TEAMWORK: The Dana Hills boys, right, pass the baton along side the Compton boys in the 400-meter relay. ARMANDO BROWN, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER |
Esperanza's Adams, Edison's Hayes run toward future
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Track and field notes: The runners show O.C. still will be strong at 1,600 when Babcock is gone.
Norwalk Orange County's present and future were on full display in the girls 1,600 meters Saturday at the 90th annual CIF state track and field championships at Cerritos College.
While Woodbridge senior Christine Babcock was setting the high school federation record in the event, two runners who will look to become future champions put forth strong performances, too.
Esperanza sophomore Teeny Adams, who entered the race with the 11th-best qualifying mark, confidently hung with the main pack throughout the race and battled her way to a sixth-place finish in a personal-best time of 4:53.25.
"It feels so good to perform like this at the state meet," Adams said. "These results show me that I can be really good."
For Edison junior Hillary Hayes, who finished eighth overall in a time of 4:53.78, her performance was retribution for last season, when she failed to make it to the state finals.
"I was happy that I made it this far," she said. "I have gained much more confidence in myself and will take that into next year."
Hayes also credited Babcock with being an inspiration to her.
"As a fellow runner, she is a motivation to me and I look up to her," Hayes said. "She is such a great girl,"
BRIEFLY
Aliso Niguel senior Michael Andraszczyk finished fourth in the boys 800-meter final with a lifetime best time of 1:53.19. …
In the boys shot put, Esperanza senior Blake Poole (60 feet, 5 inches) finished fourth. Mission Viejo senior Jeff Baca (56 feet, 81/2 inches) was eighth.…
In the boys 400 relay, county leader Dana Hills (41.78) finished fifth, as the top five teams were separated by only 52-hundredths of a second. …
In the girls discus, Canyon senior Ashley Pyka ended her remarkable late-season surge by finishing sixth overall with a personal-best throw of 143 feet, 8 inches. …
El Toro senior Christina Kim ended her season by finishing sixth in the shot put final with a mark of 41 feet, 5 inches.…
In the boys 1,600 final, Dana Hills junior Tyler Valdes led all county runners by finishing sixth in a time of 4:14.05. Trabuco Hills senior Scott Blair (4:16.50) placed ninth, with El Toro junior Toby Villalva (4:18.31) finishing 10th. …
In the boys pole vault, Edison senior Ryan Simoni (15 feet) finished sixth overall. Cypress senior Melissa Morris cleared 11 feet to finish seventh in the girls event. …
Esperanza junior Jake Pendleton (172 feet, 1 inch) placed ninth overall in the boys discus.
Contact the writer: jeichelberger@ocregister.com
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