By Leonard COUTIN

Hosting the Falcons on Glendale High School’s Moyse Field on Thursday, it was apparent early on that the force of their crosstown rivals, both in the boys’ and girls’ varsity and frosh/soph events, overwhelmed the Glendale Dynamiters. The Falcons came into the meet already scoring a 4-0 varsity win in the Pacific League dual meets against Burroughs, Hoover, Pasadena, Muir and, with the win over Glendale, the count climbed to 5-0.

In the boys’ varsity events, CV scored 11 wins compared to the five by the Dynamiters. The Falcon girls’ varsity scored 13 wins to three for the Dynamiters.

The Falcons scored the first win in the 400m relay running a time of 45.09. During the exchange of the second handoff, Falcon Nick Tralongo was unfortunately tripped, scraping his face, but he still made the handoff successfully. Anchorman Jaedin Springfield secured the victory with a blast of speed, running from the Dynamiter’s anchorman. Springfield later enjoyed a personal dual win in the 100m running 11.4 and in the 200m running 23.3.

Lead distance runner Colin FitzGerald and CV’s star field performer Roy Choe both scored triple gold wins in their events as they added valuable points to CV’s score. FitzGerald won the 1600m with a time of 4:37.2, the 800m running 2:02 and the 3200m running 10:16.7. Choe took the win in the high jump clearing 6-0, the long jump at 19-11.5 and the triple jump with 38-8.

Anthony Zaragoza won the 110m hurdles in 17.8 and placed second running 44.7 in the 300H behind Andrew Villa of Glendale running 43.4. Aidan Foote won the pole vault with a jump of 12-0.

Final boys’ teams scores: CV 92 vs. Glendale 43

The Falcon varsity girls won the 400 relay running 51.07 despite the absence of lead sprinter Jessy Shelton who may return in a few weeks. Sophomore Isabella Lieberman has been picking up the slack and her performances have improved during the season. Naila Ortiz ran one of her best times in the 1600m, jetting away from the pack to win in a time of 5:31. Clair Schlueter brought the hammer down against the Dynamiters, winning her triple gold victory in the 100m running 12.7, the long jump (17-7.5) and the triple jump clearing 33-11. Falcon Gabby Borreaz ran her best race of the season to win the 800m (2:36.3). Jestena Galvin won the 110m hurdles in a time of 16.1. Kristina Carrillo continued to shine in the 300H running 49.8 to take the win beating teammate Galvin, who placed second (50.2). Melissa Owens won the 3200m running a time of 12:53 and placed third in the 800m. Claire Codding won the high jump with a 4-10 and Emily Perkins won the pole vault clearing 8-6. Karen Weir got off a win in the discus with a throw of 85-9.5 The Falcons captured the 4×400 relay with a time of 4:27.

Final girls’ teams scores: CV 99 vs. Glendale 32

CV will face other strong adversaries later this month with showdowns against Burbank and Arcadia for League title.  

The teams head to Arcadia High School and South Pasadena this weekend for invitational meets.

  Leonard Coutin