Leigh's Guidry selected state athlete of the year

Mercury News Staff
and Wire Reports

Antwon Guidry, who excelled in three sports this season at Leigh High, has been named state athlete of the year by Cal-Hi Sports.

Guidry, who was chosen Central Coast Section player of the year in football, also led the Longhorns in basketball and was a standout sprinter on the track team.

In addition, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Guidry, who has signed a letter-of-intent with Nebraska, gained All-State honors in football as a defensive back.

Lashinda Demus, a track standout for Wilson High in Long Beach, was selected as the state's top female athlete.

In other high school news:

Valley Christian's Casey Neale, the Mercury News baseball player of the year, was named to the All-State team by Cal-Hi Sports and was the small school division player of the year. Mitty Coach Bill Hutton was named the state coach of the year in the medium school division. Notre Dame-Salinas infielder Julie Selbicky was on the All-State softball team and was named the player of the year in the small school division.

Track and Field

Maurice Greene was timed in 9.90 seconds in his 100-meter heat at the USA outdoor championships in Eugene, Ore., the fastest in the world this year. The time tied the meet mark set by former world record holder Leroy Burrell in 1990 and matched by Greene in 1997. It also was a Hayward Field mark, erasing the record of 9.92 by Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago in 1996.

Alan Webb, 18, won his 1,500 heat, taking the lead with 25 meters remaining and finishing in 3:45.77.