Running Events

Saturday broke cloudy and cool, with some really good rain falling Friday evening that certainly was of big concern with the calendar almost showing May!!!

Boys Invite 4x800 Relay
Long Beach Poly broke on top the first leg, with a fine 56.1 opening 400, with Castro Valley and Don Lugo moving past on the backstretch into the lead. Arturo Garcia moved strong down the homestretch for Lugo with De la Salle (Concord) coming from far back at the exchange. Don Lugo was 1:57.6, with Eric Maldonado on leg 2 for Lugo. There were still 15 teams within 15 meters at the first exchange!! The cool weather seemed conducive to some fast running here!!! By the end of the first last of the second leg it was still Long Beach Poly back into the lead. The time was at around 57 for that first 400 for the Poly runner, who pulled away from Castro Valley down the backstretch. 150 Meters from the second baton exchange De la Salle started another pressing run to move up to second. De la Salle moved into the lead just after the exchange, with the Poly runner probably 1:58 for his leg. De la Salle and Poly had separated themselves from the pack a bit, with Bosco Tech (Rosemead running third). Opening 400 for leg 3 was about 58 seconds, with Poly moving back ahead and leading down the backstretch. Hug of Reno had a great third leg, and had moved up from the next pack into third with 200 to go. Poly came into the homestretch in leg three looking strong, with about a 15 meter lead going into the anchor. A 2:00.3 third leg had Poly with about a 20 meter lead at the exchange, with Ozzie Pina on Poly's anchor. De la Salle was second, Fountain Valley third, and Hug, moving strongly in fourth. Pina raced a strong first 400, continuing to edge away, with a 56.7 second opening 400 for the 4:15 1600 star. With 200 to go Pina had 25 meters over Hug (Nevada). Pina drove aggressively with his arms all the way through the finish, with Raphael Asafo-Agyei a huge last lap to move up for a high place. Ozzie Pina was 1:59.3, with Asafo-Agyei 1:52.3 for Lugo.
Results:
1. Long Beach Poly (Malik Mohammed, Dione Cason, Kevin Wood, Ozzie Pina) 7:56.98, 2. Fountain Valley 7:59.21, 3. Don Lugo 7:59.37, 4. De la Salle (Concord) 7:59.44, 5. Hug (Nevada) 8:01.20, 6. Wilson (LB) 8:04.33, 7. Don Bosco (Rosemead) 8:06.24, 8. St. Ignatius (San Franc) 8:10.79, 9. Amador Valley (Pleasanton) 8:11.04, 10. Castro Valley 8:11.55, 11. Mullen (Denver, Co) 8:12.17, 12. Belmont (LA) 8:24.63.
(Seeded) 1. Lancaster 8:11.65, 2. Poly (Long Beach B) 8:12.00, 3. Ayala (Chino Hills) 8:14.93, 4. Eisenhower (Rialto) 8:18.17, 5. Washington (LA) 8:28.88, 6. Bell Gardens 8:29.83, 7. Pasadena 8:33.09.
Girls Invite 4x800 Relay
By 8:30 when this event started the sun had broken through once, but lost the war with the clouds and it was still cool, but fairly calm, and with a good warm-up great for some two-lap running. No surprise at the start, with Long Beach Poly and Long Beach Wilson taking the lead, with Wilson an eight meter lead at the end of the first lap at 66.5. The lead stretched to 20 meters down the backstretch, with Arroyo Grande moving up to challenge Poly for second at that point. With 200 to go it appeared Wilson could be at or under 2:20 for the first leg, some good relay running! Wilson finished at 2:21.1 at the end of the first leg, with Poly 2:25.1. Lashinda Demus, the nation's top 300 Hurdler and a former HS National Athlete of the Year showed up on leg two for Wilson, stretching the lead out through a 63.3 opening 400!! As Announcer Keith Conning pointed out, Lashinda was hurting a bit on the homestretch, but she still finsihed in 2:18.6, with Wilson 4:39.4 through two legs, sub 9:20 pace (a 2:20 average). Wilson romped with about an 80 meter lead through the first part of leg number three, with a 63.8 second opener for Wilson on leg number three. 2:21.9 for leg number three, with the total of 7:01.2 just over a 2:20 average. A 65 second opening 400 for Ashley Freeman for Wilson, with Ashley continuing unpressed through her 2:17.4. Poly anchored in 2:20.5. Wilson was sub 9:20, in the mid 9:18's, with some competition probably putting them 5-8 seconds faster. (Wilson team - McKenzie Hill, Lashinda Demus, Jasmine Collins, and Ashley Freeman).
(Event #2) 1. Wilson (LB) 9:18.64, 2. Poly (LB) 9:39.16 (Hunt - Jones - Harris - Delemena), 3. Brea-Olinda 9:48.09, 4. Chadwick (Palos Verdes) 9:52.86, 5. Alhambra (Martinez) 9:54.23, 6. Carondelet (Concord) 9:55.24, 7. Castro Valley 9:55.75, 8. Harvard Westlake (North Hollywood) 9:56.93, 9. Centennial (Las Vegas) 9:58.80, 10. Mongomery (SR) 10:02.92, 11. Claremont 10:04.11, 12. Mullen (Denver) 10:05.92.
Shuttle Hurdles
Boys Invitational
Good group in the first event, with Long Beach Poly showing its overall program depth with a steady 15-15.5 effort by four of its hurdlers to win at 61.87. Benicia, with the Santana triplets was second
Results:
(Inv) 1. Long Beach Poly 61.87 (Walker - Hawkins - Gooden - Chasten), 2. Benicia 62.29 (C. Santana - N. Santana - J. Santana - Campbell), 3. Arroyo Grande 64.62, 4. Mullen (Denver, Co) 64.62.
(5B) 1. Warren (Downey) 66.76,
(5C) 1. Rancho Verde 64.91, 2. Rowland (Rowl Hts) 66.65, 3. Marina (Huntington Beach) 67.43, 4. Ganesha (Pomona) 68.52.

Girls Invitational
Muir (Pasadena) with former Magnum PI star Roger Moseley helping Coach Mike Knowles in the hurdles is always tough. Fomby led off in 15.7 for the Mustangs, with Stewart 16.7, Milton 17.0, with McClendon anchoring in 14.2.
(Inv 6A) 1. Muir 63.85, Canyon (CC) 66.38, 3. St. Ignatius (San Franc) 68.46, 4. Santa Margarita (Rancho SM) 69.64.
(6B) 1. Arroyo Grande 69.70, 2. Rialto 70.21, 3. Claremont 78.78.
(6C) 1. Cleveland (Reseda) 67.17, 2. Upland 69.21, 3. Brea-Olinda 71.71.
Boys 4x100 Relay
Invite Section had many of the state's best plus a strong Western of Las Vegas squad. University of San Diego had blown out through the first two legs, with a five meter margin into the anchor. No one came close, though Western had a screeching anchor to come closest to Uni's 42.31 winner. Kind of early to run really fast in a sprint relay!!! University City's team was Anthony Lewis, Blake Frazier, Baumar Brumfield, and Chauncee Smith.
Carson looked good in winning the second heat in the 42.40's.
(15A) 1. University City (SD) 42.31, 2. Western (Las Vegas) 42.74, 3. Birmingham (VN) 42.77, 4. Poly (Long Beach) 42.87, 5. Dominguez (Compton) 43.11, 6. Santa Monica 43.20.
(15B) 1. Carson 42.43, 2. Lincoln (SD) 43.07, 3. Claremont 43.19, 4. Cathedral City 43.54, 5. Muir (Pasadena) 43.69, 6. De la Salle (Concord) 43.91.
(15C) 1. Mojave (Las Vegas) 43.07, 2. Eisenhower (Rialto) 43.10, 3. Loyola (LA) 43.17, 4. Crenshaw (LA) 43.53, 5. Glendale 44.01, 6. Arroyo Grande 44.01.
(15D) 1. Etiwanda 43.44, 2. Freedom 44.60, 3. Hug (Nv) 44.64, 4. Dominguez (Compton) 44.73.
(15E) 1. Poly (LB) "B" 43.23, 2. East Union (Manteca) 43.66, 3. Fairfax (LA) 43.85, 4. Walnut 44.05.
(15 F) 1. Morningside (Inglewood) 43.61, 2. LA Baptist 44.31, 3. Rialto 44.56.
(15G) 1. Eisenhower (Rialto) 44.15, 2. Reed (Sparks, Nv) 44.52.
(15H) 1. Brea-Olinda (Brea) 44.65, 2. Canoga Park 44.85.
Girls 400 Relay
Wilson (Long Beach) false-started out of a super field, with Poly (LB) and a great crew at the starting line. Lanes 5 and 7 were empty at the start. Poly (LB) was super through three legs, with the third runner up on the anchor pretty good at the hand-off. With a huge margin Poly won at 46.59, with Angel Perkins (Gahr, Cerritos) moving up nicely through the field as the race went along. The Poly team was three ninth graders and a senior. Senior Candice Baucham led off, with frosh Chanda Picott, Shalonda Solomon, and Jasmine Lee running the last three legs. Wow!!! mid-45's with three frosh athletes last week at Arcadia.
Stockdale of Bakersfield loooked upset in a season best 47.28 to win race 2, one of the best times out of the Central Section.
(Inv - 16A) 1. Poly (Long Beach) 46.59, 2. Wilson (B) 47.96, 3. Muir (Pas) 48.04, 4. Gahr (Cerritos) 48l46, 5. Mojave (Las Vegas) 48.72, 6. Deer Valley (Antioch) 48.80, 7. Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) 49.36.
(16B) 1. Stockdale (Bak) 47.28, 2. Rancho Cucamonga 48.31, 3. Notre Dame (SO) 48.75, 4. Cleveland (Reseda) 48.97, 5. LA Baptist 49.04, 6. Miller (Fontana) 49.66, 7. Cimarron Memorial (Las Vegas) 50.04, 8. Birmingham (Van Nuys) 50.30, 9. Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) 50.64.
(16C) 1. Ranier Beach (Seattle, Wash) 48.36, 2. Upland 48.98, 3. Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley) 49.06, 4. Eisenhower (Rialto) 50.16, 5. Katella (Anaheim) 50.40.
(16D) 1. Bellflower 49.09, 2. Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) 50.32, 3. Carson 50.50, 4. Weschester (LA) 50.78, 5. Miramonte (Orinda) 50.86.
(16E) 1. Edison (Fresno) 49.26, 2. Camarillo 49.44, 3. Claremont 50.65, 4. Dominguez (Compton) 50.80.
(16F) 1. St. Lucy's (Glendora) 49.68, 2. Etiwanda 50.26, 3. Antelope Valley (Lancaster) 50.62.
(16G) 1. Lancaster 50.14, 2. Paramount 50.36, 3. Reed (Sparks, Nv) 51.19.

Invitational Boys 1500 Meters
A big field, including some interesting foreigners, made up the field here. Lucero of Bakersfield and Ben Aragon of West Hills broke quickest with a fine 28.9 for the first 200. Three to go came by at 44.1. At the 400 it was Barrios from Mexico and Ben Aragon at 59.3. A Chinese athlete was third with Aragon close on the Mexican leader at 1:30.5 at the 600. The front duo had separated seriously from the field with 1:46.0 with two to go. Barrios (the leader from Mexico) was 2:01.0, with Aragon within a second there. Ben looked like he was hanging on for a super time!!! Aragon was 2:33.8 at 1000 meters, with 2:49.8 with one to go in second. Aragon was 3:06.2 with the leader close to 3:02 at the 1200. Ben was 16.5 for the next 100 (3:22.6 at the 1300 meter mark with a half a lap to go). Aragon finished in 3:54.5 (final lap 64.7), a great time!!!! Barrios raced 3:47.66 for the win.
Results: 1. Juan Barrios (Mexico) 3:47.66, 2. Ben Aragon (West Hills, Santee) 3:564.63, 3. Liu Changkuan (China) 4:00.34, 4. Grame Wells (Kajaks, Canada) 4:02.36, 5. Tim Ramirez (Royal, Simi Valley) 4:03.78, 6. Robert Kubler (Crespi, Encino) 4:04.93 , 7. Steven Murray (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 4:05.94, 8. Zach Vorbeck-Bates (Rocklin) 4:07.93, 9. Calum Neff (Calgary) 4:08.29, 10. Jordan Horn (Alta Loma) 4:10.09, 11. Josh Yelsey (Corona del Mar, Newport Beach) 4:10.16, 12. Art Avita (Big Bear) 4:10.56.
Girls Invitational 1500 Meters
The Girls "almost a mile" group looked very good, with National 800 leader Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral) and Amber Steen (Newport Harbor) among others at the line. A Chinese visitor went to the lead with the first 200 going by a 35.1. Amber Steen was next, with thre to go coming by at 53.7 with a visitor from Mexico moving to the lead at 71.8. The pace continued to slow through a 1:480 600, with 2:06.7 at the two to go point. A pack of five was together at the 800 at 2:25.7, with Steen on the leader's shoulder and Rowbury the Americans among the group. Steen led at 1000 metes at 3:02.3, with a good last lap assured. 3:20.3 with one to go, with Steen leading, the 1200 coming by at 3:37.2. Down the backstretch Steen pulled away from one of the foreign athletes and was 3:53.6 at the 1200 point. Rowbury was battling for second, but Steen cruised along to about a 20 meter win in the high 4:27's. Great race from Steen.
Results: 1. Amber Steen (Newport Harbor) 4:28.00, 2. Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral, SF) 4:30.28, 3. Shuay Zhery (China) 4:31.95, 4. Maria Valencia (Mexico) 4:32.41, 5. Ming Xu (China) 4:38.11, 6. Sarah Pizzo (Mullen, Denver) 4:41.15, 7. Jessica Kanin (Woodbridge, Irvine) 4:41.44, 8. Lori Mann (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 4:41.98, 9., Vanessa Kelly (Marina, Hunt Bch) 4:42.27, 10. Jaclyn Pederson (Royal, Simi Valley) 4:42.90, 11. Kim Conover (Gilbert, Az?) 4:43.46, 12. Jenny Esser (Foothill, Pleasanton) 4:47.69, 13. Alicia Veiss (McFarland) 4:48.84, 14. Michelle Sizer (Sultana, Hesperia) 4:49.54, 16. Meghan Manwaring (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 4:50.09, 17. Kelly Rogers (Healdsburg) 4:51.46, 18. Lindsay Duke (Bonita, La Verne) 4:51.69, 19. Ava Jones (La Habra) 4:52.06, 20. Sarah Scarfe (Campbell Hall, North Hollywood) 4:52.77.
Men's Invitational Sprint Medley Relay
Good field, with Long Beach Poly and Birmingham (Van Nuys) even through two opening 200 legs that averaged 22.2 each. Birmingham's Ramal Porter ran a fine 48.9 third leg to give the baton to teammate soph Damian Rinaldi with a few meter lead. Rinaldi ran a fine leg, but it was Rancho Cucamonga's Justin Conroe, who exploded down the homestretch for the win for his team.
Results:
(21A) 1. Rancho Cucamonga 3:30.65, 2. Birmingham (Van Nuys) 3:31.72, 3. Wilson (LB) 3:32.32, 4. Poly (LB) 3:33.88, 5. Don Lugo (Chino Hills) 3:34.41, 6. Dominguez (Compton) 3:35.98.
(21B) 1. Granite Hills (Apple Valley but could be Granite Hills) 3:25.20, 2. Eisenhower (Rialto) 3:36.89, 3. Van Nuys 3:37.70.
(21C) 1. East Union (Manteca) 3:39.13, 2. Damien (La Verne) 3:40.49.

Invitational 110 Men's High Hurdles
A great group had Chris Johnson (Arlington, Riverside) out well, with Jeff Hunter (Granite Hills, El Cajon) closing down until half-way where he clobbered a hurdle, and walked through the barriers the rest of the way. Johnson was off to the races, winning in a wind-legal 14.12, continuing a super season.
Results (22A) 1. Chris Johnson (Arlington, Riverside) 14.12 (+.20), 2. Chris Foster (Ventura) 14/32, 3. Jermaine Rolison (Dorsey, LA) 14.44, 4. Jon Williams (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) 14.46, 5. Ransom Minyard (Durango, Las Vegas) 14.67, 6. Terrell Walker (Poly, LB) 14.96, 7. Blake Frazier (University City, SD) 15.52.
(22B) 1. Luis Lopez (Mexico) 14.54 (wind +1.2), 2. Jose Beaton (Alta Loma) 14.56, 3. Nick Santana (Benicia) 14.83, 4. Jeff Santana (Benicia) 14.88, 5. Josh Hawkins (Poly, LB) 14.89, 6. David Brown (Diamond Bar) 15.35, 7. Alex Green (Poly, LA) 15.49. Invitational Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
Ginny Powell (Ranier Beach, Wash) has run 13.79, with Lashinda Demus (Wilson, Long Beach) her first serious effort this year in the event here. Powell was out ahead over the first couple of hurdles, but Demus battled back, with the duo stride for stride until Lashinda seemed to develop a bit more momentum over the last flight and a half, winning the run-in, with the duo recording super 13.61-13.69 clockings! The 13.61 ranks Lashinda among the top 25 preps ever!!!
Results: 1. Lashinda Demus (Wilson, LB) 13.61 (wind +1.0), 2. Ginnie Powell (Ranier Beach, Seattle) 13.69, 3. Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) 14.05, 4. Lucilia Contreras (Mexico) 14.30, 5. Dana Bethel (Mission Viejo) 14.51, 6. Tunisia Johnson (Poly, LB) 14.84, 7. Brynne Steward (Cleveland, Reseda) 14.93, 8. Dominique Harper (Wilson, LB) 15.16, 9. Tracy Johnson (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) 15.78.
(23B) 1. Sally Wong (Britannia) 14.67 (+0.2), 2. Chelsea Johnson (Atascadero) 14.69, 3. Willimena Cisco (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) 15.08, 4. Miesha McClendon (Muir, Pasadena) 15.11, 5. Mary Timm (Sultana, Hesperia) 15.39, 6. Dana Rattler (Cleveland, Reseda) 15.44, 7. Tassia Cendejas (Ayala, Chino Hills) 15.67.


Invitational Boys 400 Meters
Darren Brock (Rialto) was out very quick, with Randy Bundy (Cleveland, Reseda) in land 6 out hard. Into the homestretch Bundy and Brock were even, with Bundy strongest on the run-in. Dominic Roux (Westchester, LA) moved strongly to get up to second, with the Serra (Gardena) soph transfer ending second at 49.25.
(24A) 1. Randy Bundy (Cleveland, Reseda) 48.84, 2. Dominic Roux (Westchester) 49.25, 3. Darren Brock (Rialto) 49.32, 4. Walton Dijon (Poly, LB) 49.70, 5. David Hill (Poly, LB) 50.20.
(24B) 1. Avantae Arrington (Carson) 50.40, 2. DeAngelo Davies (University City, SD) 51.16, 3. Demetrius Williams (De la Salle, Concord) 51.88.
Invitational Girls 400 Meters
Gabriela Medina from Mexico led the event by a meter or two as the field headed into the homestretch, with Shantae McKinney (Westchester) and Keisha Gaines (Stockdale, Bakersfield) eventually closing down, with Gaines recroding a fine 55.81 in second while losing by .02.
(25A) 1. Gabriela Medina (Mexico) 55.79, 2. Keisha Gaines (Stockdale, Bak) 55.81, 3. Shantae McKinney (Westchester, LA) 56.13, 4. Ashley Freeman (Wilson, LB) 57.12, 5. Stephanie Blake (Parker, San Diego) 57.25, 6. MacKenzie Hill (Wilson, LB) 57.43, 7. Shanon Meyer (Sultana, Hesperia) 57.49, 8. Michele Hunt (Poly, Long Beach) 58.10.
(25B) 1. Denef Cervantes (Mexico) 56.55. 2. Dashanta Harris (Poly, LB) 58.05, 3. Ericka Porter (Deer Valley) 58.64.
Invitational Boys 100 Meters
A top group would dash here. Arcadia Invite and Open winners Phil Francis (Fairfax, LA) and Rod Martin (Western, Las Vegas), both in the mid-10.80's were next to each other. After 40 meters here the action was settled, with Francis off to the races, rocketing a 10.52 with wind legal conditions. The shocking time is the =#4 time in the nation and easily the fastest time run in California for the year. As Mike Kennedy of Track & Field News said, "We have a sprinter!"
Invite 26A - 1. Phillip Francis (Fairfax, LA) 10.52 (wind +0.3), 2. Wes Felix (Valenica) 10.75, 3. Rodney Martin (Western, Las Vegas) 10.78, 4. Chreston Anderson (Poly, LB) 10.85, 5. Chris Singleton (Etiwanda) 11.05, 6. Corey Lenaris (Santa Monica) 11.09.
(26B) 1. Vedell Lewis (Poly, Long Beach) 10.82 (+1.9), 2. Ron Hill (Walnut) 10.83, 3. Brandon Allen (Santa Monica) 10.88, 4. Bryn Davis (Mojave, Las Vegas) 10.96, 5. D'Aire D'Artagnan (West Covina) 11.00, 6. Mei Fei (China) 11.01, 7. Brandon Crawford (Inglewood) 11.08.
(26C) 1. Nathan Taylor (Comox Valley, Canada) 10.68 (+1.5), 2. Vince Miller (Poly, Long Beach) 11.10.
Invitational Girls 100 Meters
Great group headed by Angel Perkins (Gahr, Cerritos), Monique Henderson (Morse, San Diego), and 2001 star Allyson Felix (LA Baptist, North Hills). The field broke even, with Henderson and Perkins pulling away. Perkins sat a few inches back inside of Henderson, and one waited for someone to change gears. It never really happened, but Henderson did not give up an inch, eventually coming in ahead by about a half a meter in a super 11.68 (wind legal), with Perkins next at 11.76, and Allyson Felix 11.87.
(Invit - 35A) 1. Monique Henderson (Morse, SD) 11.68 (-1.1), 2. Angel Perkins (Gahr, Cerritos) 11.78, 3. Allyson Felix (LA Baptist, No Hills) 11.87, 4. Shalonda Solomon (Poly, LB) 12.05, 5. Sierra Hauser-Price (Notre Dame, SO) 12.12, 6. Jasmine Lee (Poly, LB) 12.36, 7. Angel Tate (Wilson, LB) 12.55.
(35B) 1. Chanda Picott (Poly, LB) 11.98 (+1.6), 2. Tishira Thomas (Miller, Fontana) 12.14, 3. China Jones (Deer Valley, Antioch) 12.17, 4. Quian Hodges (Wilson, LB) 12.18, 5. Marcia Fenton (Dorsey, LA) 12.25, 6. Madely Romero (Mexico) 12.28, 7. Randi Houston (Upland) 12.57, 8. Jamesha Bell (Dominguez, Compton) 12.57.
(35C) 1. April Brown (Bellflower) 12.04w (+3.3), 2. Laquita Landers (Miller, Fontana) 12.20w, 3. Marjorie Jackson (Deer Valley, Antioch) 12.26w, 4. Crystal Davis (Valley, Santa Ana) 12.33w, 5. Michelle Stinnette (Cleveland, Reseda) 12.36w, 6. Annisa Fagur (Muir, Pas) 12.37w, 7. Tar Davis-Quarrie (St. Lucy's, Glendora) 12.54w.

Invitational Distance Medley Relay
Great field had Russ Martin of Los Gatos and Matt Cooley of Clovis together through a 2:04 on the 1200 leg, with Art Garcia and Don Lugo next. Garcia moved up to lead at the 1200, with 3:07.5 at the 1200. Art had run the 4x800, Sprint Medley 1:56,and this here (wow!). Clovis was close to 50 the second leg to hold the lead. Clovis, with Justin Coburn on this leg, and Tomas Viramontes for Los Gatos, led the 800 leg through at 56 seconds. Viramontes challenged as the race went down the backstretch,but Coburn would not give in. At 1:26 for their 600 split the duo was side to side. JJ Duke would anchor for Clovis, with Matt Bates for Los Gatos!!! 1:57.4 for Viramontes on leg number three, with the time 5:56.1 with one leg to go. Bates held a narrow lead over Duke through the first lap, covered just under 62 seconds. Ozzie Pina anchored for LB Poly, about 35 meters back after one lap. Bates was 1:34 for the first 600 of his 1600 leg, so they were continuing to press. 800 rolled by at 2:06 with Bates a couple of meters on Duke. Bates looked strong with 600 meters to go, with one wondering when JJ planned his move. At 3:12 Bates had stretched the lead to 8 meters, and he continued to pull away on the way to a great 4:15.4 time with his team going 10:11 and change for a super clocking! JJ Duke anchored the fine Clovis squad with a 4:19.2. Invitational (37A) 1. Los Gatos (Martin - Hoeft - Viramontes - Bates) 10:12.09, 2. Clovis 10:16.02, 3. Poly (LB) 10:23.24, 4. College Park (Pleasanton) 10:30.57, 5. Belmont (LA) 10:30.92, 6. Don Lugo (Chino) 10:31.93, 7. Royal (Simi Valley) 10:34.43, 8. Sutlana (Hesperia) 10:35.35, 9. Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley) 10:37.06, 10. St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 10:37.50, 11. Claremont 10:40.75.
(37B) 1. East Valley (Redlands) 10:42.46, 2. Etiwanda 10:44.56, 3. Alhambra 10:53.18
Girls Invitational Distance Medley Relay
Upland, Brea, and Etiwand led through a 77 first 400. At 2:36.2 Etiwanda had a big lead, but Brea had a strong third lap to move into the lead with half a lap to go. Burroughs (Burbank) closed down right at the exchange with a 3:51.2 split for the first two teams. Burroughs was 60.8 on the second leg, with Etiwanda and Brea moving up to take the lead one-half lap into the 800 leg. Etiwanda had about 150 meters on Anita Siraki and Hoover at the start of the anchor leg. Siraki quickly cranked a 2:20 first 800 to move into the lead and continued to press! At 3:34.7 for the 1200 she was on her. Siraki finished in 4:49.1, with her squad recording a 12:25.63.
(Inv 38) 1. Hoover (Zung-Rodrigeuz-Khosravian-Siraki) 12:25.61, 2. Etiwanda 12:51.33, 3. Alameda 12:55.48, 4. Burroughs (Burbank) 13:01.13, 5. Montgomery 13:02.21, 6. Brea 13:06.99.

Invitational 300m Intermediate Hurdles
Jeff Hunter of Granite Hills had a fall in the Highs, and so he was mad and ran that way. Using a standing start, he was gone from the start, and it was basically a one-man race. He had a problem or two step-wise, but a fine effort of 37.62 in the wind. (Inv 41A) 1. Jeff Hunter (Granite Hills, El Cajon) 37.62, 2. Jon Williams (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) 38.61, 3. Thomas Mack (Bakersfield) 38.81, 4. Andrew Cook (Lord Byng, ?) 39.17, 5. Sean Zeitler (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 39.32,6. Jeff Santana (Benicia) 39.74, 7. Corey Sims (South Bak) 39.97.
(41B) 1. Ransom Minyard (Durango, Las Vegas) 38.68, 2. Chris Johnson (Arlington, Riverside) 38.79, 3. Shen Dingning (China) 39.05, 4. Elisha McCall (Cimarron, Las Vegas) 39.15, 5. Lewis Ennist (Pasadena) 39.63.
(41C) 1. Kenneth Thomas (Gardena) 39.08, 2. Ronald Howard (Moreno Valley) 39.90, 3. Nick Santana (Benicia) 40.32.
Girls Invitational 300 Meter Low Hurdles
Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) and Tiffany Brown (Stockdale, Bakersfield) were the early leaders, with the Central Section star Brown pulling away during the middle of the race. The 43.40 clocking was achieved with a little hesitation late over hurdles, so Tiffany can go faster.
(Inv 42A) 1. Tiffany Brown (Stockdale, Bak) 43.39, 2. Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant, SJ) 43.67, 3. Tunisia Johnson (Poly, LB) 43.86, 4. Audrey Pound (Poway) 46.56, 5. Liu Pei (China) 46.85. (42B) 1. Tassia Cendejas (Ayala, Chino Hills) 46.01, 2. Michelle Ziser (Sultana, Hesperia) 46.05, 3. Janeshai Adams (Gahr, Cerritos) 46.06, 4. Unika Smith (Lincoln, SD) 46.66, 5. Dominique Harper (Wilson, LB) 47.29.
Girls Sprint Medley Relay
(Inv 43A) 1. Canyon (CC) (Johnson 2:14), 2. Westchester (LA) 4:12.62, 3. Mullen (Denver, Co) 4:12.80, 4. Wilson (LB) 4:14.33, 5. Birmingham (VN) 4:18.83, 6. Alhambra (Martinez) 4:18.93.
(43B) 1. Edison (Fr) 4:15.07, 2. Eisenhower (Rialto) 4:20.45, 3. Claremont 4:22.86.
Invitational Boys 4x200 Meter Relay -
Mullen (Denver) and Taft (Woodland Hills) hooked up, with Noah Smith of Taft running down the Mullen anchor on the 4-turn stagger setup, with Taft racing a super 1:26.44 clocking!
(Inv 44A ) 1. Taft (Woodland Hills) 1:26.44, 2. Mullen (Denver, Co) 1:26.63, 3. Poly (LB) 1:27.33, 4. Mojave (LV) 1:28.73, 5. University City (SD) 1:29.23, 6. Western (LV) 1:29.63, 7. Bakersfield 1:29.85, 8. Santa Monica 1:29.93.
(44B) 1. Eisenhower (Rialto) 1:28.95, 2. Dominguez (Compton) 1:29.05, 3. Deer Valley (Antioch) 1:30.22, 4. Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) 1:30.70, 5. China 1:30.78.
(44C) 1. Carson 1:29.21, 2. Lincoln (SD) 1:30.28, 3. Etiwanda 1:30.63.
(44D) 1. Morningside (Inglewood) 1:29.24, 2. California (SR) 1:31.77.
(44E) 1. Reed (Sparks, Nv) 1:32.89.
(44F) 1. Rancho Cucamonga 1:31.39.
Invitational Girls 4x200 Relay
Wilson (LB) and Poly (LB) as usual had hot squads!!! Wilson led off with Angel Tate a 25.1 lead-off to take a five meter lead. Lashinda Demus on leg two put the event away with a 23.5 split, then McKenzie Hill was 25.3 to further pull away, and Quian Hodges was 24.2 on the anchor. The 1:38.16 winner is behind the 1:37.93 the same group ran at Texas, but still among the top half dozen times run in the nation this year.
(Inv 45A) 1. Wilson (LB) 1:38.15, 2. Poly (LB) 1:39.62, 3. Rancho Cucamonga 1:43.14, 4. Stockdale (Bak) 1:43.53, 5. Wilson "B" (LB) 1:44.39.
(45B) 1. Deer Valley (Antioch) 1:41.70, 2. Muir (Pasasdena) 1:42.03, 3. LA Baptist (No Hills) 1:44.03, 4. Cimarron Memorial (LV) 1:46.53.
(45C) 1. Dorsey (LA) 1:43.44, 2. Inglewood 1:46.10, 3. Upland 1:46.54.
(45D) 1. Edison (Fr) 1:45.04, 2. Eisenhower (Rialto) 1:45.41, 3. St. Lucy's (Glendora) 1:45.44, 4. Lancaster) 1:45.93.
Boys Invitational 800 Meters
Chris Wells-Anders led through a 26.6 opening 200, with a 55.5 through the 200 Chris had company from one of the visiting athletes from Mexico. Meanwhile Ben Aragon of West Hills was sneaking close. The leaders came through the 600 at 1:24.6, with the front duo abreast and Aragon charging partway down the homestretch Aragon was up and past, finishing off a super double (see 1500 above) with a 1:53.45 win!!!
(Inv 46A) 1. Ben Aragon (West Hills, Santee) 1:53.45, 2. Craig Haddon (Comox Valley, Canada) 1:54.31, 3. Chris Wells-Anders (El Camino Real, Woodland Hills) 1:54.63, 4. Liu Chang-Liang (China) 1:56.35, 5. Tony Ahr (Burroughs, Burbank) 1:57.19, 6. Kevin Woodhouse (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) 1:57.52, 7. Oscar Mendez (Poly, LB) 1:57.59, 8. Alan Thomas (Hug, Reno, Nv) 1:57.80, 9. Nick Arciniaga (Fountain Valley) 1:58.00.
(46B) 1. Mario Cobian (Rosemead) 1:58.56, 2. Daniel Lindstrom (Granite Hills, Apple Valley) 1:59.06, 3. Alex Garcia (Mountain View, El Monte) 1:59.50, 4. Tom Stepp (Arcadia) 1:59.84.
Invitational Girls 800 Meter Run
Event was dominated by the visitors from Mexico, with a 31.2 opening 200 and 65.4 400 leading to the win by Gabriela Medina at 2:13.58.
(Inv 50) 1. Gabriela Medina (Mexico) 2:13.58, 2. Mariana Barrios (Mexico) 2:14.37, 3. Barbara Parker (GB) 2:14.55, 4. Ashley Caldwell (Los Gatos) 2:15.08, 5. Gaelle Banini (Kajaks, Can)b 2:15.85, 6. Ashley Freeman (Wilson, LB) 2:15.98, 7. Jessica Kanin (Woodbridge, Irvine) 2:16.67, 8. Keyotta Delemenea (Poly, LB) 2:17.93, 9. Brooke Ecklund (GB) 2:18.44, 10. Anna-Marie Allander (Tyreso TC) 2:19.42.
(50B) 1. Maria Valencia (Mexico) 2:16.61, 2. Heather Hennessy (Los Gatos) 2:19.60, 3. Jenn Saura (Miramonte, Orinda) 2:19.91, 4. Anna Reeve (Newport, Wash) 2:20.33.
Invitational Boys 200 Meters
Phillip Francis of Fairfax jumped on this event right from the start, having a full three meter lead as the group came into the homestretch. Pressing hard the entire way, Francis went into the tape a big 21.04 winner with 3.4 meters per second of aiding wind. He would later split a 47.8 on the 4x400 team.
(Inv 51A) 1. Phillip Francis (Fairfax, LA) 21.04w (+3.4), 2. Rodney Martin (Western, LV) 21.35w, 3. Ruben Chavez (Mexico) 21.49w, 4. Jason Lovell (Cleveland, Reseda) 21.54w, 5. Robby Hambleton (Loyola, LA) 21.68w, 6. Gilbert Gregg (Mullen, Denver) 21.78w, 7. Damaine Reed (Carson) 21.79w, 8. Wes Felix (Valencia) 21.81w.
(51B) 1. Mario Trillo (Mexico) 21.47w (+4.4 mps), 2. Marion Bassani (Irvine) 21.54w, 3. Nathan Taylor (Comox Valley) 21.85w, 4. Paul Smith (Western, LV) 22.15w.
Invitational Girls 200 Meters
Great event. Allyson Felix (LA Baptist) the National Outdoor Leader off her 23.48 winner at Arcadia last week would face Monique Henderson her conqueror at 100 Meters. Felix was in Lane 4, Henderson in 5.
Henderson had a blazing start, absolutely blasting the first 50 meters zooming by from the field. Over the best at the prep level she had an amazing 3-4 meter gap off the turn. Down the straightaway it was the surprising Felix who closed some, with Henderson the winner 23.16 and Allyson 23.31. Felix's time shockingly was equal to the #25 time in U.S. Prep history, with Monique =#13 All-Time.
(Inv 56A) 1. Monique Henderson (Morse, SD) 23.16 (wind +1.0), 2. Allyson Felix (LA Baptist, No Hills) 23.31. 3. Sierra Hauser-Price (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) 24.57, 4. China Jones (Deer Valley, Antioch) 24.98, 5. Maxine Marlow (Centennial, Bakersf) 25.26, 6. Stephanie Blake (Parker, SD) 25.48, 7. Whitney Graham (Gahr, Cerr) 25.56, 8. Michelle Jones (Ranier Beach, Seattle) 25.82.
(56B) 1. Marjorie Jackson (Deer Valley) 24.90w (+4.0), 2. Deborah Bowser (Carson) 24.91w, 3. Madeli Romero (Mexico) 25.13w, 4. Kylie McCuen (Brea) 25.59w.

Invitational Boys 3000 Meter Run
A group of five had broken away by the 1600 point in 4:36.0. Visitors from Canada and Mexico broke away after that point, with Art Diaz of Fontana and Jordan Horn the first Americans as the foreign athletes strung together laps of 70.
(Inv 57) 1. Robbie Nissen (Capital City, Canada) 8:38.37, 2. Julio Martinez (Mexico) 8:39.22, 3. Nathan Brassmassery (Alameda) 8:43.85, 4. Art Diaz (Fontana) 8:44.29, 5. Jordan Horn (Alta Loma) 8:52.52, 6. Raemon Rodriguez (Marina, Hunt Bch) 8:56.71, 7. Joey Pacheco (Canyon Springs, Moreno Valley) 8:56.90, 8. Manueljo Ruiz (Monroe, Sepulveda) 8:57.40, 9. Puneet Mahan (Norwalk) 8:57.66, 10. Robert Kubler (Crespi, Encino) 8:59.23.

Girls 3000 Meters
(Inv 58) 1. Zhao Yuan (China) 9:54.60, 2. Xu Min (China) 9:54.96, 3. Kristy Smith (Canada) 9:58.22, 4. Lori Mann (Santa Margarita) 10:09.02, 5. Kristin Cohoon (Chadwick, Palos Verdes) 10:21.60, 6. Sarah Swann (Canada) 10:25.20, 7. Ava Jones (La Habra) 10:25.55, 8. Kelly Rogers (Healdsburg) 10:29.79, 9. Meghan Mainwaring (Santa Margarita) 10:34.96, 10. Michelle Ziser (Sultana, Hesperia) 10:36.78, 11. Miriam Martinez (Mexico) 10:38.83, 12. Christina Jiminez (Granite Hills, Apple Valley) 10:40.27, 13. Kristen Browning (Templeton) 10:44.16, 14. Lindsey Grose (Trabuco Hills) 10:46.33, 15. Laura Meyers (Maranatha, Sierra Madre) 10:P47.55, 16. Maggie Cortez (Downey) 10:47.83.
Boys 4x400 Relay
Great contest, with Long Beach Poly leading after Chreston Anderson made a huge move at the 200 mark on leg three to move ahead. On the anchor it was first Santa Margarita, then Mullen of Denver who challenged the anchor runner, Walton, for Poly, with Jason Lovell screaming down with a 46.2 leg. However, no one could catch the Poly Jackrabbits, with 50.2, 48.7, 48.5, and 48.5 legs making up their 3:15.97 winning squad.
(Inv 59A) 1. Poly (LB) 3:15.97, 2. Mullen (Denver, Co) 3:16.16, 3. Cleveland (Reseda) 3:16.52, 4. Santa Margarita (Rancho SM) 3:17.13, 5. Carson 3:17.33, ,6. Bakersfield 3:21.19. ,
(59B) 1. Wilson (LB) 3:22.42, 2. Clovis 3:23.03, 3. De lal Salle (Concord) 3:23.93, 4. Gardena 3:24.49, 5. East Valley (Redlands) 3:24.76, 6. Deer Valley 3:26.70.
(59C) 1. Morningside (Inglewood) 3:21.49, 2. Lincoln (SD) 3:26.00.
(59D) 1. Poly (LB) (B) 3:25.35, 2. Hug (Nv) 3:26.86.
(59E) 1. CEBETTS 62 (Canada) 3:21.72, 2. Cathedral City 3:29.79.
(59F) 1. Ayala (Chino Hills) 3:31.35, 2. Warren (Downey) 3:31.61.
(59G) 1. Alhambra (Martinez) 3:28.19, 2. Nordhoff (Ojai) 3:29.46. (59H) 1. Canyon (CC) 3:27.88, 2. Glendale 3:28.44
Girls 4x400 Relay
Great event between Long Beach Poly and Long Beach Wilson, with Angel Perkins adding to the excitement with a strong second leg. Gooden led off for Wilson at 58.5,with Keyotta Delemena 58.6 for Poly. Angel Perkins ran leg two for Gahr, and she cranked a 51.7 blazer that took her team into the lead over the 56.3 for Gooden of Wilson and Tunisia Johnson's 56.0 for Poly. Tate was 56.0 for Wilson, with Jasmine Lee 55.9 for Poly on leg three . The anchor was a good one, with Quian Hodges of Wilson (57.8) moving slightly ahead before frosh Shalonda Solomon of Poly finished the Poly win with a 55.9 split.
(Inv 61A) 1. Poly (LB) 3:46.22, 2. Wilson (LB) 3:51.32, 3. Westchester (LA) 3:52.94, 4. Gahr (Cerritos) 4:08.01
(61B) 1. Deer Valley (Antioch) 3:57.28, 2. Cleveland (Reseda) 4:01.57, 3. Dorsey (LA) 4:01.97, 4. Miramonte (Orinda) 4:02.77, 5. Upland 4:04.82.
(61C) 1. Santa Ana Valley 4:05.23, 2. Diamond Ranch 4:08.89.