2008 Woodie Awards
BC hosts WSC meet, 'Gades place
Chris Garza
Issue date: 5/9/07 Section: Sports
The Western State Conference track finals were held at Memorial Stadium on April 28 as members of the men's and women's track and field team were sent to the Southern California Championship pre-liminaries. The top six placers are the ones who advance. The preliminaries were held on the May 5 at University California, San Diego and the finals will take place at the same location on May 12.
The women's team won the conference title with a score of 131 and the men came in third with 83 points.
LaShay Bagsby advanced in the shot put, took second in the javelin, placed fourth in the triple jump and placed first in the high jump with her best jump of 5 feet 6 inches.
"I'm trying to set myself to make it to 5-8," said Bagsby, but then expressed that her main goal is 5-11 and that she is going to have to work her way up there. To pass the qualification round, Bagsby was to jump a 5-2 and did so as moved on to the Southern California Finals in three of her events, which were the javelin, the high jump and the shot put.
Anikia Jackson and Shalisa Harris advanced to the preliminaries as well in the high jump, both clearing 4-10.
Jackson qualified for five events and recently placed first in the Southern California heptathalon competition. "It's great," said Jackson, "my coach told me today that my score for the heptathalon was fifth in the nation."
Despite falling short on the last hurdle in the 100 meters, she automatically qualified with her fifth place position in the state for hurdles and advanced to the finals. Jackson also qualified for the finals in San Diego in the 400 hurdles and the javelin.
Shawna Roundtree placed second in the 1,500 as well as Clarissa Rivera placing fifth at the WSC Championships. Tove Berg of Glendale caught Roundtree as the race was coming to an end. "I felt her coming up on me," said Roundtree, "that's why I kept pulling myself up. I kept doing that on all the laps but then right here (towards the finish line) she caught me." Both girls advanced in the preliminaries and into the finals.
The women's team won the conference title with a score of 131 and the men came in third with 83 points.
LaShay Bagsby advanced in the shot put, took second in the javelin, placed fourth in the triple jump and placed first in the high jump with her best jump of 5 feet 6 inches.
"I'm trying to set myself to make it to 5-8," said Bagsby, but then expressed that her main goal is 5-11 and that she is going to have to work her way up there. To pass the qualification round, Bagsby was to jump a 5-2 and did so as moved on to the Southern California Finals in three of her events, which were the javelin, the high jump and the shot put.
Anikia Jackson and Shalisa Harris advanced to the preliminaries as well in the high jump, both clearing 4-10.
Jackson qualified for five events and recently placed first in the Southern California heptathalon competition. "It's great," said Jackson, "my coach told me today that my score for the heptathalon was fifth in the nation."
Despite falling short on the last hurdle in the 100 meters, she automatically qualified with her fifth place position in the state for hurdles and advanced to the finals. Jackson also qualified for the finals in San Diego in the 400 hurdles and the javelin.
Shawna Roundtree placed second in the 1,500 as well as Clarissa Rivera placing fifth at the WSC Championships. Tove Berg of Glendale caught Roundtree as the race was coming to an end. "I felt her coming up on me," said Roundtree, "that's why I kept pulling myself up. I kept doing that on all the laps but then right here (towards the finish line) she caught me." Both girls advanced in the preliminaries and into the finals.
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