06.27.08
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Men’s 110m Hurdles
Thomas Mack University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 13.74 - BAKERSFIELD HS
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
William Nelson University of Colorado Longmont, CO 8:28.85 - TAFT HS (CE)
Men’s Shot Put
Chris Figures unattached Bakersfield, CA 20.38 - SOUTH HS (BAK)
Men’s Hammer Throw
Arnaldo Cueto unattached Bakersfield, CA 68.50 - CAL ST BAKERSFIELD - HS ??
Women’s Discus Throw
Rachel Varner unattached Bakersfield, CA 56.72 - BAKERSFIELD HS
Anastasia Jelmini unattached Bakersfield, CA 56.06 - SHAFTER HS
Cecilia Barnes unattached Bakersfield, CA 61.99 - CLOVIS WEST HS (FRESNO
california preps at the olympic trials HERE
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05.21.08
Posted in Yada Yada, Driller of the Week, Coaches, Schools, Boys, Girls, Kern Track Results, Sports, Videos, Track, Drillers, BHS, Photos, Driller Noise, Noise Flash!!!, Bakersfield at 10:52 pm by Administrator
it is always fun watching coach anderson hand out awards. he is a lot better than those softball coaches thats for sure! it was nice to see miss williams and mr ellis get the most dedicated awards. mr. turner and miss wandick got mvps. mr. fingers and mr. gooden got the impact awards and mr. miller got frosh/soph mvp.
many drillers got all league honors and mr. van matre got the “bringing coach to tears” award.
this year’s team was great and i enjoyed watching they all train and compete. i look forward to next year because so many of our athletes are coming back.
our boys got fifth in valley and i expect we will do better in the future.
our state team is:
4 x 100 - walter hunt (9), emmanuel turner (12), jerek johnson (11), johnny norwood (12) and charles anderson (11)
4 x 400 - chris miller (10), emmanel turner (12), jerek johnson (11) and brandon gooden (12)
high jump - isiah griggs (10)
100m - emmanuel turner (12)
200m - brushay wandick (11)
2008 awards photos HERE
2008 videos HERE
2007 awards photos HERE
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the driller’s isiah griggs is the #2 sophomore in the state as of 05/21/08. he came in second at the valley with a PR of 6′6 and has qualified for the state meet.
what makes his jump even more amazing is that bhs doesnt even have proper high jump facilities. our high jump gear is locked away in a storage bin and when we do bring it out, there isnt a proper place to set it out.
despite this, isiah (with the help of csub’s alex haver) contiunes to improve. one hopes he can make 6′8 at state.
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05.15.08
Posted in Schools, Championships, Valley, Grand Masters, Kern Track Results, Foothill, BHS, Shafter, Taft, North, Stockdale, Centennial, Ridgeview, Race Summary, Frontier, Noise Flash!!! at 9:39 am by Administrator
Locals claim 10 titles in Masters track meet
Foothill’s Ragans, Shafter’s Jelmini sweep weight events
BY ZACH EWING, Californian staff writer
zewing@bakersfield.com | Wednesday, May 14 2008 11:31 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 14 2008 11:41 PM
North High’s Anthony Mitchell shed the 400-meter race from his duties at last week’s Central Section South Area meet, preferring to concentrate on the 800.
The decision paid off Wednesday at the section Grand Masters meet, with Mitchell winning a championship in 1:54.19. But afterward, Mitchell was thinking back to his choice.
“I should have ran the 400, too,” he said, his mouth spreading into a grin. “Just from watching that race, I knew I could have done well.”
Mitchell’s 800 conquest was one of 10 section championships for Kern County, a run highlighted by double victories by Foothill thrower Dayshan Ragans, Foothill distance runner Chris Schwartz and Shafter thrower Anna Jelmini.
Team standings were unavailable at press time because of a scoring error, but it appeared Fresno-Central won the boys title and Clovis West easily took the girls. Foothill was in the boys’ top three, and Centennial’s girls were fourth.
Ragans, after launching a couple of discus throws around 210 feet in warm-ups, settled for a 199-2 and a second straight section title. He threw 60-7 in the shot put for an easy repeat victory there also.
“I felt good in both events,” Ragans said. “I feel I could be better, but I’m happy with my performance.”
As for Jelmini, she actually seemed slightly disappointed in her discus-shot put double victory. She threw 162-5 in the discus and 44-0.75 in the shot but felt she could have done better.
“There’s a couple things I need to work on, and I think I’ll have it,” Jelmini said.
As for Schwartz, he won two close races, the 1,600 in 4:15.80 and the 3,200 in 9:24.19. Schwartz, the state’s Division I cross country champion, said he had to slow himself down early in the two-mile race to keep a good pace. He was thrilled with the results.
“There’s state, the 9:01 (a PR in the 3,200), I tripled at league, and then here,” Schwartz said. “That’s four good things I’ve done this year.”
Schwartz, along with the two local throwers who own the best marks in California, have been turning in these kinds of performances all season long. Contrast that with Ridgeview triple jumper Johnny Carter, a freshman who came from near anonymity — his best mark of the season came in a frosh/soph meet — to be a section champion. He led the Wolf Pack’s 1-3 finish in the event with a personal-record 48-3.
“I’m just blessed to have the talent,” Carter said. “It’s only my second year jumping.”
Ridgeview’s Chris Kelly was third in 46-11.5. Shafter’s Tyler Thompson finished second in 47-3.
Bakersfield High’s 400 relay team opened the meet by edging Clovis East for the section championship in 42.28. The Drillers then closed running festivities with a surprise third-place finish in the 1,600, behind only section leaders Fresno-Edison and Liberty. Their time was a personal record by about three seconds (3:20.06).
“I knew it was going to be close coming in” Bakersfield High coach Steven Anderson said. “And just looking at our times, I had a guy I thought could be quicker.”
The other local section champ is Centennial’s Alana Alexander, who used an early 38-3.75 triple jump to edge Clovis’s Jenna Prandini by three-quarters of an inch. Alexander had to wait until the end to know she was a champion for sure; Prandini ended the competition with a 38-0.
The top three finishers in each event move on to the state finals May 30-31 at Cerritos College in Norwalk. There are also two statewide wild cards who will qualify — the best marks from any athlete not in a qualifying position.
Among notable local qualifiers:
* Versatile Isiah Purvis of Liberty, who lost the 400 in the final 20 meters, finishing five-hundreths of a second (with a 49.13) behind Edison’s Maurice Lewis, but then ran an astounding anchor leg of the 1,600 relay. He was hand-timed at a 47.6 and nearly erased Edison’s big lead in the race. In between, Purvis placed second in the 200 (21.96).
* BHS sprinter Brushay Wandick, after seeing her 400 relay team finish fourth and finishing in fourth in the 100 by one-hundreth of a second (12.01 to a 12.00 from Fresno-Bullard’s Lynn Williams), rebounded to earn a state qualification in the 200. She finished third in 24.69.
* Frontier’s Taylor Jackson, a sophomore who qualified in both the 100 and 300 hurdles. She finished third in the 100 (15.04) and second in the 300 (44.86).
* Stockdale freshman Alex Collatz, who also finished fourth in the triple jump, was part of a 1-2-3 Kern County finish in the discus. Jelmini was first, Collatz second (148-6) and Taft’s Carey Tuuamalemalo third (130-9).
* Centennial’s high finish in the girls team race was buoyed by plenty of high finishes, but the Golden Hawks had just one state qualifier: Alana Alexander, who was third in the long jump (17-6.75) before holding off Prandini in the triple.
* Shafter’s Tyler Thompson also qualified in the long jump and triple jump, finishing second in both.
Ridgeview’s Chris Kelly soars during one of his triple jumps at the section meet at Liberty Wednesday. Ridgeview’s Johnny Carter gets air during one of his triple jumps during the section meet at Liberty High Wednesday afternoon. Just a freshman, Carter and teammate Chris Kelly had the two best jumps heading into the competition.
Centennial’s Alana Alexander lands after one of her long jumps at Wednesday’s section track and field championships at Liberty High.
Chris Schwartz of Foothill had the eighth best qualifying time in the 1,600, but pulled away from top qualifier Jonathan Sanchez to win the event at the Central Section track and field championships Wednesday.
BHS anchor Johnny Norwood takes off after receiving the baton from teammate Jerek Johnson during the 4×100 relay at Wednesday’s Central Section Grand Masters. At left is Stockdale anchor Brandon Henderson (with baton) and teammate Adam Lewis.
Isiah Purvis of Liberty was so close to victory in the boys 400 meters, but Edison’s Maurice Lewis closed in the final yards to win the race. Stockdale’s Daniel Lozano (not pictured) was third.
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Central Section Grand Masters
At Liberty
Team standings–unavailable.
400 relay–1. Bakersfield (Hunt, Turner, Johnson, Norwood), 42.28; 2. Clovis East (Bourbon, Scott, Smith, Woods), 42.58; 3. Redwood (Stewart, Ray, Root, Coles), 43.07; 4. Central (Newsome, Bigelow, Hammack, Phillips), 43.15. 1,600–1. Chris Schwartz, Foot, 4:15.80; 2. Jonathan Sanchez, Buch, 4:17.48; 3. Eric Battles, CW, 4:20.34; 4. Jesse Arellano, Mad, 4:21.56. 110H–1. Ethan DeJongh, MtW, 14.49; 2. Sean Johnson, Buch, 14.66; 3. Jon Funch, CW, 14.81; 4. Isiah Crunk, Wash, 15.17. 400–1. Maurice Lewis, Ed, 49.08; 2. Isiah Purvis, Lib, 49.13; 3. Daniel Lozano, Stock, 49.35; 4. Jelani Hendrix, Ed, 49.62. 100–1. Brendon Bigelow, Central, 10.62; 2. Emmanuel Turner, Bak, 10.81; 3. Matt Sumlin, Gar, 10.91; 4. Chris Lopez, GW, 10.98. 800–1. Anthony Mitchell, North, 1:54.19; 2. Aric Champagne, MtW, 1:54.97; 3. Andrew Campbell, CW, 1:55.69; 4. Arturo Ramirez, Centennial, 1:55.83. 300H–1. DeJongh, MtW, 37.93; 2. Cody Alves, Sel, 37.94; 3. James Smith, CE, 39.03; 4. Sean Johnson, Buch, 39.28. 200–1. Brendon Bigelow, Central, 21.29; 2. Isiah Purvis, Lib, 21.96; 3. Mario Navarette, Sanger, 22.04; 4. Chris Lopez, GW, 22.29. 3,200–1. Chris Schwartz, Foot, 9:24.19; 2. Jonathan Sanchez, Buch, 9:24.99; 3. Jon Ross, CE, 9:26.42; 4. Danny Vartanien, Buch, 9:26.42. 1,600 relay–1. Edison (Hendrix, Carter, Boughton, Lewis), 3:17.86; 2. Liberty (Hill, Garside, Affentranger, Purvis), 3:18.95; 3. Bakersfield (Miller, Turner, Johnson, Gooden), 3:20.06; 4. Clovis East (Ellis, Defonska, Woods, Smith), 3:22.40. PV–1. Andrew Lohse, Mad, 15-0; 2. Michael Peterson, CE, 15-0J; 3. Jeff Brenner, Cl, 14-6; 4. Frankie Puente, Sel, 14-0. SP–1. Dayshan Ragans, Foot, 60-7; 2. Matt Darr, Fron, 52-8.75; 3. Troy Rush, CW, 52-8.5; 4. Christian Millard, CE, 51-10.5. TJ–1. Johnny Carter, Ridge, 48-3; 2. Tyler Thompson, Shaf, 47-3; 3. Chris Kelly, Ridge, 46-11.5; 4. Jordan Smith, Central, 46-10.5. D–1. Dayshan Ragans, Foot, 199-2; 2. Jacob Budwig, Fowl, 168-8; 3. Niko Gomes, Cl, 164-10; 4. Matt Darr, Fron, 157-7. LJ–1. Kenny Phillips, Central, 23-4; 2. Tyler Thompson, Shaf, 21-11.5; 3. Dillon Root, Red, 21-11; 4. Kevin Norwood, GV, 21-8.75. HJ–1. Kenny Phillips, Central, 6-8; 2. Isiah Griggs, Bak, 6-6; 3. George Robbins, West, 6-4; 4. Jeff Brenner, Cl, 6-4J.
Notes: Top three in each event advance to state meet, May 30-31 in Norwalk. The two wild cards with the best times/marks from all sections also advance.
Girls track
Central Section Grand Masters
At Liberty
Team standings–unavailable.
400 relay–1. Edison (Eng, Scott, Thompson, Sears), 47.16; 2. Bullard (J. Williams, Riddlesprigger, Baisch, L. Williams), 48.17; 3. Tulare Western, 48.73; 4. Bakersfield (Torres, Belt, Brown, Wandick), 48.80. 1,600–1. Saleh Barsarian, Cl, 5:02.98; 2. Meghan Marvin, Cl, 5:03.02; 3. Chloe Allen, CW, 5:04.62; 4. Allison Gonzales, Ex, 5:11.52; 100H–1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 14.59; 2. Brianny Williams, Ed, 14.60; 3. Taylor Jackson, Fr, 15.04; 4. Jen Melton, CW, 15.37. 400–1. Breanna Thompson, Ed, 56.64; 2. Dedrea Wyrik, Sun, 57.49; 3. Lasasha Aldredge, Central, 58.12; 4. Taylor Donaldson, Reed, 58.13. 100–1. Megan Del Pino, CW, 11.66; 2. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 11.74; 3. Lynn Williams, Bul, 12.00; 4. Brushay Wandick, Bak, 12.01. 800–1. Allysa Mejia, Reed, 2:17.47; 2. Molly Pahkamaa, ElD, 2:17.73; 3. Katie Fry, Ex, 2:18.74; 4. Ashlee Thomas, Centennial, 2:19.77. 300H–1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 43.92; 2. Taylor Jackson, Fron, 44.86; 3. Brianny Williams, Ed, 45.69; 4. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 46.12. 200–1. Megan Del Pino, CW, 23.94; 2. Dominique Whittington, Lem, 24.65; 3. Brushay Wandick, Bak, 24.69; 4. Breanna Thompson, Ed, 24.90. 3,200–1. Jordan Hasay, MP, 10:24.78; 2. Meghan Marvin, Cl, 10:59.96; 3. Chloe Allen, CW, 11:06.19; 4. Corina Mendoza, Mad, 11:32.06. 1,600 relay–1. Edison (Burk, Thompson, Scott, Smith), 3:54.89; 2. Stockdale (Cady, Anderson, Mello, S. Anderson), 3:58.26; 3. Clovis West (Laidley, Capriotti, Del Pino, Monteverde), 3:59.02; 4. Reedley, 3:59.07. D–1. Anna Jelmini, Shaf, 162-5; 2. Alex Collatz, Stock, 148-6; 3. Carey Tuuamalemalo, Taft, 130-9; 4. Janae Coffee, CW, 121-6. LJ–1. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 18-7.25; 2. Lynn Williams, Bul, 18-0.75; 3. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 17-6.75; 4. Ja’Nia Sears, Ed, 17-6.5. HJ–1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 5-4; 2. Cristina Muro, GW, 5-2; 3. Katherine Mahr, Buch, 5-2; 4. Marish Riddlesprigger, Bul, 5-2J. SP–1. Anna Jelmini, Shaf, 44-0.75; 2. Destanie Yarbrough, CE, 37-10; 3. Heather Vermillion, Red, 37-9; 4. Tasha Firstone, CW, 36-6.5. TJ–1. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 38-3.75; 2. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 38-3; 3. Goziam Okolie, 36-10.5; 4. Alex Collatz, Stock, 36-2. PV–1. Allison Berryhill, CW, 11-6; 2. Amanda Klinchuch, Lib, 11-6J; 3. Cheree Jones, King, 10-6; 4. Emily Falkenstein, Buch, 10-6J.
Notes: Top three in each event advance to state meet, May 30-31 in Norwalk. The two wild cards with the best times/marks from all sections also advance.
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05.08.08
Posted in Driller of the Week, Schools, Boys, Girls, Championships, Kern Track Results, Foothill, BHS, Liberty, Stockdale, Centennial, Ridgeview, Race Summary, South Area, Frontier, Noise Flash!!!, Bakersfield at 6:52 am by Administrator
Smooth sailing
Ragans unleashes top state mark in discus; Centennial’s Alexander wins long, triple jumps
The Bakersfield Californian | Wednesday, May 7 2008 11:41 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7 2008 11:57 PM
Foothill’s Dayshan Ragans wouldn’t have had a hard time convincing onlookers that his newly shaved head represented an increased focus for track and field’s postseason.
Ragans, after all, broke 200 feet in the discus for the first time in his career and then used a 60-31⁄2 throw in the shot put to become an impressive double winner at the CIF Central Section South Area meet Wednesday at Liberty.
But no, Ragans insisted, he had shaved his head for the most practical of reasons — to beat the heat.
“It’s just getting to that time where it’s too hot,” he said. “Just had lots of hair.” If that’s the case, the burly senior simply is finding his stride at the right time.
“Last week, I was having a rough practice,” Ragans said. “Stuff wasn’t clicking, I wouldn’t accomplish what I was expecting to accomplish. But I feel after this meet, I can finally do that.”
Saying the key was turning his right foot, Ragans unleashed a magnificent discus throw of 203-7, breaking his previous personal record by nearly 5 feet. The throw is easily the best in the state this year, and it set a South Area record, besting the 196-7 thrown by Bakersfield High legend Jeff Buckey in 1992.
Then Ragans survived a scare in the shot, where he fouled on his first two qualifying throws, prompting Trojans throwing coach Wayne Brewer to play it safe. Ragans didn’t wind up on his final qualifying chance, throwing from a standing position to earn a 54-foot mark — low by his standards, but easily enough to qualify for the finals. Then he hit 60 feet in the finals to move on to next week’s Central Section Grand Masters meet at Liberty.
“Really scary, because that hasn’t happened before,” Ragans said. “You get lucky every once in a while. I guess that was just luck.”
There was some drama over on the track, too, especially for those who stuck around for the 1,600-meter relays at the end of the meet.
Both the girls’ and boys’ races were classics, the kind of races that turn track and field rookies into instant fans.
In the girls’ race, Centennial beat nemesis Stockdale for the first time all season, earning the lead early, then losing it, then getting it back on a strong third leg from Alana Alexander. Bakersfield High joined the teams in a three-way race down the final stretch, with Centennial holding on for a victory in 4:05.35 — less than a second in front of Stockdale and only about three ahead of BHS.
“We exceeded our expectations today,” Centennial coach Ryan Renz said. “The kids really turned it up … Stockdale hasn’t lost that in a long time.”
The boys’ race might have been even better. This time, it was favored Liberty, BHS and Centennial racing for the win. Centennial stormed ahead early in the final leg, but Liberty’s Isiah Purvis — who also won the 200 and was second in the 400 — bided his time and pulled ahead in the final 100 meters.
Liberty’s time of 3:23.03 was less than a second ahead of Bakersfield and only 1.26 seconds in front of Centennial.
“Centennial came out of nowhere; I didn’t expect them,” said Purvis, who anchors a Liberty team with the top time in the section. “I just cruised off and got them at the end. I didn’t think anyone would attack me like that, coming out that fast, but I knew he was going to die eventually.”
The top four finishers in each event qualified for next week’s Masters, where they’ll join the top four from the Central and North areas and the top four from the South Sequoia (small school) meet.
Notable performances included:
Centennial’s Alexander, who set a PR in the long jump with an 18-3 and also won the triple jump in 37-8.75 before keying the relay victory. She also finished second in the 300 hurdles.
“I have a lot more expectations this year than last year,” Alexander said. “It’s just a matter of getting better by valley and hopefully PRing even more.”
Bakersfield continued its dominance of sprinting events, winning the boys’ 400 relay (42.43), girls’ 400 relay (49.67), boys’ 100 (Emanuel Turner, 10.80), girls’ 100 (Brushay Wandick, 12.32) and girls’ 200 (Wandick, 25.42).
In general, the Golden Hawks girls had a great day, placing 1-3-4 in the 800 (Ashlee Thomas won in 2:22.54), getting the surprising relay victory and sweeping the jumping events between Alexander and high-jump winner Jessica Crowe (5-0).
Stockdale freshman Alex Collatz already is showing off the versatility that her dad, Cal State Bakersfield track coach Alan Collatz, enjoyed in his career. Alex won the discus with a throw of 150-7 — 49 feet better than second place — and placed second in the triple jump.
Ridgeview finished 1-2 in the boys’ triple jump, with Chris Kelly the winner at 46-7.5 and freshman Johnny Carter second in 46-7.
Other double-winners were: Foothill’s Chris Schwartz, 4:28.72 in the boys’ 1,600 and 9:58.50 in the 3,200; and Frontier’s Taylor Jackson, 15.19 in the girls’ 100 hurdles and 44.81 in the 300 hurdles.
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05.01.08
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Drillers deliver a thriller
BHS boys and girls sweep SEYL team titles; Stockdale boys, Centennial girls win SWYL
BY ZACH EWING, Californian staff writer
zewing@bakersfield.com | Thursday, May 1 2008 11:15 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, May 1 2008 11:36 PM
Chalk up two more track and field league titles for Bakersfield High.
And this time, give an assist to Driller greats of the past.
Buoyed by an emotional trip to the school’s record room the day before, the Drillers boys’ and girls’ teams each took home the Southeast Yosemite League titles Thursday at Liberty High.
“We have all the league titles printed up there and we have 2008 with a question mark,” BHS coach Steven Anderson said. “All the kids went up there, and I expected them to be 15 minutes. They were up there an hour, just looking at old trophies and marks. They were ready, they were inspired, they wanted this bad today.”
In the Southwest Yosemite League, Centennial won the girls title with 169 points to Stockdale’s 137. The Mustang boys returned the favor, beating Centennial 155.75-120.50.
The BHS boys won by a large margin, outdistancing Liberty 128-91 to break the Patriots’ four-year title streak.
The girls, meanwhile, had to eke one out. Liberty held the team lead by four points with three events to be scored, including the 1,600-meter relay, in which BHS had already lost twice to Liberty earlier in the season.
Not this time. Bakersfield took the lead early in the race and beat LHS by nearly five seconds with a time of 4:06.71.
“We only ever see football and basketball (trophies),” said Shinead McDonald, who won the 100 and 300 hurdles before running the third leg of the mile relay. “So we went up in there, there were a whole bunch of trophies. West Coast Relays from the 1920s and everything. It was real emotional … Coach was crying and everything, and I saw a lot of my dad’s trophies.”
When Marlise Williams and an injured Chanel Reeves came up with a 1-3 finish in the long jump, BHS could start its plans for painting another year on the wall in the record room.
“They don’t want people to go, ‘well, what happened that year?,’” Anderson said.
Centennial’s girls also had a breakthrough, ending a string of 11 years during which Stockdale had won 10 times.
The Mustangs were hurt when their 400 relay team — which went on to finish first — was disqualified because of an illegal baton pass. But Centennial had plenty of firepower, starting with Ashlee Thomas’ victories in the 400 (58.70) and 800 (2:31.72) despite a tight hamstring.
“In the 4, I could feel my hamstring, so I was kind of being cautious,” Thomas said. “Then a girl came up on me, and I had to beat her to the end.”
Stockdale’s boys continued their season of success with a dominating victory.
“We thought we had the best team,” Stockdale coach Dave Lonsinger said. “Track’s pretty cut and dry, and we were undefeated in duals. We don’t really have any weak events.”
Foothill had a couple of shining performances on an individual scale. Thrower Dayshan Ragans took his first steps of a postseason that could end in a state championship.
Ragans, the state’s leader in each the shot put and discus, easily won both events in 57-31/2 and 180-4, even though he’s battling a cold. Ragans also tried something new — letting out a primal scream as he released the shot.
“That’s just me trying to get everybody pumped,” Ragans said. “That’s what we’re trying to establish here at the league meet. Get pumped up, make good throws.”
Chris Schwartz added a victory in the 800 (1:58.74) to his signature-event wins in the 1,600 (4:35.51) and the 3,200 (10:01.28). Schwartz won’t even run the 800 at next week’s Yosemite area meet.
Two of the day’s best races were in the SWYL boys 100, which Ridgeview’s Tynell Robertson won over Stockdale’s Steve Silva in a photo finish (both times 10.81) and the SEYL boys 200, in which Liberty’s Isiah Purvis edged BHS’ Emmanuel Turner, 22.03 to 22.05.
Track and field
SEYL Championships
At Liberty
Boys
Team standings–Bakersfield 128, Liberty 91, Golden Valley 83, Foothill 60, Garces 45, Highland 43.5, East 42.5.
400 relay–1. Bakersfield High 42.39; 2. Golden Valley, 44.13; 3. Liberty, 44.14. 1,600–1. Schwartz, F, 4:35.51; 2. Lewis, H, 4:37.07; 3. Quintero, GV, 4:39.93. 110H–1. Morrow, E, 15.63; 2. Mungia, GV, 15.64; 3. Santillan, L, 16.25. 400–1. Purvis, L, 49.54; 2. Affentranger, L, 50.79; 3. Gooden, B, 51.18. 100–1. Turner, B, 10.84; 2. Sumlin, G, 10.98; 3. Hunt, B, 11.20. 800–1. Schwartz, F, 1:58.74; 2. Vanzandt, H, 1:59.13; 3. Hill, L, 2:00.73. 300 hurdles–1. Morrow, E, 40.67; 2. Gary, GV, 40.91; 3. Santillan, L, 42.05. 200–1. Purvis, L, 22.03; 2. Turner, B, 22.05; 3. Hunt, B, 22.42. 3,200–1. Schwartz, F, 10:01.28; 2. Ariey, B, 10:08.06; 3. Fuentes, E, 10:12.66. 1,600 relay–1. Liberty (Kirschenmann, Garside, Affentranger, Purvis), 3:22.08; 2. Bakersfield, 3:23.56; 3. Highland, 3:32.65. D–1. Ragans, F, 180-4; 2. Ellis, B, 171-10; 3. Austin, H, 138-0. LJ–1. Mungia, GV, 21-10; 2. Norwood, GV, 21-0.75; 3. Johnson, H, 21-0.5; SP–1. Ragans, F, 57-3.5; 2. Ellis, B, 49-4.25; 3. Turrubiates, B, 47-7.5. TJ–1. Hodges, GV, 43-1.75; 2. Griggs, B, 43-0.75; 3. Chee, G, 42-2.25. HJ–1. Griggs, B, 6-4; 2. McCullum, G, 6-2; 3. Johnson, GV, 5-8. PV–1. Winchester, L, 13-0; 2. Woodard, G, 12-0; 3. Bussey, F, 11-0.
Girls
Team standings–Bakersfield 181, Liberty 163, Highland 68, Garces 31, Golden Valley 29, East 2, Foothill 1.
400 relay–1. Bakersfield, 48.80; 2. Highland, 50.84; 3. Liberty, 52.68. 1,600–1. Baker, B, 5:36.88; 2. Guzman, G, 5:43.45; 3. Barton, L, 5:44.61. 100H–1. McDonald, B, 16.51; 2. Richardson, L, 16.53; 3. Robles, L, 17.00; 400–1. Wilcox, L, 58.28; 2. Torres, B, 1:00.72; 3. White, B, 1:02.74. 100–1. Wandick, B, 12.43; 2. Herron, H, 12.78; 3. Belt, B, 13.08. 800–1. Baker, B, 2:29.74; 2. McAtee, L, 2:30.00; 3. Goodwin, H, 2:31.50. 300H–1. McDonald, B, 47.40; 2. Tafoya-Reyes, G, 49.53; 3. Hidalgo, GV, 50.07; 200–1. Wandick, B, 25.12; 2. Wilcox, L, 25.83; 3. Herron, H, 26.40. 3,200–1. Guzman, G, 12:29.00; 2. Baker, B, 12:39.31; 3. Roman, H, 12:49.52. 1,600 relay–1. Bakersfield, 4:06.71; 2. Liberty, 4:11.37; 3. Highland, 4:21.30. SP–1. D. Perry, B, 32-7.5; 2. Studer, L, 30-1; 3. M. Perry, B, 29-0.5. TJ–1. Williams, B, 33-5; 2. Toomer, GV, 32-9; 3. M. Perry, B, 32-6. HJ–1. Bellanger, H, 5-0; 2. Davis, L, 4-10; 3. J. Fitch, L, 4-8; PV–1. Klinchuch, L, 9-0; 2. Sewell, L, 7-6; 3. Burt, L, 7-6. D–1. Corneilson, L, 97-10; 2. D. Perry, B, 72-4; 3. Kramer, L, 70-11. LJ–1. Williams, B, 15-9.5; 2. Toomer, GV, 15-8.5; 3. Reeves, B, 15-0.5.
SWYL Championships
At Liberty
Boys
Team standings–Stockdale 155.75, Centennial, 120.5, North 84, West 62.75, Ridgeview 44, Frontier 10, South 7.
400 relay–1. Stockdale, 43.21; 2. Ridgeview, 44.14; 3. Centennial, 44.45; 1,600–1. Gragg, N, 4:35.50; 2. Jones, C, 4:41.12; 3. Diller, C, 4:47.10. 110H–1. Garber, S, 15.77; 2. McCurtis, R, 15.82; 3. Nunez, C, 15.96. 400–1. A. Mitchell, N, 49.67; 2. D. Mitchell, S, 49.94; 3. Ramirez, C, 50.23. 100–1. Robertson, R, 10.81; 2. Silva, S, 10.81J; 3. Lozano, S, 10.91. 800–1. A. Mitchell, N, 2:02.44; 2. Lozano, S, 2:02.77; 3. Ramirez, C, 2:03.74. 300H–1. Nunez, C, 40.74; 2. Garber, S, 40.78; 3. West, C, 41.82. 200–1. Lewis, S, 22.54; 2. Silva, S, 22.87; 3. D. Mitchell, S, 23.03. 3,200–1. Gragg, N, 10:20.88; 2. Slaton, S, 10:31.46; 3. Jones, C, 10:43.90. 1,600 relay–1. Centennial (Deleon, Diller, Pacheco, Ramirez), 3:24.94; 2. West 3:42.95; 3. Ridgeview, 3:44.41. D–1. Martin, W, 118-7; 2. Rhodes, N, 114-9.5; 3. Seaton, S, 114-5.5. LJ–1. Silva, S, 21-3; 2. Henderson, S, 21-0; 3. Vlach, N, 20-9.5. SP–1. Wallace, C, 44-11.5; 2. Lehrmann, S, 44-0.5; 3. Johnson, C, 43-0. TJ–1. Martin, W, 40-7.25; 2. Alexander, C, 39-8; 3. Picato, C, 37-9.75. HJ–1. Robbins, W, 6-2; 2. Henry, S, 5-10; 3. Tinkle, F, 5-8. PV–1. Musick, N, 13-6; 2. Speirs, N, 13-0; 3. Anger, S, 11-6.
Girls
Team standings–Centennial 169, Stockdale 137, Frontier 72, North 39, South 32, Ridgeview 13, West 6.
400 relay–1. Centennial (Cacuyog, Neunast, Thomas, Bennett), 50.70; 2. Frontier, 53.73; 3. Stockdale, DQ. 1,600–1. Carlson, N, 5:34.43; 2. Morley, C, 5:36.35; 3. Lopez, N, 5:43.27; 100H–1. Jackson, F, 15.52; 2. Ellis, F, 16.45; 3. Alexander, C, 17.25; 400–1. Thomas, C, 58.70; 2. Anderson, S, 58.89; 3. Cacuyog, C, 1:00.70; 100–1. Anderson, S, 12.62; 2. Cady, S, 12.83; 3. Watson, S, 12.86. 800–1. Thomas, C, 2:31.72; 2. Morley, C, 2:32.37; 3. Baker-Steimer, C, 2:37.52. 300H–1. Jackson, F, 45.27; 2. Alexander, C, 45.70; 3. Peart, F, 49.80. 200–1. Anderson, S, 25.94; 2. Cacuyog, C, 26.55; 3. Alexander, So, 26.83. 3,200–1. Carlson, N, 12:12.93; 2. Duran, R, 12:58.09; 3. Dahl, C, 13:00.15; 1,600 relay–1. Stockdale, 4:05.52; 2. Frontier, 4:23.58; 3. Centennial, 4:34.76. SP–1. Collatz, S, 32-4; 2. Congdon, C, 31-8; 3. Valencia, So, 30-11.5. TJ–1. Alexander, C, 37-3; 2. Collatz, S, 36-1.5; 3. Nichols, So, 35-4.5. HJ–1. Crowe, C, 5-0; 2. Hernandez, S, 4-6; 3. Ellis, F, 4-4. PV–1. Crowe, C, 8-0; 2. Neunast, C, 8-0J; 3. Craft, S, 7-0. D–1. Collatz, S, 144-0; 2. Tafarella, S, 101-7; 3. Pendleton, C, 94-5. LJ–1. Alexander, C, 17-10.5; 2. Anderson, S, 17-7; 3. Nichols, So, 17-2
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04.26.08
Posted in Invitationals, Schools, Results, Info, Kern Track Results, Track Meets, Foothill, Results, BHS, Frontier, Bakersfield at 3:52 pm by Administrator
Going to great lengths
Ragans dominates Foothill Invitational with season-best 63-73/4 in shot put and 193-0 in discus
BY STEPHEN LYNCH, Special to The Californian | Friday, Apr 25 2008 11:19 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Apr 25 2008 11:49 PM
Frontier sophomore Matt Darr took his gray towel and briskly dusted the discus throwing circle at Friday’s Foothill Invitational Track and Field Meet.
Foothill High’s Dayshan Ragans puts the shot put Friday at the Foothill Track and Field Invitational. He won the event with a mark of 63-foot, 7-3/4-inch.
But it was Foothill’s Dayshan Ragans that swept away the competition, winning both the discus and shot put by beating out Darr and Bakersfield’s Collin Ellis.
Ragans won the shot with a season best mark of 63 feet, 73/4 inches before easily outdistancing his two biggest rivals and everyone else in the discus with a throw of 193-0.
“I felt like it was an excellent day in the shot,” Ragan said. “I came out there. I was ready to go. I had some big spin, big half turns, big warm-ups. Then I got in there and ended up throwing a 63. I expected to throw a 65 today but I guess things happen.”
Ragans topped his previous season best by three inches.
Darr finished second in the event with a personal best 53-1. His previous best was 50-5.
But it may have came with a price, as Darr finished third in the discus (156-8), well short of his season-best 180-5.
“I had a really good day in the shot put and I think it took a lot out of me and affected me in the discus,” Darr said.
Ellis set personal bests in both events. He finished second in the discus (167-5), topping his previous best by half an inch. He was third in the shot with a personal best 50-9.
Ragans fouled on his attempt in the discus before rebounding to finish with a throw about five feet shy of his personal best of 197-11.
“The discus was going kind of sloppy in the beginning,” Ragans said. “My first two throws were not so great…And then my third throw went over 180. On my last throw I wasn’t really doing technique. I was just trying to go for it and give it my all.”
Darr and Ellis give Ragans a reason to continue to give it his all.
“Me and the guys get along real good, Ragan said. “We push each other even though our marks are apart from each other. We still push each other. We still make other try to throw farther.”
Darr finds the strong competition beneficial too.
“It’s great,” Darr said. “Last year I was so overwhelmed. I through against Dayshan a few times and it was awesome to be in the same ring as him. Of course Collin Ellis is an excellent thrower too and we’ve always battled out.”
Boys results
PV–1. Woodard, Garces 12-6; 2. Valencia, Wasco 12-0; 3. Bussey, Foothill, 11-0; 4. Towery, Garces, 10-6; 100 hurdles– 1. Wemberly, Wasco, 16.52; 2. Williams, Arvin, 16.54; 3. Guiles, Tehachapi, 17.1; 4. Singh, Ridgeview 17.2; 5. Towery, Garces, 17.9; HJ–1. Leclair, Taft, 5-8; 2. Moreno, Highland, 5-4; 2. Williams, Arvin, 5-4; 4. Gapper, Garces, 5-2; 5. Moore, Ridgeview, 5-1; 100–1. Robertson, Ridgeview, 10.34; 2. Williams, Ridgeview, 10.39; 3. Esparanza, Delano, 10.8; 4. Roy, Highland, 11.0; 5. Cabalona, Delano, 11.2; TJ–1. Leclair, Taft, 42-2; 2. Flores, Taft, 41-5; 3. Strauss, Tehachapi, 41-1; 4. Williams, Arvin, 40-11; 5. Kolb, Taft 40-7; 300 hurdles– 1. Singh, Ridgeview, 42.5; 2. Williams, Arvin, 43.8; 3. Lopez, South, 44.4; 4. Hurtado, Highland, 45.6; 5. Olofson, Tehachapi, 46.1; SP– 1. Ragans, Foothill 63-73/4; 2. Dar, Frontier, 53-11/2; 3. Ellis, Bakersfield, 50-91/4; 4. Turrubiates, Bakersfield 48-7; 5. Austin, Highland, 47-53/4; Discus–1. Ragans, Foothill, 193-1/2; 2. Ellis, Bakersfield, 167-51/2; 3. Darr, Frontier, 156-8; LJ– 1. Leclair, Taft, 20-91/4; 2. Flores, Taft 20-41/4; 3. Andrade, Foothill 19-111/2; 4. Leon, Arvin, 18-91/4; 5. Richmond, Garces, 18-8; 3200– 1. Schwartz, Foothill, 10:01.5; 2. Solis, Ridgeview 10:33.0; 3. Sanchez, Tehachapi, 10:36.6; 4. Colditz, Tehachapi, 10:52.1; 5. Moreno, Tehachapi, 11:01.8
Girls results
100 hurdles–1. Jackson, Frontier, 15.8; 2. Ellis, Frontier, 17.9; 3. Fiorini, Garces, 18.2; 4. Swope, Taft 18.4; 5. Tafoya, Garces, 18.7; HJ–1. Ellis, Frontier, 4-0; 2. Blackshere, Ridgeview, 4-6; 3. Doak, Taft, 4-0; Vasquez, Arvin, 4-0; Espinoza, Taft, 4-0; 100–1. Herron, Highland, 12.90; 2. Alexander, South, 12.91; 3. Reed, Ridgeview, 13.01; 4. Fechner, Tehachapi, 13.35; 5. Christi, Tehachapi, 13.39; 300 hurdles–1. Jackson, Frontier, 47.2; 2. Peort, Frontier, 50.9; 3. Swope, Taft, 52.2, 4. Tafoya, Garces 52.3; 5. Lopez, Delano, 53.4; SP–1. Tuairau, Delano, 33-8; 2. Juarez, Foothill, 32-5; 3. Valencia, South, 31-8; 4. Tuuamalemalo, Taft, 31-6; 5. Luna, Delano, 30-11; Discus–1. Collatz, Stockdale 146-2; 2. Tuuamalemalo, Taft, 113-11; 3. Tuairu, Delano, 106-4; 4. Tafarrela, Stockdale, 100-3; 5. Valencia, South, 90-4; LJ–1. Campos, Taft, 15-21/2; 2. Espinoza, Taft 14-31/4; 3. Maduema, Tehachapi, 13-61/2; 4. Cortez, Foothill, 13-1; 5. Morales, Frontier, 12-91/2; 3200–1. Diaz, Delano, 12:23; 2. Fernandez, Foothill 12:29; 3. Guzman, Garces, 12:49; 4. Duran, Ridgeview, 13:29; 5. Lazo, Ridgeview, 13:38; PV–1. Doaks, Taft, 8-0; 2.Bascot, Taft, 7-0; 3. Tafoya, Garces, 6-6.
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04.19.08
Posted in Invitationals, Driller of the Week, Schools, Results, Info, Boys, Girls, Kern Track Results, Track Meets, Results, BHS, Golden Valley, Liberty, Centennial, West, Ridgeview, Driller Noise, Frontier, Bakersfield at 10:53 am by Administrator
Drillers dominate sprint events at Patriot Games
BY ZACH EWING, Californian staff writer
zewing@bakersfield.com | Friday, Apr 18 2008 11:07 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Apr 18 2008 11:11 PM
With apologies to Reggie Bush and Nike, Bakersfield High’s fast is faster than your fast.
If the Patriot Games at Liberty High were any kind of precursor to track and field’s postseason, BHS proclaimed loud and clear Friday, its sprinters are the best in the area, and it’s not that close.
The Drillers opened the meet by dominating both the boys and girls 400-meter relays, then had individuals surge to victory in the boys and girls 100 and boys and girls 200 races.
“We all just believe in ourselves,” BHS girls sprinter Brushay Wandick said. “We all get along and get better.”
Wandick dominated the 100 with a season-low time of 12.45, beating Golden Valley’s Shanesha Epps by nearly three-tenths of a second. The 200 was a bit closer, but Wandick held off Centennial’s Ashlee Thomas and Liberty’s Erica Wilcox.
Wandick said she wasn’t satisfied.
“I can do better,” Wandick said. “I want to get even better. I’m trying to hit a 12-flat in the (100) and probably in the 24s in the (200).”
On the boys’ side, the fastest 400 relay team in the Valley posted a 42.74, more than a second better than second-place Ridgeview.
The Drillers then backed that up with Emanuel Turner’s victory in the 100 (10.88).
“I don’t have much confidence because I’ve been running horrible, but that was all right,” Turner said after the 100. “I just wasn’t working hard, not competing against myself and being cocky. It’s my own fault but … I’m being consistent now.”
The Patriot Games host most of the teams in the area. That, combined with the timing of the meet — the postseason starts in less than two weeks — and the location — both the league and area meets will also be at Liberty — makes it a prime forecasting tool.
Conspicuously absent, though, were several of Kern County’s top performers. Foothill, home to elite thrower Dayshan Ragans and distance runner Chris Schwartz, wasn’t at the meet, and neither was Stockdale, which boasts several top sprinters, relay teams and field-event competitors.
Also, Liberty’s Isiah Purvis didn’t compete in the 200 and 400, and Shafter thrower Anna Jelmini was saving herself for a meet at Salinas today.
But there were still several good results. Wilcox, before finishing third in the 200, set a personal record in the 400 with a 58.42.
“I didn’t think I was going to p.r., but my coach, I could hear him yelling to stay at that pace,” Wilcox said. “I did and then somehow still had a kick at the end.”
Other double winners included Frontier’s Taylor Jackson in the girls 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles and North’s Anthony Mitchell in the 400 and 800.
But Bakersfield High came back to the forefront at the end of the meet too. With several of his victorious sprinter teammates gathered round, Isiah Griggs went into a jump-off with West’s George Robbins under the lights in the high jump.
Each missed several jumps in a row in the 6-foot-4 area, so the bar was lowered to 6-foot-1. Then both Griggs and Robbins started making jumps. Finally, at 6-3, Griggs watched as Robbins hit the bar.
“If my leg was hurting right now, it wouldn’t be frustration,” said Griggs, who was battling cramps and pain in his shin. “But now I’m going to be soaking all day. I’ve never done that before.”
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