Subject: JONationals

Congratulations to those that qualified for the Junior Olympic National Championships. 

You are the Elite, you are the best and you will represent South Orange County in the largest

Track & Field stage in America.  You will compete with over 6,000 athletes around the country.

Let’s put it all together one more time.

You can catch live national results as it happens (See athletes schedules below)

http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/USATFJuniorOlympicTFChampionships/schedule.asp

Tuesday, July 22^nd 2008

8:00am - Heptathlon – Jessica Bragg

11:15am – 2000M Steeplechase -  David Harned

1:30pm – Hammer – Bradley Bolton

Wednesday, July 23^rd  2008

8:00am - Heptathlon – Jessica Bragg

Thursday, July 24^th 2008

8:00am - Discus  - Bradley Bolton

11:30am – 200M – Jon Brady

4:00pm – Javelin – Bradley Bolton

4:00pm – High Jump - Samantha Lee

Friday, July 25^th 2008

8:00am – 100M – Ibrahim

8:00am – Long Jump – Monica Todd

8:00am - Shot Put – Bradley Bolton

8:00am – High Jump  - Brooke Kather

12:00pm – High Jump – Sean Lee

4:00pm - Javelin – Josh Lindley

Saturday, July 26^th

8:45am – 400mh – Monica Todd

12:30pm - 200m Final - Jon

1:30pm – 110MH – DeVallée

2:15pm – 100mh - Monica

Sunday, July 27^th 2008  (Finals??)

9:00am - 100m Final – IB

9:45am – 400mh - Monica

1:30pm - 110mh Final- DeVallée

1:45pm – 100mh - Monica

DeVallée Pedrogo – 110M Hurdles “All League”, “All County” “All CIF”

Pedrogo is a two time “All American”  CIF State qualifier

and two time National champion in 07 and a National Silver

medalist in 08, Pedrogo will again contest  in the 110MH at

the 08’ JO Nationals, “D” is ranked #2 fastest Sophomore in the State

At the football combine 08’

Pedrogo was the winner of the MVP award after posting

elite level numbers at the combine. Pedrogo, a 5’9.5 175 lber,

had a 32 inch vertical and ran a 4.55 shuttle and a 4.52  40 dash.

Bradley Bolton – Hammer, Javelin, Discus and Shot Put

15th longest throw in the US -- H.S. Hammer ...Brad was the top Freshman.
Third place - CA State H.S. Hammer Throw Championships - top Freshman.
USATF Youth National Champion - (Int. Boys Hammer 193' 7", 3rd Shot, & 4th Jav.)
#2 Freshman Hammer thrower in U.S. History (193' 7")
Set 2 new J.V. school records for El Toro H.S. (Shot & Discus)
O.C. Champion - F/S Shot Put - 51' 11" (10lb.)

Ibrahim Al-Arnous – 100M Dash

IB - CIF Masters qualifier, 4^th fastest Sophomore in the state

Posted 10.75 at the CIF Finals, Holds both the 100M, 200M “All Time”

Club records. IB is recovering fast from his injury at the regional meet

and is ready for one more final race.

David Harned – 2000M Steeplechase

David Harned breaking the “all time” 8^th grade club records

In the 3000M and 2000SC, Harned placed 3^rd in the Region

and 6^th at the National Championship in NC in the 2000M SC.

Harned is currently ranked in the top 20 best Steeplechases

in the country and will battle a very tough field, as he’s on

the bottom of his age-group

Jonathan Brady – 200M Dash

Top Sprinter in the county

Jon – Finished 5^th in the Varsity SCL 400M 50.83 as

a Sophomore, Finished 3^rd in the Region in the 200M 22.81 and

finished 11^th at the USATF Nationals 22.76

Josh Lindley – Javelin Throw

Josh is a two time National medalist in the Decathlon,

Association champion and Silver medalist in the Regional Championship

In the Javelin Throw 142’3

Sean Lee – High Jump

Sean is a Sub-Bantam jumping in the Bantam division and is

Currently rank in the top 20 best bantams in the country with

A jump of 4’2”.  Sean holds the “All Time” club records in the

In the sub-bantam and bantam divisions 

Samantha Lee – High Jump

Samantha was the Silver medalist in the association and won the Bronze

In the regional championships 4’3 ¼” 

Brooke Kather – High Jump

Brooke was 5^th at the association meet and tied for 1^st place at the regional

Championships with a personal best Jump of 4’8”

Jessica Bragg – Heptathlon

Jessica won the Silver medal at the USATF Nationals and wins the Silver

medal at the JO Regional Multi-Event in the Heptathlon. Jessica is a great

athlete and has dominated the county and the nation.

Monica Todd – 100MH, 400MH, Long Jump

Monica “All League” All County” is ranked #7 in the

State as a sophomore 18’0 ¾ “ and ranked #4 in the State

in the 300M Hurdles 43.71. She is the association champion with

a personal best 18’2”and won the Silver medal at the

regional meet.  Monica breaks the “All time” club records

in the 400MH 62.77 and in the Long Jump. Monica still owns

the clubs midget girls 100M, 200M, and 400M records.