Tim Martin

School: San Clemente High

Sport: Track and field

Events: 100 and 200 meters

Class: Senior

Martinwas fast Friday--faster than any other high school sprinter in Orange County history. But that didn’t help him get to his prom on time. The dance in La Jolla started at 7 p.m., about 40 minutes before Martin set the county 100-meter record at the Southern Section 4-A championships at Cerritos College. Finishing second to Ricky Carrigan of Compton, Martin’s time of 10.56 seconds broke the record of 10.57 set by Santa Ana Valley’s Elliott Dunning in 1984. “At about the 70-meter mark I saw (Carrigan’s) strides were longer than mine,” Martin said. “I tried to match his strides but that wasn’t happening.” Martin also ran a personal-best time of 21.50 in the 200, finishing third to Carrigan and Compton’s Edward Hervey. After his record-setting 100, he drove home, showered, donned his tuxedo, picked up his date in Oceanside and arrived in La Jolla at about 11 p.m. The dance ended at midnight. Enough time for a few fast moves on the dance floor.

Other top performers:

Rob Johnson, who pitched a one-hitter, striking out four, in El Toro’s 3-0 victory over Rolling Hills in the first round of the 4-A playoffs.

Mark Parlin, who set a 3-A shotput record with a throw of 66-feet 7 1/2-inches and finished second in the discus (171-7) to help Esperanza place second in the 3-A track and field championships.

Reid Pullen, who hit his first two home runs of the season and drove in five runs in Esperanza’s 9-1 victory over Santa Monica in the first round of the 5-A playoffs.

Beau Sheward, who had 39 kills in Newport Harbor’s five-game victory over Loyola in the quarterfinals of the 4-A volleyball playoffs.