Due to high temperatures projected for the State Track & Field meet this weekend, CIF has announced that the time schedule will be modified and announced by this Wednesday 5pm.
You can now view all the entrants plus their performance mark from the section qualifier for this weekend's CA State Track and Field meet at this LINK. For the 3200 meter races as well as the ambulatory events go to this LINK.
NCS MOC finals today. The trials results are linked below. It will be warm today which might slow down some events but the competition should be tremendous especially in the girls' distance races. What will be the race of the day? What was the best performance from yesterday's finals in CCS, SJS and NS? Sac-Joaquin Section Masters
Trials and Finals Results LINK (live results which include yesterday's trials)
Meet Program =SJS Masters Final LINK
Central Coast Section
Finals Results LINK (live results)
CCS Finals Preview LINK (Running and Field Events) North Coast Section
Performance Lists LINK
Trials and Finals Results LINK (live results) Northern Section
Meet Program LINK
San Francisco Section
Finals Meet Program LINK
Finals Results LINK Oakland Section Results LINK Feel free to comment below on any of the above section finals. The SJS and CCS finals will be tonight with the NCS trials this afternoon. The NCS, NS and SF Finals will take place tomorrow. What is the most competitive event in any section? What events have state meet championship contenders? Who has been the most impressive Northern California athlete this season?
You can check out my preview posted on Milesplit CA at this LINK. All the favorites and leading contenders are posted for running events. Feel free to add anybody that should be mentioned in the preview. Who are the strongest favorites to win CCS? Who will score the upset victories? What is the most competitive event? Also, feel free to vote in the poll to the right on who you think will win the most events at Friday's final. That includes relays.
Athletes that have equaled or surpassed the tenth best mark on the NCS All-Time List so far this 2016 season: Boys
1600 4:07.78 Cooper Teare (St. Joseph Notre Dame)
300H 37.35 Jonathan Harvey (De La Salle)
PV 16-0 Noah Hurley (College Park)
SP 69'3" Nate Esparza (Amador Valley)
DT 186'5" Nathan Esparza (Amador Valley
Today we chat with California HS coach, Mark Karbo. He has been at the helm of the California HS Track and Field team for 22 years. This past season, his star female sprinter, Alyssa Brewer, has established herself as one of the all-time great NCS 800 runners with two efforts under 2:10. At last week's Tri-Valley meet, Brewer won the 400 in a lifetime best 55.05. A short break later, she returned to compete in the 800 and was spectacular as she ran the 3rd fastest NCS time ever, the fastest time in California this season as well as the 5th fastest time in the nation at 2:07.71. 1) How long have you been at California HS?What sports and events have you coached there?
This is my 22nd season at Cal High. I coach the varsity sprinters at Cal and last year started helping out as an assistant on the freshman football team.
2) Who are the athletes that you have coached and stand out to you during your coaching career at California HS?
Too many to name! I have enjoyed working with all of the athletes that I've been fortunate to coach and love seeing their growth over the years. Being able to coach my daughter and son was a special pleasure.
3) Any interesting tidbits from coaching David Klech? David was so much fun to coach. He always worked hard in practice and did whatever was asked of him. He is a great example of an athlete with exceptional ability who worked hard and pushed himself to be the best that he could be while at Cal HS. Off the track, he was a great person as well and we still have a close relationship.
4) Alyssa Brewer had a spectacular double on Saturday winning the 400 and 800 in 55.05 (above) and 2:07.71 respectively. Were you surprised with the times of both races?
Even having seen her run some outstanding races the past two years, I am still amazed at her ability to recover quickly and perform at such a high level in multiple races on the same day.
5) When did you first realize she had this type of talent?
I had seen her times in CYO track as an 8th grader and knew she was already running well. It has been nice to see her respond to our training at Cal High the way she has and continues to improve.
6) What does a typical week look like for her with a Saturday meet? For most of the season, I follow a plan and train through most meets with the goal of peaking at the end of the year. I use invitationals as a way to practice high level competition.
7) What kind of workouts does she do on the track?
She trains as a 400 runner with a lot of speed work along with extensive and intensive tempo workouts throughout the year.
8) What is her longest run during the season?
It varies during different parts of the season. She never does anything longer than 800m in meets.
9) Weight work?
She has a weight room at home and her dad does a great job of guiding her strength workouts.
10) What changes as athletes get closer to May and the section meets and state final?
Like most coaches I just start the tapering process, lowering the volume and keeping the intensity of the workouts high. It gets more specific with race modeling and goals for different parts of the race.
11) What advice would you give a young coach just starting out as a head coach?
My best advice for coaches sounds simplistic, but I think it's important to try to help kids get as close as possible to their potential while still letting them have fun and enjoy being a part of the team. Also, it's important to be comfortable with who you are and your own style of coaching. You should always continue to learn from others, but you still have to be yourself. Thank you very much for your time Mark! AJC
