Track and field: San Clemente’s Dunne gets it done again

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San Clemente’s Alexandra Dunne will take home two Southern Section-Toyota track and field Division I championships Saturday from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

Dunne, after having won the girls’ 1,600 title, won the 3,200 race in a time of 10:49.03, edging Saugus freshman Kaylin Mahoney, who ran it in 10:50.69. Crescenta Valley’s Claire Collison and Rachel Lange came in third and fourth with times of 10:56.15 and 10:56.84, respectively. Dunne and Mahoney were so good that they lapped some of the late finishers.

A junior, Dunne will compete in 1,600 and 3,200 at the Masters meet on Friday at Cerritos College. She will go against Christine Babcock of Woodbridge in both events. Babcock, a senior, won the the 1,600 and 3,200 races in Division II.

The girls’ 3,200 finishers advancing to the Masters meet:

1. Christine Babcock, Woodbridge, Div. II, 10:42.56
2. Alexandra Dunne, San Clemente, Div. I, 10:49.03
3. Kaylin Mahoney, Saugus, Div. I, 10:50.69
4. Erin Baird, Agoura, Div. II, 10:52.14
5. Claire Collison, Crescenta Valley, Div. I, 10:56.15
6. Hillary Hayes, Edison, Div. II, 10:56.35
7. Racel Lange, Crescenta Valley, Div. I, 10:56.84
8. Elizabeth Coe, Fountain Valley, Div. I, 10:57.94
9. Kristina Taylor, Vista Murrieta, Div. I, 10:59.39
10. Vanessa Hancock, Brea Olinda, Div. III, 11:03.24
11. Melissa Skiba, Oak Park, Div. III, 11:05.08
12. Sophia Ditty, Newport Harbor, Div. II, 11:06.24

-- Jaime Cardenas

-- Image by Jaime Cardenas

-- Editor Bob: For complete Southern Section divisonal championship results, check here.