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Carter Wins High Jump; Earns Spot On Team USA
COLLEGE STATION, TX - Freshman Matt Carter (El Modena HS) captured the high jump title at the 2004 USA Junior Track & Field Championships at Anderson track and field on the campus of Texas A&M University and in the process earned a spot on Team USA. The Santa Ana College high jump specialist cleared 7'-1/2" to better Buford Williams and Ed Wright by more than two inches to claim the title.
It was the second time in less than two months that Carter has cleared seven feet in the high jump. He first accomplished the feat on May 8 when he won the California Community College Southern California Community College Track & Field Championships with a leap of 7'-0." In doing so, Carter became just the third person in SAC track & field history to clear seven feet in the high jump. Only his current jumps coach and SAC Athletic Hall of Famer Ed Caruthers has jumped higher having cleared 7'-1 1/2" in 1965. Caruthers was a two-time Olympic qualifier placing eighth in 1964 (as a freshman at SAC) and third in 1968.
By winning the high jump title at the 2004 USA Junior Track & Field Championships, Carter will represent Team USA at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Junior Championships, July 13-18, in Grosseto, Italy.
The 18-year-old, El Modena High School-product is one of just four Southern California athletes who will be competing in the IAAF World Junior Championships next month. Joining him in Italy will be Allyson Felix (200m, Los Angeles), Gayle Hunter (Heptathlon, Riverside), David Torrence (1500m, Tarzana).
Click here for more information on the 2004 USA Junior Track & Field Championships and the IAAF World Junior Championships.
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Santa Ana's Carter Claims High Jump Title
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Santa Ana College freshmen Matt Carter (El Modena HS) gave men's track & field coach Al Siddons a reason to smile on Saturday and more more importantly an opportunity to feel optimistic about next year.
Carter cleared 6-10 to claim the men's high jump title at the California Community College State Track & Field Championships that concluded at Bakersfield College on Saturday. The El Modena High School-product edged out Orange Empire Conference-foe Isaiah Mayne from Riverside Community College who finished second with a leap of 6-8. Last week Carter became just the third person in Santa Ana history to clear seven feet in the high jump when he won the men's high jump title at the Southern California Regional Track & Field Championships last week at Citrus College.
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Santa Ana Finishes Fifth At OEC Championships; Readies for Southern California Prelims
RIVERSIDE, CA - Matt Carter (El Modena HS) finished second in the high jump (6-8) and long jump (22-11.5) as did Shaun McGinley in the hammer throw (136-7) to lead the Santa Ana College men's track & field team to a fifth place finish at the Orange Empire Championships on Friday. Orange Coast College won the team title with 219 points followed by Riverside Community College (204), Saddleback College (111.5), Fullerton College (84) and Santa Ana (67).
Carter was also a member on the 4x100 relay team (Carter, Christian Duplessis, Donnelle Johnson and Matt Resquer) that finished third (43.07) and the 4x400 team (Luis Pimienta, Edmundo Comparan, Edward Kwon, Duplessis) that finished fifth (4:14.18).
Other top finishers for the Dons included Luis Pimienta who finished third in the 800 (2:03.91) followed by Jose Magana who finished fourth in the pole vault (13-11.25) as did Duplessis in the triple jump (43-3.25) and Marco Ocampo in the  javelin (158-1).
Rounding out the scoring for the Dons was Edmundo Comparan who finished fifth in the 1500 (4:14.18) and eighth in the 10,000 (35:14.60); Andres Renteria who finished sixth in the 3000-meter steeplechaser and Ed Kwon who finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles (60.30).
Next: Those who finished in fifth place or higher advance to the Southern California Prelims which will be held on Saturday, 1 at Citrus College. Field events are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. followed by running events at noon.
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Santa Ana's Carter Ties Season High;
Claims Mt. SAC Relays High Jump Title
(April 8, 2004) - Santa Ana College's Matt Carter cleared 6-8 to claim the high jump title at the Mt. SAC Relays held at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College, Thursday. Carter currently leads the state in the high jump and is the only athlete to clear 6-8 so far this season. The freshman also finished second in the long jump with leap of 23-2.
Edmundo Comparan, Ed Kwon and Luis Pimienta and Leo Rodriguez teamed up to capture third place in the distance medley with a time of 4:37.0 while Matt Resquer, Chris Duplessis, Donelle Johnson and Carter turned in the best 4x100 time (43.14) run by the team all season.
Next: The men's track & field team are off until Tuesday, April 20 when it wil compete in the Orange Empire Conference Prelims htat will be held at University of California, Riverside. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
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Men's
Track & Field: Ocampo Leads 1-2-3 Sweep As Santa
Ana Wins Meet at Antelope Valley
(April 2, 2004) - Marco Ocampo won the javelin with a toss of 168-11 and
led a 1-2-3 sweep in the event as Santa Ana College scored 64 points to
down Antelope Valley College (46), Victor Valley College (46) and Rio Hondo
College (17) in non-conference action.
Leon Pula, who set a personal best with a toss of 135-8, finished second
in the javelin while Juan Candela rounded out the sweep with a throw 121-4.
Matt Carter (11.29), Donelle Johnson (11.47) and Chris Duplessis (11.60)
also completed a sweep in the 100 while Johnson (22.96), Duplessis (23.59),
Matt Resquer (23.8) and Frank Davila (24.44) claimed the top four spots
in the 200.
Edmundo Comparan finished second in the 800 (2:03.14) while Luis Pimenta
was third in the 1500 (4:18.56).
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USA Track & Field
IAAF
2004 RESULTS
Men's Track
4/23/04
OEC Championships
Orange Coast 219
Riverside 204
Saddleback 111.5
Fullerton 84
SANTA ANA 67
Golden West 65.5
Santiago Canyon 64
4/2/04
SANTA ANA 64
Antelope Valley 46
Victor Valley 19
Rio Hondo 17
3/12/04
Saddleback 84
Orange Coast 66
SANTA ANA 31
3/5/2004
SANTA ANA 68
Golden West 57
Fullerton 54
2/27/2004
Riverside 100
SANTA ANA 37.5
Sant. Canyon 20.5 |
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