2014: 2 State Leaders Await Arcadia Invitational
Madison’s Doton Ogundeji continues to lead state and national shot putters and Mt. Carmel’s Derek Morton has moved in front of California 800-meter runners. Both are expected to take on some of the nation’s best in the annual Arcadia Invitational Friday and Saturday. Ogundeji leads the nation with a throw of 65-4 1/2 and is […]
Read More2014: Ogundeji Takes National Lead in Shot Put
Madison’s Doton Ogundeji, who made noise in the state meet in 2013, raised the decibel level to a shout  at the Sundevil Invitational Saturday at Mt. Carmel. The all-San Diego Section football linebacker last season took the national lead in the shot put with a 65 foot, 4 ½ inch heave, almost two feet better […]
Read More1915-2020: About the Track and Field Marks
I have reprinted Steve Brand’s 2012 track and field annual (2013 is being updated as this is written). Steve and I have shared an equal love of high school track for many years. Â My newspaper, the Evening Tribune published the first annual in 1965 and another was published in 1971. I attempted to list the […]
Read More1915-2013 Girls’ State Meet Champions
100m 1984 Gail Devers Sweetwater 11.51 1974 Janice Wiser La Jolla 10.8y 200m 2000 Monique Henderson Morse 23.19 1974 Janice Wiser La Jolla 24.2y 2001 Monique Henderson Morse 51.34 2000 Monique Henderson Morse 50.74 1999 Monique Henderson Morse 52.87 1998 Monique Henderson Morse 53.41 800m 1986 Laura Chapel University City 2:08.07 1600m 2009 Sammy Silva […]
Read More2013: Boys’ All-Time Best Performances
100m 10.30 Riley Washington Southwest 1992 10.42 Reggie Bush Helix 2002 10.45 Vince Williams University City 1996 10.45 Darron Norris El Camino 1984 10.46 Ike Okenwa Morse 1998 10.49 Paul Turner University City 1993 10.51c (9.61y) David Russell Henry 1977 10.53 Kevin Shields San Diego 1981 10.54h Paul Day Kearny 1982 10.54hc (9.4y) Elijah […]
Read More1915-2013: Boys’ State Meet Champions
100 meters 1992 Riley Washington Southwest 10.30 1977 David Russell Henry 9.61y 1974 Elijah Jefferson Crawford 9.8y 1973 Elijah Jefferson Crawford 9.6wy 1929 Jimmy Willson San Diego 9.8y 200 meters 1977 David Russell Henry 20.97y 1941 Glen Willis San Diego 21.7 1929 Jimmy Willson San Diego 21.4y 400 meters 1979 Tony Banks Morse 47.28 1946 […]
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