Aaron Allen

It was the last big weekend to qualify for state and many athletes were taking a shot at it but the wind was just not cooperating.  Some were even competing in two different meets the same weekend. Photo:  Davonte Neal (Fr., Cesar Chavez) at the Freshman Showcase

 Desert Vista Juniors Shaylah Simpson and Matt Yalung on the podium after winning their events.  Simpson place first in the pole vault with a vault of 12-3.  Yalung won high jump with a jump of 6-4.

With many runners heading to New Mexico, 3 girls and 6 boys will be competing at the Golden West Invitational in Folsom California outside of Sacramento. Two of Arizona's top 3200 runners, Senior's Nadya and Nastia Bishton from Mountain Ridge are seeded 1 and 2 in the race. Xavier Prep's Sarah Penney is seeded second, just 2 seconds behind the top seed, in the mile. On the boys side, James Eichberger an 800 runner from Catalina Magnet earned the top spot with his time of 1:51.50. Aqua Fria's Cedrique Smtih will be running in the #2 spot in the 110 hurdles. Other runners competing at the Golden West are: Steve Magnuson(Ironwood Ridge), 3200; Richard Kivi (Marana), Triple Jump; Michael Ness (Marana), 300 hurdles and 200 dash; and Aaron Allen(Mesa Mountain View), 110 hurdles.