BOYS' TRACK AND FIELD DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTS.Byline: MATTHEW KREDDEL/ STAFF WRITER Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year
MICHAEL CYBULSKI Royal, Jr. When four California runners went under nine minutes in the 3,200 meters at the Arcadia Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. in April, an observant ob·ser·vant adj. 1. Quick to perceive or apprehend; alert: an observant traveler. See Synonyms at careful. 2. Cybulski knew he needed to improve in order to defend his state title. He only needed to run 9:02.57 for his surprising win as a sophomore.Cybulski was up to the challenge. He waited until the end of the season to break nine minutes for the first time, but ended up doing it in his last four races. At the state finals, he showed perseverance in finishing strong on a hot day when most other runners faded down the stretch. He beat A.J Acosta from El Camino of Oceanside by more than five seconds with an 8:53.77. His top time of the year, 8:52.24 at Masters, placed second in the state behind Acosta and fifth in the nation. Look for him to break 8:50 next season. Coaches of the Year WES WES World Education Services WES Waterways Experiment Station WES Washington Elementary School (Visalia, California) WES Women's Engineering Society (UK) WES West Elementary School SMITH (center), JONATHAN PATTON, BARRY ROSS Oaks Christian The trio met at L.A. Baptist of North Hills, where they discovered and developed Olympic silver medalist Allyson Felix Allyson Felix (born November 18, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States in the 200 meters. Felix, born and raised in southern California, is also a devout Christian and is the daughter of an ordained . Smith left to head the Oaks Christian program when it started up six years ago. For some time, Patton, the sprint coach, and Ross, the strength and conditioning coach, wanted to follow. They finally reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb. Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 5 1979 Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer this year, and the result was the school's first division track and field title. Newcomer of the YEar JOSH MIGUEL Oaks Christian, Jr. Miguel started the year at his high school in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , but was displaced when his family's home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. .He ended up moving in with his cousin, Marshall Jones, and attending Oaks Christian with him. He only ended up on the track team when a shoulder injury prevented him from playing baseball. But Miguel ended up being the X-factor in Oaks Christian winning the Div. IV team championship when he jumped 46-1, more than three feet over his previous high, to win the triple jump title. First Team RODNEY GLASS Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , Sr. Sprints After spending last year in Jamere Holland's shadow, Glass broke free with a big season, resulting in a state title in the 100 meters. The 10.32 he ran in the 100 at the Mission League finals was the fastest wind-legal time in the nation, and placed him sixth on the all-time state list and second in area history behind Olympian Quincy Watts Quincy D. Watts (born June 19, 1970) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Quincy Watts attended the University of Southern California where he excelled not only as an athlete but also as a wide (Taft of Woodland Hills). He finally overcame Holland by coming from behind to win the state title. JAMERE HOLLAND Taft, Sr. Sprints A hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg, took away much of his season, but Holland still managed to win the City Section title and finish second in the state in the 100 meters. His 21.09 in the 200 at the Arcadia Invitational was the area's best mark. At full health, Holland would have been favored to defend his state title. The 10.36 he ran at the Arcadia Invitational places him 10th on the all-time state list. SHANE VEREEN Valencia, Jr. Sprints Vereen faced off against Paul Ned of Canyon in a back-and-forth battle all year, taking it all the way to the state finals. Vereen won the Foothill League title in both the 100 and the 200 with times of 10.61 and 21.69 to Ned's 10.64 and 21.70. Ned took back the edge at Masters, but Vereen got the final say at state by finishing seventh to Ned 3/8s eighth. Both juniors, they will carry the rivalry into next year. CHRIS BARTON Notre Dame, Jr. Sprints The 400-meter specialist was the surprise of the state meet. Never having broken 48 seconds, Barton ran a 47.70 at the state prelims and followed it up with a 47.71 at the finals, placing third in the state. Along with teammate Rodney Glass, he also ran on the 400 relay team that won the state title. CORY CORY Coordination of Runaway Youth (Bay City, MI, USA) PRIMM Westlake, Jr. Distance After burning out early in his sophomore season, Primm bided his time. He didn't even win the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. title in the 800 meters.But as the season ended, he was magnificent. He won the state title in a national-best 1:50.53. JESHUA ANDERSON Taft, Jr. Hurdles It took most of the season just for Anderson to learn how to hurdle properly. Once it clicked, he hit another stratosphere. Anderson came out of nowhere in the postseason to dominate the City Section finals, winning three events and finishing second in another to nearly single-handedly lead Taft to the team title. He kept improving each of the final weeks, taking second in the state in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles. JOSH HARRISON Rio Mesa, Jr. Jumps After consistently hitting more than 23 feet in the long jump and leading the state at midseason, Harrison jumped a personal-best 23-9 3/4 to win the Masters meet and enter state as a title contender. However, he had an off day at the prelims, jumping nearly a foot less, and did not advance to the finals in one of the biggest shocks of the first day. ANDREW STEBEN St. Francis, Sr. Pole Vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. Steben had the most productive day of the state finals, though he didn't win. He spent the morning at his high school graduation, then drove directly to Cerritos College Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century. and exchanged his cap and gown for a uniform and pole. He jumped a personal-best 15 feet, 11 inches to get on the podium with a sixth-place finish. CAPTION(S): 11 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) MICHAEL CYBULSKI (2) WES SMITH (center), JONATHAN PATTON, BARRY ROSS (3) JOSH MIGUEL (4) RODNEY GLASS (5) JAMERE HOLLAND (6) SHANE VEREEN (7) CHRIS BARTON n(8) CORY PRIMM (9) JESHUA ANDERSON (10) JOSH HARRISON (11) ANDREW STEBEN Box: (1) Second Team (2) Honorable Mention (3) Top 10 (4) Season's Top Times (5) Best Race |
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