Several big names stood out here at the 2008 rain soaked Southern Section Masters Meet!  As a whole, our Riverside County contingent fared well and most are moving on to next weekend's California State Meet which will also be held here at Cerritos College.  This meet is simply a qualifying round where no team points are awarded.  The top five placers automatically move on while athletes and relays can move on be acheiving the at-large standard.  Perris' Ericka Nowell (300 hurdles), Rancho Verde's Alycia Herring (Long Jump), Corona's Raul Arcos (1600 meters) and Vista del Lago's Emmanuel Ngula (800 meters) all won their events.   We have to also recognize that Rancho Verde becomes the second school in Riverside County history to send all four relay teams to the California State Meet!  JW North was the first to accomplish the feat in 2006...

Biggest highlight - Ngula winning the 800?  Arcos moving from a 4:18 down to a 4:10 in three weeks? ML King's Manny Santiago going from a 43 foot TJ'er a month ago and now to the state meet?  JW North's Tommy Curry and Tony Crutchfield moving up huge in the last two weeks?  Santiago's 4x100 crew (never broken 44.0 until this season) progressing so well this past month?  In 2007, Riverside County sent 21 entries to the state meet but here in 2008 - we're officially sending 24!  Great job folks!  The most ever was posted during that incredible 2006 season where we sent 30 entries on...

We'll be out for most of the day but this evening, we look to provide more highlights as the evening progresses....

Girls 400 Relay
3. Rancho Verde - 46.61

Boys 400 Relay
3. Santiago - 41.57
5. JW North - 41.83
6. Rancho Verde - 41.89*

Girls 1600 meters
11. Kristina Taylor (Vista Murrieta) 5:00.32

Boys 1600 meters
1. Raul Arcos (Corona) 4:10.46

Boys 110 Hurdles
5. Tony Crutchfield (JW North) 14.45

Boys 400 meters
8. Bryan Adams (Roosevelt) 49.64

Boys 100 meters
2. Tommy Curry (JW North) 10.63
6. Jesse Ooten (Rancho Verde) 10.81

Boys 800 meters
1. Emmanula Ngula (Vista del Lago) 1:53.34
4. Steven Norton (La Sierra) 1:53.71

Girls 300 Hurdles
1. Ericka Nowell (Perris) 41.88

Girls 200 meters
5. Alycia Herring (Rancho Verde) 24.52

Boys 200 meters
3. Rodney Storrs (Santiago) 21.54
4. Tommy Curry (JW North) 21.56
9. Jesse Ooten (Rancho Verde) 23.46

Girls 1600 Relay
6. Rancho Verde - 3:53.31*

Boys 1600 Relay
3. Rancho Verde - 3:16.22
6. JW North - 3:18.04*
DQ Roosevelt (ran out of lane for more than 5 steps)

Girls Long Jump
1. Alycia Herring (Rancho Verde) 19'2.5"
7. Brittany Bozeman (Rancho Verde) 18'2.75"

Girls Triple Jump
10. Ashley Perkins (Norco) 37'4"
12. Brittany Bozeman (Rancho Verde) 35'5."

Girls Pole Vault
12. Susan Farrar (JW North) 10'3"

Girls Shot Put
5. Lima Tu'ufuli (La Sierra) 40'3.5"

Girls Discus
6. Lynn Patu (Vista Murrieta) 127'9"

Boys Long Jump
4. DJ Lloyd (Vista Murrieta) 22'11.5"
9. Nick Ross (Vista Murrieta) 22'3.5"

Boys Triple Jump
2. Chris Benard (Santiago) 47'7"
3. Ryan Swafford (Vista Murrieta) 47'2"
6. Manny Santiago (ML King) 46'6.75"
8. Nick Ross (Vista Murrieta) 46'3" 

Boys High Jump
3. Nick Ross (Vista Murrieta) 6'6"
11. Skyar Lacour (Rancho Verde) 6'2"

Boys Discus
6. Wade Jones (Hemet) 161'4"