Prep Talk: Servite, Notre Dame To Qualify Athletes At Division 3 Track And Field Prelims

The Southern Section will clasp its 4 way and section prelims connected Saturday astatine 4 precocious schools, but tons of attraction will return spot astatine nan Division 3 meet astatine Yorba Linda.

Servite, pinch its outstanding sprinters, and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, pinch sprinters, hurdlers and shotputters, will beryllium trying to suffice their champion athletes successful mentation to conflict it retired astatine nan Southern Section championships connected May 16 astatine Moorpark High.

“We’re trying to suffice but besides build upon each our races,” Servite coach Brandon Thomas said.

Servite looks yet healthy. Robert Gardner, a sprinter who was wounded each season, ran 10.87 seconds past week successful nan 100 meters successful his comeback race. He’ll beryllium 1 of 4 Servite athletes trying to suffice successful nan 100. Another antecedently injured athlete, Jaelen Hunter, has besides returned and will beryllium successful nan 400.

Notre Dame’s Brayden Borquez recovered from his spill astatine nan Arcadia Invitational to triumph nan 110 hurdles past week astatine nan Mission League finals. JJ Harel, nan defending authorities champion successful nan precocious jump, is besides gearing up to people points successful nan agelong jump and triple jump.

Outside Yorba Linda, opponents of transgender way jock AB Hernandez competing for Jurupa Valley are readying to clasp a news convention to protestation her participation.

Other finals will beryllium held astatine Trabuco Hills (Division 1), Ontario (Division 2) and Carpinteria (Division 4).

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