Downey tops Warren in track and field competition

DOWNEY – The annual Downey vs. Warren Classic track and field meet took place at Warren High School this past Monday afternoon and the two schools battled the entire meet in both the boys’ and girls’ events. 

The Downey boys’ track and field team narrowly defeated Warren, 70-66, and the Downey girls’ team defeated the Warren girls’ team, 73-63.

The Downey boys’ track and field team won eight of the 16 events competed in. Downey won the 400 meter run, the 100 meter run, the 200 meter run and the long jump. The Vikings also won the high jump, pole vault, shot put and discus.

Downey’s Noah Skobis won the 400 meter run in a time of 51.60 and also won the 100 meter run in a time of 11.35. Downey’s Mario Marsetti won the 200 meter run in a time of 23.12.

Eric Lee of Downey won the long jump with a jump of 20’ 2½ inches, Downey’s Marcelle Logan won the high jump with a jump of 5’8 and Downey’s Ramon Chavez won the pole vault with a jump of 12’6.

Downey’s Jose Cisneros won the shot put with a throw of 44’ feet and also won the discus throw with a toss of 153’6 feet. 

Viking coach Robert Gleason and his staff are extremely proud of how hard their team competed and their resulting win. 

Meanwhile, the Lady Vikings came away with a hard fought, 73-63 win. Downey won nine of the 16 events competed in.

The Downey girls won the 4X100 meter relay, the 100 meter run and the 800 meter run.

Downey won the 300 meter hurdles, the 200 meter run and the 4X400 meter relay. The Lady Vikings also won the long jump, the triple jump and the high jump.

Downey won the 4X100 meter relay in a time of 50.99. Bryanna Anderson of Downey won the 100 meter run in a time of 13.17 and Lady Viking Laura Velasco won the 800 meter run in a time of 2:23.89.

Downey’s Rachel Spinosa won the 300 meter hurdles in a time of 49.92, Chiamaka Ikejiofor of Downey won the 200 meter run in a time of 26.95 and Downey won the 4X400 relay in a time of 4:12.50.

Lady Viking Arriyon White won the long jump with a jump of 16’8 and also won the triple jump with a jump of 36’3. Downey’s Chiamaka Ikejiofor won the high jump with a jump of 4’10. 

Lady Viking coach Amy Overgaau and her staff are extremely proud of the Downey girls’ effort and result. League Finals and C.I.F. competition are right around the corner. 

Despite the loss, Warren won seven of the 16 events competed in.

The Lady Bears won the 1600 meter run, the 100 meter hurdles and the 400 meter run. Warren also won the 3200 meter run, the pole vault, the shot put and the discus.

Lady Bear Nadine Gomez won the 1600 meter run in a time of 5:27.08. Warren’s Alanna Burton won the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 17.06, the Lady Bears’ Keanna Daramola won the 400 meter run in a time of 1:03.91 and Warren’s Nadine Gomez won the 3200 meter run in a time of 11:48.22.

Warren’s Alanna Burton won the pole vault with a jump of 8’ feet, Lady Bear Cyrena Chavers won the shot put with a throw of 38’11 and Warren’s Cassidy Arias won the discus with a throw of 118’2. 

Warren’s boys team won eight of the 16 events competed in.

The Bears won the 4X100 meter relay, the 1600 meter run and the 110 meter hurdles. The Bears won the 800 meter run, the 300 meter hurdles and the 3200 meter run. Warren also won the 4X400 meter relay and the triple jump.

Warren boys won the 4X100 meter relay in a time of 44.32. Antonio Munoz of Warren won the 1600 meter run in a time of 4:36.13 and Daetron Caldwell of Warren won the 110 hurdles in a time of 16.60.

The Bears’ Adan Castellanos won the 800 meter run in a time of 2:01.41, Daetron Caldwell of Warren won the 300 meter hurdles in a time of 42.47 and the Bears’ Emiliano Rodriguez won the 3200 meter run in a time of 10:00.49.

Warren won the 4x400 relay in a time 3:34.16 and the Bears’ Jonathan Alvarez won the triple jump with a jump of 40’ feet. 

Bear coach Ramon Miranda is pleased with his team’s effort but disappointed with the result. 

League Finals and C.I.F. competition are coming up and the “Classic” is always an excellent preparation event. These two schools will compete against each other again at League Finals on May 4.