2019 Week 12: Christon Leads Terrific Section Performance in 101st State Track Meet

It wasn’t just Kenan Christon’s powerful sweep in the 100 and 200 meters.  San Diego Section athletes earned an unprecedented 7 gold medals in the 101st state track finals at Clovis Buchanan High.

–Christon equaled the 100-meter meet record of :10.30, set  by Riley Washington of San Diego Southwest in 1992, and roared down the stretch in the 200 to win going away in :20.69.

Washington was the last section runner to finish first in the 100 and it hadn’t been since David Russell of Patrick Henry in 1977 that San Diego had a double winner in the sprints.

GIRLS WIN FIVE

–Scripps Ranch, running and passing the baton smartly, held off a challenge by host school Clovis Buchanan, to win the 400 meters in :46.51 for the first gold in the event by a local team since Crawford set a then-national record of :46.14 (converted to a metric :45.94) in 1977 at UCLA’s Drake Stadium.

–La Costa Canyon’s Kristin Fahy, forcing the action early and wearing out her competition, set a County record at 10:11.38 in the 3200 meters and finished more than 6 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

–University City sophomore Katriina Wright raced to the outskirts of Monique Henderson territory, her :53.93 the first under 54 seconds since Henderson won 4 consecutive titles from 1998-2001 and set a national record of :50.74 in 2000.

–Rancho Bernardo’s Ashley Callahan led 5 san Diego vaulters into the final and cleared 13-4, four inches better than second place  Paige Sommers of Westlake.

–Alysha Hickey didn’t defend her 2018 long jump title, although her 19-10 1/2 was better than the 19-9 3/4 at which she won a year ago, but then eliminated the competition by clearing 5-8 and winning the high jump.

DIDN’T WIN, BUT…

The Scripps Ranch ladies were sixth in the 4×400 relay but their time of 3:50.3 is fourth fastest all-time in San Diego.

Rancho Bernardo’s Jacob Rice cleared the winning pole vault height of 16 feet, 5 inches, No. 5 all-time in San Diego, but had more misses than winner Samuel Wright of Lodi.

–San Pasqual’s Elise Miller became the ninth girl to reach 40 feet in the  triple jump and her 40-2  earned Miller a third place medal.

–Orange Glen’s Moray Stewart was fourth in  the 100 for the second year in a row and his :10.54 moved Steward into eighth place.

–La Costa Canyon junior Caleb Niednagel was fifth in the 3200 and his 9:01.76, ranks No. 12 all-time.

–Carlie Dorostar of Canyon Crest was sixth in the 3200 in 10:26.15 and elevated to No. 7 all-time.

–Helix junior Eric Parker was running with the pack coming off the final curve before finishing seventh in the 400, but his :47.91 put Parker into the section’s top 20.

Results of the first six finishers in each event:

Allowable wind, 2.0.

BOYS

4×100—Elk Grove Monterey Trail, :41.47. Clovis North, :41.49.  L.B. Poly, :41.56. Trabuco Hills, :41.61. Studio City Harvard Westlake, :41.71. Temecula Great Oak, :42.23.

1600—Strangio (Carmichael Jesuit), 4:08.07. Beattie (San Jose Bellarmine), 4:09.99.  Anderson (Larkspur Redwood), 4:10.26.  Grover (San Juan Capistrano JSerra), 4:10.60.  Middleton-Pearson (Dublin), 4:10.96.  Herold (San Juan Capistrano JSerra), 4:11.85.

110HH—Marshall (Stockton St. Mary’s), 13.31, wind 3.3. Foster (Clovis North), 13.71. Williams (Tracy West), 13.92.  Jimenez (Kingsburg), 14.03.  Wada-Law (Los Gatos :14.13.  Taylor (L.A. Cathedral), 14.34.

 400—Larrier (Elk Grove Monterey Trail), :46.73.  Borquez (Studio City Westlake), :46.83.  Strader (Santa Clarita West Ranch), :47.10.  Reynolds (Concord Clayton Valley), :47.31.  Wheeler (Elk Grove Monterey Trail), :47.45.  Steward (L.B. Poly), :47.79.  7. Parker (Helix), :47.91, section No. 20 all-time.

 100—Christon (Madison), 10.30, wind 1.2. Ties state meet record and Section record by Riley Washington, San Diego Southwest, 1992. Grubb (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame), :10.53. Mulholland (Loomis Del Oro), :10.53.  4. Steward (Orange Glen), 10.54, section No. 8 all-time. Luke (Bellflower St. John Bosco), :10.59.  Scruggs (Clovis North), :10.62.

 800—Wingo (Valencia), 1:51.71. Gordon (Carmichael Jesuit), 1:51.74. Ratkovich (L.A. Loyola), 1:52.22. Macquiddy (Campbell Westmont), 1:52.25. Zarate-Sanchez (Davis), 1:52.78.  Bryson (L.B. Wilson), 1:52.97.  10. Prince (ChulaVista High Tech), 1:54.71.

300IH—Roberson (Upland), :36.32. Rash (Riverside King), :36.41.  Marshall (Stockton St. Mary’s), :37.28.  Monti (Los Gatos), :37.39.  Wada-Law (Los Gatos), :37.62. Andrade (Visalia Redwood), :38.03.  7.  Solomon (Grossmont), 40.66.

 200—Christon (Madison), :20.69, wind 2.5.  Reynolds (Concord Clayton Valley), :20.99.  Grubb (Notre Dame Sherman Oaks), :21.11. Mulholland (Loomis Del Oro), :21.24. Floriolli (Fremont J.F. Kennedy), :21.44.  6. Steward (Orange Glen), :21.49.

3200—Young (Newbury Park), 8:47.27. Anderson (Larkspur Redwood), 8:53.28. Strangio (Carmichael Jesuit), 8:57.69.  Herold (Capistrano JSerra), 8:58.34.  Niednagel (La Costa Canyon), 9:01.76. Section No. 12 all-time. Bates (Santa Clarita West Ranch), 9:02.03.

 4×400 Relay—L.A. Loyola, 3:17.56.  L.B. Poly, 3:17.68. L.B. Wilson, 3:18.02.  Trabuco Hills, 3:18.22. Eastvale Roosevelt, 3:18.42.  Elk Grove Monterey Trail, 3:20.37.

 HIGH JUMP—Allen (Santa Barbara San Marcos), 6-11. Cash (Anaheim Canyon), 6-10. Wiseman (Huntington Beach), 6-9.  Chenworth (Boron), 6-9. Ruddell (Morro Bay), 6-9.  Garnett (Huntington Beach Edison), 6-7.  10. Brownell (San Dieguito), 6-5.

 LONG JUMP—Foster (Clovis North), 25-0, wind 2.3. Hunter (Trcy Kimball), 23-9 ¼, wind 4.2.  Kroeger (Yuba City River Valley), 23-6 ¼, wind, 1.5.  Chachere (Clovis West), 23-3, wind, 3.9. Aubert (Perris California Military), 23-0 ½), 2.0.  Matys (Aptos), 22-10 ¾, wind, 1.9.  9. Yokley (El Capitan), 22-1 ¾ wind 3.4.

 TRIPLE JUMP—Foster (Clovis North), 49-9 ½. McDaniel (Selma), 48-2 ¾.  Wei (South Pasadena), 48-0 ¼.  Agina (Sanger), 47-11.  Hemphill (Upland), 47-5 ¾.  Ruth (Menifee Heritage), 47-0 ½. 8.  Mitchell (Point Loma), 46-4 ½.  11. Gibbs (Oceanside), 44-6 ½.

SHOT PUT—Viveros (Bakersfield Liberty), 68-1 0 ½.  Elbettar (Newport Beach Newport Harbor), 62-4 ¾.  Rhyan (Capistrano San Juan Hills), 61-6 ½.  Sawyer (Los Alamitos), 61-2.  Lyons (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame), 61-1 ¼. Johnson (Clovis Buchanan), 59-3 ¾.

 DISCUS—Cruz (Newbury Park), 191-11. Johnson (Clovis Buchanan), 179-11.  Van Grouw (Clovis Buchanan), 177-09.  Viveros (Bakersfield Liberty), 176-09.  Lopez (Anaheim Canyon), 171-05.

 PV—Wright (Lodi), 16-5.  Rice (Rancho Bernardo), 16-5, section tie No. 5 all-time. Toney (Mountain View St. Francis), 16-1. Yonker (Temecula Great Oak), 15-9.  O’Brien (L.A. Loyola), 15-5.  Vanderlipe (Salinas Alvarez), 15-5.  8. Volpe (San Marcos), 14-11.  Clarke (El Camino), no height.  

 GIRLS

4X100 Relay—Scripps Ranch, :46.51, section No. 6 all-time. Clovis Buchanan, :46.75. L.B. Poly, :47.25.  Alta Loma Rancho Cucamonga, :47.25.  Eastvale Roosevelt, :47.28.  Carson, :47.44.

 1600—Duarte (Chino Hills), 4:42.58.  Lowe (Clovis Buchanan), 4:43.61. Suarez (Pasadena Mayfield), 4:45.0.  Barnett (San Jose Village Christian), 4:46.12.  Cortres (Temecula Great Oak), 4:49.71.  Petrson (Healdsburg), 4:51.86.  8. Farmer (Rancho Bernardo), 4:56.02.

 100H—Shearer (San Jose Silver Creek), 13.24, wind 2.9. Bowen (Stockton Edison), 13.54.  Atkinson (L.B. St. Anthony), 13.84. Shorter (Norco), 14.907. Johnson (Sacramento St. Francis), 14.10.  Renz (Bakersfield Liberty), 14.15). 9. Redon (San Diego), 15.12.

 400–Wright (University City), :53.93, section No. 3 all-time. Monrroy (L.B. Millikan), :54.25.  Pipion (Folsom Vista dela Lago), :54.46.  Babineaux (Lancaster Quartz Hill), :54.68.  Okonkwo (Murrieta Mesa), :54.83.   Memoly (Rancho Santa Margarita), :55.03.

 100—Nowling (Calabasas), :11.55, wind 1.6. Okoro (Pleasanton Amador Valley), :11.60.  Frost (Gardena Serra), :11.64.  Shaheed (Madison), :11.76. Martin (L.B. Poly), :11.76.  Green (Rancho Santa Margarita), :11.78.

 800—Wallenstrom (Kentfield Marin Catholic), 2:08.78. Tomkinton (Atherton Menlo), 2:09.41.  Stanziano (Concord), 2:10.07.  Fauria (Sacramento St. Francis), 2:10.49. Wilson (Westlake Village Oaks Christian), 2:10.87.  Harper (Weaverville Trinity), 2:10.98.

300IH—Glenn (L.B. Wilson), :41.71.  Shorter (Norco), :42.06.  Renz (Bakersfield Liberty), :42.24.  Grady (Upland), :43.01.  Jenkins (Riverside North), :43.04.  Bingham (El Dorado Oak Ridge), :43.39.

 200—Daniele (Clovis Buchanan), :23.73, wind 1.6.  Frost (Gardena Serra), :23.83.  Okoro (Pleasanton Amador Valley), :23.86.  Martin (L.B. Poly), :23.94.  Nowling (Calabasas), :23.98.  Shaheed (Madison), :24.17.

 3200—Fahy (La Costa Canyon), 10:11.38, section No. 1 all-time. Smith (Clovis Buchanan), 10:27.39.  Lowe (Clovis Buchanan), 10:18.87.  Chamberlin (Loomis Del Oro), 10:21.31. Peterson (Healdsburg), 10:23.85. 6. Doroskar (Canyon Crest), 10:26.15.

 HIGH JUMP—Hickey (Coronado), 5-8. Glenn (L.B. Wilson), 5-7. Plummer (Moorpark), 5-7. Lybbert (Davis), 5-6.  Kaufman (Studio City Harvard-Westlake), 5-5.  Harper (Fresno Central), 5-5.

 LJ—Harris (Upland), 20-8 ½, wind 1.3. Shearer (San Jose Silver Creek), 19-10 ¾, wind 1.4.  3. Hickey (Coronado), 19-10 ½, wind 2.2. McDonald (Calabasas), 19-9 ¾, wind 2.2.  Johnson (Rocklin Whitney), 19-6 ¾, wind 1.5.  Atkinson (L.B. St. Anthony), 19-4 ½, wind minus 2.0. 9. Miller (San Pasqual), 18-6 ¼, wind minus 0.8.

TRIPLE JUMP—Shearer (San Jose Silver Creek), 41.1, wind 2.7.  Abirached (Clovis Buchanan), 40-3 ¼, wind 2.0. Miller (San Pasqual), 40-2, wind 1.2. Dargan (Concord), 39-11 ½. Flowers (Burbank), 39-6.  Lyon (Irvine Woodbridge), 39-2 ¾.

SHOT PUT—Budwig (Fowler), 49-2 ¾.  Franklin (Santa Clarita Golden Valley), 48-0 ¾.  Watts (Pacifica Terra Nova), 45-4. Ramirez (Santa Clarita West Ranch), 44-0 ½.  Bender (Bakersfield Liberty), 43-8 ¾.  Crockrell (Calabasas), 43-8.

 DISCUS—Budwig (Fowler), 171-10.  Bender (Bakersfield Liberty), 168-06.  Ramirez (Santa Clarita West Ranch), 159-0.  Fuller (Santa Clara), 148-10. Liu (Eastvale Roosevelt), 148-2. Spear (Thousand Oaks), 147-3.

POLE VAULT—Callahan (Rancho Bernardo), 13-4. Sommers (Westlake Village Westlake), 13-0.  Thomson (Poway), 13-0.Kern (Concord Carondelet), 13-0. Funk (Clovis West), 12-8. Tie, Adamiec (Poway), Simon (San Anselmo Sir Francis Drake), 12-8.  8. Cervantes (Poway), 12-2.  10. Grudman (Sage Creek) 12-2.

4×400 Relay—L.B. Poly, 3:46.23.  Eastvale Roosevelt, 3:47.94.  Dana Hills, 3:48.29.  L.B. Wilson, 3:49.84. Berkeley St. Mary’s College, 3:49.84. 6. Scripps Ranch, 3:50.63.