Sixth-graders put on a show at district meet

Mike Sciacca, Independent

It was the sixth grade student/athletes turn to shine last weekend at

the 2001 Ocean View School District Track & Field Championships at

Huntington Beach High.

One week after their seventh- and eighth-grade classmates took the

spotlight, the sixth-graders competed in six events, with athletes

representing Mesa View, Marine View and Spring View garnering first place

finishes.

“It’s great to see the enthusiasm of our sixth grade students,” Ocean

View School District Sports Coordinator Kelly Painter said. “Many of

these youngsters have limited experience in track and field, so we hope

this meet will encourage them to continue to explore the sport.”

100 METERS

Girls

Marine View’s Chelsea Turner won in 14.75, and was followed by Vista

View’s Jenna Robinson (14.87) and Mesa View’s Stacy Sullivan (15.00).

Boys

Tommy Niswader won the event in 14.37, and was followed by Vista

View’s Tyler Petry (14.53) and Spring View’s Andrew Compton (14.69).

400 METERS

Girls

Ashley Boucher of Mesa View ran a 1:15.88 to win the event, beating

out classmate Isabel Orozco, who ran a 1:16.82. Third place went to

Marine View’s Saida Hudson (1:19.38).

Boys

Mesa View collected its third first place finish as Theodore Hennes

won in 1:08.44. He was followed by Spring View’s Caesare Nieto (1:14.66)

and Josh Jordan (1:14.82) of Mesa View.

800 METERS

Girls

Marine View’s Chrissy VanDoornum ran a 2:58 to win the event. Second

place went to Kendall Luther (2:59) of Mesa View and third place went to

Vista View’s Donna Hernandez (3:05).

Boys

Spring View’s Alex Huff ran a 2:50 to win the race, Michael Burkhart

(2:52) of Mesa View was second and Marine View’s Joey Montoya (2:54) was

third.

4X100 RELAY

Girls

Marine View’s squad of Marilena Guadagnini, Saida Hudson, Chrissy

VanDoornum and Chelsea Tuner won the event in 1:02.47. Mesa View

(1:02.59) was second and Vista View (1:04.76) was third.

Boys

Marine View won as the team of Bryce Overend, Cameron Kuttel, Jeff

Davies and Joey Montoya finished in 1:00.78. Spring View (1:00.89) took

second followed by Mesa View (1:00.94).

LONG JUMP

Girls

Johnnie Westermeyer of Marine View traveled 10-feet 4-inches to win

the event. Classmate Kendall Phelan was second at 10-1 1/2 and third

place went to Mesa View’s Dana Lee (9-11).

Boys

Mesa View’s Dax Miller hit 12-9 for first place, Marine View’s Bryce

Overend (12-6) was second and Vista View’s Nate McQuown (11-11) finished

in third place.

TRIPLE JUMP

Girls

Marine View finished 1-2 in the event, as Staci Austin won at 25-11

1/2 and Christine Nazario was second at 24-1. Vista View’s Sherrie La

came in third at 23-8 1/2.

Boys

Mesa View grabbed the top two spots as Jonathan Gibo won at 30-3 and

Khan Nguyen was second at 28-4. Marine View’s Ben Freiborg rounded out

the top three at 26-2.