Mountain View, CA –
The varsity boys track & field team had a break out season this spring;
competitive in dual meets and well represented in the WCAL Finals the team is
in the midst of a resurgence. Last year
nearly ¾ of the team comprised of freshman and sophomores and as the team has
matured, results have followed.
The Warriors saw impressive performances from a range of
disciplines, but none were better than David Maumalanga in the throws. Leading the way with a second place finish in
the shot put it was a personal best throw of 51-5.5 that qualified him for his first
CCS meet. Maumalanga is in just his
second year in the throws and sits #2 all-time for the Warriors. Other outstanding performances in the throws
came from Fa’auli Gaoteote and Charles Nihmeh.
Scoring in the shot put with a sixth place finish Gaoteote hit a mark of
48-4, just 3.75 inches off the CCS automatic qualifying spot. Gaoteote also qualified for the WCAL final in
the discus where he finished eighth. Charles
Nijmeh had a strong showing in the throws at the frosh-soph level. Finishing fourth in the shot put with a
personal best throw of 46-0.5, Nijmeh was frustrated after scratching a 50 foot
throw for the second consecutive meet.
Showing maturity and pose he came back determined and won the discus
with a throw of 121-11.
Ben Staub had a breakthrough of his own finishing third
in the 110 hurdles in a personal best time 16.08. Also stellar in the hurdles, Mathew Weeks
finished third in the 300 hurdles in a personal best 44.71 in the frosh-soph
division. Weeks also finished third in
the high jump (5-6) and qualified for the Triple Jump final where he set a
personal best 39-3 in the trials.
Depth continues to grow in the distances; Jason Li earned
a personal best in the 1600 meters running 4:42.75. There was also an impressive showing in the
3200 meters where Nathan Lynch finished eleventh in 10:34.34. Cameron Lockard finished in the varsity race finishing in 11:11.04, his
debut at the event. It was a slew of
personal bests in the frosh-soph 3200 meters: Nedu Ndili finished fourteenth in
10:29.37. Dean DeMoss and Justin Baraona
finished under the 11 minute mark, DeMoss running 10:56.03 and Justin Baraona
10:59.90. Peter Enfantino took 16
seconds off his personal best running 11:02.11 while Samuel Cuevas finished in
11:33.88 taking 9 second off his previous best.
Another highlight to the evening was the varsity boys 4 x
400 relay. Trenton Rhoads started off strong for the Warriors splitting 53.8. He was joined by teammates Akil Jones (53.0),
Jason Li (52.8), and Matt Lundy (54.4) finishing in 3:34.76, the fourth fastest
time in school history.
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