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Monday, May 14 AN ALTERNATE ENDING TO THE 2007 SEASON
The snowball began rolling before the meet even began, as the bus took an alternate route to the meet, causing the team to arrive 45 minutes late. Both of the 4x100 teams ran at least one alternate, and without the "A Team" on the line, the performances suffered a bit. Even the top performance of the day for any King athlete had "alternate" tattooed on it. Ryan Sibley vaulted a lifetime best of 13-6 but ended up tenth overall and the first alternate into CIF Finals, held next week in Cerritos. Perhaps the most accomplished athlete on the King squad, Sam Jeter, fell victim to the day as he clipped a hurdle in the 110's, fell hard to the track and seriously injured his shoulder. Going in, Sam figured to be a "sure thing" qualifier into CIF Finals but as he grimmaced in pain and shuffled off the track and to the hospital for x-rays, gone were his plans for Finals as well as his next two events. So, it was that kind of day, and for the first time in King history, the team failed to qualify even one person for the CIF Finals. Indeed, an alternate ending to the season, the likes of which King track and field is not accustomed. Despite the miscues and missing athletes, there were still some strong efforts and solid performances. Chantel Hicks threw the discus five feet farther than she ever has and at 107-6 she now owns the 2nd farthest throw in school history. The aforementioned Ryan Sibley had a great day in the vault. The distance crew sent six athletes to the line, and though no PR's were recorded, all six put out great efforts. Kelsi Tippets had the highest track finish of the day, placing 15th overall in the 3200 meters. Fellow 9th grade distance runners Danielle Fillmore and Rebecca Asplund got good CIF experience in their first time at this level. Matt Cummins ran a good effort in the 3200 meters, but then due to the disintegrating mile relay team, he was called on to carry the baton for a lap just so King could field a team. The group of Jason Sevey, Chris Villanueva, Cummins and Brandon Walker put up a valiant effort against 35 other schools A-Teams. So it wasn't a Hollywood ending. Marred by mishaps and missing athletes, the meet could have been described as a missed opportunity. But an alternate ending to the alternate ending would have the team leave the arena knowing all-too-well that when competing among the best -- and CIF D-1 certainly is -- you better have your "A team" on their "A game". Anything less and you go home empty-handed. Hopefully those who did compete Saturday found out how true that is will return next year to write a different ending to the '08 season than the one that finished out the '07. Sunday, April 29
Friday, May 4 A FURIOUS LEAGUE FINISH FOR THE WOLVES
Sam Jeter closed out his league career by besting both of his own hurdle records. He won the 110's in commanding fashion, and then came back to finish second behind North's Reggie Wyatt (#1 statewide) and drop below 40 seconds for the first time ever. It was quite a day for the mild-mannered and soft-spoken senior. The other end of the spectrum of Sam is the distance events and the 9th grade, and Kelsi Tippets fits the mold for both, but she had a day not unlike Jeter's. The hardworking and talented freshman took home two league titles, winning both the 1600 and the 3200. In the 3200, she set a new Ivy League meet record, besting the mark set by King's own Kristina Moore in 2005. She was pushed along by a great effort from Mila Alvarez of North. Ryan Sibley was the only other King athlete to earn a league title, his coming over in the vault. He and Daniel Stark were locked in a great battle, with Sibley's 13-0 coming out on top. His victory marks the 8th straight year King has put a vaulter atop the league at Finals. At the beginning of the season, there were some doubts about this season's sprint crew, causing Coach Corona to at one point remark "Your kingdom for a sprinter!" Well, Kingdom come, as Marcell Smith, David Bonner, the versatile Sam Jeter and Mark Franklin put down some impressive individual marks on the day but also ran King's #3 All-time 4x100 relay mark at 44.13! Tffany West PR'd in the 400, finishing 4th overall at 1:00.69. In the girls 800, Monika Valenzuela proved she is all the way back from an extended layoff for health reasons earlier this season, racing to a lifetime best (#3 all time) of 2:25.66 and finishing second. Sara Strasbaugh likewise cranked out her lifetime best and unleashed a powerful kick to move by two competitors in the closing 100 meters to finish third. Also in the distances, 9th grader Danielle Fillmore had a miraculous day, running to 4th in the 1600 then coming back in the 3200 to race her best effort ever, finishing third and taking a spot into CIF with her third PR in three races! Carissa Bowman, though suffering through illness, ran a great 1600, finishing second overall. Out in the field events, there were great things happening as well. Brenda Hanrahan got locked into the anticipated matchup with Susan Farrar, the best vaulter outside of King this league has seen in a long time. Though Brenda matcher her lifetime best of 10-6, she took second to Farrar who cleared 11-0. Vivian Ibewiro jumped well while staying closer to the ground, taking second in the triple jump with a lifetime best. Jazzmine Simpson finished second in the high jump at 4-10. The guys' team saw great performances from more than just the sprinters. Colin Munro finished third in the shot put. Though finishing 8th overall, Ryan Sheehan closed out his career with a PR in the 800 at 2:09. Patrick Gonzalez had a solid double, finishing 5th in the 1600 and 8th in the 3200. Matt Cummins put together a huge effort in the 3200, ultimately finishing fourth in a race that saw five guys get under 10:00. Chris Belfield put the finishing touches on his season with a PR in the 300 hurdles, also King's #2 all time at 41.49. At the end of the evening, the 4x400 team of Marques Lea, Sam Jeter, Chris Belfield and Mark Franklin ran King's #4 all time mark at 3:34.90 to finish third overall. So indeed, it was a grand night of track and field and a great conclusion to a season that for King, started slowly but built steadily and finished on a high note. Hard work is a reward unto itself, and most of the time it garners praise and high accomplishment. The season of 2007, and the Ivy League Championships that closed it out, are all the evidence needed to bear this truth out. RESULTS
Sunday, April 29 FINAL FROSH-SOPH TUNE-UP IN HEMET A small band of King Track Wolves( about 60 athletes) made their way to Hemet today for the 9th annual Hemet West Valley S/F meet and did very well for themselves competing against 13 other schools. For some, it was a tuneup for the upcoming league prelims and finals next week while for others it was one more chance to get that PR and finish the season on a positive note. The day got started well with both the boys and girls 4 X 100 relays finishing in the medal count. The girls with rookies Raquel Gardener and Taler Moore being supported by vets Juli Lambert and Tiffany West ,came in third with a 52.6. The boys team of Trent Parrish, Brandon Walker, Stevie Will and Diboro Kanabolo finished second with a season best 46.02. Alicia Miller continued her dramatic late season improvement with a 6:06 in the 1600-a 9 second drop from her PR on Thursday. Freshman Khyber White sped to a 16.89 mark in the 110 hurdles for third-also a PR. Khyber also had a season best 45.2 in the 300 hurdles and teammates Chris Villanueva and Michael Woolls ran 46.4 and 47.6 respectively. Casey Canderleria was fourth in the girls 400 in 62.3 and Brianna Bensen pulled out a PR 4-6 in the high jump for 6th place. Chantel Hicks continued her invitational success with a second place throw(Chantel was fifth at the Inland Empire meet-won the King Classic and shares the new school record Discus relay team) The future in the horizontal jumps appears to be in good hands as Tyson Thurman got third place in the long jump at 18-7 and1/4 beating teamate Brandon Walker by that quarter inch. Tyree Taylor took only one jump and won the triple jump with a PR 40-8. Stevie Will was third at 36'-10. Issac Moody tied his PR in the disc with a toss of 110 feet. Improvement was also seen in the boys distances as Brad Sheets and Derek Nelson ran to PR's in thier events. Friday, April 27 BROOMING OF THE BEARS CLINCHES JV TITLES AND VARSITY RUNNERS-UP
The Poly Bears weren't about to role over and play dead, and on a warm afternoon Thursday, Poly put up strong efforts on all levels making King work to secure the victories. But in the end, despite a close meet at the boys' varsity levels mid-way, King won going away and with the scores were able to achieve league titles for both JV squads, and runners-up titles for both varsity squads.
Sunday, April 22 SAM JETER'S DAY CELEBRATED BY MANY AT IE CHAMPIONSHIPS
For many athletes, the thought of running a school record is merely that, a thought. The reality is that for most who lace on spikes, the gap between ability and notoriety is sometimes too great to span. The opportunity to notch one's name in the history books for any event is one enjoyed by the minority of athletes. At the 4th annual Inland Empire Championships, a stage that draws many of the most talented track and field stars from across the Inland area, Sam Jeter launched himself onto the School Record pedastol, not once, but twice, and in his wake a number of King's finest ran, jumped and threw themselves individual marks worthy of personal and collective celebration.
Friday, April 20 SEASON TURN-AROUND CONTINUES BIG BEND
Over 50 points separated the boys varsity squads and the win came comfortably for the Wolves. Sam Jeter continued to shine, winning the 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles and running a leg in the 4x400 relay. Marcell Smith had a stunning anchor leg in the 4x100 relay, coming from behind by four meters to officially tie at the line. He came back to win the 100 dash in 11.12 (HT). David Bonner was second in 11.40. Carrington Mathews went 6-4 in the high jump despite leaping off of grass. The girls varsity won by over 100 points, as Arlington was able to win only 2 events. Vivian Ibewiro took first in the 100 hurdls, second in the high jump and long jump and first in the high jump. Casey Candelaria won the 400, Anna Duffy the 300 hurdles and Danielle Fillmore took home a victory in the 1600, her first ever track victory. Arlington's small squads made JV athletes scarce and far between. The points rapidly mounted for King and both teams won by very large margins. Saturday, April 7 KING'S DAMES OF DISTANCE SHINE AT ARCADIA With twenty five states and four countries represented over the two days of competition, the Arcadia Invitational ... Thursday, April 5 WOLVES RUN AWAY FROM RAMS
In the boys' varsity contest, Ramona won only one event, the 400, and totaled 21 points by the end of the meet to King's 112 points. King sprinkled throughout the meet some impressive times and marks. Sam Jeter is improving by leaps and bounds of late, even venturing away from his primary event - the hurdles. After an impressive 11.20 (adjusted to auto time standards) win in the 100, he came back to win the 300 hurdles in a time of 41.27. Carrington Mathews won the high jump and long jump. Nashatar Gill held off a Ramona challenge to win the 3200 going wire-to-wire for the victory in 10:48. Alec Fillmore picked up two third place points in the 1600 and 3200. The girls won by 100 points exactly, 118-18. Ramona won two events in this one, the 800 and the triple jump, but like the boys before them, the Lady Wolves were able to still run and throw and jump some very respectable marks. Vivian Ibewiro won the 100 hurdles in 17.42 followed by Anna Duffy and Tawana Noland. Amber Sanford, King's newest freshman star, jumped King's third longest long jump in school history to win at 15-8.5. She also won the 100, 200 and contributed to the winning 4x100 relay team. Katie Coggins cleared 8-0 in the pole vault, while Hicks, out in the discus ring, launched the third-farthest throw in school history at 101'5.5"! Kaitlin Traver moved up from the JV level for the first time in the distances and scored twice. Jazzmine Simpson won the high jump with a leap of 5-0. Ramona's small squads essentially eliminated the bodies needed for a JV team, so save for a couple of athletes in powder blue, the kids in navy blue found themselves competing against themselves, time and space. Pat Gonzalez won the 1600 in 4:51, one of his fastest times of the season. Jon Clem won the 3200 in 11:12. Chris Jackson won the pole vault at 8-6 and Trevor White went 5-8 in the high jump. The girls allowed only one point from the Rams the whole afternoon. Tatiana Balcazar took second in the 800 and first in the 1600. Megan Malcuit won the 100 dash in a time of 14.08. Saturday, March 31 KING FROSH SOPH CLASSIC GOES INTERNATIONAL IN STYLE!
2007 King Frosh Soph Classic Results (scroll to the bottom to read team scores) Thursday, March 29 WE'LL TAKE THAT BACK ... BOYS FINALLY GET IN THE WIN COLUMN
The relays were important though, as the meet opened with North failing to field a 4x100 team. The Huskies are known for their sprinting prowess, and so the absence of a foursome right out of the gate was apparent and curious. As the meet progressed, North rose to the challenge, but the Wolves fought tough throughout the meet and kept it close. Colin Munroe earned 10 points in the throws; the long jump team of Mathews, Walker and Durolajay swept up all 9 points there, and Cummins took ten in the two long distance events. The combination of Ryan Sibley, Danny Stark and Trent Parrish swept the pole vault for another 9. Sam Jeter scored twice in the hurdle events. But after Cummins' aforementioned come-from-behind 3200 race, King found itself up by one point with one event left to contest. The meet would come down to the 4x400 relay with the winner of the event taking the meet. King led through most of three legs, got passed on the fourth and final leg and it appeared that North pulled out the win. But appearances were everything in this event as North showed up at the line with one of their four members having already competed in the meet at the JV level. An athlete competing at two levels in one meet is a clear violation of the rules. After the infraction was brought to light, the disqualification of North's relay team was quickly accepted without contest, complaint or explanation and the meet victory went to King, 71-65. It was a disappointing end to what had been a spirited effort by both squads throughout the afternoon. King's JV boys squad was dominent througout, ultimately winning by 60 points. King would sweep 10 of the 16 events. Jon Clem, Wesley Watanabe and Andrew Huscher got things rolling with a sweep of the 1600, followed by White, Usher, and Wools doing cleanup duty in the 110 hurdles and the rout was on. Greg Bedell and Greg Romandetti battled to second and third in the 800. Mark Bell won the long jump. The girls were close to North but lost 14 points in the throws at the end of the meet and then lost the 4x400 relay fair-and-square to drop 21 points in the waning minutes of the meet. The final score was 82-54, as North continued their winning ways, a streak that goes back more than a decade. The distance crew bolstered King's efforts, scoring all 27 available points. Only in the 800 did the long-running girls have to work, as Kelsi Tippets pushed home a Cummins-like kick to snag third behind Sara Strasbaugh and Carissa Bowman who ran King's #5 all-time 800 mark at 2:28. The dominance of the distance crew created a see-saw effect in the meet as North countered a distance sweep with a domination of a shorter event. But the plucky nature of King's girls kept North from sweeping any sprint or field event -- perhaps the first time in a long time that has happened. Vivian Ibewiro took third in the 100 hurdles, Anna Duffy did likewise in the 300 hurdles. Vivian took third and second in the horizontal jumps. North's JV squad fell to King by 34 points. Brittani Bennett won the 100 hurdles. Kaitlin Traver, Rebecca Trupp and Stacy Yarbrough swept the 3200 meters, while Brandi Rosenau, Traver and Tatiana Balcazar swept the 1600 meters. So in all, a victorious day for the Wolves, winning three of the four contests. Tuesday, March 27 CHET NICHOLSEN RELAYS BRING BROKEN RECORDS While the King distance group was running its way to school records and PR’s at the APU Distance Carnival, the rest of the King tracksters journeyed to Corona for the 34th annual Chet Nicholson Relays. The past two years at this event the Wolves had accorded themselves well and this year was to be no exception. All but three of the relay teams entered earned points and 18 teams earned medals finishing fourth or higher. The Girls team finished in third place overall in the large school division-their third straight trophy winning performance. The boys team finished in 5th place –out of the money for a trophy but a great team performance nonetheless. The girls were led by the 8x100 team and the pole vault relay who won first place in their events. The 8X100 was made up of Tawanna Noland, Rachel Schulte, Marie Jones, Julie Lambert. Loreal Hamliton, Sheri Haynes, Victorria "Reilly" Stevens and Diamond Rawlings. Rawlings overcame a 6 yard deficit on the anchor to win it for the Wolves. The PV relay was made up of Brenda Hanrahan who cleared 10 feet, Brittan Cuipek and Katie Coggins. The 4X100 team made up of Schulte, Lambert, Amber Sanford and Amber Mooney ran their fastest time of the year in 50.5 a real surprise was the triple jump relay team of Vivian Iberwiro, Anna Duffy and Amber Sanford who set a new school record. The 4X200 set a new school record as Tiffany West powered her way to the finish. Other members of the team were Sanford, Schulte and Lambert The boys preformed well with the shuttle hurdle team of Chris Belfield, Sam Jeter, Malik Durojayli and Dalane Nash came away with a first place in 56.44 and the pole vault relay of Danny Stark, Trent Parrish and Kyle Nugent won in a combined 30-6. The high jump relay of Carrington Mathews, Mike Allbrecht and Khyber White finished second and the discus team of Colin Munro, Brian Malone and Danny Campobasso finished in third place. Colin had a career day with the second best throw in King history in the shot at 50-1 and the fourth best discus throw at 140-0. The triple jump relay also finished third with a team total of 117-7. Members of that team were Durojayli, Manny Santiago and sophomore Tyree Taylor-who jumped to a PR of 39-0---a foot and half improvement. Overall-between the distance carnival and the relays –a fine day for King Track and Field. Sunday, March 25 MATT CUMMINS' 3200 SR LEADS PR PARADE IN AZUSA
The long, 13 hour day was finished on a high note as Carissa Bowman and Kelsi Tippets competed in the seeded 3200 meters, and ran the second and third fastest times in school history amid a stellar field of racers -- many of them the best in the state. With six girls eventually dipping under 11:00 minutes at the finish line, the two cross country All State runners in the King uniform were dragged through to 11:15 and 11:18 marks respectively, both huge PR's and another freshman record for Kelsi. Under the lights of APU's stadium, there was an electric feeling to the night and to their performances. Charlie Alvarez raced in the frosh-soph version of the same event just prior to the girls, and he also ran a big PR at 10:16; this after recording a 4:42 1600 meters earlier in the day. Quite a performance by the sophomore! Throughout the day, there were equally impressive and exciting personal victories and achievements. Matt Wolf ran the second-fastest 9th grade 3200 time in school history (only Shawn Lawrence's 10:22 set in the team's first season, 2000, remains ahead of him). Larissa Davis broke 12:00 for the first time at the same distance, while Rebecca Asplund nudged closer to the magic barrier with a 12:04 PR. (Those two, plus Bowman and Tippets combined for the fastest four 3200 times King has ever run on one day!). Rebekah Fairly, Kaitlin Traver, Rebecca Trupp all had PR's there as well. Four more freshmen boys, Derek Nelson, Jarod Nocella, Sean Lee and Brad Sheets all dropped big seconds off of their 3200 PR's, with each guy going under 12:00 for the first time. Nash Gill and Alec Fillmore were well under 10:45, racing very solidly throughout. Wesley Watanabe impressed all with a 10:54 run, should the sophomore continue on this rate of improvement, it won't be long before the rookie is toeing a varsity starting line. In the 1600, again, the King Kids bested their previous bests with some doing it by large margins. Jason Schupp ran a super effort to go sub-5:00 for the first time in his life. Matt Wolf ran 5:01, Rebecca Asplund 5:42, Danielle Fillmore 5:45, and Stacy Yarbrough 6:15. Wesley Watanabe picked up his second medal on the day at 5:11 and another PR as well. Tatianna Balcazar ran to a 4th place finish in her heat and a PR of 6:02. Dylan Gallagher earned a medal and a PR in the event as well. Andrew Huscher dropped a bunch with a 5:07.00 effort! Near the end of the evening, in a fun affair of hooping and hollering, the friends and fans of likable Jon Clem saw him not only achieve his goal of getting under 5:00 in the 1600 for the first time, but running 4:51 and finishing second in his heat! Ryan Sheehan set the pace for King in the 800 with a PR at 2:10, but there was a group of girls clustered well in the low 2:30's. Sara Strasbaugh was at 2:33, just one second off of a lifetime PR, Danielle Fillmore was at 2:34, Brandi Rosenau ran 2:37, while Haley Hammar had a terrific second place finish and a big, big 2:37 personal best. Greg Romandetti PR'd at 2:13 in a frosh-soph heat. It was an exciting day of racing, and those who missed it missed a bunch. This is what racing is all about -- time spent in preparation and hard work, culminating in big efforts and big drops in time while going head-to-head against others who have done the same. Full results at www.clerkofthecourse.com
Thursday, March 22 GIRLS, JV's SOAR ABOVE THE EAGLES
Brenda Hanrahan had another strong outing in the pole vault, inching her way back to her sophomore form after a year off to injury. The senior cleared 10 feet and it came to symbolize the effort the girls had all day. Outside of just a few events in which La Sierra mounted a challenge, the girls rose above their competition at almost every turn. The talented trio of Carissa Bowman, Larissa Davis and Rebecca Asplund got things going with a cruising sweep of the two-mile (the distance events were of english or "yard" distances) and a 52.72 clocking in the 4x100 relay put King up 14-0 before any of the dust had time to settle. Brittani Ciupek and Katie Coggins helped Hanrahan sweep up in the vault, while Jazzmine Simpson, Amber Mooney and Browne swept the high jump. Amber Sanford and Julie Lambert went one-two in the 200. Kelsi Tippets won both the half mile and mile and the girls capped off the afternoon with an easy win in the 4x400 relay. Kaitlin Traver ran two good distances races at the JV level, taking first in the two mile and second in the mile. Kirsti Correa won the 400 at 71 seconds. Brandi Rosenau and Haley Hammar sandwich Traver in the mile to help sweep that event. The boys' jv team also had a handle on the day, winning the 4x100 relay to open up the meet and closing it off with a victory in the 4x400. La Sierra's talented Knight twins provide much of the lift for the Eagle's title efforts, and today was no different. The two combined for eight events and looked throughout the day that they were very much in the "workout mode" their coach had scripted for the day. The dynamic duo scored easily in the mile, the 800 the two mile and the 4x400 relay. One of the few joyful moments for King came in the 300 hurles when Sam Jeter was able to out run Dylan Knight who despite his incredible distance running resume is versatile enough to run the 300 LH event in the low 40-second range. It was a pyhric victory though for the Wolves as the team again fell to the presumptive Ivy League Champions. Despite the loss, King's young varsity team performed well, and there were good marks and strong efforts throughout the afternoon. Thursday, March 15 THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF 'BURY'
Across both track and field however, King's athletes did not let the lopsided scores keep them from competing with honor and effort. Carrington Mathews had a great day, leaping his way to a first in the high jump at 6-4 (a personal record and cause for a declaration that the school record would be his by the end of the season) and a second PR and place in the long jump. Ryan Sibley got a large applause with a series of close misses then a clearance of 12' 6" in the pole vault to claim second place. Danny Stark was third at 11'6". Sam Jeter and Chris Bellfield were strong in the short hurdles, winning and taking third respectively. Jeter and Mathews were the only two King athletes to win an event. On the girls' side, things were a bit closer, thanks in part to some quality performances in several events. Carissa Bowman and Kelsi Tippets secured 13 points for the team between the two of them over the three miles they raced in two distance events. Tiffany West was third in the 400, and Anna Duffy went fourth in the 300 hurdles. Jazzmine Simpson jumped 4-8 to finish second in the high jump, while Brenda Hanrahan and Brittani Ciupek were second and third in the vault. Lacy Russell and Loto Franklin had great discus throws, both going beyond a century to take first and second. Franklin would double up in the shot, finishing second in that event. Over 300 athletes competed on the afternoon, and the Huskies of Chino Hills proved themselves over both schools through superior strength and ability. Saturday, March 10 RELAYS DO BATTLE AT RANCHO VERDE
Despite missing a few key performers due to the SAT test, the girls still lurked in the top five team places throughout the day. They would eventually finish sixth, behind five very large, very successful programs. The meet had close to twenty schools entered. The 4x1600 race was the first off the line and the A team of Danielle Fillmore, Larissa Davis, Rebecca Asplund and Kelsi Tippets (3 ninth graders and a junior!) ran a great race to finish second. The B Team of Haley Hammar, Kaitlin Traver, Sara Strasbaugh and Brandi Rosenau finished fourth overall! The girls shuttle hurdles team placed second in their heat. The 4x100 team was second overall with a strong 51.50 mark. The foursome of Lambert, West, Schulte and Sanford broke a six year old School Record in the 4x200, running 1:49.44. It was one of the oldest records on the books! The distance medley team of Asplund, Anna Duffy, Fillmore and Tippets worked themselves from sixth to third, finishing at 13:28. The guys found themselves looking at the backside of the field in many of the events, as some of the top programs in the county were on hand, loaded with speed and strength. Murrietta Valley, Rancho Cucamonga, Vista Murrietta, Great Oak and Rancho Verde are all "powerhouse" programs with great talent. Yearly, they combine for numerous athletes at the CIF Finals. It seemed at times that King was seriously disadvantaged in size. Still, the boys team put out quality efforts at nearly every turn. The 8x200 team of Washington, Taylor, Kanabolo, Thurman, Epps, Jackson, Nash and Smith set a new school record in the rarely-run event, going 3:29.74. Sprinkled throughout the day were solid personal results, even if the conjoined members of a relay grouping kept the squad from finishing high. The girls discus team, (Hicks, Franklin and Loya) combined for a new school record in that event and a 4th place finish. They threw 253' 11", eclipsing the old mark by four feet. Brittani Ciupek, Brenda Hanrahan and Katie Coggins finished second the pole vault relay.The boys pole vault squad of Stark, Sibley and Nugent was a high point on the day, as they finished second overall with a combined height of 33'6". So at the end of the day, the results were mixed for King. While the girls were able to battle for a sixth place team finish behind truly dominant Inland Empire programs, the boys were able to manage only 12 points and finished a very distant 9th place. Rancho Verde Relays Photos Full Results on Dyestatcal.com
PAST AND PRESENT MEET AT MT.SAC Cal State Fullerton hosts the annual "Ben Brown" invitational that draws many of the local universities and colleges to competition. On Friday night, current King Stars Carissa Bowman and Matt Cummins ran as "unattached" in this college meet. Carissa competed in the 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) and Matt the 10,000 meters (6.2 miles). Both athletes ran smart races for their first time at the distances on a track and finished very high in their respective races. Carissa was third overall in the third heat of the 5,000 at 19:10 and Matt was second in the 10K, running 33:39. Also at the meet were three alums; Steve Griesinger - class of '02 and current distance coach - just missed a PR in the 5000, and UC Irvine athletes Megan Fairley (class of '04) and Brian Brierly (class of '03). Both ran great efforts in the 5000 meters, with Megan dropping under 18:00 and Brian well under 16:00. Great to see King athletes continuing their careers at the next level! Friday, March 9 A TALE OF TWO TEAMS AT HEMET
The 2007 girls' team may turn out to be one of the best King has fielded in a number of years. The talent and depth was on display Thursday. In the opening event, (4x100 relay) King brought home a win in 54.72 seconds. Kelsi Tippets followed with a win in the 1600, charging hard to the finish line to run King's 5th fastest 9th grade mark in school history. Tiffany West followed with a win in the 400 and Shulte won the 100, so after five events, King had captured four of them. Brenda Hanrahan and Brittani Ciupek went 1-2 in the pole vault, scoring 8 points combined. Lacy Russell threw over 93 feet in the discus, while Franklin threw a top-five all time mark of 32' 11" in the shot put. At the end of the meet, with King leading by only 9 points with three events to score, Kelsi Tippets again ran superbly in the 3200, winning with a great kick and setting a new 9th grade record in the event, at 11:51.34! It was also the fourth fastest mark in school history. Hemet would score 7 points in the high jump and 3 in the 4x400 relay, but it wasn't enough and King held on for the win, 73-65. Santiago was a distant third with 31 points. With youth and a lack of depth on the boys team this season, there is little room for any of the "go-to" guys to be mortal. Unfortunately some of that mortality was on display Thursday, and King would go down to defeat for the second time this season. After Hemet bobbled and dropped the baton in the 400 relay, all King had to do was safely move their stick around the track, but an exchange out of the zone by King kept them from an easy five point gain. A no-height in the pole vault would add another possible three points to the negative balance sheet. However, there were some bright spots. Matt Cummins ran his best 1600 in two years to finish second at 4:38 (KHS #3AT). Sam Jeter and Chris Belfield went 1st and 3rd in the 110 hurdles. David Bonner impressed with a second place finish in the 100 at 11.34 (KHS #5AT), Marcell Smith was right behind him. The lack of depth though mattered through the middle of the meet. King was shut out of the 800, scored only 3 in the 300 hurdles, was shut out of the long jump and the 3200 meters. Colin Munro scored in both throwing events -- and threw well -- but there was no support in the other three scoring places. The same was true in the triple jump. So despite the pristine and modern facilty, the Wolves came up short on the boys' side. Hemet won, 68 to Santiago's 50. King finished third of the three schools at 47 points. The JV boys also finished third with 40 points. The girls JV pulled off a squeeker, winning by just 2 points over Hemet, 59-57. Kaitlin Traver had a great day, scoring 8 points on her own in the 3200 and 1600. Brandi Rosenau did likewise with a win in the 1600 and a second-place finish in the 800. Haley Hammer looked great in the 800, running third in 2:43. She also finished second in the 1600. Saturday, March 3 A SLOW START TO '07 SEASON The Wolves stumbled a bit out of the gates against Chaparral High on Thursday, losing three of the four contests. ... |
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