The Downey Knights took to the rain soaked oval at Modesto Junior College this past Saturday to compete against some of the best track athletes in the area. During the abbreviated competion some fine marks were acheived (especially considering the weather and track/fields conditions.
The F/S Boys
The boys place 4th overall and had eleven individuals/teams place in the top ten.
The 4x100 Relay team (Kreifels, Vaa-Ayala, Zambrano, Harris) started off the day for Downey on a high note by winning the event in 46.87 and earning the gold medal
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The sprint core again represented well in the 100m dash. John Kreifels placed 5th in 12.54 and Mario Sanchez was 9th in 12.71.
Downey dominated the 400m with Blake Lopes again turing in a solid 2nd place effort in 55.14 with Richard Lopez close behind in 4th, 56.16.
In the 800m Anthony Garcia led the race at the 400m mark but faded and crossed the line in 4th place, 2:13.31.
In the field events Alex Vele finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 39'1".
Like the sprints, Downey dominated the high jump with three jumpers in the top nine. Herman Harris again won the event with a hieght of 5'2". Richard Lopez placed 8th (5'0") and Mitchell Evans was 10th (4'8").
In the long jump Francisco Solorzano placed 8th with a jump of 15'9.25".
The Varsity Boys
The varsity boys also represented well and pulled out a very strong 7th place.
The 4x100 Relay (Lowe, Cummings, Mitchell, and Hackett) team ended up in the second heat, which they won (due to a huge anchor leg by Jacob Hackett), but it left them with a slower overall time and a 5th place finish.
In the 110 hurdles Kylo Vaught finished 5th in 17.69 and Caleb Lowe was 10th in 19.79.
Following up after his strong anchor leg, Jacob Hackett turned in another strong performance in the 100m by finishing 4th and becoming the first Knight this season to break twelve seconds with his time of 11.91.
Aaron Zwahlen turned in a strong performance in the 400m with a 7th place finish and a time of 54.91.
In the 1600m Andrew Osgood battled the rain and the competition to finish 6th in 4:44.65.
In the field events Malcoln McCloud earned a 4th place with his Discus throw of 110'8".
Ty Cummings leaped 18'3" to grab 5th place in the long jump.
The Girls
The only Downey girls to garner a top-ten finish was Sierra Durham with her 2nd place in the 1600m in a time of 5:45.19.
The girls finished in 17th place with 8 points.
Below is the complete list of Downey results:
Link to pictures from the meet:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=55795&id=1807850130&l=8c02b0d3c5
Link to complete results:
http://rise.espn.go.com/track-and-xc/california/2011-track/Results/March/26-Modesto-JC.aspx?pursuit=TrackAndXC
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