Radeva captures title

Costa Mesa resident Nelly Radeva defeated McCall Jones of Coto de

Caza, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, in the three-hour girls 16s singles final of the

38th annual Easter Bowl national championships Sunday in Palm

Springs.

Radeva, unseeded, won the first four games of the second set to

establish some confidence against the No. 4-seeded Jones.

It was the most prestigious victory over Radeva’s young career.

UCI’s St. John second

* TRACK AND FIELD: UC Irvine freshman Danielle St. John finished

second in the women’s high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 5 inches at

the Long Beach invitational Saturday.

Kat Dawkins placed third in the long jump (18-10 3/4 ) and Erricka

Williams was eighth in the triple jump (36-10 1/4 ) for the Anteaters.

UCI’s Julian Eison was second in the men’s high jump (6-8 3/4 )

while Patrick Grogan was fourth in the triple jump (46-5 1/4 ) and

Michael Cao was fourth in the pole vault (14-7 1/4 ).

Shaw breaks record

* TRACK AND FIELD: Vanguard University senior Brandon Shaw

finished second in the 800 meters in the fastest section of the

University/Open division at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays Friday

in Walnut.

Shaw’s time of 1 minute, 50.5 seconds broke the 30-year-old school

record set by Dan Prestand (1:50.54).

At the Pomona Pitzer invitational Friday, Vanguard junior Matt

Meyer won his heats in the 800 and 1,500, posting personal bests of

1:54.16 and 3:51.51, respectively. He met the automatic 1,500

qualifying standard for nationals.

Junior Jenny Thune broke her own school record by winning her

1,500 heat in 4:34.10.

Senior Debby Chop broke her own school record in the long jump

with a mark of 17-4.