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Dunlap among CCS best in Top 8 Classic
By DICK SPARRER
The Central Coast Section track and field champions won't be crowned until May 28 at San Jose City College.
But Los Gatos will present a preview of that event on April 23 when the top track athletes in the area go for the gold at the annual CCS Top 8 Track Classic on the Gatos oval.
The athletes with the top eight marks in each event are invited to participate in the Friday evening meet that features competition in the boys and girls varsity divisions and the boys frosh-soph group.
Distance star Celeste Dunlap of Cupertino has earned a place in the prestigious meet. The Cupertino standout boasts the fourth-best time in CCS in the girls 1,600 meters in 5:45.0.
The Monta Vista 4x400-meter relay team has won a berth in the boys varsity division.
Frosh-Soph Classic
The top young track and field athletes in the Central Coast Section got together for the 20th annual Frosh-Soph Classic at Los Gatos on April 9.
Mike Mattman starred for Fremont with a first and fourth for the Firebirds, and Veronica Noone of Monta Vista also ran to a victory.
Mattman was a winner in the shot put, heaving the ball 54-9 to finish nearly a foot and a half ahead of his nearest competition. The Fremont muscleman was also fourth in the discus at 124-1.
Fremont's Dan Shay supported with a third in the shot at 52-10.
Cupertino's Mike Ter-Zakharats was third in the triple jump at 39-9; Paul Sapudar of Monta Vista was third in the long jump at 19-4 with teammate Eugene Lin fourth at 19-2 1/2; Garrett Ince of Monta Vista was sixth in the 65-meter high hurdles in 9.92 and seventh in the 300 intermediates in 43.92; Cupertino's Chris Cifuentes was ninth in the 1,600 meters in 4:41.0; and Ben Verstegen of Homestead was the first alternate in the 300 hurdles in 44.79.
Noone covered the 100-meter hurdles in 17.29 for a Monta Vista victory with teammate Natalie Horton running fifth in 18.54. Noone was also fourth in the high jump at 5-0.
Monta Vista's Diana Chien finished second in the long jump with a leap of 16-5.
Lynbrook's Kim Gleason placed in both the weights, finishing fourth in the discus at 92-4 and fifth in the shot put at 31-5 1/2.
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