FRESNO, Calif. - The "Great Prandini" highlights the high school portion of the Run For the Dream track and field meet today at the Save Mart Center on the campus of Fresno State.
Jenna Prandini hopes to give the
hometown fans something more to
cheer about.
Photo by Kirby Lee
Jenna Prandini is no magic act but she is one of the most versatile sprinter-jumpers in the nation and she's from nearby Clovis High. She'll prepare for the upcoming outdoor season after taking two firsts – the long and triple jump - and a second (100 meters) at the CIF State Championships in June.
If she adds a fourth event - the 200 - she has an outside chance of winning the state meet all by herself. See
Steve Brand's story on that possibility and her tremendous support team.
Ciarra Brewer (James Logan-Union City, Calif.), the state triple jump runner-up and current national indoor leader, is the other headliner in the 15-event, 7.5-hour prep event.
In fact, Prandini and Brewer will go head-to-head in the triple jump, which should be the day's premier event.
The meet will feature more than a 1,000 prep athletes who all qualified in one of eight competitions that were held at eight various locations in California. The winners are considered the California state indoor champions though this is the only indoor meet of the season in the state.
The first prep events today begins at 2:30 p.m.
NOTES: The Save Mart Center features a new $1 million Tartan Track, which was donated by Fred Arnold, in honor of his late wife Madeleine.
Among the other top qualifying marks - all of which were recorded outdoors. None of them are recognized on indoor lists.
GIRLS600 – Danni Alakija, a sophomores from Oaks Christian TC, 1:27.00.
800 – Cami Chapus, a junior at Harvard-Westlake, 2:15.00.
Mile – Chapus, 5:03.
2-Mile – Alexys Estrada, a sophomore at Vista del Lago, 11:20.00.
55 hurdles – Chalese Davis, a senior at Hercules, 8.18.
1,600 relay – Archadia, 4:11.00.
3,200 relay – Beverly Hills, 10:33.61.
HJ – Raegan Nizdil, a sophomore at Rio Mesa, 5 feet, 5 inches.
PV – Anginae Monteverde, a senior at Clovis West, 12-6.
LJ – Kira Moreland, a senior at Summit, 19-7. Prandini qualified at 18-8 but won last year's state meet at 20-5¾.
TJ – Brewer's qualifying mark is 40-1½ but last week, in a non-qualifier but one of the nation's top meets, the Simplot Games in Idaho, she recorded a national indoor best of 42-3½. Last year at the CIF State Meet Prandini outdueled Brewer, 42-7¼ to 41-10¼.
SP – Lacie Basley, at senor at Shafter, 41-10½.
BOYS55 – Corey Hobbs, a senior at Ridgeview, 6.18.
600 – Ezikiel Glass, a senior at Silverado, 73.14.
800 – John Robinson, a senior at George Whittell, 1:55.83.
mile – Justin Villhauer, a senior at Redwood, 4:18.00.
2-mile – Tyler Dutchover, a senior at Yucaipa, 9:34.01.
55 hurdles – Devin Hickey, a junior at Vista Murrieta, 7.75.
1,600 relay – Beverly Hills, 3:31.94.
3,200 relay – Beverly Hills 8:29.86.
HJ – Adam Aguirre, a junior at Cantwell, 6-8.
PV – Evan Barr, a senior at Loyola, 15-7.
LJ – Trevell Wallace, El Cerrito, 22-1½.
TJ – Allen Williams, a senior at Bishop O'Dowd, 47-7.
SP – Nicholas Scarvelis, a senior at Dos Pueblos, 60-8.
* - time not confirmed.
