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By Phillip Brents
Posted May 17, 2005

What is that phrase? Faster, stronger, farther? The Grossmont Conference put it both literally and figuratively on display at its annual track and field championship meet May 13 at West Hills High School.

For a collection of elite athletes, the meet was the first step in the three week qualification process to determine who would step onto the track or into the ring at the state championship meet June 3-4 in Sacramento. The top two qualifiers in both the Grossmont North League and Grossmont South League finals, plus those who met predetermined qualifying standards, earned the right to advance to Saturday’s San Diego Section prelims at Mt. Carmel High School.

For others, last Friday’s meet simply served as one for bragging rights. In any case, the envelope please ...

Grossmont South League boys
Helix’s Dax Danns earned the title of the fastest boy runner with times of 10.74 and 22.87 seconds in winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Valhalla’s Anthony Bareno (4:32.25) and Granite Hills’ Josh Sandoval (9:45.03) split the title of boys distance king with wins in the 1,600 and 3,200 runs, respectively. Bareno also placed second in the 3,200 in 9:51.49.

Mt. Miguel’s Karlin Stewart dominated the boys field events by winning the long jump (22-8.5) and triple jump (45-9.5) while Granite Hills’ Chris Costa swept to conference bests in winning both the boys 110 high hurdles (14.72) and 300 intermediate hurdles (39.31).

Mt. Miguel’s Durran Moore (51.93) and Valhalla’s Ryan Denton had the top two times overall in the conference in the boys 400 dash while CIF qualifiers in the boys 800 included Helix’s Jabril Muhummed (1:59.30) and Granite Hills’ Marc Porter (2:00.61).

Granite Hills’ Scott Finley (15-0) became the conference champion in the boys pole vault. Steele Canyon’s Ryan Pringle (13-0) was second in the Grossmont South League.

In the weight events, Monte Vista’s Adam Howe (46-0) and Monarch teammate Walter Diego (145-6) had the top Grossmont South League marks in the boys shot put and discus throw, respectively. Diego finished just one inch short of tying the best discus throw in the conference.

The top four marks in the boys triple jumps went to Grossmont South League athletes. Following Mt. Miguel’s Stewart were, in order, Granite Hills’ Mike Martinez (43-11), Helix’s Andrew Atkins (43-9) and Steele Canyon’s Micah Queja (43-6). Martinez also was second in the 200 run (24.02).

The top four times in the 3,200 run went to Grossmont South League athletes. Following Granite Hills’ Sandoval and Valhalla’s Bareno across the finish line were Monte Vista’s Patrick Palmiter (third, 10:01.22) and Rob McGrorty (fourth, 10:01.23). Palmiter also was third in the 1,600 (4:35.73).

Scoring conference runner-up finishes in the boys 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles were a pair of Monte Vista athletes: Kevin Palmer (15.31) and Roberto Archibold (39.85). Palmer also finished third in the shorter race (41.25).

In the battle of boys relay teams, Monte Vista won the 4x100 relay in 43.28 while Helix (which had placed second in the 4x100) captured the 4x400 relay in 3:26.01.

Three Monte Vista sprinters qualified for the Division II CIF prelims in the 100:  Virdal Moon (second in 100, 11.04), Quentin O’Neal (third in the 100, 11.18) and Charlie Smith (11.22). Moon (22.79) and O’Neal (23.03) also qualified in the 200.

Grossmont North League boys
West Hills’ Ryan Shumaker strode out of the rings as the weight man champion with conference-best marks in both the boys shot put (49-3) and discus throw (147-5).

Grossmont North League athletes took the top two conference marks in the boys high jump with El Cajon Valley’s Abraham Muhieze and West Hills’ Kyle Hamann both clearing 5-9.

West Hills’ Jeremy Root (2:00.10) and Dan Gonia (4:34.01) both recorded top league marks in the boys 800 and 1,600 runs, with both times standing as the No. 2 marks in the conference. Gonia also ran to the top league time in the 3,200 (10:02.29) to complete a marathon day (the 3,200 time was fifth best in the conference).

West Hills’ Charles Tyler recorded the top times in both the 100 (11.31) and 200 (23.10) among Grossmont North League sprinters while Wolf Pack teammate E.J. Brown had the top mark in the long jump (22-5.25) and Mike Gregus recorded the top league mark of 42-8.5 in the triple jump just ahead of Brown (42-5). Other high achievers for the Wolf Pack included Erik Trudo (52.89) and Raleigh Sevier (52.90) who finished as the top two league finishers in the 400 dash.

For El Cajon Valley, Cameron Valentine-Santos had the top league time of 15.56 in the 110 high hurdles while ECV’s Antonio Valencia was credited with the top league time in the 300 hurdles (42.82). Also for the Braves, Camerin Hicks was second in the 100 dash (11.54) and Joe Ray was second in the 200 dash (23.63).

For El Capitan, Shawn Callen turned in the top height of 13-0 among league pole vaulters while Hunter McAnally had the second-fastest time among league runners in the 800 (2:00.81) and Kevin Dilliard ranked second among league weight men in the discus throw (142-6).

Grossmont South League girls
Helix runners dominated the sprints and mid-distances, with Janie James winning the 200 (26.44) and 400 (556.44), April Montgomery winning the 800 (2:23:00) and Sharika Thompson capturing top conference honors in both the 100 hurdles (14.88) and 300 hurdles (45.15). The Highlanders also won both relay events, timing 50.18 in the 4x100 and 4:02.39 in the 4x400.

Grossmont South League athletes recorded top conference marks in four of the six field events, with Helix’s Chastity Toilolo winning the shot put (39-3.5), Monte Vista’s Daniella Thu winning the discus throw (134-11), Monte Vista’s Jennifer Gamble winning the triple jump (34-1) and Steele Canyon’s Carrie Wick winning the pole vault (10-9).

Toilolo (128-4) finished second in the discus while Thu finished second in the shot put (36-0).

Steele Canyon’s Jasmine Williams notched the top conference time in the 100 (12.54) ahead of teammate Delcie Thankachan (12.85).

For Valhalla, Alicia Nugent was second in the 3,200 (11:54.96) while Sarah Laine was third in the conference in the 400 (59.16), second in league.

Grossmont North League girls
Grossmont’s La Kenya Simon-West had the top North League times in both the 200 (27.14) and 400 (57.8), finishing second overall in the conference in both events. She tripled by also winning the long jump (17-2).

West Hills’ Kristen Peters earned honors as the league’s distance queen by claiming victory in both the 1,600 (5:23.64) and 3,200 (11:46.15). The Wolf Pack’s other North League champion included Danielle Edmondson, who cleared 5-1 in the high jump (tops in the conference) and jumped 32-11 in the triple jump. Johanna Fisherova had the top league time in the 800 (2:29.59).

El Cajon Valley’s Michelle Thompson recorded the top distances among league athletes in both the shot put (35-3) and discus (122-11) while El Cajon Valley’s Latisha Chatman (13.21) and Sheraina Moon  (13.23) went 1-2 as far as top league times in the 100 dash.

El Cajon Valley ‘s Bridney Wicks (17.53) led El Capitan’s Mallory Bawkey (17.56) in the 100 hurdles while El Capitan’s Kelsea Ramsey (49.53) led teammate Bawkey (49.70) in the 300 hurdles.

El Cajon Valley turned in the top league times both relays, winning the 4x100 in 51.28 and the 4x400 in 4:14.43.

West Hills’ Mari Ehlert was second among league runners in the 3,200 (12:12.24) while El Capitan’s Christy James was second among league runners in the 1,600 (5:29.06).