Splits for the Boys 1600 at the CIF State Meet

Record Timing Splits via kwout

Hiltz wins Girls 1600 at State

CIF State Track and Field Championships - 6/1/2012 to 6/2/2012

                            Presented by Farmers
                        Buchanan High School - Clovis
 
Event 3  Girls 1600 Meter Run
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    National: * 4:33.82  5/31/2008   Christine Babcock, Woodbridge  CA
  State Meet: & 4:33.82  5/31/2008   Christine Babcock, Woodbridge
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Finals
  1 Nikki Hiltz               11 Aptos/cc               4:42.45   10
  2 Rebecca Mehra             12 Palos Verdes           4:47.33    8
  3 Xochitl Navarrete         12 Colony /ss             4:48.73    6
  4 Erika Reddish             12 Vis. Murrieta          4:50.81    5
  5 Cami Chapus               12 Harv-Wst/ss            4:53.42    4
  6 Megan Huebner             10 La Quinta(LQ           4:56.06    3
  7 Brianna Simmons           12 Bev. Hlls/ss           4:56.96    2
  8 Adriana Olivas            12 Cent.-Cor/ss           4:57.26    1
  9 Cara Ulizio               11 Redondo /ss            4:58.10
 10 Bridget Blum              12 Unvsty-SF/nc           5:03.69
 11 Faith Makau               11 Enochs                 5:06.53
 12 Ashlyn Dadkhah            12 Torrey Pn/sd           5:07.07

Haney Takes Third in 1600 at State Meet

CIF State Track and Field Championships - 6/1/2012 to 6/2/2012 Presented by Farmers

                        Buchanan High School - Clovis
                            Last Completed Event
 
Event 4  Boys 1600 Meter Run
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    National: * 3:59.51  4/14/2001   Alan Webb, South Lakes  VA
  State Meet: & 4:00.29  5/31/2008   German Fernandez, Riverbank
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Finals
  1 Darren Fahy               12 La Costa/sd            4:08.78   10
  2 Luis Gutierrez            12 Rnch Cucm/ss           4:10.94    8
  3 Blake Haney               10 Stockdale/ce           4:11.85    6
  4 Cody Brazeal              11 Buchanan/ce            4:12.56    5
  5 Nicholas Woolf            12 Roos. Eleanor          4:12.91    4
  6 Evan Malone-White         11 Redondo /ss            4:14.21    3
  7 Austin O'Neil             12 Hart/ss                4:15.66    2
  8 Juan Gonzalez             11 El Toro /ss            4:16.29    1
  9 Daniel De La Torre        11 La Salle/ss            4:16.38
 10 Sam Cartwright            12 Chadwick/ss            4:16.56
 11 Cameron Miller            12 Stockdale/ce           4:17.19
 12 Aaron Potts               12 Roos. Eleanor          4:18.37

The Start of Another Season

West Coast Relays

5 years ago I returned to the local track and field scene with the EB Relays. Back then it was an old school meet and it still is. They never promote the meet despite it being the local season opener and complete results are never made public either.

Recently my power walkers and I have been training on the track and stairs and the track is in terrible shape. We could not believe how many cracks there are on the track and how hard the surface is compared to most other tracks in the valley.

In the past, I went to this meet as a coach and reporter but my camera is broke and I have Bakersfield Distance Projecters to run with in the morning. So I will not be attending this meet this year. I will be running a 20 miler in preparation for the LA marathon.

The meet added a 4 x 800 a few years ago and it is always a fun race to watch. In the past there has also been a 1600 and 3200 race which should be an early season showcase for Stockdale's Cameron Miller and Blake Haney who both qualified for the state meet last year.

Please post photos and race reports on the Kern County Track and Field FaceBook page.

Sub Five To Win?

The top five girls in this event are all well known to fans of distance running in the valley. They have all been stars in cross country and track since they were freshman and the 1600 should be a fast one.




Event 3 Women 1600 Meter Run
Saturday 5/23/2009 - 5:20 PM
Lane Name Yr School Seed Time

Section 1 of 1 Finals
1 Bricks, MACY Buchanan 5:06.72 ______
2 Barsarian, Saylah Clovis 5:07.95 ______
3 Allen, Chloe Clovis West 5:07.99 ______
4 Janzen, Chelsea Buchanan 5:08.23 ______
5 Marvin, Megan Clovis 5:13.24 ______
6 Mooney, Annie Miss. Coll. Prep 5:18.37 ______
7 Etherton, Lyndsie Bullard 5:21.15 ______
8 Mendoza, Corina Madera 5:22.21 ______
9 Baker, Sarah Bakersfield 5:24.53 ______
10 Smith, Kelsey Buchanan 5:28.88 ______
11 Guzman, Monica Garces 5:33.33 ______
12 Lema, Gabby Bakersfield 5:34.70 ______
13 Wanmerdam, Colleen Yosemite 5:36.58 ______
14 Lopez, Cecilia North 5:37.48 ______
15 Zamora, Gabby 12 Mt. Whitney 5:38.65 ______
16 Castenada, Liz EL Diamente 5:42.79 ______
17 Sanchez, Stacy 9 Sanger 5:43.19 ______
18 Trujillo, Virdiana Tulare Western 5:49.28 ______

Alternates
1 Hamilton, Emily Clovis East 5:29.63
2 Katchadourian, Ashley Clovis East 5:31.44

The G.O.A.T.?

He was a Division I state cross-country champion his junior year and Schwartz defended his Central Section title as a senior and finished seventh in the state. Then took first at the Foot Locker Western Regional and eighth at the Foot Locker national race.

In track, he placed second in the state in the 3200 as a junior behind German Fernandez who broke the national record in the event.

Since his sophomore year he has won just about every 1600 and 3200 that he has entered. He even wins the 800 often and then finishes off most meets by anchoring the 4 x 400 where he is usually far behind and gets to work on his last lap speed.

Below is how he stacks up against the best Bakersfield runners of All-Time:

1. 4:13.0 Tom Elieff Highland-Bakersfield ‘74
2. 4:14.3 Eddie Granillo East-Bakersfield ‘70
3. 4:14.72a Chris Schwartz Foothill-Bakersfield ‘09
4. 4:15.6 Robert Johnson Bakersfield ‘80
5. 4:15.85a Billy Nelson Taft ‘02
6. 4:15.89a +Terry Hickey Foothill-Bakersfield
7. 4:16.08a Chad Schmidt North-Bakersfield ‘86
8. 4:16.2 Robby Bray North-Bakersfield ’74
   
9. 4:16.6 Scott Hislop West- Bakersfield ’77
10. 4:16.8 Blaine Rudolph Bakersfield ‘78
11. 4:17.12a Taylor Lucero Bakersfield ‘02
12. 4:17.0 Laird Parker Shafter ‘68
13. 4:17 Jose Chavez Bakersfield ‘73
14. 4:17.23a Sean Langer Bakersfield ’65

1. 8:52.1 Felix Elieff Highland- Bakersfield ‘77
2. 8:58.50a +Chris Schwartz Foothill-Bakersfield ’08
3. 8:59.2 Eddie Granillo East-Bakersfield ‘70
4. 9:08.5 Rick Hitchcock North- Bakersfield ‘68
5. 9:14.12a Ricardo Brewer North-Bakersfield ‘93
6. 9:18.0 Lucas Burke Stockdale-Bakersfield ‘03
7. 9:18.5 Roman Gutierrez Foothill-Bakersfield ‘77
8. 9:18 Richard Ursin Bakersfield ‘77

So trek up to Buchanan on Saturday May 23rd and watch Bakersfield's potential G.O.A.T. add to his accomplishments.

Event 4 Men 1600 Meter Run
Saturday 5/23/2009 - 5:27 PM
Lane Name Yr School Seed Time

Section 1 of 1 Finals
1 Sanchez, Jonathan Buchanan 4:20.28 ______
2 Tesfai, Germay Hoover 4:21.49 ______
3 Reedy, Heath Buchanan 4:22.62 ______
4 Vilhauer, Justin 10 Redwood 4:25.00 ______
5 Albertson, C. J. Buchanan 4:25.26 ______
6 Cruz, Noe Clovis East 4:28.38 ______
7 Pace, Joseph Clovis West 4:28.93 ______
8 Schwartz, Chris Foothill 4:29.61 ______
9 Castanon, Taylor Miss. Coll. Prep 4:30.49 ______
10 Rodriguez, Roberto Tulare Western 4:30.54 ______
11 Martinez, Max Buchanan 4:31.54 ______
12 Lewis, Colin Highland 4:32.87 ______
13 Rodriguez, Antonio Washingon Unio 4:33.18 ______
14 Nava, Francisco McFarland 4:33.90 ______
15 Morris, Matt 11 Golden West 4:34.29 ______
16 Penaloza, Ricardo 10 Redwood 4:34.94 ______
17 Solis, Brian Ridgeview 4:36.19 ______
18 Garcia, Alex Ridgeview 4:37.24 ______

Alternates
1 Freeman, Josh Clovis East 4:32.40
2 Lavinder, Josh 12 Mt. Whitney 4:35.03
3 Vanderschuur, Tyler Cent. Valley Chr 4:35.60

In the 1600, it should be a race between Schwartz, Sanchez and Vilhaur. Schwartz and Sanchez have been running against each other for four years and Vilhaur (10) is the new kid on the block. It would be great to see Schwartz break 4:13 and take over the top time by a Bakersfield runner. Even if that runner graduated from my high school!

The boys 1600 is scheduled to be run at 5:27 pm.

top marks '09

s-1 4:14.72a chris schwartz,foothill-bk    3-28 CV classic
n-1 4:15.12a jonathan sanchez,buchanan-cl  4-4  WCR
c-1 4:15.35a ++justin vilhauer,redwood-vis 4-18 mt sac
n-3 4:20.84a +heath reedy,buchanan-cl      3-28 CV classic
n-2 4:21.49a +germay tesfai,hoover-fr      5-13 no area
ss-1 4:23.41a ss taylor castanon,mission prep-slo 4-4 WCR
n-4 4:25.26a ++cj albertson,buchanan-cl   5-13 no area
n-5 4:27.40a noe cruz,clo east              5-1  reedley
c-4 4:28.52a ++ricardo penaloza,redwood-vis 5-8  wyl
n-6 4:28.82a +joseph pace,clo west          5-7  trac
s-2 4:28.94a +colin lewis,highland-bk       5-1  reedley
ss-2 4:29.08a antonio rodriquez,wash u-easton 4-17 lemoore
s-3 4:29.35a robby baker,ridgeview-bk         3-28 pasadena
c-2 4:29.70a roberto rodriquez,tulare western 5-6  eyl
c-3 4:30.33a +matt morris,golden west-vis 4-17 lemoore
n-7 4:31.54a ++max martinez,buchanan-clo  5-13 no area
ss-3 4:33.4 ++francisco nava,mcfarland    4-29 w si l

Girls 1600 Meter Run SWYL

Girls 1600 Meter Run SWYL - PHOTOS. An easy win for Lynch in her first event of the meet.





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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Lynch, Tijerra Ridgeview 5:25.00 5:26.41 10
2 Delarosa, Alyson Frontier 5:44.10 5:40.55 8
3 Armendariz, Desiree Ridgeview 5:39.00 5:45.57 6
4 Haney, Carolin Stockdale 5:45.60 5:46.11 4
5 Huizar, Jessica Ridgeview 5:40.00 5:48.27 2
6 Moyer, Kaylee North 5:43.00 5:50.80 1
7 Lopez, Cecilia North 5:36.21 5:50.84
8 Castro, Christina West 6:20.00 6:02.26
9 Habebo, Salem West 6:09.00 6:03.23
10 Braughton, Jorey Centennial 5:53.00 6:04.82
11 Lopez, Cynthia Stockdale 6:03.40 6:06.87
12 Moore, Sarah Centennial 6:20.00 6:07.99
13 Folsom, Jessica Centennial 6:08.06 6:08.17
14 Carte, Christine Frontier 6:21.30 6:27.84
15 Marquez, Gabby West 6:35.00 6:31.62

Girls 1600 Meter Run SEYL

Girls 1600 Meter Run SEYL - PHOTOS. Baker is in the top ten in the valley in this event.
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Baker, Sarah BHS 5:19.00 5:24.70 10
2 Guzman, Monica Garces 5:25.00 5:30.07 8
3 Rodriguez, Lilly East 5:41.69 5:42.02 6
4 Lerma, Gabby BHS 5:56.00 5:44.51 4
5 Aguilar, Gloria Liberty 5:50.40 5:46.07 2
6 Barton, Ashley Liberty 5:53.36 5:46.39 1
7 Thoennes, Jordan Liberty 5:56.61 5:49.09
8 Berry, Nichole Highland 5:46.00 6:00.40
9 Rodriguez, Jeannette Highland 5:58.00 6:00.81
10 Veloz, Perla Foothill High 5:59.80 6:05.78
11 Castro, Erica Foothill High 6:15.20 6:19.85
12 Mercado, Dennise Highland 6:05.00 6:22.07
13 Silva, Denise Golden Valley HI 6:27.00 6:40.22
14 Salgado, Mercedes Golden Valley HI 7:00.00 6:53.19
15 Curiel, Judith Foothill High 6:53.40 7:01.17

South Area Musings on the 400 Relays and the 1600

The meet started of the with the Drillers winning both 4oo relays. The girls was an expected occurrence but the boys was not. The Lady Drillers have one of the top three times in the valley and are looking to make state in both relays.

400 relay--1. Bakersfield (Harriston, Torres, Wandick, Brown), 48.37; 2. Golden Valley (Shaw, Epps, Hildalgo, Olison), 50.12; 3. Liberty (Affentranger, Wilcox, J. Fitch, M. Fitch), 50.79; 4. Centennial (Alexander, Chudy, Dayanghirang, Humecky), 51.83.

It took the boys the entire season to recover from the loss of two seniors from the squad way back in March but they looked good in winning the South Area title. Their winning time was their season best and moves them into the top four in the valley just behind Ridgeview.

400 relay--1. Bakersfield (Hunt, Norwood, Anderson, Gant), 42.99; 2. Ridgeview (Purvis, Robertson, Wiley,Hobbs), 43.36; 3. Centennial (Diller, Grimes, Moore, Turkington), 43.39

In the 1600, Sarah Baker (Bakersfield 10) defended her 2008 title, last year she ran away from future CSUBer Candace Carlson (North 12), but had a much closer race this year. Baker is not expected to run the 1600 at valley despite being ranked in the top ten in the event.

She will focus on the 800, where she has a better chance to make it to state. Of course, the team title competition at valley might make the double a consideration. But her chances of a top six scoring placement is unlikely in the 1600.

In the 800, Baker might have to compete with Jordan Hasay who ran 2:10 at her qualifying meet as well as winning the 3200. In the past Jordan has only contested the 3200 at valley and the 800/3200 double would seem unlikely at valley and/or state. The 800 at state has qualifying rounds on Friday and the two events are fairly close to each other in the event schedule which goes 800, 300h, 200 and 3200.

I believe the 800 was run in preparation for the 1500 at the adidas track classic on Saturday May 16th, especially since she cruised the 3200 in a time of 11:32. Jordan is a four-time California State Champion in cross country and three-time California State Champion in the 3200m.

The local season started with a photo finish between Baker and Tijerra Lynch at the EB Invite (4x800) and the same finish happen at the South Area meet. Sarah has won everyone of these photo finishes that I have seen so far. Also making it to the valley meet were Monica Guzman (Garces 11) and Gabby Lerma (Bakersfield 10) who ran a season best for the last ticket to valley.

1,600--1. Baker, Bak, 5:24.23; 2. Lynch, Ridge, 5:24.92; 3. Guzman, Gar, 5:33.33; 4. Lerma,Bak, 5:34.70.

The boys 1600 was won by none other than Chris Schwartz (Foothill 12) who has won three South Area crowns. He also has the fastests 1600 (4:14) in the valley. He didn't have to run near that time for the win and clocked just under 4:30. He was followed by Colin Lewis (Highland 11) and Robby Baker and Brian Solis of Ridgeview. All four will be at the valley meet on Saturday May 23rd at Buchanan.