1990 BOYS’ TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW

Top teams: Esperanza, San Clemente, Saddleback.

Top sprinters: Erik Mitchell (Los Alamitos), Roshawn Sims (Esperanza), Tim Martin (San Clemente).

Top hurdlers: Adrian Brown (Huntington Beach), David Fair (El Toro), Damon Richardson (Esperanza).

Top distance runners: Mark Gonzales, Tim Mahon (La Habra); Daniel Niednagel (Dana Hills); Mike Farrell (San Clemente); Robby Price, Eddie Salinas (Saddleback); Alan Grant, Brian McCaffery (Marina); Mike Terry (El Modena); Linh Le (Los Amigos).

Top field event athletes: Phouphet Singbandith (Magnolia); Mark Parlin, Clayton Tharrington, Trevor Lycett (Esperanza); Andy Marrone, Matt Jordan (Dana Hills); Hartwell Brown (Los Alamitos); Brad Sherman, Lawson Mollica (Edison); Al Avila (Loara); Tyson Jacobson (Capistrano Valley); Scott Wigglesworth (San Clemente); Keith Miller (Corona del Mar); Tony Robinson (San Clemente); Darriel Whipple (Valencia).

Important dates: April 7, Arcadia Invitational; April 21, Mt. SAC Relays; May 18, Southern Section finals; May 25, Masters meet; June 1-2, State meet.

Notes: Esperanza, the defending 3-A champion, breezed through the Orange County Championships to win with 90 points. The Aztecs are led by all-around sprinter Roshawn Sims, who already has won two athlete of the meet honors (Irvine Invitational and OC Championships). One of the more interesting showdowns this year should be between Los Alamitos’ Mitchell and San Clemente’s Martin--Martin beat Mitchell in an indoor 50-yard race in January, but Mitchell beat Martin last week in the 100 meters at the Orange County Championships. Huntington Beach sophomore Brown has proved to be in a class by himself in the 110-meter hurdles, and watch for Magnolia’s Singbandith to close in on the county triple jumping record of 50 feet 3 1/2 inches set in 1982 by Troy’s Ken Williams.