DeGrammont Sets Hurdles Mark

Dominique DeGrammont has picked up where he left off last June.

The senior, who finished fourth in the state meet in the 110-meter high hurdles, won three events to lead the Tillers at the Irvine Invitational.

DeGrammont broke the meet record in the high hurdles, running 14.01 seconds into a head wind, then came back to run 38.09 in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles.

DeGrammont, who will attend Boise State in the fall, also anchored the winning 400-meter relay team and the 1,600-meter relay team, which took second.

“My legs are gone,” said DeGrammont, who ran a 51.0 split in the 1,600 relay after teammate DeShaun Foster dropped the baton on the third leg. “I’m just trying to make my times go down as much as I can.”

The Tillers ran 42.84 and 3:31.86 in the relays, the latter just behind El Toro (3:31.76).

Tiller senior Shane Vickers, who transferred from Villa Park, won the 400 in 49.59, edging Laguna Hills senior Pete Morello (49.68).

Irvine senior Justin Nyberg was impressive with victories in the 1,600 and 3,200.

Nyberg, the Sea View League cross-country champion last fall, ran 4:25.11 and 9:31.56 for seasonal bests in both events.

The Woodbridge girls dominated the competition, winning five running events.

Senior Jackie Dix won the 100 (12.71) and 200 (26.03). Megan McQuaid won the 300 intermediate hurdles (46.81) and finished second in the 400 (59.40).

The Warriors also won the 400 relay (49.66) and 1,600 relay (4:04.98).

Mater Dei senior Kim Buccola edged McQuaid to win the 400 in a county-best 58.98. Jamaal Footman of Esperanza won the triple jump in a personal best 44 feet 2 inches.

El Toro senior Elliott Parks, the defending state champion in the high jump with a personal best of 6-10, won his specialty with a leap of 6-8. Parks also won the long jump (20-10).

Fountain Valley senior Travis Vandrovec broke the meet record to win the pole vault (14-9).