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Here are the local grads I know of with top marks in 2008

Former Maria Carrillo ('06) thrower Jean Lightfoot, now at UC Santa Barbara, 
tied the empire record in the discus (152-7) at Northridge on 5/17/08.
She tied Allison Kennedy, Chico (SRJC '02) from 2003.
Lightfoot also moved to 5th in Hammer at 155-8
Lightfoot 4th DT, 9th HT, 10th SP, Greenough 3rd PV, Sanzari 7th 800 in 2008 Big West Conference Championships 

Former (Maria Carrillo & SRJC 2002) vaulter Gayle Greenough, now at CSU Fullerton,
moved to 2nd All-Time at 12-1½ at Northridge on 5/17/08.
Greenough 3rd at Big West Conference 

Former Montgomery ('04) runner Kim Conley, now at Davis, 
moved to 3rd in the 5,000 (16:23.58) at Payton Jordan Inv. on 5/4/08.
she also moved to 3rd in 800 at 2:10.84 and 4th in 1500 at 4:24.30

Former Montgomery ('04) runner K.C. Cody, now at Davis, 
moved to 3rd in the 3,000m (8:24.85) at Causeway Dual on 4/25/08.
He also moved to 6th in 5000m at 14:28.12 and 8th in 10,000 at 30:48.73.

Former Maria Carrillo runner Jacqui Wentz, now at MIT,
moved to 3rd in the 3,000m steeplechase (11:00.50) at Springfield College 5/16/08
Wentz 2nd at 2008 ECAC Championships 

Others moving onto the All-Time list are in bold.
Complete Adult Empire Bests 

Men

3000m
7:48.02   Dan Aldridge, Athletics West (Petaluma ’75, SRJC ’77) at Oslo, Norway 7/9/83 
8:24.59   Steve Laurie, Davis (Maria Carrillo’99) 2001 at Chico
8:24.85   K.C. Cody, Davis (Montgomery '04) Causeway Dual 4/25/08
8:27.44+  Todd Trask, SRJC (Healdsburg ‘87) 1990
8:29.97   Calvin Thigpen, Davis (Maria Carrillo '07) Causeway Dual 4/25/08

5000m (14:59.99)
13:30.95   Dan Aldridge, Asics Tiger TC (Petaluma ’75, SRJC ’77) at Eugene, OR 6/1/85 
13:36.76   Celedonia Rodriguez, Reebok (Elsie Allen ‘99) 4/13/06
13:53.84   Mike Stone (SSU) 1994
14:11.12   Steve Laurie, Davis (Maria Carrillo’99) at Pac 10 Indoor Invitational 2/14/04, 14:25.70 outdoor
14:20.51   Todd Trask, SRJC (Healdsburg ‘87) 1990
14:28.12   K.C. Cody, Davis (Montgomery '04) at Stanford Invitational 4/5/08

10,000 (31:29.99)
28:28.84+ Dan Aldridge, Asics Tiger TC (Petaluma ’75, SRJC ’77) at Eugene, OR in 1984
29:19.32  Jeff Gardina, ? (Piner) at Stanford 3/27/04
29:28.07  Celedonia Rodriguez, Adams State (Elsie Allen ‘99) 2003  
30:03.99  Steve Laurie, ? (Maria Carrillo’99) Stanford 3/27/04
30:22.04+ Hector Delgado, ? (Healdsburg '94) at Mt Sac Invitational 1999
30:43.54+ Colin Davidson, SSU (SRJC) 1987
30:44.64+ Scott Pierce, SSU 1992
30:48.73  K.C. Cody, Davis (Montgomery '04) Chico Twilight 4/11/08

3000m Steeplechase (9:39.99)
8:48.20  Steve Guerrini, Wake Forest (Santa Rosa H.S. ’91) at Madisom, WI 5/94
8:54.74+ Kevin Jones, Cal Poly (SRJC '80) 1981
8:58.14+ Greg Fogg, Alabama (RC ‘79 SRJC '81) Domino Relays at Florida State 1984
9:09.68  Phil Cox, SSU 1991
9:15.87  Calvin Thigpen, Davis (Maria Carrillo '04) at Steve Scott Inv. (UC Irvine) 5/3/08

Women

800 METERS       
2:09.32   Wendi Simmons, Nike Coast (Santa Rosa HS ’87) at Atlanta Olympic trials 6/15/96
2:10.10   Rose Criss, Davis (Analy '97) at San Francisco State 5/12/01
2:10.84   Kim Conley, Davis (Montgomery '04) at UCSB Dual 3/15/08
2:11.71   Kerri Woolheater, Casa Grande 5/30/92  
2:12.24   Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa H.S. 6/15/96

1,500 METERS       
4:16.14   Sara Bei, Stanford (Montgomery ‘01) Pac 10 at Stanford 5/15/05
4:21.41   Julia Stamps, Stanford (Santa Rosa HS ‘96) in 1998
4:22.42   Laurie Hollingworth, SSU (Piner) in 1988
4:24.30   Kim Conley, Davis (Montgomery '04) at UCSB Dual 3/15/08
4:29.88   Nora Doyle 1986 SSU
4:30.44   Jolly Earle 1989 SSU
4:35.13   Trina Cox, SRJC (SRHS ‘??) at Hayward 5/17/03
4:35.54   Michelle Anderson “Tani”, SSU (Montgomery ’78) 1983 
4:38.14+  Lori Shanoff, Petaluma 1981
4:38.56   Kristen Sanzari, Cal Ply (Maria Carrillo '07) at JJK/RJ Invitational 4/11/08 

5,000 METERS   
15:24.74  Sara Bei, Stanford (Montgomery ‘01) at USATF 6/23/05
16:08.10  Chris Boyd, Adidas (Empire Runners ’93) in 1995
16:23.58  Kim Conley, Davis (Montgomery '04) Payton Jordan Inv. 5/4/08
16:29.07  Julia Stamps, Stanford (Santa Rosa HS ‘96)     
16:32.35  Trina Cox, Abilene Christian (SRHS, SRJC) Mt Sac 4/06

100m HIGH HURDLES (33 inch) sub 15
13.96w Wendi Simmons, Nike Coast (Santa Rosa HS ’87) at Azusa 4/20/96, 14.12 legal in 1993
14.05w Sharon Polley, Cal Poly (El Molino '88) 1990
14.22  Annette Spear, SSU 1990 
14.30  Shannon Pierson, Cal Poly (SRJC '97) 1998
14.45  Alise Fix, Chico (Casa Grande, SRJC) 5/2/08

3000 m Steeplechase  
10:49.63  Jenny Aldridge, Maria Carrillo 2002  
10:54.77  Trina Cox, SRJC (SRHS ‘??) at Santa Barbara City College 5/02
11:00.50  Jacqui Wentz, MIT (Maria Carrillo) at Springfield College 5/16/08
12:08.80  Elisa Pedersen, Grove City (Montgomery) 2003
12:53.94+ Cassandra Nowinski, SRJC 2/25/05

POLE VAULT       
14-0  Shannon Pierson, Sacramento Track Club (El Molino, `92, SRJC) 6/01
12-1½ Gayle Greenough, CSU Fullerton (Maria Carrillo & SRJC 2002) at Northridge 5/17/08 3.70m 
11-10 Nisana Andersen, SRJC (Ursuline ’00?) at Hayward 5/17/03
11-8  Emely Flores, Santa Rosa H.S. 6/4/04
11-6  Melissa Adams, Rancho Cotate 2003 at Davis 4/18/03

DISCUS       
152-7    Allison Kennedy, Chico (SRJC '02) 2003
152-7    Jean Lightfoot, UC Santa Barbara (Maria Carrillo '06) at Northridge 5/17/08 46.51m
147-8    Tia DeSoto, SRJC (Montgomery ’99) at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton 3/16/02
141-9    Brianne Ferris, Chico (Potter Valley '01) at Woody Wilson 2004
137-9    Melissa Van Paris, SRJC (Sonoma HS) 5/13/05
136-4    Corrine Rich, Montgomery  4/9/08

HAMMER THROW       
192-9   Tia DeSoto, unattached (Montgomery ’99, SRJC) at Viking Twilight 4/15/05
167-3   Becky Zachau, SSU 2002 
164-9Ύ  Keely Borck, SSU 2004
156-7	Marie Archer, SRJC at SFSU 4/12/08
155-8   Jean Lightfoot, UC Santa Barbara (Maria Carrillo '06) at Northridge 5/17/08 47.44m


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