Boys track and field: Mesa boys retooling for 2000.

Barry Faulkner

COSTA MESA - Like their soon-to-be-overhauled facility, the Costa

Mesa High boys track and field team is a work in progress.

Seniors Greg Stewart (100 and 200 meters) and Robert Hulliger (shot put)

are back to defend Pacific Coast League titles for Coach John Carney’s

Mustangs, who open league Thursday at home against cross-town rival

Estancia.

But from there, the points may be hard to come by.

Hulliger won the shot put and discus at the recent La Verne Invitational.

He figures to get some qualify competition from Sean Fenton of PCL

newcomer Corona del Mar.

Stewart, who went on to finish sixth in the CIF Southern Section Division

III Finals in the 200, should also contribute in the long jump.

Junior Josh Strickland, senior Brad Jones and senior Edwin Martinez add

depth in the sprints. They could also combine with Stewart to form a

competitive sprint relay.

Senior Gilbert Salas is another sprinter with potential, according to

Carney.

Junior Louis Day is showing potential in the long jump, high jump and

triple jump, Carney said. Carney also believes Day, a varsity starter in

football and soccer, has embraced his spring sport with new enthusiasm.

Seniors David Jenkins (triple jump and long jump), Eric Connaty (shot and

discus), Dave Weir (triple jump), and Eliseo Martinez (shot and discus)

join Hulliger as members of the field-event crew for the Mustangs.

Juniors Justin Schoettler, Brian HeMenover, Dasan Bushell and Irwin

Salas, all cross country runners, will compete in the distance events.

Junior Patrick Hulliger is the team’s best hurdler.

The Mustangs did not complete a preleague dual meet.

CM boys track and field roster

Robert Hulliger Sr.

Josh Strickland Jr.

Greg Stewart Sr.

Brad Jones Sr.

Edwin Martinez Sr.

Louis Day Jr.

Eric Connaty Sr.

Justin Schoettler Jr.

Brian HeMenover Jr.

Dasan Bushell Jr.

Irwin Salas Fr.

Gilbert Salas Sr.

Patrick Hulliger Jr.

David Jenkins Sr.

Dave Weir Sr.

Coach: John Carney