2011 Butte Track & Field 

We just finished the State Championships at AmericanRiverCollegeon Saturday and our Men’s squad had an outstanding meet finishing 7^th in the State as a team. This is one ofButteCollege’s highest placements ever at the State Meet and there were a number of excellent performances. We also had 6 All-Americans on the Men’s side overall (4 x 100, Shot Put and 200).  

Saturday got off to a great start with our 4 x 100 team (RayShaun Leeks, Rashad Ross, Garreth Kerr and Anthony Wright) running 40.96 and finishing 4^th. This was also the 4^th best time in School History. Rashad Ross also finished 2^nd in the 200 (21.25) and 5^th in the 100 (10.75). Austin Harlicker made the most of his last throw of the year in the Shot Put. He improved by 2 feet from his previous best to throw 53’ 4.25” which put him in 3^rd Place. His performance also broke a 14 year old School Record. Kyle Fales was 5^th in the 800 running a season best 1:54.55. Our 4 x 400 team (John Bridges, Kyle Fales, Anthony Wright and Rashad Ross) turned in the 3^rd best time in School History to finish 6^th. They ran 3:16.54 in our last race of the season. John Bridges finished 8^th in the 400 Hurdles (56.29) and Phil Graber placed 8^th in the 1,500 (4:00.37). Last but not least, Tony Earl finished 10^th in the Decathlon.

For the Women, Prisca Pasina had a big meet finishing 5^th in the Hammer (145’ 10”) and 7^th in the Shot Put (40’ 5.5”). She leaves here as the School Record Holder in Shot Put and 3^rd All Time in the Hammer. Mary Finn brought home a 10^th place finish in the 5,000 (18:44.28). Mary leaves as our School Record Holder in the 5,000, 3^rd All Time in the 10,000 and 4^th in the 1500. Bridget McClarrinon was 12^th in the Javelin with a throw of (100’ 9”). She leaves our program 2^nd All Time in this event.

Congratulations to the young Men and Women who represented our School and our Track Program so well over this past season! Sophomores, good luck as you move on, we will miss you very much. We can’t thank you enough for all of the time, effort and dedication over your careers here.

 

Men                                                               

Rashad Ross (VallejoHS)                 
Kyle Fales (DurhamHS)
John Bridges (Silverado HS)
RayShaun Leeks (SavannahHS)
Anthony Wright (WoosterHS)
Garreth Kerr (CornwallCollegeHS)
Jordan Donnell (James Bowie HS)
Austin Harlicker (NevadaUnion)
Phil Graber (ChicoHS)          
Tony Earl (McQueen HS)

Women

Mary Finn (AmyCarmichaelChristianAcademy)
Prisca Pasina (McQueen HS)
Bridget McClarrinon (Wheatland HS)

*Our Men have set 19 new marks in the School’s Top 10 Records this year and our Women have set 13. The Men have broke our 100, 200 and Shot Put records and our Women broke our 5,000 Meter record this season.

 

Women’s Track & Field Team Honored

Butte College athletes were recently honored for their scholastic achievements by the California Community College Athletic Association.

The Butte College Women’s Track and Field Team was among the Top 10 recipients of the 2010 Scholar Team award.

The Scholar Team Award is the highest academic team achievement given annually by the CCCAA. All team members must have excelled academically with a total GPA of 3.0 or higher. The honor is also based on the team’s demonstration of better than average accomplishments in intercollegiate athletic competition.

The Women’s Track and Field Team, with a 2009-2010 team GP of 3.32, were selected from among more than 100 teams in California for the Scholar Team award.

“We are proud that our teams and athletes excel in the classroom in addition to their various sports activities,” said Craig Rigsbee, athletic director.

The Scholar Team members honored were: Angelica Cahee, Samantha Christensen, Mary Finn, Nibretye Green-Jackson, Anja Grueterich, Rae Haley, Jamie Jin, Sonya Lucatero, Bridget McClarrinon, Leanna Nelson, Sarah Nichols, Amanda Oliva, Sisarie Sherry, Kelli Stanley, Mallory Vader and Chantal Vanderbilt.

A word from the Coach

We just finished the State Championships at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster this past weekend. I am excited to announce that Sarah Nichols successfully defended her State Heptathlon title and also took 1^st place in the Javelin and 5^th in the High Jump. For her performance, she was awarded as the Female Field Athlete of the Meet and was an All American in both events she won. She was also named the NorCal Field Athlete of the Year for 2010. Our next All American for the women was Kelli Stanley finishing 4^th in the Heptathlon. Both girls had a big day in the Long Jump on day 2 of the Heptathlon. Sarah took 1^st place at 18’ 30.25” and Kelli took 2^nd at 18’ 3”. Angelica Cahee finished 7^th in the Triple Jump with a jump of 37’ 0.25”. Our Women’s 4 x 100 team, made up of Amanda Oliva, Kelli Stanley, Angelica Cahee and Chantal Vanderbilt, finished 8^th at 50.34. Bridget McClarrinnon was 9^th in the Javelin (110’ 6”). Jamie Jin came home at 10^th in the Shot Put (38’ 0.25”). Mary Finn was 12^th in the 5000 (20:43.68). As a team, our Women finished 10^th in the State and 5^th in the North.

Our highest finish on the Men’s side was in the Hammer. Bryce Barden was our 4^th All American of the meet and finished 3^rd overall with a toss of 174’ 4”. Next was Phil Davis, placing 5^th in the Shot Put (49’ 6”) and 7^th in the Discus (166’ 4”). Rashad Ross brought back a pair of 8^th place finishes in the 200 (22.10) and the 400 (49.44). Anthony Palfrey finished 8^th in a very competitive Long Jump competition at 23’ 11”. Will Castillo took 12^th in the Javelin (137’ 1”). As a team, the Men finished 19^th in the State and 8^th in the North.

Over the last two seasons we have set 61 new top 10 records on the Women’s side and broke 9 of the #1 all time marks (Heptathlon, Javelin, Shot Put, Hammer and 4 x 100). The Men have set 29 new records and have broken 2 (400 and 4 x 400). We have had 12 different athletes (10 local) ranked in 17 events in the top 25 in the Nation over this time. We also have 5 All Americans (all local), Sarah Nichols was a 4 time All American (took 1^st in the Heptathlon both years, 1^st in the Javelin in 2010 and 4^th in the Long Jump in 2009). Also, 41 of our 83 kids that have competed at Conference in the last two years have qualified for the NorCal Finals.

We are dedicated to developing a quality and competitive Men and Women’s program. Our goal is to create a positive academic and athletic environment and help them move on to the 4 year level if desired. Eleven of our thirteen athletes that qualified for State this year are from our section. Last year, it was eight out of eleven kids from the area. That’s 18 out of 24 over the past two seasons! We would love an opportunity to bring in more local talent and share in this success. If you would like more information please contact me at 530-895-2318 or by email at snellingro@butte.edu.      

Robby Snelling
Head Track & Field Coach
Butte College

 

Below is a list of the men/women that have been nationally ranked and represented us over the last two years at the State Championship Meet.

2010 Women
Sarah Nichols (Gridley HS)				3rd in the Nation in the Heptathlon (4791)
				12th in the Nation in the Javelin (136’ 3”)
Kelli Stanley (Red Bluff HS)				9th in the Nation in the Heptathlon (4356)
Bridget McClarrinnon (Wheatland HS)				17th in the Nation in the Javelin (132’ 8”)
Angelica Cahee (Las Plumas HS)
Jamie Jin (Enterprise HS)
Amanda Oliva (West Valley HS)
Chantal Vanderbilt (Willows HS)
Mary Finn (Amy Carmichael Christian Academy)
2010 Men
Phil Davis (Las Plumas HS)				12th in the Nation in the Discus (166’ 4”)
				18th in the Nation in the Shot Put (50’ 11”)
Bryce Barden (Las Plumas HS)				12th in the Nation in the Hammer (164’4)
Rashad Ross (Vallejo HS)				22nd in the Nation in the 400 (47.99)
Will Castillo (Pleasant Valley HS)
Anthony Palfrey (Mt Rainier HS)
2009 Men
Jon Pack (Las Plumas HS)				16th in the Nation in Discus (157’4)
Makana Rice (Chico HS)				19th in the Nation in the High Jump (6’ 8.75”)
Corey Arnold (Durham HS)				23rd in the Nation in the 400 (47.71)
Chase Dixon (Nevada Union HS)
Anthony Oliva (West Valley HS)
Darius Ray (Sutter HS)
Kris Waters (Bradenton Southeast HS)
2009 Women
Sarah Nichols (Gridley HS)				4th in the Nation in the Heptathlon (4504)
				22nd in the Nation in the Javelin (124’ 10”)
Prisca Pasina (McQueen HS)				13th in the Nation in the Shot Put (43’ 7”)
Hannah Royall (Pleasant Valley HS)				17th in the Nation in the Hammer (151’ 8”)
Kelli Stanley (Red Bluff HS)				23rd in the Nation in the Heptathlon (3904)
*Sammy Christensen (Pleasant Valley)				24th in the Nation in the Hammer (145’ 2”)
Finished 7th at 2010 NorCal Finals (One spot away from qualifying for State)