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Track, Field Battle Sees Cougars Fall To Hughson
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The EHS Track and Field team competed Wednesday, April 11 against Hughson in their second league meet of the year. Both teams traveled to Ripon to use their facility.

“Hughson’s new track is under construction and Escalon’s is in such poor condition that they can’t use it to compete on,” explained Coach Carrie Nash.

Both the Cougar boys and girls went toe to toe with their opponent but could not pull off a victory. The girl’s team lost 66.5-69.5 and the boys lost 61-66 in the closely contested meet.

“They were disappointing losses, but we had some holes in our line-up that day,” Nash noted.

Senior Christian Brunetti sat out nursing an ankle injury.

“Not having Brunetti hurt us; he is the league’s leading triple jumper, ranked third overall in the long jump and anchors the 4x100,” Nash explained. “On the lady’s side, there were few events where we just barely missed a scoring place and just came up short in the end. We have a young team that works hard and learns from their losses, and that’s what is important as we move forward through the season.”

Following are highlights from the meet.

 

Boys

100m 1st Thaddeous Stern (11.54-PR); 200m 1st Rex Robbins (23.58), 2nd T. Stern (23.85), 3rd Zach Pickett (23.88-PR); 800m 1st Juan Lopez (2:11.42), 3rd Xavier Chavez (2;18.36); 1600m 1st Juan Lopez (4:48.17), 3rd Troy Bedell (5:02.00); 3200m 3rd Troy Bedell (11:18.19); 300m Hurdles 3rd Alex Jimenez; 4x400m Relay 1st Robbins, Chavez, Lopez, Pickett (3:42.36); High Jump 2nd Zach Pickett (5-06), 3rd Alex Mendoza (5-00); Pole Vault 2nd Max Teague (8-00); Long Jump 1st Chase Granis (19-04.75), 2nd T. Stern 18-10.50).

 

Girls

100m 1st Jackie Lau (13.24), 3rd Alex Titsworth (14.24); 200m 1st Jackie Lau (27.79), 2nd Gabby Rigg (28.46); 400m 3rd Gabby Rigg (1:09;19); 800m Brianna Briones (2:41.32); 1600m 3rd Brianna Briones (6:01.63); 110m Hurdles 1st Sidney Lima (17.70-PR); 300m Hurdles 1st Lima (50.02), 2nd Annie Wyrick (54.91); 4X100 1st Rigg, Lau, Briones, Lima; Shot Put 1st Shelby McCune (29-07); Discus 1st Shelby McCune (99-0); High Jump 1st Jessikka Gonzales (4-10), 2nd Leila Phillips (4-04), 3rd Kalynn Cavanaugh (4-04); Long Jump J. Gonzales (14-09.75); Triple Jump J. Gonzales (31-00).