San Diego High’s Charlize James defines competitor, at her best, and better, since the season moved into May. James ran the second fastest 100 hurdles in San Diego Section history Friday, :13.67 in the state track trials.
James, whose time also is No. 2 in California this year and 12th in the United States, will not have an opportunity to meet Scripps Ranch’s Aaliyah McCormick, who has run a wind-aided :13.46 and wind-accepted :13.61, because McCormick was disqualified when she veered into another runner in her heat yesterday.
James’ genes suggested excellence when the senior, headed to San Diego State after graduation, turned out for track as a freshman at San Diego.  Her father, former Cavers football coach Charles James, had a best mark of 24 feet, 2 inches in the long jump as a student at Morse in 1997.
San Diego Section girls qualified 31 entries for today’s finals.
102nd STATE TRACK TRIALS
@CLOVIS BUCHANAN HIGH VETERAN’S STADIUM
SAN DIEGO SECTION FINISHERS IN ITALICS
100—Redmond (L.A Carson), :11.56. 6. McCormick, (Scripps Ranch), :11.77. 17–Hatton (Sage Creek), :12.15w.
200—Redmond (L.A. Carson), :23.68. 6—Bean (Poway), :24.36. 10–Smith (La Jolla), 24.70w. 22–Swyney (Carlsbad), :25.40.
400—Cenci (Clovis North), :53.72. 4—Bean (Poway), :55.48.Â
800—Engelhardt (Ventura), 2:10.13. 6—Buswell (Poway), 2:12.59.  9–Dixon (San Marcos), 2:13.00. 10–Arciaga (Westview), 2:13.42.Â
1600—Frias ((Manhattan Beach Mira Costa), 4:49.83. 9—Riggins (Del Norte), 4:51.58. 20–McCall (El Camino (5:03.90). 22–Selbrede (Mt. Carmel), 5:06.09).
110 Hurdles—James (San Diego), :13.67). 6—Coleman (Cathedral), :14.23. McCormick (Scripps Ranch) won heat but later disqualified.
300 Hurdles—K. Janik (Torrey Pines), :42.77. 2–Coleman (Cathedral), :42.93. 7–D. Janik (Torrey Pines), :43.85.
4×100 Relay—Santa Clarita Golden Valley, :45.82. 11–Cathedral, :48.32. 17–Carlsbad, :49.03. 25–Poway, :51.15.
4×1600 Relay—Calabasas, 3:46.73. 6—Poway, 3:52.21. 8—Del Norte, 3:56.40. 9—Carlsbad, 3:56.97.
High Jump—Slovis, Los Gatos, 5-6. 4—Tarczy (Scripps Ranch), 5-4. T8—Moore-Bastide (Eastlake), 5-4.
Long Jump—Hope (Riverside King), 20-3 1/4w.  6—Hatton (Sage Creek), 19-1 1/4w. 18—Lankford (Rancho Bernardo), 17-7 ½.
Triple Jump—Gatlin (Mission Viejo), 40-9. 7—Miles (Point Loma), 38-1 3/4w. 10—Pingley (El Camino), 37-1.
Shot Put—Gordon (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame), 42-11 ¼. 2. Clarke (Cathedral), 42-2 ¾. 11—Kimuli (Mira Costa), 39-4 ¾. 17. Loy (Del Norte), 37-9 ½.
Discus—Fontenette (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame), 157-1. 2—Clarke (Cathedral), 146-8. 9—Seaboldt (Mt. Carmel), 128-8. 12—Loy (Del Norte), 124-10.
Pole Vault—Five at 12-7, including Wagner (Fallbrook), Leigh (Del Norte), Evans (Scripps Ranch), Downing (La Costa Canyon), Hansen (San Dieguito). 10–Thompson (Poway) and O’Connor (Rancho Bernardo), each at 12-3.
