Spartan boys’ track and field team makes history
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Edgar Melik-Stepanyan
SOUTH PASADENA -- Finally, something to build a rivalry on between the
La Canada and South Pasadena high boys’ track and field teams.
For 10 years, the Tigers dominated the dual meets, never losing to the
Spartans as they ran off a string of Rio Hondo League titles.
But now, since La Canada defeated the three-time defending league
champions for the first time in a decade, 70-57, Thursday at South
Pasadena High, the Spartans have something to brag about.
And something that gets under the skin of frustrated South Pasadena
runners.
La Canada’s girls’ varsity team lost, 67-60, but it is a big
improvement from last season’s 83-44 deficit.
The Tigers’ sophomore-freshmen boys’ team, which has won three
consecutive league titles, lost, 65-62.
“All of the boys were focused,” said Spartan second-year Coach Shannon
Goods, referring to her varsity squad.
“They came out and performed beyond what we expected of them. All the
boys knew what they had to do.”
Senior Tommy McGuinness carried the Spartans in the field events,
capturing the long, triple and high jump in personal best leaps.
La Canada pole vaulter Brent Cassidy and shot putter Nick Sinclitico
won their respective events, as the Spartans swept the field portion of
the meet.
“They have outstanding athletes,” South Pasadena Coach Erik Mack said.
“They have an outstanding senior class. They gave me trouble when they
were freshmen. They gave me trouble when they were sophomores. They gave
me trouble when they were juniors. And I knew they would give me trouble
again.”
Spartan sprinter Charlie Porter won the 110 high hurlders in 15.9
seconds and the 100 meter race in 10.5 seconds. The junior joined
McGuinness, Patrick Perrigue -- who won the 200 meters -- and Nick
Shupper in winning the 400-meter relay.
South Pasadena’s girls’ team, which has won eight straight league
titles, won six of the 10 track events -- including two by Nicole
Adelstein in the 110 low hurdles in 18 seconds and the 300 intermediate
hurdles in 52.1 -- and three of the five field events.
o7 TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS
Results of Thursday’s Rio Hondo League dual meet between La Canada and
South Pasadena. Individual scoring based on a 5-3-1 basis.f7
BOYS’ VARSITY
400-METER RELAY
1. La Canada (Perrigue, McGuinness, Porter, Shupper) 46.2. 2. South
Pasadena (Germond, Williams, Astle, Giovanello) 46.3
1,600 METERS
1. Lu (SP) 4:50.5. 2. Lem (SP) 4:52.4. 3. Hajime (SP) 5:04.4. 4.
Minter (LC) 5:14.0
110 HIGH HURDLES
1. Porter (LC) 15.9. 2. Vandercook (SP) 16.0. 3. Moore (LC) 16.5.
400 METERS
1. Giovanello (SP) 54.4. 2. R. Young (LC) 54.5. 3. E. Young (LC) 55.7.
100 METERS
1. Porter (LC) 10.5. 2. Perrigue (LC) 10.6. 3. Williams (SP) 11.0
800 METERS
1. Zumeata (SP) 2:11. 2. Schneider (SP) 2:11.5. 3. L. Young (LC)
2:15.2.
300 INTERMEDIATE HURDLES
1. Moore (LC) 43.0. 2. Arguellos (SP) 43.9. 3. Vandercook (SP) 44.8.
200 METERS
1. Perrigue (LC) 24.0. 2. Giovanello (SP) 24.5. 3. Germond (SP) 24.6.
3,200 METERS
1. Lu (SP) 10:36. 2. Collins (LC) 10:38. 3. Lem (SP) 10:49.
1,600-METER RELAY
1. La Canada (Moore, Perrigue, R. Young, E. Young) 3:42.2. 2. South
Pasadena (Vasquez, Germond, Zumeta, Giovanello) 3:43.
POLE VAULT
1. Cassidy (LC) 12-0. 2. Astle (SP) 11-0. 3. Cheung (SP) 10-6.
SHOT PUT
1. Sinclitico (LC) 43-8 3/4. 2. Estrada (SP) 42-9 3/4. 3. Arguellos
(SP) 37-4.
LONG JUMP
1. McGuinness (LC) 20-11. 2. Vasquez (SP) 19-8. 3. Ng (SP) 17-6 1/2.
TRIPLE JUMP
1. McGuinness (LC) 40-9. 2. Vasquez (SP) 37-8. 3. Cheung (SP) 34-6.
HIGH JUMP
1. McGuinness (LC) 6-0. 2. Porter (LC) 5-8. 3. Vasquez (SP) 5-6.
GIRLS’ VARSITY
400-METER RELAY
1. South Pasadena (Buan, Young, Valino, Apraku) 56.1. 2. La Canada
(Johanson, Fong, Sahai, Harris) 1:00.8.
1,600 METERS
1. Sohrad (LC) 6:05. 2. Barry (LC) 6:07. 3. Lee (LC) 6:07.
110 LOW HURDLES
1. Adelstein (SP) 18.0. 2. Mohammed (SP) 18.2. 3. Cohen (SP) 19.1.
400 METERS
1. Apraku (SP) 1:05.0. 2. Robertson (SP) 1:07.9. 3. Clary (LC) 1:08.7.
100 METERS
1. Young (SP) 12.6. 2. Valino (SP) 13.0. 3. Sahai (LC) 13.1.
800 METERS
1. Farr (LC) 2:34. 2. Lee (LC) 2:36.9. 3. Sharma (SP) 2:43.7.
300 INTERMEDIATE HURDLES
1. Adelstein (SP) 52.1. 2. Smith (LC) 52.2. 3. Johanson (LC) 53.0.
200 METERS
1. Valino (SP) 30.4. 2. Sahai (LC) 30.4. 3. Michel (SP) 30.5.
3,200 METERS
1. Sharma (LC) 12:24. 2. Barry (LC) 12:44. 3. Moore (LC) 13:43.
1,600-METER RELAY
1. La Canada (Lee, Farr, Clary, Cosgrow) 4:30.9. 2. South Pasadena
(Michel, Robertson, Kurose, Apraku) 4:35.8.
POLE VAULT
1. Parker (LC) 7-6. 2. Vernon (LC) 7-6. 3. Botta (LC) 6-6.
SHOT PUT
1. Alarcon (SP) 29-6 1/2. 2. Mattis (LC) 28-1. 3. Calvo (SP) 26-11.
LONG JUMP
1. Mohammed (SP) 15-2. 2. Young (SP) 14-8. 3. Buan (SP) 13-6. 5.
Sanders (LC) 12-1 1/2.
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Mohammed (SP) 32-1 1/2. 2. Evans (SP) 30-5. 3. Giovanello (SP)
29-11. 4. Ghazarian (LC) 29-1.
HIGH JUMP
1. Sherman (LC) 4-10. 2. Smith (LC) 4-8. Arredondo (SP) 4-6.