Santa Barbara's Sports News and Information
Dos Pueblos distance runner Addi Zerrenner headlined the Santa Barbara County Track & Field Championships on Saturday by setting two meet records at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium.Zerrenner shattered the record in the 3200 meter by 11 seconds with a new standard of 10:44.18. Santa Barbara High Jamie Park set the old record in 1989.In the 1600, Zerrenner shaved five seconds off the previous mark set by Santa Barbara High’s Anne Kennedy in 2004. The new record is … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos' boys track & field team edged Buena on Thursday by a single point while the girls team won by a wider margin at 93-37.The boys meet was scored 64-63 in Dos Pueblos' favor.A chunk of the Charger boys' points came in the 100 meters, which was swept by Jordan Degraffinreid (11.69), John Norris (12.03) and LeShon Bell (12.04). Dos Pueblos also swept the high jump and shot put.Bell added wins in the shot put and discus. Degraffinreid won the 200 in 23.76.Stamatia … [Read more...]
Bishop Diego's Nicole Poindexter and Carpinteria's Kelsey Drain posted impressive scores in multiple events at the historic 2012 Russell Cup.Carpinteria hosted the Russell Cup for the 93rd consecutive year, making it the oldest track and field tournament in California. Maranatha won the boys competition with 88 points while Paraclete took the girls meet with 63 points. CLICK HERE FOR INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AND TEAM RESULTS Adam Ruggiero of Desert Christian was awarded Outstanding Male Athlete … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos' Stamatia Scarvelis beat the shot put stadium record at Oaks Christian by three feet during competition at the Maurice Greene Invitational on Saturday.Scarvelis won both the discus (126'0") and shot put (45'7.75"). Her shot put score was a personal best in addition to being a stadium record.Other highlights for the Chargers included Addi Zerrenner's win in the mile (5:15.67).Zerrener also took part in the distance medley relay. She, along with teammates Marika Schipper, … [Read more...]
Addi Zerrenner's new school record in the 3200 highlighted an otherwise dreary day for Dos Pueblos' track and field team, as both the boys and girls teams lost to Ventura.Team scores were 95-32 in the boys competition and 83-44 in the girls.Zerrenner's time of five minutes and 2.8 seconds came with the rain coming down."Pretty incredible when you consider how horrendous the conditions were," noted Chargers head coach Leslie Wiggins. "I think she would have easily broken five minutes … [Read more...]
San Marcos' boys and girls track & field teams topped Buena in Channel League dual meets on Thursday.Kaylin Koopmans and Michael Orozco were among several multiple event winners for the Royals, who have their next big meet next Saturday at the Santa Barbara County Championships.Koopmans won the 200 in a time of 27.14 seconds and the 400 in 59.82. Koopmans also anchored the 4x400 relay team that posted a season best time of 4:05. That team includes Annie Thwing, Emily Allen and Ashley … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos' Bryan Fernandez ran the mile in 4:23.45 to take second place in the event at the Arcadia Invitational, which draws some of the top competition from across the country.Other highlights for the Chargers included Stamatia Scarvelis who set a personal best to take third in the shot put (45'7"). She also finished fifth in the discus (125'4").The girls distance medley relay team of Elaine McClure, Niema Poindexter, Emma Redick and Addi Zerrenner also set a personal best with a … [Read more...]
Three new school records were established as Westmont Track and Field competed in a tri-meet at Fresno Pacific on Friday. Westmont women took second place with 110 points. Fresno Pacific was first with 135 points while Biola scored 105 points. On the men's side, Fresno Pacific won the event with 133 points, Biola placed second with 128 and Westmont finished third with 75 points.Senior Kate Stuart completed the 3,000 meter run in under ten minutes for the first time in school history. Her … [Read more...]
