Kern Invitational
Liberty HS, Bakersfield, CA - Friday, March 13, 2009
Meet Recap:
On a beautiful spring evening, the individual winners in most of the Kern Invitational events were more predictable
then the mercurial spring weather. But predictability does not equal ennui. There is enjoyment in watching the best
local high school track and field athletes dominate their events. Much like seeing a play you know by heart or a
concert, there is still enjoyment in a fine performance.
On the girl’s side, it was very much a repeat of earlier meets. Tijerra Lynch won the 800, 1600 and 3200 and scored
almost half of Ridgeview High School’s total points for a fourth place team finish. Bakersfield High School was lead
by senior Brushay Wandick who won the 100 and 200. Her depleted 400 relay team took second and she put her
1600 relay team into first place with her gutsy third leg and Keirra White kept the Drillers in the lead.
In the girl’s team race, Liberty High School ended up taking first with 73 points over Bakersfield High’s 69 points.
Liberty High only had one individual winner the whole evening but took the win with a lot thirds, fourths and fifths
through out the night. Amanda Klinchuch was Liberty High’s only first and she did it on one good foot. She hurt
herself vaulting at the East Bakersfield relays and will be wearing a boot for a month per doctor’s orders. She was
allowed to vault and vault she did. She went 11′ 6, which was also the winning height of the boy’s competition!
Last but not least Taylor Jackson (Frontier High School) and Anna Jelmini (Shafter High School) dominated the
hurdles and throws. These two athletes are some of the best technicians in their events besides having raw natural
talent. In both the hurdles and the throws, it take years of practice to make such athleticism look effortless.
For the next month these ladies will be competing in dual meets for their schools and heading out of town for various
invitationals like the West Coast Relays and Arcadia. They won’t be on the same track until April 24 when Liberty
High School hosts the Patriot Games.
Girls finals results
- Liberty 73 Bakersfield 69 Frontier 61.5
- 100--1. Wandick, BHS, 12.53; 2. Herron, High, 12.87; 3. Watson, Stock, 12.87. Brushay Wandick is a
senior and definitely does not have senioritis. Her eyes are on the state meet and hopes to return with her
teammates this year.
- 200--1. Wandick, BHS, 26.15; 2. Epps, Han. West, 26.65; 3. Wilcox, Lib, 27.15. Wandick went to state in
this event in 2008.
- 400--1. White, BHS, 1:02.66; 2. Epps, Han. West, 1:02.91; 3. Chudy, Cen, 1:03.42. Sophomore White just
got off the basketball court.
- 800--1. Lynch, Ridge, 2:27.21; 2. Armendariz, Ridge, 2:33.37; 3. Moyer, North, 2:35.38. Lynch's easiest
win of the night.
- 1,600--1. Lynch, Ridge, 5:25.86; 2. Guzman, Gar, 5:33.60; 3. Wittenberg, Sha, 5:38.89. As per usual,
Guzman (Garces) took the lead and a pack of six followed her through the first lap. After two laps it was
Guzman in front with Lynch on her heels. On the third lap, Lynch made her move and kept her lead to the
finish for her first win of the meet.
- 3,200--1. Lynch, Ridge, 12:24.97; 2. Wittenberg, Sha, 12:25.69; 3. MIllwee, Sha, 12:52.77. Lynch and
Wittenberg ran together the whole race. On the homestretch, Lynch pulled away for her third win of the night.
- 100H--1. Jackson, Fron, 14.91; 2. McDonald, BHS, 16.91; 3. Lee-McNeill, Lib, 17.01. Jackson won by 2
seconds and showed why, she will be returning the state meet again this year.
- 300H--1. Jackson, Fron, 46.71; 2. McDonald, BHS, 48.95; 3. Chelsey, Stock, 49.75.
- 4x100 relay--1. Golden Valley (Shaw, Epps, Hidalgo, Olison), 50.73; 2. BHS, 51.17; 3. Highland, 52.67.
Golden Valley took the win over a Driller team that was missing 3 of its top runners due to other commitments.
- 4x400 relay--1. BHS (Hairston, Wandick, White, McDonald), 4:16.46; 2. Liberty, 4:17.20; 3. Golden
Valley, 4:23.08. The 1600 relay is always a crowd favorite and this one did not disappoint. Wandick of
Bakersfield ran a great third leg and handed it off to White with a slight lead. At the start of the final lap, Finch
of Liberty took the lead and on the backstretch it looked like Liberty might take the win. But White just tucked
in behind and waited for the right time to make her move. On the homestretch, White took the lead and got
her second win of the night.
- HJ--1. Crowe, Cen, 5-0; 2. Ellis, Fron, 4-10; 3. Bagsby, West, 4-8.
- PV--1. Klinchuch, Lib, 11-6; 2. Giulianmo, Stock, 8-6; 3. Cabello, Han. West, 8-0. Klinchuch hurt her foot
at the EB Relays and has been wearing a boot on her foot since then. She has been told she can compete
and her 11'6 on one good foot, affirms her top ten in the state status. She would of tied for first in the boys
competition!
- LJ--1. Epps, GV, 18-1; 2. Scott, GV, 16-1.5; 3. Fitch, Lib, 15-7.25.
- TJ--1. Collatz, Stock, 36-7.75; 2. Dial, Fron, 31-3.75; 3. Hosey, Gar, 30-5. With Alexander of Centennial
sitting out this meet, Collatz had an easy win in what is becoming yet another event that she excels at.
- SP--1. Jelmini, Sha, 49-10.75; 2. Rasley, Sha, 37-4.75; 3. Henry, North, 32-7.25. The nation's top thrower,
shows why she is top ranked.
- Discus--1. Jelmini, Sha, 173-8; 2. Collatz, Stock, 156-10; 3. Little, Lib, 108-2. Two great throws by two
state bound athletes. Jelmini won both throws at state and it would be nice to have these two go one two at
state.
Boys finals results
- Ridgeview 128.33 Bakersfield 86.5 Centennial 72.33
- 100--1. Love, Han. West, 10.83; 2. Carter, Ridge, 11.21; 3. Hunt, BHS, 11.26. Vontrail Love is my favorite
sprinter name and he is fast too. Almost did not recognize him because in the past, he has sported a retro
look with white tube socks and a white headband holding up his afro. Taking second in the 100 and not even
running in the fastest heat, was state triple jumper Johnny Carter (10) who beat out Hunt (10) of Bakersfield.
- 200--1. Purvis, Ridge, 22.57; 2. Thieleke, West, 22.79; 3. Newman, GV, 23.00. Isiah looked good in the
200, after a poor showing in the 400.
- 400--1. Taylor, Lib, 51.57; 2. Thieleke, West, 51.61; 3. Miller, BHS, 52.68. It looked like West High would
take the 400, but he tied up at the finish and Taylor of Liberty took it at the line.
- 800--1. Schwartz, Foot, 2:00.16; 2. Lewis, Ridge, 2:01.23; 3. Van Zandt, High, 2:02.18. Schwartz lead the
field through the first 400 and took the win.
- 1,600--1. Schwartz, Foot, 4:25.75; 2. Lewis, High, 4:41.59; 3. Ariey, 4:42. A large field caused a couple
tumbles, so the race had to be restarted. As usual, Schwartz took the lead from the start, with a large pack
behind him. At the 800, Holt (Bakersfield 12) and Lewis (Highland 11) took the lead behind Schwartz. At the
1200, Lewis opened up a lead on Burke (Stockdale) and Holt and they looked like a lock for the next three
places behind Schwartz. But then out of the chasing pack, Ariey (Bakersfield 12) dropped a sub 65 second
last 400 and challenged Lewis for second place. Ariey is known as a 3200 runner and today, he dropped 10
seconds in the 1600.
- 3,200--1. Baker, Ridge, 10:07.15; 2. Garcia, Ridge, 10:11.98; 3. Handel, Sha, 10:14.27. For the first 1600,
there was a pack of five and slowly runners fell of the pack.
- 110H--1. Jones, GV, 15.41; 2. McCurks, Ridge, 16.03; 3. King, Cen, 16.32.
- 300H--1. Singh, Ridge, 41.22; 2. King, Cen, 41.36; 3. Miniweathers, West, 41.39.
- 4x100 relay--1. Ridgeview (Robertson, Hobbs, Williams, Purvis), 42.98; 2. (tie) BHS, 43.74; 3. (tie)
Stockdale, 43.74. With addition of Purvis, Ridgeview has been taking the 400 relay recently.
- 4x400 relay--1. Centennial (Grimes, Diller, Clayton, Moore), 3:26.01; 2. Ridgeview, 3:26.68; 3. Liberty,
3:29.06. The last event of the night and it was a barn burner with Centennial defeating pre-meet favorite
Ridgeview.
- HJ--1. Robbins, West, 6-4; 2. Johnson, GV, 6-2; 3. Thompson, Stockdale, 6-0. 6'6 jumpers McCulloh
(Garces) and Griggs (Bakersfield) sat out this meet.
- PV--1. Garcia, GV, 11-6; 2. (tie) Bemiller, Cen, 10-6; 2. (tie) Barron, Sha, 10-6.
- LJ--1. Affentranger, Lib, 21-7.25; 2. Carter, Ridge, 21-1.5; 3. Grimes, Cen, 20-10.5.
- TJ--1. Carter, Ridge, 47-9; 2. Cardenas, BHS, 42-5; 3. Morales, BHS, 41-1.5. The defending state champ
won by five feet and was followed by three Drillers.
- SP--1. Darr, Fron, 56-6.25; 2. Wallace, Cen, 46-9.25; 3. Moore, BHS, 42-9.
- Discus--1. Darr, Fron, 177-0; 2. Moore, BHS, 148-3; 3. Cravens, Lib, 147-4.
Meet Preview:
- 2009 Meet Info HERE.
- 2008 Noise Coverage HERE.
- 2008 Athletic.net HERE.
- 2009 Athletic.net HERE.
- 2009 FaceBook HERE.
- Last update on 3/2/09
- In 2007, this was a Saturday meet and included frosh/soph competition. In
2008, the meet was still on Saturday, but had been made a varsity only meet.
In 2009, the meet is now on Friday evening and is a varsity only meet. The
frosh/soph athletes will compete on March 27th.
Place: Liberty High School – Patriot Stadium
925 Jewetta Ave. – Bakersfield, Calif. 93312
Date: Friday, March 13, 2009
Time: 4:00 P.M.
Format: Championship Schedule of Events
Facility: Patriot Stadium has a “SOUTHWEST” All Weather surface on the track and all runways of the jumping
areas. Competitors may not use any spikes other than 3/16” pyramid and will be certified for compliance at the time
they check in for their event. NO Christmas tree spikes.
Admission: Adults $5.00
Students with ID $3.00
Children 5 & under Free
Entries: Competitors in each event will be seeded based on time/marks submitted. Marks submitted will be
verified with meet officials. If meet information is not submitted the time/mark will not be accepted. Entries will be
limited to 4 athletes per event per school.
Athlete Check-In: Competitors in track events must check in with the “Clerk of the Course” not later than final
call. Event times are tentative; it is the athlete’s responsibility to check in as their event is called. There will be a
table outside the Clerk of Course where spikes will be checked. Field event competitors will check in at the event
site. Once a competitor has checked in they will be held and escorted to the starting line. All warm-ups must be
done outside the stadium in designated areas prior to check in. Athletes are to exit the stadium immediately upon
completion of their event.
Field Events: Each athlete will receive 3 attempts in preliminaries. The top 9 will advance to a final for 3
additional attempts. Preliminary marks do carry over to the final. The finals immediately follow the prelims. There
will NOT be prelims in the vertical jumps.
Starting
Heights: VG Pole Vault 7’ 0”
VB Pole Vault 9’ 0”
VG High Jump 4’ 6”
VB High Jump 5’6”
Heights will be increased in 2” increments.
1 4:00 400m Relay VG
2 4:15 400m Relay VB
3 4:30 1600m Run VG
4 4:45 1600m Run VB
5 5:00 100m H Hurdles VG
6 5:15 110m H Hurdles VB
7 6:00 400m Dash VG
8 6:15 400m Dash VB
9 6:30 100m Dash VG
10 6:45 100m Dash VB
11 7:00 800m Run VG
12 7:15 800m Run VB
13 7:30 300m Hurdles VG
14 7:45 300m Hurdles VB
15 8:00 200m Dash VG
16 8:15 200m Dash VB
17 8:30 3200m Run VG
18 9:00 3200m Run VB
19 9:30 1600m Relay VG
20 9:45 1600m Relay VB
21 VG Shot Put 4:00
22 VB Discus 4:00
23 VB Long Jump 4:00
24 VG Triple Jump 4:00
25 VG High Jump 4:00
26 VG Pole Vault 4:00
27 VB Shop Put 6:00
28 VG Discus 6:00
29 VG Long Jump 6:00
30 VB Triple Jump 6:00
31 VB High Jump 6:00
32 VB Pole Vault 6:00
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