Emotions were running high as in the Girls relay ended in
what seemed to be a bit of controversy.
A collision in the final exchange zone left bodies sprawled on the
track, and taking the brunt of it was Valley Christian runners Nicole Favre and
Ashley Lara who found themselves unsuspectedly part of the carnage. Mitty held the lead into the final exchange with
Favre closing fast. As the runners approached
the line and were separated by less than a second, Lara collided with the Mitty
runner who had not yet left the track after handing off the baton, which sent
all three runners face first into the track as the fourth runner for Mitty was off
in the clear. Lara quickly gathered herself to her feet and began the
chase. Closing the gap dramatically it
seemed like she might be able to steal the win but came up short down the home
stretch she ran out of real room finishing just 0.14 behind.
While emotions were running high for the Lady Warriors the
non-disqualification was indeed the right call as Rule 5-10 in the NFHS rule
book states in article 8: “After passing the baton, the relieved competitor
should stand still or jog straight ahead and step off the track when clear.”
Outside of the excitement there was still one race to be
run with huge ramifications. The team
that won the 4 x 400 relay would win the meet.
It was a motley crew team of distance runners that was assembled and got
the job done. Mitty was off to a strong
first leg run in lanes allowing Jason Li to give chase and close the gap
handing off to freshman Justin Baraona for the third leg. It was almost a dead heat but a near perfect
exchange gave Lundy the one stride advantage he needed as the two athletes were
locked in a battle shoulder to shoulder throughout the final leg. Having lane one proved the advantage as Lundy
kicked home for the win in the time of 3:43.03.
Meet Highlights:
- Elena Bruckner and Ronna Stone went one-two in the shot put, both marks are atop the CCS rankings. Bruckner set another personal best of 37’ 10” while Stone debuted with a throw of 36’ 10.” Stone is just days into her track & field season as she was a member of the CCS Championship basketball team that qualified for the Nor Cal tournament.
- Lydia Sum was a double winner in the hurdles, her time in the 100 hurdles currently ranks her second in CCS.
- Taylor Johnson dipped under the 13 second barrier for the first time. She is currently ranked 15th in the CCS.
- Sara Van Wagoner debuted in the 3200 Wednesday in her first track race. Her time of 12:07.11 is the tenth fastest time in school history.
- Akil Jones was a triple winner. His times in the 100 and 200 meters were both season best times as well as anchoring the 4 x 100 in a come from behind victory.
Top Valley Christian Performers:
Full Results: CLICK HERE
EVENT
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GIRLS
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BOYS
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100
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Taylor Johnson
12.93
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Akil Jones
11.47
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200
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Shelby Smallwood
26.36
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Akil Jones
23.48
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400
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Shelby Smallwood
64.57
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Jason Li
53.85
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800
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Ashley Lara
2:23.18
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Nedu Ndili
2:07.74
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1600
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Jessica Xu
5:29.73
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Nathan Lynch
5:05.14
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100 / 110 Hurdles
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Lydia Sum
15.63
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Ben Staub
17.98
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3200
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Sara VanWagoner
12:07.11
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Nathan Lynch
11:08.77
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300 Hurdles
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Lydia Sum
49.46
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Ben Staub
45.31
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4 x 100
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Varsity Girls
53.55
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Varsity Boys
45.83
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4 x 400
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Varsity Girls
4:18.41
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Varsity Boys
3:43.03
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Shot Put
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Elaina Bruckner
37’ 10”
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David Maumalanga
45’ 1”
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Discus
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Ronna Stone
92’ 6”
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David Maumalanga
135’ 1”
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Long Jump
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Taylor Johnson
16’ 1½”
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Kelly Lee
17’ 1”
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Triple Jump
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Lydia Sum
32’ 10”
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Mathew Weeks
35’ 11”
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High Jump
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Elaine Ma
4’ 6”
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Mathew Weeks
5’ 2”
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