2017: Tri-City Jumper Takes State Lead
Matthew DeRoos of Tri-City Christian long jumped 24 feet, 4 1/4 inches in the Coastal League finals at Orange Glen and took the state lead in that event.
Scripps Ranch’s Alex Barr was displaced as the state leader in the 1600-meter run. Barr ran 4:14.51 in an early outdoor meet and now is ninth inn that event.
Sophomore Karson Lippert logged :21.57 in the 200 at the Dick Wilkins Frosh-Sophomore meet last week at Granite Hills and also is the leader at :47.83 in the 400.
Events in which San Diego Section athletes are among the first 10 in the state are listed accompanied by state leaders:
BOYS
| EVENT | NAME | MARK | STATE | MARK |
| 200 | Lippert, La Costa Canyon, | :21.57 (8T) | Cunningham, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde | :20.98 |
| 400 | Lippert | :47.83 (2) | Bowens, L.B. Poly | :47.34 |
| 800 | Chinn, Poway | 1:53.21 (4) | Scales, San Jose Bellarmine | 1:50.64 |
| Barr, Scripps Ranch | 1:53.88 (8) | |||
| 1600 | Barr | 4:14.51 (9) | Bolger, San Luis Obispo | 4:07.09
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| Chinn | 4:15.27 (10) | |||
| Shot Put | Hardan, San Pasqual | 58-1¾ (8) | Wilson, Clovis Buchanan | 66-1 |
| Long Jump | DeRoos, Tri-City Christian | 24-4¼ (1) | Enochs, Yucca Valley | 23-11 1/2 |
| Olave, Mission Hills | 23-6 (10) | |||
| Triple Jump | Jackson, Eastlake | 46-8 (3) | Stevenson, Temecula Great Oak | 48-6 |
| Mitchell, Point Loma | 46-6 ¼ (9) |
GIRLS
| EVENT | NAME | MARK | STATE | MARK |
| 400 | Firsching, Cathedral | :55.78 (10) | Anderson, Norco | :51.99 |
| 800 | McCarthy, Carlsbad | 2:10.25 (3) | Brewer, San Ramon California | 2:07.90 |
| Robertson, La Jolla | 2:11.28 (5) | |||
| 100 Hurdles | Smith, Mission Hills | :14.26 (10) | Davis, Agoura | :13.01 |
| 300 Hurdles | Scott, Vista | :43.79 (9) | Davis, Agoura | :40.41 |
| High Jump | Phillips, Santa Fe Christian | 5-6 ½ (7) | Herman, Bakersfield Stockdale | 5-10 |
| Hickey, Coronado | 5-6 (T8) | |||
| Long Jump | Scott, Gompers | 19-1 (T7) | Davis, Agoura | 21-8 3/4 |