The San Diego Section was approved for three entries in each event at the state track meet. The Section was allowed one per event in 1961 and ‘62 and had two each since 1963.
All events in the Section finals and state meet were conducted in meters for the first-time.
The additional entry provided little succor for Section competitors. There were no gold medal winners among Boys or Girls entries.
5/2/80
Phil Cookson of Grossmont whirled the discus 182 feet, 10 inches, breaking the school record of 174-6 by Richard Grise in 1964.
Cookson moved to fourth on the all-time County list and Grossmont defeated Valhalla, 72-64, overcoming :14.6 120-yard high hurdles and 14-1 pole vault victories by the Norsemen’s Rob Avant.
5/6/80
Helix won its 26th consecutive Grossmont league dual meet, 109-25, over Santana.
—Roger Ramos of St. Augustine set school records of :38.9 in the 330 low hurdles and 42-1 in the triple jump, and tied the record of :14.7 in the 120-yard high hurdles in the Saints’75-61 win over Hoover.
5/8/80
La Jolla won its 25th dual meet in a row, 89-41, over University.
5/13/80
EASTERN LEAGUE TRIALS, @PATRICK HENRY
San Diego’s Kevin Shields ran the equivalent of a :09.6 100 when he clocked :10.5 in the 100 meters.
Shields also won his 220-yards heat in :22.5.
WESTERN LEAGUE TRIALS, @BALBOA STADIUM
Maurice Joyce of Lincoln won metric heats, :10.9 in the 100 and 22.0 in the 200.
GROSSMONT LEAGUE TRIALS, @MONTE VISTA
Helix’ Lawrence Brooks won a 100-yard heat in :10.5 and a 440-yard test in :50.2. Phil Cookson of Grossmont led discus throwers at 178-10, followed by Helborn of Valhalla at 170-10.
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE TRIALS, @MESA COLLEGE
Veronica James of Bonita Vista ran 5:19.9 to set a record in the Girls’ mile.
5/16/80
EASTERN LEAGUE FINALS, @PATRICK HENRY
Kevin Shields of San Diego won metric 100- and 200-meter dashes in :10.5 and :22, but the rest of the flat races were in yards.
Charlotte Zepherin of Morse won the 100 meters in :11.8 and 440-yard dash in :58.3.
WESTERN LEAGUE FINALS, @MESA COLLEGE
Lincoln’s Maurice Joyce doubled at :10.6 and :22.1 in the 100 and 200 meters.
—Roger Ramos of St. Augustine (:14.5) edged Duane Santos of Lincoln (:14.7) in thev120-yard high hurdles. Steve Miller of La Jolla (:38.6) nipped Ramos (:38.8) in the 330 low hurdles.
PALOMAR LEAGUE FINALS, @VISTA
George Tuck of Torrey Pines won the 880-yard run in 1:56.1 and the 440 in :50.4.
—Kenny Brajevich of Poway (:38.3) nipped Orange Glen’s Jeff Godwin (:38.7) in the 330 hurdles after Godwin took the 120 highs in :14.6.
GROSSMONT LEAGUE FINALS, @MONTE VISTA
Lawrence Brooks led Helix to the team championship with victories in the 100yard dash (:10.5) and 440 (:49) and anchoring the Highlanders to victory in the 440-yard (:43.2) and mile relays (3:24.8).
Helix outscored runner-up Monte Vista, 73-46.
—Valhalla’s Rob Avant won the pole vault at 14-3 and Phil Cookson of Grossmont wafted the discus 174-6. Helix’ Denise Dibos set a meet record of 2:18.3 in the 880.
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE FINALS, @HILLTOP
Montgomery edged Hilltop, 47-46, for the team title despite the Barons’ Andy Morabe winning the mile in 4:27.6 and two-mile in 9:29.7.
—Susan Compton of Marian doubled with a 135-0 discus throw and 36-11 shot put.
5/24/80
SAN DIEGO SECTION TRIALS, @MT. CARMEL
Susan Compton of Marian set a meet record with a toss of 144 feet in the discus, bettering Kathy Devine’s 1975 standard of 139-6.
Compton was short of her season best, 145-1.
—County high jump leader Britt Edmonson of Santana, nursing a foot injury sustained pole vaulting the previous week, was a casualty. Edmonson, with a best of 6 feet, 9 ¾ inches, in the jump, took one try at 6 feet and couldn’t continue.
He is out of the Section finals in both events.
—Kevin Shields of San Diego doubled with wind-aided :10.77 and :22.1 victories in the 100 and 200, while Lincoln’s Maurice Joyce turned a :10.78 100 but pulled up with a leg cramp in the 200.
—Charlotte Zepherin of Morse won at :12.27 in the 100 and :57.59 in the 400, an event in which she ran :56.35 earlier this season. Zepherin also ran legs on the Tigers’ winning 400 (:48.87) and 1600 (4:00.09) relay teams.
—Alonzo Robinson of Carlsbad, better known as an all-Avocado League basketball player, led long jumpers at 21-10 3/4 and triple jumpers at 47-6.
5/31/80
SAN DIEGO SECTION FINALS, @MT. CARMEL
Charlotte Zepherin won the 100 meters in :12.19, 400 in :56.81, and anchored 400 and 1600 relay victories (:48.12 and 3:57.82).
Susan Compton of Marian extended her discus record to 147 feet, 9 inches.
Morse ran away with the Girls team championship, 50 points to Vista’s 23.
Oceanside’s Sean O’Neil dominated with a 1:52.74 800 and 4:16.77 in the 1600 and then announced that he would withdraw from the 800 the following week at the state meet in Berkeley and concentrate on the longer race.
6/6/80
62ND STATE TRIALS, @EDWARDS STADIUM, BERKELEY
BOYS
| EVENT | NAME | SCHOOL | MARK | PLACE |
| 100 | Shields | San Diego | :10.67 | 1st |
| Joyce | Lincoln | :10.93 | 10th | |
| Lumpkin | El Camino | 11:20 | 20T | |
| 200 | Shields | :21.98 | 7th | |
| Hoffman | Mt. Carmel | :23.04 | — | |
| Lumpkin | — | — | ||
| 400 | Brooks | Helix | :48.72 | 15th |
| McColley | Oceanside | :50.75 | ||
| Jackson | Castle Park | — | Scratched | |
| 800 | Tuck | Torrey Pines | 1:55.07 | 13th |
| Erickson | San Dieguito | 1:57.58q | — | |
| 1600 | O’Neal | Oceanside | 4:09.53 | 2nd |
| Montes | Monte Vista | 4:14.58 | 11th | |
| Heath | Patrick Henry | 4:18.09 | 14th | |
| 110 High Hurdles | Leakes | Mt. Carmel | :14.85 | 17th |
| Santos | Lincoln | :14.90 | 18th | |
| Ramos | St. Augustine | :15.14 | 20th | |
| 300 Low Hurdles | Mitchell | El Camino | :37.78 | 6th |
| Brajevich | Poway | :38.27 | 15th | |
| Godwin | Orange Glen | :39.34 | — | |
| 4×100 Relay | Lincoln | :43.10 | 20th | |
| Helix | :43.11 | — | ||
| El Camino | — | — | ||
| 4×400 Relay | El Camino | 3:22.12 | 19th | |
| Torrey Pines | 3:24.40 | — | ||
| Mt. Carmel | 3:25.45 | — | ||
| High Jump | Heintschel | Escondido | 6-6 | 15T |
| Rubin | Serra | 6-2 | — | |
| Larson | Vista | 6-2 | — | |
| Long Jump | Robinson | Carlsbad | 21-3 | 18th |
| Kuretich | San Pasqual | 21-1 ¼ | — | |
| Triple Jump | Robinson | Carlsbad | 47-1 ¼ | 11th |
| Williams | Helix | 46-7 ½ | 13th | |
| Garcia | Montgomery | 43-8 3/4 | — | |
| Howard | Montgomery | — | — | |
| Shot Put | Junior | Helix | 52-3 ¼ | — |
| Eaton | Fallbrook | 51-9 ½ | — | |
| Leomiti | Sweetwater | — | — | |
| Discus | Cookson | Grossmont | 174-5 | 7th |
| Thiss | Kearny | 170-0 | ||
| Holborn | Valhalla | — | — | |
| Pole Vault | Gaston | University | 13-8 | T14 |
| Gomez | Escondido | No Height | — |
GIRLS
| EVENT | NAME | SCHOOL | MARK | PLACE |
| 100 | Jackson | Morse | :12.23 | 10th |
| Jones | Mount Miguel | :12.50 | 16th | |
| Zepherin | Morse | :12.52 | 18th | |
| 200 | Jones | :25.85w | 17th | |
| Washam | Morse | :26.19w | — | |
| Jackson | :26.37 | |||
| 400 | Zepherin | :55.58 | 4th | |
| Jones | Patrick Henry | :57.67 | 16th | |
| Thomson
|
Vista | :58.85 | 20th | |
| 800 | Griffith | Patrick Henry | 2:18.36 | 16th |
| Dibos | Helix | 2:19.65 | 17th | |
| Hawk | San Dieguito | 2:21.58 | — | |
| 1600 | James | Bonita Vista | 5:01.68 | 9th |
| Allen | Santana | 5:02.87 | 10th | |
| Tanner | Vista | — | — | |
| 100 Hurdles | Lambert | El Camino | :14.80w | 17th |
|
Giarusso |
San Marcos | DQ/Lane Violation | — | |
| Moore | Morse | DQ/Lane Violation | — | |
| 4×100 Relay | Morse | :48.27 | 5th | |
| Helix | :49.15 | 12th | ||
| Mount Miguel | :49.85 | 18th | ||
| 4×400 Relay | Patrick Henry | 3:54.69 | 10th | |
| Fallbrook | 3:59.14 | 16th | ||
| Morse | DQ | |||
| High Jump | McNeal | Carlsbad | 5-7 | T1 |
| Thomas | Mission Bay | 5-5 | T16 | |
| Jeter | Morse | No Height | — | |
| Long Jump | Hegerle | San Pasqual | 18-8 ½ | 5th |
| Mose | El Cajon Valley | 16-10 ¾ | — | |
| Selis | University | — | — | |
| Shot Put | Mueller | Vista | 39-03 | 13th |
| Floyd | Morse | 38-09 | 15th | |
| Masterson | Carlsbad | 37-03 | — | |
| Discus | Compton | Marian | 142-01 | 4th |
| Mueller | Vista | 141-11 | 5th | |
| Miller
|
Santana | 117-01 | 17th
|
6/7/80
BOYS
62ND STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, @EDWARDS STADIUM, BERKELEY
| EVENT | NAME | SCHOOL | MARK | PLACE |
| 100 | Shields | San Diego | :10.75 | 4th |
| 200 | Shields | :22.04 | 8th | |
| 1600 | O’Neal | Oceanside | 4:06.52 | 3rd |
| 3200 | Evans | Patrick Henry | 9:00.07 | 5th |
| Rutherford | Patrick Henry | — | — | |
| Ivy | Santana | — | — | |
| 300 Hurdles | Mitchell | El Camino | :37.85 | 4th |
| Discus | Cookson | Grossmont | 175-07 | 5th |
| Day | Montgomery | 174-04 | 6th |
6/7/80
GIRLS
7TH STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, @EDWARDS STADIUM, BERKELEY
| 400 | Zepherin | Morse | :54.79 | 5th |
| 3200 | Brown | San Pasqual | 10:59.32 | 13th |
| Prentice | La Jolla | — | — | |
| Dewey | Monte Vista | — | — | |
| 4×100 Relay | Morse | :48.02 | 6th | |
| High Jump | McNeal | Carlsbad | 5-10 | 3rd |
| Long Jump | Hegerle | San Pasqual | 18-4 ½ | 4th |
| Discus | Mueller | Vista | 134-06 | 6th |
