SD Prep Sports

SD Prep Sports: Track & Field

By Phillip Brents
Posted April 21, 2005

In its second varsity season, the Otay Ranch High School track and field team has grown by ... leaps and bounds.
The Mustangs will get a chance to showcase their team at Saturday’s second annual Mustang/Phair Company Relays. If the results hold to previous performances this season, Otay Ranch athletes should be near the top of their class.

The Mustangs captured last year’s South Bay League girls dual meet championship. The boys team could be in step to raise a championship banner as well this season.

In any regard, Otay Ranch’s season of plenty continued at last Saturday’s Jaguar Invitational at Valley Center High School. The Mustangs competed in the afternoon session among Division 2 teams, winning the girls 4x100-meter relay (50.43) and placing second in the 4x400 girls relay (4:32.73) and second in both boys 4x100 relay (45.43) and 4x400 relay (3:44.30).

On an individual basis, Estefania Fregoso was first in the girls 800 run (5:48.38) while Michael Limon was first in the boys 800-meter run with a time of 2:05.52 to place just ahead of Mt. Miguel’s Chris Laguna (2:05.53).

Britney Bennett, who earned honors as the outstanding girls athlete in last year’s South Bay League championships, won the girls 100 dash in 12.82 and also took a first-place finish in the girls 200 dash in 27.14.

Charay Savage was first in the girls 100 hurdles (15.77) and first in the 300 hurdles (48.18).

Ranee Woods was second in the boys 100 high hurdles (15.95) and also second in the 300 intermediate hurdles (41.77).
Jerome Wilson (11.75) and Ricky Daniels (11.85) were second and third, respectively, in their heat of the boys 100-meter dash to finish with the third- and fourth-fastest times overall between the two heats in the event. Daniels was second in the 200 dash (24.06), placing just ahead of teammate Jeremy Winston (third, 24.38).

Ricky Pimentel (4:43.62) was third in the boys 1,600-meter run, followed by teammates Ryan Matias (sixth, 4:51.29) and Ivan Dallet (4:51.79). Pimentel was fourth in the 800 run (2:07.86) while teammate Joseph Jennings (2:16.09) was seventh in the same event.

In the girls 800 run, Jasmine Leija was third in 2:33.41, followed by teammates Fregoso (fourth, 2:38.31) and Niva Duron (fifth, 2:40.48).
Jazmine Schoonmaker (12:34.19) was fifth in the girls 3,200 run.

In field events, Julian Samson was first in the boys shot put (43-7.5) while Mike Poole was second in the boys discus throw (150-6). Mark McPherson was second in the boys triple jump (42-8.5) and fourth in the boys long jump (20-4)
Joseph Respicio was second in the boys pole vault (10-6) while teammate Jeff Smith (10-0) was fifth.

Robert Perry was third in the boys high jump (5-8) and sixth in the triple jump (39-3.5). David Kemple was fifth in the boys shot put (38-6.25).
Saturday’s meet starts with field events at 8:30 a.m., followed by running events at 9:30 a.m.

Second Annual Mustang/Phair Company Track & Field Relays

Blue Division
Bonita Vista, Calexico, Chula Vista, Eastlake, Morse, San Diego, Southwest, Steele Canyon, Sweetwater.

Silver Division
Clairemont, Hilltop, La Jolla, Marian Catholic, Otay Ranch, Our Lady of Peace, Point Loma, Southwest (Imperial Valley), St. Augustine, Valley Center.

Running events: 9:30 a.m. start. (girls 1500 run at 10:55 a.m., boys 1500 run at 11:11 a.m., girls 300 hurdles at 12:25 p.m., boys 300 hurdles at 1 p.m., girls 1600 relay at 2:10 p.m., boys 1600 relay at 2:30 p.m.)
Field events: 8:30 a.m. start (girls pole vault at 9 a.m., boys pole vault at 11:30 a.m.)

Jaguar Invitational
(Metro Conference Top Marks)

Afternoon Session
Division 1
Boys Running Events
400 relay: 3. Sweetwater 44.31.
1600: 3. Jorge Diaz (Castle Park) 4:38.11; 4. Diego Martinez (Castle Park) 4:41.55; 9. Chris Close (Bonita Vista) 4:51.33.
100 hurdles: (heat 2) 2. Ferrari Welch (Sweetwater) 15.75; 3. Patrick Raue (Bonita Vista) 16.72.
400: (heat 2) 2. Mathew Goodsell     (Castle Park) 53.07; 3. Bersain Gutierrez (Bonita Vista) 53.47.
100: (heat 1) 1. Ernest Pierce (Sweetwater) 11.51; (heat 2) 4. Jerron Blackwell (Sweetwater) 11.73.
800: 1. Austin Jett (Bonita Vista) 2:00.54; 5. Azael Gomez (Sweetwater) 2:05.32; 6. Abraham Alvarez (Bonita Vista) 2:05.40.
300 hurdles: 3. Patrick Raue (Bonita Vista) 43.40; 4. Ferrari Welch (Sweetwater) 44.52.
200: (heat 1) 1. Jerron Blackwell (Sweetwater) 23.84.
3200: 1. Eric Avila (Bonita Vista) 9:34.40; 5. Azael Gomez (Sweetwater) 10:09.26; 7. Jorge Diaz (Castle Park) 10:14.36; 8. Diego Martinez (Castle Park) 10:20.90; 9. Francisco Villasana (Sweetwater) 10:21.82; 10. Mathew Seat (Bonita Vista) 10:22.07.
1600 relay: 4. Bonita Vista 3:36.72.

Boys Field Events
Division 1
Long jump: 1. Ernest Pierce (Sweetwater) 21-11.5; 5. Bersain Gutierrez (Bonita Vista) 20-3.5.
Pole vault: 3. C. Navarro (Sweetwater) 10-6; 7. Brandon Gibbons (Castle Park) 10-6.
High jump: 6. Ferrari Welch (Sweet-   water) 5-6.
Shot put: 2. Donald Groves (Sweetwater) 49-8.5; 3. Sam Suarez (Sweetwater) 46-5.25; 7. Brandon Gibbons (Castle Park) 40-8.
Discus: 1. Donald Groves (Sweetwater) 153-11; 2. Paulos Tewolde (Sweetwater) 122-2.
Triple jump: 5. Ferrari Welch (Sweet-    water) 39-3.5.

Girls Running Events
Division 1
1600: 1. Veronica Gonzales (Castle Park) 5:35.72; 7. Karina Rios (Sweetwater) 5:55.73; 8. Lilian Zamora (Bonita Vista) 6:04.04.
100 hurdles: (heat 2) 3. Kelsey Hakes (Bonita Vista) 17.66.
400: 1. Jessica Green (Bonita Vista) 1:04.02.
800: 2. Veronica Gonzales (Castle Park) 2:26.21.
3200: 2. Julia Hernandez (Castle Park) 12:05.25; 9. Karina Rios (Sweetwater) 12:46.77.

Morning Session
Boys Running Events
Division 1
400 relay: 3. Eastlake 44.64.
1600: 5. Hernandez (Chula Vista) 4:31.36; 11. Oleata (Eastlake) 4:48.63.
100 hurdles: 1. Novilla (Eastlake) 15.77; 2. Canciller (Eastlake) 16.02.
400: (heat 1) 3. Elwood (Eastlake) 53.00; (heat 2) 4. Holmes (Chula Vista) 53.13; 5. Jackson (Eastlake) 53.33.
100: (heat 2) Parker (Eastlake) 11.60; Holmes (Chula Vista) 11.75; (heat 1) 2. Miller (Eastlake) 11.68.
800: 4. M. Conver (Chula Vista) 2:06.13; 6. Hernandez (Chula Vista) 2:06.81.
300 hurdles: (heat 1) 1. Boone (Eastlake) 42.12.
200: 2. Franks (Eastlake) 23.60; 4. Holmes (Chula Vista) 23.86.
3200: 5. Fujikawa (Eastlake) 10:16.33.
1600 relay: 4. Eastlake 3:31.56.
Division 2
1600: 6. Kaeg (Montgomery) 4:50.37; 10. Delgado (Montgomery) 4:53.60.
400: 1. Andrade (Montgomery) 52.78.
100: 4. Jordan (Montgomery) 11.98.
800: 5. Delgado (Montgomery) 2:11.52; 6. Vieyra (Montgomery) 2:16.72.
1600 relay: 4. Montgomery 3:46.28.

Girls Running Events
Division 1
400 relay: 5. Eastlake 53.35.
1600: 10. Sara McKinney (Eastlake) 6:15.87.
400: (heat 2) 1. Virginia Madero (Chula Vista) 1:02.66; 3. Jen Albano (Eastlake) 1:05.73.
100: 3. Virginia Madero (Chula Vista) 13.34; 5. Annette De La Rosa (Eastlake) 13.37.
800: 9. Angelica Larios (Chula Vista) 2:38.01.
300 hurdles: (heat 1) 1. Annette De la Rosa (Eastlake) 48.99.
200: 2. Virginia Madero (Chula Vista) 27.71; 4. Delores Blackwell (Eastlake) 28.09.
3200: 4. Tania Andrade (Eastlake) 12:52.56.
1600 relay: 5. Eastlake 4:34.22.
Division 2
1600: 9. Ana Franco (Montgomery) 6:34.77.

Boys Field Events
Division 1
Long jump: 3. Feaster (Eastlake) 20-3.5.
Pole vault: 7. Ruiz (Eastlake) 12-0; 9. Klosterman (Eastlake) 12-0; 14. Armer (Chula Vista) 10-6; 16. Andujo (Eastlalke) 10-0.
High jump: 2. Canciller (Eastlake) 5-8; 5. Rodriguez (Eastlake) 5-8; 8. Mitchell (Eastlake) 5-8.
Shot put: 8. Perry (Eastlake) 41-4.75.
Discus: 10. Howard (Chula Vista) 117-2; 12. Childress (Chula Vista) 116-4; 13. Berry (Eastlake) 111-6.
Triple jump: 2. Canciller (Eastlake) 41-11.5; 3. Feaster (Eastlake) 41-5.5; 5. Rodriguez (Eastlake) 39-3; 7. Espina (Chula Vista) 38-9.5.

Girls Field Events
Division 1
Long jump: 5. Esha McDowell (Eastlake) 15-6.5; 11. Robin Deichler (Chula Vista) 14-4.
Pole vault: 9. A. Carmona (Chula Vista) 7-0.
High jump: 1. Esha McDowell (Eastlake) 5-2.
Shot put: 9. Shatori Dearman (Eastlake) 31-0; 15. Shaunte Jewell (Chula Vista) 28-7.5.
Triple jump: 2. Esha McDowell (Eastlake) 33-6.5; 4. Janesta Endmonds (Eastlake) 31-4.5; 5. Robin Deichler (Chula Vista) 31-4.5.

Dual Meet Results
Wednesday, April 13
Mesa League
Boys: Eastlake 106, Montgomery 12; Sweetwater 75, Bonita Vista 61; Chula Vista 74, Southwest 63
Girls: Eastlake 101, Montgomery 13; Bonita Vista 107, Sweetwater 25; Chula Vista 88, Southwest 50

South Bay League
Boys: Castle Park 113, Marian 17; Castle Park 113, San Ysidro 13; Otay Ranch 105, Hilltop 30
Girls: Otay Ranch 101, Hilltop 35; Castle Park 84, Marian 38; Castle Park 81, San Ysidro 42