THE TIMES 1995 SPRING ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : Harrison Fashions Championship Year : Athlete of the year: Dana Hills sophomore caps outstanding season with one for the books.

Orange County track and field fans witnessed the rapid rise of Dana Hills’ Bryan Harrison this spring.

In a little more than a year, Harrison, a sophomore and The Times Orange County boys’ track athlete of the year, has evolved from being a league runner-up to a State champion.

Harrison also became the first State sprint champion from Orange County since Clancy Edwards of Santa Ana won the 200 in 1973. Harrison’s wind-aided time of 20.82 was the fastest in county history under any conditions.

The following events are a chronology of his sensational season:

- Two victories at the Irvine Invitational in the 100- (10.92 seconds) and 200-meter (22.01) races.

“I’m pleased with the way it went today,” Harrison said afterward.

- The realization that he could run with the area’s best sprinters after placing third in the 100 (10.70) and second in the seeded 200 (21.64) at the Arcadia Invitational.

“I didn’t know how good he was until that Arcadia meet,” Dana Hills Coach Carey Hubert said. “He stayed with the best in the nation.”

- The lowering of his personal bests at the Mt. San Antonio Relays, where he finished second in the 100 (10.64) and 200 (21.30).

- Two victories at the Orange County Championships--in the 100 (10.59) and 200 (21.45), although both of his times were wind-aided. Harrison was named the meet’s outstanding sprinter.

- A county-record tying time of 10.56 in the 100 at the South Coast League preliminaries, where he also ran the 200 in a hand-timed 21.2. He eased up at the league finals, cruising to two victories.

- At the section Division II preliminaries, he defeated last year’s top 200 runner, Bryan Howard of Moreno Valley Canyon Springs, in the 100, racing against the wind to finish in 10.63. He later won his qualifying 200 heat in 22.07.

“I think at least he [Howard] knows who I am now,” Harrison, said, laughing after the race.

- Two personal bests at the Division II finals the next weekend at Cerritos College, where he ran a wind-aided 10.42 for second place in the 100 and a wind-legal 21.10 in the 200 for his first section title.

- A breeze through the Masters Meet, where Harrison finished second to Howard in the 100 (10.72) and second to Muir’s Obea Moore in the 200 (21.14).

- At the State meet’s qualifying round, Harrison finished second to West Bakersfield’s Marques Holiwell in his 100 and 200 heats, posting wind-aided 10.48 and legal 21.18 times.

- Holiwell became the State 100 champion, and Harrison finished third (10.51), but it was in the 200 he made his most memorable mark.

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ALL-COUNTY BOYS’ TRACK AND FIELD

BRYAN HARRISON (So.)

100, 200 Meters

Dana Hills

State champion at 200 meters, posting wind-aided, county-record time of 20.82. Won the 100 and 200 meters at the Orange County and South Coast League championships.

JESS STRUTZEL (Jr.)

400 Meters

Huntington Beach

Won at Orange County Championships in personal-best time of 48.59. Notched a Sunset League finals victory before turning his concentration on the 800.

BRANDON PACHECO (Sr.)

800, 1,600 Meters

Brethren Christian

Finished third in 800 and second in 1,600 at State meet. Won three races at Southern Section Division IV finals. Recorded top times of 1:51.29 in the 800 and 4:08.59 in the 1,600.

ADALBERTO SANCHEZ (Sr.)

3,200 Meters

Capistrano Valley

The county’s cross-country champion completed a distance sweep, winning the county title at 3,000 meters. Finished fourth at State finals. Best time: 9:08.68.

DOMINIQUE DeGRAMMONT (So.)

110 High Hurdles

Tustin

Won at Orange County Championships and Golden West League finals. Finished fourth at State meet. Ran a personal best of 14.34.

ANTON HECTOR (Sr.)

300 Intermediate Hurdles

Esperanza

Third consecutive first-team appearance for this Sunset League champion. Recorded the county’s top mark of 38.42. Won at the Orange County Championships.

MARK MARIOLA

Coach of the Year

Garden Grove

The Argonauts placed no athletes on all-county first or second teams last year, but rebounded this year to win the Garden Grove League and Brea Relays.

ANTON HECTOR (Sr.), KAREEM CLARK (Sr.), JAMAAL FOOTMAN (So.), DAHRIN FOOTMAN (Sr.)

400 Relay

Esperanza

Combined for a second-place finish at the Southern Section Division I finals. Won at Sunset League and Orange County Championships. Ran a season’s best of 42.00.

JOEL LOPEZ (Jr.), BRIAN JONES (Jr.), MIKE BALDERAS (Sr.), KEVIN GRISWOLD (Jr.).

1,600 Relay

Garden Grove

Recorded the county’s fastest time of the year--3:23.92. Finished second at the Orange County Championships and fifth at the Southern Section Division III finals.

CORY JOHNSON (Jr.)

High Jump

Los Alamitos

Multitalented athlete, he won Orange County Championships and Sunset League titles. Jumped a county-best 6-10 in a dual meet against Esperanza.

KEN TRAYLOR (Sr.)

Long Jump

Aliso Niguel

The first all-county selection from Aliso Niguel won at the Orange County Championships, leaping 22-4 1/4. Finished first at the Pacific Coast League finals.

REGGIE CURRY (Sr.)

Triple Jump

Tustin

County and Division II champion for second consecutive year. Best jump was a wind-aided 48-8 1/2. Advanced to State Meet after fourth-place finish at Masters.

STEVE MICHELS (Jr.)

Pole Vault

Brethren Christian

Section Division IV champion finished seventh at State finals. Vaulted a county-best 15-9 at Olympic League finals. Won at Orange County Championships.

SEPEHR SHARIFI (Sr.)

Shotput

University

Posted county’s best throw, 55-0, in winning the Pacific Coast League title. Qualified for the Masters Meet after a third-place finish at the section Division III finals.

JASON BADER (Sr.)

Discus

Edison

Fourth at State meet. Won Orange County Championships and Sunset League titles. Best throw was 180-7, but was county’s most consistent performer.

THE SECOND TEAM Kevin Griswold (Jr.)

100

Garden Grove

Time: 10.72 wind-aided. Won Garden Grove League title and was second at county championships.

Kevin Griswold (Jr.)

200

Garden Grove

Time: 21.58w. Finished fifth at the Masters Meet and second at county championships.

Jeremy Womack (Sr.)

400

Ocean View

Time: 50.04. Seventh at Division II finals and third at county championships.

Jess Strutzel (Jr.)

800

Huntington Beach

Time: 1:51.75. Ninth at State finals, second at county championships and Division I finals.

Garrett Jensen (Sr.)

1,600

Sunny Hills

Time: 4:13.99. Freeway League and Division III champion qualified for State finals.

Tony Trueba (So.)

3,200

Huntington Beach

Time: 9:20.20. Sunset League winner qualified for Division I finals.

Dan Foote (Sr.)

110 hurdles

Foothill

Time: 14.68. Century League champion and runner-up at Division II finals.

Dominique DeGrammont (So.)

300 hurdles

Tustin

Time: 39.15. Third at Golden West League and Division II finals. Advanced to Masters Meet.

400 relay

Brea Olinda

Time: 42.85. Alan Lynn (Sr.), Eric Cooke (Sr.), Eric Taylor (Sr.), Guillermo Esparza (So.). Best time recorded with second-place finish at Orange County Championships. Fifth at Division III finals.

1,600 relay

Foothill

Time: 3:24.1. Brian Bennett (Sr.), John Peiterse (Sr.), Mike Boyes (Jr.), Dan Foote (Sr.). Winners at Orange County Championships and Century League finals. Finished third at Division II finals.

Steve Sherwood (Sr.)

High jump

Esperanza

Height: 6-8. Recorded his best mark at State preliminaries, then placed ninth in the finals.

Damian Raibon (Sr.)

Long jump

St. Margaret’s

Mark: 22-7w. Finished fourth at Division IV finals after posting county’s top mark at prelims.

Mike Alvidrez (Jr.)

Triple jump

El Modena

Mark: 45-0. The Century League champion is next year’s leading returner in the event.

Pete Kovacs (Sr.)

Pole vault

El Modena

Height: 15-2. Century League and Division II champ reached State finals, where he was ninth.

Jeremiah Lynn (Sr.)

Shotput

Capistrano Valley

Distance: 54-8. Second at Division II finals. Won county championship with personal-best effort.

Randy Hein (Sr.)

Discus

Dana Hills

Distance: 176-3. Second at State finals with personal-best throw. Fourth at Division II finals.