Track & Field: Arcadia Invitational is off and running

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Many of the top athletes in the country are putting their talents on display at Arcadia High School on this, the second and last day of the Arcadia Invitational, one of the premiere prep competitions of the season. Now in its 45th year, the meet has produced 24 national records and 125 U.S. olympians.

There have already been several standout performances turned in by Southland athletes, starting with Woodland Hills Taft’s boys 4x100 relay team, which began the meet by winning its heat and recording the fastest overall time (42.64 seconds) out of over 50 schools.

With two freshmen and two sophomores, the Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos girls 4x100 relay team also took first place in a time of 47.37 seconds.

Senior Adriana Olivas of Corona Centennial finished second in the girls mile in 4:49.08 while Irvine Crean Lutheran freshman Lauren Maurer was third in 5:01.17. Aaron Potts of Corona Roosevelt ran 4:18.74 to claim first place in the boys mile.

Senior Duane Solomon of Temecula Great Oak won the boys 300-meter hurdles in 38.03 seconds and Carson’s Kymoni Bellamy clocked the third-fastest time (38.10).

Notable results from Friday’ competition include Arroyo Grande winning the 4x800 seeded girls race in 9:31.63 and Newbury Park winning the 4x800 seeded relay in 7:50.23; Los Angeles Loyola winning the boys rated 4x200 Open relay in 1:28.65 and breaking the 4x1600 Invitational record; Studio City Harvard-Westlake winning the girls sprint medley Invitational in 3:56.34 and Long Beach Poly’s girls clocking 1:44.37 to win the 800 sprint medley Invitational event.

Check back for updates throughout the day.

-- Steve Galluzzo