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Track & Field: Several Pirates qualify for State Meet
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Monday, May 14, 2007
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SAN DIEGO - The winning continues for mid-distance standout Brandon Babiracki.
After notching a pair of Orange Empire Conference titles two weeks ago in the 800- and 1,500-meter events, Babiracki picked up the gold in the same events at the Southern California Regional Meet last weekend at UC San Diego.
Babiracki crossed the finish line with a winning time of 1 minute, 54.31 seconds in the 800 and posted a winning time of 3:58.9 in the 1,500.
Others moving on to the upcoming State Meet in San Mateo on Friday and Saturday include Kyle Peterson (decathlon), George Prior (decathlon, javelin), Scott Burbach (javelin), Andres Rossini (discus), Keneti Faagata (discus), Brenda Finney (heptathlon, 400 hurdles, 1,600 relay), Melinda Rackliffe (3,000 steeplechase), Madison Empting (1,600 relay), Erendira Uriostegui (1,600 relay), Ashley Rodriguez (1,600 relay) and Jade Leblanc (pole vault).
The Pirate men finished sixth overall at the SoCal Regionals with a team score of 60 points, while the women placed 11th overall with 28 points.
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