Braves Start to Roll as Season
Approaches
The St. John Bosco Track and Field team ended their
Gahr All Comer preseason meets in strong fashion, minus one
set back. The day fueled confidence as many runners came
away with PR's. However, in what maybe the days biggest news
Junior Joe Cowan pulled up in the 4x100 relay with what Doctors
diagnosed as a "possible slight pull". Joe will look
to be back in a few weeks to resume the fine season he started.
Despite the injury to one of the teams best athletes the Braves
took to the track (and field) in a display of an all around
strong team effort. What follows is a recap of the day's happenings:
100M: The highlight here was Senior Garrett Schott's hand
time PR of 10.89. It was the first time Schott clocked under
11.0. He reports that had he had a "better start" his
time would've dipped even lower. Schott will likely get another
shot at the 100m at one of our many Saturday Invitationals.
Another nice surprise in this race saw Junior football sensation
Derrick Williams come out and clock a formidable 11.3. With
work he could be a force in the Serra League.
200M: Josh Bradford posted the fastest Brave time of the day
with a 23.2 clocking. Easing up ten meters before the finish
line however cost him some valuable time. Bradford proclaimed
to have got confused as to which line was the finish. He no
doubt will not make that mistake again and will be a force
in the 200M in months to come.
400M: This race produced a heat winner in Archie Aragon .
Running in lane 9, Archie led this race from start to finish.
It could be a sign of nice things to come for this super hard
worker.
800M: Albert Flores took advantage of his preseason training
to clock a 2:08 time here. With only a few weeks training under
his belt Albert is sure to drop his time in weeks to come.
1600M: One of the best races of the day saw Randy Hills run
up front only to finish fourth in a PR time of 4:28. Hills
aggressive style pulled the field through and made for a spectacular
race.
3200M: Another race featuring Hills played out nicely. Hills
battled Downey's Jose Casillas the whole race only to be out
kicked at the end to finish in a pre-season best 9:54.
4x100M Relay: The "bane" race of the day saw the
Braves run fantastic until tragedy struck. Schott and Bradford
executed their legs to perfection, while Derrick Williams proved
he can run the turn by putting the team in 2nd. At the hand
off Cowan pulled in to first place then pulled his hamstring.
The Braves finished with 44.6 in what would've been a faster
time had the injury not occurred.
Pole Vault: Jorge De La Cruz and Brian Garcia both cleared
13'0 and 11'0 respectively showing that they will be a potent
duo come League action |
