1976 Track: Poway’s Middleton Earned Section’s Lone State Championship.
There were many good marks during the season, but it remained for Poway’s Kathy Middleton to bring home the only gold medal for the San Diego Section in the 58th State Track meet at Edwards Field in Berkeley. Middleton had a winning discus throw of 134-5, topping Susan Springer of Salinas (132-11) after Middleton’s 131-6 […]
Read More2024 Week 9: Section Athletes End Great Track Season
I’ve seen at least 40 state meets since my first in 1957 at Edwards Field in Berkeley and they evolve each year, becoming arguably one of the best high school events in the country. Buchanan High in Clovis has been the venue since 2009 and the site of some of the San Diego Section’s finest […]
Read More2024 Week 8 Girls Track: San Diego Section’s Top 25 in California
There were three competitors, hurdlers Anisa Bowen-Fontenot and Morgan Herbst, and distancer Jaelyn Williams, with No. 1 rankings, and 15 performances that ranked in the top five, as compiled by Athletic.net. EVENT MARK NAME, SCHOOL STATE OTHER NAME SCHOOL 100 :11.50w Shaheed, Madison 4th :11.38w Wright Temecula Chaparral :11.64w Gilhooly, Coronado 14th :11.83 Smith, La […]
Read More2024 Boys Track Week 8: Arrington, Jr.’s Two Firsts Lead Section’s State Top 25
Twice No. 1-ranked Brandon Arrington, Jr., of Mount Miguel was a double winner in the 100 and 200 at the 104th State meet and seven other performances by San Diego Section thinclads made the California top 25 as compiled by Athletic.net. Those not in first 25 below are indicated by asterisk: EVENT MARK NAME, SCHOOL […]
Read More2024 Track Week 7: 10 Victories, 4 Section Records by Boys and Girls
104th STATE TRACK FINALS CLOVIS BUCHANAN HIGH San Diego Section medal winners in bold. BOYS 4×100 Relay—Pittsburg, :40.77. 1600—Dybdahl (Santa Barbara), 4:08.23. 110HH—McFarland (Elk Grove Consumness Oaks), :13.6. Wind 3.1. 3. Tseko-Biffle (El Capitan), :13.99w. 4. Martin (Helix), :14.07w. 400—Ricks (L.B. Poly), :46.79. 100—Arrington, Jr. (Mount Miguel), :10.33.  Wind 1.3. Section No. 3 all-time. 800—Evans (Carlsbad), 1:50.21. […]
Read More2024 Boys Track Week 7: Arrington Jr., Evans Scorch Clovis Oval
104th STATE TRACK TRIALS CLOVIS BUCHANAN HIGH Mount Miguel’s Brandon Arrington ran the fastest sprint double in San Diego Section history, a wind-aided :10.27 100 meters and :20.55 200, and Carlsbad’s Cain Evans charged down the stretch to run a 1:51.88 800, the seventh fastest. Fifteen area entries qualified in competition that took place on […]
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