Sailors sparkle

NEWPORT BEACH - Newport Harbor High’s girls track and field

distinguished itself with continuing laurels Saturday, led by junior

Amber Steen, who ran a 4:58.8 in the 1,600-meters and 10:54.4 in the

3,200, both good for second-place honors at the Arroyo Distance Carnival

at Azusa Pacific.

That wasn’t all for Sailors’ track and field, however, as senior

Trevor Jones made a lot of noise at the Pasadena Games Saturday night at

Pasadena City College.

Jones won his heat of the high hurdles with a best-ever effort of

14.71 in the 110-meters event, which was third best overall.

He followed that up with a 37.51 in the 300 intermediates, winning the

event and setting a school record. It’s the best time in the state at

this point of the season in the intermediates.

It was Steen’s first time under 5:00 in the 1,600, and both marks are

Orange County bests.

At the same meet, Lynn Rinek posted a 2:24.5 in the 800, and freshman

Heather McKibben clocked a 2:27.5 in the same event.

Earlier in the day the Sailors were paced by April Ross at the Surf City

Invitational at Huntington Beach High.

The USC-bound Ross (volleyball) went 5-5 in the high jump for a

second-place honor, and was second in the triple jump at 35-11, her best

triple jump this season.