Nike Cool Down Party

We’re awarding NIKE PRIZES to the three schools who bring the most athletes to our FREE season-ending Nike Cool Down party this Friday, with a grand prize of $1000 in Nike product!

A big group could win a prize, but EVERYONE gets to hang out with professional Nike athletes, get a sneak peek at Nike Running product that won’t come out till this fall, watch a season highlight reel by DyeStat and dance to a DJ. More prizes in our DANCE CONTEST, plus pizza, photobooth and more than a few fun surprises.

Want to know who the professional Nike athlete guests are?! Want to meet an Olympic gold medalist? We’ll give you the details when you RSVP with your school and approximate number of athletes. Pics from last Cool Down below!

See ya there!!

Natalie & the Nike West Running Team

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The Nike Cool Down: A free party for high school track & field athletes across L.A.
THIS FRIDAY, June 19th @ 7PM. The Montalban, 1615 Vine St. , Hollywood .

RSVP by replying to this email with estimated number of students.
More info & pics from last time: http://www.myspace.com/nikerunningla
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nike-Running-LA/58269937264

43rd Annual Father’s Day Run & Walk at Fulton Mall, Downtown Fresno

43rd Annual Father’s Day Run & Walk at Fulton Mall, Downtown Fresno

Inquiries regarding sponsorship and race day volunteers are ALWAYS welcomed!

View 2008 Event Pictures & Results!

Entry Fees

Before June 12th – $10.00 for ages 9 & under; $15.00 for age 10 & over

June 12th to June 20th – $10.00 for ages 9 & under; $17.00 for age 10 & over

Race Day – $15.00 for ages 9 & under; $20.00 for age 10 & over

Entries received by June 12th are eligible for numerous prizes; winners posted in Awards Area on race day

Walk-in Registration & T-Shirt Pickup

Thursday, June 18, Friday, June 19 (11 am to 7 pm) & Saturday, June 20th (11 am to 5 pm)

Sierra Running Co., 9447 North Ft. Washington Road (northeast corner Ft. Washington & Friant) – 559.433.6750

Race Day:

For Safety & Liability: dogs/pets NOT allowed on the course and/or in the finish area

5:30 am to 6:45 am Registration & T-Shirt Pickup, Banker’s Ballroom, Fulton & Mariposa Mall

6:30 am 2-Mile Run

6:32 am 2-Mile Walk

7:00 am 6-Mile Run (30-Point Event, Valley Runner of the Year Series)

8:15 am Awards ceremony – Awards: overall for male and female in Run events (not in walk);

awards 3 deep in each age division for ALL events

Benefits: Fresno City College Rams Track Team

Email: info@proracegroup.com

Information: 559.433.6750

Race Director: Gary Bluth, Fresno City College Rams Coach

45th Annual Lake Tahoe Relay, June 13 2009

Race Preview:

2009 Race Website HERE.

2008 Noise Coverage HERE.

Over the years numerous teams have traveled to compete in this race. McFarland and Highland have sent teams and last year Bakersfield High did as well. Some local open teams have also competed there too. Most recently Bakersfield College and CSUB combine teams lead by Ryan Lucker have competed at this relay.

This year he is putting together two teams and I know McFarland will be there. Highland and Bakersfield will not be sending teams.

Boys 1600 Relay - Centennial 11th & Ridgeview 22nd

Centennial's 1,600 relay team: Finished 11th in 3:21.35. Moore handed off to Diller and the Golden Hawks had the lead after the first lap (about 50 flat for the 400). Diller handed it off to Turkington (51.11) and they were in the lead group of three. Then Grimes kept them in third. Video HERE.

Ridgeview's 1,600 relay team: Finished 22nd in 3:25.19. The Wolf Pack was in the same heat as Centennial. Lynch lead and he gave it to Hobson and they were in third place. Hobson faded down the homestretch and Ridgeview fell of the pace and finished 6th in the heat.

Preliminaries
1 Millikan /ss SS 3:17.21Q
1) Handy, Darius 10 2) Carter, Dontay 12
3) LeBlanc, Davon 11 4) Sanders, Jonathan 12
2 Lutheran (Orange) /ss SS 3:17.43Q
1) Huss, Ishia 12 2) Wilson, Damani 11
3) Brown, Terrance 12 4) Dravis, Kyle 12
3 Rancho Verde /ss SS 3:18.04Q
1) Marshall, Ramon 11 2) Hornsby, Greg 12
3) Danielsen, Ruben 11 4) Robertson, Paul 12
4 Roosevelt, E. /ss SS 3:18.44Q
1) Slavin, Tyler 11 2) Mitchelll, Josh 11
3) Anderson, Kenny 11 4) Adams, Bryan 12
5 Laguna Creek /sj SJ 3:17.58q
1) Roberson, Marlon 11 2) Hunter, Jerome 11
3) Batson, DionDre 11 4) Adams, Jeff 12
6 Steele Canyon /sd SD 3:17.73q
1) Simpson, Cody 11 2) Klarer, David 12
3) Cisneros, Joseph 10 4) Perlin, Alex 11
7 Crenshaw /la LA 3:18.78q 3:18.775
1) Allen, Dayvon 10 2) Ducre, Gregory 11
3) Anderson, Chris 12 4) Thomas, DeAnthony 10
8 Birmingham /la LA J3:18.78q 3:18.778
1) Gamboa, Hector 12 2) Humphrey, Rason 12
3) Briggs, Trajuan 11 4) Flournoy, Devon 12
9 Artesia /ss SS 3:19.57q
1) Payne, Travon 11 2) Evans, David 12
3) Frazier, Trevon 10 4) Craver, Jalen 10
10 Trabuco Hills /ss SS 3:19.73
1) Feazel, Kevin 11 2) Miela, Mickey 12
3) Oshier, Jantzen 10 4) Rozean, Chad 11
11 Centennial /ce CE 3:21.35
1) Moore, Myren 2) Diller, Jim
3) Turkington, Matt 4) Grimes, Thomas
12 Mt. Miguel /sd SD 3:22.22
1) Hille, Brandon 11 2) Cooper, Terry 12
3) Arizmendi, Patrick 11 4) Tate, Hosea 11
13 San Benito Hol/cc CC 3:22.75
1) Williams, Justin 12 2) Roascio, Jason 10
3) Soza, Nik 12 4) Shorey, Ryan 12
14 Taft /la LA 3:22.78
1) Darden, Joel 12 2) Morgan, Dale 11
3) Goodall, Antuan 11 4) Johnson, Miles
15 Vallejo /sj SJ 3:22.90
1) Chenart, Felix 10 2) Ross, Rashad 12
3) Austrie, Tyler 10 4) Searight, Dominique 12
16 El Camino /sd SD 3:23.03
1) Jackson, Dwayne 12 2) Jones, Collin 11
3) Coburn-Hinrichs, Chase 12 4) St.Laurent, Sam 12
17 Amador Valley /nc NC 3:23.52
18 San Ramon Vlly/nc NC 3:23.65
19 Buchanan /ce CE 3:23.77
1) Anyudiegwu, Uchenna 2) Johnson, Stephen
3) MeIR, Josh 4) Parker, Cameron
20 Fairfield /sj SJ 3:24.22
1) Atkins, DeSean 12 2) Hubbard, Alex 11
3) Guillory, Egypt 10 4) Singh, TJ 12
21 St. Mary's /nc NC 3:24.56
22 Ridgeview /ce CE 3:25.19
1) Hobson, Triandous 2) Lewis, Jerrid
3) Hobbs, Corey 4) Purvis, Isiah
23 Bellarmine/cc CC 3:26.12
1) Chapman, Andre 10 2) Thomason, Lee 12
3) Heinen, Taylor 11 4) Montgomery, Justin 10
24 Heritage/nc NC 3:26.13
25 Skyline /ok OK 3:26.38
1) Atkins, Patrick 10 2) Blue, Noah 11
3) Robinson, Jordan 12 4) Rucker, Darquis 11
26 Lowell /sf SF 3:27.69
1) Han, Wang 12 2) Banks, Nate 12
3) McCarthy, Shane 11 4) Mannah, Safa 11
27 Independence /cc CC 3:29.06
1) Stevenson, William 12 2) Nichols, Steven 11
3) Yao, Steven 4) Tran, Josh 12
28 Enterprise /no NO 3:31.79
1) Williams, James 11 2) Williams, Anthony 11
3) Hope, Trevor 10 4) Parsons, Eric 11
-- Dominguez /ss SS DQ DQ ran on line turn
1) Gilroy, Bladen 12 2) Dillihunt, Leon 11
3) Riley, Anthony 12 4) Grant, Kivon 12

Aquatic classes at the BRC by Lerma

Aquatic Classes Begin June 8th

Looking for a new summer fitness program and a little gravity lift? Come try out BRC’s summer aquatic classes. First week participants will enter a drawing to win equipment and other prizes. That is a little incentive to brave the early June water temperatures, but once we start moving the water is perfect. This year BRC club members can try out a class for half price on Fridays in June. That is only $3.50 a class. All classes will remain $7.00 per hour class and a$70.00 for an eleven class pass. Equipment used in class is available for sale/rent at pool-side.

Here is the summer line-up:

Shallow/Deep Cardio Resistance - Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am

Deep Water Cardio/Core Training - Tuesday, Thursday Evenings 7:00 p.m.

Deep Water Running - Saturday (dates to be added)

Aqua Boot Camp - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 am
Three week long sessions - June 15, July 13, August 3

These 6:00 am classes are guaranteed to produce total fitness results and add fun to fitness.Personal aquatic training, nutrition and weight-loss programs available individual and small groups. Also, sports cross training available for teams and individuals.

Call or email Nancy Lerma with any specific questions, 326-8714 or nancy@brctennis.com

Thanks Ron Nocetti (Director-State Championship Events)

The photo to the left is one of my favorites from this year's valley meet. It is of Saylah Barserian right after she placed second in the 1600 to make the state meet and scored 8 points for her team that ended up being the valley champs.

Every year (since 2006), I have wanted to cover the state cross country and track meets but have always been turned down. 2009 was no different but at least I got a phone call this year.

Today, Ron Nocetti called me about the media credential policy. I appreciate him calling me on this hectic week for him and his coworkers. Unlike his predecessor, he is willing to explain CIF's decision and why the decision was made. He also acknowledges that it is a new era and perhaps the old media model needs some updating.

In the past, printed media and television ruled the landscape and the system was set up for them. They had the eyeballs so they deserved to be the eyes and ears of the public. Sure some little guy or gal had a local zine or something but few were ever going to see it. So the large media outlets got the limited access to the events.

But now the little guy can have a website and reach the masses. With digital photography, the little guy can compete with the media giants too. But the system in place favored the old media outlet model. The limited credentials are going to them and the little guy just gets told "No".

But after my discussion with Ron, the CIF is going to look into their credential policies and see if changes need to be made. What I really liked to hear is that they plan on having their policy clearly defined and online for everyone to see. They are going to try and minimize the grey and make things more black and white.

The rule that CIF used this year to deny me a credential was:

CALIFORNIA I INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION
REGIONAL/STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEDIA CREDENTIAL POLICY

Unauthorized selling of photographs taken at CIF State Regional and State Championship events is strictly prohibited. In accordance with CIF contractual agreements, at no time may photographs be sold to the general public, participating schools or families of student-athletes.

Of course, they are putting the cart in front of the horse because I don't have a credential so I could not violate their policy. I was not given a chance to agreed to not sell state meet photos either. They just went on my site and saw that I did sell prints for 42 cents and assumed I would sell the state ones too.

But if I had gotten a credential, it would be very simple to not sell the photos. I just click a button and they are not for sale. But I was not given this opportunity. I was assumed to be guilty and therefore denied a press pass.

The reason for this no selling of photos policy is because the CIF has a contract with MaxPreps to be the official photographer of the CIF. Now I can guarantee you that MaxPreps did not agree to this contract because of cross country and track. They did it for the major sports coverage and got stuck with the other sports. If you go to their website it does not even list our sports! They list lacrosse but not track or cross country.

But since they have the contract, they own the exclusive selling rights of any photo taken at state track meet. They do provide a service, by taking the awards photos and some action photos but it appears, that they do the bare minimum.

But because of the contract and the possibility that I might violate the contract, I am denied a media credential. Of course, we all know that some media credentialed photographers do sell their photos to the public. I doubt they willingly violated the policy and are merely doing it as a service to their consumers.

So the biggest meet of most athletes lives will go undocumented for the most part unless they win their event. MaxPreps is not shooting every race and every lap of every race on the track (I do). They are not trying to cover as many field events as they can either.

Most of the other credentialed media is not either. They are there to cover their local star and that is about it. They will shot the athlete finishing the race and that is about it. If they take more photos, they are not seeing the light of day for the most part. They can not sell them, or put more then a couple in print and putting them all online costs money too. So they will be deleted.

I have and would shoot every race and in the longer races, I try to shoot every lap. Plus I usually try to shoot every athlete in the race too. I crop the ones I think are good but I also upload all the shots I take. Sure many are awful, okay most are awful but you never know what that throw away shot might mean to the athlete or their family. Or it might be the only shot on record of a future champion.

But because I am not a real media outlet and that I might violate their policy, I am denied a credential.

Another consideration is that they have a limited number of credentials and with the meet at Buchanan, there are even fewer passes to hand out. Plus they do not have a policy to determine who deserves to be credentialed. One suggestion, I made was giving some Friday only passes. I doubt that many of the media outlets actually cover the Friday prelims.

The CIF does keep track that the passes were picked up but does not monitor their actual use. If an organization does pick up their pass, they won't be getting one in the future. So I bet they pick them up but I doubt they are all used.

The last barrier to me getting a credential is that I do not have enough original content. Since the start, this has been an issue with the CIF and in the beginning my site was just a bunch of links. But it takes time to track down those links and make them. Plus a lot of the results were on my site because I tracked them down relentlessly. i also shared the results with other sites.

After my first rejection, I did try to write more. I started writing meet previews and recaps and believe, I am on my way to more original content. I will be the first to admit, that I would not have started this process if CIF had not said it was a shortcoming of my site. I am not a huge fan of writing and it is not easy for someone who has a B.A. in Biology to do.

Plus I have an issue with this content issue. Sure a large newspaper has a lot of original content but how much of it is track or cross country related. If you measure both of us by that standard, I win hands down.

So with the meet a few days away, I am on the outside looking in. I do appreciate Ron's candor and his promise to reevaluate their policies and possibly make changes. I wish him and his staff a smoothly run state meet and hope to some day get credentialed.

CIF Media Credential Request

THEIR REJECTION:

From: nocettir <rnocetti@cifstate.org>
To: andynoise@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:17:38 PM
Subject: CIF Media Credential Request

We received your application for a credential for the CIF State Track and Field Championships. After reviewing the application and visiting your website, we are unable to grant your request at this time. It appears that you sell photos on your website and we have an exclusive contract with MaxPreps as the official photographer of the CIF

MY RESPONSE:

Every year, there is a new reason. In 2007, I was told by your office that all my site was a bunch of links to information on other sites. That it was nice that I did that but I needed original content. So I wrote meet previews and meet recaps and more for the 2007 cross country season and the 2008 track season. I was again denied in 2008 (for track) because I was deemed to not be a media outlet and though my photos were nice they were on a "flickr" account.

So I continued to write and post photos of the 2008 cross country season (got rejection for a pass for the state cross country meet) and this season for track, I even wrote more. Plus I bought a better camera and opened up a pro Smug Mug account. I have even taken the time to label most of my photos on there too. Once again, I sent off a credential request and have been denied again.

All I want to do is cover my Central Section athletes that I have been covering for the past three years. I do not want to cover just the stars (though making it to state is a huge achievement) like my local paper will do. The Bakersfield Californian is a fine paper but they will cover Matt Darr, Chris Schwartz and Anna Jelmini and post a couple photos and a brief story on the meet and be done with it. I want to cover all my athletes that made it to state, like I have done at this link:

CIF State Track & Field Championships: June 5 & 6
and like I did at the this meet:

CIF Central Section Finals - 05/23/09
and many others.

"It appears that you sell photos on your website and we have an exclusive contract with MaxPreps as the official photographer of the CIF". I understand contracts etc so what if I only post my photos on flickr were they are free.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andynoise/sets/72157618705852972/

Or on Smug Mug and I make them free.

Furthmore, Maxpreps doesn't seem to care very much for track, if one goes to their main page:

http://www.maxpreps.com/california/state.aspx?state=ca&urpath=,national

They don't even list track & field as a sport on the site. The only evidence that they cover track is a couple photos on the bottom of the page. Lastly, even my own local paper sells their photos and I bet most media outlets that get media credentials do.

http://bakersfield.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=23922856&event=768052&CategoryID=40209#Tabs

So why do they get a credential and I don't?

Centennial & Ridgeview Boys - 1600 Relay

Three Bakersfield teams should have moved on to state but Liberty got DQed.

Event 20 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims
===============================================================================
National: 3:07.40 4/6/1985 Hawthorne (Hawthorne, CA)
State Meet: 3:08.66 6/1/1996 Muir (Pasadena)
School Seed
===============================================================================
1 Rancho Verde /ss SS 3:14.06
2 Roosevelt, E. /ss SS 3:14.22
3 Millikan /ss SS 3:14.98
4 Lutheran (Orange) /ss SS 3:15.65
5 Crenshaw /la LA 3:18.12
6 Birmingham /la LA 3:18.95
7 Dominguez /ss SS 3:18.98
8 Taft /la LA 3:18.98
9 Trabuco Hills /ss SS 3:19.45
10 Artesia /ss SS 3:19.63
11 Steele Canyon /sd SD 3:19.91
12 Centennial /ce CE 3:19.94
13 Ridgeview /ce CE 3:20.23
14 Laguna Creek /sj SJ 3:20.49
15 Amador Valley /nc NC 3:21.19
16 San Ramon Vlly/nc NC 3:21.45
17 Vallejo /sj SJ 3:21.58
18 Fairfield /sj SJ 3:21.70
19 San Benito Hol/cc CC 3:21.74
20 Buchanan /ce CE 3:22.29
21 Mt. Miguel /sd SD 3:22.32
22 Bellarmine/cc CC 3:22.76
23 Independence /cc CC 3:22.77
24 El Camino /sd SD 3:22.98
25 St. Mary's /nc NC 3:24.76
26 Enterprise /no NO 3:24.85
27 Heritage/nc NC 3:25.38
28 Skyline /ok OK 3:26.74
29 Chico /no NO 3:26.90
30 Lowell /sf SF 3:27.82

Lady Drillers - 400 & 1600 Relays

Only one Bakersfield squad made the state meet in the 400 and 1600 relay. The Lady Drillers will have their work cut out for them to make the final on Saturday night.






Event 1 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Prelims
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National: 44.50 4/23/2004 Poly (Long Beach)
State Meet: 44.70 6/7/1997 St. Bernard (Playa del Rey)
School Seed
===============================================================================
1 Rancho Verde /ss SS 45.81
2 Poly (Lb) /ss SS 46.03
3 Serra /ss SS 46.13
4 St. Mary's Academy/ss SS 46.16
5 Vista Murrieta/ss Ss 46.58
6 Paraclete /ss SS 46.97
7 Rio Mesa /ss SS 47.12
8 Bullard /ce CE 47.13
9 Oakland Tech /ok OK 47.23
10 Deer Valley /nc NC 47.34
11 St. Mary's /nc NC 47.35
12 Wilson/LB /ss SS 47.41
13 Birmingham /la LA 47.42
14 Trabuco Hills /ss SS 47.67
15 Carson /la LA 47.78
16 Bakersfield /ce CE 47.93
17 Washington /la LA 47.99
18 Edison /ce CE 48.02
19 Hercules /nc NC 48.46
20 Escondido /sd SD 48.49
21 Oceanside /sd SD 48.60
22 Vallejo /sj SJ 48.63
23 Poway /sd SD 48.65
24 Logan James /nc NC 48.72
25 Evergreen Valley/cc CC 48.89
26 St. Francis /sj SJ 48.99
27 St. Francis/cc CC 49.02
28 Mt. Pleasant /cc CC 49.07
29 Fairfield /sj SJ 49.09
30 West Valley /no NO 49.82
31 Lowell /sf SF 50.41

Event 19 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims
===============================================================================
National: 3:35.49 6/5/2004 Poly, Long Beach
State Meet: 3:35.49 6/5/2004 Poly (Long Beach)
School Seed
===============================================================================
1 Rancho Verde /ss SS 3:44.02
2 Serra /ss SS 3:44.95
3 Poly (Lb) /ss SS 3:46.71
4 Etiwanda /ss SS 3:48.61
5 Wilson/LB /ss SS 3:50.11
6 Edison /ce CE 3:50.76
7 Colony /ss SS 3:50.96
8 Los Osos /ss SS 3:51.22
9 Deer Valley /nc NC 3:51.58
10 Artesia /ss SS 3:53.04
11 Paraclete /ss SS 3:53.94
12 Mt. Carmel /sd SD 3:54.12
13 Birmingham /la LA 3:54.89
14 Valley Christian Sjose/Cc CC 3:55.46
15 St. Mary's /sj SJ 3:56.27
16 Woodcreek /sj SJ 3:56.30
17 St. Mary's /nc NC 3:56.50
18 Vista /sd SD 3:56.61
19 Davis /sj SJ 3:56.88
20 St. Francis/cc CC 3:57.18
21 San Ramon Vlly/nc NC 3:57.30
22 Archbishop Mitty/cc CC 3:57.89
23 Clovis North/ce CE 3:58.09
24 Bakersfield /ce CE 3:58.14
25 Granite Hills /sd SD 3:58.20
26 Carson /la LA 3:58.33
27 Acalanes /nc NC 3:59.00
28 El Camino Real/la LA 3:59.74
29 West Valley /no NO 4:06.58
30 Lowell /sf SF 4:07.00

Almost a Sweep of the Field

A male Bakersfield athlete won every field event except for the pole vault at valley this year. Marty and Johnny handled the horizontal jumps, George took the vertical and Matt dominated the throws.

The valley record in the high jump is: 7'2.25 jason howard,rv-bkd '97 and the meet record is: 7'00 eric nyberg,mt whithey-vis '94 gabriel zarete,selma '97 cole herron,sanger '02

This year's winner George Robbins (West) cleared 6'8 and is tied with Garce's McCullom for the best in the valley. Robbins went to state last year with Bakersfield's Isiah Griggs, who did not compete this year.

The valley record in the long jump is: 26'4.75 James Stallworth,tulare u '89. The valley meet record is: 25'9.5 gerald hardeman,edison-fre '72.

2008 valley results: 1-k.phillips,cen 23'4 ok 2-t thompson,shaf 21'11.5 3-+++dillon root,redw 21'11 4-k norwood,gd v 21'8.75 5-joshua garza,lib-mad 21'7.75 6-c.taylor,bkd 21'4.5

Affentranger was mainly known as a long sprinter (has run at stae in the 1600 relay the past two years) but this year he took up the event and was the best in the valley all season long. He plans on attending Cal Poly Slo in the fall and compete there as well.

The valley record in the triple jump is: 52'6.5 David Tucker, sjm-fre '70. The valley meet record is: 51'2.5 david tucker,memorial-fre '71.

2008 valley results: 1-+++J carter,ridg-bk 48'3 ok 2-T.Thompson,shaf 47'3 3-c kelly,lib-bk 46'11.5 4-+j smith,cen 46'10.5 5-e hodges,gd valley-bk 46'7 6-a abode,CW 45'5

As a freshman, Carter (Ridgeview) came on strong at the end of the season and won both the valley and state titles. This year he has been injured but still won the valley crown. With two weeks before state, hopefully he can be ready for state injury free and ready to defend his title.

The valley record in the shot put is: 69'3.5 van mounts, bksfd '98. The valley meet record is: 67'0.75 van mounts bksfd '97 '

2008 valley results- 1-d ragans,ft h-bk 60'7 2-++m darr,front-bk 52'8.75 3-t rush,CW 52'8.5 4-c mallard, CE 51'10.5 5-t smith,CW 51'1.5 6-a thompson,shaf 49'11

As a sophomore, Matt Darr (Frontier) racked up a lot of seconds locally behind state champ Dashan Ragans of Foothill. This year Matt has been the man to beat. At state last year he came in 16th in the shot.

The valley record in the discus is: 210'0 jeff buckey,bksfd '91 and the valley meet record is: 202'1 rob powell, redwood-vis '90

2008 valley meet results: 1-d.ragans,fth 199'2; 2-++j budwig,fow 168'8 3-n.gomes,clo 164'10 4-++m darr,front-bk 157'7 5-t smith,CW 155'8 6-j lopez, mt w 151'1

Matt just missed making state in the discus in 2008. This year, he has been picked by some to possibly win both throws like Ragan did in 2008.

2009 Men Long Jump

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Affrentranger, Marty		Liberty	22-09.00	1.6
2	Gaines, Fred		Chowchilla	22-06.00	2.6
3	Wilson, Marquess	11	Tulare Union	22-04.25	1.8
4	Mearse, Nolan	FR	ontier	22-00.75	1.5
5	Meadows, Josh		Stockdale	21-09.00	4.4
6	Garza, Joshua		Madera Liberty	21-07.25	1.6
7	Valch, Seth		North	21-06.75	3.2
8	Root, Dillon	10	Redwood	21-05.00	3.2
9	Simmons, Jerry		Mclane	21-01.75	4.5
9	Archie, Corvaughn		Buchanan	21-01.75	2.9
11	Sasso, Taylor		Buchanan	20-08.75	1.8
12	Alsup, Taylor		Yosemite	20-08.25	4.4
12	Mashler, Andrew	12	Golden West	20-08.25	1.4
14	Hendrix, Javen		Ridgeview	20-07.00	2.6
15	Tu, Shaun		Clovis West	20-04.50	3.0
16	Walker, Marcelas		Washingon Union	19-11.75	0.2
17	Barserian, Seth		Clovis	19-08.50	1.3
18	Boyd, Eugene		Ridgeview	19-07.25	1.0

2009 Men Triple Jump

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Carter, Johnny		Ridgeview	47-04.00	1.1
2	Coles, Idarre	11	Redwood	47-00.50	1.5
3	Green, Jeremiah	12	Tulare Union	46-03.75	1.3
4	Haynes, Calvin	12	Tulare Union	45-03.25	1.7
5	Mearse, Nolan	FR	ontier	45-03.00	2.0
6	Abundis, Eduardo		Selma	44-09.75	1.7
7	Amadi, David		Edison	44-03.50	1.3
8	Booker, Kevin		Roosevelt	43-08.50	1.5
9	Alsup, Taylor		Yosemite	43-04.25	1.4
10	Alexander, Willie		Central	43-00.50	1.0
11	Meadows, Josh		Stockdale	42-09.00	1.1
12	Herra, Robert		Porterville	42-05.00	0.7
13	Colbert, Wesley		Tulare Western	42-04.50	1.4
14	Rutherford, Donovon		Independence	41-09.25	2.0
15	Boyd, Eugene		Ridgeview	40-04.50	1.8
--	Barserian, Seth		Clovis	ND	NWI
--	Archie, Corvaughn		Buchanan	ND

2009 Men Shot Put

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Darr, Matt	FR	ontier	60-07.75
2	Irwin, Willy		Clovis East	58-10.50
3	Vasquez, Ivan	FR	esno	51-01.00
4	Brice, Sandri		El Diamente	50-06.00
5	Budwig, Jacob		Fowler	50-01.50
6	Gonzales, John		Clovis	49-10.00
7	Souza, Shane		El Diamente	49-03.25
8	Abundes, Mario	12	Delano	49-01.25
9	Moore, Darien		Bakersfield	49-01.00
10	Austin, Jordan		Highland	48-07.00
11	Sicks, Paul	11	Tulare Union	48-05.25
12	Temple, Cody		Liberty	48-02.50
13	Figuers, Ben		West	47-04.00
14	Swegart, Nick	12	Mt. Whitney	47-03.75
15	Smith, Holden		Buchanan	45-09.00
16	Johnson, Brent		Buchanan	44-09.75
17	Weststeyn, Mark		Cent. Valley Chr	43-10.00
--	Guzman, Joe		Clovis East	Foul

2009 Men Discus Throw

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Darr, Matt	FR	ontier	177-06
2	Brice, Sandri		El Diamente	173-06
3	Irwin, Willy		Clovis East	168-00
4	Lopez, Joel	12	Mt. Whitney	157-03
5	Budwig, Jacob		Fowler	153-09
6	Bowser, Alex		Clovis East	152-02
7	Endler, Matt		Clovis West	151-06
8	Gomez, Angel	12	Reedley	150-08
9	Rubio, Josh		Bakersfield Chr.	141-00
10	Cravens, Rane		Liberty	139-10
11	Gingold, Jake		Buchanan	139-04
12	Austin, Jordan		Highland	139-00
13	Davis, Anthony		Bakersfield	133-09
14	Bramer, Trent		Clovis West	132-01
15	Harris, Derek	12	Tulare Union	131-11
16	Murrillo, David		Buchanan	131-04
17	Swegart, Nick	12	Mt. Whitney	130-06
18	Ford, Jacoby		Washingon Union	128-06

Three Then Two

What should have been a great Bakersfield end to the valley meet has ended up being marred in controversy and conspiracy theories. Instead of marveling at Centennial's amazing race and the spectacular finish, many are dwelling on the negative.

From what I have pieced together, it all came down to a baton being thrown for some unknown reason and not ready for prime time results being flashed on the big board to soon.

All I want to say is "What a Brilliant Race!" and congratulations Myren, Jim, Matt and Thomas!

2009 Men 4x400 Meter Relay
# School Finals
1 Centennial 3:19.94
2 Ridgeview 3:20.23
3 Buchanan 3:22.29
4 Clovis East 3:22.67
5 Bullard 3:23.21
6 Tulare Western 3:23.86
7 Redwood 3:24.93
8 El Diamente 3:25.12
9 Edison 3:25.94
10 Highland 3:27.26
11 Clovis 3:30.14
12 Hanford West 3:30.30
13 Bakersfield 3:30.33
14 Clovis West 3:33.60
15 Selma 3:34.29
16 Yosemite 3:36.19
-- Tehachapi DQ
-- Liberty DQ

The valley meet record for the 4x400 meter relay is: 3:13.45a edison-fre '79 and the valley meet record is: 3:14.83a bakersfield '02

2008 valley meet results: 1-edison-fr 3:17.86a 2-liberty-bk 3:18.95a 3-bakersfield 3:20.06a 4-clovis east 3:22.40a 5-stockdale-bk 3:22.82a 6-centennial-bk 3:23.09a

For the first time in awhile, Edison and Bakersfield High were nowhere near the top of the valley rankings. With Purvis transferring to Ridgeview, it made them an immediate player in the 1600 relay and Liberty reloaded and was looking for a return trip to state. Last year Liberty came in 13th and Bakersfield came in 17th in the state prelims.

This year, Centennial joined the ranks of state bound 4 x 400 squads.

Homefield Advantage

Watching is harder then doing? In the hurdles that seems to be the case. Coaches and parents are in agony watching their athletes in these events. One slight misstep and the hurdles come crashing down almost as hard as the parents dreams.

In the 300 hurdles, I was standing next to Johnson's dad and when there was a false start he was beside himself with apprehension that the race was over before it started. Then when the athletes came running by us at the top of the homestretch, he was willing Sean over every hurdle and di not take a breathe till he crossed the line.

Sadly freshman King of Centennial came in the dreaded fourth place and won't be moving on to state.

Men 110 Meter Hurdles

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Johnson, Sean		Buchanan	14.15	1.6
2	Archie, Corvaughn		Buchanan	14.27	1.6
3	Mashler, Andrew	12	Golden West	14.64	1.6
4	Kelley, Bj		Central	15.05	1.6
5	Dunn, Detri		Yosemite	15.07	1.6
6	Osuna, Moses		Madera	15.11	1.0
7	Abundis, Eduardo		Selma	15.13	1.6
8	Payseno, Miles		Clovis	15.19	1.0
9	Law, Jayden		El Diamente	15.24	1.6
10	Puente, Frankie		Selma	15.43	1.6
11	Brinson, John		Clovis East	15.54	1.0
12	Overmyer, Jared	12	Lemoore	15.67	1.0
13	Garza, Jose		Arvin	16.00	1.0
14	Singh, Sunni		Ridgeview	16.04	1.0
15	King, Christian		Centennial	16.33	1.0
16	Holley, Rakeen		Tulare Western	16.88	1.0
--	Maeslty, Richie	SO	uth	DNF	1.6

Men 300 Meter Hurdles

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Johnson, Sean		Buchanan	38.63
2	Dunn, Detri		Yosemite	39.62
3	Steward, Michael	12	Redwood	39.78
4	King, Christian		Centennial	40.00
5	Osuna, Moses		Madera	40.30
6	Hurtado, Ariel		Highland	40.31
7	Garcia, Noe		Madera South	40.67
8	O'malley, Shane		Garces	41.33
9	Anyadiegwu, Enyina		Buchanan	41.39
10	Singh, Sunni		Ridgeview	41.48
11	Dhillon, Navneet	10	Sanger	41.90
12	Lopez, Joseph	SO	uth	41.96
13	Guiles, Richard		Tehachapi	42.01
14	Garza, Jose		Arvin	42.04
15	Law, Jayden		El Diamente	42.12
16	Regier, Jason	11	Sanger	42.75
17	Ruddock, Matt		Yosemite	43.19
--	Jones, Matt		Golden Valley	D

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

Three in the Top Five

Schwartz defended his title and Buchanan started it's team title run with fourteen points in the 1600.

The valley 1600 meter record is: 4:06.4 peter romero,reedley '67 and the valley Meet record is: 4:12.51a gary gonzales,clovis '81

2008 valley meet results 1-+C.Schwartz,FtH 4:15.80a 2-+j sanchez,buc 4:17.48a 3-e battles,CW 4:20.34a 4-j arellaro,mad 4:21.56a 5-+d vartanian,buc 4:21.84a 6-++h reedy,buc 4:23.28a

Sanchez and Schwartz went through the first lap in 62 but the pace slowed and they came through the 800 in around 2:10 with Reedy and Lewis of Highland in tow. By the 1200, Schwartz and Sanchez separated themselves from Lewis.

Down the homestretch, Lewis faded to 7th and it looked like Buchanan would go 2nd, 3rd and 4th but Tesfai managed to out kick both Bears for the final state berth. None of this year's qualifiers ran at state in the 1600 in 2008.

Men 1600 Meter Run

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Schwartz, Chris		Foothill	4:14.37
2	Sanchez, Jonathan		Buchanan	4:14.71
3	Tesfai, Germay		Hoover	4:21.36
4	Reedy, Heath		Buchanan	4:21.44
5	Albertson, C.		J. Buchanan	4:22.98
6	Rodriguez, Roberto		Tulare Western	4:25.90
7	Lewis, Colin		Highland	4:27.84
8	Castanon, Taylor		Miss. Coll. Prep	4:28.65
9	Rodriguez, Antonio		Washingon Union	4:28.87
10	Pace, Joseph		Clovis West	4:30.64
11	Cruz, Noe		Clovis East	4:33.08
12	Morris, Matt	11	Golden West	4:34.59
13	Martinez, Max		Buchanan	4:35.27
14	Garcia, Alex		Ridgeview	4:40.29
15	Nava, Francisco		Mcfarland	4:45.16
16	Solis, Brian		Ridgeview	4:50.75

I Am Nostradamus

Jerrid can run from the back or from the front and in the end, the results are the same. With sub fifty 400 speed and are very successful cross country season under his belt, it looks as if Jerrid has a very good shot at making Saturday night at state.

The final at valley was a close one with six runners within two seconds of each other. From the start, Jerrid took the lead and never looked back. Down the homestretch everyone was moving fast but no one could catch Lewis. None of this year's qualifiers made state in the 800 in 2008.

The valley 800 meter record is: 1:48.3 clark mitchell,bksfd '68 and the valley Meet record is: 1:50.23a vondre armour,bksfd '93.

2008 valley results- 1-A.Mitchell,north-bk 1:54.19a; 2-a champagne,mt w 1:54.97a 3-A.Campbell,CW 1:55.69a; 4-a.ramirez,cent 1:55.83a 5-j.soltero,ave 1:57.16a; 6-+c.younger,mt w 1:58.66a

Men 800 Meter Run

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Lewis, Jerrid		Ridgeview	1:54.75
2	Arellano, Jesse		Madera	1:54.81
3	Sanchez, Jonathan		Buchanan	1:54.97
4	Younger, Cole	12	Mt. Whitney	1:55.62
5	Brown, Chris		Madera South	1:55.93
6	Fox, Ben	11	Sanger	1:56.65
7	Sharwood, William		Clovis West	1:56.96
8	Van Zandt, Jake		Highland	1:57.29
9	Garcia, Jonathan		Parlier	1:58.71
10	Ortiz, Marvin		Clovis East	1:59.27
11	Burke, Stephen		Stockdale	1:59.94
12	Barger, Caleb	FR	ontier	2:00.57
13	Bryd, Tyler	12	Tulare Union	2:01.93
14	Gillis, Taylor		Buchanan	2:02.11
15	Salisbury, Zed		Yosemite	2:02.65
16	Arellano, Geraldo		Coalinga	2:03.37
17	Gutierrez, Alfonso	12	Reedley	2:03.63
18	Gonzales, Christian		Exeter	2:05.14

Too Big a Bite

Bigelow had to hit the afterburners to win the 400 and it may have taken him out off the running in the 100 and 200. He pulled up in the 100 and scratched the 200 later in the evening. Behind him, Marty and Isiah continued their rivalry. The former Liberty teammates have been trading places recently with Marty winning at the south area meet. At valley, Isiah prevailed.

The valley 400 meter dash record is: 46.3 larance jones,lemoore '69 and the valley Meet record is: 47.14ac george timmons,edison-fre '79 & Meet: 47.45a remington blair,reedley '07

2008 valley meet results: 1-M.Lewis,ed 49.08a 2-+I purvis,lib-bk 49.13a 3-d.lozano,stoc 49.35a 4-J Hendrix,Ed 49.62a 5-j smith,clo E 49.78a 6-d.mitchell,stoc 50.09a

None of the qualifiers ran the 400 at state in 2008.

Men 400 Meter Dash

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Bigelow, Brendan		Central	48.04
2	Purvis, Isiah		Ridgeview	48.24
3	Afrentranger, Marty		Liberty	48.72
4	Crayton, Evan		Bullard	49.30
5	Green, Terrell		Edison	49.46
6	Moore, Myren		Centennial	49.56
7	Standmore, Jp	12	Mt. Whitney	50.20
8	Johnson, Stephen		Buchanan	50.24
9	Anyudiegwu, Uchenna		Buchanan	50.48
10	Flores, Javier	11	Hanford	50.91
11	Habson, Triandous		Ridgeview	51.12
12	Davis, Brennen		Tehachapi	51.40
13	Burke, Andrew		Corcoran	52.33

No Deuce for Bigelow

With the scratching of the 2008 second place state finisher Bigelow due to injury, Purvis won rather easily.

The valley 200 meter dash record is: 20.5 marquez holiwell,west-bkd '95 and the valley Meet record is: 21.15a ronald mccree,madera '86

2008 valley meet results: 1-+++B.Bigelow,cen 21.29a(0.8) 2-+isiah purvis,lib-bk 21.96a(0.8) 3-+m navarrete,san 22.04a(0.8) 4-chris lopez,gd west 22.29a(0.8) 5-jc carter,ed 22.49a(0.8) 6-m.wilson,fre 22.55a(0.9)

Purvis came in 16th at the 2008 state meet in the 200.

Men 200 Meter Dash

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Purvis, Isiah		Ridgeview	21.68	0.8
2	Parker, Cameron		Buchanan	22.08	0.8
3	Bourbon, Richard		Clovis East	22.13	0.8
4	Johnson, Stephen		Buchanan	22.33	0.8
5	Baker, Trevor		Sierra	22.36	0.8
6	Jenning, Bruce		Stockdale	22.39	1.4
7	Hunt, Walter		Bakersfield	22.43	0.8
8	Morgan, Terry		Tulare Western	22.61	1.4
9	Root, Dillon	10	Redwood	22.68	1.4
10	Nutt, Gerald		Clovis West	22.70	0.8
11	Navarrete, Mario	12	Sanger	22.84	1.4
12	Beavers, Brant		Tulare Western	23.45