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former Lancer, Michele Dannhausen,
currently of San Diego State finished first in the Javelin at the Occidental
College Invitational. Michelle was the 2005 CIF champion in the discus while
competing for La Salle.
http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/w-track/recaps/051108aaa.html |
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Former Lancer great John Caulfield (pictured below) finishes 11th in shot put at the recently completed NCAA Division 1 Track finals. Caulfield was the 2003 CIF champion in the Shot Put and La Salle's #1 all-time in the Shot Put and Discus. |
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Congrats to Nat She was named USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year: |
Cross Country meeting on June 3,
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Next Year's
Boys - Aus
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  CIF finals 2003 - La Salle's CIF champion girl's 4 x 400 meter relay. From left to right- Natalie Calderon (sr), Kate Walsh (fr), Erin DaSilva (fr), and Laurel Kuhn (fr). |
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Pictured on the left, the La Salle 2000 state meet finalist 4 x 400 meter relay: Daniela Russell (sr), Mary Jo Alexander (sr), Gina Clayton (jr), Natalie Calderon (fr). |
Special Thanks to the following I failed to mention at last night's banquet:
Mr. Wylie for outstanding finish line work
Nadine Peterson for the professional meet lineup sheets
See You Next Year, for another exciting chapter of
Saturday, May 17, 2008 @ Mt. SAC
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In Division IV, the San
Gabriel Valley's top boys and girls program was La Salle.
The Lancers boys team tied for 9th (out of 142 schools) with 23 points followed by Pasadena Poly and Flintridge Prep, who tied for 21st with eight points. Also scoring was 31st-place Maranatha with four points. La Salle's top male finisher was freshman Kelly Assinesi, who was fifth in the 3200 with a mark of 10:06.00; sophomore Michael Perry tied for fifth in the long jump (21-3). Junior Austin Williams also was strong in the 800, taking sixth (2:01.07). Teammate Jefferson Strouse also helped with the point total, thanks to his sixth-place effort in the 110 hurdles (16.20) and seventh-place finish in the 300 hurdles (43.44) and sixth place effort in the Pole Vault. La Salle's 4 x 400 relay team (Luke Eisenhardt, Austin Williams, Antoine Peterson, Brendan Wylie) finished 6th (3:29.82, #5 LS all-time). Poly and Flintridge Prep had silver-medalists. Senior Mason Dudas just missed qualifying for Masters with a throw of 52-0 feet; Poly's Dan Silver rallied from a slow start to also take second in the 1,600 with a mark of 4:27.72. Maranatha's top boys finisher was Andrew Yen in the 3,200 who took seventh (10:12.09). As for the girls, the 16th-place Lancers were guided by junior Asha Blades' third-place performance in the 400 (57.88 #2 LS all-time) and 8th place effort in the 200 meters (25.20; #2 LS all-time). Plus La Salle's 4 x 100 team (Allyson Pascua, Sami Cuerington, Lori Cuerington, Asha Blades) ran 50.21 (#2, LS all-time). Other locals included Westridge's Emily Townsend, who was eighth in the 100 (12.42); Mayfield's Michelle Gonzales, who was sixth in the 3,200 (12:06.80), right ahead of Maranatha's Angie Gonzalez (seventh, 12:09.95).
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 @ Carpinteria H.S.
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Asha Blades qualified in three events while Jefferson Strouse qualified in two events for the CIF championships to be held at Mt. SAC. Other qualifiers were: the girls 4 x 100 Relay (Allyson Pascua, Samantha Cuerington, Lori Cuerington, Asha Blades), the boys 4 x 400 Relay (Luke Eisenhardt, Austin Williams, Antoine Peterson, Brendan Wylie), Michael Perry in the Long Jump, Austin Williams in the 800 meter run, Buddy Evans in the Discus, Asha Blades in the 400 and 200 meter dashes, Jefferson Strouse in the Pole Vault and 110 meter high hurdles. Also, Kelley Assinesi's season is not yet over because, he is an alternate for the 3200 meters. Michael Perry is an alternate for the triple jump having already qualified in the Long Jump. |
Pictured on top left are the senior jumpers (Luke, Adrianne, and Buddy). We wish them well on their next great adventure, college. On the bottom left are jumpers from the CIF prelims (Michael, Samantha, Luke, Allyson, and Brendan). Special thanks to the relay alternates, Ashley Gasper and Brendan Wylie. Brendan got a chance to run on Saturday and made the most of it, and hang in there Ashley your day is coming.
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Don't forget our banquet in Sunday, May 18 in the dinning hall. Invitations were sent out, but if you didn't receive one, then come by Coach Riley's office.
Turn in your uniforms and blue warm-ups given to you at the beginning of the season before the banquet. Please return clean, in a plastic bag with you name neatly written or type on a sheet on paper. You will not receive any certificates, varsity letters, participation letters, or special awards without prior return of your uniform and warm-ups. Your name will be announced, but you will not receive the awards.
| La Salle freshman Kelly Assinesi is ranked #8 amongst other frosh in the 3200 meters in the state of California. This ranking is based on his outstanding performance (9:56.42 #10 LS all-time) in the San Gabriel Championship on April 25, 2008 at West Covina H.S. Assinesi is joined on the state list by fellow Lancer, Michael Perry who made the sophomore list in both the Long and Triple Jumps. |
| Led by Michael Perry's double victories in the Long and Triple Jumps the Lancers will need a bus to take qualifiers to CIF. Other La Salle league champions: Austin Williams in the 800 meters, Buddy Evans in the Discus, Erika Polanco in the 3200 meters 11:30.52 #2 LS all-time, Asha Blades in the 400 meters and Lori Cuerington in the High Jump. For the JVs: Michelle Johnson win's 4 championships (100 & 300 meter hurdles, Triple Jump and High Jump), Jasmine Thomas (Long Jump), Jackie Pacheco (800 meters) Jacinto Dyson (High Jump), Boys JV 4 x 100 Relay and Girls JV 4 x 100 Relay, Girls JV 4 x 400 Relay. |
List of C.I.F. Qualifiers
Girl's 4 x 100 Relay (Allyson Pascua, Asha Blades, Lori Cuerington, Sami Cuerington, alt. Ashley Gasper, alt. Michelle Johnson)Adrianne Lentz (100 meter high hurdles)Asha Blades (400 meter dash)Leila Laurila (800 meter run)Samantha Cuerington (300 meter hurdles)Asha Blades (200 meter dash)Erika Polanco (3200 meter run, 11:30.52 #2 LS all-time)Analuisa Castro (Pole Vault)Allyson Pascua (Long Jump, 16'00.25" #3 LS all-time )Samantha Cuerington (Long Jump 16'07" #2 LS all-time)Lori Cuerington (High Jump 4'08)Allyson Pascua (Triple Jump, 34'03.00" #2 LS all-time)Samantha Cuerington (Triple Jump, 33'11" #5 LS all-time)Kelly Assinesi (1600 meter run)Jefferson Strouse (110 meter high hurdles)Austin Williams (800 meter run)Luke Eisenhardt (800 meter run)Jefferson Strouse (300 meter hurdles)Kelly Assinesi (3200 meter run)Boys 4 x 400 Relay (Luke Eisenhardt, Austin Williams, Antoine Peterson, Jefferson Strouse)Jefferson Strouse (Pole Vault, 12'00" #7 (tied) LS all-time)Michael Perry (Long Jump, 22'02.50" #3 LS all-time & holder of sophomore record)Brendan Wylie (Long Jump)Luke Eisenhardt (Long Jump)Buddy Evans (Discus)Christopher Alvarado (Discus)Michael Perry (Triple Jump, #2 LS all-time)
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| Frosh Leila Laurila's 5:54.68 #8 LS all-time in the 1600 meters. She qualified for CIF in the 800 meters | Samatha Cuerington qualifying in four events (Long Jump, Triple Jump, 300 hurdles, and 4 x 100 Relay) | Jefferson Strouse qualifying in four events (Pole Vault, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, and 4 x 400 Relay) | Asha Blades qualifying for CIF in four events (400 meter dash--League Champion, 200 meter dash, 4 x 100 Relay) |
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Jasmine Thomas (4 x 100 Relay, 100 meter dash), Natalie Vega (4 x 100 Relay, 400 meters, 4 x 400 Relay), Ashley Gasper (4 x 100 Relay, 100 meters, 200 meters), Joline Zelenski (4 x 100 Relay, 400 meters, 200 meters, 4 x 400 Relay), Jacinto Dyson (4 x 100 Relay, 300 hurdles), Darryl Oliver (4 x 100 Relay), Trevor Pick (4 x 100 Relay, 4 x 400 Relay), Carlos Morales (4 x 100 Relay, 400 meters, 4 x 400 Relay), Allyson Pascua (4 x 100 Relay, Long Jump, Triple Jump), Lori Cuerington (4 x 100 Relay, High Jump, Triple Jump, 4 x 400 Relay), Leila Laurila (1600 meters, 800 meters, Triple Jump), Catharina Giudice (1600 meters), Kelly Assinesi (1600 meters, 3200 meters), Erika Polanco (3200 meters), Asha Blades (4 x 100 Relay, 400 meters, 200 meters, 4 x 400 Relay), Aurora Doreza (200 meters), Austin Williams (800 meters, 4 x 400 Relay), Luke Eisenhardt (800 meters, 4 x 400 Relay, Long Jump, Triple Jump), Austen Maurer (800 meters), Roque Valiente (800 meters), Jackie Pacheco (800 meters, 4 x 400 Relay), Antoine Peterson (4 x 100 Relay, 4 x 400 Relay), Sami Cuerington (Long Jump, Triple Jump, 4 x 100 Relay, 300 meter hurdles), Adrianne Lentz (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, Long Jump, Relay Alternate), Jefferson Strouse (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, Pole Vault, 4 x 400 Relay), Marcus Wells (4 x 100 Relay), Brendan Wylie (4 x 100 Relay, Long Jump), Michael Perry (4 x 100 Relay, Long Jump, Triple Jump), Michelle Johnson (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles), Buddy Evans (Pole Vault, already qualified for CIF in Discus 1st place), Chris Alvarado (Shot Put, already qualified for CIF in the Discus 2nd place), Analuisa Castro (Pole Vault), Drake Duenas (4 x 400 Relay), Simon Grigorian (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4 x 400 Relay)--Check with your coaches, this list maybe incomplete. To receive a letter and/or an award at the banquet, you must attend the league finals. |
| Michelle Johnson #3 LS all-time in the triple jump. She added another league championship in the JV High Jump in her pursuit of four JV legaue titles. | Buddy Evans moves pass his coach, Eric Carlos, in the Discus with a throw of 132'05" earning a league championship in the process. | Freshman Chris Alvarado, qualified for CIF in the Discus with a throw of 106'03". This was also a PR for him. Moving on up to the big time. | Jasmine Thomas had a huge PR in the Long Jump (14'11") while earning a JV league championship in that event. Also improved in the 100 meters. |
Erika surpasses Margaret Sitker's Sophomore Record with a 11:49.29 in the 3200 meters at the Russell Cup in Carpinteria. Erika is also only 2 seconds away from Shannon Skager's soph 1600 meter record and 4 seconds from Hannah Miller's soph 800 meter record. |
| Mr. Delaney, there is a new Sheriff in town, and his name is Frosh Kelly Assinesi. Young mister Assinesi ran you off of the 3200 meter top-ten list with an amazing 14 second PR @ 9:56.38. |
See Allyson Pascua Video Leap Unto the Triple Jump Top-Ten List
| Allyson Pascua leaps onto the top-ten list in the triple jump with a jump of 33'01" (a 17" improvement) @ The San Gabriel Valley Championship. | Michelle Johnson established a new meet record in the frosh/soph triple jump (31'06.50" PR). She also had PRs in the 100 & 300 meter hurdles. | Erika Polanco moved to #5 LS all-time in the 800 meters (2:25.4) While also setting a 1600 meters PR(5:24.20) plus under 12 minutes for the 2nd time this season in the 3200 meters | Samantha Cuerington had PRs in the Long Jump @ 16'03" (#2 LS all-time) and the 300 meter hurdles 50.4 (#6 LS all-time). |
| Michael Perry wins the triple jump and high jump plus finished 3rd in the 100 and 200 meters as the Lancer Boys defeat Bishop Montgomery 72-53. | Erika Polanco wins the 1600 and 3200 meters while leading the Lancer girls to a league dual meet championship defeating Bishop Montgomery 77-50. | Asha Blades was a double winner in the 100 and 200 meter dashes aiding the girls to claim their 11th league championship in 14 years. | Freshman Kelly Assinesi continued his dominance in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs with victories over Bishop Montgomery. |
Photos and Video from the Russell cup
| Michael Perry enters the record book again breaking the sophomore triple jump record with a mark of 43'03" (#2 LS all-time). | Erika Polanco became only the fourth girl in La Salle's history to run under 12 minutes in the 3200 meters (11:49.29 #4 LS all-time). She also improves by 8 seconds in the 1600 meters (5:24.75). | Asha Blades finishes 2nd in both the 400 and 200 meters (25.96) and ran a super leg on the second place girls 4 x 400 (4:17.00). | Chris Alvarado cracks the 100 foot barrier in the Discus. This places him at a level that may qualify him for CIF. His next goal is the crack the LS top-ten. |
| Sami Cuerington bumps a legend from the 300 hurdles top-ten. Move over Natalie Calderon, Sami has knocked you out of the top-ten. Competing in the 300 hurdles after only two days of practice. Sami moves to #7 LS all-time. |
| Erika Polanco with wins in the 1600, 800, and 3200 meter runs. She remains unbeaten in both the 1600 and 3200 meters. | Sami Cuerington a double winner in the 300 hurdles and Triple Jump. Sami also anchored the winning 4 x 100 Relay team. | Brendan Wylie was a double winner in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, also was a member of the winning 4 x 100 Relay team. | Jefferson Strouse completes the triple winner big 4 combo with wins in 110m & 300m hurdles plus anchoring the 4 x 400 Relay |
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Analuisa Castro who has been improving her stock with the team has made it to a top-ten list for Pole Vault. Analuisa, a very hard worker is always looking to help the team is any capacity. Here's a big Lancer cheer for Analuisa.
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| Michael Perry for an great week of jumping (21'01" long jump and 42'01" triple jump). | Asha Blades for cracking the 1 minute barrier (59.95) in the 400 meters at the L.A. County Championship. | Austin Williams for running two quality 800s this week (1:59.85 and 2:00.49) | Brendan Wylie for great week of jumping (20'04" and 19'03.50" in the Long Jump) |
| Chris Alvarado
(Discus) 99'07 5 inches from 100 feet (accomplished
04/12/08 @ Russell
Cup, Carpinteria, Ca. (102'04") Kelly Assinesi (3200 meters) 10:11.18; 12 seconds to sub 10 minute mark and 14 seconds from Top-10 LS all-time. Also, less than 5 seconds from the LS Freshman 1600 meter record. Luke Eisenhardt (800 meters) 2:01.18 less than 2 seconds from sub 2 minute 800. Austin Williams (800 meters) less than 5 seconds from 800 meter school record. Asha Blades (400 meters) less than 3 seconds from 400 meter school record. |
Michael Perry had an outstanding meet jumping 21'01" in the long jump and 42'01" in the triple jump. However, the Lancer Varsity Boys were defeated by the Phantoms of Cathedral 70-57. Other outstanding marks turned in by the lancers were Brenden Wylie (20'04" long jump and 22.9 in the 200 meter dash) and Jefferson Strouse (15.9 110m high hurdles). La Salle who now has a record of 2-1 in league. The JV boys triumphed 57-55 over Cathedral.Next up...Don Bosco Tech (boys) and St. Joseph (girls) at La Salle on April 10, 2008 with a 3:15 PM start time. |
more to come...
| Head Coach Fred Riley named senior Adrienne Lentz as the girl's team captain. This was quite a surprise to the senior, former cheerleader. She joins Austin Williams, the boys captain, as leaders of the Lancer track and field teams. Coach Riley knows that each team member will applaud this decision. "Leadership, like gold is where you find it. Sometimes you have to dig before finding something special. I believe that Adrienne brings a special trait that is common to all of the past team captains." |
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Storyline--The parents of freshman Kelly Assinesi though it was important enough to stay until the conclusion of the La Salle vs. Serra contest as opposed to beginning a family trip before today's meet. Kelly took full advantage of this thoughtful gesture by posting victories in the 1600 &3200 meters (the latter clinching the meet). There will be a big Lancer cheer for you, Mr. & Mrs. 'A'. Also, another freshman, Lori Cuerington joined her big sister Sami as one of only two pairs of sisters to make a La Salle top-ten list. Lori's name will sit on the High Jump list at #7 all-time after her performance against the Cavaliers of Serra. Lori is proving that you can be "big-time" in track while simultaneously being "big-time" in soccer. |
Girls Varsity |
La Salle 69 Serra 58 |
Boys Varsity |
La Salle 78 Serra 48 |
Boys JV |
La Salle 59 Serra 45 |
Girls JV |
La Salle 0* Serra 0* |
*neither team fielded JV girls
| Michael Perry wins the Long jump and blazes to a first place in the 200 meters, Plus he had solid efforts in the triple jump. | Asha Blades PRs in the 400 meter dash (#7 La Salle all-time); steadily improving as the season goes on. | Michelle Johnson PRs in the High Jump and HUGE PR in the Triple Jump improving by more than a foot and a half. | Lori Cuerington won while setting a PR in the High Jump (#7 La Salle all-time) and set a new PR in the Long Jump. |
| Allyson Pascua's big day included establishing a new PR in the Triple Jump and seasonal best in the Long Jump. | Adrienne Lentz blast unto the 100 meter high hurdles La Salle Top Ten all-time list at #8 @ the 1st Michelle Perry Invitational. | Jefferson Strouse won the pole vault event in the inaugural Michelle Perry invitational. He also finished 4th in the 110HH. | Freshmen Anthony Soliman & Chris Alvarado had big PRs in the Shot & Discus, both are nearing the 100ft Plateau. |
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| Storyline--Ladies first! Sophomore soccer star, Erika Polanco and Senior cheer captain, Adrienne Lentz scored two victories in leading the La Salle Lancers girls varsity to it's first Del Rey victory this season. The boys weren't bad either as Michael Perry swept the horizontal jumps (Long Jump & Triple Jump) and frosh Kelly Assinesi supplied another first place in the 1600 meters. |
Varsity Boys La Salle 68 Bishop Amat 58 |
Varsity Girls La Salle 71 Bishop Amat 54 |
JV Boys La Salle 69 Bishop Amat 47 |
JV Girls Bishop Amat 59 La Salle 0* |
*La Salle did not field a JV Girls team.
See the Pasadena Star news tomorrow
| Kelly Assinesi frosh wunderkind with a victory in the 1600 (one of the top three times run on the La Salle track) and a second in the 3200. | Erika Polanco wining the 1600 and 3200 meter races. She improved her time in the 3200. What's next for the super soph? | Sophomore Michael Perry for winning the Long Jump and Triple Jump and finishing third in the 100 and second in the 200. | Adrienne Lentz for winning both the 100 and 300 meter hurdles registering PRs in the process. |
Also thanks to the students, teachers, and administration for providing inspiration.
Another tough team is coming next Wednesday, March 19,
the defending CIF champions Serra Cavaliers from Gardena...
Be there for another exciting chapter of
| Erika Polanco makes huge improvements in the 1600, 800 & takes 41 seconds off of her previous best 3200 meter time. | Brendan Wylie PRs in the 100 meters, 200 meters and Long Jump. Improving steadily. | Michael Perry broke the Tri-County meet record for the Freshman-Sophomore Triple Jump. | Mark Dannhausen broke the 100 foot discus barrier he joins Teammate Buddy Evans in the area.. |
| Fleet Asha Blades sliced through the fields with wins in the 100 and 200 meter dashes at the Arcadia Tri-meet. | Tony France moved to #3 all-time in the 300 meter hurdles and set a PR in the 110 meter high hurdles. | Brendan Wylie achieved significant personal bests in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and Long Jump. | Erika Polanco moved to #4 all-time in the 1600 meters and tied for #10 all-time in the 800 meters. |
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Erika Polanco (sophomore) burst onto the track scene with three outstanding races including a leap onto the La Salle 1600 meter & 3200 meter Top-Ten list at #7 all-time in both events. |
Another sophomore Michael Perry set PRs (Personal Records) in the Long Jump, Triple Jump (#7 all-time La Salle Top-Ten list), and 100 meters.
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Luke Eisenhardt, senior, in his first meet of the season had a PR in the 800 meters.
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Keith Callum, Leila Laurila, Lori Cuerington, Antoine Peterson, Natalie Vega, Michelle Johnson, Jacqueline Pacheco, Taylor Lopez-Valdez, Ashley Gasper, Joline Zelenski, Jasmine Thomas, Jessica Castillo, Brittany Shaw, Charlie Powers, Nadia Barulich, Austen Maurer.
If any names were omitted or misspelled, contact Coach Riley
2000, 2002 Girls CIF Champions
2005 Boys CIF Runner-ups
1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 Girls League Champions
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