Fargas’ Fastest 100 Surprises Fletcher

Justin Fargas of Notre Dame High won two individual events, including an upset of Miguel Fletcher of Alemany in the 100 meters, and ran a leg on the winning 1,600 relay team in the Mission League track and field finals at La Verne University on Friday.

Fletcher, the defending Southern Section Division III champion in the 100 and 200, had beaten fellow junior Fargas in several 100-meter races earlier this season. But Fargas clocked a personal best of 10.58 seconds to defeat him by .07 of a second Friday.

Fargas won the triple jump at 44-6 3/4 and ran a leg on Notre Dame’s 1,600 relay team that set a school record of 3:17.58. But the Knights’ highly regarded 400 relay team failed to finish after dropping the baton.

Fletcher edged Notre Dame senior Chris Forde in the 200, 21.60 to 21.69, and Forde and junior teammate Rod Arzu placed 1-2 in the 400 with personal bests of 48.20 and 48.85.

Liz Giltner of Chaminade won three events in the girls’ meet.

Giltner, the defending state champion in the high jump, cleared 5-6 in that event, clocked 15.08 in the 100 high hurdles and leaped 16-10 1/4 in the long jump.

Notre Dame sophomore Tiffany Thompson won the 100 in 12.07 and the 200 in 24.55 and also ran legs on the winning 400 relay (49.23) and 1,600 relay (4:01.83).

In another meet:

Channel League finals--Courtney Palmore and Desmond Davis of Oxnard High swept the short sprint events and James Hipskind of Buena won the 1,600 and 3,200 meters at Santa Barbara City College.

Palmore, a senior, won the 200 in 22.31 and the long jump at 22-3, after Davis, a junior, defeated him in the 100, 10.78 to 10.83.

The 100 times were personal bests for Davis and Palmore, who placed 1-2 in the Ventura County championships May 2.

Hipskind, a senior, ran a personal best of 4:25.36 in the 1,600 and clocked 9:42.08 in the 3,200.

Ventura sophomore Katie Atturio was the only area double winner in the girls’ meet with first-place marks of 15.86 in the 100 high hurdles and 16-9 1/4 in the long jump.

Seniors Meaghan Dunne of Buena and Alyson MacIntosh of Ventura won the 800 and 3,200 with times of 2:20.46 and 11:31.29.