2024 Boys Track Week 6: Arrington Smokes 200; Cordero Wins 800 Showdown
Mount Miguel’s Brandon Arrington, Jr., continues to assault 200-meter standards. His :20.40 in the San Diego Section finals last week at Mt. Carmel would put Arrington at the top of the 2024 national list and set a San Diego County record, but a 3.1-meter tailwind, more than the allowable 2.0, struck those attempts.
Arrington gets another shot this week in the 104th California state meet at Buchanan High in Clovis, where Kenon Christon set a then-seemingly unassailable, record of :20.55 in 2019. Arrington has an apparently legal :20.59 to his credit.
Meanwhile, Eastlake’s Angel Cordero grabbed the pole position and fought off Carlsbad’s Cain Evans and Sage Creek’s Josiah Bowman down the stretch to win the 800 in a season best 1:52.02, San Diego Section number 11all-time. Bowman was second in 1:52.67, Evans a tiring third in 1:53.22.
First three finishers in each event at Mt. Carmel automatically qualified for Clovis. Several others in multiple events met a pre-set qualifying standard and are eligible to compete at the host Central Section school.
Bold type indicates change from last week.
| EVENT | MARK | NAME,
SCHOOL |
STATE | OTHERS | NAME | SCHOOL |
| 100 | :10.41w | Arrington, Jr., Mount Miguel | 7th | :10.36 | Kuhner | Lafayette Acalanes |
| :10.36w | Dezeurn | L.A. Mission Hills Alemany | ||||
| 200 | :20.40w | Arrington, Jr. | 1st | :21.04w | Bragg | Los Alamitos |
| 400 | :47.89 | Slaughter, Mt. Carmel | 9th | :47.01 | Ochoa | Covina Northview |
| :48.14 | Jones, Mount Miguel | 13th | ||||
| 800 | 1:52.02 | Cordero, Eastlake | 5th | 1:49.91 | Morales | San Juan Capistrano JSerra |
| 1:52.67 | Bowman, Sage Creek | 10th | ||||
| 1:52.79 | Evans, Carlsbad | 13th | ||||
| 1600 | 4:15.10 | Bowman | — | 4:04.02 | Noonan | Dana Point Dana Hills |
| 3200 | 9:02.96 | Hicks, University City | — | 8:40.47 | Perez | L.A. Cathedral |
| 110 High Hurdles | :13.72w | Martin, Helix | 2nd | :13.70 | Green III | Sacramento Inderkum |
| :13.88w | Tseko-Biffle, El Capitan | 5th | ||||
| :14.22w | Reese, San Marcos | 16th | ||||
| :14.28 | Atilano, Cathedral | 19th | ||||
| 300 Hurdles | :37.42 | Atilano | 3rd | :37.06 | Roberson | Eastvale Roosevelt |
| :37.45 | Tseko-Biffle | 4th | ||||
| :37.58 | Martin | 6th | ||||
| :38.34 | Reese | 20th | ||||
| 4×100 Relay | :41.70 | Rancho Bernardo | 23rd | :40.29 | L.A. Granada Hills | |
| 4×400 Relay | 3:18.60 | Helix | 11th | |||
| 3:19.03 | Mt. Carmel | 13th | 3:13.78 | Culver City | ||
| 3:19.31 | Mount Miguel | 15th | ||||
| 3:20.59 | Eastlake | 21st | ||||
| 3:21.09 | Carlsbad | 24T | ||||
| 4×800 Relay | 7:51.29 | Carlsbad | 14th | 7:41.02 | Long Beach Wilson | |
| 4×800 Relay | 7:54.74 | Westview | 23rd | |||
| 7:55.68 | El Capitan | 25th | ||||
| High Jump | 6-10 | Cheeks II, Mission Bay | 3T* | 7-1/4 | Harel | Shrman Oaks Notre Dame |
| 6-8 | Carmona, Fallbrook | 6T* | ||||
| Gross, Torrey Pines | ||||||
| 6-7 | Doctor, Valhalla | 13T | ||||
| 6-6 | Martin, Helix | 16T | ||||
| 6-6 | Stokes, Bonita Vista | |||||
| 6-6 | Gross, Torrey Pines | |||||
| Long Jump | 23-11 ¼ | Cheeks | 6th | 24-5 3/4 | Rogers | Lafayette Acalanes |
| 23-4 | McCotter, Cathedral | 15T | ||||
| 23-2 ½ | Martin | 19T | ||||
| 23-0 | Shaw, Scripps Ranch | 25th | ||||
| Triple Jump | 47-8 3/4 | Reichenberg, Mission Bay | 2nd | 47-10 1/2w | Agbakoba | Fresno Central |
| 47-7 3/4 | Daley, El Camino | 4T | ||||
| 46-1/2 | Gouvalaris, Torrey Pines | 22nd | ||||
| Shot Put | 57-9 | Gash, Helix | 15th | 63-6 | Madsen | Clovis North |
| 57-1/2 | Telemaque, Sage Creek | 18th | ||||
| Discus | 181-11 | Gash | 6th | 197-5 | Madsen | Clovis North |
| 176-9 | Telemaque | 10th | ||||
| Pole Vault | 16-8 | Anderson, University City | 3rd | 17-0 | McKee | Riverside King |
| 16-0 1/2 | Yarbrough, San Dieguito | 6th | ||||
| 16-0 | Weisman, Torrey Pines | 7T | ||||
| 15-6 | Sbuttoni IV, St. Augustine | 17T | ||||
| Farenc, Westview | ||||||
| Rynearson, Mission Bay | ||||||
| Bernier, Fallbrook | ||||||
| Saunders, Rancho Bernardo |