Times All-Valley Track Teams

FIRST TEAM BOYS

MIGUEL FLETCHER, MVP

Alemany, Sophomore

100, 200 meters

* Placed seventh in 100 meters and eighth in 200 at the state finals. Had career-bests of 10.47 in 100 and 21.06 in 200 during regular season.

RODERICK CROW

El Camino Real, Senior

400 meters

* Ran a school-record 47.9 and placed fifth in the City Section championships. He also recorded three of the region’s five fastest times.

RYAN MEUSE

Simi Valley, Sophomore

800 meters

* The Ventura County champion ran 1:57 or faster six times, topped by a region-leading 1:55.20. He finished seventh in the Southern Section Division I championships.

SAL MARTINEZ

Ventura, Senior

1,600 meters

* Runner-up in the Southern Section Division II championships. Ran 4:23.25 or faster six times, capped by a school-record 4:17.09 for fifth place in the Masters Meet.

WILL BERNALDO

Nordhoff, Senior

3,200 meters

* Cal State Northridge-bound Bernaldo ran a school-record 9:04.18 to place second in the State championships after winning the Masters Meet and the Southern Section Division III title.

RANDY HURT

Rio Mesa, Senior

110-meter high hurdles

* The Ventura County champion set a school record of 14.96 in the Southern Section Division II preliminaries and placed fourth in the final.

BRIAN THOMA

Chaminade, Junior

300-meter intermediate hurdles

* The Mission League champion recorded the three fastest times in the region, capped by a 39.42 for second in the Southern Section Division III final.

DAJUAN HAWKINS

Newbury Park, Senior

High jump, Triple jump

* Placed second in the triple jump and fourth in the high jump in the Southern Section Division I championships and advanced to the State meet in both events. He was the region leader in the triple jump at 47 feet and co-leader in the high jump at 6-8.

MERLIN DEMARTINIS

Harvard-Westlake, Senior

Pole vault

* Occidental-bound DeMartinis cleared a region-leading 15-1 early in the season, but a severely sprained left ankle prevented him from jumping in the Southern Section Division III finals.

RONNEY JENKINS

Hueneme, Senior

Long jump

* Brigham Young-bound running back set a Ventura County record of 24-9 and won his third county title, but was not allowed to compete in the Southern Section Division II championships because he didn’t show up for his 200-meter heat in the preliminaries after Coach Bill Hayes said he intentionally false started in the 100.

BROCK DIEDIKER

Newbury Park, Senior

Shotput

* Brigham Young-bound linebacker won his second consecutive Ventura County title, placed fourth in the Southern Section Division I championships and led the region at 53-6 1/2.

JOHN DAGATA

Paraclete, Senior

Discus

* The region leader with a school record of 161-9, Dagata placed second in the Southern Section Division IV championships for the second consecutive year.

SECOND TEAM BOYS

RONNEY JENKINS

Hueneme, Senior

100 meters

* He won his second consecutive Ventura County title and had a personal best of 10.66.

TROY GARNER

Notre Dame, Senior

200 meters

* USC-bound football wide receiver ran a personal best of 21.7 and placed seventh in the Southern Section Division III finals.

CHRIS FORDE

Notre Dame, Junior

400 meters

* Ran a career best of 48.74 to place third in the Southern Section Division III championships.

TED PESZYNSKI

Monroe, Senior

800 meters

* Ran a personal best of 1:55.57 to place third in the City Section finals and added a 1:56.31 clocking in a heat of the State meet.

WILL BERNALDO

Nordhoff, Senior

1,600 meters

* His career best of 4:22.91 ranked fifth on the region list, but it defeated Martinez for the Ventura County title.

DAVID LOPEZ

Hoover, Junior

3,200 meters

* Runner-up in the Southern Section Division I finals. Ran a personal best of 9:15.75 to place second in the Masters Meet.

DAVE GARRETT

Thousand Oaks, Senior

110-meter high hurdles,

300-intermediate hurdles

* Runner-up in the Ventura County championships in both events, Garrett timed a wind-aided 14.83 in the highs and a career best of 39.84 in the intermediates.

JOSH HILL

Camarillo, Senior

High jump

* Navy-bound Hill was the co-region leader at 6-8 and placed fifth in the Southern Section Division I finals.

BRIAN STREM

Agoura, Junior

Pole vault

* Cleared a personal best of 14-0 1/2 to win his second consecutive Ventura County title.

LAFAYETTE BAILEY

Littlerock, Senior

Long jump

* Improved his school record to 22-9 and placed second in the Masters Meet after a fourth in the Southern Section Division I finals.

MARCUS CARR

Palmdale, Junior

Triple jump

* Third on the region list with a career best of 45-2, Carr placed seventh in the Southern Section Division I championships.

DENNIS FOX

Crespi, Junior

Shotput

* Won the Mission league title with a personal best of 52-6 1/4 and placed fourth in the Southern Section Division III finals.

BOBBY DEMARS

Westlake, Junior

Discus

* The Ventura County champion threw a career best of 151-11 to win the Marmonte League title.

GIRLS FIRST TEAM

KIM MORTENSEN, MVP

Thousand Oaks, Senior

3,200 Meters

* Mortensen set a national high school record with a time of 9 minutes 48.49 seconds in the Southern Section Masters Meet, cutting more than 11 seconds off the previous outdoor best. Mortenson, who will attend UCLA, also won a national cross-country championship in December.

EBONI GRAYSON

Taft, Sophomore

100 meters

* Rebounded from early-season injuries to place third in the City Section finals and ninth in the State championships after running a career-best of 12.23 in her qualifying heat.

SHARIKA HIGGINS

Channel Islands, Senior

200 meters

* The Ventura County champion placed fifth in the Southern Section Division I finals. She also had the three fastest times in the region, led by a school-record 24.60.

KADRINA COFFEE

Palmdale, Sophomore

400 meters

* Placed third in the Southern Section Division I championships with a region-leading 55.26 before injured quadriceps led to a disappointing sixth in the Masters Meet.

TARA GREGORY

Crescenta Valley, Sophomore

800 meters

* Placed fifth in the State championships with a school record 2:14.24 and was third in the Southern Section Division I finals. She also ran five of the region’s top seven times.

MICHELLE PERRY

Quartz Hill, Junior

100-meter high hurdles

300-meter low hurdles

* Southern Section Division I champion in both events. Placed third in the lows and fifth in the highs in the State championships with school-record times of 42.68 and 14.37. Her time in the lows moved her to second on the all-time region list.

LIZ GILTNER

Chaminade, Junior

High jump

* Three-time Southern Section Division III champion cleared a school record of 5-10 to win the State meet and move into a tie for fourth on the all-time region list.

BRIDGET PEARSON

Hoover, Freshman

Pole vault

* Raised the region record to 11-8 and placed second in the State as well as the Southern Section Division I championships. She jumped 11 feet or higher in five meets.

KENYA CORLEY

Antelope Valley, Junior

Long jump

* Won the Southern Section Division I title on her last jump with a school record of 19-2 3/4, a mark that moved her to seventh on the all-time region list.

JAMEKA TAYLOR

Littlerock, Freshman

Triple jump

* Bounded a school record 37-2 and placed sixth in the Southern Section Division I championships. She was the only competitor in the region to jump better than 37 feet.

CHEREE HICKS

Littlerock, Senior

Shotput, Discus

* Won the discus and placed third in the shotput in the Southern Section Division I championships before finishing sixth in the shotput and ninth in the discus in the State meet. She set school records of 43-3 in the shotput and 145-6 in the discus, a mark that ties her for third on the all-time region list.

GIRLS SECOND TEAM

TRANISHA HOLMES

Palmdale, Junior

100 meters

The region’s top 100-meter competitor during the first half of the season, she ran 12.21 to win the Golden League title.

MICHELLE PERRY

Quartz Hill, Junior

200 meters

Defeated Coffee and Holmes for the Golden League title and had a season best of 24.94.

PEGGY JOHNSON

Louisville, Junior

400 meters

Lowered the school record five times, capped by a 56.85 clocking for second in the Southern Section Division III champi onships.

SHALUINN FULLOVE

Louisville, Senior

800 meters, 1,600 meters

The Stanford-bound Fullove set school re cords of 2:15.69 in the 800 and 4:58.38 in the 1,600. Her 1,600 time was good enough for third in the State championships. She won both events in the Southern Section Division III finals.

JULIE HARRIS

Canyon, Junior

3,200 meters

Lowered the school record twice, capped by a sixth-place clocking of 10:46.48 in the Masters Meet.

AKIRA KENNETT

Calabasas, Senior

100-meter high hurdles

Frontier League champion placed fourth in the Southern Section Division III championships with a personal best of 15.07.

FRANCES SANTIN

Taft, Sophomore

300-meter low hurdles

City Section champion placed sixth in the State meet and her career best of 43.24 moved her to sixth on the all-time region list.

JENN DETMER

Thousand Oaks, Junior

High jump

Marmonte League champion placed fourth in the Southern Section Division I finals and had a best of 5-5.

JENNA BAUM

Thousand Oaks, Junior

Pole vault

Set a school record of 9-6 to win the Marmonte League title and move into a tie for fourth on the all-time region list.

JAMEKA TAYLOR

Littlerock, Freshman

Long jump

Set a school record of 18-9 to place third in the Southern Section Division I championships.

RICKISHA HERRON

Birmingham, Senior

Triple jump

City Section champion had a best of 36-2, but an ankle injury hampered her in the qualifying round of the State meet.

CRYSTAL CRAWFORD

Thousand Oaks, Senior

Shotput

Seventh-place finisher in the Southern Section Division I championships set four school records, topped by a best of 38-9.

MADELYN WASHINGTON

Royal, Senior

Discus

Runner-up in the Ventura County championships, won the Marmonte League title and had a best of 109-4.