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2010 DAILY NEWS BOYS' TRACK AND FIELD ALL-AREA TEAM - LA Daily NewsPublished by
2010 DAILY NEWS BOYS' TRACK AND FIELD ALL-AREA TEAM
There was no obstacle too big for Cabral this season, especially when it came to clearing hurdles.
After falling in the state prelims in the 110-meter hurdles last season, Cabral had plenty of motivation this year.
He used that to become the area's fourth state champion in the 110 hurdles, running a wind-aided 13.54 seconds -- the nation's No. 2 time -- to win the title.
Cabral, who broke a 35-year-old Marmonte League record in the 110 hurdles and clocked the nation's No. 6 time in the 300 hurdles (36.83), lost one hurdle race all year, taking fifth in the 300 at the June 5 state finals. He captured titles in both hurdle events at the Arcadia Invitational, Mt.SAC Relays, Ventura County Championships, league finals, Div. III finals and Masters meet.
FIRST TEAM
Following a humbling performance at last year's Div. III prelims, a driven Bedford set school records in the 200, 400 and as part of the 1,600 relay. Following a fifth-place finish at the state meet, Bedford lowered his school record in the 400 to 47.80 to place eighth at the New Balance Nationals.
SEAN DAVIDSON, Royal, Sr. Among California's top 3,000 and 5,000-meter runners, Davidson -- who engaged in several impressive battles with Thousand Oaks' Kevin Joerger -- capped his career with a 13 th-place effort in the 3,200 at the state final in a season-best 9:08.51.
NIKO DIMARTINO, Oaks Christian, Jr. The Tri-Valley League's top male athlete -- who ran 10.65 seconds for 100 meters and 21.65 in the 200 -- enjoyed an exceptional season that culminated with Oaks Christian's first track and field state title. Despite an injured right foot, DiMartino jumped 23 feet,10 1/2 to win the championship. The Div. IV champion in the long jump and 400 relay, he also jumped a wind-legal 23-9 3/4 to capture the the title at the Arcadia Invitational and a wind-aided 24-1 1/2 at the Ventura County Championships.
GREG DOTSON, Burbank, Sr. The UC Santa Barbara signee clocked a school-record 1:49.40 to finish second in the state 800-meter final, good for the nation's No. 3 outdoor time. Dotson also ran 4:11.39 for 1,600 meters, the state's fifth-fastest mark.
TRAVIS EDWARDS, Royal, Sr. The Stanford-bound Edwards concluded his career with a seventh-place finish in the state 1,600 final. Edwards had a season-best 1,600 time of 4:14.18, in addition to clocking 4:01.48 in the 1,500, the state's No. 2 mark.
KEVIN ENGE, Canyon, Jr. The Foothill League standout delivered his best performance in the high jump when it mattered most, clearing 6 feet, 6 inches to capture the Div. II title. Enge went on to place 13 th at the Masters meet.
ANTUAN GOODALL, Taft, Sr. The City Section 400-meter champion, Goodall ran a season-best mark of 48.09 seconds over one lap. The two-sport standout also clocked a wind-aided effort of 21.23 in the 200 at the City final.
BRANDON GREENBERG, Crespi, Sr. Greenberg improved as the season progressed, highlighted by his Div. III title with a personal-best 61 feet, 4 1/2 inches. The Mission League champion, who took third at the Masters meet, ranked sixth in the state and No. 32 nationally.
KEVIN JOERGER, Thousand Oaks, Sr. In his final race at Cerritos College, Joerger delivered his best performance in the 3,200, clocking 9:07.77 to finish eighth in a mark that ranked 18 th in the state. Joerger also added a season-best of 4:20.24 in the 1,600.
JAMISON JORDAN, Rio Mesa, Sr. Jordan was the heart of Rio Mesa's run to the state meet, capturing three Southern Section Div. II titles and a Masters crown in the 100. The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo signee clocked the state's No. 2 wind-legal mark in the 100 (10.46), No. 5 in the 200 (21.23) and No. 12 in the 400 (48.19). In addition he ran on 400, 800 and 1,600 relays that were all top five in the state.
BLAKE SELIG, Rio Mesa, Soph. The talented long jumper and sprinter provided valuable depth for the Spartans at the Div. II final, producing a wind-aided effort of 22-9 3/4 in the long jump. He also ran on the 400, 800 and 1,600 relays that were all among the top 20 in the country.
JAVERT SOLORZANO, Granada Hills, Sr. The City Section runner-up and state's eighth-place finisher at 1,600 meters, Solorzano's season-best was 4:14.68. He also clocked 9:28.72 in the 3,200 to finish 22nd at the state final.
CONNOR STARK, Oak Park, Soph. California's top sophomore in the pole vault and 10 th-place finisher at the state meet, Stark cleared a season-best 15 feet, 6 inches to rank No. 5 nationally among all 10 th-graders and 62 nd overall.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Following the departure of sprinter Jacob Smith, the Knights needed to fill a void in their lineup and Muhammad wound up being the missing piece in Notre Dame's Div. III championship puzzle. In addition to running on the division title-winning 400-meter relay, Muhammad established himself as the fastest freshman in the state and the No. 5 ninth-grader in the country with a wind-legal effort of 10.84 seconds in the 100 at the Mission League finals. Muhammad, who helped Notre Dame win its seventh Div. III title in nine years, was also the top freshman in the state and No. 2 in the country after running the 200 in 21.63 at league finals.
COACH OF THE YEAR During his 29-year career at Rio Mesa, Fitzgerald has won 44 league championships and three Southern Section titles, but his best work might have come this season in leading the Spartans to a runner-up finish at the Div. II final despite several injuries that could've derailed their season. With only four athletes -- Jamison Jordan, LaDarrin Roach, Steven Richards and Blake Selig -- competing, Rio Mesa gave a deeper Loyola of Los Angeles lineup all it could handle before falling 61-56. The same quartet went on to finish tied for sixth at the state meet.
SECOND TEAM Joey Darko, Golden Valley, Sr. Sam DeMello, Westlake, Sr. Tyler Fields, Simi Valley, Jr. Thomas Garner, Royal, Sr. Sean Grumney, Newbury Park, Jr. Philip Hanley, Thousand Oaks, Sr. Paul Jesson, Royal, Sr. Justin Kirkland, Notre Dame, Sr. Shane MacMiller, Crespi, Jr. Steven Melena, Eastside, Sr. Anthony Monroy, Burroughs, Soph. Brandon Owen, Paraclete, Sr. Erik Pinuelas, Camarillo, Jr. Kenny Pool, Birmingham, Sr. Steven Richards, Rio Mesa, Sr. Jonathan Robertson, Birmingham, Sr. Patrick Smith, Newbury Park, Sr. Jordan Taylor, Knight, Sr. Seth Totten, Golden Valley, Sr. Ronnie Turner, Antelope Valley, Jr. Slater Wayne, Notre Dame, Sr.
TOP TEN RANKINGS 2. Rio Mesa 3. Canyon 4. Thousand Oaks 5. Moorpark 6. Saugus LEAGUE CHAMPIONS East Valley: Arleta Foothill: Canyon Golden: Eastside Marmonte: Thousand Oaks Mission: Loyola Pacific: Arcadia Pacific View: Rio Mesa Tri-Valley: Oak Park West Valley: Birmingham Valley Mission: Monroe RACE OF THE YEAR It was one of the nation's finest efforts on one of the country's biggest stages. Jamison Jordan, LaDarrin Roach, Blake Selig and Jamaal Perkins set an area record by running 40.69 seconds to dominate the field and post the state's fastest outdoor time at that point. Unfortunately for the Spartans, Perkins suffered a hamstring injury the following week at the Mt. SAC Relays, preventing them from improving on that mark, which finished the year as the No. 3 outdoor time in the country behind Serra of Gardena and Ellison, Texas, who both ran 40.66. 7. Westlake 8. Harvard-Westlake 9. Oak Park 10. Oaks Chr./Birmingham Read the full article at: www.dailynews.com
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