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Piedmont Meet
Cardinal Newman senior J.K. Withers ran the fastest 1600 in the state so
far this season and easily eclipsed the Redwood Empire's all-time best,
winning at Piedmont in 4:10.7. Withers, who reached the state meet last
season, bettered his personal best by nearly 10 seconds. Withers edged
Logan's Yosef Ghebray, one of the top miler's in Northern California, by
three seconds. Withers bettered Dave Royal of Petaluma for the Empire's
all-time best mark in the 1600. Royal ran a 4:13.66 in 1979 and Maria
Carrillo's Jordan Kinley ran a 4:13.67 in 2002.

Complete Results (DataSport)

Fastest Empire 1600m
4:10.84c    J.K Withers		C. Newman	3/13/04
4:13.66y	Dave Royal  	Petaluma      	6/ 9/79, 4:15.0
4:13.67		Jordan Kinley 	Maria Carrillo	6/ 1/02
4:13.81   	Ryan Mack   	Ukiah          	5/30/98  
4:13.85   	Steve Guerrini	Santa Rosa    	6/ 1/91  
4:14.31   	Kinley 		Maria Carrillo	4/14/00
4:15.14c        Guerrini    	Santa Rosa    	6/ 1/90  
4:15.35y  	Dan Aldridge 	Petaluma     	4/24/75, 4:16.7

The time is the second fastest for all Empire ages passing,
Steve Laurie's 4:14.42 indoor Mile time from Feb. 7 of this year.
Only Dan Aldridge's 3:58.2 Mile from 1981 is ahead of Withers.

Last year heading into the State meet only Phillip Read of Rio Mesa
had broken 4:10 in California with his 4:09.44 at the Arcadia meet. 
Read was a Senior in 2003.

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