2019 Week 4: Fahy Fastest Ever in Section 3200
San Diego Section runners and jumpers warmed to the competition in the Arcadia Invitational, turning in season highs in five girls events and three boys events; the young men brought the total to 9 in a City League triangular meet between Madison, Clairemont, and Christian. Christin Fahy was third in the 3200-meter run at Arcadia, […]
Read More1929 Track: Willson Leads Hilltoppers To First State Championship
“Willson, with two l’s.” Jimmy Willson had been correcting the spelling of his last name since he was in grade school but that changed when Willson’s family moved from Massachusetts and 11th grader Jimmy turned out for Coach Glenn Broderick’s track team at San Diego High. After a “Wilson“ or two, local sports writers got […]
Read More2019 Week 3: Mt. Carmel Meet Marks Overturned
Authentic.com the go-to, on-line entity for all things track and field, posted several outstanding marks from the Mt. Carmel invitational two weeks ago and then deleted them last week. Dennis McClanahan, the retired coach of the Sun Devils and the meet director for the invitational and honcho at the San Diego section trials and finals, […]
Read More2019 Week 2: La Costa Canyon’s Fahy Takes National Lead
A raft of marks, including a United States-leading 4:48.34 in the 1,600-meter run by Kristin Fahy of La Costa Canyon, punctuated the 40th annual Mt. Carmel Invitational. Fahy’s four-lap sizzler topped three Southern Section runners, whose chase of Fahy resulted in the nation’s No. 2, 3, and 4 best performances. No. 5 is a 4:52.4 […]
Read More2019 Week 1 Track: Christon, Mitchell, Hickey, Thomson State Leaders
Kenon Christon of Madison, Altan Mitchell of Point Loma, Alysha Hickey of Coronado, and Camryn Thomson of Poway are state track-and-field leaders from the San Diego Section, which got down to some serious competition last week after a few February and early-March meets. Christon ran a personal best :10.52 in the 100 meters at the […]
Read More2018: Vince Breddell, Outstanding Kearny Sprinter
Vincent W. (Vince) Breddell III, a star sprinter at Kearny in 1969 and ’70, passed recently. Coach Jim Cerveny’s teams, which battled Clairemont for Western League domination, were built around the swift Breddell. Breddell was fourth in the state 100-yard dash final at Berkeley in 1970 after winning the San Diego Section championship in :09.7. […]
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