INLAND FIELDHOUSE

I’m covering the Eastvale Roosevelt-Riverside King varsity track and field dual meet today, Wednesday, April 22, 2015, for The Press-Enterprise and HSGametime.com.

Gun goes off at 3:15 p.m. PST.

THE LOW DOWN:
Eastvale Roosevelt is without star hurdler Jasmyne Graham, who continues to rest her hamstring after tweaking it Saturday at the Mt. SAC Relays. How big an impact this has will likely determine whether or not the Mustangs girls win a Big VIII League title.

Riverside King must take advantage of Roosevelt’s loss if their going to pull another stunner as it did last year. Big efforts from senior Leighana Weaver in the 100 and 300 hurdles will steal points for the Wolves, and senior Hannah Chang is a lock in the pole vault.

KEY PERFORMERS:
Eastvale Roosevelt — BOYS 100m: Jordan Palmer, Sr. (10.96*); 200m: Christopher Wilcox, Jr. (22.04); Thomas Graham, Soph. (22.08*); 400m: Wilcox (48.29); Graham (48.65), Lazaro Marin, Sr. (49.96); 800m: Branden Randall, Sr. (1:58.18); 1600m: Randall (4:20.19); 3200m: Randall (9:12.86), Raymon Ornelas, Fr. (9:26.11); 110H: Andre Bernard-Joseph, Sr. (15.40*); 300H: Bernard-Joseph (38.97); 400 Relay: 41.90; 1600 Relay: 3:18.12; PV: Christian Esplana, Jr. (14-4); SP: David Potts, Jr. (53-4.75); Dakarai DeRamus, Sr. (49-9.50); D: Potts (163-8); DeRamus (160-4). GIRLS 100m: Courtne Davis, Sr. (11.95); 200: Davis (24.16*); Jasmyne Graham, Sr. (24.66*); Taylor Smith, Sr. (25.05); 400m: Smith (56.83); Davis (57.80); Tahlia Adams, Fr. (57.94); Breanna Bernard-Joseph (58.28); 800m: Adams (2:16.08); 1600m: Adams (5:03.74); 110H: Graham (13.81); Iyana Cooksey, Jr. (15.72); 300H: Graham (43.03); 400 Relay: 46.38; 1600 Relay: 3:47.49; LJ: Graham (18-5); PV: Julianne Perez, Jr. (11-0).

Riverside King — BOYS 800m: Andrew Boebinger, Jr. (1:56.76); Tyler Janes, Jr. (1:58.35); 1600m: Janes (4:12.09); 3200m: Janes (9:27.85); 110H: Nick Abboud, Sr. (14.63); 300H: Abboud (40.16); 1600 Relay: 3:27.01; HJ: Ryan Laudermilk, Jr. (6-4); LJ: Delynn Holland, Sr. (21-6); PV: Daniel Mukasa, Sr. (13-6); Marcos Zavaleta, Sr. (13-1). GIRLS 100m: Tia Parris, Jr. (12.37*); 100H: Leighana Weaver, Sr. (16.33); 300H: Weaver (46.21); 400 Relay: 48.82; 1600 Relay: 4:07.92; HJ: Kiara Ginwright, Sr. (5-2); PV: Hannah Chang, Sr. (11-7); Alexys Boonkokua, Sr. (10-0); Madison McPeak, Sr. (10-0); SP: Courtney Klosinski, Jr. (35-0).

THE DIFFERENCE:
Roosevelt is producing sprinters near the same level as Vista Murrieta these days. With or without Graham, the fastest times will be posted by Mustangs while the Wolves’ must horde points in the field events to have a shot.