Morse, Jones continue to burn up track

Corona del Mar High senior Liz Morse and Newport Harbor High senior

Trevor Jones, who both won CIF State titles in their respective track and

field specialties, performed well on a broader stage Saturday.

Morse, competing at the Olympic Trials qualifying meet at Stanford

University, finished fourth in the 800 meters in a personal-best time of

2:07.78.

Morse’s previous best (2:08.16 to win the state final) was the fastest

time in the nation until Saturday, when Niesha Bernard-Thomas from

Brooklyn, N.Y. won the Foot Locker National Scholastic Outdoor Track and

Field Championships in Raleigh, N.C. in 2:06.55.

The Princeton-bound Morse’s clocking Saturday in Palo Alto was also

bested by Heather Hennessey of Los Gatos at the Foot Locker meet.

Jones, running the 400-meter intermediate hurdles in Raleigh, finished

third in 52.02. Rickey Harris from Centreville, Va. was the winner in

51.14 and Jacob Garlick from West Jordan, Utah, was second in 41.47.

Jones, bound for UCLA, was also second in the consolation final of the

400 meters, though his time of 47.88 was fifth-fastest overall.