HACKETT SOARS INTO STATE FINALS; VERDUGO HILLS POLE VAULTER HITS CAREER BEST.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Shane Hackett of Verdugo Hills High started the season with a flourish and put himself in position to end his season in similar fashion Friday. Before a Hughes Stadium Hughes Stadium can refer to:
adj. Existing or conducted between or among schools. in  ter·scho·las State Tack and Field Championships, Hackett cleared a
career-best 15 feet, 4 inches to advance to today's finals.
It was the first improvement for the 5-foot-9, 125-pound Hackett since he cleared 15-0 in the season-opening L.A. 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. indoor track meet at the Sports Arena in February. Hackett, the defending City champion, equaled the mark at the Eagle Rock Relays in March but has not been over 15 feet since. ``It is a big boost to finally go over 15-0 and gave the confidence I am going to need in the finals,'' Hackett said. ``Everybody is so close. It is going to be a real dogfight.'' Southern Section Masters Meet champion Sam Boswell of West Covina West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Before World War II, West Covina was a small rural community where walnuts, wheat, and livestock were raised. , the state-leader at 16-1, Hackett and Troy Becker of Malibu are among five in the nine-man final to qualify at 15-4 with four others at 15-0. Hackett cleared 15-4 without a problem on his first attempt but needed clutch third-attempt clearance at 14-8 and 15-0 to earn a berth in the finals. Oliver Jackson of Royal and Blaine Bussey of Taft were the leading qualifiers in the long jump and 400 meter at 24-1-1/2 and 47.03, respectively. Jackson, the state leader at 24-4-3/4, rebounded from his first defeat of the season at the Masters Meet last Friday. The junior passed on his third jump after posting a wind-aided 24-0 on his first attempt and 24-1-1/2 on his second. Jackson and Robert Kennedy of Sacramento El Camino, the No. 2 qualifier at 24-1, are the only qualifiers over 24-0. Bussey, the state 400-leader and all-time area record-holder at 46.3, and anchored Taft's 1,600 relay to victory in 3:19.58. Teammate Chris Morgan Chris Morgan is the name of:
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 sophomore Sierra Hauser-Price advanced to the 100 and 200 finals for the second year in a row with third-place heat finishes. Price clocked 11.82 for the eighth-best mark. In the 200, Hauser-Price squeaked by with the ninth and final qualifying berth at 24.15. Deneeka Torrey of Taft advanced to the 100 and 300 hurdle finals. The junior lowered her 100 hurdle school record to 14.43 to move into fourth on the area's all-time list and timed 44.09 in the 300 hurdles. Torrey also teamed with Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. Smith, Erin Reed and Trisha Bratford on the Toreadors' 1,600 relay, which finished second in its heat to qualify at 3:51.12. Two-time Ventura County champion Tim Adrian of Moorpark, fifth in last year's state final, unleashed a lifetime best 184-6 in the discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. for the third-best qualifying mark. Jessica Cosby of Cleveland was the No. 5 qualifier in the shot put at 43-11-3/4 only eight weeks after having arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on her left knee. Littlerock's Rodney Woods was the No. 4 qualifier in the triple jump with a lifetime-best 47-10 and Christian Rhodes of Loyola posted a heat victory of wind-aided 13.81 in the 110-meter high hurdles. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Shane Hackett of Verdugo Hills clears 15 feet, 4 inches at the state track and field championships. (2) Taft High's Fernando Lopez qualified for today's finals with a high-jump leap of 6 feet, 7 inches at Sacramento's Hughes Stadium. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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