SD Prep Sports

SD Prep Sports: Track & Field

2003 Spring season

85th CIF State Championships

Helix boys win state team title (full story)

MV's Swier runs to fourth-place state medal (full story)

Ramona's Rhoades makes most of junior year (full story)

Helix became the first team from the San Diego Section in 25 years to win a state team title when the Highlanders boys squad nosed out Compton Dominguez 23.5 to 19.5 points in competition June 7 at Cerritos College. Helix finished with medalists in five events (top six finishers), including one state champion: Derrell Hutsona (pictured at left) in the long jump. Hutsona was also a double state medalist after tying for fifth in the 100-meter dash. The Scotties' medal parade also included Deun White (third in the 200 meters, fifth in the 400 meters) and Bryon Barmer (fourth in the 300 intermediate hurdles). The team's 1600-meter relay team was ninth while Babey Wagnew finished 16th in the 3200 meters.

At right: Division II boys 1600-meter run CIF/Masters champion Troy Swier of Mar Vista

Hutsona jumped 25 feet, 5.75 inches to win the long jump and timed 10.75 in the 100 meters. White clocked 21.36 in the 200 meters and 48.32 in the 400 meters while Barmer finished with a 38.27 time in the hurdles.

The Highlanders qualified for 11 events in the state prelims, held the previous day, and advanced in seven events for the finals.

Helix's fortunes seemed to typify performances by San Diego Section athletes as the region finished with four event champions and 20 medalists overall. Besides Hutsona, also winning state titles were Mission Bay's Jared Bray in the boys shot put (63-3.25), San Pasqual's Claire Rethmeier in the girls 3200 meters (10:27.32) and RBV's Brandon Bornes in the 300 hurdles (38.00).

San Diego Section state medalists

Champions

1. Derrell Hutsona (Helix) - boys long jump (25-5.75)

1. Jared Bray (Mission Bay) - boys shot put (63-3.25)

1. Brandon Bornes (RBV) - 300 boys intermediate hurdles (38.00)

1. Claire Rethmeier (San Pasqual) - girls 3200 meters (10:27.32)

Second place

2. Kelly McCann (La Costa Canyon) - girls 800 meters (2:10.80)

2. De'Sean Cunningham (University City) - boys 400 meters (47.50)

Third place

3. Deun White (Helix) - boys 200 meters (21.36)

3. University City, boys 4x400 relay (3:16.34)

Fourth place

4. Troy Swier (Mar Vista) - boys 1600 meters (4:11.59)

4. Bryon Barmer (Helix) - boys 300 intermediate hurdles (38.27)

4. Matt Steverson (Rancho Bernardo) - boys pole vault (15-0)

4. Nick Allotta (Rancho Bernardo) - boys discus (182-10)

4. Jolanda Diego (El Camino) - girls 200 meters (23.84)

4. El Camino, girls 4x100 relay (46.71)

Fifth place

5. Derrell Hutsona (Helix) - boys 100 meters (10.75)

5. Deun White (Helix) - boys 400 meters (48.32)

5. Nick Allotta (Rancho Bernardo) - boys shot put (59-7.75)

5. Shakara Lott (University City) - girls 400 meters (54.99)

5. University City, boys 4x100 relay (42.13)

Sixth place

6. Alicia Lowery (Morse) - girls 100 meters (11.87)

Swier, Hutsona, Bray lead San Diego Section athletes into state finals

Mar Vista junior Troy Swier and Helix senior Derrell Hutsona led San Diego Section athletes with top qualifying marks for the 85th running of the California high school state meet championship finals June 7 at Cerritos College in Norwalk. Swier timed a school record 4:11.95 to lead Rio Mesa senior Phillip Reid in the boys 1600-meter run in prelim meet action June 6 while Hutsona topped the boys long jump field with a jump of 24 feet, 4 inches. Hutsona also won his heat in the boys 100 meters in 10.65 to lead all qualifiers -- timing .11 ahead of Skyline junior Kenny O'Neal and .12 ahead of Dominguez junior Lionel Larry. Helix teammate Reggie Bush -- a bronze medalist in the event the previous year timed 11.08 to finish sixth in his heat and miss qualifying for the state finals in the event. Mission Bay senior Jared Bray notched the top qualifying mark in the boys shot put at 61-9. University City senior De'Sean Cunningham posted the sixth-best qualifying mark in the boys 400 meters at 48.04 -- just ahead of Helix senior Deun White (48.12) in seventh place.