Another Three in the Top Five

The valley record for the 3200 meter run is: 8:49.4 peter romero,reedley '67 and the valley meet record is: 9:02.71a kyle alcorn,buchanan-clo '02

2008 valley meet results: 1-+C.Schwartz,ft h 9:24.19a 2-+J.sanchez,buc 9:24.99a 3-j.ross,CE 9:26.13a 4-+d vartanian,clo 9:26.42 5-d.sanchez,farm 9:30.43a 6-+++J.vilhauer,redw 9:31.42a

Going into the meet, everyone was expecting big things from Vilhauer especially since he threw down 9:02 at Arcadia and was skipping the 1600 to focus on the 3200. Some were even predicting a sub nine performance. But with the first lap clocking in 69, the hoped for fast race was not in the cards.

By the 800 (2:19), Schwartz had taken a slight lead and Vilhauer moved to counter Schwartz's move. At the 1200 (3:29) the duo had broken away from the chase pack that was paced by the Buchanan athletes. By the 1600, the top four finishers had established their lead over the rest of the field.

As the race progressed, Schwartz maintained his lead but Vilhauer was slowly being reeled in by Sanchez and Reedy. With a lap to go the Bears had caught Justin and were moving fast and ended up putting five seconds on the Redwood sophomore. In the end, Buchanan placed 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the 3200. Super frosh CJ Albertson (Buchanan) ran 9:33 for the Bears and barely beat Robby Baker (Ridgeview Jr.) who PRed in the last race of his season.

At state in 2008, Scwartz came in second in a time of 8:58 and Sanchez came in 9th in a time of 9:10

Men 3200 Meter Run

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Schwartz, Chris		Foothill	9:20.22
2	Sanchez, Jonathan		Buchanan	9:22.21
3	Reedy, Heath		Buchanan	9:22.28
4	Vilhauer, Justin	10	Redwood	9:27.43
5	Albertson, C.		J. Buchanan	9:33.58
6	Baker, Bobby		Ridgeview	9:33.65
7	Freeman, Jason		Clovis East	9:38.80
8	Sanchez, Johnny		Roosevelt	9:49.95
9	Lorenzo, Isaiah		Madera South	9:50.05
10	Rodriguez, Antonio		Washingon Union	9:52.98
11	Cisneros, Alfonso		Mcfarland	9:53.32
12	Levy, Kellen		Clovis West	9:57.49
13	Chavez, Jesus	12	Golden West	9:57.57
14	Guerrero, Daniel	11	Redwood	10:08.15
15	Villaplando, Jesus		Shafter	10:08.39
16	Ariey, Andrew		Bakersfield	10:08.50
17	Kelly, Curtis		Stockdale	10:14.44
18	Uranga, Xavier	11	Redwood	10:29.75