Eastern:
Caver boys show their stuff; Pointer girls win
big
Bengtson cruises; Marcus outraces Marice Chandler
Point Loma's boys team ran a very good race at the Eastern League finals.
Their top runner was fourth in the meet, and the Pointers filled in behind
with a 0:23-second pack.
But it wasn't good enough to beat an excellent San Diego team that was
having an even better day. The Cavers top runner was third, their
top five only ranged 0:15 seconds, and San Diego won the meet and the league
championship.
Point Loma's girls also used pack tactics to dominate the field, placing
five in the top nine.
Individually, Serra's Chandler twins ran away from the boys field, with
Marcus beating Marice to the finish by three seconds in good time. The
twins will be among the favorites in the CIF Division III race this week,
especially after their quick times at the Frosh/Soph meet.
Patrick Henry soph Lisa Bengtson, in her first year in the sport, won the
girls race by more than a minute, in good time, but totally unpressed.
Some observers think Bengtson's potential has hardly been tapped.
San Diego's boys are rarely seen locally, outside of their regular dual
meets. Caver coach Ed Ramos likes his team to keep a low profile.
When it came to crunch time, however, San Diego had it all going their
way. First, they beat the Pointers in the last dual meet of the season,
27-29. They then followed that up with their excellent effort in this meet.
Justin Marche was third, in 16:07, and was quickly followed across the
line by teammates Osvaldo Cruz (fifth), Edgar Jimenez (seventh), Ascary
Kocina (tenth) and Elliot King (11th).
The Pointers, led by Naithen Schirmer in fourth, just couldn't keep up.
Tom Antl was ninth, and three others (Marty Conterez, David Hayes and John
Bradshaw) were in the top 15. Hayes had been ill before the meet, and another
key Pointer, Mark Savel, is still coming back from a mid-season appendectomy.
"My team ran really, really well," Pointer boys coach Jim McCarthy
said. "That San Diego team is red-hot. They're gonna surprise some
people."
The Pointer girls were unchallenged in the league all year. Lea Hitt was
second in this meet, and fellow scorers included Olivia Tellez (third),
Belinda Olvera (fifth), Elizabeth Gon-zalez (seventh) and Julie Bradshaw
(ninth). The five girls spanned only 0:44 seconds, which was the tightest
pack by any winning girls team in any league meet in the county, besting
teams like Fallbrook and Valhalla.
BOYS:
VARSITY:
Teams: San Diego 36, Point Loma 54, Mira Mesa 82, Serra 92, Patrick Henry 95, Kearny 177. Morse, no score.
Individuals (53 finishers):
1-5: Marcus Chandler (Serra) 15:27, Marice Chandler (S) 15:30, Justin Marche (San Diego) 16:07, Naithen Schirmer (Point Loma) 16:09, Osvaldo Cruz (SD) 16:09.
6-10: Hong Castejon (Mira Mesa) 16:14, Edgar Jimenez (SD) 16:16, Jose Muniz (Patrick Henry) 16:17, Tom Antl (PL) 16:19, Ascary Kocina (SD) 16:21.
11-15: Elliot King (SD) 16:22, Marty Conterez (PL) 16:30, Mohammed Mussa (PH) 16:31, David Hayes (PL) 16:32, John Bradshaw (PL) 16:32.
16-20: Beshir Ali (PH) 16:40, Pablo Cantil (MM) 16:44, Mark Savel (PL) 16:46, Brandon Dean (MM) 16:49, Thomas Jodoin (MM) 16:50.
21-25: Tony Harris (MM) 16:51, Tom Gibbings (PL) 16:54, Alex Kocina (SD) 17:02, Geb Araya (SD) 17:10, Mark Marshall (PH) 17:11.
26-30: Don Murphin (MM) 17:14, Wayne Tyler (S) 17:17, Jeff McKnight (PL) 17:18, Archie Candelaria (MM) 17:21, David Madsen (MM) 17:24.
31-35: Edgar Vallejo (Kearny) 17:37, Chris McNurlan (S) 17:42, Justin Markland (PL) 17:45, Benjamin Comion (MM) 17:50, Eyasu Weldegiorgis (K) 17:54.
36-40: Juan Chavez (SD) 18:03, Aaron Snead (MM) 18:06, Dru Imrie (S) 18:07, Peter Kleinsasser (PL) 18:07, Michael Hilton (PH) 18:08.
Junior Varsity (77 finishers):
1-5: Matt Ooi (PL) 17:21, Timothy Minami (MM) 17:36, Tim Jackson (PL) 17:46, Alex Hawk (PL) 17:51, Trevor Neeb (PL) 17:54.
6-10: Ben Meyer-Abbott (PL) 18:00, Matthew Patino (MM) 18:08, Juan Perez (SD) 18:10, Kevin Lemes (PL) 18:21, Ray Mirador (MM) 18:31.
GIRLS:
VARSITY:
Teams: Point Loma 26, Mira Mesa 45, Serra 91, Patrick Henry 119, Morse 149, Kearny 224. San Diego, no score.
Individuals (71 finishers):
1-5: Lisa Bengtson (Patrick Henry) 15:47, Lea Hitt (Point Loma) 16:54, Olivia Tellez (PL) 17:02, Tiffany Fox (MIra Mesa) 17:03, Belinda Olvera (PL) 17:12.
6-10: Amanda Cooper (MM) 17:16, Elizabeth Gonzalesz (PL) 17:19, Kjirsten Bevins (Serra) 17:26, Julie Bradshaw (PL) 17:38, Erin Briggs (MM) 17:45.
11-15: Rashonda Dinkins (MM) 17:47, Christine Basic (Kearny) 17:48, Tracy Cruz (Morse) 17:53, Kristin Earhart (MM) 17:59, Mary Frakes (MM) 18:04.
16-20: Nadia Aguilar (San Diego) 18:04, Erin Beck (S) 18:08, Brittany Dean (MM) 18:09, Robin Owen (MM) 18:10, Marissa Stark (MM) 18:11.
21-25: Kristen Ogden (S) 18:15, Claudia Ornales (PH) 18:18, Cassandra Liss (PH) 18:34, Sandra Wetter-er (PL) 18:39, Stephanie Hedeline (S) 18:51.
26-30: Melinda Gray (MM) 19:01, Sandie Samuelson (MM) 19:01, Melissa Wiseman (S) 19:02, Jessica Nitzel (M) 19:12, Juel Franklin (MM) 19:15.
31-35: Danielle Magante (S) 19:18, Anna Bird (MM) 19:19, Ngoc Nguyen (M) 19:23, Eureka Thompson (M) 19:26, Jessica Webster (MM) 19:41.
36-40: Annie Medina (MM) 19:41, Rhashanda Brown (S) 19:49, Angie Fitzpatrick (PH) 19:56, Rachelle Casinio (MM) 20:00, Kaile Moyer (M) 20:03.