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Friday, April 29, 2011

Downey vs Modesto

Yesterday the Knights took on the Panthers of Modesto High and simply got spanked! Modesto is a model of what our program needs to become in order to be highly competitive in our league.

F/S Girls (MHS 83; TDHS 25)
Alicia Bargas won the 1600m (7:03.21) and the 3200m (15:58.18) as the only double winner for Downey.
Katie Alexander was the only other event winner in the 200m (32.16). She was also second in the 100m in 14.08. Isaura Serna finished 2nd in the 200m (32.7). Rounding out the Downey scoring was a quartet of 3rd place finishes: Abby Homan, 1600m (8:25.18); Rejveer Sandhu, 400m (1:22.02); Isaura Serna, 100m (14.62); and Kira Ocanada, 200m (35.3).

F/S Boys (MHS 72.5; TDHS 50.5)
John Kreifels was a double winner in the Discus (105'9") and the 100m (11.9). Incidentally this was his first time ever throwing the discus. Kai Zambrano won the 200m in 24.29. Austin Holt won the shot put in 45'2". The only other Downey event winner was Francisco Solorzano in the long jump (16'8"). Francisco was also 2nd in the triple jump (31'9.5"). Mitchell Evans was 2nd in the LJ (16'4") and the high jump (5'4"). Omar Ordaz was 2nd in the 200m (26.24). Mitchell Dill took 2nd in the discus (98'3") and Jesus Anguiano was second in the shot put with a throw of 40'1". Saul Zigala came in second in the 800m (2:20.93) and 3rd in the 400m (57.82). Josh Baldonado took third in both the 200m (26.26) and the 100m (12.53). Mitchell Dill tied for third in the Shot Put (39'10"), and Alfonso Urbano was third in the 3200m (12:50.11).

Varsity Girls (MHS 82; TDHS 49)
As has been the case all season the girls were led by Simone Wend with wins in the HJ (4'7") and the TJ (31'5.5") and by Sierra Durham with wins in the 800m (2:46.62) and the 1600m (6:01.05). The only other win by the Downey ladies came from the 4x100 relay team of Wend, Finch, Romo, and Lowe with a time of 54.84. Fallon Ferris was second in both the discus (56'0") and the shot put (25'10"). Felicia Romo was second in the LJ (12'11.25"). Micayla Lowe was second in the TJ (29'0.5") and third in both the 100m (13.57) and the HJ (4'2"). Karina Redding took 2nd in the 400m (1:12.81). The other Knights who took third were Vanessa Alvarez  in the 100mH (19.34), Taylor Wilson in the 300mH (59.62), Marissa Ontiveros in the 800m (2:52.24), and Jenny Hernandez in the 200m (29.19).

Varsity Boys (MHS 100; TDHS 36)
Out of the 16 contested events the Downey varsity boys won only three! ouch! Malcolm McCloud won the discus (123'1"), Conner Fenton won the high jump (6'2") and Ty Cummins won the LJ (19'2"). Incidently Conner's high jump of 6'2" moves him into a tie for 6th place on the all-time Downey list. Additionally Denzelle Marable high jumped 6'0" to finish 2nd. That jump moves him ito a tie for 12th on the all-time list. Other second place point winners included Andrew Osgood in the 1600m (4:53.58), Blake Lopes in the 400m (54.56), Jacob Hackett in the 100m (11.47), and Malcolm McCloud tied for 2nd in the shot put (42'2"). Aaron Zwahlen also took second in the 300mH. His time of 43.72 moves him into #10 on the all-time list. The 4x100m relay team (Cummins, Lowe, Hackett, Gorman) ran 44.94 in a losing effort. BUT that time is good for the 8th fastest in Downey history. Anthony Garcia took 3rd in the 800m (2:19.24), Ty Cummins was third in the 200m (23.65). Jake Crenshaw was third in the 3200m (12:12.4) and Kylo Vaught took 3rd in the 110mH (15.97).

A link to complete Downey results is :
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=121954#789

Saturday, April 23, 2011

WEEK 6: Athletes of the Week

During week 6 the Knights competed against Enochs and at the County meet. There were some excellant marks produced at both meets.

DENZELLE MARABLE--he won the varsity high jump and placed 2nd in the triple jump against Enochs. He also placed 4th in the high jump at the county meet. He has a great work ethic and is willing to help with anything when asked.

RORY JIMINEZ--placed 3rd in the varsity 1600m and 3rd in the 3200m against Enochs. More impressively she placed 8th at the county meet in the 3200m. She improved her time by 54 seconds and became only the 14th female runner at Downey to break 13 minutes for 3200m.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Stanislaus County Meet

Last Friday the Downey Knight Varsity tracksters took on the rest of the county and held their own.

VARSITY BOYS
The official results say that we finished in 7th place with 37 points ( I add it up to be only 25 points so something is funky about the scores)

Andrew Osgood was the highest placing individual of the day for Downey. He placed second in both the 1600m (4:40.74) and the 3200m (10:20.10). These races earned him two medals.

Denzelle Marable placed 4th in the high jump with a leap of 5’8.” Conner Fenton also jumped 5’8” but placed 7th due to the number of missed jumps.

In the 800m Anthony Garcia placed 4th in his heat and 5th overall in a competitive time of 2:11.16.

In the 200m Ty Cummins placed 6th in 23.91.

Caleb Lowe was also 6th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 16.8.

Jacob Hackett placed 6th in a strong 100m field. His time was 11.46.

Although he didn’t place in the top six scoring places, Paul Bilodeau was 10th in the 300m hurdles. His time was 45.07 which places him as #10 all-time at Downey.


VARSITY GIRLS
Officially we placed 7th with 33 points. Again, however I add it up to be 27 points.

Sierra Durham was the top placing Downey female with her 12:10.00  2nd place finish in the 3200m. In the same event Rory Jiminez placed 8th with a time of 12:58.54. This was a 54 second PR for Rory and moved her into 14th all-time at Downey for the 3200m.

In the 1600m Sierra Durham placed 3rd with a time of 5:38.27. This was a PR by over six seconds and earned her a second medal. This time places her as #10 all-time for Downey

Simone Wend had a strong showing across the board in the jumping events. Her leap of 16’5.25” in the long jump was good for 3rd place and moves her into #4 all-time at Downey. She also placed 3rd in the triple jump with a distance of 32’5.75.” This jump moved her to the #6 spot on the all-time Downey list. She topped off the day with an 8th place 4’6” finish in the high jump.

The 4x100 relay team of Simone Wend, Maddie Finch, Felicia Romo, and Micayla Lowe struggled to get the baton around the track yet still managed a 6th place finish with their time of 56.67.

Micayla Lowe placed 7th in the 200m. Her time of 28.31 puts her at #10 on the all-time Downey list.

PICTS OF OF THE MEET:
 FULL RESULTS:
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=121516#789

Sunday, April 17, 2011

TDHS vs Enochs

This past Wednesday the Knights traveled across town to run, jump, and throw against the eagles of Enochs high school.

F/S Girls (Downey 13; Enochs 54)
The F/S girls struggled as most of the stronger young girls have been moved up to compete as varsity.

In the 800m race Missy Vungphakly ran her first 800 of the season and found success by placing 2nd in 3:07.1. Alicia Bargas was close behind in third place, 3:10.0.

Alica Bargas also came in 2nd in the 1600m witha time of 6:52.3. Abby Homan was third in 7:40.2.

The only winner for Downey in a F/S event was Rejveer Sandu in the 400m. She ran 1:21.5 for 1st place.

Varsity Girls (Downey 45; Enochs 68)
In the 100m Micayla Lowe and Jennifer Hernandez both ran 13.7 for 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Jennifer Hernandez doubled back in the 200m with a 3rd place in 28.6.

Karina Redding placed 2nd in the 400m (1:12.7) and Esperanza Meza was 3rd in 1:22.0.

The 800m was maybe the most hottly contested race of the day. Sierra Durham ran shoulder to shoulder with her Enochs competitor for the full two laps nosing her at the line with a time of 2:34.8. This time was a ten second PR and ranks her as #9 all-time at Downey.

In the 1600m Rocio Ramirez-Castro (6:17.5) and Rory Jiminez (6:22.0) placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.

In the 3200m Sierra Durham placed 2nd in 13:30.1 and Rory Jiminez was third in 13:52.7 (a PR for her).

In the 100m hurdles Taylor Wilson placed 2nd in a time of 20.1.

Taylor Wilson doubled back in the 300m hurdles for 2nd place, 57.2. Karina Redding doubled back to take 3rd in 58.4.

Taylor Wilson also debuted in the shot put with a second place finish and a throw of 23'6".

Simone Wend won the high jump (4'6") and the triple jump (31'0.75").

Felicia Romo won the long jump with a leap of 13'9".

F/S Boys (Downey 69; Enochs 54)
In the 100m John Kreifels won the event in 11.8 and Mario Sanchez was 2nd in 12.0.

Kai Zambrano won the 200m in 24.1 and John Kreifels cam in 3rd in 25.4.

Aaron Zwahlen was second in the 400m in 55.1 and Saul Zigala took 3rd in 59.1.

Saul Zigala's impressive exploits into the 800m continued with a 1st place finish (2:28.7). Rafael Chavez followed close behind in second with a time of 2:32.3.

In the 1600m Jake Crenshaw ran 5:23.7 to take to victory. Alec Carson ran tough to place third in 6:18.2.

Aaron Zwahlen won the 300m hurdles with a time of 46.3.

The 4x100 relay was also victorious.

We swept the shot put competition. John Kreifels moved over from the sprints to take first with a throw of 41'10." Austin Holt was second with 40'5," and Mitchell Dill was third in 34'9."

In the discus Mitchell Dill came in second with a throw of 98'6."

Mitchell Evans won the F/S high jump in 5'2."

Francisco Solorzano placed second in the long jump (17'3.5"), and Mitchell Evans was third (17'2.5")

Francisco Solorzano (34'9.75") and Mitchell Evans (32'4.75") placed 1st and 3rd in the triple jump respectively.
Varsity Boys (Downey 65; Enochs 62)
In the 100m Jacob Hackett (11.3) placed second and Caleb Lowe (11.5) placed 3rd.

Shane Gorman placed second in the 200m in an extremely close finish in 23.6.

Blake Lopes took 2nd in the 400m in 53.6.

Anthony Garcia had to work for it but earned the victory in the 800m with a time of 2:17.9.

Andrew Osgood won the varsity 1600m (5:02.1) and the 3200m (11:50.4). Kenji Soares held the 3rd spot in the 3200m with a time of 12:18.0.

Kylo Vaught was victorious in the 110m hurdles (16.2) and Caleb Lowe placed 3rd (16.5).

Kylo Vaught also placed 3rd in the 300m hurdle race (45.0).

Malcomb McCloud won the shot put with a throw of 38'4". He also placed second in the discus with a throw of 119'2".

We swept the jumps! Denzelle Marable won the high jump with a height of 5'8". Conner Fenton took 3rd at 4'6".

Ty Cummins won the long jump at 18'10" and Kylo Vaught was second at 18'0".

We took all three spots in the triple jump. Kylo Vaught was first in 36'8.25," Denzelle Marable was second in 36'7," and Julio Chavez was 3rd in 36'5."

Link to complete results:
 Link to photo of the meet:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=1499051935421&id=1807850130&aid=57340&l=637c158a06

Monday, April 11, 2011

WEEK 5: Athletes of the Week

During the fifth week of competition we had a duel meet at Grace Davis and the distance runners ran at the Bronco Distance Carnival. The coaches had a difficult time selecting the male athlete for this week. We ultimately decide to award it to two deserving individuals.

Kylo Vaught

Malcolm McCloud
 MALCOLM MC CLOUD and KYLO VAUGHT
Malcolm won both the discus and the shot put events vs Grace Davis. Kylo also won two events against Davis, the triple jump and the 300m hurdles. He also placed in the 110m hurdle race.


FELICIA ROMO
Felicia competed well against Davis. In spite of having other comitments, she remained loyal to the team. Her dedication and work ethic serves as an example for the rest of the team.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Bronco Distance Carnival

A handful of Downey distance runners drove up to Fair Oaks on Friday and competed with some of the Sac Joaquin Section's best at the Bella Vista Bronco Distance Carnival. Almost all of the Downey athletes acheived PRs for their efforts.

F/S Boys' Distance Medley Relay
This was the first event of the evening and the Downey athletes may not have gotten completely warmed up. Alfonso Urbano led off with the 1200m leg. He is one tough frosh, but he found himself in with the "big boys" on this leg. Halfway through his leg we were well behind the rest of the teams, but he hung in there to run 4:00.34 for his leg. Saul Zigala took the baton next for the 400m leg. He made up a significant portion of the gap with a solid 59.68. Anthony Garcia closed the gap and passed two teams in his 800m leg of 2:16.29. Jake Crenshaw ran the 1600m anchor leg. He passed another team and had to hold off a late charge. His PR 1600m relay split of 5:12.29 finish the race for us in 8th place (12:29.91).

F/S 1600m
With a very short time to recover and warmup again, Jake Crenshaw doubled back in the F/S 1600m. He was the just about the last person to get into the fastest of the two heats. As such he may have been overmatched and still tired from the DMR. He struggled the whole race near the back. Eventually gutting out the finish in 5:24.57, finishing in 41st place out of almost 80 in the 2 heats.

Varsity Boys' 1600m
Andrew Osgood fought from the back of the 1600m pack to the middle by the 800m mark. As the kickers began to move he struggled to hang on. Eventually he crossed the line with a huge PR of 4:37.54 for 13th place. This mark currently ranks him as #4 in Stanislaus County.

F/S Boys' 800m
In the F/S Boys' 800m Anthony Garcia bolted to the front as is his tradition. He gave up a few places over the middle 400m and then finished with a burst to hold on to 4th place and earn the only Downey medal of the evening. His 2:10.59 was a PR andranks him currenty as #10 in the county. Saul Zigala ran in the second heat. He is generally a sprinter but adjusted to the 800m nicely. He closed hard over the final 200m, passing many runners to finish 23rd overall in 2:21.51.

F/S Boys' 3200m
Alfonso Urbano laced up his racing shoes again for the F/S 3200m. It was a very fast and difficult field. He struggled to hang on to the last couple of runners for most of the race but managed to gut out a PR performance of 11:53.05 for 25th place.

Girls' 3200m
Sierra Durham toed the line in an enormous 42 runner field for the 3200m. She knew it would be a fast race and we were looking for her to be towed along to a fast time. That is exactly what happened as she went through the 1600m mark in a near best of 5:48.68 and hung on during the second mile to finish in 14th place with a time of 11:51.12. This time was a PR by 20 seconds and ranks her as #3 in the county for the year. More importantly it moved her into the #5 spot all-time for Downey. As sheis one of only 5 girls ever at Downey to break twelve minutes in the 3200m.

Varsity Boys' 3200m
Andrew Osgood doubled back from his successful 1600m race in the large field of the 3200m. He ran most of the race near the back of the lead pack. As the pace increased and the pack thinned, he struggled but hung on for a big PR. His placed 16th with a time of 10:18.73. This mark ranks him 4th in the county and #8 on the all-time Downey F/S 3200 list.

Link to pictures of the meet:
Link to complete results: 
http://rise.espn.go.com/track-and-xc/california/2011-track/Results/April/08-Bronco-Rdup-SJ.aspx?pursuit=TrackAndXC

TDHS v Grace Davis

Although I don't have complete results I will write up what I do have.

Varsity Girls (TDHS 35 Davis 94)
Sierra Durham won the 1600m (6:15), 800m (2:45), and 3200m (13:25) to score 15 of the team's points. She was the only Downey girl to win an event. Most of the girl's team left the meet prior to their events to go to a dance performance practice.

Varsity Boys (TDHS 57 Davis 78)
The score was closer than it otherwise might appear. Due to a poor handoff we lost the 4X100, didn't run a team in the 4X400, and were missing our top distance runner. Unfortunately, this was a winnable meet that we didn't win.

Malcomb McCloud won the shot put and the discus (119'21").
Kylo Vaught won the triple jump (38'3") and the 300m hurdles (46.8).
Anthony Garcia won his first varsity 800m of the year in a time of 2:19.
Caleb Lowe was the only other Downey event winner taking the tape in the 110H with a time of 16.79.

As I receive more complete results I will post them.

Links to pictures of the meet:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=56764&id=1807850130&l=cddccb3128

Monday, April 4, 2011

WEEK 4: Athletes of the Week


JAKE CRENSHAW
In last Wednesday's meet against Johansen, Jake won the F/S division 1600m, 3200m and long jump. He was the highest scoring male athlete with 15 total points.

SIMONE WEND
Simone won the varsity girls long jump, triple jump, high jump, and ran a leg on Downey's winning 4x100m relay team against Johansen. Her triple jump of 31'8" ranks as #8 all-time at Downey. She accounted for 16.3 of Downey's points.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Downey vs JoHo

Last Wednesday the Knights ran, threw, and jumped againt the Vikings of Johansen. We won all four divisions. Below I will summarize some of the highlights of each division.

F/S GIRLS beat JHS 39 to 9
Alicia Bargas won the 1600m and 800m to score 10 pts.
Katie Alexander also won two events, 100m and 200m, to score 10 points.
Abby Homan won the 3200m and was second in the 1600m which contributed 8 points.
Isaura Serna also added 6 points with her second place finishes in the 100m and 200m.

F/S BOYS beat JHS 90 to 28
Jake Crenshaw led the attack with three wins (1600m, 3200m, and LJ) earnig 15 points.
Herman Harris won the 100m and the HJ. His 5'8" in the HJ ranks as #9 all-time for F/S. His two wins earned the school 10 pts.
Mitchell Dill won the shot put and the discus to score 10 pts.
Francisco Solorzano scored 8pts by placing 1st in the TJ and second in the LJ.
Saul Zigala (400m), Rafael Chavez (800m), Kai Zambramo (200m) all were individual event winners.

VARSITY GIRLS beat JHS 63 to 48
Simone Wend led the scoring by winning the TJ, HJ and LJ. She also ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay team. Beyond the 16.3 points that she was responsible for scoring, the 4x100m relay (Simone, Maddie Finch, Felicia Romo, and Micayla Lowe) team's time of 54.27 ranks them as #10 all-time. Simone's 31'8" in the triple jump also put her at #8 on the all-time list.
Sierra Durham won the 1600m, 800m, and 3200m to contribute 15 pts.
Taylor Wilson was the only other Downey individual event winner by taking the tape in the 300m hurdles. She also placed 3rd in the 100m hurdles to score 6 pts.
Rocio Ramirez-Castro placed 2nd in both the 1600m and 3200m to chalk up 6pts for the lady Knights.
Micayla Lowe ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay team, placed 2nd in the 100m and 3rd in the 200m for an additional 5.3 points.

VARSITY BOYS beat JHS 88 to 36
Andrew Osgood led the scoring by winning the 1600m and 3200m. He also placed 2nd in the 800m to tally 13points.
Ty Cummins racked up 12 points by winning the LJ, placing 2nd in the 100m and 200m, and taking 3rd in the TJ.
Jacob Hackett won the 100m and 200m to score 10 points.
Kylo Vaught won the TJ, placed second in the 100m hurdles, and third in the 300m hurdles.
Caleb Lowe won the 110m hurdles and placed third in the 200m to add 6 pts.
Blake Lopes won the 400m and ran a leg on the winning 4x400m relay team to contribute 6.3 pts.
The only other event winner was Paul Bilodeau whose 45.90 in the 300m hurdles just missed the 10th spot on the all-time list.

Links to pictures of the meet:
Link to complete Downey results from the meet:
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=121951#789