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Bulldogs bring home track and field league titles
Ford sweeps 3 events
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Bulldog senior Cecilia Carretero placed first in the 1,600 and 800 at the Western Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday in Patterson. - photo by Dale Butler

Ceres High varsity girls track and field standout Bryce Ford swept three events and placed second once at the Western Athletic Conference Championships for the second consecutive year.

Ford finished first in the high jump (4-10), 100 hurdles (15.72) and 300 hurdles (46.88), and second in the triple jump (34-10) on Saturday at Patterson Community Stadium.

"There wasn't any pressure on me," Bryce said. "I did what I do in practice. I had fun. I love competition."

Cecilia Carretero placed first in the 1,600 (5:55.10) and 800 (2:34.75).

She placed second in both events last season.

Newcomer Gykisha Smith placed second in the 100 hurdles (16.17) and fourth in the 100 (13.39).

Perla Vargas placed third in the 400 (1:09.53).

Ceres High's 4x100 relay team of Smith, Vargas, Aura Miranda and Kyla Bassard placed third (54.51).

Ceres High's 4x400 relay team of Carretero, Vargas, Miranda and Karina Ruiz placed third (4:43.50).

Nicole Parker placed fourth in the shot put (28-2).

Colleen Mauga placed fifth in the discus (80-11) and sixth in the shot put (27-11/2).

Bassard placed sixth in the 100 (13.75).

Alexis Boardrow placed sixth in the discus (80-9).

Valerie Hamilton placed seventh in the shot put (26-7).

Stacy Jolley placed eighth in the discus (74-2).

Miranda placed ninth in the 100 (14.49).

Maria Razo placed 11th in the 100 (14.57).

Ceres High varsity boys track and field standout Caden Johnson won the high jump (5-10) and triple jump (40-111/2).

Johnson finished second in the high jump and seventh in the triple jump in 2012.

"I felt confident in my abilities," Caden said. "I gave it my all. I ended up coming out on top. I couldn't ask for anything more."

Tristan Dray placed first in the 110 hurdles (15.81) and third in the 300 hurdles (44.83).

Jacob Edwards placed third in the long jump (18-41/4) and triple jump (38-51/2).

Judas Chavarin placed third in the 1,600 (4:55.10).

Ceres High's 4x100 relay team of Tristan Dray, Tyree Williams, Lovepreet Singh and Mark Lerma placed third (44.68).

Lerma placed fifth in the 100 (11.50).

Jordan Dray placed fifth in the 110 hurdles (17.33) and 300 hurdles (46.00), and ninth in the triple jump (35-7).

Gabriel Solis placed sixth in the 400 (54.59).

Pietro Puducay placed seventh in the shot put (36-11).

Moises Rocha placed seventh in the 800 (2:20.51).

Daniel Padilla placed eighth in the pole vault (7-6).

Williams placed eighth in the 100 (11.61).

Edgar Torres placed eighth in the 800 (2:27.27) and 10th in the 1,600 (5:17.56).

Kevin Rameriz placed ninth in the 3,200 (12:42.57).

Singh placed 10th in the 100 (11.76).

Noah Perata placed 10th in the triple jump (35-7).

Lorenzo Trinidad placed 10th in the 3,200 (13:21.92).