2022 Boys Track (2): Parker, Harder Advance in Section and State Marks

The top three finishers in last week’s San Diego Section championships move on to the state meet in Clovis this week.

In addition, any contestant who met the state qualifying standard in the section meet also is eligible.

For example, two 800-meter runners in the list below qualified, but a third, who ran 1:54.54, missed because the standard as set by the CIF is 1:54.52 in that event.

IMPRESSIVE PAIR

Adren Parker of Helix and Quinn Harder of San Marcos are among state leaders in their respective events and also climbed on the section’s all-time list.

Harder’s 1:51.90 800 is seventh and Parker is eighth after his :47.31 in the 400.

A setback came when Lincoln’s Jalil Tucker pulled up and didn’t finish the 100 meters.  Tucker led the section at 10.51 and earlier scratched from long jump, at which his 23-11 is fifth best in the state.

Marks in parenthesis note overall ranking in state 25:

EVENT NAME MARK STATE
100 Tucker, Lincoln :10.51w (15T) :10.14, Pleasant, Gardena Serra)
200 Brock, Cathedral :21.40 (19) :20.40, Pleasant
  Tucker, Lincoln :21.47w (22)  
400 Parker, Helix :47.31 (4T) :46.75, Goode, Santa Clarita West Ranch
  Brotschi, Otay Ranch :48.12 (12T)  
800 Harder, San Marcos 1:51.90 (7) 1:48.84, C. Sahlman, Newbury Park
  Gilmore, Sage Creek 1:52.93 (14)  
  Thomas, Torrey Pines 1:53.11 (16)  
  Taylor, San Marcos 1:53.87 (20)  
  Levy, Cathrdral 1:54.54 (25)  
1600 Taylor, San Marcos 4:11.87 (16) 3:59.32, Young, Newbury Park
3200 Gilmore 8:53.23 (7)  
  Bowlds, Patrick Henry 9:00.32 (19)  
  Pala, Francis Parker 9:01.43 (24)  
110 Hurdles Thomas, Mission Hills :14.96 :13.35, Marshall, Stockton St. Mary’s
300 Hurdles Atilano, Cathedral :38.78, (16T) :36.73, Marshall
  Nelson, Patrick Henry :38.93 (19)  
  Thomas, Mission Hills :39.42 (24)  
4×100 Relay Mission Hills :41.70 (17) :40.80, Bellflower St. John Bosco
  Helix :41.96 (21) :40.80, Fresno Central
4×400 Relay Helix 3:19.19 (9) 3:13.98, L.A. Cathedral
  San Marcos 3:20.59 (14)  
   
High Jump Gillis, Steele Canyon 6-9 (1T) 6-9, Johnson, San Bernardino Cajon
  Cheeks, Mission Bay 6-8 (3T)  
  Cardoza, Eastlake 6-8 (3T)  
  Meisterlin, Fallbrook 6-7 (10)  
Long Jump Tucker, Lincoln 23-11 (5) 24-9 ½, Stevenson, Temecula Great Oak
  Matavu, Helix 23-3 1/2w  
  Cheeks 23-2 ½ (16T)  
  Saunders, Cathedral 23-2 ½ (16T)  
Triple Jump Detling, Poway 47-9 (4) 48-6, Stevenson
  Buu, Eastlake 47-6 (5)  
  Shotomide, St. Augustine 46-10 ¼ (10)  
  Cheeks 46-3 (17)  
  Gillis 45-10 (22)  
  Cardoza 45-9 (24)  
Shot Put Miller, El Camino 59-11 ¾ (7) 66-10, Moran, Murietta Mesa
  Lopez, El Centro Southwest 59-11 (8)  
  Holmes, Del Norte 56-5 (13)  
  Martinez, Vista 55-4 (19)  
Pole Vault Rydbeck, Rancho Bernardo 14-11 (23T) 16-9, O’Brien, Eastvale Roosevelt
  Emerson, Sage Creek 14-11 (23T)  
  Richards, Poway 14-11 (23T)  
Discus Lopez 174-5 (14) 207-4, Moran


2022 Girls Track (2): Four Still Lead With Week Remaining

Four San Diego athletes lead the state as they head for state this week.

“State” is an often-used euphemism for an event such as  the California championships, renewed for the 102nd time this year after being canceled because of the pandemic in 2020 and ’21.

Aaliyah McCormick continues to lead all 100 hurdlers with a best time of :13.61 and a wind-assisted time of :13.46.

McCormick won the San Diego Section title at :13.89 last week at Mt. Carmel and the section’s almost season-long 1-2-3 ranking in the state that included Charlize James of San Diego and Kapiolani Coleman of Cathedral now is 1-2-5.

Two runners, one from Rocklin of the Sac-Joaquin Section and one from the Southern Section moved into a tie for third at :14.03, behind James’ :13.92 and in front of Coleman’s  :14.05.

Kennedy Clarke of Cathedral still leads the shot put at 47 feet, 9 inches, and Lexi Evans of Scripps Ranch is tied for first in the pole vault at 14 feet.

Trials at Clovis Buchanan High get under way Friday afternoon.  Temperature of an expected 90 degrees in will be about 25 degrees warmer than was in the San Diego Section finals.

Warmer weather should aid all.

Numbers in parenthesis note overall state ranking in top 25:

EVENT NAME MARK STATE
100 Shaheed, Madison :11.66 (2) :11.55, Washington, Gardena Serra
  McCormick, Scripps Ranch :11.71w (4)  
  Hatton, Sage Creek :11.91w (21)  
200 Bean, Poway :24.25  (8T) :23.45w, Currie, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
  Shaheed, Madison :24.45 (15T)  
400 Bean :54.96 (8T) :53.19, Cenci, Clovis North
  Cramer, The Bishop’s :56.21 (17)  
800 Buswell, Poway 2:09.54 (7) 2:05.66, Engelhardt, Ventura
  Cramer 2:11.24 (13)  
  Riggins 2:11.60 (17)  
1600 Rogers, Poway 4:48.75 (8) 4:33.29, Engelhardt
  Riggins 4:53.53 (25)  
100 Hurdles McCormick :13.46w :14.03, Kirchner, Rocklin
  James, San Diego :13.92 (2) :14.03w, McKenzie, Santa Clarita Orange Vista
  Coleman, Cathedral :14.05 (5)  
300 Hurdles Coleman, Cathedral :42.19 (1)  
  K. Janik, Torrey Pines :42.38 (2) :42.61. Harris, Stockton, Lincoln
  James :42.71 (4)  
  McCormick :43.31 (6)  
  D. Janik, Torrey Pines :43.38 (9)  
  Medley, Del Norte :44.37 (15)  
4×100 Relay Cathedral :48.16 (24) :45.98, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
4×400 Relay Poway 3:49.93 (5) 3:43.87, Long Beach Wilson
  Del Norte 3:53.12 (10)  
  Carlsbad 3:54.87 (12)  
  Torrey Pines 3:54.94 (13)  
High Jump Tarczy, Scripps Ranch 5-7 (12T) 5-10, Elie, Rocklin Whitney
  Moore-Bastide, Eastlake 5-7 (12T)  
  Roberts, Westview 5-5 (19T)  
Long Jump Hatton Sage Creek 18-8 ¾ (23T) 20-4 1/2, Davis, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
Triple Jump Pingley, El Camino 38-4 ¾ (17) 41-3, Hope, Riverside King
  Miles, Point Loma 38-2 ½ (20)  
Shot Put Clarke, Cathedral 47-5 (1) 45-4 ½. Gordon, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Pole Vault Evans, Scripps Ranch 14-0 (1T) 14-0, Muhammad, Dublin
  Thompson, Poway 13-3 (5)  
  Wagner, Fallbrook 13-0 (9T)  
  Downing, La Costa Canyon 12-9 (11T)  
  Quiroz, Rancho Bernardo 12-9 (11T)  
  Hansen, San Dieguito 12-9 (11T)  
  Hilliard, Poway 12-3 (19)  
  de Jong, Maranatha 12-0 (23T)  
       
Discus Clarke 147-9 (4) Fields, Caruthers, 162-7.
  Seabolt, Mt. Carmel 133-8 (13)