle (14.32) and long jump (17’3”). Our first sub five-minute mile mark from these top teams shows up here with a great performance from Jackie Drouin with a 4:57.48 mark.




  Heartland      
Overall Rank Boys State Points  
4
Lee's Summit North HS
Missouri 7900  
25 Bismarck HS
North Dakota 7487  
51
Yankton HS
South Dakota 7202  
         
Overall Rank Girls State Points  
10 Yankton HS
South Dakota 7327  
21 Iowa City West HS
Iowa 7167  
40 Sioux Falls Roosevelt HS
South Dakota
6832 Newcomer this week!

Heartland Boys –
  • 5/09 Update: Wow – Number one regional Lee’s Summit (MO) had a huge week to catapult them from the number 18 spot nationally to the number four spot. Darius Walker stands strong in the sprints with a 10.96 100m, a 50.8 400m and a 14.39 110m hurdle with new weekly marks. Aaron Dixon helps the team with a new mark of 4:28.56 in the 1600m as well as Derek Atwood’s 159’9” discus and Kyle Wineinger’s 22’6.75” long jump
  • 5/02 Update: No changes in the ranks here in this region. Lee’s Summit (MO) still reigns with good marks from Stephen Seals in the 100m (11.01) and 400m (52.6).
  • 4/25 Update: Lee’s Summit North (MO) remains on top of this region with no new changes in the top three spots but all three teams adding a few new points to their totals. Lee’s Summit North’s Stephen Seals’ marks of 11.01 in the 100m and 52.6 in the 400m as well as Scott Betsher’s vault of 15’3” help the cause out a lot.
  • 4/18: Lee’s Summit North (MO) has the lead with 7382 points with strong performances from Darius Walker in the 110m hurdles with a mark of 14.39 and Scott Betsher vaulting 15’3”.

Heartland Girls -
  • 5/09 Update: Yankton is the team to beat here with 7327 points and new marks this past week from Ashlea Johnson in the 100m (12.64), Betsy Bies in the 3200m (10:44.18) and Kylie Robinson in the 110m hurdle (16.00). With these new marks this week, Yankton stays in the number ten spot nationally. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (SD) is the newcomer in this week taking over in the number three spot regionally with 6832 points.
  • 5/02 Update: Yankton rules here in this region with senior Betsy Bies improving her marks with a 4:55/94 in the 1600m and 10:04.86 in the 3000m as well as a better mark in the discus by Kari Prickett with a throw of 119’.0”.
  • 4/25 Update: Yankton (SD) remains strong with no new changes in this region and with no new marks from any of the teams. Calling on more Heartland girls teams to join in the game!
  • 4/18: Yankton (SD) is strong here in first place. Solid performances all around makes this the team to beat with notable performances from Betsy Bies (2005 NTN overall winner) in the 1600m (5:07.0) and 3200m (10:52.45). Ashlea Johnson also excels with a 12.7 100 m run.




  Midwest        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
2 Warren Central HS
Indiana 7986    
24 Lanphier HS
Illinois 7504    
31 Rolling Meadows HS
Illinois 7450    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
17 Westfield HS
Indiana 7146    
43 Plainfield HS
Indiana 6763 Defiance and Plainfield  
47 Defiance HS
Ohio 6729 swapped places again this week  

Midwest Boys –
  • 5/09 Update: Warren Central (IN) remains strong here in the number one spot regionally and the number two spot nationally. See the national report for more on this strong team. Lanphier (IL) keeps plugging away and rising in the ranks to a number two spot regionally and number 24 spot nationally. Major White’s 7’0.25” high jump mark is outstanding as well at Warnether Banks’ 10.6 100m mark.
  • 5/02 Update: Warren Central (IN) continues to pour it on with better marks from this past week pushing them to a number two spot nationally and distancing themselves from Hononegah in the regional race. This past week, Devin Pipkin got faster in the 100m with a mark of 10.69, Derrick Spight jumped higher with a 6’9” high jump and Jeffrey Williams leaped to a better mark of 22’2” in the long jump. Look out!
  • 4/25 Update: Newcomer Warren Central (IN) blows into this region with a top four spot nationally! De’Sean Turner’s marks of 4:14.5 in the 1600m and 9:22.3 in the 3200m as well as Brad Ellington’s 48.9 (400m), Devin Pipkin’s 10.72 (100m) and D’Juan Richardson’s 14.2 110m hurdle mark not to mention Derrick Spight’s high jump mark of 6’8” makes this a well-balanced tough, tough team.
  • 4/18: This is the most tightly contested region with the top three teams split by 46 points. Hononegah (IL) leaped to the lead with strong performances from Ryan Jacobs running 4:29.3 in the 1600m and 9:16.00 in the 3200m as well as Nic Haab in the 110m hurdle running 15.30.

Midwest Girls –
  • 5/09 Update: Westfield (IN) is number one again this week going solid with 7240 points and 477 points ahead of second place regional team, Plainfield (IN). Westfield’s Kristina Krasich’s 5:02.39 1600m and Maggie Bingham’s 11:11.68 3200m new weekly marks helps this team jump two spots in the national race to the number 17 spot. In the second and third spots regionally, the race is tight with Plainfield (IN) and Defiance (OH) swapping spots for the second straight week.
  • 5/02 Update: Westfield (IN) remains on top of this region and Defiance (OH) bunny-hopped over Plainfield (IN) to claim the number two spot for this week. There were no new marks from Westfield this past week.
  • 4/25 Update: Westfield (IN) stays on top of this region with the top three staying the same as last week. Breanne Ehrman steps up this week to better the 400m mark from last week with 58.0 and Kristina Krasich’s new mark of 5:08.75 in the mile keeps this team strong.
  • 4/18: No changes here in rank and not much of a change in points. Westfield (IN) still leads with 6915 points. Kelsey Love helps the efforts with a 59.2 400m and Maggie Bingham does too with a solid 11:30.2 3200m run.





  South        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
3 The Woodlands HS
Texas 7908    
7 Kingwood HS
Texas 7844    
9 Brenham HS
Texas 7779    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
1 DeSoto HS
Texas 7778 Newcomer this week!
 
2
Kingwood HS
Texas 7707    
6
The Woodlands HS
Texas 7442    


South Boys –
  • 5/09 Update: The Woodlands is on top of the region and still at the number three spot regionally. With no new marks from these top three Texas teams in the last few weeks, look for some big ones to come after the state meet this weekend.
  • 5/02 Update: The Woodlands slipped from two nationally to the number three spot this week with no new marks from this powerhouse but they still remain on top narrowly to number two Kingwood. Kingwood (TX) stays strong in the number two spot regionally and number five spot nationally with solid marks from Ryan Snapp in the distances (4:21.86 – 1600m and 9:31.78 – 3200m) and Ryan Trobee in the 100m (10.86).
  • 4/25 Update: No new changes in spots in this tough, tough region. The top three teams from this region are in the top six in the country.
  • 4/18: Texas teams reign strong in this region with The Woodlands (TX) still standing strong at number one and number two nationally. Newcomer Kingwood (TX) is giving The Woodlands a run ranked number two in the Southern Region and three nationally. The Woodlands stand strong with solid marks all around in particular Alex Neff’s 9:03.00 1600m and his 4:15.83 1600m.

South Girls –
  • 5/09 Update: Newcomer DeSoto (TX) comes in this week to power ahead of this strong region to take over the number one spot both regionally as well as nationally. This team is solid across the board with nice marks from Gayla Cloud in the 100m hurdle (14.06), Skylar White in the discus (157’3”) and Diamond Richardson in the 400 m(56.26). Are there any other south regional teams that can come in and make a statement?
  • 5/02 Update: Kingwood (TX) is strong on top here nationally and regionally with new marks from Hanselka (10:49.55 – 3200m) and Missy Huseman’s 10’0” pole vault. Newcomer Mansfield Timberview (TX) is the newcomer of the week jumping into the number three spot here regionally with marks from Missy Barnes in the 100m (11.61) and LaKeidra Stewart in the 400m (56.84),
  • 4/25 Update: Kingwood (TX) remains the top dog in both this region and nationally again this week. Kristen Hanselka helps this team’s cause by bettering her 1600m mark to 5:00.12 this past week.
  • 4/18: Kingwood (TX) is the newcomer this week grabbing both the number one spots nationally and regionally. Solid performances all around prevail with notable marks from Kathryn Lupton in the 100m hurdle of 14.40 and good distance marks from Kristen Hanselka with a 1600m mark of 5:03.01 and a 3200m mark of 10:56.89.





  Northwest      
Overall Rank Boys State Points  
17 Cheyenne Central HS
Wyoming 7615  
20 Grant HS
Oregon 7532  
53
Mt Spokane HS
Washington 7189  
         
Overall Rank Girls State Points  
24 Hillsboro Oregon 7061  
39 Grant Oregon 6846  
77
Mount Rainier Washington 5763  


Northwest Boys –
  • 5/09 Update: Cheyenne Central (WY) stays on top of the region by less than 100 points over Grant (OR). Cheyenne Central’s Brendan Ames 10.96 100m improvement from this past week as well as John Belcher’s 164’3.5” discus helps this team.
  • 5/02 Update: Cheyenne Central (WY) jumps to the top from third place since last week’s rankings. With big marks from team’s all star Brendan Ames with marks of 11.14 in the 110m, 13.64 in the 110m hurdles and 23’3” in the long jump. Scott Foley runs well with marks of 4.26:44 in the mile and 9:38.17 in the 3200m to help out the team as well.
  • 4/25 Update: Grant stays on top in this region this week. Karl Acker betters his 400m to 50.71 which always helps.
  • 4/18: Grant leaps to the lead from a second spot from last week from strong performances from Karl Acker in the 100m (11.13) and 400m (50.72) and Paul McCoy’s long jump of 21’5”.

Northwest Girls -

  • 5/09 Update: Hillsboro (OR) is still on top of this region. Florina Perte had a good week in both the discus (131’6”) and shot put (40’3”) to help raise this team this week. We could use a few more teams to fill out this region. Calling all Northwest teams!
  • 5/02 Update: All top three teams had improvements from last week helping Hillsboro (OR) to leapfrog Grant in the rankings to the number one spot. Distance runner Tricia Morrison helps the cause with her recent marks of 4:55.49 in the 1500 and 10:57.0 in the 3200m and Florina Perte’s marks of the 126’8” in the discus and 38’8” in the shot put, helps the team.
  • 4/25 Update: Grant (OR) still on top this week. Sara Wild shows some range with the leading 400m mark of 58.84 and a stellar1500m mark of 4:43.7. Not too much going on in this region with only four teams playing. Calling all Northwest teams!
  • 4/18: No changes here in rankings with Grant (OR) still on top. Solid sprints in the 100m from Christene Jones (13.02) and 400m from Sara Wild (58.84) lead the team.





  Southwest        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
1 Desert Vista HS
Arizona 8196    
5
Davis High HS
Utah 7895    
10 Albuquerque Academy HS
New Mexico 7758    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
19 Davis HS
Utah 7197    
20
Xavier College Prep HS
Arizona 7173    
24 Eldorado HS
New Mexico 6976    


Southwest Boys –
  • 5/09 Update: Desert Vista is the king of this region as well as the nation with a strong 8196 total points. See the national report for the individual marks. No changes in the number two and three spots regionally with Davis (UT) and Albuquerque Academy (NM). Davis’ distance specialist Jared Ward with a 4:16.30 1600m and a 9:08.45 two mile as well as Bryce Hall’s 62’10” shot put helps this team to a number five spot nationally.
  • 5/02 Update: All three top teams remain in the same spots as last week with all of them with improvements, but Desert Vista remains the strong overall leader in this region and in the nation. Allante Battle continues to shine with better marks in the 100m (10.70) and 400m (48.49) and Marcus Washington’s new marks of 15.02 in the 110m hurdles and 22’8.5” in the long jump helps this well-balanced, strong team.
  • 4/25 Update: Desert Vista (AZ) is the team to beat in this region as well nationally with Davis (UT) giving them a good run for their money with a number three national ranking. Desert Vista’s Allante Battle bettered his 100m mark to 10.73 and distance specialist Matt Boughton helps the cause with a 4:26.3 (1600m) and a 9:29.90 (3200m). Shea Kearney keeps getting better with a 16’1” pole vault mark breaking into the 16-plus vault range.
  • 4/18: Desert Vista (AZ) still stand strong as the national number one and regional number one. Solid marks all around makes this team the one to beat. Notable marks from Allante Battle in the 100m (10.87) and 400m (49.03) as well as the long jump (22’4”) and a nice mark of 15’7” in the pole vault from Shea Kearney.

Southwest Girls –
  • 5/09 Update: Davis (UT) is still number one in this region with no new marks from any of the top three teams.
  • 5/02 Update: Davis (UT) has a big week to put them on top of this region this week. Candace Eddy’s huge mark of 4:49.77 in the mile and Natalie Haws’ 11:04.91 3200m helps this rising team.
  • 4/25 Update: Xavier College Prep (AZ) stays on top of this region this week. Chelsea Canepa helps the team with a 12.59 100m effort. O’Connor (AZ) a newcomer this week to the region knocks Thompson Valley (CO) out of the top three here.
  • 4/18: Xavier College Prep (AZ) is a newcomer this week grabbing the top spot from last week’s top contender, Davis (UT). Xavier College Prep’s lead marks come from Jessica Tonn’s distance performances of 4:54.57 in the 1600m (second sub-five 1600m mark from the top schools this week) and 10:46.98 in the 3200m. Natalie Johnson has also run a great mark of 55.54 in the 400m to help the team’s efforts.




  California        
Overall Rank Boys State Points    
8 Vista Murrieta HS
CA 7805    
11 Los Gatos HS
CA 7748    
14 Mission Viejo HS
CA 7697    
           
Overall Rank Girls State Points    
3
Murrieta Valley HS
CA 7673    
7
Mission Viejo HS
CA 7384    
8
Saugus HS
CA 7359    


CA Boys –
  • 5/09 Update: Number one regional Vista Murrieta had a huge week this past week to catapult them from a number eleven spot nationally to a number eight spot. League final improvements from Jamel King in the shot put (50’11”), Nick Ross in the high jump (6’7”), Kavon Seaton in the 100m (10.88), DJ Lloyd in the long jump (23’5.75”) and Chase Welch in the 3200m (9:51.93) helps this team this past week. Look out for more marks from this team with CIF and the state meet in the coming weeks.
  • 5/02 Update: Vista Murrieta had a few improvements this past week to put them back into first place in this region and eleventh nationally but only by two points ahead of number two region team, Los Gatos. Only thirty-nine points separate the top three teams in this region. Stay tuned to what happens in this perennially tough state with CIF and State drawing near! Vista Murrieta’s Namar Burton’s 110m hurdle mark of 14.91 and Nick Mixon’s 10.95 100m leads this team.
  • 4/25 Update: Los Gatos (CA) jumps back into first place in this tough region with 7625 points. Matthew Petrillo’s 8:45.11 3000m and Nico Weiler’s stellar vault of 16’8” as well as Kevin Rutledge’s high jump of 6’7.25” brings this team back to the top.
  • 4/18: Jesuit (CA) leaped over Los Gatos (CA) this week to grab the number one spot in the tough region. Nationally, the top three teams did slip a bit in the rankings with strong performances from outside this strong state. Jesuit excels with efforts from Evan Watchempino running well in the 1600m (4:22.67) and two mile (9:24.04) as well as Troy Casteneda’s solid performance in the vault at 14’2”.

CA Girls –
  • 5/09 Update: Murrieta Valley will not lay down with Kelsey Rubeor out as other teammates pick up the pace and have some nice marks to help this team out this past week. Tiyauna Anderson improves upon her 110m mark with a 12.42 and Natalya Erbel comes in with a 9’0” pole vault mark to help the team’s cause. Mission Viejo takes over the number two spot regionally by a narrow 25 points over Saugus in the strong region with marks from Natalie Roy in the 110m hurdle (14.11) and Lauren Medina in the 1600m (5:21).
  • 5/02 Update: Murrieta Valley (CA), top ranked team in this tough region, was dealt a blow this past week with the loss of their super star, Kelsey Rubeor, to a major knee injury. Her marks posted now will have to prevail for the rest of the season to keep this team strong in the rankings. No new marks from this team this past week but remains strong 271 points ahead of number two, Saugus. Saugus (CA) and Mission Viejo (CA) have a big week to jump them into the top three this week.
  • 4/25 Update: Murrieta Valley (CA) tops this region still and remains at number two nationally by only nineteen points to Collins Hill (GA). Amber Middleton bettered her own 100m hurdle mark to 14.66 and Tiyuana Anderson’s 12.2 in the 110m helps this team. Mira Costa (CA) joins these elite top California teams with a huge week to bring them in at number three and number seven nationally. Look for what they can bring in the weeks to come.
  • 4/18: Powerhouse Murrieta Valley (CA) gets knocked off the top nationally by Texas’ Kingwood but remains strong on top of the this strong state. Taryn Pastoor has run well in the 1600m (5:06.89) and 3200m (10:58.9) as well as Amber Middleton in the 100m hurdles (14.8) and Kelsey Rubeor’s throws in the discus (121’5”) and shot put (43’3”).
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