Glendora Area Prep Athletes Ready to Run in Mt. SAC Relays

What was a mere appetizer last week will give way to the main course when the 53rd annual Mt. Sac Relays resume this weekend.

Some of the best collegiate, local and professional distance runners and track and field athletes will descend upon Walnut to compete in all types of running, relay and field events.

Friday's action will feature the elite, open and university competitors, including international competitors. On Saturday, high school athletes will take over the track with hundreds of competitors from high schools all throughout California ready to run, throw, jump and hurdle.

Some of the top California high school competitors include Covina sprinter Remontay McClain, the defending State champion in the 100-and 200-meter races. McClain, a senior, will compete in five events on Saturday, including the 100,  200 and three relay events.

Agoura High School hurdler Jonathan Cabral will also be competing. Cabral is coming off an impressive showing at last weekend's highly-regarded Arcadia Invitational, where he posted the nation's best times in the 110-and 300-meter hurdle events. Cabral will be competing in both events on Saturday.

On the girls side, La Puente Bishop Amat's Kylie Price and Long Beach Poly's Akawkaw Ndipagbor will be two to watch. Price and Ndipagbor have posted the best times in California this year in the 100 and 200 respectively.

Long Beach Poly, which is bringing a large contingent of over 30 competitors and 29 relay teams. will have two girls' relay teams to watch in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams, who both have posted the best times in California this season.

Among the top professional racers include Shalane Flanagan, one of the top American runners in the 1,500. Flanagan is coming off a third-place finish at the World Cross Country Championships and is seeking a spot on Team USA.
Flanagan will compete in Friday's 1,500 race alongside the NCAA cross country champion, Villanova's Shelia Reid.

One of the most competitive races stand to be the women's 5,000 race, which features American record holders Molly Huddle and Jenny Simpson. Huddle is the 5,000 record holder and finished among the top 20 at the recent World Cross Country Championships. Simpson won two indoor championships this past February.

Some of the stronger male competitors include British miler Tim Bayler, World Junior silver medalist Cas Loxsom, Brigham Young's Miles Batty and Jorge Torres, a 2008 Olympian that will be making his return to the track after competing in road racing in 2010. Torres will compete in the 5,000 on Friday.

The box office and gates for the Mt. Sac Relays will open at 8 a.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. on Saturday.

GLENDORA HIGH SCHOOL
Christian Arranaga (4 x 1600 relay), Rocki Bartholomew (Discus), Brandon Bedoya (4 x 100 relay), Erin Bracy (Pole Vault/ 4 x 1600 relay/4 x 400 relay), Taylor Butler (4 x 1600 relay), Anthony Castro (1600/4 x 1600 relay), Mike Duke (4 x 1600 relay), Kaylee Fink (Discus), Emily Gunstream (4 x 400 relay), Cori Harral (4 x 1600 relay), Emily Hoey (4 x 400 relay/4 x 1600 relay), Makayla Jacoub (4 x 1600 relay/4 x 400 relay), Amie Jespen (4 x 1600 relay), Brittney Johnson (4 x 1600 relay), Charles Johnson (4 x 100 relay/4 x 400 relay), Lauren Justus (1600, 4 x 1600 relay),Austin Mendoza (4 x 1600 relay), Briton Noskoff (4 x 100 relay/4 x 400 relay), Justin Williams (4 x 400 relay), Sean Williams (4 x 400 relay)

ST. LUCY'S HIGH SCHOOL
Sarah Barnum (4 x 200 relay/1600 sprint medley), Vanessa Caustrita (1600 sprint medley), Megan Chenoweth (4 x 400 relay), Kara Fagan (4 x 200 relay), Rachael Fecteau (4 x 1600 relay),  Marissa Horton (4 x 400 relay), Amanda Lopez (4 x 1600 relay), Ashley Meechan (4 x 1600 relay),  Oksana Nicholls (4 x 200 relay/1600 sprint medley), Samantha Magdalik (4 x 200 relay), Sarah Pacheco (4 x 400 relay/1600 sprint medley), Mariah Reyes (4 x 1600 relay)

NOTE: Starting times of events/races can be found at http://www.mtsacrelays.com/

TICKET INFORMATION FOR FRIDAY
ADULTS (13 and older): $12
SENIORS (55 and older): $10
CHILDREN (12 and under): $5

PARKING: $5
PREFERRED PARKING: $10

TICKET INFORMATION FOR SATURDAY
ADULTS (13 and older): $15
SENIORS (55 and older): $10
CHILDREN (12 and under): $5

PARKING: $5
PREFERRED PARKING: $10
 NOTE: Only cash will be taken for parking

http://www.mtsacrelays.com/