Boys Distance Medley
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Los Gatos prevails on Matt Bates' 4:15.4 anchor
leg over Duke's 4:19.2 for Clovis
Highlights
Great field had Russ Martin of Los Gatos and Matt Cooley of Clovis
together through a 2:04 on the 1200 leg, with Art Garcia and Don
Lugo next. Garcia moved up to lead at the 1200, with 3:07.5 at the
1200. Art had run the 4x800, Sprint Medley 1:56,and this here (wow!).
Clovis was close to 50 the second leg to hold the lead. Clovis,
with Justin Coburn on this leg, and Tomas Viramontes for Los Gatos,
led the 800 leg through at 56 seconds. Viramontes challenged as
the race went down the backstretch,but Coburn would not give in.
At 1:26 for their 600 split the duo was side to side. JJ Duke would
anchor for Clovis, with Matt Bates for Los Gatos!!! 1:57.4 for Viramontes
on leg number three, with the time 5:56.1 with one leg to go. Bates
held a narrow lead over Duke through the first lap, covered just
under 62 seconds. Ozzie Pina anchored for LB Poly, about 35 meters
back after one lap. Bates was 1:34 for the first 600 of his 1600
leg, so they were continuing to press. 800 rolled by at 2:06 with
Bates a couple of meters on Duke. Bates looked strong with 600 meters
to go, with one wondering when JJ planned his move. At 3:12 Bates
had stretched the lead to 8 meters, and he continued to pull away
on the way to a great 4:15.4 time with his team going 10:11 and
change for a super clocking! JJ Duke anchored the fine Clovis squad
with a 4:19.2.
Interview
Matt Bates - Los Gatos
DMR Anchor
Asked their schedule, did they plan on coming down here to run these
events, or was it a result of their own Top 8 Meet being rained
out last night, "We planned on coming down to run the 4x1600
later today, but when we were rained out we decided to do the Distance
Medley Relay also."
Goal, "To try to break the school record of 10:23. We ran right
at that time last weekend, but tried to break it this weekend, and
I guess we kind of destroyed it!"
Thoughts when he lined up even with JJ Duke of Clovis, State Cross-Country
champ, for the anchor 4-lap leg. "Mainly I hoped that I could
stay with him. I thought that I had a better kick, but he is very
good in Cross-Country."
Thoughts on his overall 4:15 effort, "I was very happy with
my time because it was kind of windy down the backstretch."
Goals for the 4x1600 later today, "Not sure, probably to try
to break the school record and run another state leading time."
Results
Invitational (37A) 1.
Los Gatos (Martin - Hoeft - Viramontes - Bates) 10:12.09, 2. Clovis
10:16.02, 3. Poly (LB) 10:23.24, 4. College Park (Pleasanton) 10:30.57,
5. Belmont (LA) 10:30.92, 6. Don Lugo (Chino) 10:31.93, 7. Royal
(Simi Valley) 10:34.43, 8. Sutlana (Hesperia) 10:35.35, 9. Canyon
Springs (Moreno Valley) 10:37.06, 10. St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
10:37.50, 11. Claremont 10:40.75.
(37B) 1. East Valley (Redlands) 10:42.46, 2. Etiwanda 10:44.56,
3. Alhambra 10:53.18
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Clovis (blue) and Don Lugo (gold)
battled
through the opening 1200-meter leg.
Los Gatos (black) joins the fray
after the 400 meter leg
42 Good anchors dig in for 1600
meter leg:
Matt Bates of Los Gatos and J. J. Duke of Clovis.
Bates and Duke continue their
duel
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Boys 4x400
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Highlights
Great contest, with Long Beach Poly leading after Chreston Anderson
made a huge move at the 200 mark on leg three to move ahead. On
the anchor it was first Santa Margarita, then Mullen of Denver who
challenged the anchor runner, Walton, for Poly, with Jason Lovell
screaming down with a 46.2 leg. However, no one could catch the
Poly Jackrabbits, with 50.2, 48.7, 48.5, and 48.5 legs making up
their 3:15.97 winning squad.
Results
(Inv 59A) 1. Poly (LB) 3:15.97, 2. Mullen (Denver, Co) 3:16.16,
3. Cleveland (Reseda) 3:16.52, 4. Santa Margarita (Rancho SM) 3:17.13,
5. Carson 3:17.33, ,6. Bakersfield 3:21.19.
(59B) 1. Wilson (LB) 3:22.42, 2. Clovis 3:23.03, 3. De lal
Salle (Concord) 3:23.93, 4. Gardena 3:24.49, 5. East Valley (Redlands)
3:24.76, 6. Deer Valley 3:26.70.
(59C) 1. Morningside (Inglewood) 3:21.49, 2. Lincoln (SD)
3:26.00.
(59D) 1. Poly (LB) (B) 3:25.35, 2. Hug (Nv) 3:26.86.
(59E) 1. CEBETTS 62 (Canada) 3:21.72, 2. Cathedral City 3:29.79.
(59F) 1. Ayala (Chino Hills) 3:31.35, 2. Warren (Downey)
3:31.61.
(59G) 1. Alhambra (Martinez) 3:28.19, 2. Nordhoff (Ojai)
3:29.46.
(59H) 1. Canyon (CC) 3:27.88, 2. Glendale 3:28.44
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Poly Long Beach CA wins closely fought race over
Mullen Denver CO (blue)
and Cleveland Reseda CA (black), with five teams under 3:20.
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Boys 4x800
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Highlights
Long Beach Poly broke on top the first leg, with a fine 56.1 opening
400, with Castro Valley and Don Lugo moving past on the backstretch
into the lead. Arturo Garcia moved strong down the homestretch for
Lugo with De la Salle (Concord) coming from far back at the exchange.
Don Lugo was 1:57.6, with Eric Maldonado on leg 2 for Lugo. There
were still 15 teams within 15 meters at the first exchange!! The
cool weather seemed conducive to some fast running here!!! By the
end of the first last of the second leg it was still Long Beach
Poly back into the lead. The time was at around 57 for that first
400 for the Poly runner, who pulled away from Castro Valley down
the backstretch. 150 Meters from the second baton exchange De la
Salle started another pressing run to move up to second. De la Salle
moved into the lead just after the exchange, with the Poly runner
probably 1:58 for his leg. De la Salle and Poly had separated themselves
from the pack a bit, with Bosco Tech (Rosemead running third). Opening
400 for leg 3 was about 58 seconds, with Poly moving back ahead
and leading down the backstretch. Hug of Reno had a great third
leg, and had moved up from the next pack into third with 200 to
go. Poly came into the homestretch in leg three looking strong,
with about a 15 meter lead going into the anchor. A 2:00.3 third
leg had Poly with about a 20 meter lead at the exchange, with Ozzie
Pina on Poly's anchor. De la Salle was second, Fountain Valley third,
and Hug, moving strongly in fourth. Pina raced a strong first 400,
continuing to edge away, with a 56.7 second opening 400 for the
4:15 1600 star. With 200 to go Pina had 25 meters over Hug (Nevada).
Pina drove aggressively with his arms all the way through the finish,
with Raphael Asafo-Agyei a huge last lap to move up for a high place.
Ozzie Pina was 1:59.3, with Asafo-Agyei 1:52.3 for Lugo.
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Poly wins opening race of day with Ozzie Pina anchoring -
Raphael (Big Ralph) Asafo-Agyei, closing strong in gold singlet
on left, isn't enough for Don Lugo.
Results:
1. Long Beach Poly (Malik Mohammed, Dione Cason, Kevin Wood, Ozzie
Pina) 7:56.98, 2. Fountain Valley 7:59.21, 3. Don Lugo 7:59.37,
4. De la Salle (Concord) 7:59.44, 5. Hug (Nevada) 8:01.20, 6. Wilson
(LB) 8:04.33, 7. Don Bosco (Rosemead) 8:06.24, 8. St. Ignatius (San
Franc) 8:10.79, 9. Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 8:11.04, 10. Castro
Valley 8:11.55, 11. Mullen (Denver, Co) 8:12.17, 12. Belmont (LA)
8:24.63.
(Seeded) 1. Lancaster 8:11.65, 2. Poly (Long Beach B) 8:12.00, 3.
Ayala (Chino Hills) 8:14.93, 4. Eisenhower (Rialto) 8:18.17, 5.
Washington (LA) 8:28.88, 6. Bell Gardens 8:29.83, 7. Pasadena 8:33.09.
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Boys 4x100 Relay
Highlights
Invite Section had many of the state's best plus a strong Western of Las
Vegas squad. University of San Diego had blown out through the first two
legs, with a five meter margin into the anchor. No one came close, though
Western had a screeching anchor to come closest to Uni's 42.31 winner.
Kind of early to run really fast in a sprint relay!!! University City's
team was Anthony Lewis, Blake Frazier, Baumar Brumfield, and Chauncee
Smith.
Carson looked good in winning the second heat in the 42.40's.
Results
(15A) 1. University City (SD) 42.31, 2. Western (Las Vegas) 42.74,
3. Birmingham (VN) 42.77, 4. Poly (Long Beach) 42.87, 5. Dominguez (Compton)
43.11, 6. Santa Monica 43.20.
(15B) 1. Carson 42.43, 2. Lincoln (SD) 43.07, 3. Claremont 43.19,
4. Cathedral City 43.54, 5. Muir (Pasadena) 43.69, 6. De la Salle (Concord)
43.91.
(15C) 1. Mojave (Las Vegas) 43.07, 2. Eisenhower (Rialto) 43.10,
3. Loyola (LA) 43.17, 4. Crenshaw (LA) 43.53, 5. Glendale 44.01, 6. Arroyo
Grande 44.01.
(15D) 1. Etiwanda 43.44, 2. Freedom 44.60, 3. Hug (Nv) 44.64, 4.
Dominguez (Compton) 44.73.
(15E) 1. Poly (LB) "B" 43.23, 2. East Union (Manteca)
43.66, 3. Fairfax (LA) 43.85, 4. Walnut 44.05.
(15 F) 1. Morningside (Inglewood) 43.61, 2. LA Baptist 44.31, 3.
Rialto 44.56.
(15G) 1. Eisenhower (Rialto) 44.15, 2. Reed (Sparks, Nv) 44.52.
(15H) 1. Brea-Olinda (Brea) 44.65, 2. Canoga Park 44.85.
Boys 4x200 Relay
Invitational Boys 4x200 Meter Relay -
Mullen (Denver) and Taft (Woodland Hills) hooked up, with Noah Smith of
Taft running down the Mullen anchor on the 4-turn stagger setup, with
Taft racing a super 1:26.44 clocking!
Results
(Inv 44A) 1. Taft (Woodland Hills) 1:26.44, 2. Mullen (Denver,
Co) 1:26.63, 3. Poly (LB) 1:27.33, 4. Mojave (LV) 1:28.73, 5. University
City (SD) 1:29.23, 6. Western (LV) 1:29.63, 7. Bakersfield 1:29.85, 8.
Santa Monica 1:29.93.
(44B) 1. Eisenhower (Rialto) 1:28.95, 2. Dominguez (Compton) 1:29.05,
3. Deer Valley (Antioch) 1:30.22, 4. Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) 1:30.70,
5. China 1:30.78.
(44C) 1. Carson 1:29.21, 2. Lincoln (SD) 1:30.28, 3. Etiwanda 1:30.63.
(44D) 1. Morningside (Inglewood) 1:29.24, 2. California (SR) 1:31.77.
(44E) 1. Reed (Sparks, Nv) 1:32.89.
(44F) 1. Rancho Cucamonga 1:31.39.
Boys Sprint Medley
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Highlights
Good field, with Long Beach Poly and Birmingham (Van Nuys) even
through two opening 200 legs that averaged 22.2 each. Birmingham's
Ramal Porter ran a fine 48.9 third leg to give the baton to teammate
soph Damian Rinaldi with a few meter lead. Rinaldi ran a fine leg,
but it was Rancho Cucamonga's Justin Conroe, who exploded down the
homestretch for the win for his team.
Results:
(21A) 1. Rancho Cucamonga
3:30.65, 2. Birmingham (Van Nuys) 3:31.72, 3. Wilson (LB) 3:32.32,
4. Poly (LB) 3:33.88, 5. Don Lugo (Chino Hills) 3:34.41, 6. Dominguez
(Compton) 3:35.98.
(21B) 1. Granite Hills (Apple Valley but could be Granite
Hills) 3:25.20, 2. Eisenhower (Rialto) 3:36.89, 3. Van Nuys 3:37.70.
(21C) 1. East Union (Manteca) 3:39.13, 2. Damien (La Verne)
3:40.49.
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Rancho Cucamonga wins close
finish
over Birmingham Van Nuys and Wilson Long Beach.
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Shuttle Hurdles
Highlights
Good group in the first event, with Long Beach Poly showing its overall
program depth with a steady 15-15.5 effort by four of its hurdlers to
win at 61.87. Benicia, with the Santana triplets was second
Results:
(Inv) 1. Long Beach Poly 61.87 (Walker - Hawkins - Gooden - Chasten),
2. Benicia 62.29 (C. Santana - N. Santana - J. Santana - Campbell), 3.
Arroyo Grande 64.62, 4. Mullen (Denver, Co) 64.62.
(5B) 1. Warren (Downey) 66.76,
(5C) 1. Rancho Verde 64.91, 2. Rowland (Rowl Hts) 66.65, 3. Marina (Huntington
Beach) 67.43, 4. Ganesha (Pomona) 68.52.
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