San Diego Track Roundup : Brian Boggess Throws Helix for a Loss, 69-67

Brian Boggess has been the highlight of the El Capitan High School boys’ track-and-field team all season. He has been the San Diego County leader and one of the state’s best in the shotput and discus.

Thursday, Boggess increased his best in the shotput with a toss of 59 feet, 9 inches and won the discus (170-0) as the Vaqueros beat Helix, 69-67, in a Grossmont League meet. Boggess’ previous best in the shot was 59-7.

But Dave Storm, El Capitan coach, said the mile relay, which decided the meet, was the day’s most exciting event.

Devon Winthrop trailed the Highlanders’ Jeff Exum by five yards as the teams entered the final leg. Exum led until Winthrop caught him with 50 yards to go. Storm said they were neck and neck until the tape, when Winthrop lunged forward for the victory. El Capitan’s time was 3:34.7.

In other San Diego County meets:

Grossmont 77, El Cajon 58--Darryl Ransom of Grossmont cleared 6-7 to win the high jump and become a legitimate challenger to county leader, Erik Peterson of Monte Vista, whose best is 6-8 1/2. Ransom, who also plays forward on the basketball team, did not compete in the high jump before this year. Ransom’s previous best was 6-4. After easily clearing 6-7, he moved the bar to 6-9 but failed on all three attempts. Ransom also won the long jump with a leap of 20-0.

Poway 71, Orange Glen 65--With the Titans trailing by 15 points, Doug Eagle won the intermediate hurdles in 41.2. After two straight victories, it came down to the triple jump, where Harold Jones jumped 39-6 to win the event and give the Titans the meet. Freshman Glen Reyes won the 100 meters (11.2), the 200 (22.7) and the long jump (20-7) for Orange Glen.

Southwest 69, Castle Park 67--The Raiders won the South Bay League title with a narrow victory in the mile relay. The Trojans’ Scooby Scott had won the 440 (53.6) earlier and was making his move on Rusty Berry after 330 yards in the relay. But Scott dropped the baton and the Raiders won in 3:35.0. Ron Hurdle won the 100 yards in 9.9 and the 220 (22.8). Southwest’s Mike Serrano won the pole vault at 14-0.

Crawford 98, San Diego 36--Damion Cormier won the 100 meters for Crawford with a time of 10.8. Keith Williams took first in the 220 yards with a time of 22.6. Cormier and Williams also were members of the Colts’ 440-yard relay team, which won in 43.2. Paul Franklin leaped 44-7 to win the triple jump. Marc Davis claimed two of San Diego’s three winning events, running the mile in 4:24.5 and the two mile in 9:49.7.

Mira Mesa 73, Morse 63--Ray Rowe’s toss of 49-9 in the shotput was Mira Mesa’s top performance. Morse’s Osmand Swanegan won the intermediate hurdles with a time of 41.7.

Carlsbad 81, Oceanside 51--Oceanside’s Junior Seau set personal records by three feet in the shot put (50-10) and discus (131-9), and Okland Salavea had a personal record in the shotput (49-10).

GIRLS

Southwest 82, Castle Park 41--Tracy Crawford threw a personal best of 153-9 in the discus and won the shotput (40-9) as the Raiders won the league title.

Poway 82 1/2, Orange Glen 43 1/2--Freshman Tara Carlson cleared a school-record 5-3 to win the high jump for the Patriots.

Crawford 95, San Diego 30--Sisters Onie and Chrissy Ferguson combined to win the sprints and lead the Colts over San Diego. Onie ran the 100 meters in 12.5; Chrissy won the 220 yards in 26.7.

Serra 77, Madison 50--Kartsi Leppaluoto not only placed first in the shotput (39-7) and discus (124-2), but won the 110-yard low hurdles as well. Lynn Patrick leaped 5-2 to win the high jump.

Mira Mesa 76, Morse 51--Despite losing the team competition, Morse received strong individual performances from runners Yolanda Fitch and Kim Matthews. Fitch won the 100 meters in 12.2 and the 440 in 1:01.7. Matthews won the 220 in 25.6.

Oceanside 74, Carlsbad 43--The Pirates won their second track meet in four years. Tina Fitzpatrick (2 mile and 1 mile), Lytrice Hall (110- and 330-yard low hurdles) and Michelle Dimry (100 and 220 yards) were double winners for Oceanside, which won 11 of the 15 events.

Lincoln 71, Hoover 56--Michelle Outlaw paced Lincoln with victories in the 110 low hurdles, the 220 and the 330 lows. Outlaw posted a time of 15.5 in the 110, ran the 220 in 27.7 and took the 330 in 49.5.

San Diego Top Prep Track Marks

(for Thursday)

BOYS 100--Ron Hurdle (Southwest) 9.9; 100 meters--Damion Cormier (Crawford) 10.8; 220--Keith Williams (Crawford) 22.6; 200 meters--Glen Reyes (Orange Glen) 22.7; 440--Tim Pipes (Fallbrook) 49.1; 400 meters--Dustin Seale (Poway) 51.3; 880--Taylor (Madison) 2:04.0; 800 meters--Bill Dunker (Poway) 2:01.4; Mile--Marc Davis (San Diego) 4:24.5; Two mile--Mark Dani (Valhalla) 9:33.5; 110-meter high hurdles--Craig Hartsuyker (Orange Glen) 15.7; 120 high hurdles--Jeff Exum (Helix) 15.4; 330 intermediate hurdles--Osmand Swanegan (Morse) 41.7; 440 relay--Crawford 43.2; Mile relay--Poway 3:32.5; Long jump--Todd (Helix) 21-11 1/2; High jump--Cane (Castle Park) 6-2; Triple jump--Paul Franklin (Crawford) 44-7; Pole vault--Curt Brown (San Pasqual) 15-0; Mike Serrano (Southwest) 14-0; Discus--Brian Boggess (El Capitan) 170-0; Shot put--Boggess (El Capitan) 59-9.

GIRLS 100--Onie Ferguson (Crawford) 12.5; 220--Chrissy Ferguson (Crawford) 26.7; 440--Charlotte Verdin (Crawford) 26.7; 880--Temple (Lincoln) 2:26.0; Mile--R. Del Rio (Crawford) 5:44.9; Twomile--Naranjo (Hoover) 12:16.0; 110 hurdles--Michelle Outlaw (Lincoln) 15.5; 330 hurdles--Outlaw (Lincoln) 49.5; 440 relay--Morse 50.3; Mile relay--Grossmont 4:14.1; Long jump--Kristi Kauffman, (San Pasqual) 15-10 1/2; High jump--Tara Carlson (Orange Glen) 5-3; Triple jump--Kauffman (San Pasqual) 34-4 1/2; Discus--Tracy Crawford (Southwest) 153-9; Kartsi Leppaluoto (Madison) 124-2; Shot put--Crawford (Southwest) 40-9; Leppaluoto (Madison) 39-7.