Thirty-three boys, counting one for relays, posted 43 marks that made the state Top 25 in the standard 16 events, as noted by Athletic.net.  Numbers in parenthesis represent placement.

Forty-five girls, counting one for relays, posted 54 marks that made the state Top 25 in the standard 16 events, as noted by Athletic.net.  Numbers in parenthesis represent placement.

Adren Parker drove Helix to a fifth place finish in the 4×400 relay as the Highlanders ran 3:15.79,  11th all-time in San Diego.  An added plus was Helix’s breaking the school record of 3:16.23, set in 2003.

Parker, a junior, also put 2023 rivals on notice with a fourth-place, :47.68 performance in the 400 meters that followed his Section all-time best of :46.82 in Friday’s state meet trials.

Parker ranked third in the 400 in the state and he bettered 48 seconds six times.

Helix finished 12th in team scoring with 10 points, followed by Steele Canyon, 6 1/3, San Marcos, 6, El Centro Southwest, 5, Francis Parker, 4, Vista, 3, El Camino and Otay Ranch, 2 each, and Mission Hills, 1.

Fresno Central’s 41 points won the team title, the first for a Central Section squad since Bakersfield in 1992.  The last San Diego Section team to win was El Camino in 1978.

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SAN DIEGO SECTION FINISHERS IN ITALICS

100—Pleasant (Gardena Serra), :10.30.

200—Pleasant (Gardena Serra), :20.56.

400—Walker (Fresno Central), :47.49.  4—Parker (Helix), :47.68. 7. Brotschi (Otay Ranch), :48.57.

800—Delvecchio (Ojai Thacher), 1:50.82. 10. Harder (San Marcos), 1:57.18.  Thomas (Torrey Pines), DQ, lane violation.

1600—Caudillo (Clovis), 4:10.72. 4—Taylor (San Marcos), 4:12.32.

3200—Ayers (Davis), 8:56.93.  5—Pala (Francis Parker), 9:01.57. 11–Bowlds (Patrick Henry), 9:05.50.  23—Gilmore (Sage Creek), 9:28.06.

110 Hurdles—Graves-Blank (Upland), :13.75w.

300 Hurdles—Crawford (Upland), :37.11.

4×100 Relay—Fresno Central, :41.36.  8—Mission Hills, :42.15.

4×1600 Relay—L.A. Cathedral, 3:13.87.  5—Helix, 3:15.79.  8—San Marcos, 3:19.97. 

High Jump—Johnson (San Bernardino Cajon), 6-7. 2T–Gillis (Steele Canyon), 6-5, 5T–Cardoza (Eastlake), 6-5. 

Long Jump—Plumb (Corona del Mar), 24-5 3/4w.  8—Matovu (Helix), 22-6 3/4w.  12—Cheeks (Mission Bay), 21-7 1/2w.

Triple Jump—O’Bannon (Bellflower St. John Bosco), 47-6 ¾. 9—Cardoza (Eastlake), 43-9 ½w.  10—Cheeks (Mission Bay), 43-9 ¼.  11—Buu (Eastlake), 43-8 3/4w.

Shot Put—Moran (Murrieta Mesa), 64-3 ¼.  4—Lopez (El Centro Southwest), 58-5 ½.  6—Martinez (Vista), 58-3 1/2. 7—Miller (El Camino), 57-10 ½.

Discus—See (San Juan Capistrano JSerra), 203-10.  12—Lopez (El Centro Southwest), 149-4).

Pole Vault—O’Brien (Eastvale Roosevelt), 16-5.  12—Richards (Poway). 14-7.

Charlize James and Kapiolani Coleman held up under the grind of carrying the mantel of favorites and winning gold medals in the state meet in Clovis.

Cathedral’s Coleman, the state leader for most of the season, won the 300 hurdles in :42.23. James, chasing Scripps Ranch Aaliyah McCormick all season, took the 100 hurdles in :13.95 with a game finish in which the San Diego High senior avoided disaster late in the race.

James’ ankle made hard contact with the next to last barrier but James maintained  balance and composure and crossed the finish line before crumbling to the track and being helped off for medical attention, after which James withdrew from the 300 hurdles final.

The daughter of former San Diego coach Charles James ran :13.67, her best time, in the Friday trials.  Of her championship effort?  “I was going to be happy with my time no matter what it was when I won,” she said.

Controversy surrounded McCormick in Friday trials when she was disqualified for bumping another runner during her race.  Video, which meet judges refused to review, seemed to clear McCormick of a foul, sources told Steve Brand of The San Diego Union-Tribune.

McCormick’s legal :13.61 was No. 1 in the state.

“It was very sad when I heard they disqualified Aaliyah McCormick–we’ve had some great races,” James told Brand.  “Of course, I wish she were there. It was very emotional.  This was the goal all season.”

A classy champion.

SPIKE MARKS

Future Olympic champion Yolanda Gail Devers of Sweetwater won the 1984 100 hurdles in the Los Angeles Coliseum in :13.41 and took the 100-meter dash in :11.51…the hurdles were 30 inches then but 33 inches now…Cathedral led San Diego entries, sixth in team scoring with 20 points…Poway tied for 11th with 16, followed by Scripps Ranch, 15 1/2, Del Norte, 11, San Diego, 10, Torrey Pines, 8, La Costa Canyon, 4, and Westview, 1…Gardena Serra won the championship with 37…a San Diego squad has not won a team title since girls competition began in 1974….

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SAN DIEGO SECTION FINISHERS IN ITALICS

100—Redmond (L.A Carson), :11.45.  6. McCormick, (Scripps Ranch), :11.80. 

200—Redmond (L.A. Carson), :23.68. 7—Bean (Poway), :24.35.  .

400—Cenci (Clovis North), :53.72.  5—Bean (Poway), :55.64.

800—Browne (Riverside North), 2:08.66.  6—Buswell (Poway), 2:13.75. 8—Arciaga (Westview), 2:15.56. 12—Dixon (San Marcos), 2:15.56.

1600—Engelhardt (Ventura), 4:36.67.  5—Riggins (Del Norte), 4:46.97.

3200—Thomsen (Santa Rosa Montgomery), 10:06.09.  6—Lopizzo (La Costa Canyon), 10:30.93. 21—Salz (Torrey Pines), 1:11.32.

110 Hurdles—James (San Diego), :13.95.  3. —Coleman (Cathedral), :14.14.

300 Hurdles—Coleman (Cathedral), :42.23. 3–K. Janik (Torrey Pines), :42.67.  8—D. Janik (Torrey Pines), :43.85.

4×100 Relay—Gardena Serra, :46.08.

4×400 Relay—Clovis North, 3:45.38.  6—Poway, 3:52.21.  8—Del Norte, 3:56.40. 9—Carlsbad, 3:56.97.

High Jump—Slover (Los Gatos), 5-6.  4T—Tarczy (Scripps Ranch), 5-4.  8T—Moore-Bastide (Eastlake), 5-4.

Long Jump—Vanek (Clovis), 20-8 1/2.  10—Hatton (Sage Creek), 18-5 1/4w.

Triple Jump—Hope (Riverside King), 40-2 3/4w. 9—Miles (Point Loma), 37-3 1/4w. 10—Pingley (El Camino), 36-9 1/4w.

Shot Put—Olukanni (Clovis East), 44-0.  2.  Clarke (Cathedral), 41-2 ½.   10—Kimuli (Mira Costa), 38-11 ¼.

Discus—Fields (Caruthers), 156-3.  8—Loy (Del Norte), 131-6. 9—Seaboldt (Mt. Carmel), 127-11.  11—Clarke (Cathedral), 121-2.

Pole Vault—Muhammad (Dublin), 13-9.  2—Evans (Scripps Ranch), 13-9.  4—Leigh (Del Norte), 13-5.  8—Downing (La Costa Canyon), 12-5.  10—Hansen (San Dieguito), 11-11.  12—Wagner (Fallbrook), 11-11.

Discus—Fontenette (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame), 157-1. 2—Clarke (Cathedral), 146-8.  9—Seaboldt (Mt. Carmel), 128-8.  12—Loy (Del Norte), 124-10.

San Diego High’s Charlize James defines competitor, at her best, and better, since the season moved into May.  James ran the second fastest  100 hurdles in San Diego Section history Friday,  :13.67 in the state track trials.

James, whose time also is No. 2 in California this year and 12th in the United States, will not have an opportunity to meet Scripps Ranch’s Aaliyah McCormick, who has run a wind-aided :13.46 and wind-accepted :13.61, because McCormick was disqualified when she veered into another runner in her heat yesterday.

James’ genes suggested excellence when the senior, headed to San Diego State after graduation, turned out for track as a freshman at San Diego.   Her father, former Cavers football coach Charles James, had a best mark of 24 feet, 2 inches in the long jump as a student at Morse in 1997.

San Diego Section girls qualified 31 entries for today’s finals.

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SAN DIEGO SECTION FINISHERS IN ITALICS

100—Redmond (L.A Carson), :11.56. 6. McCormick, (Scripps Ranch), :11.77.  17–Hatton (Sage Creek), :12.15w.

200—Redmond (L.A. Carson), :23.68. 6—Bean (Poway), :24.36. 10–Smith (La Jolla), 24.70w. 22–Swyney (Carlsbad), :25.40.

400—Cenci (Clovis North), :53.72.  4—Bean (Poway), :55.48. 

800—Engelhardt (Ventura), 2:10.13. 6—Buswell (Poway), 2:12.59.   9–Dixon (San Marcos), 2:13.00. 10–Arciaga (Westview), 2:13.42. 

1600—Frias ((Manhattan Beach Mira Costa), 4:49.83.  9—Riggins (Del Norte), 4:51.58. 20–McCall (El Camino (5:03.90). 22–Selbrede (Mt. Carmel), 5:06.09).

110 Hurdles—James (San Diego), :13.67).  6—Coleman (Cathedral), :14.23.  McCormick (Scripps Ranch) won heat but later disqualified.

300 Hurdles—K. Janik (Torrey Pines), :42.77. 2–Coleman (Cathedral), :42.93.  7–D. Janik (Torrey Pines), :43.85.

4×100 Relay—Santa Clarita Golden Valley, :45.82. 11–Cathedral, :48.32.  17–Carlsbad, :49.03. 25–Poway, :51.15.

4×1600 Relay—Calabasas, 3:46.73. 6—Poway, 3:52.21.  8—Del Norte, 3:56.40. 9—Carlsbad, 3:56.97.

High Jump—Slovis, Los Gatos, 5-6.  4—Tarczy (Scripps Ranch), 5-4.  T8—Moore-Bastide (Eastlake), 5-4.

Long Jump—Hope (Riverside King), 20-3 1/4w.  6—Hatton (Sage Creek), 19-1 1/4w. 18—Lankford (Rancho Bernardo), 17-7 ½.

Triple Jump—Gatlin (Mission Viejo), 40-9. 7—Miles (Point Loma), 38-1 3/4w. 10—Pingley (El Camino), 37-1.

Shot Put—Gordon (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame), 42-11 ¼.  2.  Clarke (Cathedral), 42-2 ¾. 11—Kimuli (Mira Costa), 39-4 ¾. 17. Loy (Del Norte), 37-9 ½.

Discus—Fontenette (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame), 157-1. 2—Clarke (Cathedral), 146-8.  9—Seaboldt (Mt. Carmel), 128-8.  12—Loy (Del Norte), 124-10.

Pole Vault—Five at 12-7, including Wagner (Fallbrook), Leigh (Del Norte), Evans (Scripps Ranch), Downing (La Costa Canyon), Hansen (San Dieguito).  10–Thompson (Poway) and O’Connor (Rancho Bernardo), each at 12-3.

Adren Parker of Helix yesterday became the third San Diego Section runner to shade 47 seconds in the 400 meters, setting an all-time record of :46.82 Friday in trials of the 102nd state track meet.

Parker’s time was bettered only by the :46.81 of Jeremiah Walker of Fresno Central.  Two other runners who have run under :47 also qualified for what promises to be a hot final tonight.

Parker, according to Steve Brand of the San Diego Union-Tribune, also legged a :46.6 anchor as the Highlanders won their heat in the 4×400 heat in 3:17.47, fourth fastest of the day.

The father of Parker’s Helix’ teammate Lydell Burston, Jr., set the San Diego Section record of :46.85 in the 1996  state meet.  Karson Lippert of La Costa Canyon ran :46.91 in 2017.

Twenty-two San Diego Section entries got through the trials into today’s competition.

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SAN DIEGO SECTION QUALIFIERS IN ITALICS

100—Washington (Long Beach Jordan), :10.30w.  12—Priest (Maranatha), :10.64. 19—Smith (Mission Hills), :10.72w. 21—Wells (La Costa Canyon), :10.84.

200—Pleasant (Gardena Serra), :20.83. 17—Smith (Mission Hills), :21.98.  20—Priest (Maranatha), :22.13w. 22—Jones (Ramona), :22.26.

400—Walker (Fresno Central), :46.81.  2—Parker (Helix), :46.82. Section No. 1 all-time; previous, :46.85, Burston, Morse, 1996. 7. Brotschi (Otay Ranch), :48.12.  14. Maher (San Marcos), :49.25.

800—A. Sahlman (Newbury Park), 1:51.60. 4. Harder (San Marcos), 1:52.27.  5—Thomas (Torrey Pines), 1:52.34.  18. Lacour (Rancho Bernardo), 1:55.67.

1600—Lamoureux (Pleasant Hill College Park), :4:11.62. 9—Taylor (San Marcos), 4:12.66. 16—Correia (Point Loma), 4:17.34. 18—Sanchez (Liberty), 4:20.5.

110 Hurdles—Graves-Blank (Upland), :13.69.  11—Thomas (Mission Hills), :14.83.  14—Martin (Eastlake), :15.

300 Hurdles—Lewis (Long Beach Wilson), :37.57.  10—Nelson (Patrick Henry), :39.17.  16—Tragarz (Del Norte), :40.  19—Atilano (Cathedral), :40.65.

4×100 Relay—Fresno Central, :40.92.  9—Mission Hills, :41.70.  11—Helix, :41.75.  16—Lincoln, :42.51.

4×1600 Relay—Long Beach Wilson, 3:16.21.  2—Helix, 3:17.47.  7—San Marcos, 3:21.07.  19—Steele Canyon, 3:24.97.

High Jump—Twelve at 6-4, including Gillis (Steele Canyon), Cardoza (Eastlake).  Cheeks (Mission Bay), no height.

Long Jump—Stevenson (Temecula Great Oak), 24-9 ¼.  11—Matovu (Helix), 22-5w.  19. Cardoza (Eastlake), 21-3.

Triple Jump—Ellis (Santa Clarita Golden Valley), 47-10 ¾. 8—Buu (Eastlake), 45-8 ½.  11—Cardoza (Eastlake), 44-7 ½.  12—Cheeks (Mission Bay), 44-4 ½.

Shot Put—Pastorian (Temecula Great Oak), 61-1 ¼.  5—Lopez (El Centro Southwest), 58-10 ¾. 6—Martinez (Vista), 56-1/2. 10—Miller (El Camino), 53-3 ¼.

Discus—Wiggins (Santa Clarita Golden Valley), 195-3.  10—Lopez (El Centro Southwest), 175-4). 17—Miller (El Camino), 156-10.  20—Knowles (Rancho Buena Vista), 147-7

Pole Vault—Eight at 15-2. Four at 14-11, including Richards (Poway). Rydbeck (Rancho Bernardo), no height.  Correa (Poway), no height.