1966 Track I: Arnie Robinson and a Glimpse of the Future
Arnie Robinson was coming to the end of four brilliant seasons at Morse. Robinson high jumped 6-7, long jumped 24 feet, and won the 120-yard high hurdles in :14.8 in his last competition (see below) at the school on Skyline Drive in Encanto that Robinson watched open in September, 1962. The nephew of 1940s San […]
Read More1966 Track II: The Big 3, Tim, Doyle, and Terry
Tim Danielson, Terry Rogers, and Doyle Steel were state champions and would have been favored in their events if there were a prep national championship meet. Chula Vista’s Danielson, the second to better four minutes in the mile, was undefeated on the prep level the last two years and he competed nationally and internationally well […]
Read More2022 Boys Track (5): Final San Diego Section and State Leaders
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. EVENT NAME MARK STATE 100 Tucker, Lincoln :10.51w, (17T), :10.54 (21T) :10.14, Pleasant, Gardena Serra Priest, Maranatha :10.56 (23T) 200 Brock, Cathedral :21.40 (20) :20.40, Pleasant […]
Read More2022 Girls Track (5): Final San Diego Section and State Leaders
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. EVENT NAME/SCHOOL MARK STATE 100 Shaheed, Madison :11.66 (4) :11.45, Redmond, Carson McCormick, Scripps Ranch :11.71w (3), :11.76 (11) Hatton, Sage Creek :11.91w (21T), :12.18 200 […]
Read More2022 Boys Track (4): No Gold Medals, But Helix and Parker Solid
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 […]
Read More2022 Girls Track (4): James, Coleman Hurdle to Championships
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 […]
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