By Bob Ramsey, on April 17th, 2015% Jorge Zapien from the Interview linked in the article
Jorge Zapien was on a tear last year until a late season injury.  But Friday at the Arcadia Invitational , the California senior made up for lost time with 15-03 jump in the pole vault – and a legit effort at 16-00!  . . . → Read More: Zapien’s 15-03 is the SGV Best in Week 7
By Bob Ramsey, on April 14th, 2015% Arcadia, Ayala & Walnut remain solidly atop this week’s SGV Girls Team Rankings. Â The biggest mover was California, led by soph Lauren Anderson‘s 120-09 school record in the discus in the La Serna Dual Meet
Sydney Mosley anchoring the relay at Arcadia
At the massive national Arcadia Invitational, Monrovia senior Sydney Mosley . . . → Read More: Arcadia Still Bosses the Girls After Week 7
By Bob Ramsey, on April 14th, 2015% Damien, the defending cup holders of  SGV Championships continue to lead this year’s team rankings, which measure team depth as well as quality.
The top three of Damien, Covina and Walnut are unchanged from last week, but the point totals are dropping as more performances are added to seasonal records.
All three teams featured . . . → Read More: Damien Leads Week 7 Boys Rankings
By Bob Ramsey, on April 10th, 2015% Eleven SGV athletes and seven relays have been accepted into the elite, evening portion of the 2015 Arcadia Invitational.
In last year’s meet, South Pasadena’s Claire Kieffer-Wright (now at Univ. of Michigan) finished second and equaled her SGV record with 6-00Â jump. Â Sydney Mosley (Monrovia) was fourth in the Invite 100 hurdles, and she . . . → Read More: Arcadia Preview: Tougher Than Ever
By Bob Ramsey, on April 7th, 2015% Caleb Having a Tougher Time of It in the Highs
One of the joys of our sport is the sudden improvements the athletes can make.  At Saturday’s Covina Invitational, Bonita junior Caleb Stanton dropped an almost out-of-nowhere 38.13 to win the 300 Hurdles.  That mark gives him the lead in SGV, . . . → Read More: Two Second PR Makes Caleb Stanton Best in Week 6
By Bob Ramsey, on April 7th, 2015% Bishop Amat junior Jessica Gallardo was the SGV’s top performer in Week 6, leading the way with her 800/1600 double at the big Trabuco Hills Invitational.
Jessica competing last year for Walnut
Jessica took the SGV seasonal lead with her 5:03.53/6th finish in the 1600 that ranks her 20th All-Time among SGV performers. . . . → Read More: Jessica Gallardo’s Double Leads Girls in Week 6
By Bob Ramsey, on April 6th, 2015% Damien moves atop the SGV Boys Team rankings, but only just.  Covina put in a really strong performance at their eponymous Invite, while Bonita made their own big move.  And beginning this week, the rankings are extended to twenty deep.
Daniel Salazar
The Covina Invitational at Azusa Pacific was the main . . . → Read More: Damien Leads, but Big Move from Covina in Boys Team Rankings
By Bob Ramsey, on April 6th, 2015% Arcadia Girls Relays!
This week’s SGV Girls Team Rankings are unchanged at the top, but we’ve decided to extend them to twenty deep!
Leaders Arcadia competed in Oxnard’s Spartan Relays, winning all of the short relays, with their 4×100 breaking their school record & both of their 4×400 teams finishing under 4:00
Five . . . → Read More: Arcadia Girls Lead New Twenty Deep Team Rankings
By Bob Ramsey, on April 2nd, 2015% As with the girls, the Boys begin the 2015 with the same teams near the top.
We’ve changed our method of ranking teams for 2015, giving more emphasis to overall depth and strength. Â (You can read about the details on the post for the girls rankings below).
Walnut and Damien are strong and complete . . . → Read More: Walnut Edges Damien in First Team Ranking for 2015
By Bob Ramsey, on April 2nd, 2015% So we’re back with another round of team rankings for the new season – with a new twist.
Last season’s rankings awarded a point for each athlete or relay ranked in the Top 10 in the San Gabriel Valley. Â Upon reflection, those rankings more or less paralleled championship meet rankings, and we already have . . . → Read More: Arcadia Girls Lead Initial Team Rankings for 2015
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