Track Teams Score in South Bay

By STEVE GALLUZZO | Sports Editor      

Palisades High’s track and field teams are testing themselves against top notch competition in preparation for next Wednesday’s Western League prelims at Hamilton. On April 12 at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational, Zach Armster, Harrison Carter, Cole Hubbard and Ronin Sherertz were entered in the Boys Open Division 4×400 relay and clocked 3:36.07.   

On April 18-19 the Dolphins traveled to West Torrance High for the South Bay Championships. For the boys, Carter took ninth in the 400 meters in 52.61 seconds. His running and returning helped  the Dolphins’ football team reach the City Division I final in the fall. Fellow junior Jackson Taylor was 10th in the 800 in 1:59.34 while senior Owen Lewicky was second in the 3200 in 9:39.74. Sophomore Marley Duff was eighth in the 110 hurdles in 17.48 and ninth in the 300 hurdles in 43.85. Senior Devin Carey, whose accurate shooting helped the Pali High basketball squad make the City Open Division semifinals in the winter, finished sixth in the triple jump with a distance of 38-07.50. Palisades was 12th out of 19 schools in the varsity boys standings at South Bay, scoring 12 points.      

On the girls side senior sprinter Skyla Jones was 10th in the 200 in 26.58 and seventh in the 400 in 1:00.93 and sophomore Gabriella Gilyard was ninth in the 1600 in 5:32.22. Three Dolphins were in the top 10 in the 3200: sophomore Zoey Morris was fourth in the 3200 in 12:23.01; freshman Hanna Sadzik was eighth in 12:45.34  and sophomore Kendal Shaver was ninth with a time of 12:48.15.

Senior Ava Bondar was fifth in the 100 hurdles in 17.36 and fourth in the 300 hurdles in 49.43 while junior Maia Vasquez was sixth in the 300 hurdles in 50.96.        

The Dolphins’ 4×100 relayers (Kalee Herd, Clara Fleckenstein, Javayah Sole and Jones) were fourth in 51.55. Palisades’ varsity girls accumulated 24 points, placing ninth out of 17 schools in the team standings.

Last weekend, the Dolphins’ 4×800 relay team ran in the rated rcae at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut and took second in 9:31.91.

Palisadian and Brentwood School sophomore Amelia Sarkisian competed in the Invitational 3200 meters Friday at Mt. SAC and clocked a personal-best 10:46.46, good enough for sixth.