Season's Best Marks (So far)

Bronco Distance Carnival

A handful of Downey runners traveled to Bella Vista HS last Friday for the Broinco Distance Carnival. Although there was rain during some of the races, long timing delays, and frigid temperatures by the end of the night, some impressive PR times were achieved.

Danny Mauricio was the first to take the track in the F/S boy's 1600m. It began to rain while they were lined up to begin. Even in the rain, Danny managed a near PR, 5:27.07 which placed him 38th.

In the varsity girl's 1600m Rory Jiminez, Anna Casas, and Natalie Franco all ran in the slower of the two heats. Anna ran in second place with Natalie and Rory close behind for the first two laps. Anna and Rory both moved to the front on the third lap. Anna began to fade on the final lap. Rory had a bit more in the tank but was passed down the stretch. Rory managed a 6:12.53 PR (38th overall). Anna was 6:19.37 (43rd) and Natalie was 6:24.62 (46th).

In the faster of the two heats, Rocio Ramirez Castro ran in the middle of the pack and was paced to finished below 5:40 until she tied up over the final 300m. She still placed 17th with a huge PR of 5:48.73.

In the girl's 800m Alicia Bargas ran a strong personal race to place 26th in 2:53.05.

Just before the varsity boy's 800m it began to pour. In spite of the rain Anthony Garcia went out hard and was leading at the 200m mark with Blake Lopes not far behind. Blake moved up the second 400m, while Anthony tied up and Saul Zigala hung on to the back of the pack. Blake would finish in 12th place overall with a huge PR of 2:06.89. The final results missed Anthony. Saul finished in 25th, 2:18.87.

To cap off the night for Downey's runners, Sierra Durham ran in the girl's 3200m. Unfortunatly the runners were held at the starting line without sweats for over 15 min. Now it was no longer raining, but it was cold enough to see you breath. After a 5:50 first mile split, Sierra said her arms and legs were completely numb. Her finishing time was 12:26.68 (17th).

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MJC Invitational

This past Saturday a handful of Downey track athletes competed in the MJC Invitational at Modesto Junior College.

The 4x100m relay team consisting of Ty Cummins, Caleb Lowe, Blake Lopes, and Herman Harris had a solid effort, placing 6th in 45.03.

In the girls 1600m Sierra Durham placed 4th with a time of 5:40.80.

In the TJ Richard Lopez placed 5th with a jump of 40'6.5" that p[uts hims as #11 on Downey's all-time list. Also Luis Magana leaped 38'8.5" for 9th place, and Ty Cummins placed 14th (37'1").

In the HJ herman Harris placed 3rd with a height of 5'10" which earned him one our three medals.

In the 100m dash Herman Harris placed 11th (11.82) and Caleb Lowe was 12th (11.91).

For the 400m Blake Lopes placed 6th (52.8 a PR, I believe); Richard Lopez was 14th in 54.96, and Anthony Garcia was 21st in 56.35.

In the 800m Saul Zigala passed several runners in the home stretch to place 11th overall in 2:12.95. Anthony Garcia was 12th in 2:13.23.

For the 300m hurdles Ty Cummins placed 5th in 43.08 and Luis Magana was 14th in 48.31.

In the 200m Blake Lopes was 8th in 24.25 and Caleb Lowe was 10th in 24.58.

For the 3200m Sierra Durham came in 2nd in 12:17.1 (good for our second medal).

In the LJ Ty Cummins won the event in 20'9" (our third medal) and Luis Magana was 11th in 17'10".


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WEEK 5--Athletes of the Week

Week 5 found the Knights competing against the Vikings of Johansen. Some athletes competed in the Atwater falcon Inv too.

 

TY CUMMINS--against Johansen ran in four events Won Long Jump and Triple Jump

On winning 4X1 Team and 300 hurdles Great Performance. Ty ran the lead off leg on the 4x100 team that recorded a time of 44.6 from the Falcon Inv that was 4th overall and was good for #8 on the all-time Downey list.

 

 

SIERRA DURHAM --against Johansen ran in three distance events 800, 1600 and 3200

She showed great intestinal fortitude in her performance. At the Atwater falcon Inv she ran a PR in the 1600m of 5:36.77 to place 5th. This mark placed her as #9 on the all-time Downey list

Atwater Falcon Inv

Yesterday a handful of Knight track athletes competed in some wintery conditions at the Atwater Falcon Inv.
In spite of the conditions there were some very solid marks turned in.

Girls 1600m
Sierra Durham battled with two other girls down the stretch for the last medal. Although she finished 5th she PRed with a time of 5:36.77 #9 all-time at Downey (note that the time in the results is incorrect, their timing system failed.
Boys 4x100
Ty Cummins, Caleb Lowe, Luis Quintero, and Herman Harris finished 4th overall in a very fast time of 44.60 (#8 all-time for Downey).
Boys 400m
Blake Lopes was the only Knight to medal with his 3rd place finish in the 400m. His time of 52.99 was a PR (which was especially admirable in the very rainy conditions.) In the same event Anthony Garcia placed 11th in 56.32.
Boys TJ
Ty Cummins placed 11th (37'3"), Francisco Solorzano was 13th (36'11") and Luis Magana was 16th (36'1.25")

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