Monrovia High Track Successes

The Monrovia High team of Kia Smith, Danielle Curry, Jasmine Thomas and Skylar Buchannan won the CIF Southern Section Track Division 3 4x100 meter relay championship last Saturday at Mt. Sac. "This is the second championship for the girls in the last three seasons." Also, Michael Harris broke the school record in the Triple Jump by two feet, jumping 47'6". This was the fourth longest jump in the Southern section and ninth best in California. Other top finishers were Skylar Buchanan, third in the 100 meters, fourth in the 200 meters and fifth in the long jump; Sabrina Thomas, fifth in the Discus and eighth in the Shot Put; Roberto Merkell, fifth in the High Jump; and Amanda Mansoorbakht, eighth in the 800 meters. http://goo.gl/04eWX

- Brad Haugaard