DFAL Frosh Soph Championships
Campolindo High School
Moraga CA
Tuesday, May 8, 2007

RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!
Frosh Soph Squads Cap Ultimate Team Win with Gutsy Relay Performances

It's difficult to find a single defining moment at Tuesday's DFAL Frosh Soph finale. The afternoon began with a thrilling boys' 1600m that saw Garret Holmes (09), Ross Geiger (09) and Michael Brondello (09) lead seven Cougars under the five minute mark with mind blowing personal bests of 4:33, 4:36 and 4:40 respectively.

This was shortly followed by Olivia Warren's (10) sensational 61.9ce for 400m to claim the individual title. Meanwhile, Andrew Wang (10) was busy dominating the hurdle events and sailing to a season best 18-2.75 for runner-up honors in long jump. Not to be out-done, Lauren Lynch (09) topped the field in both horizontal jumps in addition to adding a fine leg to the runner-up 400 Relay team.

Evan Peters (09) won the discus with a giant seven foot improvement while teammate Thomas Walker (09) cracked the century mark to finish fourth. Michelle Dokos (10) joined double throws winner Eva Isaacs (10) on the medal stand with a third place shot put performance! The girls' 200m event was dominated by Carolyn Goldberger (10), while teammate Ketti Salemme (10) earned third place points in the 100m.

For all the individual success however, it was perhaps fitting that each 1600 Relay squad capped the evening in dramatic fashion. First, the girls team, given the option to scratch with the team competition well in hand, chose to to step out on the track one last time. This, in spite of the fact that two members had already run and scored points in all three distance events!

No matter. Warren's 62 second opening leg set the tone. Follwed by Alyssa Huberts (10), Sara Tomas (10) and Lisa Rosenthal (09), this squad demonstrated what it means to be champions. Their courageous effort was a moment of track & field perfection brimming with character.

But the youngsters weren't finished.

For the boys the theme was redemption. Having fallen to the rival Mats in the regular season, the opportunity to close out the title performance against their top seeded 1600 Relay squad was just the thing to make the Cougar comeback legendary.

After legs of 55, 54 and 55 by Max Bayuk (09), Steven Maurer (09) and Michael Lee (09) respectively, their was also something perfect about passing the baton to the early meet hero. In a showdown of mid-distance strength and sprinter speed, Holmes ran shoulder to shoulder with the Matadors' 400m open champion before hitting the home stretch and inching ahead. The lead in the final 80 meters must have changed five times! But once again, character prevailed.

The announcer exclaimed, "52.9!" as the boys squad converged in a melee of high-fives and sweaty hugs.

Is there anything more perfect?

Check out complete Frosh Soph Championship results HERE!

FROSH SOPH GIRLS RESULTS

400 Relay Salemme-Goldberger-Lynch-Curtis=5.34ce, 1600 Brennan 5:32.5ce, Tomas S. 5:36.3ce, Rosenthal 5:36.8ce, 100 Hurdles Huberts 18:3ce, 400 Warren 62.0ce, Goldberger 62.8ce, Crook 76.4ce, 100 Salemme 13.6ce, Lynch 13.8ce, Curtis 14.4ce, 800 Tomas S. 2:31.0ce, Rosenthal 2:31.2ce, Brennan 2:31.9ce, 300 Hurdles Huberts 53.5ce, 200 Goldberger 27.5ce, Warren 28.7ce, Salemme 28.8ce, 3200 Tomas S. 12:13.5ce, Rosenthal 12:27.7ce, Brennan 13:01.7ce, 1600 Relay Warren 61.9-Huberts 69.5-Tomas S.-Rosenthal=4:25.0ce, LJ Lynch 14-9, Warren 12-5, Crook 11-5, TJ Lynch 32-1.5, Huberts 29-5, Crook 25-0, HJ Lambrecht 4-4, SP Isaacs 29-7.5, Dokos 25-4.25, Kalvass 23-10, Curtis 20-0, Ott 18-3.5, Discus Isaacs 85-10, Dokos 60-2, Kalvass 59-11, Curtis 46-3, Ott 44-6

FROSH SOPH BOYS

400 Relay Lee M.-Reinke J.-Maurer-Zhang=48.0ce, 1600 Holmes 4:33.6ce, Geiger 4:35.8ce, Brondello 4:40.4ce, Hendrickson 4:49.3ce, Cox 4:51.0ce, Pulford 4:51.8ce, 4:56.4ce, Settle 5:09.6ce, Lindquist 5:16.4ce, Eisenberg 5:20.1ce, Budge 5:21.4ce, Verndon 5:27.5ce, Kathan 6:22.8ce, 110 Hurdles Wang 17.2ce, Bisel 24.5ce, 400 Maurer 54.9ce, Bayuk 55.2ce, Reinke J. 55.4ce, Barton 59.7ce, Wonder 62.0ce, Madra 62.1ce, 100 Lee M. 12.2ce, 800 Holmes 2:07.6ce, Geiger 2:08.7ce, 2:11.9ce, Baffi 2:12.5ce, Eisenberg 2:21.8ce, 300 Hurdles Wang 44.4ce, Bisel 56.9ce, 200 Reinke J. 25.2ce, Bayuk 25.2ce, Maurer 25.3ce, Barton 25.8ce, Caldwell 27.4ce, 3200 Cox 10:24.2ce, Pulford 10:28.3ce, Hendrickson 10:35.3, Geiger 10:40.8ce, Wong 10:58.0ce, Settle 11:14.5ce, Verdon 11:24.4ce, Budge 11:25.2ce, Lindquist 11:39.6ce, 1600 Relay Bayuk 55.4-Maurer-54.8-Lee M. 55.1-Holmes 52.9=3:38.9ce, LJ Wang 18-2.75, Zhang 16-5.5, Trotter 14-9.75, Barton 14-7.75, TJ Wang 36-10.5, Zhang 35-3.5, Trotter 34-8.5, Bayuk 33-11.75, Noll 31-1.75, Wonder 28-4, HJ Trotter 5-0, Hendrickson NH, PV Noll 10-6, Lee M. 9-6, Kalish 9-0, Caldwell 9-0, Joyce 8-0, SP Peters 38-0.5, Walker 35-11.5, Rhoda 34-3.25, Discus Peters 116-2, Walker 102-1, Megowan 98-8

Campolindo 134, Miramonte 114, Las Lomas 83, College Park 57, Acalanes 31, Alhambra 28, Northgate 25, Dublin 22, Concord 1