Track and field: Poole is an easy qualifer in the shot put

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Blake Poole of Esperanza was more than 2 1/2 feet better than his nearest competitor in the boys’ shot put in the Southern Section-Toyota Division I preliminaries at Trabuco Hills.

Poole, a senior who was the Southern Section leader coming into the day, had a winning put of 59 feet 8 1/2 inches. It’s still off his best of the season, 61-0, thrown on March 13 in a dual meet. He is ranked third in the state.

Daniel Swarbrick of Saugus qualified second at 57-2, and Jeramy Cutler of Lakewood was third at 54-9 1/2.

-- Martin Henderson