1990 Boys Track: Noon & Price Lead the Way
Seventeen of 48 qualifiers from the San Diego Section finals advanced from the 72nd state meet trials at Cerritos College in Norwalk, including San Diego Section all-timers, Brent Noon of Fallbrook and Jerome Price of University City.
Nine of the 17, or 53 per cent, scored points based on at least a top six finish in the finals.
Noon, the 1969 state champion at 66-1 ½, defended his shot put title with a throw of 74 feet, 4 3/4 inches and came close to the national record of 77 feet in another competition, with a career best of 76-2.
The nearest anyone would come to Noon’s CIF meet standard in the next 30-plus years was more than two feet less, 72-0 by Matt Katnik of Bellflower St. John Bosco in 2015.
Noon was second in the discus at 200-8, his all-time best despite still recovering from a sore hamstring muscle.
Price won the long jump at 25-3 ½, and had several legal and wind-sided attempts trying to break Doyle Steel’s Section record of 25-5 ¼, once jumping 25-8 with more than the allowable wind allowance.
Sophomore Riley Washington of San Diego Southwest gave notice of what to expect in the future, finishing third in the 100 meters in :10.70.
5/3/90
Fallbrook’s Brent Noon hurled the shot 76 feet, 2 inches, a personal improvement of almost two feet in a dual meet with Torrey Pines.
Noon’s distance, second best all-time in the U.S., moved him closer to the accepted national record of 77 feet by Michael Carter of Jefferson high in Dallas in 1979. Carter had a throw of 81-3 ½ in the postseason Golden West Invitational.
Noon also set a personal best and a San Diego Section record with a 196-6 effort in the discus, bettering Billy Joe Winchester’s 195-8 in 1970.
—Pat Pidgeon of St. Augustine became the first record holder in the first Harbor League finals, clearing 13 feet in the league meet at Balboa Stadium.
–Scott Hammond ran the 100 meters in :10.6 as Lincoln clinched the Eastern League dual championship, 71-54 over Crawford.
5/9/90
BOYS
EASTERN LEAGUE TRIALS, @BALBOA STADIUM
George Denny of Morse won a 400 heat in :49.2 and ran a leg on the Tigers’ 400 relay team that included Brian Griffith, Teddy Lawrence, and Stephan McQueen. The Tigers quartet was timed in :42.1.
Patrick Henry’s David Gregory (:49.5) and Mira Mesa’s Sean Cahill (:50) ran 1-2 in another 400 heat.
AVOCADO LEAGUE TRIALS, @MIRACOSTA COLLEGE
Pulu Poumele of Oceanside (51-11 ¾) edged Junior Cienega of Escondido (51-11 3/8) in the shot put, setting up a rematch in the finals.
5/10/90
FINALS
PALOMAR @MIRACOSTA COLLEGE
Poway’s Steve Pomiak was a triple winner and named athlete of the meet. Patrick won the 100-meter dash in :11. 200 in :22.8, and long jumped 22 feet, 7 inches.
Fallbrook’s Brent Noon set a San Diego Section record in the discus with a throw of 195-9, topping the 1970 mark of 195-8 by Mount Miguel’s Billy Joe Winchester.
5/11/90
PALOMAR SHOT PUT, @ORANGE GLEN
Brent Noon of Fallbrook smashed his meet record with an effort of 75 feet, 2 inches.
METROPOLITAN, @HILLTOP
Riley Washington of San Diego Southwest won the 100 (:10.80), and 220 (:21.7) and was a member of the winning 4×100 (:43.5) and 4×1600 (3:30.4) relay teams.
Castle Park’s Eric Bell struck four hurdles but still managed to finish the 110 highs in :14.8 and won the 300 barriers in :40.2.
Hector Hernandez of Mar Vista won the mile in 4:27.8 and two-mile in 9:54.7.
AVOCADO, @ MIRACOSTA COLLEGE
Junior Cienega of Escondido won the shot put showdown with Oceanside’s Pulu Poumele, 56-2 ¾-53-0.
Escondido doubled in the relays, :42.9 in the 4×100 and 3:24.3 in the 4×1600. The Cougars Keith Williams was byed into the CIF trials in the 300 hurdles.
GROSSMONT 3-A, @HELIX
El Capitan edged Helix, 75-74, for the team championship, with Granite Hills at 73 ½, Monte Vista, 32, and Mount Miguel, 19.
David Loshenkohl of Granite Hills was a double winner, 53-8 ½ in the shot put and 145-4 in the discus. Chris Ruff of El Capitan won the 110 hurdles in :14.9, 300 hurdles in :40.5, and ran a leg for the Eagles’ 4×1600 relay.
GROSSMONT 2-A, @HELIX
Santana outscored Grossmont, 96-71, for the team title. El Cajon Valley had 63 points, Valhalla 31, and West Hills 28.
5/16/90
Brent Noon sustained a leg injury in the Palomar League finals but would be denied a request to be byed into the Section finals in the shot put and discus, according to CIF commissioner Kendall (Spider) Webb.
5/19/90
SAN DIEGO SECTION TRIALS, @BALBOA STADIUM
Allowable wind is 2.04 meters, so Jerome Price’s 25-foot, 8-inch long jump, while better than Doyle Steel’s 25-5 ¼ in 1966, was not a record.
Nor was another wind-sided jump of 25-3, so the University City jumper settled for 25-0 ¾, second longest in County history and No. 1 in the state.
Morse’s Teddy Lawrence was second with a jump of 23-4.
San Diego Southwest sophomore Riley Washington won a heat in the 100 meters in :10.72 and Kearny’s Darnay Scott lowered the season best in the 220 to :21.55.
OTHER SEASON BESTS
Eric Bell, Castle Park, :14.46, 110 high hurdles.
Hector Hernandez, Mar Vista, 4:19.2 1600.
Lincoln 4×100 relay, :42.01.
Morse 4×1600 relay, 3:21.92.
A virtually immobile Brent Noon, nursing a tender hamstring, led qualifiers with a 61-1/2 shot put and 168-foot discus throw.
5/26/90
SAN DIEGO SECTION FINALS, @POWAY
Morse outscored Mt. Carmel, 56-38, for the team title.
Brent Noon set a meet shot put record of 74-10 ½ and University City’s Jerome Price came close to Doyle Steel’s 25-5 ¼ broad jump in 1966, closing with a 25-4 ½ leap.
Two meet records were set.
| NAME | EVENT | RECORD | NAME | PREVIOUS | YEAR |
| Washington, San Diego Southwest | 100 | :10.53 | Ethridge, Crawford | :10.56 | 1987 |
| Noon, Fallbrook | Shot Put | 74-10 ½ | Noon | 66-7 | 1989 |
OTHER SEASON BESTS
—Darnay Scott, Kearny, :21.49 200.
—Sean Cahill, Mira Mesa, :48.49 400.
—Scott Robeson, Mt. Carmel, 1:54.49 800.
—Hector Hernandez, Mar Vista, 4:17.26 1600.
—Tom Bache, University, 9:25.78 3200.
—Chris Jones, Morse, :37.89 300 hurdles.
—Wes Stephens, Orange Glen, 15-0 pole vault.
—Matt Johnson, Castle Park, 46-11 triple jump.
6/1/90
72ND STATE TRACK TRIALS, @CERRITOS COLLEGE, NORWALK
(*qualified for finals)
| EVENT | NAME | SCHOOL | MARK | PLACE |
| 100 | Washington | San Diego Southwest | :10.66 | 5th* |
| Lawrence | Morse | :10.88 | 12th | |
| 200 | Hammond | Lincoln | :21.75 | 8th* |
| 400 | Cahill | Mira Mesa | :50.01 | 16th |
| Gregory | Patrick Henry | :50.26 | 18th | |
| 800 | Robeson | Mt. Carmel | 1:54.59 | 9th* |
| Luna | Poway | 1:56.96 | 19th | |
| Sanchez | Castle Park | 2:01.70 | 27th | |
| 1600 | Hernandez | Mar Vista | 4:12.95 | 3rd* |
| Walker | San Pasqual | 4:14.05 | 9th* | |
| Biddle | Mt. Carmel | 4:17.15 | 14th | |
| 4×100 Relay | Lincoln | :41.98 | 7th* | |
| Morse | :42.38 | 9th* | ||
| University City | :42.60 | 13th | ||
| 4×1600 Relay | Mira Mesa | 3:17.87 | 4th* | |
| Morse | 3:20.83 | 13th | ||
| Poway | 3:22.10 | 15th | ||
| 110 Hurdles | Jones | Morse | :14.8 | 11th |
| Bell | Castle Park | :14.87 | 14th | |
| 300 Hurdles | Williams | Escondido | :38.26 | 3rd* |
| Lewis | Mira Mesa | :38.94 | 12th | |
| Jones | Morse | :39.97 | 21st | |
| High Jump | Duffield | Vista | 6-4 | 10th |
| Krebs | University City | 6-2 | 18th | |
| Long Jump | Price | University City | 24-4 3/4 | 2nd* |
| Balina | Mt. Carmel | 23-4 ½ | 5th* | |
| Hammond | Lincoln | 22-1 3/4 | 13th | |
| Triple Jump | Johnson | Castle Park | 45-1/4 | 20th |
| Lundy | Morse | 43-10 ¾ | 22nd | |
| Shot Put | Noon | Fallbrook | 73-6 | 1st* |
| Martz | Orange Glen | 54-9 1/2 | 10th | |
| Cienega | Escondido | 53-5 1/2 | 13th | |
| Discus | Noon | 193-6 | 2nd* | |
| Martz | 168-7 | |||
| Graham | Mira Mesa | 154-11 | ||
| Pole Vault | Stephens | Orange Glen | 14-8 | 9th* |
| Roth | Mt. Carmel | 14-0 | ||
| Aubuchon | Fallbrook | 13-8 |
6/2/90
72ND STATE FINALS, AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, NORWALK
| EVENT | NAME | SCHOOL | MARK | PLACE |
| 100 | Washington | San Diego Southwest | :10.70 | 3rd |
| 200 | Hammond | Lincoln | :21.84 | 8th |
| 800 | Robeson | Mt. Carmel | 1:53.89 | 6th |
| 1600 | Hernandez | Mar Vista | 4:14.42 | 5th |
| Walker | San Pasqual | 4:18.78 | 7th | |
| 3200 | Lozano | Helix | 9:32.17 | 19th |
| Hernandez | 9:35.81 | 21st | ||
| Bache | University | 9:46.93 | 23rd | |
| 110 Hurdles | Jones | Morse | :14.90 | 7th |
| 300 Hurdles | Williams | Escondido | :38.29 | 6th |
| 4×100 Relay | Lincoln | :42.34 | 7th | |
| Morse | :42.38 | 8th | ||
| 4×400 Relay | Mira Mesa | 3:17.66 | 7th | |
| Long Jump | Price | University City | 25-3 ¼ | 1st |
| Balina | Mt. Carmel | 23-1w | 5th | |
| Shot Put | Noon | Fallbrook | 74-4 ¾ | 1st |
| Discus | Noon | 200-8 | 2nd | |
| Pole Vault | Stephens | Orange Glen | 15-2 | 5th |
The CIF’s scoring system had evolved since the first meet in 1915. Originally a finish in the top four was awarded points and a medal.
By 1980, scoring had evolved to include recognition and points as far down as sixth place.
| YEARS | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD | FOURTH | FIFTH | SIXTH |
| 1915-28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1929-30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ½ | — |
| 1931-65 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1966-79 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1980— | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
6/16/90
The 31st Golden West Invitational in Sacramento attracted some of the nation’s premier athletes.
Brent Noon of Fallbrook won the shot put with a throw of 72 feet. Jim Flanigan of Brussels, Wisconsin, was second at 66-5.
University City’s Jerome Price was fourth in the long jump at 24-5 ½, behind the winning 25-5 ½ by Michael Hightower of Paris, Texas.
(Avocado and Eastern League championship meet results were not found).