Sage Bannick
BURROUGHS HIGH -- The Burroughs High girls' track and field team has
had its share of success this season.
However, Thursday, it was the Burroughs boys' turn to put forth a fine
performance, as they edged out Hart High, 70-67, in a Foothill League
meet at Memorial Field.
The Burroughs girls' team wasn't as successful, losing, 78-58.
"I'm extremely happy with our performance. Everyone went out and
contributed for us today. I was especially excited about Ruben Gonzali,"
Burroughs Coach Steve Hubbell said.
Gonzali's second-place finish in the long jump gave the boys' team the
extra lift it needed to put it over the top. Gonzali's jump improved from
a 17 feet 9 inches to his second-place effort of 18-3.
"We hunted him down, hyped him up and he jumped eight inches past his
third jump and three inches past the second place mark," Hubbell said.
Gonzali also helped push his running partner, Tony Ahr, in the 800
meters. Ahr placed first in the race in 2 minutes 2.57 seconds. Gonzali
followed closely with a 2.03.57.
Ahr, a standout distance runner, nearly missed the CIF Southern
Section finals a year ago.
"[Teammate] Henry [Nunez] pushed me for the first two laps, then I
went into a zone," Ahr said.
Ahr led a Burroughs sweep in the 1,600, finishing in 4.31.89. He was
followed by Nunez in second in 4.39.73 and Gary Anderson in 4.48.47.
Nunez went on to win the 3,200 in 10.08. Anderson placed third in the
race in 10.28.
Matt Welch won the 400 in 51.23 and placed second in the 200 with a
time of 23.39.
Football and basketball star Keith Jarbo -- two-time all-leaugue
selection in both sports -- turned in a good mark by winning the 110
hurdles in 15.9.
Jarbo, who will play football at Brown University in the fall, said he
may also walk-on to the basketball team.
Sophomore sensation Sean Allen was just moved up to varsity and has
been making the most of it. Allen won the high jump with a 5-10 effort
and came in third in the triple jump with a 36-8 mark.
Gabriel Moise showed his well-rounded abilities by placing first in
the shot put with a 43-3 mark and third in the 100 with a 12.19.
The best mark for the Burroughs girls was a 12.7 first-place time in
the 100 by senior Marissa Mike.
"Not bad," Mike said, after running her personal best time on a dirt
track with a head wind.
Mike is the Foothill League defending champion in the event.
Her 12.8 time a year ago impressed University of Notre Dame enough to
fly her out for a recruiting visit this weekend.
"The girls did well, but we missed having Samantha [Anderson] at full
strength," Hubbell said.
Anderson, an accomplished hurdler, sat out the last two weeks due to a
sprained ankle.
However, she came back to win two events against Hart. Anderson dashed
to a 1.02.83 winning mark in the 400, and jumped 4-6 to capture the high
jump.
"I felt weak after the race, but I think I can come back and continue
to have a strong season,' Anderson said.
Chrystal Wong won the triple jump with a 30-8 1/2 effort, and placed
second in the long jump with a 13.3 3/4 mark.
Carolyn Brown, the defending CIF Southern Section Division II 800
champion, won the race against Hart in 2.23.15.
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