SRVHS Track & Field Breaking Records

When some people think of track & field, they might wonder why anyone would choose "running" as a sport.  

In baseball, footbal, or soccer, the mention of running laps may be followed by complaints and looked at as a punishment, but for track runners, a day without running is rare.

The field portion of this sport often gets overlooked because it is not the first thing you see when you go to a meet or see a team practicing, but it is important to the team.

Traditional high school track & field consists of five groups, each with several individual events.  The main groups are sprinters, long distance runners, throwers, jumpers, and pole-vaulters. 

Sprinters compete in events such as the 100 and 200-meter dash, the 400-meter run, and a number of relays.  Long distance runners race in the 1600-meter or mile run, the 800 and 3,200 meter run, as well as relays, mainly at invitational meets.  Throwers can choose from shot put or discus.  Jumpers have a choice of long jump, triple jump, or high jump.  Pole-vaulting is the only straightforward event, with no other options.

Many students at San Ramon Valley High might think that track should not be taken seriously because it is a non-cut sport — the team willingly accepts whatever athletes decide to show up each year. However, every person on the team is challenged to keep up with the rest of the team, and to make it to the top of the pack, you must train hard.  

So far this year, San Ramon's boys and girls track teams are both undefeated, with four more duel meets to go leading up to the East Bay Athletic League finals.  

At every meet, first, second, and third place in varsity events receives 5, 3 and 1 point, respectively, for individual events.  For relays, first place is the only team that receives 10 points.  At the end of the meet, the points are tallied and the winner is declared.

Most recently, a select number of athletes headed to Clovis for the West Coast Relays. Here are results from that track meet:

Relay Results:

• The girls 400 relay team of Amanda Nguyen, Alina Sinclair, Sophie Hodges, and Sarah Griffith received fourth place out of nine with a time of 50.69, a personal best for them this season.
• The boys 400 relay team of Dan Davis, Chris Brooks, David Manuel, and Garrett Storms received fifth place out of eight teams with a time of 43.34.
• The girls 1,600 relay team of Alina Sinclair, Kelly Nordine, Jen Horton, and Sarah Griffith received fourth place out of nine teams with a time of 4:08.89, a personal best for them this season by two seconds.
• The boys 1,600 relay team of Dan Davis, Kevin Griffith, Ian Padilla-jong and Garrett Storms ran an tight race, finishing first with a time of 3:21.06, only 0.02 seconds faster than the second place team.

Individual Results:

• Kelly Nordine ran the 800 in 2:27.14 and took tenth place out of sixteen competitors.
• Jane Humphrey pole vaulted 9-7 feet and tied for tenth place.
• Sarah Griffith ran the 400 in 56.50 seconds and recieved second place out of six competitors.  This time has her tied for first place on the top ten board at San Ramon Valley High School.
• Ian Padilla-jong ran the 400 in 50.23 seconds and took third place out of seven.
• Dan Davis ran the 400 in the invitational heat. He ran it in 49.26 seconds, taking fourth place out of eight competitors.
• Garrett Storms also ran the 400 in the invitational heat. He took sixth place with a time of 50.20 seconds.
• Ian Gardner high jumped 6-1, tying for first place.
• Jack Williams ran a strong race in the 110 hurdles, taking sixth place with a time of 15.63.
• Trevor Holmgren ran the 800 in 1:59.45, taking third place out of 16 competitors.
• Kevin Griffith ran the 800 in the invitational heat. He took second place out of 12 competitors with a time of 1:54.09.
• Ryan Hammill ran the 800 in 1:58.52, a new personal best for the season. He took tenth place out of 12 competitors. 
• Parker Deuel ran a strong 1,600 in 4:23.37.  He took sixth place out of 25 other competitors.
• Matt Devries ran the 3200m in 10:18.60, receiving fifteenth out of twenty-nine competitors.
• Colin Barber pole vaulted 14-1, tying for 11th place.
• Simon Graves ran the 3,200 and received 13th place out of 18. After a minor fall, he still managed to finish the race strong with a time of 10:03.51.
• Andrew Storer ran a fast 300m hurdles race in 41.56, taking fourth place out of nine competitors.