Kenon Christon of Madison, Altan Mitchell of Point Loma, Alysha Hickey of Coronado, and Camryn Thomson of Poway are state track-and-field leaders from the San Diego Section, which got down to some serious competition last week after a few February and early-March meets.
Christon ran a personal best :10.52 in the 100 meters at the Elmer Runge excercise, moved to West Hills because the Patrick Henry track is being rebuilt. There was no wind reading on Christon’s 100 or his :21.32 200, second best in the state.
Thomson cleared 13 feet, 4 inches in the girls’ pole vault at the first University City “Classic”, and Hickey took the state lead in the high jump at 5-10 1/2 and moved to second in the long jump at 20-2.
Mitchell went 48-6 in his home jumping pit in a Western League dual meet against Mira Mesa.
The annual Mt. Carmel Invitational will be held Saturday on the campus of the Rancho Penaquitos school, where Dennis McClanahan stepped down after 40-plus years as head coach but still will coordinate the meet, as well as the San Diego Section finals in May.
Mt. Carmel and Arcadia, a couple weeks later, are two of the premier attractions for area competitors before the big meets in May.
San Diego Section and State leaders, with Top 10 rankings in parenthesis:
BOYS
| EVENT | NAME | MARK | STATE | MARK |
| B100 | Christon, Madison | :10.52 (1) | Moore, Westlake Village Oaks Christian | :10.54 |
| 200 | Christon, Madison | :21.32 (2) | Moore, Westlake Village Oaks Christian | :21.28 |
| 400 | Parker, Helix | :48.72 (7) | Larrier, Elk Grove Monterey Trail | :48.06 |
| 800 | Tellez-Velasquez, San Pasqual | 1:57.95 | Steward, Long Beach Poly | 1:54.84 |
| 1600 | Velasco, Fallbrook | 4:22.41 | Grover, Capistrano J Serra | 4:16.51 |
| 3200 | Velasco, Fallbrook | 9:07.27 (3) | Herold, Capistrano J Serra | 9:02.53 |
| 110 High Hurdles | Jackson, El Camino | :14.95 | Marshall, Berkeley St. Mary’s | :14.32 |
| 300 Intermediate Hurdles | Solomon, Grossmont | :38.45 (4) | Roberson, Upland | :36.96 |
| 4×100 | St. Augustine | :43.14 | Long Beach Poly | :41.45 |
| 4×400 | Helix | 3:26.69 | Placentia Valencia | 3:13.73 |
| High Jump | Brownell, San Dieguito | 6-6 (6T) | Allen, Santa Barbara San Marcos | 7-0 |
| Lugo, Canyon Crest | 6-6 | |||
| Long Jump | Bainer, San Marcos | 22-4 3/4 | Hemphill, Upland | 23-11 |
| Triple Jump | Mitchell, Point Loma | 48-6 (1) | Ruotolo, Santa Ana Mater Dei | 47-8. |
| Shot Put | Watson, Fallbrook | 53-5 | Duensing, Anaheim Esperanza | 65-7 1/2 |
| Discus | Lologo, Oceanside | 153-1 | Johnson, Clovis Buchanan | 190-0 |
| Pole Vault | Rice, Rancho Bernardo | 15-7 (3) | Wright, Lodi | 16-4 |
GIRLS
| EVENT | NAME | MARK | STATE | MARK |
| 100 | Shaheed, Madison | :12.02 (5) | Nowling, Calabasas | :11.40 |
| 200 | Ruskovich, Scripps Ranch | :24.97 (7) | Sanchez, Oxnard Hueneme | :24.03 |
| 400 | Wright, University City | :56.67 (8) | Glenn, Long Beach Wilson | :55.45 |
| 800 | Riedman, La Costa Canyon | 2:14.12 (3) | Tomkinton, Atherton Menlo | 2:10.61 |
| 1600 | Riedman, La Costa Canyon | 5:02.29 | Suarez, Pasadena Mayfield | 4:55.53 |
| 3200 | Fahy, La Costa Canyon | 10:34.67 (2) | Ramirez, Chino Hills Ayala | 10:32.67 |
| 100 Hurdles | Miller, San Pasqual | :14.95 | Shearer San Jose Silver Creek | :14.05 |
| 300 Hurdles | McCormick, Scripps Ranch | :46.11 | Weidinger, Walnut Creek Las Lomas | :43.91 |
| 4×100 Relay | Scripps Ranch | :46.95 (2) | Moreno Valley Rancho Verde | :45.64 |
| 4×400 Relay | Scripps Ranch | 4:00.20 | Mission Viejo | 3:49.50 |
| High Jump | Hickey, Coronado | 5-10 ½ (1) | Harper, Fresno Central | 5-8 |
| Long Jump | Hickey, Coronado | 20-2 (2) | Cobb, Riverside Poly | 21-2 |
| Triple Jump | Heckman, Point Loma | 37-1 | Shearer, San Jose Silver Creek | 40-6 |
| Shot Put | Atuatasi, West Hills | 42-7 | Budwig, Fowler | 47-4 |
| Discus | Atuatasi, West Hills | 126-5 | Budwig, Fowler | 158-8 |
| Pole Vault | Thomson, Poway | 13-4 (1T) | Sommers, Westlake Village Westlake | 13-4 |
