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Top 100 State List

The following La Salle Lancers made the top 100 athletes list in their respective events:

Shelby McCray (#14 Discus), David Minguez (#31 Pole Vault), Westley Riley (#43 800 meters), Asha Blades (#77 200 meters).

Former Lancer Great Natalie Calderon earned a NCAA Division III Championship in the Long Jump with an effort of 19'06"

Natalie is the current La Salle record holder in the Long and Triple Jumps.

New Photos from CIF 2007

Minguez goes to the Masters!

David Minguez cleared 14'09 in route to the masters meet next Friday @ Cerritos College.

Every Lancer that qualified for the finals both medaled and scored points: Margaret Sitker (3rd 1600 meters; 2nd 3200 meters), Westley Riley (2nd 800 meters; 6th 4 x 400 Relay), David Minguez (3rd Pole Vault), Austin Williams (5th 1600 meters; 6th 4 x 4), Blake Shaw (7th 1600 meters; 6th 4 x 4), Alex Jimenez (7th Shot Put), Shelby McCray (3rd Shot Put; 2nd Discus), Jonathon Stoddard (6th Discus), Xavier Dyson (4 x 400 Relay)

Congratulations to Michael Perry for making the dyestatcal.com State freshman list for both the long jump and triple jump.

The Qualifiers for CIF finals:

Austin Williams, Blake Shaw, Margaret Sitker, Westley Riley, Xavier Dyson, David Minguez, Jonathan Stoddard, Shelby McCray, Tony France, Brendan Wylie, and Alex Jimenez.

Lancers who have qualified for CIF:

Austin Williams, Blake Shaw, Margaret Sitker, Shannon Gibbs, Westley Riley, Xavier Dyson, David Minguez, Jasmine Jenkins, Samantha Cuerington, Michael Perry, Jefferson Strouse, Shelby McCray, Cheyenne Wingate, Danielle Ornelas, Alex Jimenez, Jonathan Stoddard, Buddy Evans, Gina Figueroa, Tony France, Brendan Wylie, Megan Pittman and Angela Bruning.

The following La Salle Lancers are event league champions and first team all-league for the 2007 season:

Boys: Austin Williams (1600 meter run), Westley Riley (800 meter run), David Minguez (Pole Vault), 4 x 400 Relay (Blake Shaw, Xavier Dyson, Austin Williams, Westley Riley)

Girls: Margaret Sitker (1600 meters, 3200 meters), Cheyenne Wingate (Pole Vault), Jasmine Jenkins (High Jump), Shannon Gibbs (100 meter high hurdles)

Great job turned in by the La Salle Lancer's today @ the league prelims. There were many PRs and great all-around efforts...GO LANCERS!!!

Congratulations to the Lancer Boys Varsity track team for winning their fifth consecutive League Championship

The team overcame many adversities to accomplish this goal. Driven by the determination of the team's seniors, who leave having only one loss in league competition during their four-year tenure. The team was led by Austin Williams, the incredible frosh Michael Perry, David Minguez, Blake Shaw, Xavier Dyson, Tony France, Alex Jimenez, and Westley Riley

Congratulations to the Lancer Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity track teams for winning the Del Rey League Championships

The Varsity was led by Seniors Margaret Sitker and Shannon Gibbs, and Sophomores Asha Blades, Samantha Cuerington, Jasmine Jenkins and Laura Hill.

The Junior Varsity was led by the "Magnificent Seven Plus One" Florence Kerns, Jennifer Giddens, Shannon Barger, Jo Kinney, Stephanie Payne, Ashley Thomas,  Analuisa Castro, and Jodi Bell.

She Did it Again

Shelby McCray won the Discus and Shot Put at the Carpinteria Invitational with throws of 131'06" and 37'0.75".

Arcadia Invitational 2007

Big Day for Shelby

Shelby McCray placed herself on top of one of the most storied list in La Salle track history when she threw 140'11" at the Arcadia Invitational. Shelby won the discus in the daytime meet and was invited by for the night time invite. Coach Dave Desmond has done it again. He's three for three at the Arcadia daytime session.

Link to Shelby's record throw

The DMR Stars

Overcoming a dropped baton, the boys Distance Medley Relay team broke the school record for that event (11:07.03). The team from left to right Westley Riley, Xavier Dyson,  Blake Shaw,  and Austin Williams.

Arcadia way to go for Margaret

Setting a new school record is now routine for the talented distance runner. She did it again...a 11:26.56 3200 meter run.

Another School Record for the Boys

La Salle boy's 4 x 800 team crushed the previous school record of 8:43.1 with a very speedy 8:16.34.  The team consisted of Xavier Dyson, Austin Williams, Westley Riley, and Luke Eisenhardt.

Big Day for Frosh Michael Perry

At the "new and improved" Pasadena Games, freshman Michael Perry flew to a distance of 41'05". Shelby McCray won the girls Invitational Discus. Asha Blades ran PRs in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.  Jonathan Stoddard finished 4th in the Invitational Discus. The boys 4 x 400 meter relay (Austin Williams, Xavier Dyson, Tony France, Westley Riley) ran 3:31.39. Finally, the incomparable Margaret Sitker ran personal best in the 1600 meters (5:15.02) and 3000 meters (10:46.18). 

The Del Rey League is now the Home of Lancer Boys & Girls Track and Field

Banquet Video

Big Day in La Salle Track and Field

There were amazing performances all around from the La Salle track and field athletes in the recent CIF divisional finals.

While the girls team finished 10th, with a top notch performance from Margaret Sitker. In a controversial anti-climatic conclusion, the boys finished 3rd (subject to the outcome of the appeal). Outstanding performances included Jasmine Jenkins 8th in the High Jump (4'10" ties freshman record), Roger Harrison's 15.19 (110m high hurdles; New School Record) and Westley Riley's 1:55.67 in the 800 meter run. Other outstanding performances were David Minguez 2nd in the Pole Vault (13'06") & 6th in the 300 meter hurdles (41.38), Eric Carlos in the shot put (52'01"), Frosh Austin Williams in the 1600 meter run (4:34.41; New freshman record), George Colton, who entered both the 100 & 200 meter dashes as an alternate and placed in both events (11.24 & 22.60 #3 LS all-time), Jonathan Stoddard, entering the discus as an alternate finishing 5th (137'00"), Esteban Gil 8th in the Discus, the 4 x 100 Relay (George Colton, Edwin Scott, Westley Riley, Wesley Lucas) 3rd in 43.65 #3 LS all-time. With many freshman, both boys and girls on the horizon, La Salle track and field promises to be big-time again next year. So congratulations to all who participated in the finals and see you next year.

Congrats to the following athletes who qualified for the CIF finals:

Girls

Margaret Sitker 1600 meters #2 qualifier

4 x 100 Relay Lisa Wickhem, Laurel Kuhn, Jasmine Jenkins, Samantha Cuerington #8 qualifier; #9 LS all-time

High Jump Jasmine Jenkins alternate, #6 LS all-time; ties freshman record

Margaret Sitker 3200 meters #1 qualifier

Boys

4 x 100 Relay Chris Satoh, George Colton, Westley Riley, Wesley Lucas #5 qualifier, #8 LS all-time

1600 meters Austin Williams #8 qualifier, #10 LS all-time, #2 LS freshman

110 meter high hurdles Roger Harrison #4 qualifier

100 meters George Colton #9 qualifier

800 meters Westley Riley #1 qualifier, New LS record 1:57.74 (old record 1:58.7 by Mark Ruelas in 1980)

300 meter intermediate hurdles David Minguez #7 qualifier

200 meters George Colton #9 qualifier

4 x 400 Relay David Minguez, Xavier Dyson, Austin Williams, Westley Riley #4 qualifier, #10 LS all-time

Long Jump Roger Harrison #9 qualifier

Shot Put Eric Carlos #2 qualifier, #3 LS all-time

Pole Vault David Minguez #2 qualifier

Discus Esteban Gil #8 qualifier #6 LS all-time

Discus Jonathan Stoddard alternate

Shelby McCray and Margaret Sitker's big meet against Marymount and Bell-Jeff.  Sitker (1600m 5:20.6 #3 LS all-time; 800m 2:29.5 #6 LS all-time) and McCray (Discus 117'06.50")

Congratulations to Edwin Scott for breaking the school's 400 meter record (49.35)@ the L.A. County Championships.

Other outstanding performances were turned in by Margaret Sitker (PR 5:23.97 #3 LS all-time in 1600m run), Eric Carlos (PR 130'01" #5 LS all-time Discus), Shelby McCray (PR 33'08.5" #3 LS a---time), David Minguez (13'06" #2 LS all-time Pole Vault)

Congrats to Samantha Cuerington who won 4 events on Tuesday (13.1 100 meters, 27.2 #9 LS all-time, 31'03" Triple Jump, Anchored 4 x 100 Relay)

Roger Harrison leaps on to the top-ten 110 meter hurdles list with a 15.49 clocking at the Texas Relays 4/5/06 becoming #2 all-time

Boys 4 x 200 meter relay (George Colton, Westley Riley, Michael Cates, Edwin Scott)

broke the school's record at the Texas Relays 4/6/06

Big News on John Caulfield

UCLA Sophomore John Caulfield, who threw

he No. 2 mark in the nation in the shot put

last weekend (63-8.25) will compete in both

the shot put and discus on Saturday.

La Salle Varsity Boys & Girls Defeated Monrovia & Village Christian

Nat is Back on the Track

La Salle Varsity Boys Defeats Arcadia & Temple City

La Salle 77, Arcadia 75, Temple City 18

Dual Meet Scoring