Anderson Wins in the Short Run

Brian Anderson of Burroughs High made a name for himself in the 1,600 meters last year, but the senior clocked a school record of 1:53.7 to win the 800 in a Foothill League track and field meet against Saugus at College of the Canyons on Thursday.

Anderson, defending league champion in the 1,600, ran 54.7 for the first lap of the 400-meter track and the second in 59 to break the school mark of 1:54.05, which was converted from a 1:54.72 clocking for 880 yards by Paul Murphy in 1979.

The time also moved him to sixth on the state performer list this year.

“We thought [Brian] had a chance at something like this,” assistant John Peebles of Burroughs said. “So we kept him out of the 1,600 [Thursday] so he could run a fresh 800.”

Anderson, who will attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, helped Burroughs (5-2, 3-2 in league competition) to a 95-41 victory with his performance.

Teammate Justin Garrett won the pole vault in 13 feet.

BOYS’ GOLF

Campbell Hall 191, Brentwood 198--Freshman Tony Kim fired one-under-par 37 at Wilson Golf Course to help the Vikings finish Delphic League play undefeated.

Kim birdied the par-four fifth hole and the par-five eighth, and bogeyed the par-five first hole.

Oliver Lewis fired a 37 with one bogey and one birdie for the Vikings (17-1, 10-0).

Golden League match No. 7--Jason Broome of Highland shot one-under-par 71 at Crystalaire Country Club to earn medalist honors for the sixth time this season.

Jim Elford of Quartz Hill was second with a 74.

Highland scored 390 to finish first. Quartz Hill was second at 418, Palmdale third at 449.

Calabasas 389, Rio Mesa 412--Aaron Levine had four birdies on his way to a one-under-par 71 to help the Coyotes win a nonleague match at Calabasas Country Club.

Calabasas (11-2-1), is ranked No. 2 in the region by The Times.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Canyons 20, Valley 2--The Cougars sent 16 batters to the plate in the first, scoring 11 runs on five hits, six walks one hit batter and an error in a Western State Conference Southern Division game at Valley.

Manny Bernal had a triple, double and single, and scored three runs, and Eric Ballew had two hits and two runs batted in for Canyons (21-14, 16-7), which tagged five pitchers for 21 hits.

Three pitchers combined to six-hit Valley (10-21, 5-18).

Cuesta 13, Ventura 4--Justin Smyres and Mario Landeros each had three hits to help the Cougars (27-11, 17-6) win a WSC Northern Division game at Ventura.

Steven Gunter hit two doubles for Ventura (16-20, 7-16).