@CLOVIS BUCHANAN HIGH
San Diego Section athletes scored two first places in the waning hours of the two-day, 103rd state track meet at Clovis Buchanan High over the weekend. The Section had no gold medals in 2022 and the meet was canceled in 2020 and ’21.
The results, although not as impressive as the record seven gold medals in 2019, still was a strong conclusion to another good run by the boys and girls, especially the latter.
The Del Norte girls raced to the fourth fastest time in the country this season, 8:55.94 in the 4×800 relay, and Iliana Downing of La Costa Canyon won the pole vault at 13 feet, 5 inches.
The 4×800 is a new event and represented the first new competition since 1995, when the girls’ pole vault, which Section athletes have won six times, was introduced.
PARKER OUT
Helix’ Adren Parker, a strong contender for a 400-meter championship, scratched in the trials Friday after “feeling something”, uncomfortable in his leg as he ran a leg on the Highlanders’ 400-meter relay, according to the report given Steve Brand of The San Diego Union.
Parker’s withdrawal marked a sad end to his prep career for the brilliant runner, whose :46.48 in the 400 was third best in the state this season.
Winners and San Diego Section finishes:
BOYS
4×100 RELAY—L.A. Granada Hills, :40.39.
1600—Dybdahl (Santa Barbara), 4:08.64. 2—Thomas (Torrey Pines), 4:08.82.
110HH—(wind, 1.0) Davis-Lyric, Upland, :13.83.
400—Stanley (L.A. Granada Hills), :45.77.
100—(wind 2.0), Pleasant (Gardena Serra), :10.20. Betters state meet record of :10.30, by Riley Washington (Montgomery), 1992; Kenon Christon (Madison), 2019.
800—Lighthall (Hughson), 1:52.05.
300IH—Stevens (L.B. Jordan), :37.44. 4—Atilano (Cathedral), :37.73. 5—Tragarz (Del Norte), :38.41. Martin (Helix), DQ, impeded another runner.
200—(Wind, 1.6) Pleasant (Gardena Serra), :20.67.
4×800 RELAY— San Clemente, 7:38.59.  15–Helix, 8:11.76. 17—Del Norte, 8:12.67.
3200—Donis (Highland), 8:51.37. 5—Sanchez (Liberty Charter), 8:58.26. Section No. 8 all-time. 13—Bell (Mt. Carmel), 9:06.91.
4×400 RELAY— L.B. Poly, 3:12.98. 8—Mt. Carmel, 3:19.80.
HJ—Stafford (San Juan Capistrano JSerra) 6-7. 10—Cheeks (Mission Bay), 6-4.
LJ—Udeh (Concord De La Salle), 23-9 ¾. (Wind, 2.4). 3—Cornthwaite (Valhalla), 23-4 ¾. (Wind, 0.1)
TJ—(Wind, 1.0) Bolanos (Redlands East Valley), 47-8 ½. 8—Goodson (Oceanside), 45-6.
SP—See (San Juan Capistrano JSerra), 62-9 ½. 5—Knowles (Rancho Buena Vista), 59-7 ¼. 12—Vergenz (Mission Hills), 48-1/2.
DISCUS—See (San Juan Capistrano JSerra), 196-04.
PV—Green (Clovis Buchanan), 16-6. 4—Emerson (Sage Creek), 15-6. 5—Anderson (University City), 15-6. 6—Weisman (Torrey Pines), 15-6.
GIRLS
4×100 RELAY—L.A. Carson, :45.61. 9—Steele Canyon, :47.77
1600– Engelhardt (Ventura), 4:33.45. 3—Riggins (Del Norte), 4:41.42. Section No. 1 all-time. Billmeyer (Torrey Pines), 4:41.71, 2011. 11–Dailey (La Jolla), 4:52.81.
100H—(wind 2.01), Fields (Stockton St. Mary’s), :13.79. 4—Bowen-Fontenot (San Diego), :13.89. Section No. 4 all-time.
400— Luckey (L.B. Wilson), 53.26. 3—Smith (La Jolla), :53.86. Section No. 3 all-time. 7—Burkhardt (Steele Canyon), 55.91. 9—Makenna Herbst (Carlsbad), :56.35
100—(Wind, 1.6) Clayton (Westlake Village Oaks Christian), :11.46. 5—Shaheed (Madison), :11.73.
800—Engelhardt (Ventura), 2:07.22. 3—Buswell (Poway), 2:08.30. 10—D. Janik (Torrey Pines), 2:12.18.
300H—Edwards (L.B. Wilson), :41.57. 2—Bowen-Fontenot (San Diego), :41.88. Section No. 3 all-time.
200—(wind, 1.3) Trepagnier (Culver City), :23.62. 3—Smith (La Jolla), :23.78. Section No. 6 all-time.
4×800 RELAY— Del Norte, 8:55.99, No. 4 in U.S., 2023. San Diego Section and state meet record in new event. 13—Sage Creek, 9:29.55.
3200—Blade (Corona Santiago), 10:02.19. 3—Lopizzo (La Costa Canyon), 10:08.31. 4—Williams (Eastlake), 10:11,01. Section No. 2 all-time. 19—Martin (Cathedral), 11:04.82.
4×400 RELAY—Culver City, 3:41.8. 8—Carlsbad, 3:53.45.
HJ—Ashanti (Rocklin Whitney), 5-10. 3—Tarczy (Scripps Ranch), 5-9.
LJ—Vanek (Clovis), 20-7 ¾. (Wind, 1.2). 11—Fields (Santana), 17-3/4.
TJ—Williams (Wildomar Elsinore), 20-7 1/4, 11—Fields (Santana), 17-3/4.
SP—Johnson (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame), 44-3/4.
DISCUS—Fields (Caruthers), 167-06. 6—Driscoll (Canyon Crest), 144-8.
PV—Downing (La Costa Canyon), 13-5. 3—Thomson (Poway), 13-1. 4—Hilliard (Poway), 12-9. 6–Echsner (Del Norte), 12-5.
I always cheer for students from my high school, San Diego HS, and where I used to coach Elsinore HS, Wildomar. So HOORAY for Cavebelle (a Lady Caveman) Ms. Bowen-Fontenot
and Tigress Williams!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PERFORMANCES!!!
The San Diego hurdler is a sophomore and I believe daughter of the Cavers’ boys basketball coach.