2012 All-County boys track and field team

2012 BOYS ALL-COUNTY TEAM

*Athletes who qualified and competed at the Masters Meet are automatically selected for the All-County team

(In alphabetical order)

100m

Herbert Gamboa (San Clemente, Sr.)*; Austin Hazel (Mater Dei, Sr.)*; Kezue Nwachie (Loara, Sr.); Alex Suchesk (Santa Margarita, So.)

200m

Drake Alvarez-Cates (Edison, Sr.); Derek Barnes (Tesoro, Sr.); Herbert Gamboa (San Clemente, Sr.); Austin Hazel (Mater Dei, Sr.); Thomas Testini (Corona del Mar, Sr.)

400m

Derek Barnes (Tesoro, Sr.); Alex Hardlund (Cypress, Sr.); Chas Harmon (JSerra, Sr.); Julian Lujan (Servite, Sr.); John Swigert (Corona del Mar, Sr.); David Terry (Tustin, Sr.)

800m

Robert Blackwell (Costa Mesa, Sr.); Kyle Iverson (Corona del Mar, Sr.); Pedro Mendez (Katella, Sr.); Cody Nguyen (Brea Olinda, Sr.); Jack Percival (Sage Hill, Sr.); Dragan Simic (Woodbridge, Sr.)*

1,600m

Billy Gaudreau (St. Margaret's, Sr.); Garrett Corcoran (Villa Park, So.)*; Jason Engel (Santa Margarita, Jr.); Juan Gonzalez (El Toro, Jr.)*; Nick Plumb (Trabuco Hills, Sr.); Dragan Simic (Woodbridge, Sr.)

3,200m

Billy Gaudreau (St. Margaret's, Sr.); Kevin Durham (El Toro, Sr.)*; Kyler Fisk (Tesoro, Sr.); Jared Hazlett (Trabuco Hills, Sr.)*; Jose Penaloza (Godinez, Jr.)*; Brandon Price (St. Margaret's, Jr.)*

110m Hurdles

Cameron Baldwin (Los Alamitos, Sr.); Andy Bardine (El Toro, Sr.); Corey Hammond (Mater Dei, Sr.); Oliver Pham (Canyon, Sr.); Ramon Vargas (Huntington Beach, Sr.)

300m Hurdles

Cameron Baldwin (Los Alamitos, Sr.); Corey Hammond (Mater Dei, Sr.)*; Nick McGuiness (Corona del Mar, Sr.); Cullan Riser (Orange Lutheran, Jr.); Ramon Vargas (Huntington Beach, Sr.)

400m Relay

Corona del Mar, Los Alamitos, Mater Dei, Mission Viejo

1,600m Relay

Corona del Mar*; Dana Hills, Mater Dei

High Jump

Cody Crampton (Canyon, Sr.)*; Austin Hazel (Mater Dei, Sr.); Sage Stone (Mission Viejo, Jr.)*; Darien Washington (Orange Lutheran, Sr.)

Long Jump

Ryan Finnie (Mater Dei, Jr.); Myles Hawkins (Orange Lutheran, So.); Austin Hazel (Mater Dei, Sr.); Brandon Radlinger (Servite, Sr.); Justin Schneider (El Toro, Sr.)*

Triple Jump

Josh Caiquo (Los Alamitos, Sr.); Myles Hawkins (Orange Lutheran, So.)* Brandon Radlinger (Servite, Sr.); Darien Washington (Orange Lutheran, Sr.)

Pole Vault

Paul Bowker (Mission Viejo, Sr.)*; Parker Curry (Santa Margarita, So.); Fritz Howser (Newport Harbor, Sr.); Connor McNicholas (Mission Viejo, Sr.); Keith Messinger (Dana Hills, Sr.)*; Michael Rovzar (Mater Dei, Jr.)*

Discus

Ethan Cochran (Newport Harbor, Sr.)*; Steve Michaelsen (Newport Harbor, Sr.)*; Gabriel Perez (Valencia, Jr.); Marty Taylor (Newport Harbor, Jr.)*; Javier Venegas (Newport Harbor, Jr.); Quaid Vuncannon (San Clemente, Sr.)*

Shot Put

Ethan Cochran (Newport Harbor, Sr.)*; Connor Einck (Servite, Sr.)*; Steve Michaelsen (Newport Harbor, Sr.)*; Gabriel Perez (Valencia, Jr.); Marty Taylor (Newport Harbor, Jr.)*

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2012 BOYS TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Ethan Cochran, Newport Harbor

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2012 BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR

Rick Martinez, Mater Dei

In his 18^th season at the helm of the Monarchs track and field program, Martinez guided a well-balanced squad to a stellar season. They finished a perfect 5-0 to win their second consecutive Trinity League title. Mater Dei also won the Orange County Championships team title for the first time in school history. Between both boys and girls program, Martinez is now a four-time Register Coach of the Year award winner.

"We had really exceptional individuals that we knew would perform well, but it was the secondary level athletes that helped pick things up and make us a better team," Martinez said. "We try to have a balanced team, and our motto has always been team first and individuals second. The kids have really taken ownership of that."