Boys track and field: CdM, Chandler shines

Joseph Boo

CORONA DEL MAR - Corona del Mar High’s Josh Yelsey, Travis

Beardslee, Sean Fenton and Matt Moore each won two events Wednesday in

the Sea Kings’ 91-35 Pacific Coast League victory over visiting Estancia.

But the Eagles got a lift, literally, from senior Travis Chandler who

continued his rapid ascent in the three jumps with impressive marks.

After doing it last week against Laguna Beach, Chandler reached six feet

again in the high jump, matching his personal record and winning the

event by 10 inches. He won the long jump with a mark of 18-5, one inch

better than CdM’s Daniel Marshall. Chandler was the only competitor in

the triple jump, but he still turned in a solid leap of 38-3 1/2.

Chandler just joined Estancia’s track team two weeks ago and Wednesday

was the first day he didn’t set new PRs. Nevertheless, his progress is

creating a stir for the Eagles.

“Travis is doing a great job for us,” Estancia Coach Steve Crenshaw said.

“He literally came out of nowhere. The first time he did the long jump,

he jumped 18 feet. He just continues to get better with every meet.”

Unfortunately for Estancia (0-4, 0-3 in league), a thin lineup was

depleted even more by injuries and bad luck. Two Eagles, Alexis

Concepcion and Manny Avalos, were late scratches for Wednesday. Estancia

opted not to have varsity runners in the 100-meter and 200 races, and

both hurdles.

Moore won both of the all-CdM sprints. He took the 100 in 11.6, barely

past teammate Adam Hoyt. Moore took the 200 in 23.6. CdM’s Reed Glyer was

the best out of the three 110 high hurdlers. His teammate, Eric Fransen

finished first in the 300 intermediate hurdles.

The two most exciting races of the day were both won by Beardslee. In the

800, Beardslee was running at a comfortable pace in the lead for the

first 600 meters. Estancia’s Luis Segoviano then charged up and briefly

took the lead on the last turn. But Beardslee regained the lead and won

with a time of 2:04.6. Segoviano’s second-place time was 2:06.6.

In the 3,200, Beardslee and Estancia’s Humberto Rojas were neck and neck

for the lead during the first seven laps before the field broke into a

near-sprint. Beardslee opened up some breathing space going into the last

turn before Rojas closed in and took the lead. But in the final stretch,

Beardslee turned on his afterburners and won in 10:58.3. Rojas finished

in 10:59.8.

Yelsey and Fenton had a much easier time capturing their two events.

Yelsey was victorious in the 400 (54.7) and the 1,600 (4:29.3). Fenton

was a double winner in the shot put (52-8) and the discus (164-2).

“For our highlights, there was Fenton’s discus,” CdM Coach Bill Sumner

said. “That was a good mark. Beardslee and Yelsey were also double

winners. They did a good job.”

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Boys

Corona del Mar 91, Estancia 35

100 - 1. Moore (CdM), 11.6; 2. Hoyt (CdM), 12.0; 3. Shochat (CdM), 13.4.

200 - 1. Moore (CdM), 23.6; 2. Vinson (CdM), 24.8; 3. Barnes (CdM), 25.9.

400 - 1. Yelsey (CdM), 54.7; 2. Vinson (CdM), 55.6; 3. Barnes (CdM),

59.6. 800 - 1. Beardslee (CdM), 2:04.6; 2. Segoviano (E), 2:06.6; 3.

Fissel (E), 2:17.9. 1,600 - 1. Yelsey (CdM), 4:29.3; 2. Rojas (E),

4:35.4; 3. Segoviano (E), 4:45.5. 3,200 - 1. Beardslee (CDM), 10:58.3; 2.

Rojas (E), 10:59.8; 3. Casillas (E), 11:05.5. 400 relay - 1. Corona del

Mar, 45.8. 110 HH - Glyer (CdM), 17.4; 2. Carpenter (CdM), 18.1; 3.

Fransen (CdM), 19.3. 300 IM - 1. Fransen (CdM), 46.9; 2. Carpenter (CdM),

48.1.

HJ - 1. Chandler (E), 6-0; 2. Knuppel (CdM), 5-2. LJ - 1. Chandler (E), 18-5; 2. Marshall (CdM), 18-4; 3. Kramer (CdM), 16-9. TJ - Chandler (E),

38-3 1/2. SP - Fenton (CdM), 52-8; 2. Crogan (E), 44-4; 3. Johnson (CdM),

42-4 3/4. DT - 1. Fenton (CdM), 164-2; 2. Gran (CdM), 137-3 1/2; Aguilera

(E), 127-8. PV - 1. Knuppel (CdM), 12-0; 2. Moore (CdM), 11-6; 3. Watson

(CdM), 11-0.