Track and field: Records are meant to be broken

Joseph Boo

NEWPORT BEACH - Several meet records fell in Friday’s Youth Track

and Field Championship at Newport Harbor High Friday. The meet attracted

some of the top athletes age 7-15 from Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and

Irvine.

In boys meets, Brian Campos rewrote marks in Division 85’s 100-meter dash

(12.97) and the softball throw (195-4). Michael Haddan had two Division

86 records in the 400 (59.5) and 1,600 (5:05.7).

In Division 90, Michael Andraszecylk had new records in the 400 (1:08.3)

and 800 (2:35.7). Carla Valdes, who won the 200, set a new benchmark in

the 100 (14.04).

In Division 92, Brian Ford had a record in the 100 (16.6). Andrew Roth

launched a softball 94-2. Justin Crosson ran a 42.2 in Division 91 200,

another all-time high. Nathan Eon also set a new mark in Division 93

softball (84-0).

Trevor Theriot (33-4 in Division 86) and Eric Seagandollar (24-8 in

Division 87) won the two shot put contests.

In the girls meet, Michelle Allred had a pair of records in Division 88

with a 14.6 in the 100 and 31.14 in the 200.

In Division 90, Sarah Toberty set a new mark in the 800 (2:46.4), and

Noelle Esques had an 89-0 in the softball.

Nina Conrad won the Division 89’s 400 with a new record time of1:10.2.

Jackie Dion won three Division 92 events, with new records in the 200

(35.56) and long jump (11-4). Mikia Nye-Bron and Angelique Placas both

broke the old Division 93 record in the long jump. Bye-Bron had a big

leap of 8-10, and Placas had a 7-9.

Irvine Cougars club track squad sent a contingent and did well. Orange

Coast United girls soccer club had a 1,600 relay team in the Division 85

400 relay and turned in a 59.09.