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Belletti brings home bronze from Junior Olympics

By Barry Punzal on Sunday, August 1, 2010 View Comments
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Amber Belletti of Santa Barbara rose to the ocassion and came away with a bronze medal at the U.S. Track and Field Junior Olympics in Sacramento.Belletti, competing for Club West, threw 26 feet, 6 1/4 inches to place third in the Bantam Girls (ages 9-10) shot put on Saturday. The winning mark was 30-10 1/4 by Sophia-Hannah Hall of the Bay Area’s 3M Track Club.Competing in her first National Championship, Belletti came from behind on her last attempt to take third with a throw that was just … [Read more...]

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Scarvelis, Fernandez net top-10 finishes at JOs

By Presidio Sports News Desk on Thursday, July 29, 2010 View Comments

Nick Scarvelis finished ninth in the shot put and Bryan Fernandez placed eighth in the 3000m at the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics on Thursday in Sacramento.Scarvelis competing in the Young Men’s Division with many of the top 17- to 18-year-old throwers in the country, had a best mark of 56 feet, 1/2 inch with the 12-pound shot.The winning throw was 62-1 by Ben Glauser, the Georgia state high school champion. Jermaine Kline, the state prep champion from Illinois, was second at 61-5 … [Read more...]

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Local runners place at Masters Nationals

By Presidio Sports on Saturday, July 24, 2010 View Comments

John Brennand was the third American finisher and fourth overall in the 70-74 age division 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the USA Track and Field Masters National Championships in Sacramento.Brennand, 74, representing the Santa Barbara Athletic Association, ran 23 minutes, 3.25 seconds in the 5,000. Herb Phillips, 70, of Canada won the race in 19:29.08. The first U.S. runner was Thom Weddle, 71, in 20:46, and Al Shook came in next in 22:00.69.In the 10,000, Brennand clocked 48:13.70. Phillips … [Read more...]

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McClenathen withstands heat, takes silver

By Presidio Sports on Friday, July 23, 2010 View Comments

Goleta’s Gordon McClenathen finished second in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the USA Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento on Friday.Competing in the 75-over age division, McClenathen, 76, the former Dos Pueblos High track and cross country coach and UCSB Hall of Famer, clocked 11 minutes, 51.46 seconds.Jerry Smartt, 78, of Warsaw, Mo., won the event in 11:38.53.The noontime race was run in temperatures in the upper 80s.McClenathen, who runs for Club West, … [Read more...]

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Doolittle in the top 10 at U.S. Championships

By Presidio Sports on Monday, June 28, 2010 View Comments

UCSB All-American Jane Doolittle placed sixth in the high jump at the U.S. Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa over the weekend.Doolitttle, the school’s record holder, cleared 6 feet, 1/2 inch at the championships. Chaunte Lowe won the event with an American record jump of 6-8 3/4.Gaucho Barbara Nwaba competed in the heptathlon and finished in 12th place with 5,485 points. Her best event was the shot put in which she placed fifth with a heave of 40-2. Her … [Read more...]

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Martin, DeRubira track down All-American marks

By UCSB Sports Information on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 View Comments

Eugene, Ore. - Ryan Martin and Julian DeRubira each earned All-American status and Kayla Smith broke a school record on the final day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday.Martin, a junior, ran a 1:47.02 in the 800 meters to finish in fourth-place in the event. In the steeplechase, deRubira ran an 8:49.34 to finish ninth. The duo of Martin and deRubira joined the All-American trio of Jane Doolittle (high jump), Danielle Domenichelli (10,000 meters), and Barbara … [Read more...]

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Doolittle, Domenichelli deliver All-American performances

By UCSB Sports Information on Monday, June 14, 2010 View Comments

EUGENE, Ore. -- Jane Doolittle and Danielle Domenichelli turned in All-American performances at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, held on a windy, rainy day at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. Ryan Martin and Julian deRubira also advanced to the 800m and 3000m steeplechase finals, respectively, in one of UCSB's most memorable days at the NCAA Championships.Doolittle finished fourth in the women's high jump, adding All-American honors to her dream season which included a Big … [Read more...]

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Nwaba barely misses All-American mark

By UCSB Sports Information on Friday, June 11, 2010 View Comments

EUGENE, Ore. -- Barbara Nwaba finished 12th with 5382 points in the NCAA Championship heptathlon, narrowly missing the All-American honors bestowed upon the top-11 finishers. Thursday was the second day of competition at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.Nwaba was in fifth after Day One but was unable to post an event score over 800 points on Day Two. She began to fall behind the the long jump, where her mark of 17'5.50" (5.32m) only mustered 648 points. She rebounded with 578 points in … [Read more...]

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DP’s Scarvelis takes fifth in state shot put

By Presidio Sports on Saturday, June 5, 2010 View Comments

Nick Scarvelis of Dos Pueblos went over the 60-foot mark in the finals of the CIF State Track and Field Championships but it wasn’t enough to make the podium in a highly competitive shot put battle Saturday at Buchanan High in Clovis.Scarvelis threw 60 feet, 5 1/4 inches to finish fifth out of eight finalists.Matt Darr of Bakersfield-Frontier won his second straight state title with a mark of 63-9 3/4. Willy Irwin of Clovis East finished second at 63-2 1/2 followed by Jeremy Hines of Sacramento-Jesuit … [Read more...]

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Scarvelis throwing for a medal at state meet

By Presidio Sports on Saturday, June 5, 2010 View Comments

Dos Pueblos junior Nick Scarvelis uncorked a throw of 59-1 3/4 Friday to qualify for the shot put finals at the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis.Scarvelis finished third in the prelims behind Willy Irvin of Clovis East, the state leader in the event, (62-6 3/4) and Matt Darr of Frontier High in the Central Valley (59-11). The top eight advanced to Saturday’s finals.Scarvelis, whose best throw this season is 60-10 1/2, is one of two underclassmen in the … [Read more...]

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