1. Logan (Union City) senior Ciarra Brewer showed why she's a real threat to finish as the national leader in the triple jump with five marks longer than 41-feet, including the winning jump of 41-9¾, the nation's best legal mark.
It was more than a foot further than her previous best this season of 40-9 1/2, though last week she won at her own invitational at 42-9 but no wind indicator was used, negating the mark for national consideration.
Brewer, who won the state meet as a sophomore and has a best of 43-4 1/4, has been nursing a sore right hamstring which hampered her last season, when she took second at state.
"I was hoping to get into the 42s today, but I'll take 41-9," Brewer said.
The Florida-bound standout said she's shooting for a jump of 45-0 this season, but her main goal is to get back in the state winner's circle. "I hope I can reclaim my title and get my hamstring completely healed," she said.
2. California (San Ramon) junior Noel Frazier had shown loads of promise over the last couple years with a best of 6-8. But on Saturday, he cleared a fairly remarkable 6-11, which ties him for the ninth best mark nationally this season and second best in California.
Frazier got over on his first attempt at 6-11 before missing three times at 7-1.
"I kind of squeezed over it," Frazier told Phil Jensen of the Contra Costa Times. "I
think I got kind of lucky. It was a good jump, though. I just had to focus and think I can do it."3. Davis (Calif.) senior Trevor Halsted was hoping to break the school record of 4:15 in the 1,600 and he got that and won too by going 4:14.00 to edge Castro Valley's Ben Eversole (4:15.33). Halsted is coming off a stress fracture of his left foot. He missed the entire summer training regimen.
"That makes this very satisfying," Halsted said. "Everything worked out pretty perfectly."
Halsted took the lead with 400 meters to go but was passed by Eversole with 200 left. "But I had enough in the tank," Halsted said.
Indeed, he zoomed past Eversole with 100 to go to win the entertaining race.
