Section Masters Meet

The Sac-Joaquin Section Masters track meet was held over two days, last Thursday and Friday. The 4x100m Relay team and Conner Fenton competed on Thursday. Simone Wend competed on Friday. It may seem cliche' to say that it is an honor to just qualify for the Masters meet, but it is true. For a track program that has struggled over the past decade to find consistency, these athletes are hopefully laying the foundation of tradition for future Downey track athletes to not only qualify for Masters but move on to the State Meet.

With all of that said it wasn't the best week for Downey track athletes. The 4x100m relay team of Ty Cummins, Caleb Lowe, Jacob Hackett, and Shane Gorman struggled with two of their handoffs which resulted in a slower than hoped time. They finished 17th in the section with a time of 43.99. On a higher note their best time of 43.74 ranks them #4 all-time at Downey.

Conner Fenton who had a season PR of 6'2" in the high jump only cleared the openning height of 5'11 on Thursday. This left him finishing tied for 13th in the section. On a higher note: his 6'2" season best ranks # 6 all-time at Downey.

One week earlier Simone Wend would produce a huge PR of 34'10" in the triple jump. Friday just wasn't her day. Her best jump was 30'7" (over 4 feet off of her PR) which would place her 21st. Her season best TJ ranks as # 3 all-time. Her long jump (16'5.25") ranks her #4, and her high jump best of 4'10" ties her for #6 all-time. She was also a member of the 4x100m relay team whose best time of 53.1 ranks as #7 all-time. Inspite of how it ended, her marks more than validate the spectacular 2011 track season that she had.

The following is a link to pictures of Friday's portion of the meet:

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