Championship Track Meet

International boys still rule
Jaguar Girls outrun Griffins this time
The Cooperative girls track squad took the league championship trophy out of the hands of International for the first time ever, but Griffin boys sustained their school's reputation for track supremacy with a massive victory.
After all the events had been run in Thursday SCISL Track Championships the Jaguar girls had amassed 218 points. International, which has won both boys and girls championships since the league was founded in 2005, finished second with 203 points.
Christian Learning was close behind with 198 points. Cambridge trailed with 90 points.
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AH, VICTORY! -- Jaguar girls and Griffin boys pose atop the medal stand with their team trophies. Jonatan Muñoz, International

In the boys competition International built on the advantage it had created for itself by winning the first track meet held earlier this year, piling up a humongous total of 271 points. Cooperative was next with 157; Christian Learning was third with 133, and Cambridge fourth with 119.
Records fall all afternoon
Eight new league records were established during the meet.
In the girls high jump Florencia Sosa of International set a new mark of 1.40 meters, bettering the old mark of 1.35 meters set by Dominique Harrison of Cooperative last year. Harrison finished second Thursday.
Aldana Roda of Cooperative added about a third of a meter onto the shot put record set last year by Andrea Saba of Cambridge. The new mark is 8.63 meters.
In the boys shot put Eagle Esteban Eguez' throw of 12.85 meters bettered the record of 12.24 by Jacob Kennedy, also of Christian Learning, which had stood since 2006.
Discus tossers in fine form
New records were also set in both the girls and boys discus. Tabitha Malloy of Christian Learning threw the discus 20.88 meters, beating the record set last year by Saba of Cambridge.
In the boys discus, Marco Antonio Parada of International shattered the record set earlier this year by Jeff Stabler of Christian Learning. Parada's throw of 31.80 added about three meters onto the record. Stabler, who finished second Thursday, also beat his old record.
Two athlete's beat their own records and won. Hailey White of Cooperative took a smidgen off her own record in the 400, with a clocking of 1:09.29.
Jorge Harriague of International beat his own record in the 100 meters with a clocking of 11.97. Harriague was a double gold medal winner, taking first place in the 200 mesters as well.
Griffin girls relay sets record
International's relay team in the girls 4 x 400 also a new mark with a time of 4:04.67. The team consisted of Fabiana Murillo, Beatriz Nallar, Maria Isabel Barrenechea, and Ana Laura Gutierrez.
International narrowly missed a sweep of the four relays, and would have done so if its boys 4 x 100 relay not been disqualified for passing the baton outside the prescribed zone. The disqualified run would also have set a new record.
The field events -- long jump, high jump, discus and shot put -- were held at Cooperative. The running events were staged at Tahuichi Stadium on a beautiful day for track and field, blemished only slightly by two brief but violent downpours.
Large crowds gathered around the venues at the field events. International had bused in its entire student body, and many Cooperative students took advantage of breaks in their schedule -- or permissions from teachers -- to come out and watch. Cambridge and Christian Learning also had good-sized contingents, and the occasion had a festive air as the students from the different schools socialized among themselves and with each other.
Big crowd at field events
There was much cheering at the boys high jump, with Bedoya of International, Danny Canaviri of Christian Learning, and Martin Fernandez of International vying for the gold and a new league record, with Bedoya eventually achieving both.
Later at the running events there were numerous exciting finishes, starting with the boys and girls 1500 meter races.
In the girls race Sofia Sotelo of Cooperative, Maria Fornaguera of Cambridge, and Katie Beth Wilcke ran in a pack alomost the entire race. Sotelo led most of the way, but on the backstretch of the final lap both Fornaguera and Wilcke made their moves and passed Sotelo, triggering screams of encouragement from their fans. But Sotelo, an eighth grader who has never lost the 1500 in three previous efforts, went into overdrive in the home stretch to recapture first place.
Sanchez, Nagel got after Fernandez
Much the same scenario took place in the boys, where Marin Fernandez of International led a pack that included Junior Sanchez and Alexander Nagel of Cambridge, plus Pablo Taborga of Cooperative for much of the race. The Cambridge runners overtook Fernandez in the backstretch, but, like Sotelo, his finishing kick reinstalled him in first place.
In the girls 800 Whitney Belovicz of Christian Learning and Beatriz Nallar of International dueled once again, with Belovicz building a significant lead only at the end.
The relay races were far more closely contested than usual, with all four teams often in contention. They provided a fitting climax to an exciting day of intense competition.
The complete list of individual champions is as follows:
Girls high jump
1. Florencia Sosa, International, 1.40 meters
2. Dominique Harrison, Cooperative
3. Kendra Krestan, Christian Learning
Boys high jump
1. Nicolas Bedoya, International, 1.65 meters
2. Danny Canaviri, Christian Learning
3. Martin Fernandez, International
Girls shot put
1. Aldana Roda, Cooperative, 8.63 meters
2. Alexia Handal, Cooperative
3. Tabitha Malloy, Christian Learning
Boys shot put
1. Esteban Eguez, Christian Learning, 12.85 meters
2. Jeff Stabler, Christian Learning
3. Jorge Harriague, International
Girls long jump
1. Dominique Harrison, Cooperative, 4.3 meters
2. Kendra Krestan, Christian Learning
3. Moira Vaca, Cambridge
Boys long jump
1. Marco Antonio Parada, International, 5.53 meters
2. Nicolas Bedoya, International
3. Han Tae Kook, Cambridge
Girls discus
1. Tabitha Malloy, Christian Learning, 20.88 meters
2. Aldana Roda, Cooperative
3. Gaby Tang, Christian Learning
Boys discus
1. Marco Antonio Parada, International, 31.80 meters
2. Jeff Stabler, Christian Learning
3. Esteban Eguez, Christian Learning
Girls 1500 meters
1. Sofia Sotelo, Cooperative, 6:09.69
2. Maria Fornaguera, Cambridge
3. Katie Beth Wilcke, Christian Learning
Boys 1500 meters
1. Martin Fernandez, International,5:10.69
2. Junior Sanchez, Cambridge
3. Alexander Nagel, Cambridge
Girls 400 meters
1. Hailey White, Cooperative, 1:09.29
2. Jessica Smith, Christian Learning
3. Maria Isabel Barrenechea, International
Boys 400 meters
1. Jan Ivo Sochtig, International, 57.21
2. Renzo Pinto, Cooperative
3. Christopher Cocciani, Cambridge
Girls 100 meters
1. Fabiana Murillo, International, 14.24
2. Hailey White, Cooperative
3. Gaby Tan, Christian Learning Center
Boys 100 meters
1. Jorge Harriague, International, 11.97
2. International
3. Renzo Pinto, Cooperative
Girls 800 meters
1. Whitney Belovicz, Christian Learning, 2:54.74
2. Beatriz Nallar, International
3. Sophia Sotelo, Cooperative
Boys 800 meters
1. Juan Javier Estenssoro, 2:42.38
2. Pablo Taborga, Cooperative
3. Jorge Roca, Cooperative
Girls 200 meters
1. Ana Laura Gutierrez, International, 30.85
2. Fabiana Murillo, International
3. Mariana Encinas, Christian Learning
Boys 200 meters
1. Jorge Harriague, International, 24.99
2. Christopher Saltzieder, International
3. Renzo Pinto, Cooperative
Girls 4 x 100 relay
1. International (Maria Victoria Gutierrez, Ana Laura Gutierrez, Fabiana Murillo, Maria Isabel Barrenechea), 59.48
2. Christian Learning (Kendra Krestan, Gaby Tang, Jessica Smith, Marianne Encina)
3. Cooperative (Dominique Harrison, Hailey White, Florencia Casares, Kayra Czerniewicz)
Boys 4 x 100 relay
1. Cooperative (Miguel Papadopoulos, Renzo Pinto, Pablo Taborga, David Shin) 53.92
2. Cambridge (Yeshen Li, Jhonny Sejas, Matias Martinez, Junior Sanchez)
3. Christian Learning (Nicolas Smith, Fabricia Encina, Ricardo Telchi, Andre Larsen)
Girls 4 X 400 relay
1. International (Fabiana Murillo, Beatriz Nallar, Maria Isabel Barrenechea, Ana Laura Gutierrez) 5:00.15
2. Cooperative (Aldana Roda, Sofia Sotelo, Nataly Noguer, Hailey White)
3. Cambridge (Raquel Lopez, Manuela Yañez, Camila Johnson, Vitania Pulis)
Boys 4 x 400 relay
1. International (Martin Fernandez, Nicolas Bedoya, Juan Javier Estennsoro, Marco Antonio Parada) 4:04.67
2. Cooperative (David Shin, Jorge Rojas, Pablo Taborga)
3. Christian Learning (Alex Apodaca, Richard Ling, Pablo Oh, Andre Larsen)