2013: Arcadia on; Song Reaches 191-5 Here
A few San Diego athletes stood out in the Friday portion of the Arcadia Invitational. Doton Ogundeji of Madison led a group of discus throwers at 169 feet, 8 inches, third best in the County. Four Mt. Carmel runners averaged 1:57.63 in each of their 800-meter legs as part of the 4×800 seeded races. Mt. […]
Read More2013: Track Season Heats up at Arcadia Invitational
“Arcadia is the big one,” says Steve Brand. “It’s the first real indicator of what to expect in the important, late-season meets in May and June.” The Arcadia Invitational track meet at Arcadia High, east of Pasadena, begins this evening and by around 10 p.m. Saturday, April 6, more than 4,000 high school athletes will […]
Read More2013: John Fawcett, 93; Star Quartermiler
On April 17, 1937, John Fawcett of Coronado High came out of the chute on the straightaway at Chaffey High in Ontario and traversed 440 yards in 49.5 seconds. Fawcett handily won his one-turn race in the Chaffey Invitational and set a San Diego County record that would last nine years and a school record […]
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