Girls track and field: Newport places fifth at Irvine Invitational

IRVINE - The Newport Harbor High girls track and field team placed

fifth overall at the 22-team Irvine Invitational Saturday.

Senior standout Amber Steen won both the 800-meter run with a time of

2:17.03 and won the 1,600 with a 4:55.25. She was named the Female

Athlete of the Meet.

Nadia Topalovic was third in the 300 low hurdles (49.77) and anchored

the Sailors’ third-place relay team of Steen, Patty Vasquez and Natalie

St. Andre (4:15.36).

Evita Castillo was second in the triple jump with a distance of 32-8.

She also placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 15-4 1/2.