CIF 2009 round 2

With over 500 schools in the C.I.F. Southern Section, placing in the top nine or twelve to earn a spot in the C.I.F. Master's Track And Field Meet is a daunting task, and up until this season, Trabuco Hills had not placed a female in the Master's Track And Field Meet in ten years, including my five previous seasons as head coach. Last Saturday at Cerritos College, we qualified for the Master's Meet in four events. Our 4X100 Meter Relay(Tia McFarlane, Percylla Nared, Brierra Winfrey, and Michelle Wicker) team ran their seventh school record of the season, 47.27, which is the third fastest time in Orange County history, dating back thirty-five years, and now ranks top ten in the state. Monica Todd ran the 300 Hurdles in 43.61, a personal and school record, to also earn a spot, Cheryl Smith pole vaulted 11 feet to gain a place at Master's, and finally, Lori Hoffman continued her improbable run through C.I.F., running 3200 meters in 10:51.15, another school and personal record, to earn the privelege to line up with the twelve best 3200 meter runners in C.I.F. Next up, the Master's Meet on Friday, May 29, at Cerritos College in Norwalk, which is a qualifier for the State Meet in Clovis in two weeks on June 5-6.

Kudos also to the girls' team for finishing sixth in Division 1, over 100 schools participating, and for competing with heart all day. Also, kudos to the boys...Chad Rozean capturing a spot in the Master's 400 meters, and the 4X400 meter relay team of Kevin Feazel, Mickey Miela, Jantzen Oshier, and Chad Rozean, who ran 3:17.30, an over 4.5- second improvement from their previous best, to also qualify for Master's next Friday night. I love the 4X400, unconditionally, and I was pleased as peaches for them. Great job boys and Coach Ayers.

We push on!